After Inheriting a Botanical Garden

[The completed novel next door, Inheriting a Zoo, is a similar story]

Ye Han had loved plants since childhood, but as graduation approached, no one was interested in hiring her because her field was so niche.

One day, she received a special job offer.

It said she could work at a place called Nanshan Botanical Garden for an annual salary of one million yuan!

One million?

Ye Han closed her email without a change in expression. A scam.

But the very next second, a text arrived saying one million yuan had been deposited into her bank account.

Ye Han: ! A job in my field with a huge salary? Could anything be better?

Only after arriving did she understand that money didn’t simply fall from the sky.

Nanshan Botanical Garden was in a terrible state. The lake stank, the common ornamental plants were all wilted, and there wasn’t a single visitor.

System: “The Milky Way Plant Protection System is at your service. Please save the plants in the garden. Failure will result in a deduction of one million yuan.”

Ye Han: ???

A few days later, Ye Han gained the golden finger “Hear Plants Speak” and prepared to test it out.

White magnolia: “Waaah, there are bugs 100 meters away from me! Make them go away!”

Flat peach tree: “That idiot watered me five milliliters too much. Trying to drown me? Get over here and loosen my soil!”

Ye Han: ...Yes, sir.

*

Three years later, a botanical garden called Flowers Among the Trees took the internet by storm, spreading like wildfire. It was voted the No. 1 botanical garden worth visiting.

Even more popular were its products, which sold out instantly and became impossible to get even for a fortune.

Top-tier star A: “Ever since I started drinking Flowers Among the Trees’ rose beauty tea, my skin has gotten better and better. I feel like I’m glowing on the red carpet.”

Influencer B: “I highly recommend this tea tree essence from Flowers Among the Trees. It’s perfect for acne-prone skin. I keep buying it again and again!”

Executive C: “I’m under a lot of pressure at work and often suffer from insomnia. Thanks to this lavender essential oil, I can fall asleep within five minutes of applying it. I’m a loyal customer now.”

*

Fu Yunze, heir to the Fu Group, often suffered from neurogenic headaches and insomnia, until he visited this relaxing botanical garden.

There, he met its exceptional director.

Fu Yunze, feeling unwell: “I’ve been under too much pressure lately. Can I stay at Flowers Among the Trees for a while? I’ll pay rent.”

Ye Han: “...All right.”

Fu Yunze, aggrieved: “A swan pecked me.”

Ye Han hurriedly asked, “Oh no, where?”

Too bad swans couldn’t talk. Otherwise, one would certainly have been furious.

You jerk, who was the one who pinned me down just now? I lost a ton of feathers!

Assistant Pan: “Mr. Fu, how did you rise to the top?”

Fu Yunze: “By relying on my face.”

Assistant Pan: “...”

[Warnings]:

1. This is a fictional setting, not reality. It’s just a novel, so don’t take it seriously.

2. The heroine is beautiful, the hero is handsome. It’s a Mary Sue and Gary Stu story, mainly focused on the plot with little romance. Both leads are virgins.

3. The whole story is full of high-tech gadgets and wild inventions. The golden finger is powerful, and all the high-tech products are made up by the author.

Cover character design used with permission from @Chengguang Ranshuanghua.

Coming soon: After Inheriting a Zoo, please add it to your reading list~

Yin Xi often went to wildlife rescue centers to help animals. One day, a package suddenly arrived.

Inside were a zoo deed and a key.

At the same time, a text arrived saying an extra one million yuan had been deposited into her bank account.

Yin Xi: ? Money really does fall from the sky??

A System voice rang out: “The Milky Way A333 Animal Protection System is at your service. Please save the animals in the zoo. Failure will result in a deduction of one million yuan.”

Yin Xi: “Are you sure this isn’t some new kind of phone scam?”

System: “...”

Well, the technology wasn’t advanced enough for that yet.

Yin Xi went to inspect Cangshan Zoo. Every animal was skin and bones from hunger, and the enclosures reeked.

A brown bear spotted her, its eyes gleaming as it suddenly rose to its feet and clawed at the iron bars, drooling heavily.

Yin Xi: “...”

Thank goodness the cage was sturdy.

She set about treating the animals and gained the golden fingers “Increased Affinity” and “Hear Animals Speak.”

Northeast tiger: “I wonder what the sika deer next door tastes like. Slurp.”

Yin Xi: “Hold it right there. That thought doesn’t align with the core socialist values. That’s your neighbor, a nationally protected first-class animal. Got it?”

Northeast tiger: ?

Yin Xi: “Repeat after me: prosperity, democracy, civility, and harmony. Especially harmony. You have to get along with your neighbors.”

Northeast tiger: Roar, roar, (I’m not listening, I’m not listening.)

Hearing the thunderous tiger roars, visitors couldn’t help exclaiming, “The tigers at this zoo are so majestic. They really are the king of beasts!”

*

As one attraction after another was completed, including the Little Farm, Swan Lake, Tropical Bird House, and Reptile House, Yin Xi’s Cangshan Wildlife Zoo became a hit.

Netizens said the animals here seemed unusually spirited and lived relaxed, carefree lives, unlike the stiff, caged animals in other zoos.

The zoo became home to countless animal celebrities, and its merchandise and figurines were an enormous hit.

Three years later, the giant panda Cangbao was born. From then on, the nation’s cutest panda became so popular that visitors queued for four or five hours to see it.

With the help of Cangshan Zoo’s breeding and training program, the green peacock Fengluan successfully led its group back into the wild, helping the population of this globally critically endangered species slowly recover!

The highly intelligent macaws loved acting as tour guides for visitors.

One mighty roar from the Northeast tiger sent the herbivores scattering in fear, a display of its untamed nature.

Five years later, Cangshan Wildlife Zoo was voted the year’s most popular zoo. It also became a retirement home for countless animals, where they could enjoy their golden years.

Yin Xi founded a wildlife rescue fund and saved tens of thousands of wild animals. People affectionately hailed her as the “Guardian Deity of Animals.”

Theme: Protect endangered plants, starting with me