Chapter 114: Zoo — Grand Opening Soon! (Extra 5)
After half a year of recuperation, Lin Jiangye’s leg was finally confirmed by the doctor to be completely healed.
Hearing the result, everyone around him let out a sigh of relief. “As long as it’s fully healed.”
The young man curled his lips slightly and muttered from the side, “Actually, I was already healed two months ago.”
Unfortunately, his own opinion didn’t count—only the doctor’s did.
The others simply ignored his complaint, which made Lin Jiangye laugh in frustration.
“We’re worried about you. Besides, if you can rest longer, you should rest properly. What if there are lingering complications?” Shang Fuyan rubbed Lin Jiangye’s cheek.
In fact, he knew very well that the young man’s leg had recovered long ago—otherwise, Lin Jiangye wouldn’t have been able to kick him so forcefully.
“Hmph!” Lin Jiangye snorted, took his final medical report, and got into the car to go home.
“Have all the animals been arranged?” Half a year had passed, and his wildlife zoo had finally been completed. All the facilities were in place, and most of the animals scheduled to move in had already been transported.
As for the small animals that originally lived on the back mountain, Lin Jiangye had carefully arranged places for them as well. This was a wildlife zoo after all—he couldn’t simply drive out the local residents.
Those who didn’t like living in the zoo were moved to the front yard area, where the environment was quiet enough for them.
“All the animals purchased from Africa have been arranged, the rescued ones are living in their respective enclosures, and the staff we hired are working overtime to prepare educational signs for the animals,” Shang Fuyan said while rubbing the head resting on his shoulder.
Besides the animals that were purchased or rescued, there were also some animals borrowed from breeding centers.
Normally, the approval process for those was extremely strict. But once they heard that Lin Jiangye’s wildlife zoo had applied, many staff members from breeding centers and the local forestry bureau personally came to inspect the place.
After seeing the environments he had prepared, even those who wanted to criticize couldn’t find anything wrong.
What impressed them even more was that Lin Jiangye planned to adjust the living environments according to the individual needs of each animal after they moved in.
This “customized habitat” concept left many people speechless.
It required not only understanding each animal’s preferences but also having enough financial resources.
Lin Jiangye, however, didn’t mind at all.
He still hadn’t finished spending the first one hundred billion he had earned, so it was perfect to use it for improving the animals’ living spaces.
Because of these modifications, the official opening of the wildlife zoo was delayed by two months compared with the original plan.
The day before the opening, Lin Jiangye started a special livestream.
Since returning to work after recovery, he had hardly livestreamed anymore. So when the stream suddenly started, many viewers were puzzled.
But as soon as they entered, what they saw first wasn’t the usual lawn filled with animals.
Instead, it was a huge tiger-head statue.
“Ta-da! Today I’ll personally guide everyone on a tour of the wildlife zoo!”
Lin Jiangye had mentioned opening a wildlife zoo before, and many viewers who watched his streams had grown curious about it because of the way he treated animals.
Originally, they thought the zoo would open before the Lunar New Year two months earlier.
However, the official account later explained that they needed to modify some habitats according to the “opinions of the zoo residents.”
Zoo residents? Who were they?
To answer the question, the official account happily listed the various animals living in the zoo and the improvements they had requested.
After reading the list, many viewers were stunned.
For example, it was understandable that the tigers wanted a clean pond.
But… why was there a slide?
Did tigers really play on slides?
“Yes! This was the request of Feiyu, the Bengal tiger king! He loves playing in water.”
After seeing that response, viewers became both surprised and curious.
They had never seen tigers playing on slides before!
When would this zoo finally open?
The modifications continued for two full months—from February all the way to April.
And now, the zoo was finally ready to open.
Many curious viewers flooded into the livestream, including people from other zoos. Everyone wanted to see what made this zoo different.
The park was enormous.
Lin Jiangye rode a balance scooter while livestreaming. After entering the zoo, the first thing visible was a giant map of the entire park.
“Our zoo currently covers about 1,500 mu of land, so it’s quite large. We installed escalators to help visitors climb the hills, but there’s still plenty of walking on flat ground. At the entrance you can rent scooters or bicycles.”
There were also strollers available for families with children.
[Didn’t you say it was only 1,000 mu before?]
The comment clearly came from an old viewer.
Originally Lin Jiangye had indeed purchased 1,000 mu of land.
But later… he became richer.
With additional profits from earlier investments, he simply bought another 500 mu nearby.
With the expanded space, he could accommodate many more animals.
The map divided the park into three main areas.
The African Zone mainly contained wild animals purchased from Africa, though several rescued lions and cheetahs were also included.
The Tiger Park was an independent area with an enormous space. It housed Siberian tigers, Bengal tigers, South China tigers, and Indochinese tigers. It also served as a tiger breeding center. Once the cubs grew strong enough, Lin Jiangye would personally guide them through survival training before releasing them back into the wild.
The Mixed Zone contained many different animals.
Common ones included red pandas and ordinary monkeys.
Rarer species included golden snub-nosed monkeys, sable martens, small civets, large civets, and forest musk deer.
Some animals came from breeding centers, but most of the protected species were transferred from rescue stations or forestry departments.
Many of these animals weren’t healthy when they arrived.
Some had been injured by predators and couldn’t survive in the wild anymore.
Others were sick and required long-term care.
Lin Jiangye didn’t mind if they stayed in the zoo permanently. Once they recovered, he would personally escort them back to the wild.
[So Advisor Lin, you mean some animals will leave the zoo once they recover???]
Lin Jiangye nodded.
“Of course. They’re wild animals. If they can return to nature, why keep them here?”
After all, a wildlife zoo had the responsibility to breed animals and release them into nature—especially those rescued from the wild.
Many viewers were surprised by his answer.
Although they knew some zoos released animals into the wild, hearing Lin Jiangye state it so confidently felt different.
Walking deeper into the park, the first area they reached was the Comprehensive Zone, and the first enclosure near the entrance was home to a troop of monkeys.
Calling them “ordinary monkeys” was somewhat inaccurate—they looked far more energetic than monkeys in typical zoos.
The monkey mountain had a water pool supplied by filtered river water from below the hill.
Besides wooden rafts, there was even a small pavilion, giving the whole area a peaceful countryside atmosphere.
Through the livestream camera, viewers saw monkeys swinging freely through the trees.
Although it was a zoo, the environment looked almost identical to a natural forest.
“This is a complete monkey troop. The leader of the group is called Awei, and he originally came from the southern regions.”
As he spoke, viewers noticed a wooden sign beside the monkey mountain.
The sign included not only species information but also a special introduction to the monkey leader.
Viewers soon discovered something else—the nameplate for the monkey troop’s leader could actually be removed!
“Ahem… the leader of a monkey troop isn’t fixed. Everyone should know that.” Lin Jiangye explained that the removable sign meant the information could be updated anytime, since every monkey had different preferences.
[Wait… Awei doesn’t like being called Awei and prefers being called Brother Wei…??? Is this serious?]
Seeing the viewer’s doubt, Lin Jiangye nodded.
“Except for me and the former zoo director, anyone else who calls him Awei will get beaten up.”
Just then, a staff member responsible for taking care of the monkeys happened to be nearby. Lin Jiangye waved him over and asked him to demonstrate.
The worker immediately looked miserable.
“Please don’t, Director! Brother Wei will beat me up!”
His loud protest quickly caught Awei’s attention.
With just a glance from the monkey leader, everyone saw the staff member shrink his neck like a mouse spotting a cat.
Lin Jiangye couldn’t help laughing helplessly. Since he couldn’t force the staff member, he decided to try it himself.
When he called out “Awei,” the largest monkey in the troop suddenly turned around.
Its widened eyes carried a trace of anger and authority. Only when it saw who had called its name did its expression gradually soften.
[I will never question Advisor Lin again… that monkey really got angry.]
[That stare was terrifying…]
Even through the screen, viewers could feel its displeasure. If someone other than Advisor Lin had called that name, the monkey probably would have attacked.
Awei soon came closer and lowered his head willingly so Lin Jiangye could pet him.
[So obedient…]
[Can we touch him when we visit the zoo?]
[Probably not…]
“Sorry, you can’t. This path is usually locked, only staff members can enter,” Lin Jiangye said immediately, extinguishing their hopes.
Behind the monkey mountain lived a group of sika deer and musk deer, while nearby were golden snub-nosed monkeys and leaf monkeys.
Through the camera, viewers watched a herd of deer running freely through the forest.
Then they noticed monkeys stretching their arms through the iron fence and handing fruits to the deer.
Wait…
Were the monkeys feeding the deer?
“What are you doing?” Even Lin Jiangye looked surprised.
[Feeding them! The deer are nice! If we feed them, we can ride them!] one small golden monkey announced proudly.
Ride them???
Lin Jiangye sucked in a sharp breath and rushed toward the fence separating the two groups.
Sure enough, he found a small hole near the bottom.
It was just large enough for the monkeys to crawl through and climb onto the deer’s backs.
Once their secret was discovered, the monkeys surrounding the fence immediately screamed and scattered into the forest.
Meanwhile, viewers were still confused.
Lin Jiangye sighed and explained, rubbing his forehead.
“It’s not that I did something to them. Apparently a hole appeared in the fence somehow, and these naughty monkeys crawled through it, bribed the deer with food, and then rode on their backs.”
After hearing the last part, viewers fell silent.
They had never heard of monkeys having such a hobby before.
“Well… I guess they really are Advisor Lin’s monkeys.”
“You’re the ones too!” Lin Jiangye turned to the deer with frustration. “You just let those monkeys manipulate you like that?”
If he felt helpless toward the monkeys, his tone toward the deer was more like disappointment.
But the deer didn’t think there was anything wrong.
[The monkey babies are cute!]
One older deer added slowly:
[What’s wrong with letting the youngsters play?]
Monkey babies were babies, and deer babies were babies. What was wrong with them playing together?
Lin Jiangye took another deep breath.
“That logic may make sense… but still no!”
He quickly called the maintenance staff.
“There’s a hole in the fence near the deer enclosure. Send someone to fix it immediately!”
After hanging up, he tugged his shirt free from a deer pulling at it.
“No means no!”
Viewers in the livestream burst out laughing after hearing what the deer had said.
[Honestly the deer aren’t wrong… they’re all herbivores and babies, what’s wrong with playing together?]
But as the head of the zoo, Lin Jiangye’s decision was final.
After leaving the deer area, they continued through the park.
The animals that appeared next were common species found in China. Yet even though they were common, their energy and living environments looked very different from those in typical zoos.
When Lin Jiangye first announced plans to open a zoo, some critics accused him of hypocrisy—asking why someone who loved animals would lock them in cages.
But now, seeing these animals, it was obvious they weren’t unhappy at all. They looked excited and lively.
Lin Jiangye had never captured wild animals for the zoo. The animals purchased were all bred in captivity, and their living conditions here were far better than their original breeding centers.
They ate well, lived comfortably, and had a director who could understand their speech.
If they felt bored, they could run freely in a large open field after visiting hours.
After leaving the comprehensive zone, they entered the African-themed area.
Here viewers saw many animals rarely found domestically.
Zebras, giraffes, wildebeests, and antelopes all lived together across a vast grassland without strict species separation.
Some viewers asked whether mixing different species would lead to conflicts.
“I asked them before combining the groups,” Lin Jiangye replied. “They said they enjoyed living together.”
When the zoo closed for the day, the animals returning to their enclosures looked almost like a miniature wildlife migration.
Besides those migratory animals, the area also included ostriches, lemurs, servals, mandrills, black-and-white colobus monkeys, and a rare species even in Africa—the okapi.
When viewers saw the okapi, question marks filled the chat.
[What is that? A deer?]
“Close. It’s actually part of the giraffe family,” Lin Jiangye explained. “It’s called an okapi and is considered an endangered species worldwide.”
As he spoke, he waved toward the forest.
Four small animals hiding among the leaves were secretly watching him.
A trace of sadness flashed in Lin Jiangye’s eyes.
Okapis lived in regions often plagued by war, and habitat destruction had once pushed them close to disappearance.
Fortunately, protected areas had been established, allowing their numbers to slowly recover.
He had introduced four individuals. With crossbreeding, the population could hopefully increase.
The African zone left many viewers fascinated.
Perhaps due to their admiration for Lin Jiangye, they felt the animals here seemed unusually lively.
But for professionals from other zoos watching the stream, this wasn’t just fan bias.
These animals really were more energetic.
Especially when Lin Jiangye passed by, many animals instinctively approached him for attention.
Even the shy okapi couldn’t resist coming forward to rub against him.
After touring two zones, Lin Jiangye finally brought viewers to the final and largest area.
The Tiger Park.
As the name suggested, it was truly an enormous park. Tigers of different species lived in separate sections, but there was also a massive open field where they could occasionally gather and play.
The entire tiger park covered 500 mu and housed over a hundred tigers, along with nearly two hundred other big cats.
As soon as they entered, viewers saw tigers scattered across the hills.
Siberian tigers were the largest, followed by Bengal tigers, then Indochinese and South China tigers.
“Indochinese tigers are also known as Southeast Asian tigers and live in China’s Yunhai Province. They’re also first-class protected animals,” Lin Jiangye explained with a sigh.
Most tiger species today were endangered—not only because of habitat loss, but also because people hunted them for their fur, trophies, or even food.
As soon as Lin Jiangye appeared, the lounging tigers rose and walked toward him.
“Roar!”
[Human! Play with us!]
The call came from a Bengal tiger rescued by the forestry bureau in Western Qiang.
It had once belonged to a circus. When it developed health problems, the circus abandoned it in the wild.
If forestry workers hadn’t found it, the tiger might have starved to death.
But before it could approach, a larger Bengal tiger swatted it aside.
[Where’s my giant ball?]
The newcomer was Feiyu, the leader of the Bengal tiger group and the same tiger who loved playing on the water slide.
Feiyu weighed nearly 270 kilograms. Despite his massive skeleton, he didn’t look fat—he looked majestic.
Though majestic, his favorite hobby was playing in water.
Now he was demanding another giant ball for entertainment in the pool.
Lin Jiangye sighed.
“I’m working on it! But when you play with it, can you please use less strength? Otherwise it breaks the moment I give it to you!”
The balls had to be custom-made because none were sold commercially.
But the expensive ball he had ordered was immediately shredded by Feiyu.
[Hmph! I don’t care!] the tiger king snorted stubbornly.
Lin Jiangye rolled his eyes.
“If you destroy the second ball too quickly, I’ll dismantle your water slide.”
The moment he finished speaking, viewers saw Feiyu widen his eyes in shock and roar loudly.
The roar echoed across half the zoo, making other Bengal tigers flatten their ears.
The viewers themselves jumped in fright.
Before they could even comment, an even louder roar sounded nearby.
At that moment, Lin Jiangye’s expression became… mischievous.
Soon everyone understood why.
Tiger Mom had arrived to support him.
The Siberian tiger group slowly parted, allowing a large female tiger to walk forward calmly.
Her pale golden eyes locked onto Feiyu, filled with warning.
[What are you doing to my cub?]
Tiger Mom’s low growl startled Feiyu, and his gaze instantly became guilty.
Even though he was an adult male tiger, he wasn’t a match for a wild tiger in combat.
On his first day here, he had tried to bully the zoo director.
But he quickly discovered the director had a female tiger backing him up.
The man and tiger had teamed up and beaten him badly.
Humiliating.
[Hmph hmph!]
Under Tiger Mom’s glare, Feiyu grumbled and retreated.
Viewers clearly saw that the fleeing tiger king’s ears were flattened.
In Tiger Park, Tiger Mom was clearly the real boss.
“Tigerrr Mom~” Lin Jiangye suddenly spoke in an incredibly sweet tone.
Tiger Mom sneezed.
[What do you want now?]
According to their agreement, Tiger Mom could visit the zoo anytime but had to return home at night.
Now it was already afternoon—time to go home for dinner.
“Soon! After we finish touring Tiger Park!” Lin Jiangye hugged her head and kissed it.
The livestream viewers nearly cried from envy.
Every time they saw Lin Jiangye hugging and kissing a tiger, their hearts shattered.
For cat lovers especially—small cats were cats, but big cats were cats too.
Sadly, they could cuddle kittens, but not tigers.
Lin Jiangye simply smiled at the comments and kept rubbing his face against Tiger Mom, even lying on her to take a nap.
After completing the tour, he lifted Tiger Mom’s paw and waved it toward the camera.
“Alright! That’s all for today’s livestream! In two days we’ll release reservation tickets for May 1st. Everyone is welcome to visit!”
The stream ended instantly.
[You’re teasing them too much. Aren’t you afraid they’ll cry when they arrive?] Tiger Mom said helplessly as she walked home.
Lin Jiangye laughed and hugged her.
“Tiger Mom, you have to protect me then.”
[No.]
“Tiger Mom~”
No response.
“Tiger Mom~”
She walked faster.
“Tiger Mom QAQ…”
Tiger Mom sighed and gently flicked her tail against the human cub beside her.
[Fine. I know.]
This human cub never stopped causing trouble.
But seeing the smile on his face softened her heart.
Well… he was still just a cub.
Spoiling him a little wouldn’t hurt.
