Su Lin’s courtyard fell into an eerie silence.
Wang Yi stood at the entrance, completely bewildered.
In the live stream, he remained frozen with his mouth hanging open, staring at the wild animals in the courtyard as though he couldn’t believe his eyes.
The giant panda and the Sichuan golden monkeys had turned their heads at almost exactly the same time.
Their synchronized movements and identical bewildered expressions made the viewers burst into laughter.
Wang Yi: Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I supposed to do?
“Hahaha, I can’t take it anymore!
This is another iconic scene.
Looking at Brother Wang’s expression, he’s probably thinking, ‘How did so many wild animals suddenly appear here?
And they’re all nationally protected animals!'”
“I took a screenshot!
Look at the synchronized expressions of the Sichuan golden monkeys and the giant panda.
It’s inexplicably hilarious!”
“Look how frightened Brother Wang is!
Hahaha!
He definitely didn’t expect this.
The giant pandas weren’t taken away, and now there’s a whole yard full of monkeys too!”
“Su Su: Brother Wang is here!
Come meet my children.
They’re all foodies, so don’t mind them!”
Hearing the commotion, Su Lin walked out of the house.
“Brother Wang, what brings you here?”
When he noticed the boxes and bags scattered around Wang Yi’s feet, Su Lin immediately became concerned.
“What happened?”
Su Lin hurried over to help him, but Wang Yi was still standing there in a daze.
The giant panda recognized Wang Yi’s familiar face.
She let out a soft whimper, glanced at him briefly, and then turned away to continue chewing her beef jerky.
The Sichuan golden monkeys, however, reacted very differently.
The moment they saw Wang Yi, they became excited and started chirping loudly.
Su Lin was slightly surprised by their reaction.
Wang Yi finally recovered from his shock.
He looked around the courtyard again, his expression filled with disbelief.
“Su Lin, your courtyard…”
He pointed toward the giant panda.
“Wait!
The Forestry Bureau didn’t take the panda away?”
Then he pointed at the golden monkeys.
“And how did all these monkeys end up here?”
“Chirp chirp!
(Two-legged beast!
Two-legged beast!
Gift!
Gift!)”
The golden monkeys excitedly waved their arms and jumped around.
After understanding what they were saying, Su Lin couldn’t help laughing.
“Brother Wang, you’re the ‘two-legged beast’ who gave the Sichuan golden monkeys those gifts!”
“Two-legged beast?”
Wang Yi looked confused.
Su Lin laughed but didn’t explain further.
Wang Yi soon figured it out.
“I was actually going to tell you about this.
On my way here, I ran into a group of monkeys.
I’ve been a forest ranger for several years, and I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve encountered such rare animals.”
“Seeing nearly ten of them together—and having them come out on their own—made me incredibly happy.
The more Wang Yi talked about the encounter, the more excited he became.
Clearly, meeting the Sichuan golden monkeys up close had made his day.
“Wait a minute.”
Wang Yi suddenly looked at Su Lin.
“How did you know I was the one who gave them the food?”
“Hahaha.”
Su Lin simply smiled.
Wang Yi quickly remembered that Su Lin could communicate with the giant pandas.
At this point, he had no choice but to believe that Su Lin really could understand wild animals.
When the viewers learned that the mysterious “two-legged beast” who had given the monkeys the gifts was actually Wang Yi, everything suddenly made sense.
“Holy crap!
The whole story has come full circle!
After all those twists and turns, it was Brother Wang!”
“Brother Wang is so thoughtful!
The monkeys delivered his gifts ahead of schedule!”
“So it was Brother Wang!
He’s such a good person.
He helped Su Su move supplies before, and now he’s brought her even more supplies.”
“Maybe people who live in the mountains really are more sincere.
I’ve worked with some colleagues for years and barely talk to them outside work.”
“As everyone knows, colleagues are just colleagues!”
Su Lin ignored the comments and briefly explained what had happened with the giant pandas and the Forestry Bureau.
“What?!”
Wang Yi, who was already in his fifties, nearly dropped his jaw when he heard that Su Lin had officially become responsible for caring for the giant pandas.
“You’ve actually become a legally authorized keeper of wild giant pandas?”
He stared at Su Lin in disbelief.
“And what about the monkeys?”
“That day, I was patrolling the forest and followed the giant panda back to her territory.
I happened to encounter a group of monkeys fighting, so I gave the injured ones some basic first aid.”
Su Lin shrugged.
“Now they seem determined to repay me.
They keep bringing me gifts.”
Wang Yi was speechless.
“Brilliant!
Absolutely brilliant!”
He had worked with many forest rangers over the years, but he had never seen anyone who could build such a close relationship with wild animals.
“Excellent.
This job really suits you.
At least you won’t have to worry about being lonely in the mountains anymore.”
Apart from being shocked, Wang Yi couldn’t help feeling envious.
A forest ranger’s job could be tedious and, at times, dangerous.
Having wild animals around that trusted you could certainly make life in the mountains much more interesting.
Then Wang Yi suddenly laughed.
“You little rascal.
You wouldn’t happen to be the protagonist of some novel who has a cheat system, would you?”
He often read novels and watched online videos during his free time, so the thought naturally occurred to him.
Of course, he was only joking.
Su Lin didn’t take it seriously.
He looked through the supplies Wang Yi had brought.
Besides the apples and beef jerky that the monkeys had already taken, there was dried mugwort for repelling mosquitoes, along with chicken, duck, fish, and other necessities.
Su Lin had only recently taken up the forest ranger position, so there were still many things he needed to prepare.
Wang Yi had figured that Su Lin probably hadn’t had time to purchase everything yet, so since he had the day off, he simply brought some supplies along.
And the trip had certainly been worthwhile.
Unfortunately, the giant panda still wasn’t interested in him.
Compared with the past, when Wang Yi could only observe wild animals from a distance, he was already very satisfied.
Although they had met before, he was still a stranger to the giant panda.
At most, he could occasionally catch a glimpse of the panda cubs.
By noon, Su Lin personally prepared lunch.
He used the bamboo fungus and cockscomb mushrooms he had collected earlier, along with the fish he had kept in the stone tank, to make a delicious mushroom and fish soup.
There was also braised duck, poached chicken, and fresh vegetables picked from the garden.
With the help of his beginner culinary skills, Su Lin’s knife skills had improved considerably.
He was now much more proficient at preparing chicken, duck, fish, and meat, and he had also developed a better understanding of seasoning and flavor control.
Combined with the spiritual liquid and the high-quality ingredients themselves, his dishes had become much more delicious.
Wang Yi took a bite of the water spinach.
His eyes immediately widened.
“Su Lin, I didn’t expect you to cook this well at such a young age!”
He took another bite.
“And this water spinach…
I’m quite confident in my cooking, but how can an ordinary vegetable taste this good?”
A unique flavor spread through his mouth, leaving a lingering sweetness.
The reason for the extraordinary taste was naturally the spiritual liquid and the vegetables themselves.
With Su Lin’s basic cooking skills alone, his dishes would normally only qualify as decent home cooking.
But when combined with the spiritual liquid, even simple ingredients became extraordinarily delicious.
The braised duck was tender and juicy, with no unpleasant smell.
Every dish seemed to stimulate Wang Yi’s appetite.
He looked at Su Lin with a mixture of surprise and admiration, almost tempted to ask him to become his cooking master.
Under the eaves, the aroma of food spread throughout the courtyard.
The animals playing outside quickly gathered around.
The giant panda sat directly beside Su Lin, drooling as she stared at the dishes on the stone table.
The Sichuan golden monkeys were equally restless.
The moment they smelled the food, they began running around the courtyard, their mouths practically watering.
“Stop staring at these dishes.
They’re not for you.”
Su Lin pointed toward the apples soaking in the bucket.
“Go eat those.”
“Chirp chirp!
(Try it!
It’s delicious!)”
One of the golden monkeys immediately hopped toward the bucket.
Meanwhile, the giant panda continued staring at the food, her head tilted back slightly as drool dripped from her mouth.
Wang Yi sat opposite her.
He seemed to understand exactly what she wanted.
He couldn’t help shaking his head.
“They’re both wild animals.
So why is the giant panda so much greedier?”
At that moment—
Ding!
The host’s cooking skills have received high praise from Forest Ranger Wang Yi, while the wild animals are drooling in anticipation.
Culinary Proficiency (Beginner) +20.
A reward package has been received.
The reward package has been opened automatically.
Congratulations, Host!
You have received 10 Spirit Liquids and 10 Spirit Fruits.
Su Lin was gnawing on a duck leg when he suddenly froze.
His eyes lit up.
Another system reward!
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