I Inherited an Aquarium

Du Ruoxi graduated with a veterinary degree. Her classmates were all assigned to pet hospitals, where they could work with adorable furry patients. But because she couldn’t afford to bribe anyone, she was sent to Hailan Aquarium, which was on the verge of bankruptcy and about to be acquired. On her first day, she had to treat a ferocious Chinese alligator.

Apparently, the previous student assigned there had been bitten by it and had to go back to school for a new placement.

Du Ruoxi was about to take a blood sample when the Chinese alligator suddenly opened its huge jaws.

Everyone shuddered in fear and backed away, but Du Ruoxi suddenly heard a voice

Chinese alligator: “Stop drawing my blood! You’ve already taken five tubes! I just have something stuck in my teeth and no appetite. Just pick my teeth, that’s all.”

Startled, Du Ruoxi went over to examine it. Sure enough, a long fishbone was stuck between its teeth.

Du Ruoxi: “Then why did you bite someone?”

Chinese alligator: “I’ve been framed! He thought this place was a dump and wanted to go back to school for a new placement, so he pinned it on me!”

Du Ruoxi: ...

From then on, Du Ruoxi lived at the aquarium. She was bound to a System that let her communicate with aquatic animals. As long as she completed the System’s daily tasks and cared for the animals, she could earn rewards.

Great white shark: “Lower the tank temperature by two degrees. I’ve had no appetite every day and lost two pounds.”

Manta ray: “A kid just called me ugly. I need some counseling. Ruoruo, am I really that ugly...?”

Arctic fox: “The deputy curator is fooling around with the curator’s wife. They hooked up in his office while the curator was away on a business trip, and he even said his wife was as beautiful as me. The shameless bastard!”

Jellyfish: “The janitor is a spy from the neighboring Xinxin Oceanarium. They deliberately came to make trouble and sabotage us so Xinxin can acquire our aquarium!”

A year later, Hailan Aquarium had become a popular check-in spot in Jiangcheng. Not only had it avoided being acquired by neighboring Xinxin Oceanarium, it had acquired Xinxin instead.

Du Ruoxi had rescued endangered aquatic animals time and again, earning praise from state media. She had also become the new director of Hailan Aquarium.

Major media outlets rushed to report the news:

[Congratulations to Ms. Du Ruoxi on becoming a member of the International Marine Animal Protection Association!]

[Hailan Aquarium’s giant clam produces a rare pearl worth a fortune.]

[Hailan Aquarium’s exclusive deep-sea coral face mask fades spots, reduces wrinkles, and beautifies the skin!]

[Hailan Aquarium’s secret-recipe sauce sells out across the internet as soon as it goes on sale!]

[Hailan Aquarium drives the comprehensive development of dining, entertainment, and lodging in the development zone. The Fu Group invests 5 billion to build a global ocean city.]

When Fu Jiangyan, heir to the Fu Group, was sent to manage a shabby, impoverished development zone, he was against it. That was, until he met Du Ruoxi, with her fair skin and cherry-red lips, holding a baby sea turtle and talking to herself

Fu Jiangyan realized he’d fallen for her.

When he heard Hailan Aquarium was hiring a janitor, Fu Jiangyan changed his appearance and pretended to be a pitiful little nobody applying for the job. At last, thanks to his impressive ability to throw money around, he beat the other applicants and got the position.

After that, he worked diligently and conscientiously, scrubbing rusty cages, removing mineral deposits from the glass, and mopping floors whose original color was impossible to make out.

When Du Ruoxi returned from a business trip and saw the gleaming new aquarium, she was very impressed with this hardworking little nobody. “Not bad. You’ve worked hard. You’ve made the place look brand new.”

The aquatic animals glared angrily at Fu Jiangyan’s flushed face, unable to speak up: It was brand new already! He replaced everything while you were away! Boohoo, if we weren’t indebted to him for the food, we’d report him...

In the end, when the media asked Fu Jiangyan how he won Du Ruoxi’s heart, he raised an eyebrow. “Hardworking hands.”

The aquatic animals: “Pah!”

Theme: Sincerity and persistence can move even the hardest heart.