Aya's pregnancy was a truly unexpected joy. Generally, chimpanzees take seven or eight months from conception to delivery, but it's only September now, so she won't give birth until next year.
For the zoo, Ahei's existence itself has special significance, and as Ahei's bloodline, it is naturally extraordinary.
Su Zhou directly arranged for the people at the breeding center to take Aya there to take care of her, so there was no need for her to accompany Ahei in receiving tourists during this period.
It's worth noting that among all the zoo's exhibits, the chimpanzee exhibit has the largest number of visitors. According to the data, almost all visitors choose the chimpanzee exhibit as their first choice when visiting the zoo, which makes the chimpanzee a well-known attraction in a certain sense.
“Aya has her own baby now, so Ahei, you’ll have to work hard for the next while.” Su Zhou said with some regret, “Why can’t Ahei and Aya be considered soulmates among chimpanzees?”
Ahei was also disappointed, but he respected Aya's decision.
The two chimpanzees held hands and looked at each other with tearful eyes, speechless and choked with emotion.
Su Zhou interrupted them: "Alright, alright, it's not like we're parting ways or dying, there's no need to be like this."
Aunt Sun and a few other newly hired employees of the breeding center came over and took Aya away. Ahei stood on the windowsill, looking out with some reluctance, as the departing chimpanzee's silhouette gradually disappeared from sight.
Su Zhou comforted Ah Hei, patting its broad back: "Ah Hei, keep up the good work. You're going to be a dad soon, so do your best."
Aya was taken directly to the breeding center to recuperate. Su Zhou had been to the breeding center before, and the equipment there represented the highest level of technology in the area where the system was located. The most advanced equipment could ensure that the animals could give birth safely.
Her main task right now is to work hard to unlock the different animal species so that the zoo's exhibits can be unlocked as soon as possible to meet the mission's objectives.
She had visited that vast blue sea alone many times. The boundless deep blue sea had not been overly commercialized, and everything still retained its most pristine state. Any video she casually filmed there would definitely be the kind that could be used as a tablet wallpaper.
The zoo is operating smoothly and orderly, and the funds in the account are enough for Su Zhou to unlock no less than ten animal enclosures every day.
Before we knew it, autumn had passed and winter had quietly arrived.
"Winter Solstice, it's so cold! How about hot pot tonight?" Su Zhou stamped her feet in the cold wind and chuckled as she warmed her fingers. The two walked side by side on the street. The temperature outside was a bit lower than in the zoo, and Su Zhou felt cold all over.
Xie Chi held Su Zhou's soft hand, transferring his body heat to her fingers. "Just the two of us?"
Every time there's an event like this involving hot pot or barbecue, it's usually all the zoo staff who participate together. Xie Chi doesn't find it strange, but with so many male employees at the zoo, some of whom are even educationally compatible with Su Zhou, Xie Chi can't help but feel a little jealous.
The soothing temperature made Su Zhou squint her eyes comfortably. She nodded and said, "Yes, it's just the two of us. My friend recently recommended a really good old Chongqing hot pot restaurant to me. It's said to be very authentic. I'll treat you to dinner."
Even after dating for so long, the two of them are still incredibly innocent. When Xie Chi talks to her, his earlobes turn red even faster than his face. His adorable reaction makes Su Zhou so cute that she gets a nosebleed.
“You’ve always paid more,” Xie Chi’s voice was very soft, so soft it almost melted in the cold wind. “I can give you all my assets.”
Su Zhou was slightly taken aback by Xie Chi's words.
This was her first time dating, and she had no experience. She didn't know how most people dated, so she just followed her own steps and pace and never asked Xie Chi about his past.
No matter what Xie Chi was like in the past, as long as he is by her side now, it doesn't matter.
Besides, wasn't Xie Chi a celebrity in the past? How much money could he possibly have?
But not wanting to spoil the fun, Su Zhou nodded anyway: "Okay, what's mine is yours, and what's yours is mine, is that alright now?"
A faint smile appeared in Xie Chi's narrow, dark eyes. Su Zhou then took his hand and pointed to a narrow alley ahead, where light could be faintly seen. "The hot pot restaurant is inside. I heard it's very good."
This old Chongqing hot pot restaurant is indeed a bit hard to find. If you're not a regular customer, it's difficult to find it by navigating the winding alleys. It has a very lively, bustling atmosphere.
Su Zhou pulled Xie Chi to a secluded spot to sit down. Both of them could order by scanning a QR code. After ordering, she pulled off her mask, revealing a pair of bright almond-shaped eyes that looked exceptionally beautiful under the light.
"Do celebrities make money?" Su Zhou herself doesn't follow celebrities and doesn't know much about their pay. She only knows that celebrities are divided into different levels. Some are busy with gigs all year round, while others spend a lot of time trying to find a film crew to work with.
However, someone of Xie Chi's level shouldn't be too bad either.
My roommate had told me before that Xie Chi had topped the list of the richest celebrities several times, so he must be considered very wealthy.
Xie Chi's cool voice sounded a little muffled because of the mask: "It doesn't make money."
Su Zhou paused for a moment, then quickly remembered that his farewell to his former company hadn't been very dignified, mainly because the company had made a mess of things. She gave a sweet smile: "It's okay, I can support you if you don't have money."
When the dishes were served, Su Zhou ate quite a bit herself, but Xie Chi rarely ate anything with a strong smell, so he just kept putting food on her plate.
"The hot pot here tastes pretty authentic, almost the same as what I had in Chongqing. The broth is very fragrant, and the meat is fairly fresh. But it's still far inferior to the one at our zoo." Since her family runs a chain restaurant brand, Su Zhou always subconsciously analyzes the taste of the food when she goes out to eat.
Indeed, the flesh of all spirits is the flesh of all spirits, and other places are other places.
When the two came out of the hot pot restaurant, Su Zhou smelled her sleeves and felt that she smelled strongly of hot pot. "I smell so strongly of hot pot on me. Let's walk slowly along the roadside and let the smell dissipate."
Despite saying that, Su Zhou unexpectedly leaned on Xie Chi and took a deep breath, but the expected taste did not come.
He carried only a cool fragrance, like walking through a thicket of plum trees in a snowy landscape, the ebony heavy with the weight of the new snow, its subtle scent lingering on one's sleeves. There wasn't even a trace of hot pot smell.
"Would you like to experience shrinking the distance to an inch?" Xie Chi placed his hands on her shoulders, a bewitching smile playing on his upturned eyes.
Su Zhou nodded almost unconsciously.
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