"It's alright, even though you can't keep raising it anymore, you can still come visit it whenever you have time," Yang Lin said kindly in his office, trying to comfort the sad-looking girl.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the girl burst into tears.
Clearly, she had grown attached to it after just a week of care.
Seeing her in this state, Yang Lin quickly changed his approach.
"How about this - why don't you come work here? That way you can see Da Mi and earn money while working."
Perhaps hearing the name "Da Mi," the little white tiger, who had been lying on its back, suddenly sprinted over and bumped its small head against Yang Lin's calf.
Yang Lin didn't budge, but the little one ended up sitting down on its bottom.
Yang Lin, who had been planning to give the little one a new name, immediately abandoned the idea after seeing this behavior.
However, he couldn't help but feel amused at the thought of a majestic tiger being called "Da Mi" in the future.
The girl's tears turned to smiles instantly upon hearing Yang Lin's words.
"Really? I can really come work here?"
When she said this, there was still a hint of disbelief on her face.
Heaven knows how many people wanted to work at the West Rainbow Zoo.
But the West Rainbow Zoo had never publicly recruited, which had disappointed countless netizens who dreamed of cuddling animals while earning money.
"Of course. As it happens, the surrounding shops are quite busy and need another sales assistant. The salary would be 3,800 per month, with weekends off, full insurance and benefits, plus you and your family can enter the park for free anytime throughout the year. What do you think?"
The girl agreed immediately after Yang Lin finished speaking.
In her mind, there couldn't be a more perfect job for her.
Seeing that the girl's emotions had been calmed, Yang Lin turned to Chen Kexin and said:
"Kexin, could you take your classmate to handle the employment procedures?"
"Huh? Isn't that HR's job? This requires extra pay!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
After Chen Kexin left with the girl, the office was once again left with just Yang Lin and the little white tiger.
Looking at the adorably clumsy little tiger before him, Yang Lin could hardly imagine how imposing it would become in the future.
But thinking about how he had lucked into getting such a rare white tiger, he couldn't help but smile.
In one day, the park had gained two new members - what could be more delightful than that?
"Come on, let's go meet your two elders, get you acquainted. You'll be one tiger family from now on."
As he spoke, Yang Lin picked up the little one who had been playing with a ball on the floor.
When he appeared in the park carrying the baby tiger, he immediately drew countless visitors' attention.
There was no helping it - the little one in Yang Lin's arms was just too adorably silly.
"Wow, Director, you got a cat? What breed is this little kitty?"
"Who would've thought our young Director already has both cats and dogs!"
"But something seems off about this kitten - the proportions of its head and body are a bit strange."
"I noticed that too."
"Oh my god, that's not a cat - that's a tiger!"
"Brain malfunction! Where's the brain malfunction!"
Hearing about a tiger, some visitors immediately became alarmed.
They thought perhaps the male Siberian tiger had escaped its cage, unable to bear domestic violence anymore.
"Did a tiger escape? I don't see one."
As everyone searched around with their eyes, the little one in Yang Lin's arms quickly became the focus of countless gazes.
"Holy cow, there really is a tiger, and it's huge!"
"It's super big and fierce indeed."
"Where did this little tiger come from? It's way too cute!"
"Did Sister Hua give birth to it?"
"Are you crazy? That male tiger just arrived. How could there be pregnancy and birth in one day?"
"Besides, this white tiger should be a Bengal tiger variant. How could two Siberian tigers give birth to a Bengal tiger?"
"Oh, so you're quite knowledgeable about this?"
"You bet I am!"
"What day is this? We just saw a baby bear, and now there's a baby tiger."
"Uncle Director, can we pet this little tiger?"
A little girl holding a candied haw suddenly asked cautiously.
Everyone thought Yang Lin wouldn't agree to her request, but to their surprise, he simply nodded and put the little white tiger down.
Obviously, after spending so much time with humans, this little one hadn't realized its tiger identity yet and really thought of itself as a cat.
As soon as it touched the ground, it immediately blended in with the surrounding visitors.
When this adorable little tiger rushed into the crowd, visitors let out waves of exclamations.
Such commotion quickly attracted more and more visitors, and when they discovered the little white tiger Da Mi, their faces lit up with surprise and delight.
No one had expected to have such close contact with a tiger, a top predator, in their lives.
Some visitors even started livestreaming their interactions with the little white tiger.
"Look here, my darlings, today I'm going to show you Wu Song fighting the tiger!"
As she spoke, the livestreaming visitor gently stroked the little tiger's chin, and the next second, the little tiger just flopped over onto its back.
Her livestream quickly attracted massive attention from netizens.
"Which zoo is this, where tigers roam freely?"
"True Wu Song fighting the tiger - I seriously suspect this is the kind of tiger Wu Song fought."
"LOL, I could take down tigers like this with one punch."
"Give it a year to grow and see if you still dare - it'll flatten you with one paw."
"I'm a tough guy, and I love such small animals. Where can I pet one?"
"Without even looking, I know this is the West Rainbow Zoo, though I don't know where they got a baby tiger from."
"Well, looks like Shuai Shuai's status in the family will drop to third place."
"Why does it feel like everyone in the world has been to West Rainbow Zoo except me?"
"I hadn't even gotten enough of seeing the baby bear, and now there's a baby tiger?"
"Baby bear, baby tiger - are we getting a baby pig next? We could film a real-life Winnie the Pooh!"
......
However, just as visitors were thoroughly enjoying their interaction with little tiger Da Mi, Yang Lin suddenly picked it up.
"Alright, Da Mi's interaction time with everyone ends here for today. If you want to play with it in the future, you can visit the tiger enclosure."
After saying this, Yang Lin carried the little one toward the tiger enclosure.
But before he could get close, screams suddenly erupted from the tiger enclosure.