Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 186 - Chapter Restless Season, Restless Heart

Chapter 186: 186 Chapter Restless Season, Restless Heart

“Old Chen, Old Chen, are you going to do something about this or not?”

Old Gao’s exasperated voice reached Chen Ying, leaving him confused.

“What’s the matter? What am I supposed to take care of? You need to be clear.”

“You see your Jinya and Little Jin, ah, catching birds, catching birds, always catching birds. Can’t they aspire to something more, like catching rabbits or mice? Birds are so adorable, how can they bear to do it?”

“Rabbits are adorable too. Don’t be so mean towards rabbits, alright? Besides, it’s in a cat’s nature to pounce on birds.”

Enraged, Old Gao grabbed Chen Ying by the neck and shook him violently a few times.

When Jinya saw Chen Ying descend, she shook her head and came running.

“Ow, let me tell you, I found a huge nest with eggs! Slurp (￣ ii￣;)”

Chen Ying grabbed Jinya by the ear and pulled her aside.

“Sister Ya, can we strike a deal? If you and Little Jin want to catch birds, go further away where he can’t see you. Otherwise, he’s going to cry in front of you.”

Jinya looked up at Old Gao, ran over with a mischievous grin, and with her claws on him, stared into his eyes for a long time.

“Ow, there’s no water flowing on his face!”

Chen Ying couldn’t help but cry and laugh, and he fiercely rubbed Jinya’s head, telling her to go play.

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Actually, Jinya and Little Jin weren’t very interested in birds; they were mostly just curious. After all, birds are small, have less meat, and too much feather, not very appetizing for cats.

Instead, he was more worried about his dear Snake mongoose, whose diet prominently featured the words: “Mice, Birds”.

No sooner had he looked up than he saw the cute little critter stealthily moving about in the trees, its target a small bird on the trunk.

(Sunbathing Mao Mao, almost sunbathed itself to death)

Chen Ying’s eyes widened immediately, and he quickly whistled to call the Snake mongoose down.

The bird was a High Mountain Woodpecker. While not a protected species, it was still a concern.

More importantly, Chen Ying had seen the files on Old Gao’s desk. Their study had a small project on the High Mountain Woodpecker.

Upon hearing Chen Ying’s call, the Snake mongoose gave up on the little bird and quickly dashed down, climbing onto his shoulder in a flash.

Only then did Old Gao notice the woodpecker, placing a hand over his chest with an exaggerated expression as if he were about to faint from a heart attack.

Both involved in conservation, how could Old Gao genuinely become angry with Chen Ying over nature’s law of survival of the fittest.

But as Chen Ying had said, as long as it didn’t happen right before his eyes, his heart wouldn’t hurt as much.

Chen Ying gently touched the Snake mongoose’s little head, sending it off to hunt for mountain mice.

Spring was coming, and with it, a fearsome increase in the number of mountain mice.

Just yesterday, he’d discovered that mice had infiltrated the storeroom causing trouble; he thought about asking Little Jin and the others not to stray recently and to clean up the surroundings more.

The Snake mongoose obediently went off to look for mice, and Chen Ying and Little Sen decided to take advantage of the good weather to air out items stored in the warehouse.

Although they were treated, after all, it was a wooden building, and places that were supposed to be damp were still damp after a winter.

Old Gao also came to help by cleaning the two unused animal sheds while Chen Ying and Little Sen cleared out the storeroom.

He cleaned the stone platforms and wooden frames with a bamboo broom, and washed the areas that needed washing.

The items in the storeroom weren’t many; they rummaged through a corner and found a bag of sweet potatoes, not even knowing who had tucked it away there, nibbled by mice.

They also needed to clean up Great Bai’s sleeping area from winter; the wooden platform was nearly molded from his sleep.

In the afternoon, Great Bai’s family of four surprisingly swayed their way back.

As soon as the two young ones arrived, they skillfully pounced on Little Sen, grunting for treats.

Seeing the two young ones, Little Sen’s thoughts were entirely, “Baby wants to eat, baby wants to drink,” tossing aside his work instantly to prepare a basin of milk and steamed buns.

Chen Ying, having tidied the last bit of things, walked over and patted the young ones’ ears, checking their bodies for any injuries or bug bites.

Great Bai and Jiaojiao, although greedy, took good care of Baby attentively.

Except for Leo acquiring a hobby of coal digging, Little Wang remained a clean and tidy little prince.

“Meow meow, Two-legged beast, let me tell you, aside from that Big Ears, there are a few more cats around here. You must be careful.”

Jiaojiao rarely spoke, pulling Chen Ying with a worried expression.

“I’m not taking the two out for a while, those male cats might harm them. I’ll ask Great Bai to take a walk and see how many cats have come by to make friends.”

Jiaojiao’s worries were not unreasonable.

Leo and Baby weren’t old enough to live independently from their mother, so Jiaojiao was not ready for mating.

But other male cats were different; they might drive away or even kill the kittens to mate.

Luckily, there was Great Bai and also Big-Eared Bear, who was still uninterested in love and only wanted to snack on melons.

The two of them, having no competitive behavior between them, could essentially ensure that no other mating males would harass the area.

Ah, spring, truly an agitated season.

Even though the mountain snow hadn’t yet melted, the warm currents hidden beneath the ice were already beginning to revive.

Chen Ying was actually very worried about Jinya.

The Lynx girl had also reached the mating age, but Little Jin was always by her side. He worried, if these two started to feel affectionate, could they have a next generation?

Terrifying, that thought must be discarded!

During the New Year, he had brought it up while at his teacher’s place.

His teacher’s idea was to let nature take its course.

Clearly, neither of the two had been controlled by their instincts yet; as long as they followed their instincts once, they would naturally separate.

Chen Ying was conflicted. He hoped both youngsters could have their own offspring but didn’t want to see the day they truly went their separate ways.

His mindset as an old father was really troublesome.

He was both afraid that Yellow Fur would deceive his daughter and worried that Yellow Fur would reject her, causing her heartbreak.

Jinya wasn’t as complex as he thought.

She even came to Chen Ying to share the gossip about Little Jin and Big Gold attracting three Golden Cat sisters.

“They are so pretty, with very bright fur colors, prettier than my fur. But they are skinny, like they’ve never had enough to eat.”

Jinya lay on the floor in front of the bed, softly meowing.

“One of them really likes Little Jin, even tried to bite me, chased me away, but Little Jin fought her for me.”

Chen Ying had a complex expression.

“The other two liked Little Jin before, but then they shifted their attention to Big Gold. I think Big Gold is quite proud, catching rabbits and voles for them every day. Hmph, with ill intentions!”

No, this is just the normal courting behavior of male cats!

While speaking, they heard Little Jin call from outside, “Jinya, come out to eat rabbit.”

“Meow, coming soon, just wait for me.”

Hearing about rabbits, Jinya, the Lynx, immediately perked up and ran out to enjoy her late-night snack.

This little one had even learned to open the door by herself, standing up, her paws pressing down on the door handle, and with a push, the door opened.

Little Jin didn’t like using the door; he preferred lying on the windowsill, his nimble paws flicking twice to push open the window.

The youngsters also knew they shouldn’t eat on the flatform as it would dirty the floor.

So their recent late-night snack table was on a nearby big tree branch, which was just the right size for the two to squat on.

As they were eating, a Clouded Leopard jumped over.

“Hey, Two-legged beast, where’s the girlfriend you promised? When can you find one?”

Uh-oh, the creditor had come to collect the debt.