The Film Queen’s Little Bunny Wife - Chapter 22

Tu Jiaojiao desperately wanted to rush to the Red crowned Crane habitat immediately, hug the cranes, listen to their worries, and resolve the distress for Ling Hanyan.

But now, the problem was: what excuse should she use this time to go see Ling Hanyan…

Tu Jiaojiao racked her brain, and her eyes inadvertently fell on the paper bag containing the gift that Yanyan had given her.

She belatedly realized that she might not be a qualified fan…

Why had she never given Yanyan a gift? Not only that, but she had also taken back a lot of merchandise from Yanyan!

So, she looked spiritedly at luxurious items for the current season for a long time, but found that nothing was worthy of Ling Hanyan.

Moreover, given Yanyan’s personality, she might not accept it if the price was too high!

Thinking of this, Tu Jiaojiao sighed. In this day and age, giving the right gift was harder than reaching heaven, and time was running out…

She was on the verge of going crazy and began to search for gift giving tips in despair.

Among the dazzling array of webpages, she seized on a keyword.

A handmade gift better reflects the giver’s sincerity, and sentiment is priceless, so the recipient generally won’t refuse.

She remembered that in her previous life, she lived alone in a villa. When she was idle, besides searching for spirit herbs for her sister, she studied how to make her life more comfortable.

Cooking delicious food for herself occupied a large part of that time, so her cooking skills were decent, perhaps even excellent.

However, bringing a plate of Yuxiang Rousi (fish flavored shredded pork) as a gift was definitely inappropriate, so she chose cute and delicious milky rabbit ear cookies that she could bake!

The clear sunlight poured onto the ground, making the aquatic grass by the mudflats look fresh green and glossy. Dragonflies fluttered, and the sounds of frogs and insects could be heard.

Only a wall separated her from the Red-crowned Cranes. Tu Jiaojiao, holding the cookies, took out her phone and called Ling Hanyan.

“Yanyan, are you at the Red crowned Crane habitat right now?”

“On my way, I just finished eating,” Ling Hanyan answered truthfully, unsure of her intention.

Tu Jiaojiao’s eyes curved. “Then I’ll wait for you at the entrance. Shall we go in together later? I also want to see these birds.”

“Okay, I’ll be there soon.”

After hanging up, Ling Hanyan felt suspicious. The zoo was closed, and not everyone could go to the Red-crowned Crane habitat at this time.

She wondered what Tu Jiaojiao’s status was, to also be eligible.

“Here you go, these are little cookies I baked myself.” As soon as she got out of the car, the girl, who had deliberately gone without makeup because she was approaching animals, came up to her, happily presenting a box that smelled of milk.

Ling Hanyan was surprised to accept the gift. She opened it and saw small rabbit ear cookies, about the size of a bottle cap, lying inside. They were incredibly cute.

She couldn’t help but pinch one and put it in her mouth.

The sweetness was just right and not cloying, and the aroma was rich, with all the ingredients perfectly executed.

The more she chewed, the more fragrant it became. It was slightly hard, but this crunchy sound actually aroused a desire to chew.

Ling Hanyan wasn’t hungry, but she couldn’t resist eating another one.

Tu Jiaojiao was clearly not interested in watching Ling Hanyan eat today and urged with an expectant face: “Let’s go see the Red-crowned Cranes. I heard the red part on their heads is a caruncle (a fleshy growth). I always thought it was feathers.”

“It’s not feathers.” The first time she saw the caruncle, she was startled, too, but she was used to it now.

Ling Hanyan turned back to the car and put the cookies away.

The two entered the Red-crowned Crane habitat, hosted by the keeper.

At this time, the Red-crowned Cranes had returned to their nests. Sure enough, just as Ling Hanyan had said, the emotions of a few cranes were clearly off.

They glared at each other, spreading their wings to display their majestic black and white plumage, wishing they could peck off a few feathers from the other.

“Don’t go over there. Director Li said if it doesn’t work out, we’ll just give up on these cranes.” The young keeper was also afraid his cranes would go crazy and frighten the two girls, so he said this.

Tu Jiaojiao’s eyes widened upon hearing this. No! She couldn’t accept that!

When Yanyan called her, she mentioned that these few Red-crowned Cranes were precisely the first batch she had interacted with. They had developed a good bond, and they were the most beautiful, with full wings.

If it were other sickly Red-crowned Cranes, they wouldn’t be causing such a big scene now.

Indeed, Ling Hanyan also felt a bit reluctant. She looked troubled and said to the keeper, “Have you still not found the reason for their temper?”

The keeper sighed helplessly, “Tell me about it. We specifically had a vet come today, and they are all healthy, with no illness or disaster. It’s neither the mating season causing them to fight for territory nor is the food quality poor. Who knows what the reason is.”

Tu Jiaojiao, who had been quietly waiting by the side, interjected and said to the two of them, “Then let’s start by taking care of the other Red crowned Cranes first.”

“Okay,” Ling Hanyan agreed.

The keeper ran his hand through his hair, pointed to the back, and said, “Then I’ll step away first. Come find me when you’re done, okay? I’ll be waiting in the back.”

When Ling Hanyan first came, he would accompany her the entire time, but the Red-crowned Cranes he had raised clearly liked him more and would frolic around him, often refusing to give the female celebrity face.

So, after Ling Hanyan and the crane flock became familiar, and he was sure she wasn’t the type to secretly bully the cranes, he felt relieved and went to the monitoring room to wait.

After the young keeper left, Ling Hanyan skillfully brought over the feed bucket and started by feeding them, doing everything personally.

Tu Jiaojiao stood by, praying in her heart that the few troublesome cranes would come over.

The keeper wouldn’t let them go near, but the distance was too far! She could only hear the sounds of the few eager to eat cranes around her!

Fortunately, Red-crowned Cranes are very loyal to themselves, and they were hungry at this time. The leader flapped its wings, its eyes sharply indicating a truce.

Then, they reformed a small team and swaggered over. The other, less robust cranes stretched their necks and fled, giving way.

These few arrogant ones stood by the trough, waiting for Ling Hanyan to pour the minced fish.

The lead crane glanced at Tu Jiaojiao a few times but was too haughty to give her much attention.

Tu Jiaojiao was delighted in her heart the distance was close enough now!

She immediately used her skill, concentrating to begin listening to the meaning of the Red-crowned Cranes’ cries.

“Wuwuwu, my fluff-ball ran away, and my heart went with it.”

“What do you mean, your fluff-ball? It’s mine! I secretly fed it minced fish!”

“Didn’t we all agree to a truce? Don’t argue while we’re eating. Save your energy.”

“Sister, you have no heart! You’re not even sad that the fluff-ball is gone.”

“Big Head, are you tired of living?! Isn’t it your fault for not watching the fluff-ball properly that it disappeared?!”

After saying that, the lead crane stretched its long, slender crane leg and actually kicked the guy beside it whose head genuinely seemed a bit bigger than the others.

After diligent practice, using her ability now only cost a tiny bit of spiritual energy, so Tu Jiaojiao watched the drama unfold with great interest, clicking her tongue in wonder.

She quietly analyzed in her mind what this “fluff-ball” they called it was, that it seemed to subtly have the air of a group favorite!

Ling Hanyan didn’t know why these cranes started fighting again and could only advise, “Stop fighting, come and eat quickly.”

Then Tu Jiaojiao discovered that these few cranes actually listened to her words. They walked over and, giving her face, picked through the minced fish, swallowing what they liked.

When animals eat, although their mouths are occupied, their inner thoughts can still be heard.

The inner thought of the lead ‘Sister’ crane was: “Although the fluff-ball ran away, I will still give face to this human female. She is very pretty. And the young girl she brought today is also very pretty.”

Big Head crane’s inner thought was: “Sister is fierce, she broke my heart. Wuwuwu… this fish is so fragrant… if the fluff-ball were still here, I would willingly let it eat.”

The other cranes were mostly thinking similarly uninteresting thoughts. Tu Jiaojiao tried hard for a long time but still couldn’t figure out what the fluff-ball was.

She was so absorbed in observing the Red-crowned Cranes that she didn’t realize Ling Hanyan’s gaze was currently fixed on her.

If she could hear human inner thoughts, she would have found Ling Hanyan saying: “Why is Jiaojiao so distracted today? Didn’t she say she came to accompany me? Can these Red-crowned Cranes be more charming than me? Why isn’t she looking at me?”

It turned out that Ling Hanyan was both happy in her heart that her fan was also an animal lover, but at the same time felt a bit strange, she seemed to have grown accustomed to being watched by Tu Jiaojiao.

Now that Tu Jiaojiao only had eyes for the Red-crowned Cranes, Ling Hanyan felt a little unaccustomed.

However, she quickly suppressed this emotion. After floating in the entertainment industry for so many years, Ling Hanyan was long used to fans moving on to other stars.

If Tu Jiaojiao liked another celebrity, she genuinely had no power to do anything. Now, she just liked Red-crowned Cranes, which was not a big deal.

So, she said nothing and quickly completed the task of bonding with the Red-crowned Cranes for the day.

Afterward, perhaps to verify something, she returned to Tu Jiaojiao.

“Jiaojiao, I have something else to do later, so I’ll leave first. There should be samples of a co-branded lipstick that my manager just signed in the car. Come with me, and I’ll see if there’s one that suits you. If there’s an unopened one, you can take it and use it.”

Hearing this, Tu Jiaojiao’s eyes indeed lit up. An unreleased co-branded lipstick was there anything more tempting in the world!

Moreover, forget unopened ones; she’d want an empty tube used by Ling Hanyan!

But she really wanted to know what the “fluff-ball” in the minds of the Red-crowned Cranes was, so she had no choice but to reject the offer with a heavy heart.

Ling Hanyan gazed at her deeply and then left.

Tu Jiaojiao remained in front of the Red crowned Cranes, thinking that her sister had said that besides listening, the Beast Heart Connection skill could also transmit messages among animals.

She hadn’t cultivated to that level yet, so she could only hope the crane chicks would cooperate.

The Red crowned Cranes had eaten their fill and were now scattered. One of them said, “What fluff-ball? The young keeper told me it’s called a cat!”

Tu Jiaojiao suddenly understood and continued to eavesdrop.

It turned out that a half-grown wild cat had previously wandered into the Red-crowned Crane habitat. The cat was timid and injured.

It found a spot to lie down and cried pitifully every day.

The cranes found it interesting and fed it minced meat for a while, gathering together to pet the cat behind the keeper’s back.

But the cat was heartless. After its leg injury healed a couple of days ago, it turned tail and ran off, never to be seen again.

The cranes missed the cat, which was why they were bickering.

Tu Jiaojiao was speechless but also felt the wonder of nature.

Red-crowned Cranes actually had their own emotional preferences and secretly kept a pet under the keeper’s nose.

And that cat was also very clever; it acted spoiled when injured, and now that it was healed, it simply left.

She beckoned and asked the ‘Sister’ crane, the one causing the most commotion, “What did the kitten you lost look like?”