I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 253 A Meeting to Recall Past Hardships and Appreciate Present Happiness
Chen Su quietly took the cup from Xu Ying's hand and asked the shop assistant for a blanket.

Just as he was about to cover it up, his fingertips touched the thin fabric, and he couldn't help but frown—this thickness was simply not enough.

The snow-sweeping weasel poked its head out of Xu Ying's pocket.

"Shhh."

Chen Su made a gesture, having already taken off his coat.

His dark blue uniform jacket was still warm from his body. He bent down carefully and gently covered the blanket with the coat.

The police badge on her collar was placed right next to her cheek, gleaming with a gentle metallic sheen in the warm light.

The snow-sweeping weasel suddenly covered its mouth, pointing its other paw at Chen Su's ear: [Police officer, your ears are so red!]

Although Chen Su couldn't understand what the Snow Sweeper was saying, he subconsciously pinched his ear and reached out to gently cover the Snow Sweeper's eyes: "You didn't see anything."

"When it gets dark, remember to wake Station Master Xu up and make him go back to his room to sleep."

The snow-sweeping weasel nodded obediently, its little face rubbing against Chen Su's palm.

Just as Chen Su was about to get up, Xu Ying unconsciously grabbed the hem of his clothes in her sleep.

Chen Su stood frozen in place, and in the end, he simply grabbed her sleeve and pulled her wrist back into the blanket.

The glass window reflected his slightly upturned lips and the girl wrapped in a coat, only half of her sleeping face visible.

Outside the shop, Chief Tibetan Fox witnessed this scene and shook his head: [Tsk tsk, the courtship methods of two-legged creatures are really troublesome.]
It flicked its tail and tossed a pine cone, which hit Chen Su squarely in the shop window in front of him: [Couldn't you just take it back to your den?]
Chen Su's gaze, which had been fixed on the glass, was drawn to the comical Tibetan fox outside. For some reason, he could detect mockery and disdain in the fox's expression.

He turned and went to the bar to order a hot milk, whispering to the clerk, "When she wakes up..."

When it gets completely dark
Xu Ying was woken up by a fluffy snow ferret rubbing against her cheek. She rubbed her eyes groggily, her nose twitching at the sweet smell of milk.

She opened her eyes and saw a steaming cup of honey milk on the table, with a note in sharp handwriting pressed against the bottom:

"Get some rest. Tomorrow's recording will start an hour earlier, so come downstairs at 9:15."

—Chen Su

The signature features a cartoonish sleeping face of a little girl—three exaggerated "zzz" sleep marks drawn on her chubby cheeks, creating a stark contrast with the sharp handwriting.

Huh? Xu Ying blushed. Could Chen Su have drawn her asleep?
His drawings are actually quite cute!

Xu Ying felt particularly warm. Looking down, she saw Chen Su's police coat and smelled a faint scent of laundry detergent.

Xu Ying stood up and stretched, preparing to return the coat to Chen Su. However, when she went upstairs, a kind shop assistant told her that the police officer had already left.

I'll return it tomorrow morning.

Xu Ying returned to her room, intending to get some rest early, since she had to record a program the next morning.

Early the next morning.

Xu Ying took Chen Su's coat and went downstairs.

Chen Su was already seated by the window, the morning light casting a soft golden glow on his cold profile.

"Captain Chen, here's your coat."

Xu Ying handed over the clothes, saying, "Thank you." Chen Su took them and then pulled a small item from his pocket: "This is a pine cone the Tibetan fox gave me. I made a little trinket; see if you like it?"

Xu Ying curiously took it, and a delicate pine cone brooch lay quietly in her palm, its surface coated with transparent resin, sparkling in the sunlight.

"You seem to be very popular with the small animals in the snow mountain."

Xu Ying smiled slightly and gently pinned the brooch to her collar. Her gaze inadvertently swept across the glass window beside the table. Through the hazy mist, an adorable Tibetan fox tilted its head, as if trying to peek out from the glass—someone had left this cute doodle in the mist with their finger.

"I never expected that our Officer Chen is such a talented painter whose talent has been wasted." When Xu Ying smiled, the dimples on her cheeks looked like they were filled with honey, and they were especially warm in the morning light.

Their gazes simultaneously fell on the Tibetan fox, and they both recalled the small note with the same doodle from yesterday. When they turned to look at each other at the same time, Chen Su's ears turned slightly red.

"You flatter me," he replied softly, a hint of unease in his voice.

Just then, a real Tibetan fox strolled slowly past the window, carrying half a carrot in its mouth. It caught sight of the two people inside turning their heads and smiling in unison, and it squinted its eyes in disgust, rolling its eyes dramatically.

"Smack!" The fluffy tail slammed heavily against the glass, splashing up a few tiny water droplets. The Tibetan fox held its head high and strode away with an air of indifference, leaving only a few muddy paw prints on the windowsill.

Chen Su looked at the serious and irritable Director Zanghu and couldn't help but laugh. He said to Xu Ying, "Let's go, the production team's car has arrived. Let's go to the venue for the second episode's meet-and-greet."

The second episode opens with the guests having brunch together, getting to know each other again.

The two got into the production crew's car. The meeting venue was halfway up the mountain in the scenic area, and it was less than a 20-minute drive away.

The production crew's vehicle stopped in front of a dilapidated-looking wooden house.

Xu Ying looked at the dilapidated wooden house and the coffee shop/guesthouse booked by the production crew—it was like comparing heaven and earth. What kind of trouble was the production crew up to now? The smile on her face vanished instantly.

Chen Su smiled slightly, a gentle smile spreading across his eyes: "Go on, the live stream is about to start."

He paused, his voice unconsciously softening, "Station Chief Xu, I hope everything goes smoothly today as well."

Xu Ying winked at him and gave him an OK sign: "Got it!"

Morning light filtered through the treetops, casting dappled golden hues on her receding figure. The variety show adventure belonging to "Station Master Xu" has begun once again!

Xu Ying pushed open the door of the wooden house, and the old wooden door made a creaking sound.

Inside, the program team meticulously arranged an old research station that perfectly replicated the atmosphere of exploration in the 1990s—faded climbing ropes coiled like snakes on rusty wall nails; cobwebs covered the glass shade of an old-fashioned kerosene lamp; and the paint on the wooden table was already mottled, revealing the varying depths of its annual rings.

The staff were busy covering the long wooden tables with white plastic tablecloths used for village banquets. With a "whoosh," the plastic tablecloths unfurled in the air.

The enamel bowls and stainless steel plates neatly arranged on the table gleamed with a warm luster, and even the seats were all painted benches.

Xu Ying smiled knowingly; it seemed that this morning's meet-and-greet was going for a sentimental approach.

"Oh my!" Yao Yingzhe strode in, wrapped in a retro military overcoat. "Looking at this, I thought we were going back to our hometown for a banquet!"

"Station Chief Xu, it's been a long time!" Ye Jie skipped into the house wearing a very rustic floral headscarf and sat down next to Xu Ying affectionately, with a corner of the headscarf playfully curling up.

Jia Yao was the last to enter. He calmly surveyed the room's furnishings, and when he saw the cobwebs in the corner, his lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

But the moment the camera turned to him, he immediately put on a handsome and bright smile—he was determined to reinvent his image for the second episode.

(End of this chapter)