I have a wildlife zoo

Chapter 317 Is there a misunderstanding?

Bao was scared stiff when he suddenly saw a tiger appear where it shouldn't have; only now did he realize, oh, the tiger came over with the Director!

After calming down, his mood settled quite a bit, but he still felt a bit weird seeing Jiaojiao looking around the corridor: "Director, what's up?"

"Bring me a piece of meat!"

"Oh!"

Bao ran off like a shot, and as he left, Fang Ye pushed Jiaojiao's head out of the corridor and took the opportunity to instruct her, "Jiaojiao, you can't come in here, okay?"

Jiaojiao still wanted to explore inside, but Fang Ye blocked her way and wasn't letting her through. She shook her head, snorted out of her nose, and walked out, losing her curiosity.

In fact, there wasn't much to see in the corridor; it was just a bit of novelty and curiosity, wondering what the places she couldn't see from her enclosure looked like.

Soon, Bao returned with a basin containing meat. He glanced at Jiaojiao outside the door, approached cautiously, and handed the basin to Fang Ye: "Director, here you go!"

Smelling the scent of the meat, Jiaojiao stood up against the wall, peeked into the basin, then settled back down to the ground, looking eagerly at the basin with anticipation.

It seemed her appetite had indeed returned!

Fang Ye found a patch of grass, dumped the meat out, and chuckled as he patted Jiaojiao's head: "Good girl, have at it, enjoy!"

During the summer, the hot weather made animals listless and uninterested in food, which is normal, so cooling measures like water pools and ice are provided to keep the animals in a healthy state.

And in autumn, when it's time for 'autumn fattening', the animals' appetites increase as they prepare to resist the cold in winter. Although Linhai is located in the hot subtropics with an autumn but no winter, the animals still eat more than usual, although perhaps not as much as in the north.

Jiaojiao's loss of appetite was thus quite unusual, which made Bao suspect she might be sick.

Jiaojiao lay on the ground, holding the meat with her two paws, licked it with her large tongue, then tore off a piece with the side of her teeth, and ate it with leisurely and ladylike refinement.

Since Jiaojiao was eating, Fang Ye didn't want to disturb her during her meal and prepared to leave.

He called out, "Enjoy your meal, bye-bye, I'm off!"

Unexpectedly, when Jiaojiao saw Fang Ye leaving, she dropped the meat, took a couple of steps forward, and gently bit his trouser leg.

Fang Ye and Jiaojiao looked into each other's clear tiger eyes, and seeing the hope in hers, he felt helplessly touched!

He rubbed her head: "All right, all right, I won't go! I'll stay with you a bit longer!"

Even though they were far from the viewing area, the tourists still saw the scene of Fang Ye about to leave and Jiaojiao tugging at his trouser leg, not wanting him to go.

They exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, truly, all beings are spirited!"

"Every time I see the Director interact with the tiger, I find it incredible. Could the Director really be a Druid?"

"This big tiger always looked so lazy, just lying there quietly, played with the little tiger for a while and then lay down again; a very aloof tiger, but it warmed up a lot when it saw the Director!"

Fang Ye stayed with Jiaojiao for a while longer, sitting down beside her, watching her eat the meat!

While gently stroking Jiaojiao's back with his hand, he also shared with her the experiences he had in Yunnan!

Of course, Jiaojiao didn't understand!

But she guessed and vaguely grasped some of the meaning.

"Do you know about the green peafowl? The green peafowl is considered a divine bird! It's our native peafowl, very beautiful!"

Jiaojiao gave him an ostensibly understanding glance; oh, maybe he's talking about some animal, is it edible?

"Our zoo has blue peafowl! Blue peafowl breed easily, you can see them everywhere, but the green peafowl used to have a very wide distribution too.

However, their suitable habitats have been constantly decreasing, and they've been facing all kinds of threats like poaching and pesticides, so their numbers are so scarce now, only a little over two hundred left in the country!" Fang Ye sighed regrettably.

Hearing Fang Ye's tone of regret, Jiaojiao immediately lost interest; oh, not edible then!

And he lowered his head to continue licking the meat.

He had been talking to Jiaojiao for quite a while, and Jiaojiao just listened anyway. When Fang Ye expressed his deep concern about how the construction of the hydropower station would bring catastrophic disaster to the green peafowl's homeland, Jiaojiao nuzzled him with her head to comfort him.

After a while, Fang Ye chuckled, "I've made up for not spending time with you lately. Are you satisfied now? I really need to go. I haven't even unpacked after coming back all dusty. Bye!"

Jiaojiao: "Roar!"

Fang Ye said to Lan Li, "Let's go!"

Lan Li reluctantly put down Ice Cake, "Ice Cake, I'm leaving too! Go play with Jiaojiao."

Today was a rare opportunity to meet Ice Cake, and she had a lot of fun playing with it!

Ice Cake playfully bit her shoes and refused to let go, adding several more holes to them.

Although the little tiger was cute, keeping one as a pet meant a fair amount of ruined shoes and effort.

It would bite things without knowing its own strength and didn't realize that its playful bites could hurt the animal keepers.

The adult tigers had thick fur, so it didn't matter how you played and bit.

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Fang Ye then headed back to the Dragon King's Residence to take a bath, washing away the dust, feeling much fresher afterwards.

Sitting on the sofa in his loungewear, he noticed a dark bloodstain on his leg that itched slightly, so he scratched it gently.

It must have been bitten by a leech when he was by the riverbank!

He had felt nothing at the time and had no idea when it had crept onto his leg or when it had left.

Lan Li poked her head out from the bathroom, "Director, I've thrown the clothes you changed out of into the washing machine! Emptied the pockets for you."

Fang Ye looked up and smiled, "Thanks, love you! How come you're so considerate?"

Lan Li blushed slightly, but feeling flattered, she grinned sweetly, "It's just a small thing!"

Fang Ye glanced at the cat bed in the corner and remembering the stray cat he had taken in, he asked, "Hmm, where did Huahua go?"

Lan Li sat down beside Fang Ye, looking gloomy, "I always keep the doors and windows closed, but one time when I was watering the backyard, Huahua slipped away when I wasn't paying attention. I have no idea where she went."

The warm girl sitting next to him, her pleasant scent creeping into his nose!

Fang Ye turned his head to look at Lan Li and for a moment felt his body heat up.

"Eh?"

Waiting for a moment and hearing no reply from Fang Ye, Lan Li turned her head to glance at him. His burning gaze made her lower her head in embarrassment. Suddenly noticing something off, she scooted away like a startled bunny, her face flushed and her heart pounding!

She whispered two words in a low voice, "Pervert!"

Fang Ye blinked innocently, "I can't be blamed for this! It's a natural physiological response!"

The downside of wearing loungewear was that it made certain situations hard to conceal.

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Fang Ye chuckled again, "Lan Li, shall we..."

"Ah ah ah ah, I'm not listening!" Lan Li covered her ears and ran off as if her butt was on fire.

She felt the situation was a bit dangerous, if she didn't run away she might get eaten up!

Fang Ye scratched his head, puzzled, he had simply wanted to ask if she wanted to get matching couple's shirts. Why had she run off so quickly?