Forest Ranger: Starting with a Giant Panda Mom Clinging to Me

Chapter 05: Sitting in Rows, Eating Fruits

At nine o’clock in the evening, Lin Tian finally finished cleaning up the house and made the bed. After a tiring day, Dinner was just something simple to get by. He cooked a bowl of instant noodles and sat on the threshold in front of the house to eat.

On both sides of him, a row of golden snub-nosed monkeys squatted neatly. Each held half a large apple, eating it delicately in small bites.

At this point, the weeds in the courtyard had been completely cleared by the efforts of the monkey troop. To reward them, Lin Tian even took out three more fruits he had kept for himself. This allowed them to do what they were doing now: Each monkey holding half an apple, squatting in front of the door, sitting in rows, munching on fruits.

> “The streamer is eating noodles, the monkeys are eating peaches—so heartwarming, so touching.”

> “I took a screenshot of this scene, it’s so heaLin!”

> “Jealous! I also want to take photos with golden snub-nosed monkeys.”

> “Is this what harmony between humans and nature looks like?”

> “I feel like I could watch Brother Tian eat noodles all day.”

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At this moment, the livestream was no longer like when it first started, with only a few dozen online viewers. Now, there were over 3,000 online viewers! And this was just the popularity from the first day of streaming!

Without a doubt, Lin Tian’s livestream became a hit on its very first day. Not only was the barrage extremely active, but the gifts and tips kept pouring in. There were even several high-value gifts like carnivals and rockets. However, Lin Tian didn’t care too much about it. He didn’t start the livestream hoping to become famous or to earn lots of gifts. He just wanted a place to chat and pass the time when he was bored.

The sudden surge of thousands of followers, while a pleasant surprise, wasn’t something he took too seriously. Before going to bed that night, Lin Tian turned off the livestream, browsed his phone for a bit, and then went to sleep.

But what he didn’t know was, shortly after he fell asleep, his livestream video quietly went viral on Douyin*.

#Deep Mountain Forest Ranger, First-Class Protected Animal Sichuan Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey!#

#Harmony Between Humans and Nature#

Two related captions appeared below the video. The video had been edited to remove unnecessary footage, lasting only a few minutes.

It started with Lin Tian holding a red apple, looking like a creepy uncle tempting a little girl, saying to the monkey king, “Little Gold, come help me work, and this apple is yours.”

> “Where did this creepy uncle come from, trying to trick golden snub-nosed monkeys into working?”

> “Is he overthinking it? One apple to get monkeys to work for you?”

> “Those are wild golden snub-nosed monkeys, right? They definitely won’t be that obedient.”

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The barrage was full of teasing comments.  But the following scenes left them stunned.

The golden snub-nosed monkey troop actually listened and started working, diligently pulLin weeds in the courtyard. It left the viewers dumbfounded, some even suspecting it was maliciously edited, or that the monkeys were being forced to work. Otherwise, how could the troop be so obedient?

But as more footage came out, showing that the monkeys were working voluntarily without coercion, the skeptics fell silent.

The later scenes showed Lin Tian and the golden snub-nosed monkey troop sitting in rows, eating fruits.

This immediately sparked a wave of excited squeals from young women.

> “Such a heartwarming scene.”

> “If this picture was entered into a photography contest, it might even win a prize!”

> “Is this definitely not staged?”

> “What staging? This was all from a livestream video; it can’t be faked.”

> “It’s from a livestream? Brother upstairs, do you know the livestream room number?”

> “DM me, I’ll send it to you.”

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The next morning, Lin Tian was woken up by the chirping of birds outside the window. He stretched lazily, opened his eyes, and realized it was already bright outside.

“Seems like I overslept a bit.” Yesterday, he had walked mountain paths all day and spent the evening cleaning the house. It was rare for him to sleep in.

Lin Tian got up groggily, grabbed his phone from the bedside where it was charging, and checked the time. Then he got up and went outside. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a pile of wild fruits of various sizes at the doorstep.

“This … Did Little Gold and the others bring these?”

In this courtyard, only the golden snub-nosed monkeys could easily climb over the wall to get in. He hadn’t expected the monkeys to bring him fruits. He had given them fruits as payment for their work, after all.

“Hmm, next time I see them, I’ll give them a few more spiritual fruits.”

Crunch … Lin Tian picked up a green pear, wiped it, and took a bite. The sour and tart taste wasn’t bad. Since the bureau’s supplies wouldn’t arrive until the afternoon, Lin Tian had instant noodles again for breakfast.

He was squatting at the doorstep, eating heartily, when the veteran forest ranger Wang Jian arrived.

“Brother Wang.”

“Haha, morning, Lin Tian. I thought you’d oversleep today.” Wang Jian greeted Lin Tian with a smile.

He had come today to familiarize Lin Tian with the job, explaining the duties of a forest ranger and some things to watch out for. Lin Tian also knew that on his first day of work, he’d need Wang Jian, the experienced veteran, to show him the ropes.

So, he quickly finished his noodles, then got up and followed Wang Jian out of the courtyard, starting his first official day of forest patrolLin.