Chapter 503: Qiqi, Who Finds No Joy in Living
Baba and Didi had roughhoused for a while before they set their sights on Qiqi, who was sleeping.
Crawling up behind Qiqi’s buttocks, they lay down and clawed at the black tassel at the tip of Qiqi’s tail.
Qiqi lay on the grass, their eyelids subconsciously twitching.
Here it comes, here it comes!
Life was once so carefree, so idyllic and peaceful.
Every morning upon waking, I’d inspect the lion exhibit, check my territory.
Then I’d lie on the grass, bask in the sun, sleep, enjoying the pleasant breeze, and after waking, I’d move around a bit, eat some meat.
If I felt bored, I’d tease the visitors, pee a yellow puddle against the glass wall or suddenly pounce toward them, watching them panic, even fall over in fright.
The prank was successful, leaving me with a feeling of triumphant satisfaction!
Now, fortune has reversed, and it’s my turn to be tormented by the cubs.
Ever since the little lions arrived, my once serene life has turned into a constant headache.
Every day, I’m harassed countless times; I can’t even sleep in peace!
Just when the young lions finally went off to play with their mother, they were back in no time.
Newly born lion cubs, at the playful and fearless age, having no understanding of fear.
Baba fiddled with Qiqi’s tail tassel a couple of times before biting it in their mouth.
Chewing grudgingly on Qiqi’s tail, Baba suddenly spat it out, wrinkling their nose, baring their teeth, revealing an expression of disgust.
The taste didn’t seem very good!
Seizing the moment when Baba loosened their grip, Qiqi flicked their tail and coiled it up!
Baba’s eyes widened in surprise, Huh, you think your tail can run away?
Stay put! Stop moving!
Taking two steps forward, they pinned the tail down again.
Zhazha meanwhile approached from behind Qiqi, tugging at the dense mane around their neck!
Dad, Dad, stop sleeping, play with us for a while!
Qiqi didn’t want to get up, their eyes squinted into slits, their lips peeling back to reveal sharp fangs, the corner of their mouth twitched backward, and a low growl emanated from their throat.
Seemingly saying, I want to sleep, don’t bother me! Go play with your mom!
Their hind legs also kicked out, trying to push Baba further away.
Baba stumbled and became even more outrageous in his behavior, climbing onto Qiqi’s backside.
Hugging Qiqi’s belly with their forelimbs, they gently bit Qiqi’s stomach twice.
Their lips peeled back further, their teeth bared, their expression increasingly fierce and ferocious!
Roar!!
Can’t you read the room at all? I don’t want to play with you kids!
The visitors could feel Qiqi’s angry yet helpless mood just by watching.
Qiqi was deeply annoyed, yet the visitors couldn’t stop laughing: "Haha, the little lions are really mischievous!"
"The lion muttered to itself, these are my own kids, my flesh and blood, I must hold back! Can’t get angry!"
"These little lions are so happy!"
"I’m dying, it seems the male lion is getting more and more irritable, baring his teeth in anger."
Gao Kaijin watched this scene and thoughtfully said, "I remember when I was in elementary school, while my dad was taking a nap, I taped his leg hair."
Liu Wei and the others stared at him in shock!
"No way, then what happened?"
"Didn’t he beat you up afterward?"
Gao Kaijin giggled somewhat sheepishly, "He didn’t beat me, it was already taped, what else could he do. I recall my dad yelping and then sitting up with a slap, which really startled me."
Liu Wei couldn’t help but criticize, "Indeed, parents have their unique sorrows, kids are all the same handful!"
At that moment, Didi also ran over, climbed up Qiqi’s back, swung his tail happily, and leaped down from its neck.
He treated Qiqi like a post, hopping on and off it as he played.
After several ineffective warnings, Qiqi couldn’t stand the harassment any longer!
With a sudden move, he sat up, twisted his upper body backward, and roared angrily at the lion cubs!
Baba instinctively ducked his head, crouching halfway down, and looked at Qiqi with innocent eyes, Dad, what’s wrong?
Kaka, Qiuqiu, and Yueyue all turned their gaze towards Qiqi in unison. Kaka raised his head, stretched out his paws, and mumbled.
Big brother, keep calm, don’t throw a childish fit!
Qiuqiu, seeing Qiqi’s outburst, also gently rubbed Qiqi’s cheek to soothe his mood.
Baba hopped off Qiqi and, along with the other lion cubs, scurried away.
Dad’s angry again! Let’s go, let’s go!
Qiqi lay down again, with a vacant look in his eyes and a slightly open mouth, looking as if he’d been played too hard, utterly disheartened.
In many zoos, the cubs of lions and tigers are taken out and put into nurseries; it’s quite rare to see this kind of family interaction among lions, which the visitors find quite delightful.
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Wolf exhibit.
Above the entrance, the rock wall was carved with images of wolves in action, giving off an ancient, weathered feeling, as though it had stood the test of time. Deep inside the dark cave, torch-shaped lamps that emitted a yellow glow created an illusion.
It was as if one had traveled back thousands of years and was observing wolves as a caveman.
Although it wasn’t Liu Wei’s first time at the wolf exhibit, he still couldn’t help but slow down as he entered.
The environment of the wolf exhibit was very atmospheric, easily immersing visitors.
Male lions are lazy by nature, spending their days sleeping.
Even a temperate one like Kaka, willing to play with the lion cubs, wasn’t very proactive.
But wolves were different!
As Liu Wei and his group approached, they saw Charcoal with the wolf cubs, frolicking and playing.
At the water’s edge, sparse reeds swayed with the wind.
Charcoal entered the pond, splashing and making his way to the middle of the water, "whoosh whoosh whoosh". Explore more at NovelBin.Côm
Then he turned back towards the wolf cubs with gleaming eyes and let out a loud "ao~" as if to encourage the cubs to follow him in!
The water at the edge of the pond behind him was quite shallow, barely covering the paws and only reaching up to the lower leg, with calm and still currents, unlike the rapid and turbulent flows near the waterfall.
The wolf cubs usually drank water on the shore and played with it using their paws.
Now at over two months, nearly three, Charcoal felt the cubs were big enough. He wanted to take them into the water to play and swim a bit as a way to build their courage.
Though Charcoal didn’t have a specific concept, he instinctively believed it would be beneficial for the cubs’ growth!
Mizzle lay quietly on the bank, watching attentively, ready to rescue at any moment to prevent the cubs from drowning.
Little Black jumped into the water with commendable courage, without hesitation, following Charcoal.
The water, not deeper than Charcoal’s lower leg, was just a few steps for the wolf, enough to cover their necks.
He was brave, barely arrived at the wolf exhibit when he wanted to play in the water, but Mizzle, considering it too dangerous, quickly grabbed his neck and pulled him back.
His first time in the water, he was very excited!
Wagging his tail cheerfully, he made his way to Charcoal’s side and received a warm, enthusiastic licking from Charcoal’s tongue.
The other two wolf cubs, seeing their brother went into the water, extended their paws to test the water surface, seemingly contemplating their next move.
After hesitating for a moment, they too jumped in and walked forward.
The somewhat timid cub dipped his paws into the water and then retracted them as if shocked by electricity.
Seeing his siblings happily playing in the water, he anxiously ran back and forth along the pond’s edge.
Crouching for a long time without the courage to enter the water, he looked at Mizzle with pleading eyes and let out a weak whimper.
Mom, I’m scared!
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