Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Meanwhile, the villagers who were digging for wild vegetables didn't dare to linger after clearing out all the wild vegetables on that sunny slope.

Although they knew Wang Yuyu wouldn't harm them and had even left "protective marks," the thought of tigers roaming nearby still made them apprehensive. They quickly packed their things, carried baskets full of wild vegetables, and hurriedly left the mountain.

They discussed moving to other hilltops where there were no tiger tracks, which would be safer and they could also find more wild vegetables.

Wang Yuyu slept straight through until the afternoon.

When he slowly opened his eyes, the blinding sunlight shone down, making him squint.

Looking up, he saw a drone hovering not far above his head, its buzzing sound particularly noticeable in the quiet mountain forest.

The drone seemed to have noticed that Wang Yuyu had woken up, and it slowly descended some altitude, the sound of its propellers turning becoming louder as it observed him at close range.

Wang Yuyu yawned widely, slowly changed from lying down to sprawling, raised her head and looked around. She twitched her nose, found no danger, and then lazily lay back down, not even bothering to get up.

He glanced up at the drone overhead, speechless. "Damn it, how long have you been staring at me? Aren't you tired of it?"

"What's so interesting about me taking a nap? All you do is stare at me and take pictures all day long, but you never get anything interesting out of it!"

"You've been filming me for so long, and I haven't even asked you for my appearance fee yet. You've really taken advantage of me!"

He flicked his tail, looking disgusted, but didn't seem to care too much, since this drone wasn't the first time it had come to "stalk" him.

After glancing impatiently at the drone twice, Wang Yuyu simply ignored it, lowered her head, and began to carefully groom her fur.

He had a few strands of fur messed up while sleeping, so he needed to groom himself to maintain his handsome mountain king image. He couldn't let the drone film him looking disheveled.

Meanwhile, at the research base, a group of researchers were standing in front of a large screen, staring at Wang Yuyu on the screen with joy in their eyes.

A young male researcher couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, it's huge! No matter how many times I see it, I'm always amazed by its size. It's a whole size bigger than any other Siberian tiger in our records!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded silently, their faces full of agreement.

Suddenly, Wang Yuyu on the big screen moved.

He stretched out his right hind paw, tilted his head back forcefully, and scratched his back with his paw.

Its round body swayed gently with the movement, and its fluffy flesh jiggled along with it, soft and fluffy, completely losing its usual fierceness and instead showing a bit of adorable clumsiness.

A female researcher's eyes immediately lit up, she cupped her face in her hands, and exclaimed excitedly, "Wow! So cute!"

"I never imagined that this fierce tiger, known for its secure job, could be so soft and adorable when it's being tickled!"

Another researcher added with a laugh, "Our 'iron rice bowl' employees really do have long legs and well-proportioned figures!"

"Unlike those fat tigers in the zoo, which are round and short-legged and can't even scratch themselves, this tiger is much more agile!"

Just then, Ji Yongjun's voice suddenly rang out from behind everyone, "This is because those with a secure job have excellent genes and are tall and strong, not because they get fat later in life. The two are not the same."

"Director!" Everyone immediately turned around, stopped their playful banter, and respectfully greeted him, standing at attention and no longer daring to make jokes.

Ji Yongjun walked to the big screen, his gaze falling on Wang Yuyu scratching himself, and said firmly, "Our iron rice bowl has excellent genes and its physical fitness far surpasses that of ordinary Siberian tigers."

"Following this trend, his offspring will certainly be of similar size, which is of great significance to the reproduction and recovery of the Siberian tiger population."

He turned to look at everyone and said seriously, "So, our main task right now is to find the wife of the man with a secure job as soon as possible, confirm whether the tiger cub she is carrying is the man's, and do a good job in subsequent monitoring and protection."

Everyone looked at each other, then at the massive and imposing Wang Yuyu on the screen, their faces full of questions.

"Given his size and physique, could those two male tigers around him possibly defeat him?"

"Director, would you like to hear what you're saying?"

"With a secure job like that, how could he possibly lose in a wife-stealing contest?"

"If someone with this physique can't even snag a wife, then they might as well give up their secure job in the forest and retire at the zoo, so as not to embarrass the mountain lord!"

Seeing everyone staring at him without moving, Ji Yongjun frowned and shouted, "Why are you all looking at me? Get back to work!"

Intimidated by Ji Yongjun's imposing manner, everyone dispersed and returned to their workstations, focusing intently on their tasks.

In the forest, Wang Yuyu had already groomed his fur; his tiger fur was fluffy and smooth, making him look incredibly handsome.

He looked up at the sun on the horizon and muttered to himself, "It should be a few more hours before the sun sets."

"Since I have nothing to do anyway, I'll sleep a little longer and recharge."

"If I go out on patrol and run into the villagers again, I'll probably scare them. It's too much trouble!"

"Sigh, I'm probably the only tiger in the entire forest as responsible and considerate as I am!"

He flicked his tail, looking smug, and couldn't help but boast, "I'm so kind and considerate, truly worthy of being the mountain king of this forest..."

After praising himself for a while, Wang Yuyu's mood became increasingly pleasant. He tilted his head to the side and fell into a deep sleep, sleeping without a care in the world.

The drone hovered overhead for a while, and seeing that Wang Yuyu didn't move for a long time, it flew away.

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A few days later, one morning, the sun wasn't too scorching, and the breeze through the forest carried the coolness of the river. Wang Yuyu patrolled to the bank of a large river.

He slowly bent down, his tongue gently touching the cool river water. The water slid down his throat, dispelling the heat in his body and making him feel much more comfortable.

Just as he was enjoying his drink, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark figure on the river being tightly gripped by something and being dragged away at high speed, creating a series of tiny splashes.

The sudden commotion startled Wang Yuyu.

He jerked his head back, took two steps back, his amber eyes filled with wariness, and his ears practically popped out of their sockets as he muttered to himself, "What the hell is that?"

"Could there be crocodiles lurking in this river?"

"That can't be! This is Northeast China, how could there be crocodiles here!"

He squinted, staring intently at the dark figure as it was slowly dragged into the river bend beside him.

Immediately afterwards, an excited male voice rang out from the bay, loud and proud: "Hahaha, another one caught!"

"They're quite big too, what a bumper harvest today!"