Chapter 124

Shi Wen, "Then you should ask that friend's opinion and share a little bit with Cong Zai, otherwise Cong Zai will be sad."

Zhu Ji: "I understand. I didn't do well before, I'll be more careful in the future."

Shi Wen waved his hand, urging him to hurry up and go.

As dusk fell, Yan Kexing returned home amidst the vibrant sunset.

Upon seeing Zhu Ji, Yan Kexing raised his eyebrows.

Zhu Ji quickly replied, "I came to buy eggs, just to grab a bite to eat while I'm at it."

Yan Kexing: "We didn't say you couldn't use it, just remember to help out later."

Zhu Ji: "Okay."

The two were standing in the kitchen making mashed potatoes with sauce.

Watching Yan Kexing process one ingredient after another, Zhu Ji remarked with a sigh, "I never knew making something as simple as mashed potatoes was so complicated!"

Yan Kexing focused intently on chopping the vegetables. "Making it taste good is quite troublesome."

Zhu Ji: "No wonder you never did it before, it was such a waste of your time."

"What's the point of wasting time cooking for your loved one?" Yan Kexing brought over two plates of diced cured pork. "Move aside, I'm going to stir-fry some cured pork."

Zhu Ji: "Does this ingredient need to be added to mashed potatoes with sauce?"

Yan Kexing: "Adding cured meat makes it more fragrant; it's like an upgraded version."

Yan Kexing cured pork into a large iron pot and slowly fried it over low heat, releasing a rich aroma.

Fresh meat cubes and cured meat cubes have completely different flavors. Strong winds and sunshine give cured meat a unique aroma, while time makes its flavor exceptionally mellow.

Zhu Ji inhaled the aroma. "What country's cured meat is this?"

Yan Kexing glanced at him. "From Dian Province. What era are we living in? Still think foreign countries are better?"

Zhu Ji touched his nose. "No, I was just asking casually. It smells so good! Is it available for purchase? Give me one later, I want to buy one too."

Yan Kexing: "You don't cook."

"Who said that? Now I've learned to fry eggs for breakfast," Zhu Ji said smugly. "My fried eggs are so delicious! One day, my neighbor even asked me if I had some kind of chef's certificate. How come I can fry ordinary eggs so well?"

Yan Kexing: "Is it the eggs from my house that smell good?"

Zhu Ji: "That's certainly a factor, but it's also true that I'm skilled."

As the two were arguing in the kitchen, a panicked voice suddenly Shi Wen from outside. "Wolf King, what are you holding in your mouth?! Put it down!"

Upon hearing the noise, Yan Kexing quickly turned off the stove and strode out to ask, "What's wrong?"

Shi Wen turned around and saw. "The Wolf King seems to be carrying a kitten in its mouth!"

Shi Wen spoke, he quickly ran towards the Wolf King.

The Wolf King, who had been wagging its tail happily, seemed to sense something was wrong upon hearing his tone, and its tail wagging slowed down.

At this moment, the other dogs very tacitly moved a few steps to the side, away from the Wolf King.

Wolf King looked to the left, then to the right, and seeing that his dog brothers had already run far away, he felt a surge of anger at being betrayed. He let out a "woof," but did not put down the kitten he was carrying.

Shi Wen ran up to it and held out his hand, and it then spat the kitten onto Shi Wen's hand.

The little one hadn't opened its eyes yet; its belly was swollen, and it looked unusually small.

Shi Wen held the warm, soft kitten in her hands and gently stroked the fur on its back.

Perhaps the little guy had finally escaped the wolf's jaws and felt safe, because it started meowing loudly, its voice a bit low and hoarse, not as high-pitched as a normal kitten's meow.

Zhu Ji caught up with Yan Kexing, and upon seeing the kitten, blurted out, "Isn't that a leopard?"

Shi Wen stared at the kitten and said, "It's a snow leopard."

He was familiar with only one snow leopard, which was eventually sent to the zoo for breeding last year because it visited too frequently.

In early spring, Fu Meng informed them that the snow leopard had been released back into the wild.

For some reason, the Wolf King brought them back a snow leopard cub.

However, things are definitely not that simple.

Shi Wen with a brain could guess that the snow leopard from before was involved.

That guy really wouldn't give up; he tried every possible way to defect to their ranch.

Chapter 124

The little snow leopard was howling desperately in Shi Wen's arms, almost to the point of losing its voice.

Zhu Ji: "What's wrong?"

Shi Wen, supporting the snow leopard cub's rump, said, "It's probably hungry. Let's go find the snow leopard."

Although it was mostly the male snow leopard that brought the cub over, Shi Wen still had to go over and reason with it.

Shi Wen looked up and called to the Wolf King, who was trying to escape, "Wolf King, come here and take us to find that male snow leopard."

The Wolf King spun around twice on the spot: "Awoo--"

Shi Wen waved and said, "Stop turning around, lead us there quickly. If that male snow leopard gets away, we'll take away your snacks if we can't find him."

The Wolf King looked to the left, then to the right, while its fellow dogs pretended not to see its pleading eyes.

Enraged, the Wolf King jumped up and stomped his foot on the ground. "Awooo!"

Shi Wen called out again, and only then did the Wolf King reluctantly lead the way.

The little ones crowded around Shi Wen and Yan Kexing as they walked towards the edge of the ranch, Zhu Ji followed to watch the excitement.

They soon reached the edge of the pasture, where a large snow leopard was crouching outside the barbed wire fence, looking into the pasture.

The two made eye contact, but Shi Wen could call out to the snow leopard, the snow leopard spotted them first and turned to run away.

Shi Wen, "Don't run away!"

Upon hearing his shout, the snow leopard instantly accelerated, its long tail trailing behind it as it disappeared into the twilight like the wind.

Shi Wen pulled his outstretched hand back, leaving him dumbfounded.

Shi Wen turned to look at Yan Kexing: "What's going on?"

Zhu Ji burst into laughter beside him. "This male snow leopard must be traumatized. It's afraid to see you, afraid you'll send it to the zoo to mate with a female leopard."