Su Ze was completely stunned.
Why did the Siberian tiger have to be fostered at his place?!
Just look at the few geese and ducks trembling in the corner.
You know, those geese and ducks were very spirited in the morning.
Uncle Jia Fu from the village just whispered some bad things about them.
The goose dared to charge and bite people.
But now?
The Siberian tiger was quiet in the shed.
The geese and ducks were trembling under the tiger's constant, intimidating presence.
If the Siberian tiger stayed here...
What would happen to his farm?
Zhu Xue Song understood Su Ze's predicament and said:
"Su Ze."
"Letting you foster the Siberian tiger is the only option we have."
"The tiger just gave birth and is still weak.
"Do you think it's appropriate for us to sedate her now?"
Su Ze shook his head, "It doesn't seem very suitable."
Zhu Xue Song, "Right?"
"And the Siberian tiger seems quite close to you?"
"She won't let anyone else approach except you."
"If the Animal Protection Center were to take her back, wouldn't things go wrong?"
Su Ze, "That makes sense."
"But you can let her return to the mountains."
"Isn't the Hundred Thousand Mountains behind my house her natural habitat?"
Zhu Xue Song sighed and continued, "Returning to the mountains poses two problems."
"First, the Siberian tiger just gave birth and is weak."
"Second..."
"Will she want to go back?"
Zhu Xue Song's words lingered in the air.
He looked at the Siberian tiger inside the shed, happily drinking the mountain spring water Su Ze had given her.
Zhu Xue Song now understood.
She must have been attracted by Su Ze's cooking, just like them.
This isn't a Siberian tiger!
It's clearly a big glutton!
Su Ze saw the Siberian tiger drinking the spiritual water with glee and seemed to be persuaded.
"No!"
"Leader, this is a Siberian tiger!"
"A Class I national protected animal!"
"Privates aren't allowed to keep them!"
"And she eats five chickens and ten ducks a day! What will I feed her?"
"Plus, do I have to take care of these two cubs too?"
"What about the milk powder? The vaccines?"
"No, leader, I can't raise this tiger."
Seeing Su Ze's complete refusal, Director Zhu laughed helplessly, "We've already considered everything you can think of."
"And we've considered the things you haven't thought of!"
"As long as you agree, we can get the fostering permit to you in a couple of days."
"And the food costs will be covered by the Forestry Bureau."
"Vets from the Animal Protection Center will come to check on the big tiger and cubs every few days and give them vaccinations."
"Plus..."
Zhu Xue Song looked at Su Ze and continued, "Wild animals yearn for freedom."
"After a while, she might leave."
Su Ze, "She'll automatically leave after 28 days..."
(PS: Confinement centers are generally 28 days)
Zhu Xue Song, "You..."
"Agree or not?"
Su Ze, "Can I refuse?"
Zhu Xue Song, "No!"
...
"Su Ze, congratulations!"
"You've become the only legal caretaker of a Siberian tiger in the country."
Wang Jian Bo smiled at Su Ze.
Su Ze had a black line on his face.
"If you don't leave, I'm going to call Mama Tiger!"
Wang Jian Bo, "No, no, no!"
"I'll be back in a few days."
"Director Zhu said the follow-up inspections, vaccine injections, and so on for the Siberian tiger and cubs will be my responsibility."
"Next, we'll also..."
Su Ze didn't let him finish, closing the door for him.
"See you later!"
Wang Jian Bo, "Hey, hey, wait, I haven't finished yet..."
Su Ze watched the departing vehicle and breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally got rid of these 'guests'.
Today was just... so freaking uncomfortable.
He resigned and came home to start a farm.
His farm was just getting set up, and then... a Siberian tiger arrived?
Fine, she comes, but why does she bring a present?!
She plops down, and bam! Gives birth to two cubs at my house!
And,
He has to feed and house the tiger.
Is she really treating this place as a confinement center?
"Awoo~"
(Huggie)
"Awoo~"
(Me too)
The cubs, who had been playing on the ground, seemed to have tired themselves out.
They wobbled over to Su Ze's feet, wanting to be held.
It was strange.
Since they were born, they were particularly attached to him.
Besides playing and drinking milk, they just wanted to be held.
This guy...
Su Ze couldn't resist the two little tiger cubs' cuteness.
He put away his discontent and smiled again.
"Heh, here you go."
"Let's hug the two little tiger cubs!"
"Did you get dirty playing?"
He picked one up with each hand, hugging the cubs tightly.
Though he complained,
Deep down, Su Ze was genuinely happy about the cubs and Mama Tiger's arrival.
Like when Mama Tiger was exhausted after giving birth.
Su Ze directly gave her a large basin of pure spiritual water to drink.
He didn't hesitate for a moment.
Now, he was beaming, holding the two cubs as he wandered around.
"Hmm... what should I call you guys?"
"Since your colors are different, "
"Let's call you Little White and Little Yellow! "
"How does that sound?"
"Little Yellow?"
"Little White?"
......
The night was as dark as ink.
After dinner, Su Ze put the two cubs to sleep and leaned against Mama Tiger.
Even though Mama Tiger's fur was a little rough,
It was still quite comfortable if you found the right spot to lean against.
Su Ze had already dismantled the shed in the yard.
So, all Su Ze had to do was look up to see the stars twinkling.
But he didn't have time to admire the night sky.
He was busy editing videos on his phone.
The farm was large, and the location was remote.
For security reasons, Su Ze had installed cameras around the yard.
Su Ze was editing the surveillance videos he just downloaded.
He had worked as an editor for a while.
So, it only took him half an hour to edit two videos.
The titles of the two videos were:
"Siberian Tiger's Belly is So Soft!"
"Two Little Tiger Cubs, So Cute! ~"
After finishing editing, Su Ze checked the videos briefly and uploaded them to a short video platform.
Raising a tiger is expensive!
Su Ze would be lucky to be self-sufficient with just the farm.
So, finding a side hustle was essential.
As for these two videos he uploaded today.
Su Ze had a feeling they would go viral!
With a 'ding', the videos were uploaded successfully.
Su Ze put away his phone and looked up.
Before him,
The stars twinkled, incredibly beautiful!