My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 332 You're the Only One in My Eyes

The park, shaped like a banana leaf fan, is the narrow section where two mountain peaks meet, and features three lakes of varying sizes.

The three lakes are: Waterfowl Lake, which is popular with newcomers and makes money by selling bird food; Flower Lake, which is mostly ornamental fish and mainly sells fish food; and Paradise Lake, which is the smallest in area, has several children's water play projects, such as the very basic kind where you slide down from a height and splash water, which is fun.

Then the three lakes are connected by a narrow waterway, which can be explored by boat.

It is considered the zoo's main source of revenue.

Now, a new wooden cabin dessert shop has been added to each of the three lakeside locations, selling strawberry ice cream for 50 cents a cup, as well as mango and chocolate flavors.

Even though Dong Xueqing was wearing a stylish denim jumpsuit from the zoo and a matching work hat, she still made Wei Dong queue for twenty minutes before she could buy ice cream: "Hehe, we're testing this product...you try mine first!"

He even raised his hand to feed her.

Wei Dong dodged the question: "It's all yours! I won't eat it..."

What's wrong with eating ice cream with your sister-in-law?
He knew that much about boundaries.

But I couldn't help asking that question that had been bothering me for decades: "How do you poop in this bodysuit?"

I was sitting by the lake, swaying back and forth with my feet up, feeling quite content.

Dong Xueqing was so happy she was practically bubbling with joy.

Looking at the mango ice cream in my hand, it didn't even taste sweet anymore: "Bro! Can you stop being such a spoilsport... Give me yours first! It's infuriating! I've been waiting for you for lunch and you never show up, the food's all cold!"

After having Wei Dong replace the ice cream with chocolate, he comfortably slumped into his chair and asked, "Will the project progress for April be completed?"

Dong Xueqing hurriedly pulled out a notebook from the large pocket of her denim jacket with one hand: "The lakeside walkway slabs will not be delivered until the day after tomorrow. Construction will begin tonight."

Wei Dong instructed, "Don't disturb the animals' rest at night; it's better to do some noise during the day."

I bit the cup and wrote it down.

Wei Dong looked at it and reminded him, "The tables on the walkway shouldn't be missing either. Look how convenient it is for you to have a table now."

Dong Xueqing grinned at him, her words slurred: "Take it."

Let Wei Dong not take it: "Remember the teahouse by the Rongdu River? We should develop the lakeside into a place like that, so that a large number of tourists can gather by the lake to leisurely drink tea and eat. It doesn't matter if they bring their own food and drinks. We should make this a popular gathering place. A place to drink tea by West Lake would be wonderful."

Fengchu could only mumble as he continued writing, "It's also in Hong Kong."

Wei Dong squinted and calculated: "This side is all teahouses, and the side by Waterfowl Lake is all restaurants, with roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), spicy noodles, cold noodles, roasted meat and sausages, popcorn, and egg yolk cakes. Haha, if a bird poops on it, we'll just have to buy another serving. Oh, and fries too!"

Just thinking about the seagull emoji at the dock ordering fries made Wei Dong chuckle mischievously.

Poor Dong Xueqing laughed so hard she dropped her ice cream cup just thinking about the scene.

She frantically tried to catch it, spilling ice cream everywhere. Frustrated, she smeared her ice cream-covered hands on Wei Dong's face, yelling, "If you hold it for me, it won't fall!"

But her eyes were full of joy, and in the end she simply pressed down on Rang Weidong's face: "Brother-in-law, this is the happy life I've always dreamed of. Please, please keep this happiness for me."

With an ice cream cup in one hand and a gloomy face, Wei Dong said, "I'd give you the whole zoo as your dowry if you got married. Look at Miss Qin, she's talking to me about work so nicely. Can you please not overstep your bounds?"

It would have been better not to mention it, because once it was brought up, Fengchu's almond-shaped eyes widened in anger: "How can you compare an outsider to me? We're not the same! Everything I have is yours, and she can't do it, nor is she allowed to, do you hear me!"

Wei Dong's eyes darted around, looking away, mainly because the chocolate marks looked like they were drawn on an Indian.

Dong Xueqing couldn't resist sticking out her tongue and licking it. It was bittersweet, just like the feeling in a young girl's heart at that moment.

In the midst of Wei Dong's startled struggle, she took the opportunity to hug his neck and said again, "Brother-in-law, if I'm going to marry someone, it will be you. I want to stay with you like this for the rest of my life and never be apart."

Earning two or three hundred thousand a day, Wei Dong couldn't bear to throw away the two ice creams. He could only struggle desperately, yelling, "I'll tell your sister..."

Even I felt it had no power at all. If I were there, I would definitely be there to point out the key points of the movements!
Fengchu didn't press the matter further, letting go of her hand and touching her handkerchief: "If you say I should get married again, this is the punishment."

Wei Dong breathed a sigh of relief, stuffed the ice cream into his mouth, and without asking for a handkerchief, went straight to the lakeside and splashed some water on his face. As a result, a group of large carp came over to drink the ice cream flavor, and it seemed as if they were opening their mouths wide and laughing at him.

Looking back at my sister-in-law, comfortably eating ice cream on the bench, I felt a pang of worry.

To say I didn't feel a tingling, fluttery sensation just now would be a lie.

The male's vanity was off the charts.

But this cannot be done; we must keep the Eight Honors and Eight Shames firmly in mind.

Rang Weidong, who has been single for forty years and has never been to a hair salon, has a strong sense of shame in this regard.

I really don't want people talking behind my back about this broken hand.

Now everyone is watching, including so many leaders, subordinates, and followers. How could he possibly have his cake and eat it too?

worry.

So I sat down by the lake, propped my chin up, and looked at the bright spring day at the zoo. I was actually feeling incredibly happy and restless.

This has almost never happened before.

Because he knew this wasn't just empty flattery.

If there are a few people in this world he wouldn't be wary of, his sister-in-law is definitely one of them. And Dong Xueying never seems to have ever said anything like "forever."

It still has a lot of power over an old man who is actually quite innocent.

This made Wei Dong feel like a long-tailed monkey in a cage on the other side of the river... Wait, he suddenly thought of something.

Squinting, I strained to dig into my memories.

Just then, a wild bird flew by with a long cry, trying to peck at the fish in the water, but it almost got pulled down by the big carp!

Wei Dong suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Hahaha, I've got an idea!"

Turning to his sister-in-law, he gestured: "Look at the undulating shape over there..."

Dong Xueqing's heart was still pounding as she bit the ice cream scoop. The thrill she had never experienced before hadn't dissipated. She looked up and saw that the hand gesture was still making a wave shape.

Fengchu, who had secretly watched many foreign films, couldn't help but look down at herself and realize that she was far inferior to her sister!

Blushing and complaining, she said, "What's wrong..."

The xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) are quite filling; having two more baskets will definitely satisfy your hunger.

Completely unaware that he was flirting, Wei Dong excitedly turned and pointed, "Just use it! Erect tall poles on both sides of the mountain, then hang big nets on them. Wouldn't that create a space where people and birds can coexist naturally? Even birds within the designated area can fly freely..."

The zoo has too many birds, from small birds like parrots, magpies, mynas, and doves to large birds like swans, cranes, and greylag geese, making up almost half of the total population. There are over a hundred species and more than a thousand well-known and recognizable varieties.

Seeing them locked in cages, staring blankly at the wild birds flying freely outside, is quite heartbreaking.

People might subconsciously think this way 30 or 40 years from now.

These days, no one seems to feel sorry for the animals kept in zoos.

More importantly, these sorting cages make the place smell terrible when you clean them.

Farmers understand this principle very well: free-range chickens and ducks don't smell bad because they live with people and will subconsciously clean up after themselves. The spacious environment also disperses the odor. Once they are kept in a small environment, they will stink to death and are not good for their health, making them prone to disease.

This is similar to how old houses, if left uninhabited, will soon collapse and become overgrown with weeds.

The key is to let Wei Dong see in short videos that large zoos all do this.

Just thinking about it made Dong Xueqing forget all about the big meat buns and xiaolongbao in her mind. She jumped up happily and shouted, "Great! Great! This must be great! I'll call the experts to a meeting!"

She has a technical background and believes in the importance of professional verification before implementing such things by finding professionals.

Even though Wei Dong's plan was the final, absolutely correct one, and the experts were amazed and impressed, he himself could point out the potential problems and key points: "This net definitely needs to be carefully designed; it can't become a weapon that harms birds. For example, some criminals use fishing nets to spread out in the sky to catch birds..."

In the 1980s, there weren't many, because catching birds didn't bring in much money, and nets were a relatively scarce resource.

But it became common in twenty or thirty years later.

News of crimes involving the use of nets to catch birds is also common. Wei Dong even read several reports carefully because some villagers, not to catch birds, used nets to prevent birds from stealing crops, but ended up accidentally killing protected birds and were sentenced to criminal penalties.

There is a difference between bird deterrent nets and bird catching nets.

Experts who have spent their entire lives dealing with birds can only admire your vast knowledge, Mr. Rang; we've never seen anything like this before.

But how do you make a bird net?

The reason is simple: it cannot be soft and dense.

You can't let the birds rush in like arrows and get caught in the net and unable to escape. So using a fine net like fishing line would be very dangerous, while a thick net made of nylon rope would be much better.

However, nylon ropes become brittle when exposed to sun and rain, a fact that Weidong once again proves to be a master of common sense. Therefore, stainless steel wire ropes that are as thick as a matchstick are more suitable.

But here's the problem: stainless steel is also a scarce commodity right now, so what can we do?

There are experts for all types of animals in the park, and many zookeepers have also become experts. As long as they are not administrative incompetent, Wei Dong quite enjoys having meetings and dealing with these people who get things done.

This pragmatic and efficient working meeting also invited construction experts to attend.

Old Geng actually tried his best to attend all the meetings at the factory.

Now that I think about it, I'll offer a suggestion: You're promoting bakelite, right? We could ask them to produce those S-shaped wires that are tens of meters long, with each one staggered in opposite directions. We could use metal clips to fasten and lock them in place, which would be very safe. Bakelite is rain and sun resistant. The only problem might be that it breaks under its own weight. So we could just stretch a few more steel wires horizontally to solve the load-bearing problem. We could even build a cable bridge at a high place to make it easier for staff to clean from top to bottom and rescue birds that might get stuck on it.

Wei Dong was overjoyed, as this was a job he could handle himself, and it even brought work to the factory: "That's great! Can you do the work?"

Old Geng did a quick calculation: "I'll send technicians to take careful measurements. As long as they can prepare and deliver the materials, the installation should be completed within a week. It shouldn't be too difficult..."

They dare to carry out even dam projects hundreds of meters high, so this little project is nothing to them.

Wei Dong was instructed to immediately notify the technicians from the bakelite factory to come and coordinate.

The fact that this thing could be shown to all parties during the May Day holiday is an absolutely rare and groundbreaking achievement, a model of harmony between humans and birds.

Dong Xueqing's eyes were filled with intoxication; how could she possibly tolerate anyone else?

(End of this chapter)