I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 254 The Fox's Tale
Just five minutes after the show started airing, the number of online viewers had already exceeded three million, with the number of viewers increasing by tens of thousands every minute. Its popularity is unstoppable, and the hashtag #DesertSurvivalRulesEpisode2Airing# has already topped the trending searches.

When netizens entered the variety show's live stream, they were quite surprised to see the filming location.

[I glanced at the live stream title; I hadn't gone to the wrong place. I thought I'd accidentally stumbled into a rural stage show.]

[I've only ever seen this kind of interior furnishing in period dramas. Did the production team know that the two new guests are both from wealthy families, so they deliberately chose such a dilapidated house for their first meeting to create dramatic effect for the show?]

[I'm already looking forward to Lu Jinyu and Su Zhining's appearance! Especially since both of them are straightforward and outspoken.]

Xu Ying was wearing a light yellow down jacket and a fluffy white scarf today. She also had a pine cone brooch that Chen Su had given her pinned to her chest. The bright colors made her eyes and skin look even brighter, and she looked energetic and lively.

The stylist gave her the same cat ear hairstyle she wore during the live-stream event to support farmers.

[Give a shout-out to Station Master Xu! The pine cone brooch on Station Master Xu's clothes is so cute, is it handmade?]

[This hairstyle is the same one worn during the livestream to support farmers; it's absolutely divine, so beautiful, it should be welded to my head!]

[It's a pity that this episode of the variety show didn't have two handsome male anchors standing next to Station Master Xu to set the scene, sob sob.]

[I have a feeling that, given the show's track record, they definitely won't let this hot topic slip by. Let's wait and see; maybe both handsome guys will make an appearance!]

Wait a minute, wasn't there supposed to be three hosts for the farmers' support livestream? Did you guys automatically overlook Ning Zexi?

Just then, the wooden door suddenly creaked softly, and everyone's eyes turned to the doorway—could it be that a new guest had arrived?
"Wow~"

A cry that sounded like a baby girl's wail suddenly came from outside the door, startling the guests inside.

Jia Yao's eyes widened: "The production team allows children to bring their kids on the show?"

Yao Yingzhe stroked his chin, his thick eyebrows rising in surprise: "Could it be that some of the new guests are first-time parents?"

Just as everyone was speculating, a square fox face peeked out from under the door.

The Tibetan fox slowly squeezed through the door, shaking its fluffy tail.

"Oh my God!"

Ye Jie covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, her bright face filled with astonishment, "So this is the sound of a Tibetan fox! It sounds like a baby's whimper and a crow's caw, it's amazing!"

Xu Ying had anticipated this scene and waved towards the door with a smile: "Director Hu, over here~ Have you had breakfast yet?"

Xu Ying told the location of the Tibetan Fox program recording yesterday. It was halfway up the mountain, not far from the Tibetan Fox's home. Director Fox came early to work the first shift.

Upon hearing the title "Director Fox," the Tibetan fox proudly raised its square head and strode over with the gait of an old cadre: "[Such a large production team of yours, and you don't even provide breakfast?]"
"Not only do we get meals, but we also get paid after filming."

Xu Ying blinked and, taking advantage of the moment when no one was looking, picked up a piece of dried meat and handed it over.

The Tibetan fox contentedly held the jerky in its mouth, then nimbly leaped onto the chair next to Xu Ying and sat down properly—it was about to sit at the table and eat!

Jia Yao stared at the Tibetan fox's square face, which was full of meme-worthy expressions, and his shoulders trembled as he tried to suppress his laughter.

Yao Yingzhe jokingly remarked, feigning seriousness, "This new guest seems more mature and composed than I am."

The program team timely released photos of Tibetan fox cubs as they were—a miniature, square-faced fox, small in stature yet already exuding an air of maturity. Netizens couldn't help but react upon seeing the cubs:
[I can tell, this child has been mature since he was little.]

I wrote a poem for the Tibetan fox, titled "Fox's Tale": The fennec fox is cute and pleasing, the Arctic fox is stunningly beautiful, the red fox is charming and alluring, but the Tibetan fox is so ugly that it's embarrassing to be seen by anyone.

Is the Tibetan fox the least attractive member of the fox family? Aren't foxes supposed to be seductive spirits? Who could a fox spirit looking like that possibly seduce?

[Why the bias? I want to speak up for the Tibetan fox! It's not the ugliest fox in the family. Everyone should search for Arctic foxes molting in the summer!]

(Arctic fox molting)
[Holy crap, Zhang Fei with the black face!]

My impression of Arctic foxes has always been that of snow fairies, but now that image has been shattered!

Ye Jie has a very low threshold for laughter; as soon as her gaze fell on the Tibetan fox, she couldn't help but start laughing.

Seeing the beautiful woman smiling at him, the Tibetan fox quietly asked Xu Ying, "[Station Chief Xu, this beautiful lady smiles at me every time she sees me, does she like me?]"
Xu Ying nodded vigorously: "Yes, because you have a very humorous and likable appearance, and you are very popular in our human world."

"We humans also like to use your emojis, and many artists draw chibi-style emojis of you."

Xu Ying took out her phone to show it various Tibetan fox emojis, which the fox master watched with great interest. It nodded with satisfaction, its tone nonchalant: "[So you humans are really fascinated by me.]"
Yao Yingzhe squinted at the Tibetan fox, then suddenly burst out laughing: "Oh my, this big face looks like it was flattened by an elephant's butt. How did it get so perfectly square?"

The Tibetan fox's ears twitched, and it tilted its square head to look at Xu Ying: [Station Chief, they say I have a square face, are they complimenting my handsome appearance?]
Xu Ying suppressed a laugh and said in a serious tone, "Of course! My mother said that a big face means a lot of face, a full forehead and a square jaw, all of which are leadership qualities."

Upon hearing this, the Tibetan fox immediately straightened its back, narrowed its eyes, and revealed a reserved yet smug smile: "[That's great, I like square faces.]"
Hearing Xu Ying coaxing the Tibetan fox, Ye Jie couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Oh no, oh no, how could it actually take it seriously!"

"Zizzi."

At that moment, the old-fashioned radio on the wooden cabinet inside the room started making noise.

Welcome to the "Snow Mountain Breakfast Club" with our six guests!

The assistant director's voice, crackling with static, came through.

The camera pans across the room: faded red paint slogans, yellowed old photos, and old-fashioned mountaineering equipment piled up in the corner, all telling the story of the vicissitudes of this scientific research site.

"The wooden house where you are now is the first base established by my country's scientific expedition team in Xishan in the 1960s."

The assistant director's voice suddenly became solemn: "In those days of poor transportation and backward infrastructure, every piece of timber was transported by manpower from the forest farm 30 kilometers away."

Close-up shots show the varying depths of chisel marks on the wooden wall, and the red-painted inscription marking the completion of the project in the corner. The small, dilapidated house from the 1960s has been continuously repaired and maintained to this day.

After the assistant director introduced the history of the small house where everyone ate breakfast, cheerful Northwest folk music suddenly began to play.

"Now, let's welcome our two new guests with a warm round of applause!"

The camera cuts to the doorway.

The crunching sound of footsteps on snow came from outside the door, and the brass bell on the wooden door rang crisply as the door was pushed open.

In the backlight, a light pink figure appeared at the doorway.
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Arctic fox (after hair dyeing)
(End of this chapter)