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The mother snow leopard looked at her cub but didn't react in any particular way.

Shi Wen looked down at the snow leopard cub in his hand, then at the three chubby white snow leopard cubs beside the mother snow leopard.

Those three snow leopards were probably the brothers of the snow leopard they were carrying, but compared to the snow leopards they were carrying, those three snow leopard cubs were much fatter, almost like sea lions, and they were also very cute.

The snow leopard cub in their hands was a size smaller.

Perhaps because the snow leopard cub was relatively weak, the mother snow leopard neglected it somewhat.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing exchanged a glance, and finally, carrying the snow leopard cub, tentatively walked towards the mother snow leopard.

The mother snow leopard looked at Shi Wen with curiosity and doubt, her nose twitching as she carefully sniffed his scent.

Yan Kexing a certain distance, Shi Wen slowly approached the mother snow leopard.

Seeing that it didn't react, Shi Wen reached out and touched its head. The female snow leopard was quite friendly and even rubbed her cheek against his hand.

It seems the female snow leopard isn't very aggressive.

Shi Wen thought with some relief, then took out the snow leopard cub and placed it in front of it.

Surprisingly, it was quite friendly to humans, but it bit down on the snow leopard cub without hesitation.

The mother snow leopard moved so fast that Shi Wen terrified and reached out to pull the cub out of its mother's mouth.

He snatched the snow leopard back, examined it, held it in his arms, and took a big step back, away from the mother snow leopard.

The snow leopard cub wasn't injured, but it was frightened and was clinging tightly to his clothes with its little paws.

The mother snow leopard looked puzzled, tilted her head to Shi Wen, and whimpered.

Shi Wen took another step back and said to Yan Kexing, "What's wrong with it? It even tried to kill the little snow leopard."

Yan Kexing frowned as he looked at the three chubby snow leopard cubs.

One of the snow leopard cubs yawned with its mouth wide open and licked its lips with its pink little tongue.

You could tell from its movements that this little snow leopard wasn't just chubby; it was genuinely sturdy.

Yan Kexing looked again at the thin snow leopard cub in Shi Wen's arms and guessed, "Mother snow leopards usually give birth to two or three cubs at a time. This year, she gave birth to four. This little snow leopard in your arms was probably malnourished in the womb and was born particularly thin. Did the mother snow leopard not want to raise it anymore?"

Shi Wen looked down at the snow leopard cub and asked, "Did the mother snow leopard think she couldn't raise it, so she wanted to kill and eat it?"

Yan Kexing: "I think it's possible; many animals have a habit of killing their weak offspring."

Shi Wen speculated, "So, the male snow leopard might have found the cub and wanted to rescue it, which is why it carried the cub all the way to us?"

Yan Kexing: "Very likely."

Since this was a snow leopard cub that the mother leopard didn't want, leaving it here would likely result in it being killed by the mother leopard, Shi Wen and Yan Kexing took it back with them.

After taking it back, Shi Wen told Zhou Hongzhong about it.

Two days later, Zhou Hongzhong Shi Wen: "We've already reported it to our superiors. Would you like to raise another snow leopard cub?"

Shi Wen, "You want me to raise them?"

Zhou Hongzhong coughed lightly. "You have more experience, and the wild animals you raise are better. The higher-ups just want to know your opinion. If you're willing, we'll try our best to apply for subsidies for you."

Shi Wen was feeding the snow leopard cub goat milk. The cub was holding the bottle with both paws and drinking happily.

Seemingly sensing Shi Wen's gaze, the little snow leopard raised its head, closed its eyes, and let out a soft, childish meow.

Shi Wen couldn't bear to hand the animal over to someone else. "Alright, it's just one more mouth to feed, it's not much trouble."

Zhou Hongzhong: "Please take good care of this little snow leopard and do a good job in its rewilding, okay?"

Shi Wen readily replied, "No problem."

After Shi Wen reached an agreement with Zhou Hongzhong quickly sent over the relevant certificates and subsidies.

The snow leopard cub receives a monthly allowance of 3,000 yuan.

This was already the result that Zhou Hongzhong and his team had tried their best to achieve.

Shi Wen didn't care. Three thousand was a lot for a snow leopard cub. If it were all used for its food, it could be raised to be plump and healthy.

The snow leopard cub was very insecure; besides wanting to cling to Shi Wen, it also liked to cling to Cong Zai.

Cong Zai seems to regard this little snow leopard as its own little brother, and will lick its fur when it has nothing to do.

This made the little fox extremely jealous, and she fought several times with the little snow leopard when Shi Wen and Cong Zai couldn't see her.

The little fox didn't grow very tall and looked a bit chubby, but it was all just its fur sticking up. The little snow leopard, though small in size, had a unique ferocity.

The little fox and the little snow leopard got into a fight, and the fox neither won nor lost.

Both of them shed a lot of fur, but fortunately there was enough fur to make it not very noticeable.

Upon Shi Wen fallen snow leopard and fox fur, and reviewing the security footage, it was discovered that the two little creatures were actually fighting.

Shi Wen them bring the snow leopard cub and the fox cub to them and scold them, leaving them both listless and timid.

The two little ones didn't cheer up after Yan Kexing came back, and they lay there on either side of Cong Zai, sulking.

Yan Kexing had already Shi Wen about this from Shi Wen on WeChat. When he returned and saw them giving each other the silent treatment, he was still surprised. He squatted down and gently stroked the little fox, then the little snow leopard. "So young and already sulking?"

Shi Wen came out of the house and said, "Isn't that right? She has an incredibly bad temper."

Yan Kexing: "Can the little snow leopard open its eyes now?"

"Yes, the blue membrane hasn't faded yet." Shi Wen said, amused and annoyed. "They can't even see each other, but they can still fight just by smelling each other. It's unbelievable."

Yan Kexing stood up. "Be a little fiercer, you won't suffer any losses outside."

Shi Wen, "That's true."

After confirming that the snow leopard cub was unwanted by the mother, Shi Wen felt guilty towards the male snow leopard.

Next time I see a male snow leopard, I should invite it to my home for a meal and treat it to a meal.