"What's wrong with your Huahua today? She looks so scary?" Gao Haining realized her voice was trembling as soon as she spoke.

"Maybe it's because there are fewer people at home lately, just me taking care of the two kids, and Huahua has gotten used to it."

The dog was suddenly surrounded by many unfamiliar people and wondered if something had happened.

Zhang Shuzhen thought about it for a moment and then suggested this possibility.

Since Sheng Liancheng went up the mountain after winter began, Hua Hua has basically come back every other day to stay overnight, sometimes bringing some things home.

It was used to the Sheng family being just a few people. If a group of strangers suddenly came to the house, given Hua Hua's protective nature, it would definitely think something had happened, so it's normal for it to get angry.

"My goodness, this tiger comes to your house all the time? How come I've never heard anyone mention it?"

Wang Jianshe and the others were taken aback. They had thought that once the tiger grew up, it would leave the Sheng family and never come back, but it turned out that it never did; this guy always came back.

Hua Hua usually comes home at night, and even if she stays home, she basically stays in the west room and doesn't come out.

After the winter production season began, Sheng Liancheng went up the mountain, leaving Zhang Shuzhen with the two children at home. Not many people came to the Sheng family's house at night.

So, after all this time, no one really noticed that Hua Hua had returned to the forest farm.

However, Hua Hua's shout tonight could be heard not only in the forest farm, but also in the alkali field.

"Xiping, you'd better be more careful in the future."

We know that flowers don't harm people or livestock, but others may not. We cherish flowers, but we can't guarantee that others feel the same way.

You should know that no matter what the authorities say, or what protected animals are forbidden to be killed, there are definitely people who secretly kill them.

If someone figured out Hua Hua's routine on her way home and ambushed her, the tiger would be in serious trouble.

Wang Jianshe is a man who thinks things through deeply, so he inevitably had to give Sheng Xiping some advice.

Money can be a powerful motivator. A tiger is worth a lot of money. Who can say that there aren't people who are blinded by greed and act recklessly?

After Wang Jianshe's reminder, the Sheng family also realized this, and their expressions immediately turned grim. "Okay, we'll be careful."

Disturbed by Hua Hua, everyone lost their appetite for watching TV, and Wang Jianshe and the others said goodbye and left.

The Sheng family members sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in silence.

"Xiping, will anyone report this to higher authorities again? Will our keeping Huahua cause any more trouble?"

Sheng Liancheng was somewhat uneasy. He was not only worried about Huahua's safety, but also afraid that someone would use this as an excuse to cause trouble for the Sheng family again.

"Logically, this shouldn't be the case. When we rescued Huahua, the people in the stadium knew about it."

Besides, we didn't lock Huahua up. She's free; she comes and goes as she pleases. How can we control a wild animal like that?

Sheng Xiping frowned. He wasn't really sure himself; he was just saying that to reassure his family.

"It's alright, I'll talk to Uncle Zheng tomorrow."

Hua Hua didn't bite anyone, nor did it kill any livestock or anything like that. It didn't harm the forest farm, and the forest farm won't harm it.

Tigers are protected animals. Anyone who dares to mess with them can expect to end up in jail.” Sheng Xiping calmed himself down.

There aren't many people in the forest who know how to hunt; there are only a handful. Based on Sheng Xiping's understanding of them, with their limited abilities, trying to hunt Hua Hua is pure fantasy.

On the other side of the alkali field, there are a few hunters who are quite skilled. If they really joined forces, they might be a threat.

That's easy. He can just go to the alkali field tomorrow and tell his older brothers.

Liu Yujiang's words still carry weight at the Dajianchang plantation, especially now. Countless people are tempted to follow him to the south to make money.

At this point, no one should dare to offend the Liu brothers or Sheng Xiping.

After listening to Sheng Xiping's analysis, everyone felt that it made sense and were finally relieved.

It was getting late, and I wasn't really in the mood to watch TV anymore, so I tidied up, washed up, and went to bed.

The next morning, right after breakfast, Zheng Xianyong sent someone to find Sheng Xiping.

The tiger's roar was so loud last night that anyone who wasn't deaf could hear it. As the secretary of the forest farm, Zheng Xianyong should have at least asked what was going on.

"Uncle, it's nothing, it's just that Hua Hua came back last night."

Seeing so many of our family members, it probably thought something had happened and barked to scare us.

When Sheng Xiping saw Zheng Xianyong, he quickly explained.

"Oh, so that's what happened. You scared me."

Last night, someone came to my house and said that it might be that tiger from my farm has returned. They asked the farm to think of a way to drive the tiger away or something, so that it doesn't hurt people or kill livestock.

I figured your tiger had never bitten anyone or livestock in all these years, so it shouldn't cause any trouble. That's why I called you over this morning to find out what happened.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xianyong breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as no one is injured and no livestock is lost, it's not a big deal.

If something really happens, there's nothing we can do but report it.

"However, you'd better get that tiger out of the forest and make sure it doesn't come back too often."

"After all, it's just an animal. What if one day it can't catch any prey and comes into the village to eat someone's livestock? That would be a real problem."

Zheng Xianyong was also thinking of Sheng Xiping's best interests; once trouble was caused, Zheng Xianyong wouldn't be able to protect Huahua either.

“Okay, Uncle, I understand. I’ll think of a way to handle this.” Sheng Xiping nodded, knowing that Zheng Xianyong meant well.

After leaving the Zheng family, Sheng Xiping went to the Liu family.

As soon as Liu Yujiang and his brother saw him, they immediately asked if Huahua had returned.

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