Chapter 2597: Magical Creatures in the Garden 04

In the early morning, bright sunlight streamed through the leaves of the old tree by the window, casting swaying tree shadows in the room, warmly spilling inside.

Pat—

Xiao Bai the lion stretched out lazily, arms and legs spread.

Its round body rolled, and it fell straight off the bed's edge, landing softly on the floor.

Ah—

Xiao Bai the lion blinked, raising its head to look at the bed, which seemed a bit high for its small frame, then lowered its head and used a paw to touch the sore spot where it had fallen.

Jin Chen: "..."

I'm embarrassed.

As a big shot, I actually fell out of bed while sleeping.

Yet a stifled giggle came from the bed.

Bai Rendong, who had been keeping an eye on the little one's movements, was already awake; he watched its defenseless sleeping pose for a long time, then witnessed it roll over and fall to the floor, finally bursting out laughing.

He leaned over, scooped the dazed Xiao Bai lion back onto the bed, tucked it into the soft covers, and gently touched its pink nose with his fingertip.

"How did you fall without making a sound? You're so well-behaved."

Jin Chen pretended not to understand this topic that harmed his dignity.

He lifted his paw and patted the soft mattress, then raised his head and let out a roar at Bai Rendong.

"Human, it's time to say good morning to your lion!"

"Bao Bao, good morning." Bai Rendong's eyes smiled even deeper.

He also felt strange, as if he could always understand Xiao Bai lion's emotions and intentions without hindrance.

But this feeling wasn't bad; instead, it made his heart feel soft and warm, and he felt happy.

Jin Chen lunged forward, the lion flopping onto Bai Rendong's chest, its head rubbing against his warm pajama collar.

His wife's body gave off a faint, pleasant, fresh scent, like sunlight-warmed air.

Xiao Bai lion nuzzled contentedly, then opened its mouth to take the finger Bai Rendong extended to tease it, gently nibbling with its tiny, not-yet-full-grown teeth, using no force.

The nibbling made Bai Rendong's fingertip warm and moist, very comfortable.

He couldn't help but crinkle his eyes, lowering his face to bury it in Xiao Bai lion's soft, warm belly, taking a deep breath and sighing contentedly.

"Bao Bao is so smart, knowing not to bite people."

Jin Chen accepted his wife's praise and belly-service without any psychological pressure, letting out a contented purr from his throat.

A person and a lion enjoyed the peaceful time in the warm morning sunlight.

Bai Rendong finally got up to wash up.

Xiao Bai lion sat squatting on a little hill made of piled blankets, lifting its forepaws to rub its face.

Ling Gun Gun, perched on his head, imitated him by extending its paws and rubbing Xiao Bai lion's round body.

Bai Rendong quickly warmed some goat's milk, returned, sat on the bedside, placed Xiao Bai lion on his knee, looked at it tenderly, and touched its forehead.

"Bao Bao, are you hungry? Come eat."

Xiao Bai lion immediately grabbed the bottle with both forepaws, expertly lying on its back in Bai Rendong's embrace, firmly sucking the nipple, occasionally kicking its hind legs contentedly.

Its defenseless, wholehearted enjoyment was adorably cute.

Bai Rendong's gaze softened to the point of seeming to melt into water, his fingers gently massaging its soft paw pads, "So cute."

A bottle of milk was quickly finished; Xiao Bai lion even drank until it felt a bit full, beginning to feel dazed from the milk.

Xiao Bai lion lay dazed on Bai Rendong's shoulder, its little belly rising and falling, occasionally letting out a hiccup.

Smelling the pleasant scent from his wife's neck, it grew even more dazed; even when Bai Rendong laughed and buried his face in kisses, it offered no resistance, lifting a paw to softly embrace his face, then stretching out lazily to reveal an even softer belly.

Bai Rendong carried the soft, cuddly little bundle downstairs.

Yesterday, the keepers who had heard that the zoo director had picked up a pretty little white lion had already been dying of curiosity; along the way they gave looks of attention, their eyes shining, excitedly whispering to each other.

"Wow! It's really tiny and adorable!"

"Look at that fur color—absolutely perfect!"

"The zoo director looks like he's holding a chibi figurine—I want to hold one too!"

Bai Rendong brought Xiao Bai lion to an open activity area.

The terrain here is flat, covered with soft, trampling-resistant grass; around it grow fresh, juicy grasses that the animals like, scattered with wooden posts, swings, and little shelters for rain.

Houqin Da Niu happened to come find Bai Rendong to report the recent procurement lists.

Different zones and animal species require improvements and replenishments in their food, a tedious yet substantial workload.

Zhenyang Zoo has been closed since the beginning of the month.

One reason is that Bai Rendong plans to take this opportunity to expand the zoo grounds.

The zoo is built at the foot of Zhenyang Mountain; its superior natural environment must not be wasted, and we should give the animals as comfortable and natural a habitat as possible.

On the other hand, the number of animals in the zoo is indeed too low.

Although according to the saying entrusted to the zoo by his great-grandfather, the animals of Zhenyang Zoo should be excellent rather than numerous, the current number is really shabby and insufficient to support normal zoo operations.

Just then, keeper Amu strolled by, leading a warm-white, curly-haired alpaca.

Tu Bao was leisurely chewing half a carrot in its mouth, calm and unbothered.

Jin Chen saw his wife busy looking at the list, so he lightly leapt from her embrace and ran straight to the alpaca.

"Roar!"

Xiao Bai lion let out a threatening sound.

The alpaca Tu Bao was startled by the sudden roar.

It warily lifted its head and looked left and right, but never lowered its head, so it didn't notice the little creature at its feet.

Jin Chen was dissatisfied and let out another roar: "Roar!"

Below!

Spit Treasure finally lowered its head, blinked its long eyelashes, looked at the little white lion that wasn't even as tall as its own leg, fell silent for a moment, then… ptui, spat a mouthful of saliva at it.

The pitiful little lion, so tiny it couldn't even fill a tooth gap.

Jin Chen reacted extremely quickly, stepping back a few steps, disdainfully not letting that bit of saliva touch his snowy white hair.

But he was also angered by the provocation, grinding his teeth and baring his mouth, revealing tiny sharp teeth that still lacked any intimidation.

"Roar!"

Llama Spit Treasure: "Hmm……"

It actually shrank its neck from the roar, emitting a feeble sound unlike a llama's.

Keeper Amu: "?"

He looked at Spit Treasure in amazement, "Spit Treasure, were you just calling?"

How come this sound is so weird?

The llama that accidentally revealed it knew three foreign languages immediately acted utterly innocent, lowered its head and kicked the grass beneath its feet, pretending nothing had happened.