"What good news?" Su Zhou's eyes widened slightly. She really thought this was good news for her, but she didn't expect there to be other good news.

Officer Su said, "Here's the thing, I have some connections with the person in charge of Chaoxing Zoo. They have a brown bear cub for sale right now. If you want it, I can give you a discount."

That's really good news.

Speak of the devil and he appears.

It would indeed be a bit dull if there was only one Malayan sun bear in the zoo.

Su Zhou immediately sat up straight, clenching her fist excitedly: "Money is not a problem. Let's set a time to meet and discuss the brown bear matter."

Officer Su smiled and said, "Don't rush. He said he'd only have time next week. Do you have any other plans next week?"

Next week... next week... Su Zhou glanced at her schedule app. The class reunion was this Sunday, so theoretically she had nothing planned for next week. She looked up and said, "No, I'm free anytime next week."

"Okay, I'll tell him, and I'll call you back later."

Officer Su hung up the phone quickly this time, probably because he was busy with other things. Su Zhou's thoughts had already flown far away: the aquarium, the aquarium, that was the prestigious aquarium.

Among all the items in the system's store, the aquarium is definitely one of the more expensive ones.

How is this any different from a windfall?

I always feel like doing side quests is more profitable than doing regular quests.

[Host, calm down. The chances of triggering side quests are low. Your main task right now is to develop the zoo.] The system, as if it could read Su Zhou's mind, instantly understood what she meant.

Su Zhou felt awkward and said, "Fine, can't I just think about it in my head? Aren't I working tirelessly for the zoo every day?"

Click on [Build] to see the two-month construction period.

Su Zhou gasped.

This should be the longest construction period since the zoo was taken over.

Compared to real-world efficiency, two months is already quite fast. However, most buildings were constructed very quickly before. Su Zhou guessed that the aquarium here in the system might be different from the aquariums she had seen elsewhere, and there must be other commendable aspects to it.

Her fingertips touched the cool tablet screen, and she dragged the aquarium to the area where wild yellow croakers were kept.

This place is now under the jurisdiction of my maternal grandparents.

The two elderly people were also very dedicated, truly considering themselves part of the zoo and taking great care of all the facilities. Coincidentally, combined together, it could be considered an aquarium, which makes perfect sense.

She turned her head and found Xie Chi standing at the door.

"What are you laughing at? How silly." The moment Xie Chi appeared, the entire office seemed to become more sophisticated.

Su Zhou was genuinely happy. She jumped up from her office chair, her hair bouncing with excitement: "I have some good news for you. Our zoo now has an aquarium too!"

As soon as she finished speaking, looking at Xie Chi's expression, she knew without guessing what he was about to say.

Su Zhou was one step ahead of him, pressing two fingers together to his lips.

[Those ugly things... are they really that happy?]

[Low IQ, poor memory, unlovable, and smells terrible—what's there to be happy about?]

In the eyes of the great and noble nine-tailed fox, any creature becomes an ugly thing once it enters his mouth.

When she pouts, she doesn't even spare her own kind.

"Alright, alright, you're the prettiest, you're the prettiest, but Xie Chi, you're currently unemployed, do you know how much revenue an aquarium brings to a zoo?" Su Zhou raised her bright eyes, and because of the other person's height, she had to look up slightly. "How much money do you need to make to support such a noble beauty like you?"

She's seriously considering this now. They've already kissed, so what's the difference between those exposed feelings and blatant jealousy? Since that's the case, she might as well ask now.

Su Zhou's sudden question was too bold. Xie Chi's overly beautiful face was somewhat surprised. He pursed his lips and said, "I don't want money, and I don't need you to support me."

"It's free for you. You can see me anytime, anywhere, forever. Whenever you want."

"Really?" Su Zhou reached out and hugged his waist, feeling the faint lines of his muscles.

His body was hot, and his ears were already bright red.

Releasing her hand, Su Zhou lowered her eyes and looked away. "Since you're being so obedient, I'll reluctantly allow you to stay by my side."

Xie Chi's lips curved into an almost imperceptible smile.

When it was time to leave work, Su Zhou directly tagged Song Xinran and Tang Yu in the group chat, asking them to come to the office after they finished their work.

Tang Yu and Song Xinran now each have their own work partners.

"Brother Tang, what do you think the headmaster is planning to call you guys for?" his friend asked curiously.

Everyone can see the group messages.

Tang Yu pursed his lips, a little nervous. Could it be that they wanted to fire him? As an initial employee, he had seen the zoo getting better and better, and his job could be easily replaced by someone with a lower level of education. After all, the workload was not heavy and he was not irreplaceable.

Feeling uneasy, Song Xinran, who came out of the ticket office, also looked uneasy.

"Do you know what we're going to do?" Song Xinran asked.

Tang Yu shook his head: "I don't know either. Oh well, let's just take it one step at a time."

The two of them walked nervously into the office.

Upon arriving at the office, Tang Yu saw Xie Chi sitting on the sofa, seemingly lost in thought.

To be honest, Xie Chi's voice was like a siren's, and his appearance was absolutely stunning. Even if he was the same sex, it would be hard for him to be jealous. However, since Xie Chi came to the zoo, he didn't talk to anyone else much, and he almost only talked to Su Zhou.

"Director..."

The two of them were like students who had caused trouble and were called to the office.

Su Zhou's voice was as usual, and her smile was sweet. She said casually, "Go ahead and do it. Don't be so nervous. I actually called you here today because I have something good to tell you."

"Good news?" Song Xinran and Tang Yu looked at each other in bewilderment.

“I’ve already asked HR to recruit new people for the security and ticketing jobs. To be honest, it’s a bit of a waste of your talents to assign these two jobs to you.”

"You two have good educational backgrounds. Anyone can do this kind of job, but you two can do something more important. Our zoo now has a lot of employees, and it's not feasible to manage everyone. I can't stay at the zoo all day long either. So, I called you here today to talk about promotions."