"Whoa, that's a giant panda! The streamer actually keeps a giant panda at home?"
"That must be fake, right? I saw a video recently where someone used a Chow Chow to pretend to be a giant panda."
"I once dyed my husky to look like a giant panda, then it disappeared."
"What a coincidence, this is a giant panda that likes to pretend to be a husky…"
Some people really believed this panda was disguised as another animal, and even started bargaining.
"Streamer, is that fake panda for sale? I'll pay fifty thousand!"
"Fifty thousand to buy a national treasure? Haha, that's hilarious!"
"If the streamer posts a sales link, I bet people would snatch it up for fifty million instantly!"
"Fifty million? You say that so casually? Don't you treat Hanhan as a national treasure?"
"Do you know how much it costs foreigners to rent a giant panda from us? Two million dollars! And that's just the annual rental fee!"
"National treasures are priceless. No matter the price, they're never sold. That's basic knowledge…"
Li Ran didn't pay attention to the quarrel in the live chat. Right now, he was preparing a feast for Hanhan.
Behind the old house was half an acre of arrow bamboo, lush and thriving.
Li Ran wanted to find some delicious food that a giant panda would like.
After searching for a while and not finding any fresh bamboo shoots, he took out a small bottle the size of an eye dropper and added a drop of growth liquid.
Snap!
The dark green liquid dripped into the soft soil, and within seconds, the ground began to swell upwards.
Half a minute later, a tender bamboo shoot broke through the soil.
Then a second, a third…
In total, five fresh bamboo shoots sprouted from the earth.
Perhaps because they competed for the growth liquid, the shoots clustered tightly together, fiercely vying for space.
Before long, all the young shoots had grown to about knee height on an adult.
Each shoot was sharp and tender at the tip, gradually thickening downward, covered in fuzzy brown bamboo sheaths, looking fresh and robust.
Worried they would get old if he waited longer, Li Ran quickly grabbed a hoe and dug up all five shoots.
After carrying the young bamboo shoots back, Li Ran hid four of them in the haystack, bringing out only one as a reward.
"Here, this is the delicacy I promised you."
When Hanhan saw the shoot, his somewhat tired big eyes instantly lit up.
He quickly took it, peeled off the sheath, and started munching.
Crunch!
With one bite, fresh juice flowed out, making Li Ran swallow hard, unable to look away.
"I'm a bit hungry. Grandma, let's eat too."
"And what about Hanhan?"
"Don't worry about him. He just loves eating bamboo shoots."
"Where did you dig up those shoots?"
"Out back. I found several and dug them all up. From now on, he'll get one every day."
Li Ran bit into a thin, translucent slice of cured meat. The moment he gently chewed, the corners of his mouth lifted involuntarily.
"Wow, amazing! Just like the taste I remember!"
As he ate, he didn't forget to narrate for the live stream.
"The salty aroma of the cured meat mixed with the freshness of the green peppers is just perfect!"
"This flavor is truly amazing. It's not just nostalgia for hometown tastes—the meat and vegetables alone are very different from what you get in the city. Even if I weren't a foodie, I could easily tell the difference in texture."
"One light bite, and you can instantly taste spicy, fragrant, sweet, and salty flavors all blending in your mouth, leaving a lingering aftertaste."
The clearer Li Ran explained, the more the live chat flooded with drooling comments. His system's Frustration Points soared again to a new peak…
"Li Ran, Li Ran, Grandma, is anyone home?"
Before he could finish a few bites, a woman's voice called from outside. It was quite pleasant.
He opened his phone, switched the camera to the "live monitoring" mode, and saw a short-haired girl walking up the hill toward the front gate.
She wore a pair of fitted blue jeans and a white shirt, one corner tucked up, looking stylish—not at all like a rural girl.
"Who's that?"
Li Ran casually grabbed a few pieces of meat, carrying his bowl as he went out to greet her.
"Someone's here. Hello, beautiful, what's up?"
"Li Ran, don't you recognize me? I'm your old classmate!"
"Old classmate? Huang Xiaoman!"
Only then did Li Ran realize it was Huang Xiaoman, the only daughter of the village chief Huang from Shiyu Village.
Huang Xiaoman had been Li Ran's classmate from elementary through middle school and could be said to have been bullied by him since childhood.
After they went to the county high school, they were placed in different classes and only kept occasional contact.
Now, with her father having bought a house in town, Huang Xiaoman lived there full-time. They hadn't seen each other for several years, so Li Ran didn't recognize her at first glance.
"Really an old classmate, but Huang Chubby, how did you get so skinny?"
Huang Xiaoman's face instantly flushed with anger: "Li Ran, if you call me that nickname again, watch out or I'll bite you!"
She said it while fiercely pretending to bite.
Li Ran quickly dodged: "Huang Xiaoman, you're so grown up and still biting people? Be careful you won't get married later!"
"Hmph, none of your business!"
Li Ran felt this was still the same old desk mate, with the same temper, and he relaxed a lot.
He took a bite of meat and casually said, "Coming up the mountain at noon, looking to mooch a meal?"
"…Who's mooching a meal? I have serious business!"
Huang Xiaoman was about to get angry again but calmed herself by taking two deep breaths while holding her work documents.
"I've officially returned to Shiyu Village as a village officer, planning to take the targeted civil service exam in two years. I came because I heard you were back and wanted you to sign a form explaining your family's situation."
"The few households up here on the mountain have all moved down. Now only your family still guards the mountainside. If anything happens, the village needs to know…"
After saying a few words, she saw Li Ran leaning against the gate eating and got really mad.
"Why did you stop? Keep talking!" Li Ran urged.
Huang Xiaoman's eye twitched: "Li Ran, with this scorching sun, do you really want me to bake outside?"
"Of course! I know you definitely put on sunscreen… Hey, Huang Xiaoman, what are you doing?"
"Are you a dog? Shut up…"
"If you don't, I'll call harassment!"
"Harassment! The village officer is biting people…"
The stream chat exploded with laughter after seeing the streamer get bitten.
"Is this how the streamer treats girls? So straightforward!"
"This is late-stage straight male syndrome, deserves to be bitten!"
"Feels kind of satisfying…"
"So annoying, I want to rush up and bite him too!"
"I was wondering why the streamer is kind of handsome but has no girlfriend. Now the mystery's solved! Haha…"
"This is the true role model for us straight men…"
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