I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

In just a few seconds, Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi had eaten half of the watermelon, not even leaving the rind behind, and they still had half left to eat.

Lan Xiaoxiao leaned to the window and peeked into the car, discovering several watermelons inside! She immediately slapped her ears happily.

Seeing the baby elephant's expression, Zhang Wang said, "You're all so big, how could I only bring you one watermelon? I brought several."

Lan Xiaoxiao was relieved and told Chu Yi that he could eat the remaining half, as there was still enough in the car to take home for the elephant.

If there's only one watermelon, she and Chu Yi will eat half, Grandma Mary will eat half, and there won't be any others!

But with so many watermelons, each elephant could have a bite!

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi savored half a watermelon. It had been kept in the car and hadn't gotten too hot from the sun. It was sweet, cool, and delicious.

Zhang Wang: "Xiaoxiao is four years old, and Chuyi is five. I am still working on this grassland, but the arrangement given to me by the higher-ups is that I come to see you once a month, and spend the rest of the time rescuing other animals."

Yes, Zhang Wang's job has changed again.

Lan Xiaoxiao looked up and around, still a little reluctant, and muttered to herself, "So your leisurely job is over~"

Just look at that herd of elephants, they're so relaxed.

Zhang Wang: "I'm so happy to see you grow up healthy. Grow up quickly so you'll have more strength to fight against the outside world. Once you turn twelve and become adults, the animal protection organization will stop tracking and protecting you. But that's okay. Years later, whenever I work on the grasslands, I'll come to see you whenever I have free time."

Lan Xiaoxiao patted Zhang Wang's shoulder, tilting her nose up: "Why are you talking about things seven years from now?"

Chu Yi was savoring the watermelon in his mouth when he was a little distracted. The group that killed the Osa family had not yet appeared on the grassland.

If those people set foot on the grassland, the wind will carry their scent deep into the land, and you can smell it as soon as the first day of the lunar month.

Chu Yi migrated with the Mary family. Every year during the rainy season, when they returned to that place, Chu Yi and Lan Xiaoxiao would go to pay their respects to the Osa family.

Four years have passed, and only some bones remain in that place, and even the bones are becoming fewer and fewer.

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi specially dug a pit this year, picked up the bones, buried them together, weighed them down with stones, and placed flowers on top.

They remember the location clearly, and we can visit them again next year.

After Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi finished eating the watermelon, they carried it back home using their trunks. They could only register for two at a time, so they made three trips back and forth.

Each elephant gets a quarter of a watermelon, which is barely enough for an elephant to take a bite.

Lan Xiaoxiao invited everyone to eat watermelon: "Watermelon, fruit, sweet and delicious."

Grandma Mary was the first to arrive. Her belly wound had healed very well, and she was in good spirits. She used her trunk to roll up a piece of meat and ate it. Her slightly cloudy eyes lit up, and she clearly liked it very much.

"Let's go to the tourist area next time. I heard you can get free watermelons there," Lan Xiaoxiao said to Chu Yi.

The seventh grader asked curiously, "Who told you that?"

"Look at the two teammates next to him."

Zhang Wang's other two teammates both speak English, and Lan Xiaoxiao's English level is quite good.

When she was sick and couldn't go out, she would read books, play on her phone, and even taught herself English.

I was exposed to English when I was a Border Collie in the first year of junior high school, but my English level was only so-so, and I couldn't understand much of it.

At this moment, the first-year student realized how amazing the little cutie was and how much he still had to improve.

Starting that afternoon, Chu Yi kept following those two team members, and even dragged Lan Xiaoxiao along to follow them, wanting Lan Xiaoxiao to translate for him, trying to cram in his English.

The two team members also had close contact with the two baby elephants, so they were not afraid of them.

But they followed them step by step, never leaving their side, their two round eyes always staring at them, and they would occasionally make noises, which was very strange.

Translated by Lan Xiaoxiao.

"It's so hot. Do I look like I've gotten a tan? I feel like I've gotten even more tanned."

"Haven't you always been this dark-skinned? You are Black."

"I'm Black, but don't you think I look much darker than I did a month ago?"

"I didn't notice."

"The bread for lunch today was awful; I need some ketchup."

"I want to eat fried chicken."

"That pheasant looks delicious."

"Damn it, what am I saying? I'm a member of an animal protection organization."

"Oh, don't you think they're weird? Why do they keep following us?"

"They seem to be staring at us constantly. What are they making?"

Lan Xiaoxiao translated.

Write it down one by one in the first year of junior high.

Seeing that Chu Yi remained silent, Lan Xiaoxiao became a little doubtful: "Chu Yi, do you really think you can remember this?"

Chu Yi nodded: "Okay."

In the first year of junior high, you can memorize it by rote!

The two baby elephants kept following people, and their eyes were a bit scary. The two team members felt uneasy and finally had to go find Zhang Wang, who was keeping watch nearby.

"Captain Zhang, they're so strange."

The two team members took turns complaining about each other.

After understanding what had happened, Zhang Wang looked at the two baby elephants, still puzzled, and asked, "What are you trying to do?"

Lan Xiaoxiao drew circles with her nose, saying, "We're studying, you don't understand, go play somewhere else."

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi continued to follow the two members.

They were forced to get back into the car.

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi listened to them talking while lying outside the car.

After that, the two of them stopped talking?!

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi rolled their eyes in exasperation: "You're so stingy!"

To be honest, she actually learned some everyday phrases in the first year of junior high school, and Lan Xiaoxiao was extremely impressed with her learning ability.

……

At the end of the month, Zhang Wang brought a locator, which was to be injected into the skin.

Zhang Wang called the two baby elephants away from the herd and to a shady spot under a big tree.

Zhang Wang explained to them, holding up the device in his hand, "This is a locator. It's a bit painful to insert it into your skin. With this, I can see your movements at any time. If there's anything unusual, or if something happens, or if I need to find you during my routine patrol, I can find you immediately and drive over right away."

Zhang Wang couldn't help but laugh as he spoke. These two little elephants were exceptionally intelligent and could understand some human speech, but surely they couldn't understand so many complex words.

Despite thinking this way, Zhang Wang still patiently explained to the two big guys.

Upon hearing keywords like "injection into the skin and pain," Chu Yi immediately shielded Lan Xiaoxiao behind him and moved closer himself.

Lan Xiaoxiao: "Eek?"

Zhang Wang couldn't stop laughing at this scene. "Chu Yi is still so protective of Xiao Xiao. But this was originally placed inside your body. You are a child of the Osa family and a key target of this mission."

Zhang Wang placed a GPS tracker on Chu Yi and warned, "It will hurt a little, so don't move."

Zhang Wang was also a little worried. Chu Yi was a big guy, and if someone kicked him carelessly, he would be dead.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. He didn't move at all during the first year of junior high school, and his ears didn't even throb. It was as if he didn't feel any pain at all.

"The locator is in place, so I'll be leaving soon. It's not that I'm abandoning you, it's just that my focus is no longer solely on you; there are other small animals waiting for me to rescue." Zhang Wang explained, "Next time I come to patrol, I'll bring instant noodles and watermelon."

The jeeps and gas trucks are gone, and the human touch is fading further and further away.

Lan Xiaoxiao was still a little reluctant to part, but she estimated that they would be able to meet again in at least a month, and at most two or three months.

Lan Xiaoxiao touched the slightly bleeding skin of Chu Yi with her nose, "Does it hurt?"

"Don't worry, it won't hurt." Chu Yi hooked her nose.

It only hurts a little. Elephants have thick skin, so the locator is only placed on the skin.

At five years old, not standing next to an adult elephant, it really looks huge at first glance.

Lan Xiaoxiao stuck it on, saying, "I like you."

The sudden confession made Chu Yi's heart tremble. Chu Yi pressed close to her, his nose entwined with hers.

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi often went out to play alone, exploring, and playing near lions that had eaten their fill.

Back at the herd, Lan Xiaoxiao whispered to her elders about what she had done that day. Although the baby's words were all jumbled up, they could still understand her.

Aunt Anlin has been pregnant for a year and a half, and her belly is getting bigger every day. It's very obvious now, and she walks much more slowly.

On the migration route, Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi protected Aunt Anlin on the left and right, and everyone surrounded them in the middle.

A year and a half ago, Mary had a wound on her stomach; now, all that's visible is an old scar.

For the past year and a half, Zhang Wang has maintained a frequency of visiting them once every two months, and each time he brings fruit.

Starting in the second half of this year, Zhang Wang will visit them every three months.

During the rainy spring of that year when Lan Xiaoxiao was six and seven years old, An Lin gave birth to a baby male elephant under everyone's protection.

The first-year student is no longer the only common phenomenon in the group.

They have a new younger brother.

The older cousins ​​touched the baby elephant with their trunks, and Mary touched her daughter Anlin, praising her for being great and for her hard work.

With the arrival of the baby, the atmosphere of the entire elephant herd has risen to another level, and every day is filled with joy.

The elephants flapped their large ears and occasionally let out joyful cries.

Lan Xiaoxiao was very curious about the baby elephant. During the first month, she always looked around at her little brother and was very curious about him.

When there are babies, everyone's attention is obviously more focused on them. When Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi go out to play, they are not constantly asked where they are or when they will be back.

They've grown up, and their parents are relieved.

Lan Xiaoxiao was overjoyed. She strutted out with Chu Yi, "Let's go find the lion pride!"

Lan Xiaoxiao loves watching lion prides, hunting, eating, and sleeping.

They even tried to find a cheetah and touch it.

This little cutie has repeatedly broadened my understanding of what a first-year junior high student should be like; she's incredibly bold and mischievous.

Fortunately, they are elephants, which are large, so these wild beasts will not attack them indiscriminately.

Elephants can basically roam freely on the grasslands.

My younger cousin is still small, so he can only stay under Anlin's belly to drink milk, and then walk crookedly with his big nose swinging.

It longed to go out and play with its older siblings, but it couldn't catch up with them at all and could only watch longingly.

Lan Xiaoxiao laughed and said, "When you grow up a bit, we'll take you to play together."

Grade 7: "I won't bring it."

Lan Xiaoxiao: "?"

Grade 7: "Bring it."

Every time Zhang Wang brought watermelons, half a jeep would be filled with them, so that each elephant could get one.

If you're not bringing watermelon, bring other seasonal fruits or fruits that are abundant in Africa.

As the fruit was delivered more often, Mary's family became familiar with Zhang Wang, and Zhang Wang could touch any elephant.

Late in the rainy season, the jeep drove slowly through the puddles.

The wind had already carried his scent to the elephant herd, and every elephant was looking in that direction with anticipation, except for the baby elephant under Anlin's belly, who was oblivious to what was going on.

Zhang Wang slammed on the brakes, but before he could even get out of the car, two elephants charged at him from one behind the other.

Zhang Wang got out of the car: "Wow, you guys seem to have grown a lot in just three months!"

Lan Xiaoxiao: "It means I've grown up. Every bite of leaf I eat isn't for nothing."

It's a pity Zhang Wang can't understand symphonic language, otherwise he could have had a great chat with them.

The first-year student was already adept at opening car doors with his nose. Upon seeing a large bunch of bananas inside, he immediately rolled them up and carried them away.

On the first day of the lunar new year, as the elephants were carrying bananas, all the other elephants gathered around.

Zhang Wang cut bananas with a knife and distributed them to each elephant. Then, his eyes searched for something and finally spotted the little thing under An Lin's belly. He looked down in surprise and exclaimed, "It's so small!"

Zhang Wang knew that An Lin's baby would be born around this time, and sure enough, it happened.

The baby elephant looked at him with great curiosity.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I peeled a banana for Lan Xiaoxiao, and it rolled the peel into its mouth. Both of them had to lower their heads when eating.

Lan Xiaoxiao turned around to watch the commotion and whispered, "Poor little cousin can't eat, he can only drink milk."

Grade 7: "I'll eat it when I'm older."

Lan Xiaoxiao said, "It's drooling, it's hungry."

Zhang Wang cautiously approached and greeted An Lin, "May I touch your baby?"

Anlin simply stepped aside, even nudging the baby elephant with her trunk.

Seeing that everyone was calm, the baby elephant wasn't afraid either. It was its first time seeing humans, and it curiously took two steps forward.

Zhang Wang reached out and successfully touched the baby elephant.

The newborn elephant still has its downy hair on its body, especially on its head.

Adult elephants are bald; only baby elephants have hair on their heads.

Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi still have hair on their heads, but it will fall out as they grow up.

Zhang Wang sat on the ground, while the elephants around him slowly ate bananas, and the baby elephants circled around him curiously.

After Lan Xiaoxiao and Chu Yi finished eating, they squeezed over and lay down next to each other.

The sky is overcast; it looks like it's going to rain again.

The wind is humid, and the weather is quite cool.

Zhang Wang couldn't resist lying down, so he leaned back and tried to rest his head on Xiao Xiao's lap. But before he could even put his head on Xiao Xiao's lap, Chu Yi pushed his head away with an elephant's trunk.

"?" Zhang Wang turned around: "What?"

In the first year of junior high, he touched Lan Xiaoxiao's leg with his nose, making a sweeping motion to remove dust.

Zhang Wang laughed: "You're not allowed to lean on Xiao Xiao? I haven't even leaned on her yet, look how stingy you are."

Lan Xiaoxiao laughed along. The first-year student was indeed stingy and extremely possessive.

Zhang Wang could only lie there with his hands behind his head, looking at the overcast sky, and said, "Chu Yi, you like Xiao Xiao so much, huh? You won't pursue Xiao Xiao when you grow up, will you?"

The first-year student said, "Of course, is that not allowed?"

Zhang Wang couldn't understand, so he plucked a blade of grass and put it in his mouth, mumbling, "Speaking of which, they were childhood sweethearts, quite a good match."

Grade 7: "Exactly."