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

Chapter 09: Pink and Tender, Looks Like It’d Have a Nice Chew!

“It worked! It really gave birth! Lin Tian, you’re amazing!” Nearby, Wang Jian watched as the panda, soothed by Lin Tian, gave birth to a healthy cub. His face beaming with joy. He pulled out his phone to capture the moment.

But Lin Tian, wiping the fine sweat from his forehead, didn’t relax. There was still another cub in the panda mother’s belly. This one, having been stuck at the birth canal, would be weaker.

To deliver it successfully, it’d depend on the panda mother’s effort.

“Panda mom, push a bit harder. There’s still one more baby in there.” Lin Tian comforted the panda mother.

The panda mom knew there was another cub inside. She started to push.

—Ying ying

The panda strained.

But, having been tormented by labor distress for days, she had little strength left. The cub in her belly wouldn’t come out.

Seeing this, Lin Tian took out a mineral water bottle filled with spiritual water from his bamboo basket.

He unscrewed the cap and brought it to the panda mother’s mouth.

“Panda mom, drink some water, then push again.”

“Ying ying~”

Though the panda mother was agitated from faiLin to deliver, she didn’t reject Lin Tian’s kindness. She weakly extended her little tongue, lightly licking the spiritual water pouring from the bottle.

And with just that sip, the panda mother froze. She felt some strength return to her body. Her exhaustion faded significantly! This water was delicious!

FeeLin the wonder of the spiritual water, without Lin Tian urging her, the panda mother grabbed the bottle herself, tilted her head back, and glug glug glug! She drank all the spiritual water in one go! She even licked the water droplets from the fur around her mouth, looking unsatisfied.

“Ying ying!”

(I’m alive!)

With her strength restored, the panda mother started pushing again.

Lin Tian didn’t idle either. He stroked her belly, helping adjust the cub’s position to make delivery smoother.

> “Wait, why’s Brother Tian still massaging the panda?”

> “Could there be another one in there?”

> “No way, the panda’s got twins?!”

> “It seems like it! Look, she’s still pushing!”

> “Panda mom, you got this!”

…

The audience, just celebrating, saw Lin Tian still massaging the panda’s belly.

Then it clicked. The panda mother was carrying twins!

The barrage instantly exploded. More and more passersby were drawn to the scene, joining the crowd. Lin Tian’s livestream viewership was skyrocketing.

But Lin Tian, unaware of it all, was fully focused on helping the panda mother deliver.

“Push, come on!”

“I can see the baby’s head!”

“Just a bit more, push!”

“It’s born!”

“It’s out!”

…

After ten minutes of effort, the second panda cub was finally delivered! Lin Tian wiped the sweat from his brow, looking at the other adorable panda cub lying on the grass, a relieved smile spreading across his face. The panda mother and cubs were safe.

Success!

> “It’s born!”

> “It’s out!”

> “Twins, confirmed!”

> “Congrats, congrats!”

> “Brother Tian is awesome!!”

> “No more talk, I’m sending gifts to Brother Tian!”

> “I’m sending one too! To celebrate two new lives!”

…

The audience, seeing both cubs safely delivered, was ecstatic. The barrage was flooded with congratulations. Many even sent all sorts of gifts to the livestream.

For a moment, the screen was a torrent of white barrage messages and colorful gift effects.

After successfully helping the panda deliver, Lin Tian finally had a moment to glance at the livestream. He was startled by the flood of gift effects filLin the screen.

“Whoa, when did so many people show up?!” After clearing the barrage, Lin Tian realized his livestream viewership had unknowingly neared ten thousand! And the barrage was incredibly active.

> “Brother Tian, you finally checked the livestream!”

> “You’re trending!”

> “Your livestream’s blowing up!”

> “Brother Tian, look at me, I sent you a rocket!”

…

The barrage flew by. Gifts kept pouring in. In just a few minutes, he’d received over a thousand yuan in gifts!

“Lin Tian, you’re famous now, huh.” Wang Jian peeked at the livestream, his eyes filled with envy at the endless stream of gift effects. That many gifts must be worth a lot. But, with all that money, would Lin Tian quit his ranger job to become an influencer?

Wang Jian worried. Lin Tian, surprised by the sudden surge in his livestream’s popularity, felt it was unexpected. He never imagined his casual livestream would attract so many viewers. And they were eagerly sending gifts.

“Welcome everyone to my livestream, and thanks for the gifts. If you like it, feel free to hit follow.”

After greeting the new viewers, Lin Tian hung the phone back on his chest. He hadn’t forgotten his original intent. The livestream was just something to do when he was bored, a way to chat. He wouldn’t pour all his energy into it just for gifts or followers.

Lin Tian crouched down to check on the panda. At that moment, the panda mother was holding her two cubs, licking the amniotic sac off their bodies. Her pink tongue carefully lapped at them, tending to them with great care.

Only now did Lin Tian have a chance to closely examine the panda cubs. Both were tiny. They hadn’t yet grown the iconic black-and-white fur. Their exposed pink skin made them look like two hairless little mice.

The livestream audience felt the same.

> “Is this what panda cubs look like?”

> “If you didn’t know, you’d think they were baby rats.”

> “Hmm, pink and tender. One bite, and they’d probably be nice and chewy!”

> “Yo, that’s a criminal thought!”

> “Yeah, totally arrest-worthy!”

> “Yep, definitely done-for!”

…

The livestream audience merrily watched the two cubs, tossing out goofy comments.

But at that moment, Lin Tian noticed something off with one of the panda cubs. Since its birth, that cub hadn’t made a single sound.