I have a wildlife zoo

Lan Li saw the barrage teasing her and felt so shy she could barely stand it. She wanted to protest and tell the netizens they were bullying her.

But to her surprise, the director really beckoned her over!

All at once, she felt her heart pounding with nervous excitement. Being princess-carried by the director was something that only happened in dreams.

Being lifted up in front of so many viewers... How embarrassing!

Eh, the princess carry is just to avoid getting the shoes wet, what's there to be shy about?

But just thinking about being held in the director's strong, firm arms, lying in his warm embrace, she couldn't help but feel her heart race!

"What are you spacing out for, come over," Fang Ye urged.

To refuse or agree?

Two thoughts engaged in fierce combat in Lan Li's mind. She wanted to refuse but also couldn't bear the thought!

She took two steps forward, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment, her gaze shifting away, unable to meet his eyes, she whispered, "Maybe we should turn off the live stream first..."

"Huh?" Fang Ye scratched his head, puzzled, "Turn off the live stream? Why?"

Lan Li blinked, looking adorably clueless, feeling like she might have misunderstood something!

Wasn't the director asking her to come over for a princess carry?

Seeing Fang Ye walking forward, she quickly followed.

After turning a corner, they came upon a bamboo raft docked there.

Fang Ye untied the rope that anchored the raft to a stake and smiled, "Come on, get on!"

The viewers watching the scene burst into uncontrollable laughter, tears streaming down their faces: "Hahahaha, Assistant Miss Lan is just too funny!"

"I'm literally dying of laughter."

"Hehehe, maybe we should turn off the live stream first..."

"Ah, uh!"

Lan Li's face turned even redder, she dared not look at the barrage, angrily cursing the netizens who mentioned the "princess carry" a hundred times over in her mind!

Screw it, screw it, what the hell was she thinking just now, saying such an embarrassing thing... Woohoo, she might as well jump into the water and disappear!

"Miss definitely has a thing for the director!"

"Aiyah, it's a pity. The director missed the right answer."

"The director demonstrates the essence of a straight man with his strength!"

Seated on the bamboo raft, Fang Ye rowed, saying with a laugh, "If we're going to allow tourists on the island, we definitely can't have them come through the back like that.

For one thing, the smell from the ring-tailed lemurs' quarters is too strong; it could suffocate someone, not a very pleasant impression to leave on visitors.

On the other hand, crossing the river by stepping on poles as we did earlier is not convenient. Animal keepers normally walk on it wearing waterproof boots, but for tourists, unless they wear flip-flops like me, they'd have to take off their shoes and socks and put them back on when they return.

So, using a bamboo raft to bring tourists to the island not only saves the trouble of taking off shoes to wade through the water, but also, floating on the bamboo raft on the water's surface—isn't it also quite interesting?"

As the viewers watched the reeds retreat behind them and the island slowly draw near, they found it fresh and fun: "Although the director can be dense in some areas, when it comes to the zoo, he is very considerate of both visitors and animals!"

"Feels like floating on the sea on an adventure, coming upon a magical island inhabited by lemurs!"

Fang Ye wasn't exactly skilled at rowing the raft, which made it a little difficult, but thankfully, the water was still, and Lemur Island wasn't far away. He managed to row them over after a few strokes.

Landing on the island!

A ring-tailed lemur leaped briskly from breadfruit to an imli tree, curiously peering at them.

The viewers, getting an up-close view of various native plants for the ring-tailed lemurs and watching the lemurs leap several meters from tree to tree, marveled, "Wow, this environment is really beautiful. It looks lovely from afar, but even more so up close!"

"Hey, hello there!"

Fang Ye greeted a ring-tailed lemur and used the Eye of Observation to check its mood, which displayed as [Mood: Delighted!]

Its mood was naturally good, as the environment here was much better than the old zoo.

The ring-tailed lemur wasn't afraid of him either. With a big leap, it jumped five meters away onto the closest tree to them, stretching its head out curiously to look at him and then at Lan Li, before bouncing right onto his head!

"This little guy sure is lively, come on down now," Fang Ye said.

Fang Ye felt his head weigh down a bit and stretched out his hand with an amused scratch.

The ring-tailed lemur remained majestically still, sitting atop his head, looking around with ease, as if it found the spot particularly comfortable!

"The zoo director really is popular with the animals!"

"There isn't an animal that doesn't like the director!"

So Fang Ye took out a red date the size of a thumb from his pocket, waved it above his head, and squatted down, "Come on, come down and I'll feed you something good!"

Attracted by the food, the ring-tailed lemur bounced down to the ground, sniffed the red date, sat down, and took a big bite holding the fruit.

Another ring-tailed lemur scampered over at that moment, seeing its companion enjoying the red date. It lifted its head, with its brown and yellow eyes staring at him.

The message was very clear!

Fang Ye handed Lan Li a red date, asking, "Do you want to get closer to the ring-tailed lemur?"

"Sure!" Lan Li said excitedly.

She loved these furry and incredibly cute animals the most.

She placed the red date in the palm of her hand for the ring-tailed lemur to take, then gently stroked it, experiencing the fluffy texture.

Standing up, Fang Ye said with a smile, "Let's go, let's move on. Most of the ring-tailed lemurs are probably on the east side of the island sunbathing!"

"I saw ring-tailed lemurs sunbathing once, it's really interesting!"

"Like red pandas lying on tree trunks to sunbathe?"

"Not the same, they lift their arms as if they're conducting a ceremony!"

"Damn, that's so weird."

Passing by a lushly branched tree, they glanced at the clusters of pod-like fruits on the tree—Fang Ye suddenly stopped walking and said with a smile, "Eh, wait a minute, do you recognize this tree?"

"Don't know, but it's from Africa!"

"Eh, why does it look kind of familiar?"

"This, could it be a tamarind?"

"Exactly, where I'm from in Yunnan, we have a lot of tamarinds!"

Fang Ye looked at the live comments and nodded, "That's right, this is a tamarind! The tamarind tree, also known as the imli tree, originated in Africa and was later introduced to our country. It thrives in hot climates, like in Yunnan, Guangzhou, and Hainan where it's planted.

In the native land of the ring-tailed lemurs, Madagascar Island, tamarinds are their main food during the dry season. They can eat the flowers, fruits, and leaves, which account for over half of their diet. Alluaudia leaves are another one of their preferred foods."

"Wow, it really is a tamarind!"

Fang Ye picked a tamarind from the tamarind tree, cracked open the pod, placed the fruit in his mouth, and chewed thoughtfully, "Hmm, sour with a bit of astringency, not quite fully ripe yet. But I think it tastes okay!

The tamarind bears fruit from August to December, and the fruit ripens in February of the following year. Like in Thailand's tom yam soup, tamarind and green lime are used to add the sourness!"

"Aiyah, seeing the director eat tamarind makes my mouth water!"

"Feels like the director knows everything!"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"When I was a kid, I used to eat tamarind often. I even saved some seeds back then, but now I can't find them anymore."

"Reminds me of my college days in Nanjing, there was a tamarind tree on campus. But nobody recognized it, so only me and friends who knew what it was picked it to eat /smirk. I really miss that taste! Haven't really had it much since I started working."

"Although I've never had tamarind, I've tried tamarind cake! Sour and sweet, really delicious."