Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 507 - 463: Business Comes, Elderly Pregnant Woman!

Chapter 507: Chapter 463: Business Comes, Elderly Pregnant Woman! frёeweɓηovel_coɱ

After dinner, the group split into smaller groups and walked along the road outside the lodge towards the inn.

Dao Meihua glanced at Chen Ying, "Do you want to visit Gao Ligon Mountain? You can go with Professor Bai and Teacher’s wife."

Originally wanting to refuse outright, Chen Ying hesitated. Professor Bai had mentioned wanting to visit the hot springs in Tengchong, but unfortunately, he was always too busy and never had the chance. Now that he’s retired, he has the time, but his health isn’t great, and his family isn’t comfortable with him and his wife going there alone due to concerns about altitude sickness.

Senior Bai did say she could accompany them, but she and her husband were busy building their careers, even leaving their child under the care of the grandparents. Where would she find the time to take a leisurely trip with the elderly couple?

"We have a house in the ancient town and a villa on the outskirts; food and lodging are all on me. Miss this chance, and you won’t find another!"

Money wasn’t a concern for Professor Bai and Chen Ying; with Professor Bai’s pharmaceutical factories and companies, money wasn’t an issue at all.

"Then I’ll ask the teacher, and if that’s okay, I’ll accompany them for a few days."

After walking a few more steps, Chen Ying suddenly stopped and turned to Dao Meihua, "Little Sen and Mengmeng got their marriage certificate. They’re discussing where to honeymoon, so..."

Dao Meihua turned her face aside, and the words forming in Chen Ying’s mouth were swallowed back down.

"Why don’t we wait until after their honeymoon? Little Sen and Mengmeng have hardly had a break at the rescue station for over a year, and I’m planning to give them a month’s leave to travel and relax."

"Alright, since it will take time to apply for the route and itinerary here anyway, let me know when you have things arranged on your end."

"Are you going directly back to Dian Province this time?"

"I have to make a trip to the school first. This time, I gained a lot, but I can’t continue the research on my own. I’ve talked with the teacher, and he’ll send someone to handle the follow-up here. I need to hand over the report and research data at the school first and apply for a project group. Sorting it all out will take about half a month."

The two chatted and strolled, and the people around were tactful enough to give them space to talk.

Yet, there are always some who just don’t understand what tact means.

Like this agitated White Bear, charging over to ask Chen Ying to set things straight.

"What’s this about? Who did you fight with?"

Under White Bear’s eyelid was a scar, almost scratching its eyeball.

Chen Ying quickly pulled it back to the inn and took out a first aid kit to treat its wound.

"Aww aww aww, ah ah!" White Bear was so aggrieved, tugging at Chen Ying’s sleeve to lodge a complaint, ending up in tears as it spoke.

"The cat hit you?" Chen Ying pursed his lips speechlessly, trying hard to suppress the corners of his mouth, "How did you, being so big, still get bullied by it?"

"Aww aww, it was that monkey helping it out, not me."

White Bear angrily vented, deciding to unilaterally block the monkey.

"So, what did you do to make the cat angry?"

White Bear froze, slightly embarrassed, sheepishly saying it didn’t do anything but when the cat jumped over its head, it instinctively slapped, causing the cat to lose the mouse bar it was about to eat.

"Aww~ I didn’t mean to. It suddenly jumped over my head, and I thought someone was attacking me, so I slapped."

Thank goodness the Golden Cat didn’t die; it was truly fate, so there was a reason it chased you and clawed at you.

Brother Monkey’s siding with the cat was well justified!

White Bear mumbled for a while, then comforted itself with a small basin of fruit before scampering off again.

"This bear comes by every three or five days for a stroll, doesn’t even enter the yard, and tactfully sits by the fruit box to eat, leaving when it’s done."

The boss watched from the side, unable to suppress his smile.

"We’ve taken quite a few photos of it, and this big guy knows how to pose, making great shots. We put them on the inn’s introduction board, and many tourists ask when they can see it."

The boss, of course, knew it was a wild animal and could never capture it for tourists, no matter how tempting.

And the unpredictable visits of White Bear gave tourists a sense of surprise and attraction, drawing others to come again for a possible ’encounter’ with White Bear.

"And that nearly white Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey mother and baby, they came once, ate some fruit and a Beibei pumpkin, and then left."

The boss showed Chen Ying the photos he took of the monkeys.

The mother and baby were sitting by the platform behind the inn, holding fruit and pumpkin while eating, looking cautious as ever.

By the next morning, the weather was quite overcast, looking as if it were about to rain.

Chen Ying and Dao Meihua returned from the small waterfall and packed their things to prepare for the descent.

The monkey troop near the small waterfall was in good condition, and the development of the little monkeys was also very promising. It was a very healthy community.

The two of them didn’t encounter that Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey Mother and didn’t plan to wait any longer.

This time they’ve seen so many white animals, which was already beyond expectations.

Chen Ying also requested data on the white animals. He wasn’t interested in biological gene research, he just wanted to know if there was any genetic change between these white animals and other normally colored animals.

While driving down the mountain, Dao Meihua, with her sharp eyes, spotted a white Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey mother and child by the roadside.

The two were sitting on a big tree this time, with a deep ravine at their feet, but the mother and child still looked at ease, surrounded by a dozen other Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys. Little monkeys were jumping up and down, creating an illusion that they might slip and fall into the abyss at any moment.

The Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey Mother glanced at Chen Ying and Dao Meihua, moved her bottom slightly as if she wanted to come over, but eventually stayed put.

Chen Ying picked up his camera and took a photo, waving goodbye to the mother and child.

The journey back passed by the rescue center where the white little squirrel had been rescued before.

In almost a month, the little squirrel had already survived and grew quite a bit.

The teachers at the rescue reception center had built a small villa for it, placed in a specially designated breeding room.

When they visited, the little fellow was gnawing on a chestnut and stared at them dumbfoundedly when they approached, looking especially cute and silly.

"It’s been developing quite well. We plan to release it into the wild once it gets a bit bigger."

Squirrels have strong adaptive capabilities, and the rescue center has plenty of experience in raising squirrels. Though still small, once it grows a bit more, it can move around the center and eventually return to the mountain.

"However, this little fellow’s skill in finding tree hollows might be a bit lacking, needing some artificial housing assistance."

The teacher responsible for its care smiled as they extended a finger and petted its head.

The little squirrel stuffed the chestnut into its mouth, its cheek pouch instantly bulging, and then it hugged the teacher’s finger, rubbing affectionately.

With the center teacher’s consent, Chen Ying collected some shed fur and other biological samples from the little squirrel and copied some data, preparing to hand it over to his alma mater for students to research.

Great, the juniors could easily churn out a few papers again.

Before returning to his alma mater, Chen Ying parted ways with Dao Meihua at the airport. Dao Meihua flew directly to the school where she was pursuing her doctorate, while Chen Ying drove straight to the Agricultural University.

He submitted the samples and data, politely declined invitations to the cafeteria from a few teachers and seniors, went on a shopping spree, and managed to return to Jiamu Gully Mountain before dark.

This time, he didn’t go directly to the rescue station but first visited his house in Xiaozhai Village.

The teacher’s wife finished eating and was tending to the flowers and plants in the yard, while a few little binturong cubs rolled around together nearby.

Indeed, this was Jiamu Gully, where they raised not local cats but large and small binturongs!

"These little ones came on their own. They go into whichever house in the village they like. Everyone knows they are protected animals and are great at catching mice, so we take good care of them."

The teacher’s wife smiled awkwardly, trying in vain to block the custom-made villas for the large and small binturongs with her body.

"Don’t worry, teacher’s wife. As long as they aren’t kept locked and are allowed to roam freely, it’s not considered captive. But it’s still best not to shelter them, as they are wild animals with bacteria, and it would be troublesome if they accidentally scratched anyone."

"I know, they know it too, so this is just a place for them to sunbathe and eat. When it’s time to sleep, they all go back to their own nests."

Pushing Chen Ying into the house, she said, "You must be starving. I’ll make you a bowl of tomato and egg noodles, with two eggs and a sausage, is that enough?"

"Thank you, teacher’s wife. That’s more than enough. Shall I go wash up and change clothes first?"

"Hurry up. Your teacher is also here today, probably still battling it out in the village chief’s house. Finally, two amateur chess players have found a match."

The teacher’s wife muttered a few words, lit the fire, and started frying eggs.

After finishing his bath, Chen Ying came downstairs with his hair still dripping to chat with the teacher’s wife. Barely a few minutes after he sat down, Professor Bai came back, murmuring to himself while holding the small purple clay teapot Chen Ying had bought for him.

"Perfect timing, tomorrow you go and annihilate that old guy!"

Chen Ying chuckled wryly, wisely changing the topic.

"Gao Ligon Mountain? I can go, but I’ll have to wait for a bit. You wouldn’t know, but our house has a very old Mama Panda, and she’s pregnant!"

Startled by the news, Chen Ying almost choked on a mouthful of noodles.

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