I became incredibly cute after dressing up as an animal!

Pandas are low-desire creatures; except for a few days during their mating season, they are generally not agitated.

These days, Chu Yi has returned to normal. Lan Xiaoxiao is finally able to hug, tumble, and roll around with it, so there's no need to worry about Chu Yi suddenly feeling unwell.

They could sleep face-to-face in a bear hug again tonight. Lan Xiaoxiao buried her face in Chu Yi's arms and slept soundly.

Lan Xiaoxiao noticed that Chu Yi had a new habit recently: he liked to lick her fur while she slept, licking it up and down, not missing a single spot.

Speaking of which, she's already five years old, and her white fur has always had a hint of pink, it has always been like that since she was little.

When she was the smallest, it was even more exaggerated. Da Lan and Chu Yi would take turns licking her, and the saliva would oxidize on her fur, making her look exactly like a little pink bear.

Now that I'm older, I can still see a little bit of pink in my hair, all because of my first year of junior high.

Lan Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "If I didn't lick Chu Yi into a pinky jewel, wouldn't I be outdone?"

Lan Xiaoxiao also wanted to try, but looking at Chu Yi's huge size, her tongue started to cramp.

"..."

Forget it, don't be so competitive.

She just wanted to be a lazy, pampered little bear.

Lan Xiaoxiao noticed that Chu Yi had become quite combative lately. Whenever a panda passed by nearby, if Chu Yi could smell it, she would chase after it from a great distance and beat it up, so that the panda would never dare to set foot here again and would run away whenever it smelled Chu Yi and her scent.

Chu Yi has a very keen sense of smell; before Lan Xiaoxiao could even spot the other pandas, it had already found them.

After hunting several pandas, Lan Xiaoxiao discovered that all the pandas she hunted on the first day of the Lunar New Year were male, and adult male pandas at that.

Because a female panda passed by in the evening, the panda did not attack her on the first day of the lunar month.

There was also a sub-adult male panda that called out from afar, but Chu Yi ignored it.

So it's not that they're belligerent, but that they dislike other adult male pandas?

It's because she's grown up! It's because of my possessiveness towards her!

"Eek!"

The little bear covered her face, which felt hot. Luckily, it was covered in fur, so you couldn't tell that she had turned pink.

When Chu Yi heard the little bear make that sound, her ears twitched and her bright eyes looked at her.

When Chu Yi suddenly extended an invitation, Lan Xiaoxiao immediately understood, having gone through those few days of heat.

"Eek!"

First-year junior high students are hooligans!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I hugged her and licked her. Her thick bear fur made me feel hot when I touched her.

The territory she and Chu Yi chose was excellent; it could be said to be the best within a radius of dozens of kilometers.

So pandas often come here, eager to settle down nearby.

In the summer, when the temperature is high, their territory also has small lakes formed by mountain springs, which are much cooler than ordinary rivers.

After eating their fill of bamboo, Chu Yi and Lan Xiaoxiao went to play in the spring lake.

The water splashed underfoot as Lan Xiaoxiao splashed water on Chu Yi's face with her feet.

One half of his face was wet, his hair was flat, one half of his face was fluffy, and the other half was sunken, which looked very funny.

Lan Xiaoxiao mercilessly mocked it.

In the first year of junior high school, I thought the bear liked to see me all wet, so I buried myself in the water. I rolled over and got completely soaked.

When it was submerged in the water, it was like being smashed in, splashing water everywhere, and Lan Xiaoxiao also got soaked.

It's hot. I'll just lie down on the stone slab above and take a nap, then I can finish my work.

There are some rules to follow when sunbathing your own fur.

Lan Xiaoxiao teaches first-year junior high students to lie flat with their arms and legs spread out in a starfish shape, exposing their bellies. Once they've sunbathed enough, they can turn over to sunbathe their backs.

First-year students learn by imitation.

Two bears, shaped like the Chinese character "大" (big, white), are sunbathing in a neat, upright position.

As the two bears slept, their plump bellies rose and fell, and the sounds of cicadas or birds could be heard from time to time in the forest.

Some small animals sneak down to the spring lake below to drink water.

They were all so careful and adorable.

They quickly ran away after drinking the water, afraid of waking up the two bears above.

Lan Xiaoxiao was already awake, squinting at the small animals. Why were they so afraid? They never hunted near the water (except for catching fish).

Ever since mating, Lan Xiaoxiao would occasionally glance at her belly.

After mating, pandas do not become pregnant immediately; it takes about three months for the embryo to implant.

Looking at her belly, Lan Xiaoxiao always had a feeling that she wouldn't get pregnant; it was just a premonition.

When the first snow of the year arrived, Lan Xiaoxiao was certain that she was not pregnant.

As expected, it was just as I had anticipated.

The snow wasn't very heavy this year; I wonder if it's because they live at the foot of the mountain.

That's right, this year the two pandas are living at the foot of the mountain in the reserve, which is very close to the road outside.

Even when heavy vehicles pass by, their ears are so sensitive that they can hear the sound of the vehicles driving on the road.

Other pandas certainly wouldn't choose this spot; it's too close to the human world. Animals prefer deep forests and remote mountains.

Ke Lan Xiao Xiao and Chu Yi are both unconventional and free-spirited.

Lan Xiaoxiao had lived in the mountains for several years and wanted to live at the foot of the mountains for a while.

And I've only been living here for half a month, and I've already discovered a pleasant surprise!

Walk down to the highway, cross the highway, and there's an orchard on the other side!

Apples were planted inside, and when you bite into them, the inside is still sweet and delicious! Lan Xiaoxiao knew that these were high-altitude sweet apples.

The orchard grows not only apples, but also pears, kiwis, and persimmons.

Lan Xiaoxiao was really craving these fruits.

"Giving the national treasure a few pieces isn't excessive, right? We won't give it more, absolutely not more."

Lan Xiaoxiao took Chu Yi to rob a place. They tasted all kinds of fruit and even used their mouths to pack up a few apples and pears before leaving.

They are always very careful when they come, lying in the grass to eat carefully, leaving no residue on the ground, and deliberately walking on hard, grassy areas without leaving any footprints.

But now that it's snowing, going to the orchard now will definitely leave footprints.

Lan Xiaoxiao smacked her lips, "The high-altitude sugar heart apple is so delicious."

Chu Yi knew she wanted fruit from the little bear's smacking lips. Chu Yi got up to go get some, and then bleated.

Lan Xiaoxiao didn't move, but shook her head: "Meow~"

Forget it.

It wouldn't be good if we got caught.

If the farmers call the police, they will be arrested again.

Actually, Lan Xiaoxiao didn't know that the farmers had discovered them a few days earlier.

No matter how careful they were, they couldn't completely evade the cameras in the orchard.

Those who manage the orchard need to put up various protective belts around the fruit trees. They are very familiar with the location of the fruit on each tree and will notice if any are missing.

Upon checking the surveillance footage, they saw two giant pandas sneaking around stealing food.

They don't just pluck from one tree; they try to get as much as possible from all the trees. They don't waste food; when they eat, their mouths are wide open, clearly showing they're smiling. When they leave, they even take a few with them.

The farmers were pleasantly surprised by the pandas' visit and did not blame them for stealing fruit. On the contrary, they were happy to have been chosen by the pandas.

It's currently the peak season for selling high-altitude sugar apples, and farmers are livestreaming from their orchards during the day to sell them, but viewership remains low.

The fruit farmer's daughter had a bright idea and posted a video online.

The video is from surveillance footage, showing two bear-dogs sneaking around to steal apples. The video is accompanied by bright red text: "Even our national treasure pandas love to eat our apples! High-altitude sugar heart apples, the most delicious apples in China, certified by pandas!"