After the discussion, the family sat together early the next morning to have breakfast, and then went to the zoo in Spring City together.
Chuncheng Zoo is located on Yuantong Mountain not far from the military compound.
Come out from the east gate of the compound, go north along Jingcheng Road, turn into Yuantong Street, walk two miles and turn left, you will reach Yuantong Mountain. The zoo is on the west side of Yuantong Mountain.
Yuantongshan Zoo covers a large area and houses many kinds of animals, including rare giant pandas, tigers, leopards, black bears, monkeys, deer, peacocks... and many other animals.
He Yan was too young to understand the significance of the giant panda to the country. She had no interest in the chubby black and white panda, but instead had a special liking for the golden-haired monkeys on the monkey mountain next door.
She watched outside the monkey mountain for a long time, so long that when everyone was about to leave after watching the monkeys, she was still lying on the edge of the railing of the monkey mountain and was unwilling to leave.
Yun Qiao wanted to carry her away, but she held the railing tightly with both hands and pretended to cry very loudly, refusing to leave.
Shi Shan took out a banana to coax her, and after a long time, she finally coaxed He Yan into laughing.
She reached out to take the banana. He Tingyu thought the scene was very interesting and raised his camera to take a picture of her. But at that moment, something unexpected happened.
On the Monkey Mountain, a little golden monkey suddenly came rushing over as fast as lightning, rushed over at lightning speed, and snatched the banana from Shi Shan's hand.
He Tingyu just pressed the shutter button at this moment, freezing this dramatic scene on film.
A few seconds later, He Yan looked at his empty hands in confusion, then turned his head to look at the golden little monkey that had already rushed up the monkey mountain and began to enjoy the spoils. His cherry lips curled up, and tears welled up in his big black eyes.
"Wuwuwuwu... banana... mine!" She pointed at the culprit monkey in the monkey mountain, tears in her eyes, looked at Yun Qiao with a face of grievance, and complained to her.
"Oh, my dear, you're so pitiful. Your banana was snatched away by the little monkey. Come, let mommy hug you." Yun Qiao took He Yan into his arms and touched her smiling head comfortingly, but he really couldn't help but smile.
The scene just now was so funny, hahaha, I really couldn’t help laughing.
He Yan cried loudly, "Banana, mine, my banana."
Shi Shan leaned over, wiped the tears from He Yan's face, and coaxed him softly, "Don't cry, baby. Grandma has some bananas here. The little monkey is so annoying. He actually snatched our food. Let's not eat here. Let's go out and eat somewhere else, okay?"
He Yan sniffed, pursed his lips and nodded: "Okay, let's go out and eat, not here. This place is disgusting."
"Come on, let's go out."
Turning off Monkey Mountain, there was the Peacock Garden in front. He Yan sat on a bench outside the Peacock Garden and ate half a banana before running out. The remaining half was not wasted and was consumed by He Tingjun.
After eating bananas, the family entered the Peacock Garden. He Tingjun carried He Yan on his shoulders and let her sit on his neck to see more widely.
In the peacock garden, peacocks were vying to spread their feathers. He Yan had never seen anything like this before. He opened his eyes wide in shock, stretched out his hand, pointed inside, and shouted to Yun Qiao: "Mom, big tail, big tail."
"Yes, there are many beautiful big tails." Yun Qiao smiled and pinched He Yan's little hand, saying to her: "Yanyan, this is a peacock. Peacocks have beautiful big tails. Peacocks' tails can also spread out. It's very beautiful, isn't it?"
"Well, peacock, the tail is so beautiful!" He Yan clapped her hands excitedly. Something new attracted her attention. After a while, she put aside the unpleasant things that happened on the Monkey Mountain and started to play happily.
After seeing the peacocks, the group continued to visit other parks. He Tingyu took a lot of photos along the way, including candid photos and group photos taken with good poses. By the time they finally left the zoo, He Tingyu had used up a roll of 135 film.
It was almost noon when they left the zoo. He Ruilin arranged for the family to dine at the famous Huguo Restaurant in Spring City. They tried pork rib soup, steamed pork with rice flour, braised pork, and spicy Korean chopped pork—four signature dishes beloved by Spring City residents. They also ordered the restaurant's popular steamed buns, sauced chicken wings, Kung Pao chicken, and a set of cross-bridge rice noodles for 70 cents.
I can only say that it is worthy of being one of the most famous restaurants in Spring City, and every dish is highly praised.
After dinner, He Ruilin did not participate in the afternoon activities. He had important things to do, and it was already the limit for him to spare a whole morning to accompany his family.
He Ruilin was picked up by the guards in a car. Once he left, Shi Shan was unable to calm He Ying down. He Ying said directly, "Mom, my legs are sore from walking around all morning. I won't go to Dianchi Lake anymore. If you want to go, go ahead. I want to rest at home."
Shi Shan glanced at He Ying and asked her, "Are you really not going?"
"I'm not going." He Ying sat down on the steps beside the road without any image, and said lazily: "I can't walk anymore. I'll have to trouble Zou Yuan to carry me if I go there later."
Zou Yuan took the initiative to smooth things over: "Mom, you take Chenchen, my eldest brother and his wife, and my second brother and the others. I'll take Yingying home."
He Ying refused to go, but if she was forced to follow him, who knew what kind of trouble she would cause.
Shi Shan could only nod helplessly, "Okay, then you guys go home first, and we'll go to Dianchi Lake."
He Ying showed a triumphant smile on her face. She sat on the steps, looked up and opened her arms towards Zou Yuan: "Brother Yuan, carry me."
Zou Yuan immediately cooperated by squatting down and carrying He Ying on his back.
After the two left, Shi Shan apologized to Yun Qiao and said, "We spoiled Yingying. Even though she's a mother, she still has the temper of a child."
Yun Qiao curled the corners of his lips, smiled, and said nothing.
It was natural for Shi Shan to criticize her daughter, but as a daughter-in-law, she had no say.
However, He Ying's departure was exactly what Yun Qiao wanted.
He Ying didn't like Yun Qiao, and Yun Qiao herself didn't like her either. Yun Qiao felt relieved that she didn't have to get along with her.
Dianchi Lake is located in the southwest suburbs of Spring City. Because of its fame, many people go there to visit on a daily basis. There is a direct bus from the city.
Spring City has a mild climate, which attracts many migratory birds from the north to spend the winter here every year. These birds begin to fly to Spring City in late November and do not leave until early March of the following year. Among these birds, the most common are seagulls.
Therefore, every winter is the season for admiring seagulls in Spring City, and the number of people visiting Dianchi Lake will increase accordingly.
It was the first time that Yun Qiao saw so many seagulls.
There were people feeding the seagulls with food by the lake, and Yun Qiao was eager to try it.
Shi Shan had prepared some mixed flour buns before she came. She broke off some small pieces and handed one to Yun Qiao, smiling, "Feed him if you want."
Yun Qiao reached out to take it somewhat embarrassedly, but when he reached the lake, he backed out before even raising his hand.
She looked at He Tingjun timidly and asked him for help: "These birds won't peck me, right?"
"No." He Tingjun comforted her: "Don't be afraid, just feed it boldly."
"Then I'll feed you."
Yun Qiao raised the steamed bun in his hand, subconsciously narrowed his eyes, and looked as if he was ready to die.
He Tingyu looked at her funny, raised his camera, and reminded her, "Sister-in-law, relax a little, seagulls don't bite people."
Yun Qiao subconsciously looked at him: "Really?"
He Tingyu pressed the shutter button repeatedly before answering, "Really."
The picture freezes.
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