I have a wildlife zoo

The National Day holiday buzzed on by just like that!

After the holiday, the number of visitors to the zoo decreased significantly, even quieter than usual.

Those who wanted to visit the zoo had taken full advantage of the break to have their fun, and now it was back to work for some and school for others.

The animal keepers relaxed quite a bit, usually finding time for half an hour or an hour of explaining a day, but during the busy holiday, they had to explain in the morning and afternoon, which was pretty tiring after a week.

Fang Ye also granted his staff time off, generally paying salaries on the 15th, but this month he considerately paid early, including the holiday overtime bonuses, so the employees could go out and have fun or shop without feeling embarrassed about being short on money.

However, the animals needed daily care and feeding, so the holidays were staggered in small batches to not affect the regular work.

The same approach applied to regular weekends, with some staff resting one day while others took their rest during normal working days.

Lü Jiamu, holding the hand of a four or five-year-old girl, entered the office in a good mood, "Director, I'm asking for leave!"

The little girl, holding his hand and nestling against Lü Jiamu, looked affectionate.

Fang Ye, looking at the exquisitely cute little girl, asked in surprise, "Oh, Brother Lü, is this your daughter?"

"Yep, she's my little cotton-padded jacket," said Lü Jiamu, gazing at the little girl with tender affection.

Fang Ye smiled warmly, bending down, "Oh my, what a lovely young lady. You're in kindergarten, right?"

Lan Li also peeked out from behind the computer to look at the little girl, her face showing fondness.

She picked up a piece of candy and walked over, candy left over from the last Mid-Autumn festival event, which sat on the table Fang Ye wasn't particularly interested in but Lan Li would eat a piece or two each day.

Crouching down, she offered the candy to the little girl in a gentle voice, "Here, little one, have a piece of candy~"

"Take it," said Lü Jiamu.

"Thank you, big sister!"

After thanking for the candy, the little girl with round eyes looked at Fang Ye and said in a soft voice, "Are you the 'King of All Beasts'? Daddy says even the lions and tigers listen to you."

"Haha!" Fang Ye couldn't help but laugh heartily, "That's right, I am the 'King of Beasts'!"

Lü Jiamu rubbed his daughter's head and said with a smile, "I often tell her stories about you. She really looks up to you. I couldn't spend quality time with her during the National Day, and she was dissatisfied. So today, I specifically brought her to have some fun."

Fang Ye signed the leave slip with flourish, "Sure, have a good time! Little one, your dad is pretty impressive too. I'm the 'King of All Beasts', and he's the Monkey King. A bunch of naughty monkeys are all well-behaved under his command."

"Haha." Lü Jiamu scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed; Lan Li covered her mouth and giggled.

After approving the staff's leave forms in the morning, Fang Ye stretched lazily. He had also had a tiring National Day break, and suddenly felt a bit lazy.

He absentmindedly wrote a leave form for himself, "As the zoo director, I work tirelessly every day, just like a diligent and dedicated old ox, taking less holidays than the employees. Now I haven't even followed a single episode of my show, and it's been so long since I played League that I probably have dropped in rank, truly exhausting. I hope to take a day off to relax!"

After thinking for a moment, he blacked out "a day" and changed it to "a few days," then added his own approval to the bottom, "Agreed! Working so hard, even this director can't stand to see it! Remember to treat yourself well!"

But wait, his usual diet was already quite good; you can't eat steak every day, can you? Even the tastiest foods become tiresome if you eat them all the time. So he altered "eat well" to "have fun."

He blew on the ink of the paper, looking at it with a goofy smile.

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Lan Li curiously asked, "Director, what are you laughing about?"

Fang Ye replied, "Just bored, wrote myself a leave request. Planning to relax for a couple of days!"

"Eh? Director, then I'll take a couple days off too!" Lan Li blurted out without much thought.

"Sure, you do work pretty hard usually, you deserve a two-day break." Fang Ye took out another leave request form and handed it over, chuckling, "Speaking of which, where do you plan to go for fun? I haven't decided what to do yet."

Lan Li was a bit flustered by the question, thinking, Where to go for fun? I want to go out with you; otherwise, why would I take leave?

Seeing Lan Li accept the leave request with a dazed and puzzled expression, Fang Ye said, "Ah, you haven't decided either?"

Moved by an impulse and acting nonchalant, she said, "If you're not busy, should we go watch a movie or something together? I've heard that a movie called "Your Orange" is really popular recently!"

Well, there shouldn't be a problem with a director and an employee going to see a movie together occasionally, right?

"Sure, I'm just hanging around anyway!" Lan Li looked down while filling out the form, feeling her face heat up.

Suddenly realizing she'd written "Want to discuss love with the Director" as the reason for leave in her excitement.

She quickly folded it up and secretively hid it under the desk. "Director, could you give me another one? I messed up this one!"

Fang Ye shook his head, "Hey, just cross it out if it's wrong. I'll write it for you!" Your journey continues on empire

He swiftly began to write, "I, Lan Li, assistant to the Director, am usually gentle and attentive, skilled at calming crying children, always appropriately offering candies, following behind the Director to live stream, helping the Director gather materials, write announcements, post on social media, continually giving my all! I want to relax a bit!"

He approved, "Agreed, you've worked hard!"

Smiling at Lan Li, he said, "Okay! Shall we head out this afternoon then?"

"Yeah, sure!"

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When they left the zoo that afternoon, Lan Li wore a light green youthful and cute top, while Fang Ye, unusually for him, had changed out of his director's uniform into a black lion T-shirt.

Passing by, some people recognized them, like an aunt carrying a bag of vegetables in one hand and a bag of eggs in the other, apparently just back from shopping.

After examining them for a while, she greeted them cheerfully, "Director Fang, hi there! Had I not paid attention, I almost wouldn't have recognized you in different clothes! Are you on a date with your girlfriend?"

Concerned Lan Li might feel uncomfortable, Fang Ye quickly corrected, "She's not my girlfriend, we are just platonic friends!"

The aunt glanced at a shy Lan Li and thought to herself, Who would believe that? Just friends, yet the girl's face is blushing that much.

She gave a knowing look, "Mmm, I see, ahaha!"

"Hahaha!" Fang Ye joined in with the awkward laughter.

"Hey, Director Fang, when is your zoo going to bring in bears? My kid really loves 'Boonie Bears' and keeps nagging to see Briar, it's driving me crazy."

"Oh, our zoo already has bears, but they are currently in quarantine. As soon as the quarantine is over, they'll be on exhibit! It'll be pretty soon, you can follow our social media for updates, we'll notify when it's ready!"

"Alright, thank you, Director Fang. I won't keep you any longer!" The aunt walked away smiling and before she left, gave him a thumbs up and a wink.

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