"Boohoo..."
Ansheng rolled his eyes, using his foot to shove Sister Zhiyu's cheek away from where she was trying to snuggle up to him.
With Ah Qing nearby, it was inconvenient to speak up, otherwise, he'd surely have a few things to say.
If you're not feeding me, don't pester me!
If there's no air conditioning, don't stick close to me!
Now, in this thirty-something degree weather, you want to snuggle up to Mr. An?
I suspect you're using Mr. An as a sweat towel!
"Hiss..."
Chen Zhiyu rubbed her cheek, smiling slightly helplessly as she watched Master Blessing Fox spread out in front of the fan, with paws extended to catch the breeze, trying to cool down.
Right now, half of the village is undergoing demolition. After finalizing demolition negotiations, the villagers immediately called for scrap buyers to come and take away the wires or burglar-proof nets from their homes and shops to sell as scrap.
Within a 500-meter radius, there isn't any air conditioning; the nearest air-conditioned room is at the fishing venue's fee collection center.
However, all these things will gradually be improved and corrected in the coming days.
Today's exploration should be completed, and in half a month, the resort blueprint will be finished, and construction will soon follow.
However, building a resort involves wastewater engineering, which might flow into the Changle River, requiring special attention. If it can be prefabricated in a factory, then everything should be prefabricated, and assembled on-site as much as possible to minimize water usage here.
...…
"Huh? You want to stream a live broadcast at the Stray Home?"
Chen Zhiyu, with a slightly boastful tone, mentioned the mascot selection matter, and Ah Qing and Qiu Lingling explained the purpose of their visit today, detailing what had happened that morning to Chen Zhiyu.
Hugging a few bottles of sparkling water and iced coke, Chen Zhiyu paused while scanning to pay, with a surprised expression looking at Ah Qing, subconsciously glancing at Master Blessing Fox.
The big boss of the Stray Home is right there on the table, lazily blowing into the fan with its mouth open.
You're asking me if I have any way to contact them? You might as well ask Master Blessing Fox if he wants Western food or hotpot today.
Of course.
The feeling of surprise was fleeting; seeing that Master Blessing Fox had no particular reaction, Chen Zhiyu immediately smiled and said, "We indeed have their contact info, as the land they rented was originally barren land developed by our village. However, they usually start work at noon, and right now, they should be preparing lunch for the pets."
"I'll call them in a bit to set up a time to visit in the afternoon!"
"Oh, and there are whales in the river now. Do you want to try your luck and maybe help promote my fishing venue? I'll give you VIP cards, so all future expenses can be waived."
There's no such thing as VIPs at the fishing resort, and the hotel designs aren't even out yet, so where would VIPs come from?
But that doesn't stop Chen Zhiyu from making such a promise.
Master Blessing Fox is already a major shareholder, so Ah Qing is naturally part of the shareholders' group. When a shareholder uses the place, any billing is just moving money from one hand to the other.
Just charge it to the travel expenses account later.
"Whale... Whale!?" Ah Qing, with a face full of shock, slowly turned to Sister Zhiyu with a questioning look.
Whales in a freshwater area...
Does this kind of thing even make sense?
In fact, it does.
There have been multiple recorded instances of bull sharks, great white sharks, as well as orcas and northern bottlenose whales, mistakenly entering the Thames River and the Mississippi River. However, the rivers have little food, so every time these big guys wander into the rivers, they end up starving and complaining non-stop.
The orca chased a great white shark's scrotum and ended up in the Mississippi.
The bull sharks also went to the Mississippi, but because they attacked people, they ended up being hung up and sun-dried as fish jerky.
"Don't underestimate the osmotic regulation abilities of fish. There are quite a few gray dolphins in the Changle River pretending to be finless porpoises, and they're known for being mischievous, frequently stealing things..."
Chen Zhiyu pointed out the direction to Ah Qing and Lingling while explaining the location to fish for whales, and what the Orca Family members in the river like to eat.
Orcas love kidneys; put the kidneys in a cage and throw it into the river, and you can attract them over.
Following Chen Zhiyu's direction, at the junction of the lake and river, you can vaguely see a large black-and-white figure, extending its long dorsal fin, lazily lying on the terrace by the shore, looking all haughty, just shy of crossing its legs there.
"Boohoo!"
The orca let out a cooing sound, shouting to the anglers on the shore to grab some fries.
Two pounds of McDonald's fries, two buckets of ice for a photo.
If you want to take a picture with the fishing cage, that's a separate price, a service the resort hasn't introduced yet.
The anglers, faces tense and stressed, looked at the massive whale weighing not less than five tons on the riverbank, then back at their fishing rods weighing less than two pounds, their mouths twitching.
Please, don't do this.
How about giving us some respect?
We're professional anglers, what you're doing gives us no sense of achievement.
"Can whales eat fries?" Ah Qing asked Qiu Lingling while holding the fishing cage.
"Probably, right? We're all mammals, aren't we? Speaking of which, orcas eating so much ice, do they have whale-pain?"
Qiu Lingling asked with a thoughtful look.
"No, they don't have menstruation, but they do have a period similar to our menopause." Chen Zhiyu, hugging Master Blessing Fox, with a hand holding an electric fan to cool off the fox, replied to Lingling.
"Hm!"
Ansheng raised his head, greeted the upright orca, asking it to do Ah Qing a favor.
Coordinate with Ah Qing's live stream later to promote Sister Zhiyu's fishing resort.
"Hmm?"
The orca, seeing Master Blessing Fox coming over, turned its large head to look in the direction of Ah Qing upon following the fox's gaze, pondered briefly, and then gleefully let out a pleased cooing sound.
Don't worry, Brother Fox, I'll definitely bite the hook and make headlines when I get on shore later.
"Get it done, and I'll arrange dental insurance for you tomorrow."
Ansheng nodded satisfactorily, then turned in Sister Zhiyu's arms, laying his head on her shoulder, whispering, "Do you have cash on WeChat? Help give Ah Qing a boost later, I left my phone with the butler and didn't bring it."
"Sure..."
Listening to the naive childish voice beside her, Chen Zhiyu felt a slight shock in her heart. Although she had heard from Lin Ying that Master Blessing Fox had evolved to the point of speaking human language, hearing that soft, gentle childlike voice herself,
there was only one thought in her mind.
The ancient legend about the fox bewitching people really wasn't lying...
"Boost away! I'll move all the development funds over to give Ah Qing more exposure." Chen Zhiyu snapped back to reality, rubbing her cheek against Master Blessing Fox in a slightly teasing tone.
"Oh, and."
"Hmm?"
"Thank you." Chen Zhiyu looked at Master Blessing Fox, her expression solemn, saying without a preamble,
"If it weren't for you, Master Blessing Fox, I couldn't possibly lead the villagers..."
"Alright, alright, no need for those sentimental words, just put more salt and chili powder on my ostrich leg later, it works better than anything..." Ansheng raised his paw, blocking Chen Zhiyu's lips to stop her from speaking further.
Master Blessing Fox acts, not for thanks, only accepting Wish Power Value as a reward.
Instead of saying meaningless things, it's better to make more simple wishes to Master Blessing Fox to help it grow more tails.
While the human and the fox muttered to each other, Ah Qing had already picked up a rebar fishing rod and a fishing cage welded from steel rebar, carefully walking towards the lake.
Qiu Lingling held Ah Qing's phone high, explaining the current situation to the live stream audience.
Streamer Ah Qing is about to challenge fishing for a whale.
That orca just now made quite a show, saying it wanted to grab some fries from the fishing resort with a seagull.
It specifically wants McDonald's fries, not the plain salted ones, but McDonald's thick-cut fries, you know, the ones that taste like instant noodles.
In short.
That orca is quite the show-off, so any fish caught from this lake should probably be cooked with plenty of scallions, ginger, and spices to cover the taste, or it might be overly fishy and hard to swallow.
Qiu Lingling was in especially high spirits, her banter fast-flowing and incessant, like an old sow with constant milk production.