This Kid Was Probably Starved Silly

"My opinion..."

Liu Bai thought for a moment, "How about we learn while doing?"

"Practice?" Mei tilted her head. "You mean..."

"To try making some small inventions or the like."

Liu Bai stated it directly.

"You must have quite a few small parts at home, right?"

"Yes, we do have that." Mei nodded.

Her father was, after all, an electromagnetic physicist. Although he didn't have any large items, he still had a lot of common materials and small parts. After all, if he had an inspiration at home, he couldn't just run to the lab, could he?

By then, the daylily will be too cold.

"However, I have no background in mechanics."

Mei's initial idea was similar to Hua's, that of a woman following in her father's footsteps.

Because her father was a physicist, Mei's attention was mainly focused on this area, that is, mostly on theory.

"Isn't there me here?"

Liu Bai said indifferently.

"But my schedule is already full during school, so let's just wait until the weekend. During this time, you can look at whatever you like. I'll teach you anything I can."

If Mei suddenly brought over a philosophy book, Liu Bai would be stumped—even though he had some knowledge of it.

It doesn't matter if it's a science subject, since you can apply the same principles to other subjects. Although Liu Bai hasn't studied math skills, he can still handle basic calculations. Anything more advanced can be left to the computer.

"I understand. I will order a textbook on mechanical engineering."

Mei remains as meticulous as ever; this personality is surprisingly reassuring.

Think back to those two little rascals...

Liu Bai sighed, "Since we don't have any new learning goals these days, let's start practicing boxing after we finish reviewing. How's it going? You've adapted quite a bit lately, haven't you?"

"Uh-huh."

For some reason, when asked this question, Mei showed a rare hint of hesitation.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"No, my body has already adapted to this level of exercise."

Mei said softly, "That's true. Although I haven't figured out the kung fu at all, I no longer experience muscle soreness during my daily training."

"I can already feel some muscle in my arm, but..."

"That's not a problem; a moderate amount of muscle is not a bad thing."

Liu Bai chuckled softly, "This won't affect your future physical development, nor will it turn you into a muscular woman or anything. With normal exercise, your development still depends on your potential."

Bianka, for example, works out every day without fail, yet her figure remains perfectly proportioned, with her breasts still large and perky as always. In fact, her waist is even thinner than Rita's, who uses a scythe every day and can perform three and a half somersaults in the air using her waist strength.

I never expected that Mei, who is now a complete bookworm, would have such concerns.

However, it's clear that no one needs to question Mei's physical potential.

However, this idea has a slightly endearing, unexpected charm.

"It's actually quite difficult for girls to develop that kind of muscle," Liu Bai advised.

In all those years of Schicksal, there has only been one Lewis.

"No... I don't have any intention of building those muscles."

Mei silently compared her own face with the image of the muscular man in her memory, then immediately banished it from her mind.

I can't even imagine it; this scene is just too horrible to look at.

"In that case... well, then I have no more doubts."

Although that's what she said, you could still see a hint of concern on Mei's face.

However, it's normal to still have concerns; such thoughts can't be completely changed in just a few words.

"Then let's have less training today."

After all, today's study time has also become martial arts practice time. Even if the training is a little less, the actual training volume is still greater than usual.

"Understood, Doctor... Shall we begin now?"

Just like her usual training sessions, after a short rest and a quick shower, Mei practically collapsed into bed.

After all, it was better to use one's brain every day in the past, but now not only is one's brain used, but one's physical energy is also depleted every day, so it is only natural that this situation occurs.

Liu Bai was already used to this, and casually picked up an old issue of a scientific research journal from Mei's bookshelf to read.

These magazines helped Liu Bai gain a deeper understanding of the scientific systems of the Previous Era, and Mobius's name would occasionally appear in them.

Although we can't see each other now, it's still a comfort.

However, today... something unexpected seems to have happened.

Around one or two o'clock, Mei on the bed suddenly made some strange noises.

"?"

Liu Bai closed the magazine and put it on the table. Looking at the bed, he noticed that Mei had already sat up and was groping for her glasses, still half asleep.

Fortunately, Mei has good habits; she keeps all her glasses in the same place. She found them after a little searching and put them on, then looked at her desk.

Even without the lights on, the human eye can adapt to darkness very quickly.

Therefore, Mei quickly noticed the closed magazine on the table.

"...PhD?"

It was clearly a tentative call.

Normally, Liu Bai should have agreed, but for some reason, he was curious to see what Mei was up to in the middle of the night.

Chapter 119 This child is probably starving and has gone mad.

"Phew... Just be careful, be careful."

The tranquility around her seemed to put Mei at ease.

Liu Bai couldn't help but laugh at Mei's gesture of secretly encouraging herself—this kind of action was really unlike anything he remembered Mei would do.

Then, Mei carefully tiptoed and cautiously pushed open the door.

"This distance..."

Mei had just pushed open the door when she silently glanced back at her bed.

—Clearly, this is calculating distance.

Are you afraid of triggering a forced movement of 50 meters?

Liu Bai immediately saw through Mei's thoughts, which made him even more interested in what Mei wanted to do.

After confirming the distance, Mei continued to tiptoe down the stairs, feeling her way along the handrail... This was really dangerous.

Liu Bai walked silently ahead of Mei, making sure he could catch her safely if she fell.

However, Liu Bai was also a little confused. What was Mei trying to do by sneaking out in the middle of the night?

Studying secretly? Or practicing martial arts in secret?

After thinking about it, Liu Bai realized that given Mei's personality, these were probably the only two possibilities he could think of.

However... Mei slipped into a place Liu Bai had never considered—the kitchen.

"...?"

Is it... hunger?

Liu Bai stood outside the kitchen with a strange expression. Then, he saw the kitchen light turn on.

It seems that Mei has become bolder after successfully reaching the "target location".

... This child.

After roughly understanding Mei's purpose, Liu Bai walked into the kitchen speechlessly.

Sure enough, Mei, who was still quite petite, was opening the refrigerator in front of her and struggling to reach inside.

Seeing this, Liu Bai sighed and brought Mei back.

"Don't bother looking. The kitchens of these nerdy scientists are probably cleaner than their asses—no offense intended, just stating the facts."

"Dr.? You're not asleep?"

Mei seemed somewhat surprised.

"Does a ghost look like it would sleep? — Although I do sometimes slack off."

Liu Bai flicked Mei's forehead.

Ghosts don't really feel like they're sleeping—having a body actually makes things a little better.

"So, you're saying you came out in the middle of the night because you were hungry?"

"...Yes." Mei rubbed her stomach, her face flushed.

"How long has it been?"

"It started with training... but I can bear it for now." Mei lowered her head as if she had done something wrong. "It's just that today, the training intensity increased, so I was really hungry..."

"... Aren't you going to say you're hungry?"

Liu Bai let out a long sigh.

After all, cooking wasn't his responsibility, so he didn't pay much attention—men who take care of children know what I mean—but he didn't expect Mei to be hungry all the time.

"So you're just going to starve like this? Are you an idiot?"

Liu Bai never expected that one day the word "idiot" would be used to describe Mei.

"No... I buy some bread at school."

During school hours, Liu Bai kept an eye on Kevin, that silly boy, since he felt that no one needed him to worry about him.

"It's alright, you knew to buy bread, so why didn't you tell me? Do you think I'd let you go hungry?"

"... Because you are only responsible for teaching me knowledge, it is not appropriate to trouble you, Doctor, in this regard."

Mei answered in a low voice.

"..."

That's a really unique reason.

Judging from this, this girl is actually quite shy, as she actually felt embarrassed about something like this.

"No, although I'm nominally your teacher, you can just treat me like a babysitter. If you're hungry or thirsty, just say so. Do you think I'd find you annoying? I have to deal with another idiot every day..."

Liu Bai tapped Mei's little head helplessly.

"Let me see what's in your fridge—and let me make it clear beforehand, don't get your hopes up too high. Like I said before, scientists' kitchens are probably cleaner than their asses."

Liu Bai has lived with scientists before, so while his experience may not be a complete generalization, it still has some reference value.

For example, when Einstein and Tesla were in Lab 42, the only "meal" they knew how to make was a sandwich...

Is that so?

"It's like this—haven't you noticed that your nanny comes here every day after buying groceries... and luckily, she even has eggs."

Eggs are a relatively convenient ingredient, and after all, Mei's parents are a married couple who have lived together, so it's not surprising that they have eggs at home.

"There's still a little rice left in the pot... So why did you go through the fridge first? You can cook?"

"... No." Mei, who had just raised her head, blushed and lowered it again. "It's just that the refrigerator is closest to me, and it's most likely to have food..."

"Are you delirious from hunger?"

Liu Bai was speechless. He then searched around again and successfully found seasonings such as soy sauce, vinegar, oil, and salt, and even had a lot of them.