Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

"Hahaha, who isn't afraid of a tigress! Look at that pitiful, yet afraid-to-resist look on his face, it's hilarious!"

"So even mountain tigers have things they're afraid of! I've really learned something new!"

"As expected, tigresses are the scariest!"

"Who isn't afraid of a tigress!"

"..."

The male researchers joked around, and the female researchers nearby listened and laughed.

After the family of four had eaten and drunk their fill and rested for a few hours to recharge, they set off on their journey to inspect their territory.

The patrol team quickly took shape, with Tiger Mom leading the way. She walked slowly, her eyes scanning the surroundings warily, constantly checking for potential dangers.

Following closely behind was the older sister, who was a bit more composed than her brother. She kept up with her mother closely, occasionally glancing back at her brother who was lagging behind.

Next up is the younger brother, who dawdles.

At the very back was Wang Yuyu, who strolled leisurely along the end of the group, like a "general in charge," protecting his wife and children in front while also keeping watch for any movement behind him.

The two tiger cubs were still young, with short legs and little strength. They walked with a hopping and swaying gait, using all their strength to barely keep up with their mother's seemingly slow pace.

Their small bodies swayed, their fluffy tails twitching from time to time, looking adorable. Occasionally, they would let out a few soft whimpers because they couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

The mother tiger, walking in front, always kept her two cubs in mind. Every now and then, she would stop, turn around, and look at them with gentle eyes to make sure that the two little ones had caught up before continuing on her way.

Even so, the mischievous younger brother still couldn't shake his dawdling nature. He would often be attracted by the flowers and plants by the roadside while walking, and would run to the side to play. He would sometimes pluck at the wild grass by the roadside, and sometimes rub his little head against the stones, completely forgetting about patrolling his territory.

Once, when Tiger Mom turned around, she saw her younger brother lagging behind, biting hard at a thin sapling, shaking his little head and pulling with all his might.

Tiger Mom couldn't hold back any longer. She stopped and let out a low growl at her younger brother: "Awooo!"

The voice was full of urging, as if saying, "Stop playing around and hurry up and catch up."

Hearing his mother's urging, the younger brother instantly stopped playing, let go of the sapling in his mouth, and ran towards the group with his short legs moving quickly, afraid of being scolded by his mother again.

Tiger Mom looked at her mischievous little brother who had run up to her, then glanced at her older sister who was gloating with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth. She shook her head helplessly, raised her paw, and gently slapped her little brother on the tiger's head.

Then, she raised her hand and slapped her sister gently, more like a lesson than a punishment, as if to say, "Don't laugh, you used to dawdle just like that, don't think I've forgotten."

After being hit, the two little ones immediately became unhappy. They tilted their little heads back and let out a series of soft growls at their mother tiger, while occasionally pawing at her legs with their little paws, looking aggrieved and unconvinced, as if they were arguing.

The low growls of the family of three mingled together, as if they were having an interesting conversation:

The two little ones growled in low voices, full of doubt and complaint: "Mommy, isn't it dangerous for you to bring us out so late?"

"What if we encounter a wild animal or something?"

"You're being so irresponsible!"

Tiger Mom turned and glanced at Wang Yuyu behind her, growling, "If you encounter a wild animal or something, you'll have to ask your dad about that!"

Wang Yu slowly walked forward and let out a low growl at the group of one adult and two children: "Hmm? What do we do if we encounter a wild animal or something?"

The two little ones immediately huddled up to Wang Yuyu, tilting their heads back and asking in low growls, "Yeah, yeah, Daddy, what do we do?"

Wang Yuyu paused for a moment, then let out a low growl, his tone carrying a mixture of perfunctoriness and domineering:

"What if we encounter a wild animal or something? I haven't thought about that!"

"If we encounter any wild animals, wow~ how about some midnight snacks?"

"What should we do? We guess we'll have to add a late-night snack!"

After an interesting "conversation," the family of four lined up again in a neat long row and continued on their way.

But the younger brother still couldn't change his dawdling nature. He would walk and stop, and every now and then he would run to a high place by the roadside, stand on tiptoe, tilt his little head and look around, as if he wasn't worried about encountering any danger at all.

At first, Tiger Mom patiently urged her younger brother a few times, but after a while, she gradually lost patience and simply stopped paying attention to him, focusing instead on leading her older sister forward.

Anyway, with Wang Yuyu backing him up, even if his younger brother is naughty, he won't encounter any danger.

Sure enough, not long after, the younger brother fell behind again, squatting on the ground and munching on the roadside weeds, his little mouth smacking away, looking nothing like a tiger.

The key point is that an infrared camera on the tree in front of him is working silently, recording his brother's every move of "not doing his job properly" and transmitting it to the research base in real time.

Wang Yu slowly walked up to her younger brother, looked down at him as he buried his head in grass, a hint of suspicion flashing in her amber eyes, and she muttered to herself:

"Is this little grass-eating creature really my baby?"

"Why does he look so silly? He didn't inherit any of my high intelligence!"

Wang Yuyu grew increasingly helpless. Seeing the little creature still happily munching on grass, she couldn't bear it any longer. She raised her paw and gently slapped the tiger cub to the ground, letting out a low growl as if scolding it.

"Stop embarrassing yourself here! Hurry up and catch up with the group. If you dawdle any longer, I'll teach you a lesson!"

The younger brother got a slap, immediately scrambled to his feet, shook off the dust, and, no longer daring to play, hurriedly chased after his mother and sister on his short legs.

Wang Yuyu turned her head and glanced at the infrared camera on the tree, a hint of embarrassment flashing in her eyes.

He strolled slowly to the tree, lowered his head, glared fiercely at the camera, and smirked slightly, as if in threat:

"Cut this part out! Don't let it air! It's too embarrassing for me! If you dare air it, I'll tear you apart!"

After threatening the camera, Wang Yuyu flicked its tail, turned around with an arrogant look, and followed the patrol team ahead with leisurely steps.

Inside the research base, the researchers on duty were already laughing hysterically as they watched the younger brother munching on grass and Wang Yuyu threatening the camera on the screen.

"Haha, this little tiger is so cute! It's actually munching on grass. It's definitely got a stable job!"

"This guy with a secure job is so concerned about his image, he actually threatened someone on camera! It's hilarious!"

"This family of four really provided all our laughs!"

"..."