Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl Chapter 88 – Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Glory Great Bai Single No More

Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Glory Great Bai, Single No More Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Glory Great Bai, Single No More Pushing open the window, the mountain peak across from me was blindingly white.

“What kind of weather is this year, why has it started snowing so early?”

Little Sen muttered to himself as he dragged back some tender bamboo, organized it, and placed it beside Baby Bear.

Downstairs, in the space beneath the first floor, Great Bai and Panda Mother were eating bamboo back-to-back.

A long bamboo stick, one bear gnawing at each end.

The bamboo shoots thrown to them, Great Bai would even peel off the outermost layer of the shoots before letting Panda Mother eat.

Single dog Little Sen glanced over, clutched his chest, and retreated.

Yesterday Great Bai stood upright, and we were all frightened, thinking he was going to attack Panda Mother, but then…

Take a look at the photo and you'll understand.

(Can't find a cute picture of a white panda, so found a white bear to fill in, it's the same idea, get the gist yourself.)
Heartbreakingly adorable, it's a torture to single dogs.

“Brother Ying, when are you guys heading up the mountain? If you wait any longer, the roads won't be easy to travel.”

“Next Monday, we'll leave after Ali and the others finish their meeting.”

Chen Ying came out with a basin of meat, divided into smaller bowls.

“I'm going upstairs to feed the Little Owl; later, put this basin of meat beside Large Spirit Cat's lair.”

The spiritual cat cubs wouldn't be eating hand-fed meat much longer, they were growing well, especially the eldest, which could already hunt mice by itself.

The hand-fed meat was mainly for the third and fourth cubs.

These two babies, one was lazy and the other was small, causing Big Spirit Cat Mother a lot of worry.

Ever since the eldest and second cub could hunt by themselves, their mother could no longer restrain their constant desire to go outside.

But the third one was different, sleeping longer each day than his siblings, and occasionally still chasing after his mother wanting to suckle; even being chased around and nipped on the ear by his mom never changed his habits.

It was different for the Little Spotted Forest Weasel, which wanted to follow its older siblings out, but due to its lack of strength, it barely made it to the door before being dragged back by the scruff of the neck by its adoptive mother.

After the two of them finished breakfast, Dr. Gao came downstairs, his eyes still bleary with sleep.

“Is there anything to eat, I'm starving.”

“There's still some porridge in the pot and steamed buns and eggs in the rice cooker.”

Before Little Sen could finish, Brother Gao rushed into the kitchen.

“What's gotten into Brother Gao, didn't sleep all night?”

“Probably not, his paper was recently rejected by Professor Song, and he also needs to organize the data from previous bird rescues; plus, he has to supervise the theses of two juniors, poor guy.”

“Wow, what a workhorse!”

Is being a doctoral student really that tough? It feels like his advisor's doctoral students have it pretty easy.

“Different expectations. Dr. Gao wants to stay on as faculty, so his requirements for papers and research topics are much higher.”

After scarfing down some food, Dr. Gao stretched his legs out with satisfaction and heaved a long sigh.

“I've finally come back to life.” When he looked up and saw Chen Ying doing palm rehabilitation with Baby Bear, he ruffled his hair, “Old Chen, I hear you're pretty good with handicrafts, do me a favor, will you? Make me a few simple wooden bird nests; Zhang Muzi over there wants my help with training fledglings for release, and I was thinking of having them delivered here.”

“I could help you make them, but do you think it's appropriate to release them here?”

With so many predators around, even with my restrictions, the big guys haven't troubled the smaller animals, but if there are too many birds, it's hard to say.

Cats preying on birds is a natural part of the food chain, but wouldn't want those birds to end up in cat bellies before they learn to fly.

“Of course, it can't be done here; I'm thinking of placing them at the High Mountain Bird watching Station. Since those junior brother and sister have to rewrite their theses, they might as well do that.”

Little Sen curiously leaned in and whispered, “Brother Gao, you still dare to send your juniors to the High Mountain Bird watching Station, what if…”
Chen Ying elbowed him and glared at him.

“Don't be like that, Old Chen; Xiao Xia has a point. But everyone picks their path, and if that kind of situation happens again, it won't be my headache.”

Aren't those who can pursue a Ph.D. adults already, shouldn't they be responsible for their own lives?

Little Sen gave a sheepish smile and sidled off to clean up.

“Okay, I'll make a few for you before I leave. But the birdhouses I make aren't exactly beautiful; I just follow designs from pictures online. If you have any specific requests, let me know in advance.”

(These are the kinds of rustic man-made birdhouses)
Dr. Gao wasn't the type to trouble people unnecessarily. He specified his requirements, put down his work to offer assistance, and after they finished the task, he promised to treat everyone to a meal when they returned from their mountain vacation—they could order whatever they wanted!

After the Monday meeting, Yin Li came over with his equipment to find Chen Ying. They planned to set off early the next morning, aiming to complete the round trip within ten days.

They even managed to coax Jinya back with them.

Upon hearing they were going to find Brother Ying, Jinya immediately dropped Little Jin and Little Golden Cat—their makeshift “father-son” duo—and scampered after Chen Ying to the emergency station.

She even insisted on sleeping in the same room with Chen Ying and Yin Li that night.

All night long, she prattled on, pouring out to them all the trials and tribulations she and Little Jin had faced while teaching the Golden Cat Cub in the forest.

“You don't know, I've never seen such a slow learner.”

Jinya, still irate, slapped the floor.

“Trying to teach it to catch a bird, it would tumble head over heels—birds probably died laughing at it!”

Yin Li grabbed Jinya's fluffy paw and soothingly scratched her neck.

“Don't be angry, Jinya. If you bust the sleeping bag, we'll freeze to death up on the mountain.”

Even though Yin Li didn't understand what Jinya was saying, he could guess from its roars and expressions that she was complaining to Chen Ying.

“She's upset with the little Golden Cat Cub. But I think it's actually okay, though of course, compared to Little Jin, the little guy isn't quite as clever.”

Speaking of Little Jin, Yin Li ruminated, “That little critter's intelligence is almost human. I'm starting to suspect its soul is actually human.”

“Read fewer novels.”

Chen Ying chuckled, “You're just not into using your brain, despite all those years of schooling.”

“It's all because of you. If it weren't for you being the child from another family that everyone talks about, my dad wouldn't have forced me to study so hard. Anyway, I'd end up working here…”
“Enough already. That might work when you say it to me, but if your dad heard, you two would be in for a battle.”

Chen Ying turned back to his research data. “Besides, I think your dad's putting some thought into it isn't wrong. More education is beneficial. See, when the station chief retires next year, you're going to take over seamlessly.”

At this, Yin Li collapsed weakly, staring up at the ceiling.

“Don't talk about that; I'm jealous of you. You can live life your own way; your parents don't interfere with your decisions. My whole dad's life ambition is for me to make him proud.”

Chen Ying found himself unable to respond to this.

Fortunately, Yin Li just sighed about it briefly and then shifted the conversation.

“Do you think we'll see a Snow Leopard on this trip? I saw a video from the neighboring reserve; their infrared cameras caught two or three Snow Leopards roaming around above the snow line last year.”

All due to Chen Ying's influence, he too had developed a fondness for big cats.

Even though he used to be more of a dog person before.

“We should. Didn't Mr. Lepus mention before that his territory overlaps with another leopard's? I checked the data, and Flower Leopards don't live at those altitudes. If there's someone Mr. Lepus is wary of, it's Snow Mountain King, the Snow Leopard.”

Jinya curiously stepped on Yin Li's arm and toyed with Chen Ying's hand, which held an object with colorful patches that seemed strangely familiar.

Chen Ying scooped up Jinya and together they watched the video.

It was a past video posted by the officials from the neighboring area, which he had come to study.

“Wow, I've seen this guy!” Jinya pounced towards the tablet with a paw, startling Chen Ying so much that he nearly dropped it, pushing it away just in time.

Jinya looked at him curiously, seemingly excited about the prospect of swiping at the tablet like it might be fun?

“Stop messing around, Jinya. This thing is delicate; one slap from you and we won't be able to watch anymore.”

“Wow, gentle touch?”

Chen Ying rubbed her vigorously, “No playing. If you like it, I'll get you a cheap one later to play with to your heart's content.”

Yin Li rolled his eyes at the side; he'd seen people spoil their children, but never to this extent with a furry child.

Oh well, as a mere mortal, he'd better get back to studying the route they'd take tomorrow.

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