He looked at Xia Zhining, his voice slightly choked:
"Expert Xia, thank you so much. It's been such a long, long time since we've felt this comfortable and needed."
Xia Zhining looked at the cute little animals and then at her Oroqen friends beside her. A warm feeling welled up in her heart.
*
When Xia Zhining and Ji Shuyun returned to Jiangcheng, it was already the morning of New Year's Eve.
Gu Huaiye left the night before, saying there was an urgent matter at the company.
On New Year's Eve, the Senyu Zoo was already filled with a festive and lively atmosphere.
Bright red lanterns hung from the treetops and eaves, paper-cut window decorations were pasted up, and even small auspicious knots were hung outside the animals' enclosures.
The air was filled with the faint aroma of food and the festive atmosphere of the New Year.
Xia Zhining had already made up her mind: this year, she would spend the holiday at the zoo with her furry family, having a lively and fun time!
Mom, she should be back today, right?
She'll introduce her animal friends to her mom properly then!
Ji Shuyun helped Xia Zhining carry her luggage to the entrance of the principal's dormitory. When the two of them looked up, they both froze in place.
A large villa has suddenly appeared on the plot of land next to the dormitory that was originally allocated to Gu Huaiye and had been vacant!
It's not a typical modern-style villa; it's the kind of dreamy, forest-themed villa that you only see in fairy tales.
With its natural wood-colored exterior walls, large floor-to-ceiling windows, and a small tower on the roof, it blends perfectly into the overall style of Senyu Zoo, looking as if it has grown naturally from the forest.
At this moment, this fairytale villa, like the zoo, is brightly decorated.
Strings of red lanterns hung under the eaves, and delicate paper-cut window decorations were pasted on the windowpanes.
To Xia Zhining's even greater surprise, Gu Huaiye himself was standing on a ladder, personally hanging a lantern.
Dark Star sat upright at the bottom of the ladder, carefully holding a small lantern that hadn't been hung up yet in its mouth, its bright black eyes intently watching its master, and its tail swaying gently behind it.
Xia Zhining stared in disbelief, and couldn't help but blurt out, "...What's going on?"
"I've only been on a few business trips... How did a moving castle suddenly appear next to our zoo?!"
Gu Huaiye climbed down the ladder, dusted off his hands, and looked at Xia Zhining with a smile on his lips:
"Didn't you allocate this piece of land in the park to me before? I had a new director's dormitory built, as a New Year's gift to the zoo."
Before he could finish speaking, Dark Star immediately understood, trotted forward, and handed Xia Zhi Ning a red notebook that it had been carefully carrying in its mouth, wagging its tail happily.
[Sister, sister, quickly put this away! It's a New Year's gift from our master!]
Xia Zhining took it, opened it, and was stunned.
This is the property certificate for this "Principal's Dormitory".
And in the column for the name of the property owner, it is clearly written as Xia Zhining.
Gu Huaiye took a step closer, looked down at her slightly, and said with just the right amount of amusement and seriousness in his voice, "A New Year's gift. The new dormitory, do our little headmistress Xia like it?"
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