I Inherited a Zoo

[Romance plot under revision... Not responsible for pirated copies] [Please add my related novel, The Only Aquarium in the Galaxy, to your reading list!] -- Yin Xi often went to a wildlife rescue station to help animals. One day, a package suddenly arrived for her. Inside were a contract transferring ownership of a zoo and a set of keys. At the same time, a text message arrived saying that another one million had been deposited into her bank account. Yin Xi: ? Did a windfall just fall from the sky? A voice from the System rang out: [Galaxy A333 Animal Protection System at your service. Please rescue the animals in the zoo and reopen it.] Yin Xi went to inspect Cangshan Zoo. The animals were all skin and bones from hunger, and a pungent stench wafted from their enclosures. The brown bear's eyes lit up when it saw her. It sprang up and clawed at the bars, drooling a long stream. Yin Xi: ! Good grief. Thank goodness the cage is sturdy. She began treating the animals and gained the golden fingers [Increased Affinity] and [Hear Animals Speak]. She also became the internet's number-one big-cat petter, adored by countless fluffy animals. The Northeast tiger liked rubbing its huge head against her. The African lion pride obediently followed her directions for videos. The macaws lined up neatly as soon as they saw her, and the giraffes bent their long necks to nuzzle her. Even the fearsome "second brother of Africa," the spotted hyena, looked utterly blissful as she scratched under its chin. Viewers flocked to the livestream to watch the loving interactions between the zoo director and the animals. Its online popularity was unmatched for a time. * As attractions such as the little ranch, tiger house, tropical bird garden, and swan lake opened one after another, Yin Xi's Cangshan Wildlife Park became a hit. A large number of animal celebrities emerged from the park, and all kinds of merchandise and figurines became wildly popular. The Northeast tiger Er Yuan defeated the two tiger brothers and became the new young Tiger King, making history and gaining countless fans. Three years later, the giant panda Cang Bao was born, becoming the cutest panda in the whole country. Huge crowds of fans waited in line for four or five hours in the scorching summer heat just to see it once. After receiving rewilding training at Cangshan Wildlife Park, the green peacock Feng Luan successfully led its flock back into the wild, helping the population of this globally critically endangered species recover! There was also a sheep-herding border collie, an orangutan hailed as a "soulful painter," a macaw that liked giving tours to visitors, adorable red pandas, baby emperor penguins who loved being cuddled... They all drew visitors from around the world. Reading Guide: 1. The main plot is about running a zoo. The male lead appears very late in the story or in an extra. 2. Includes some educational content. 3. The technology in the story is entirely made up by the author. Please don't scrutinize it. Please add my similar upcoming novel, The Only Aquarium in the Galaxy, to your reading list! Since 2350, climate change on Blue Star has worsened and nuclear contamination has become severe, bringing about another mass extinction. The once-azure sea turned so dark that not even light could penetrate it. The former rulers of its waters, killer whales and humpback whales, became lost wonders in textbooks, never to be seen again. Blue Star's environment was no longer suitable for human habitation. Over the following centuries, humanity migrated to new planets to recover and rebuild. Civilization survived, but the species did not. In New Galactic Year 1026, a new aquarium suddenly appeared on an unnamed asteroid. This aquarium was built across more than half a planet. From afar, it was a vast expanse of blue, a miniature version of Blue Star. Inside were not only extinct giants such as killer whales, humpback whales, and sperm whales, but also waddling emperor penguins, seals crowded together sunbathing on the beach, groups of pink dolphins leaping into the air, colorful jellyfish, coral reefs stretching for thousands of miles, and enormous schools of fish. When the holographic livestream began, the whole galaxy was in an uproar. "That's impossible!!" "They must be using some kind of virtual imaging technology!" "Uh, that's such a low-level scam. How can they expect to fool people with pictures from textbooks??" "Obviously fake. If it's real, I'll go to the anti-gravity field, spin around 360 degrees, and eat shit." "Good heavens, doesn't anyone think this planet is beautiful? Why are our planets all frozen wastelands and meteor craters? T.T" "Tsk, you believe that? I'll sell you a bottle of gene medicine for a million." Amid the countless doubts, only the leaders at the top of the Federation gathered together, anxiously discussing the matter and rushing to arrange an on-site inspection. When they saw these long-extinct marine creatures with their own eyes, the usually calm and composed bigwigs trembled with excitement. "It's real!!" When the news got back, the Federation's highest leader was moved to tears in an interview: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas of our era has reappeared..." -- Yin Qiu was a marine biologist on Blue Star who had arrived by accident on a barren planet thousands of years in the future. Faced with a desolate, isolated planet that was less than one-thousandth of one percent developed, the System designated Galaxy C101 found her and asked, "Would you be willing to develop this planet, build an aquarium, and bring back the marine creatures that have disappeared from Blue Star?" Yin Qiu answered without hesitation: "I will!" She was willing to devote her whole life to these marine creatures. Theme: Protect wildlife