Free Web NovelChapter 31: Chapter 31: Who’s Taking Care of Whom?
Gu Xulin: ???
Gu Xulin looked at the livestream camera, his face a mask of despair as he asked the director through the lens, "We have to live together??"
The drone bobbed up and down, as if nodding.
[Hahahahaha, after watching Gu Zhao for so long, I almost forgot Brother Lin is still afraid of animals!!]
[I’m a little curious. Don’t tell me each cabin has an animal corresponding to the card?]
[Then... a cow? I can’t even imagine it. I’m gonna go check! You can’t possibly sleep with a cow!]
[If that’s really the case, I think the ones who will have the biggest meltdown are the Ye Zuiyi siblings.]
Zhong Mingrui excitedly pulled Zhong Siqi toward their little cabin, his face full of anticipation.
"Brother! The beef must smell delicious! Are you going to eat it? I think Uncle Wang warned you not to eat random things when we got here, so you probably won’t. I’ll just eat it all myself then!!"
Zhong Siqi watched speechlessly as Zhong Mingrui dragged him along. He really didn’t have the heart to burst his bubble.
"Stop dreaming. You’ll be lucky if the director doesn’t make you shovel cow dung, let alone give you beef to eat. You really have a wild imagination."
Zhong Mingrui pouted unhappily. "Brother, your words aren’t nice. Don’t say them. I don’t like listening."
Zhong Siqi: ...
When they reached their cabin, Zhong Mingrui stood nervously outside the door. "Brother, can beef moo? Why do I hear mooing...?"
Zhong Siqi stared at the wooden door, a bad feeling suddenly washing over him.
Zhong Mingrui pushed the door open with his small hands and came face-to-face with a calf.
Their four eyes met.
"MOO—"
The calf let out a cry.
Zhong Mingrui: "Brother, I must be too hungry... The beef came to life."
[Zhong Mingrui is a bit possessive about his food, hahaha. Zhong Mingrui: Brother, if you’re not eating, then I’ll have it all!]
[That moment when their four eyes met made me burst out laughing! Calf: What’re you lookin’ at? Zhong Mingrui: You... how did you come to life?]
[Hahahahahaha, what the heck is "the beef came to life"! This kid’s train of thought is just too cute!]
[Zhong Siqi: I knew this would happen.]
It was the same for several other teams. The moment they opened their doors and saw the animals, there was only silence.
Except for one...
"AHHHHHHH!" Ye Zuiyi screamed the moment she saw the lump behind the door.
Ye Zexi was startled too. When he came to his senses, he quickly scooped up Ye Zuiyi and stared warily at the large, coiled-up white snake.
The snake was about 2 to 3 meters long, its body mostly white with some yellow patterns on its back.
"Brother..." Ye Zuiyi was so scared she burst into tears, burying her head in Ye Zexi’s neck and sobbing.
Ye Zexi was also a bit spooked, but he still gently comforted the child in his arms. "Don’t be scared, don’t be scared. The director definitely wouldn’t use a dangerous snake."
He glanced around and happened to see a card on the table.
He guessed it was from the production team, with information about the snake.
But to get to it, he had to pass by the large snake.
And now there was a bigger problem. The big snake had been woken up. It raised its head and looked at them.
Its tongue flickered with a HISS, and its red eyes stared at them without blinking.
[Holy crap! Production team, don’t do this! A real snake?! And it’s so big!!]
[Why is Ye Zuiyi crying! So annoying. What’s there to cry about? It’s not like the snake is going to eat you.]
[To the person complaining about a kid crying, are you okay?! At her age, you’d probably have peed your pants. Stop pretending to be so tough.]
[It scared me too when they opened the door!!]
[That’s a California Albino King Snake. They’re very docile, a beginner-friendly pet.]
In the end, Ye Zexi put Ye Zuiyi down and carefully made his way over.
He picked up the card and glanced at it.
"Please take good care of your house pet, the California Albino King Snake. It will spend an unforgettable time with you. Friendly reminder: please don’t let it go hungry."
Ye Zexi looked at the snake, his brow furrowed slightly.
"It’s okay, Yibao. It’s a California Albino King Snake. It’s very docile," he said, walking over to get Ye Zuiyi.
Ye Zuiyi tried hard to suppress her fear. "I’m not scared anymore, Brother."
’If I touch it, the viewers will probably think I’m very brave...’
She thought for a moment, then tentatively reached out and touched its body.
The big snake didn’t even acknowledge her, just coiled back up and went to sleep.
Ye Zexi was a little surprised by Ye Zuiyi’s action but also felt a surge of pride. His sister was so brave. He then praised her generously.
[Wow! Yibao is so brave!]
[Overcoming her fear to touch it, Yibao is truly both beautiful and brave!]
The other teams also found the cards on their tables and began to worry.
They didn’t even know where their own food was coming from, and now they had to take care of these animals too.
The parrot in Tong Jianfeng’s cabin started shouting the moment they walked in, "Hungry, hungry, hungry! This parrot’s starving to death, you old fossil!"
Tong Jianfeng’s face darkened.
Things were quietest over on Gu Zhao’s side.
The gorilla was very fond of the little cub it was going to live with!
From the moment Gu Zhao entered, it started bustling about. "Little cub, are you thirsty? Here’s some milk for you. Drink up so you can grow big and tall."
It even thoughtfully put the straw in and handed it to Gu Zhao.
Gu Zhao accepted it without any hesitation and started drinking, making Gu Xulin’s vision go dark again and again.
’Is that clean?! Is that even milk for humans?!’
He snuck closer, wanting to get a better look.
The gorilla glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, but then took another carton of milk from a corner, put a straw in it, and handed it to Gu Xulin.
Gu Xulin froze for a second before taking it.
The gorilla sighed. ’This two-legged beast is so greedy. It even wants the milk for the little cub.’
’I have to raise the little cub and also keep an eye on this two-legged beast. Sigh, I have so much responsibility.’
’If I’d known, I would’ve swiped a few more cartons of milk when the other two-legged beast brought me here.’
Gu Xulin checked the milk label. It was for human consumption, the date was fresh, and the gorilla’s hand hadn’t touched the straw—it had used the wrapper to insert it.
Once he confirmed it was safe to drink, Gu Xulin started drinking it too.
And his actions were all seen by the gorilla.
It even made a mental note: ’The big two-legged beast is a picky eater. Hard to raise.’
While drinking his milk, Gu Xulin noticed the card on the table.
After reading the card, he looked at the milk in his hand, then at the gorilla that was currently combing Gu Zhao’s hair.
Silence.
’Who’s taking care of whom here?!’
[I’m dying of laughter! Gorilla: I’m raising two kids. The small one is well-behaved, the big one is a handful.]
[This isn’t them taking care of a gorilla, this is clearly the gorilla being both father and mother, raising two human cubs. I’m getting that vibe, hahaha.]
[Gorilla: My responsibilities are great, but the little cub is cute. As for the big one... I’ll just make do and raise it, I guess.]
[Gu Zhao is getting through this variety show by being fed by animals. This is an effortless win! Gu Zhao, I’m begging you, let me be in an episode!!]
They might be enjoying the gorilla’s care, but some tasks still had to be done, like finding ingredients.
No matter how capable the gorilla was, it couldn’t go and steal ingredients for her, could it?
"Big King, Big King! Want to go do the mission and find ingredients together?" Zhong Mingrui knocked on the door.
He had to find food for Beef!
’Beef needs to eat a lot and grow big and strong! Then I can eat it!’
"Beef" was the calf. Zhong Mingrui had insisted on naming it Beef.
"Big King!" Song Yi’s voice also rang out from outside.
The gorilla went and opened the door.
The cute kids outside the door looked at the gorilla, full of curiosity. "Big King, is it one of your underlings too?!"
"Of course a monkey is Big King’s underling!" Song Yi said confidently.
"This is a gorilla, not a monkey," Gu Zhao added, walking over.
Song Yi didn’t get it. It looked so much like a monkey. But he figured whatever Big King said must be right.
"Huh? Big King, what’s that over there?" Zhong Mingrui suddenly saw a fluffy lump moving behind the house.
He walked over curiously.
