Putting the black swan event aside for the time being, and with the park closed for a week, Su Zhou hurried to see what Ahei was up to.
Su Zhou had previously seen a video where a Border Collie would manage the other dogs in the household. Su Zhou was really bold to entrust Ahei with the full responsibility for the other animals in the zoo.
During the week she was away, Su Zhou watched Ahei on the surveillance cameras quite often.
As expected of the eldest son of the family, Ahei's broad and powerful back was full of strength. He dutifully fed different animals different foods, which Su Zhou herself found amazing.
We gave everyone a day to relax and unwind after we got back. The zoo is still open today.
Having not streamed for several days, many viewers were lamenting in the comments section, so Su Zhou simply started streaming.
"Hello everyone, we're back from our study trip."
"Who fed the animals during the days I was away? You might not believe it, but all of our zoo staff went to training, which means there was no one at the zoo during that time... Yes, it was Ahei. There was no other way; Ahei is the eldest son, so the responsibility of taking care of his younger siblings had to fall on his shoulders."
Su Zhou smiled as she pushed open the door to the chimpanzee enclosure.
The exhibition hall has a self-cleaning function. Even if you haven't been there for many days, the venue is still very clean. At least when Su Zhou went in, it was almost the same as the day she left.
"Why don't you all guess where Ahei might be right now?" Su Zhou held up her phone and pulled open the door to the music room. The room was empty except for the ambient lighting, which meant Ahei must have left not long ago.
This venue is always bustling, but now, in its quietude, it has a surprisingly Zen-like quality.
The electronic calendar on the wall had stopped at the point very close to the New Year. Su Zhou's gaze sharpened slightly, and she was filled with mixed emotions.
Her eyesight wasn't poor, but there were just too many people in the live stream, and the comments were a riot of colors, densely packed together like a watermark. Su Zhou squinted, trying to glean some useful information from the flood of useless comments. "When will the zoo open? Tomorrow, dear visitor. If all goes well, the zoo should open tomorrow. Thank you all for your patience."
"The zoo will not be closed during the Chinese New Year. It will be open as usual, so there is no need to worry."
In the blink of an eye, Su Zhou had arrived at the small movie theater. The small, dark space was empty; Ah Hei was not there.
"Thank you for the gifts. You're giving Ahei an extra meal, right? Okay, okay. Ahei really works hard. We have a few big eaters in our zoo, and Ahei's brain remembers all of their eating habits. There's no way around it, Ahei is just that smart. There are many chimpanzees in the world, but there's only one Ahei. Hahaha, thank you everyone for the gifts."
"I'll have our operations manager edit the surveillance footage from the past few days and post it online later. I'm not exaggerating, everyone who's been to Wanling Zoo knows this isn't a scripted story or an AI-generated video. As everyone knows, live streams can't do that, so it's real." Su Zhou smiled, probably because the zoo was closed for such a long time this time, resulting in a large number of viewers watching the Wanling Zoo live stream.
Su Zhou herself did not show her face, nor did she use any camera movement techniques; the viewers in the live stream could only see a shaky camera.
In the study, Ahei was reading a storybook.
The number of comments in the live stream was a bit messy.
"Director, we'd like to see what books Ahei usually reads. Could you please move the camera closer so we can see which book Ahei is reading?"
—The cover looks familiar. My son has been enjoying this book lately, and I didn't expect Ahei to like it too.
—Is Black Prince really that amazing? He loves reading so much. I need to talk to my daughter about it. You love chimpanzees, and they love reading too. She'll definitely learn from that love too.
Unwittingly, Ahei once again earned the nickname "Black Prince".
Su Zhou brought the camera closer, and Ah Hei's light brown eyes stared straight at the camera; he was quite photogenic.
The phone camera was pointed at Ahei's book, a picture book about wolves. The script was provided by a well-known zoologist, who used humorous language to popularize knowledge to readers. This kind of picture book is very suitable for people who are not very interested in reading books.
"Ahei is reading 'Snowfield' again. Have any viewers read it?" Su Zhou turned to look at Ahei. "Ahei and the others really want to see what book you're reading. Um, could you explain to the viewers in the live stream what books you usually read?"
[I'm so bored I could die... When is the park opening? I've been reviewing what I've learned recently, and I feel like I'm already at the next level.]
I really want to work. Why are there people in this world who don't like working?
Su Zhou raised her eyes and felt helpless upon hearing Ah Hei's thoughts.
She was a lazy bum forced to turn her life around. In essence, she was still someone who didn't really like working. She became the zoo director only because it was her duty. Little did she know that the eldest son of the zoo would be so terrifying, a true workaholic.
After the initial shock, Ahei had already stood up.
Ahei picked and chose from the bookshelf, spreading his books out on the ground to show the viewers in the live stream. These were the books Ahei usually read.
From philosophy to humanities, from pinyin to detective novels.
Su Zhou didn't know if Ahei could really understand these profound things. In college, she had a required course called Marxist Philosophy. The final exam included not only Marxist Philosophy but also Ideological and Political Education. But Marxist Philosophy was obviously much more profound. During the final week, she felt her spirit was elevated as she memorized these things. She never expected that Ahei would treat this book as an extracurricular reading. Ahei was really... terrifying.
She now truly understands why online tourists, or rather, people who enjoy having fun, are so keen on giving Ahei all sorts of nicknames.
The abstract titles like "Concept God," "Sword Master," and "Black Professor" sometimes truly reflect the tourists' affection for Ahei.
Su Zhou said to Ahei, "The zoo opens tomorrow, and you can go to work tomorrow. Aren't you happy?"
Ahei's emaciated appearance suddenly transformed into one of boundless energy; it even pounded its chest in a primal manner and spun around in place.
Many people in the live stream couldn't believe it:
—Can there really be people in this world who genuinely enjoy going to work? Ah Hei, I'm your female fan. Can you take my place at work, and I'll be the chimpanzee?
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