Chapter 205 Rolling Sheep Park Opening 2
On Saturday, March 4th, the Rolling Sheep Park opened.
As old fans of the park, Li Chenggong and his family heard that the new park was about to open, so they booked tickets early and came to visit early in the morning!
During non-holiday periods, it is easier to book tickets for the park than before. Locals can basically buy tickets. The park has been continuously expanding, with the most famous Sky Aquarium and the "Book Travel" Experience Hall expanding the fastest. The park now sells 70,000 tickets per day, and locals and special groups can get some discounts.
For example, the 70,000 tickets were released only to consider the visitor experience. The park will still release some extra tickets every day depending on the situation. For example, elderly people who have no children and cannot use mobile phones to book tickets in advance, or left-behind children can basically buy tickets when they come to the park's ticket window.
It was eight o'clock in the morning, and the child had no resentment about getting up so early. Instead, his eyes were bright and he couldn't wait.
Li Chenggong and his wife, Ms. Song, looked at their son's happy face and chatted happily, "Look at him, doesn't he look like how we looked forward to the New Year when we were little?"
Li Chenggong and Ms. Song are both nearly 40 years old. Their son will be promoted to junior high school after the summer vacation this year. He can study without distraction, go to the theme park on weekends, and eat at the Elf Restaurant. Their life is very happy.
They weren't so happy back then. Jin'an is now a small, third-tier city, and Jin'an a few decades ago was even more so. Back then, every family was poor. Parents of the previous generation still lived in collective housing provided by their work units. Their only entertainment was watching TV. School was impossible, and weekends were spent either helping with chores or doing homework. How could they have time to go out and play?
No, to be more precise, even if we wanted to have fun, we had nowhere to go. After all, urban development was still very crude back then, and entertainment venues were practically nonexistent. If we wanted to have fun, we could only stroll through the park, admire the flowers and birds. Material possessions weren't as plentiful as they are today, so of course, the most anticipated event was the Lunar New Year.
"Thinking about my life now, it's so good!" Li Chenggong is in much better health now than before. With good health and a good mood, life feels especially sweet.
Ms. Song stared at his belly, which was gradually shrinking and had a faint outline of abdominal muscles, and nodded. "It's really good, and it will get better in the future."
Li Chenggong met her gaze and blushed, "Ahem, this is in a public place, be careful. If you want to see something, go home."
Ms. Song snorted, "You old rascal, what did I see? What did I say? But you, for no apparent reason, started to act inappropriately."
Li Chenggong: ...
Dear visitors, the new park, Rolling Sheep House, is open for tours today. Admission is free, but feeding and other interactive activities will not be provided. Welcome to visit.
[Since the rolling sheep have a regular sleep schedule, the fixed visiting hours are from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily. Visitors are not allowed to enter at other times. Visitors are advised to arrange their time accordingly...]
Dear Visitors, the new park, Rolling Sheep House, is located southeast of Fantasy Ranch. Please follow the signs. There are two routes to the new park. One is a ten-minute walk from the visitor center entrance, along the path on the left. Along the way, you'll find public restrooms, a self-service tea machine, and a small garden.
The second route starts at the park's main gate and follows the southwest path, passing the Abandoned Park, Jasmine Town, the Dwarf Restaurant, the Purple Lake, and the Fantasy Ranch. The fastest time for this route is 20 minutes.
If you get lost, don't panic. There are signposts throughout the park, and dynamic guide maps are displayed every 100 meters. If you encounter any special circumstances, please call the park's customer service number, and a staff member will be with you within five minutes. If you observe any inappropriate behavior that violates public order and good morals during your visit, please call the park's customer service number.
The repeated broadcast interrupted the conversation between Li Chenggong and his wife. Li Chenggong sighed, "The park is really getting bigger and bigger now. I still remember when I first came last year, I could see the whole place at a glance. Now, new visitors can easily get lost."
Ms. Song also lamented: "The broadcasts are getting longer and longer."
The two of them were still walking slowly, but their son was already impatient and pulled them, saying that he wanted to go see the rolling sheep.
In order to let their son see the rolling sheep as soon as possible, the two had to speed up their pace.
As old fans of the park and locals, Li Chenggong and his family had already played the park's attractions many times, so they were not affected at all when walking along the way. They just took the time to enjoy the scenery and soon arrived at the entrance of the Rolling Sheep Park.
Some new visitors struggled. Those who entered through the visitor center were fine, but those entering through the main gate were tempted by attractions along the way. Some outsiders, drawn to the soothing short video featuring the red-eyed elves and rolling sheep that recently went online, were drawn in by either Jasmine Town or the purple lake. After finally weathering the temptations, they were completely exhausted by the time they reached the Fantasy Ranch.
After all, whether it's the puff bird that can transform into a handsome guy and interact with them and is extremely pleasing to the eye, or the ground dragon that carries them while spitting clouds, they are all super attractive, okay?
There were also many old tourists who came for the rolling sheep, but they couldn't walk halfway through, so they just played first.
Therefore, when Li Chenggong and his family walked into the new park, there were not many people there.
This new park looks a bit like the viewing corridor, both have high glass walls, but there are still differences. The viewing corridor has glass on only one side, and the other side is a wall with some decorations. It is different here. This new park is much larger than the viewing corridor at first glance, and it is in the shape of an 8. Visitors can circle inside and then come out. The entrance is also the exit.
"This is great. The entrance is right next to the exit, and the passage is wide, not as narrow as the observation corridor. If you want to wait for someone, you can just wait at one of the entrances."
"When the viewing corridor was first built, there wasn't enough money! It's much more impressive now!"
"Haha, looking at it this way, the monsters are quite pitiful. The glass inside the viewing corridor is so narrow, and the landscaping is not well thought out. It's only wide enough for a monster to lie down. This park has rockery, ponds, flowers, and trees, and the sunlight is so bright. It's very comfortable to look at."
"There are lots of toys! It must be comfortable to live here!"
Tourists were chatting and laughing as they came and went. Li Chenggong and Ms. Song were staring into the glass wall, searching for any rolling sheep that might appear. Then they heard their son scream, "Mom, here, here!"
Not only Li Chenggong and his wife, but other tourists around were also attracted by the scream. They stretched their necks and leaned over, and when they saw the scene inside, they immediately let out a little wow.
The direction they were looking was a rockery nestled next to a big tree. On the rockery there was a toy-like wooden house. The door of the wooden house was open at this time, facing the glass wall at an angle. A small thing like a black coal ball was slowly eating a carrot inside.
It is a round ball with big, black and bright eyes. The white part of the eyes is almost a circle of white lines. This shape makes it look like a creature from a fairy tale.
The glass wall blocked the outside sounds. At this time, it was concentrating on chewing the carrot. It was quite picky. First, it used its teeth like a peeler to peel off the carrot skin one by one. However, it was not a professional peeler after all, so the skin was scraped into bumps. It would fill in the places that it could not scrape, and chew off the carrot flesh on the skin where it scraped too much flesh.
After all the skin of the carrot was scraped off and only a little bit was left on the butt, it slowly began to nibble on it. It was very polite and chewed its food very carefully.
Visitors were already snapping photos like crazy. Some had already started posting them on social media, some were calling friends to come over, and some were recording videos while excitedly holding their hearts, "Ah, it eats so elegantly, like a lady!"
"What a thrifty kid! He even scrapes off the little bit of flesh stuck to his skin!"
"Ahhh, even cuter than in the video!"
"This eating show will definitely go viral if we record it!"
"Can it hear us? Look here, baby~"
"Ahhh, it's so cute, holding the carrot with its paw to stop it from moving. I got the emoticon!"
While this group of tourists were fascinated by the food broadcast, the tourists in front had already started listening to the tour guide's introduction.
Meng Linlin and Lin Lanlan, two good friends, came to the park again. At this time, they were looking at a rolling sheep with lighter hair behind the glass wall with distressed faces.
The guide continued, "...The rolling sheep are a new species discovered in our country, deep in an isolated mountain. Their population is currently small, but we're honored to have been granted breeding rights at our park... The rolling sheep don't perform in any way, and feeding or interaction is strictly prohibited. The glass walls block out sound, so you don't have to worry about disturbing them with a little noise. However, please don't bang on the glass, as it might startle them."
"The one we see now is named Le'an. He's the youngest and has the lightest fur among the sheep. Due to some special reasons, Le'an lost his claws and became a disabled sheep. He often gets depressed because he can't climb up the dining table or jump off the swing. But our keepers are very patient with him. Under their careful care, Le'an finally regained his confidence and started trying to interact with other sheep."
"But Le'an is still very timid and always stays quietly in the corner..."
Meng Linlin and Lin Lanlan looked at the furry ball that was eating an apple in the corner. Its eyes were bright. Although they couldn't tell why it was unhappy, they felt pity for it when they heard that it was a disabled furry ball.
Lin Lanlan even asked, "If feeding isn't allowed, can we donate money? I see it really likes apples, can you give it some other fruits?"
The tour guide said, "Sure. You can check the donation channels on the park app."
On that day, Le'an the Rolling Sheep received countless donations and a lot of fresh and sweet fruits. Then a few days later, Liu Meilan found that there were several disabled sheep without claws among the Rolling Sheep. These "disabled sheep" would fall down after jumping a few times, and would not move after rolling a few steps. When they saw Liu Meilan coming, they would shrink into the corner with their eyes downcast, looking very pitiful.
Liu Meilan: ...
No, something's not right.
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