Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Inside the research base, Ji Yongjun was staring intently at the screen on his computer.

The small ball hanging around Wang Yuyu's neck clearly captured the entire process of him building a pond to escape the summer heat.

As Ji Yongjun watched, he couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Brilliant! So incredibly brilliant!"

"How can there be such a clever tiger in this world!"

"It's incredible! He actually knew how to build a dam with stones and branches to stop the water, and he even knew how to fill the gaps to create his own bathtub!"

"This level of intelligence is practically human-level!"

He muttered to himself, his eyes full of curiosity, "I really want to open his head and see how he knew he could build dams and ponds to block water?"

He watched the video repeatedly, becoming more and more amazed with each viewing, until he was completely engrossed before turning it off and falling into deep thought.

"The wife of a high-ranking official has already given birth to two tiger cubs. This is her second pregnancy. Judging by her age, if she lives to 20, she can have four or five more!"

Ji Yongjun counted on his fingers, calculating carefully, "If a litter can produce three cubs, that would be 12 to 15 tiger cubs!"

"With such excellent genes—a robust physique and high intelligence—his offspring will undoubtedly be just like him, possessing good physical condition and high intelligence, and their survival rate will certainly be much higher than that of ordinary Siberian tigers!"

Even if some unforeseen events occur, there should still be 8 to 10 tigers that successfully grow to adulthood!

"Now we have a second wife. Once she starts having tiger cubs, there will be eighteen or nineteen tiger cubs in total!"

"If we find another tigress for that 'iron rice bowl' (guaranteed job) woman, they could have more than 10 tiger cubs!"

At this point, Ji Yongjun himself was startled and couldn't help but exclaim, "My God, that's a total of forty or fifty tiger cubs!"

"In just 20 years, they've multiplied so many!"

"With generation after generation breeding, it won't be long before the Siberian tiger population in these mountains grows strong, and our country's Siberian tigers will be saved!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, pacing back and forth in his office.

"Forty or fifty of them, forty or fifty of them, multiplying generation after generation. If they all inherit the gene for a secure job, then..."

"I dare not think about it, I dare not think about it..."

"No!" He stopped abruptly, his eyes hardening. "I need to apply for funding immediately to increase monitoring equipment and manpower. I must protect his secure job and his wives."

"This is crucial for the prosperity of the Siberian tiger population; we absolutely cannot afford any mistakes!"

He grabbed the phone on the table and eagerly called his boss.

…………

One night, half a month later, under a hazy moon and with the cool breeze of the mountains and forests, Wang Yuyu slowly walked under the dappled moonlight to the border area where his territory overlapped with that of his first wife.

He sniffed the air hard, but even after sniffing repeatedly, he couldn't detect a trace of his first wife's scent.

In the past, the scent here was strong and distinct, a trace of the first wife solemnly declaring her sovereignty, but now it's as faint as if it never existed.

Wang Yuyu's amber eyes instantly filled with doubt. He raised his head, his gaze fixed on the direction deep within his first wife's territory, his ears perked up, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"Strange, why did the territory marker suddenly disappear? Could something have happened to her?"

He tried to reassure himself, but his tone lacked confidence: "That shouldn't be the case. This is the edge of a protected area. Forest rangers patrol here every day, and there are surveillance cameras everywhere. Logically, nothing should have happened..."

As he spoke, his voice grew softer and softer, until he could no longer fully convince himself.

The image of the two poacher brothers suddenly flashed through Wang Yuyu's mind, her pupils contracted slightly, and her heart sank.

Back then, didn't those two people risk being discovered by the forest rangers and sneak into the protected area to catch him?

When faced with profit, so-called risks can never stop greedy people.

What if... the first wife really gets into danger?

But the thought had barely crossed his mind when he immediately suppressed it. Another possibility surfaced in his mind, causing him to freeze in shock: "Could it be... that I'm pregnant with tiger cubs?"

He carefully recalled what Tang Li had once told him: "Tang Li said that when a mother tiger is pregnant with cubs, she will stay close to the den and take good care of the cubs after they are born."

"Once the tiger cubs are six months old and can follow their mother, the mother tiger will take them out to patrol the territory and leave their marks."

"Before this, the mother tiger would only stay near the den, focusing on protecting her cubs, and would never go far."

"If...if she really is pregnant, then I'll be a father!"

Wang Yuyu suddenly stood still, his massive body stiffening slightly, his tiger-like face filled with astonishment.

"I...I wasn't prepared at all!" He frantically flicked his tail, his mind a complete mess. "What am I going to do if I really have tiger cubs?"

He stared intently in the direction of his first wife's territory, raised his front paws, wanting to step over and investigate, but hesitated and put them down halfway through.

It was lifted up again, then slowly lowered down.

After several attempts, the tiger was extremely conflicted.

"Should we go over and take a look?"

He struggled internally, thinking, "What if she really gives birth? It must be tough for a tiger to take care of its cubs alone. I'd like to go and lend a hand and look after the mother and her young!"

But then she thought again and immediately backed down: "No, no, Tang Li said that tigresses become extremely irritable after giving birth to cubs."

"If I recklessly barge in and anger her, that would be terrible!"

After much deliberation, Wang Yuyu finally made up her mind, her eyes lighting up: "Let's not go there, let's go ask Tang Li!"

"If the first wife really gave birth to a tiger cub, she'd definitely know!"

"Yes, that's what we'll do!"

Having made up her mind, Wang Yuyu didn't hesitate and immediately turned around and headed towards the zoo.

…………

Several days later, in the middle of the night, Wang Yuyu finally arrived at the back gate of the zoo.

He didn't care whether it would disturb the neighbors in the middle of the night; he raised his huge claws and slammed them down hard on the zoo's iron gate.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The heavy iron gate was struck with a dull yet loud sound, which was particularly jarring in the quiet of the night and instantly woke up Uncle Zhang, who was guarding the back gate.

Uncle Zhang rubbed his sleepy eyes, threw on his coat, and hurriedly ran out.

Upon hearing the familiar banging sound, he knew it was Wang Yuyu. He quickly shouted towards the outside of the wall, "Stop banging! Stop banging! I've already called Xiao Tang, she'll be here soon!"