The Lantern Festival has been a traditional festival since ancient times, and it is just as important as the New Year. What Su Zhou wants to do is to create a zoo that is completely unique to the Chinese people. As for how to leave a deep impression on visitors, that has become a bit of a headache for Su Zhou.
Not wanting to reveal her troubles to her parents, Su Zhou changed the subject when she looked up again: "Grandma and Grandpa, my grandparents are living here and they're doing great. Why don't you come and live with us at the zoo? The environment here is very nice."
To prove her point, she went out in her slippers to open her grandparents' room.
Fortunately, it wasn't too late yet, and Grandpa and Grandma were still awake. Grandpa was watching a live stream on Yinpu (a Chinese music streaming platform), and Grandma was mending his clothes.
The elderly couple had always had a good relationship. Su Zhou never remembered them arguing. During the most difficult period, her grandfather never let her grandmother work in the fields, and her grandmother was very understanding of her grandfather's hard work.
Frugality is an old person's habit. It's not that Su Yunhai treats his parents badly; he said he would save all the money he was given for his parents' retirement.
Although the small restaurant was a bit busy, Grandpa and Grandma seemed to be in good spirits. Su Zhou was on a video call, wearing cute pajamas. Having lived in the zoo for a long time, even her complexion and skin had become very good. If you didn't look closely, you could hardly see her pores. Her skin was fair with a faint pink tinge. The video call was on speakerphone, and Grandma looked up and said, "You're video calling your parents?"
“My grandparents are here too, Grandma, say hello.” Su Zhou turned the camera around, put her arms around her grandmother’s neck and looked at the camera with a smile. “You don’t know how good the sound is in small restaurants these days. If you’re bored at home, Grandma and Grandpa, why don’t you come to our zoo and find some easy work to do?”
Wang Xingyue's voice slowly drifted over, complaining, "I think you're planning to turn everyone in our family into your employees sooner or later."
Su Zhou said shamelessly, "Great! Then my dad and you two can come here and do some more work. Wouldn't it be better if the whole family were together?"
They were both joking, and neither of them thought anything was wrong.
Even her grandparents were laughing, but Wang Yue was actually seriously considering the feasibility of this matter.
Wang Xingyue's own studio is doing well now, with impressive quarterly financial reports and high profit margins, even with excellent employee benefits.
Su Yunhai and Wang Xingyue each have their own careers, and they always treat their employees with tolerance and sincerity, which naturally brings them great success. Since spending a day or two at the zoo, Wang Xingyue has noticed that her skin condition has improved a lot. Several wealthy women who usually go to beauty salons with her have been asking her what cosmetic procedures she has recently undergone, as her skin looks several years younger.
She thought back carefully and realized that she hadn't had time to go to the beauty salon for treatments recently. The only time she went out was to support her daughter at the zoo.
An unbelievable thought popped into my head: that the feng shui of the Wanling Zoo is actually quite beneficial to health, and that more than one person online has mentioned this. Many netizens have said online that their chronic ailments have slowly improved after visiting the Wanling Zoo.
The video pinned to the top of the zoo's page was the first video posted by Su Zhou in the name of the zoo, and the main character in the video is Ahei.
The pinned comment section has now become a wishing post, with people wishing that Su Zhou would open a sanatorium, or that Su Zhou would open more guesthouses and hotels, hostels, capsule hotels, or anything else, five-star or six-star hotels are all fine, and the price doesn't matter. Many well-off tourists have their eyes on Wanling Zoo.
Su Zhou had only mentioned it casually, but she never expected that her grandparents would actually take the question seriously.
"What kind of work can an old man like us do at your zoo? Cleaning?" Grandpa asked sincerely.
The zoo currently has no shortage of cleaners.
Su Zhou shook her head: "This job is not easy at all, and I can't bear to see you suffer."
Su Zhou blushed as soon as she said it. Her grandfather, who was sitting next to her, gave her a meaningful look and then said to the camera, "Brother, we opened a small restaurant near the zoo. Xiao Zhou arranged it for us. You know what, there's not much to do, but the environment here is really nice. The scenery is beautiful. I recently discovered a perfect fishing spot where you can catch big fish."
If my grandfather had any hobbies, it would definitely be fishing. He would get up at five or six in the morning and fish until eleven or twelve at night before coming back. He would just have a simple lunch and his skin would be tanned dark.
Grandma's little restaurant was really busy today. And the restaurant doesn't serve pre-made dishes; everything is made to order. Even with other chefs helping, the work is still quite demanding. Su Zhou felt a little guilty and thought about not making it, not wanting to harm the elderly's health. But her grandparents felt it wasn't right to do it this way.
Grandpa's words were clearly meant to trick Grandpa into coming over. Both of them were quite amusing. Su Zhou didn't say anything but secretly chuckled to herself.
"A magical fishing spot? Little Zhou, my precious granddaughter, what kind of work can I still do at your zoo? Don't let my age fool you, I can still do a lot of things." Grandpa took the bait and asked willingly.
Su Zhou said in a serious tone, "Well, you'll know when you get here. Why don't you just have the driver bring you two over and see if you can get used to it first?"
Grandpa readily agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll go first thing tomorrow morning and stay with you for the next couple of days. It's perfect timing, it's been a long time since my brother and I have had a drink together."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Xingyue agreed to introduce Su Zhou to some famous designers.
Su Zhou was also thinking about this. When she returned to her room, she discussed it with the system: "You should give us some money for the zoo's budget for the Lantern Festival. This is all for the good of our zoo. System, you don't want our zoo to be inferior to others, do you?"
[Budget? Lantern Festival? How much budget does the host want?] The system's soft and cute voice didn't betray any hint of being tricked.
"Inviting some well-known intangible cultural heritage inheritors and painters costs a lot of money, so of course the more the better. This is all for the good development of our zoo, so that our zoo can become a world-class zoo as soon as possible." Su Zhou's voice was seductive as she opened her tablet and looked at the screen. This time, she had an unexpected surprise.
Side Quest: Successfully Planning the Zoo's Lantern Festival Event
Quest Reward: Mysterious Gift x1
A mysterious gift?
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