Chapter 473 - 256: Jiang Silu: Brother, Mom Doesn’t Hate Dad Anymore. What About You?

"A guide for Changlong." Wen Wan turned her phone for Jiang Silu to see, whispering, "I'm looking up what's fun to do there."

"Wow, you've already looked up a guide?" Jiang Silu's eyes widened.

Wen Wan blushed and explained in a small voice, "I'm just used to preparing in advance."

"Bro, look at you. Now look at Sister Wen Wan," Jiang Silu teased.

"If Wen Wan did it, it's the same as if I did it," Jiang Sifan said calmly.

Just then, Lu Fan walked in from the balcony and sat down at the dining table.

Jiang Yixia came out of the kitchen carrying porridge, placing it on the table bowl by bowl.

Preserved egg and pork congee with fried dough sticks.

The five of them sat around the dining table.

Jiang Silu took a sip of congee, hissing because it was so hot. "Mom," she said, her words muffled, "your congee is delicious."

"Drink it slowly, no one's going to fight you for it," Jiang Yixia said with a smile.

Lu Fan also took a sip of congee. He glanced at Jiang Sifan, then at Wen Wan, and said, "I had Chen He book a VIP guided tour. We'll have a private guide, so we don't have to wait in line."

Wen Wan's hand, holding her spoon, paused.

A VIP guided tour, a private guide, no waiting in line.

She had only ever seen such things online.

"Dad, isn't that a bit much?" Jiang Silu said with a laugh. "A VIP tour for the zoo?"

"Not at all," Lu Fan chuckled. "It's crowded. Waiting in line is a waste of time."

Jiang Yixia glanced at Lu Fan but said nothing, lowering her head to continue eating her congee.

After breakfast, Chen He's car was already waiting downstairs.

It was a black van, spacious, with soft, genuine leather seats.

Wen Wan sat in a rear window seat, watching the streetscape pass by and tapping her fingers lightly on her knee, feeling both excited and nervous.

After a drive of over forty minutes, they arrived at Changlong Wildlife World.

They entered through the North Gate. The parking lot was already quite full, but Lu Fan's car wasn't parked in the regular lot. Instead, staff guided it to an exclusive area.

Two uniformed staff members stood at the entrance. They came up with smiles to open their doors and lead the way.

A young man in a dark suit walked over and introduced himself as their VIP guide for the day. His surname was Lin, and he would be providing them with full-service accompaniment, which included priority access, a private electric cart, and VIP viewing spots.

Jiang Silu was dumbfounded as she listened.

Wen Wan, standing beside her, whispered, "Isn't this a little over the top?"

Jiang Silu just smiled without saying anything, but inwardly, she felt a sense of security.

Guide Lin asked with a smile, "How would you all like to plan your day? We have two tour options. One is a combination of the drive-through and walking areas. In the drive-through area, you can drive your own car to see the animals, while the walking area has a cable car and footpaths."

"Drive-through," Lu Fan said. "We'll take our own car in."

Guide Lin nodded and asked, "Will you be using one of the park's safari vehicles, or your own car?"

"My own," Lu Fan said, glancing at Chen He. Chen He nodded and turned to make the arrangements.

A few minutes later, Chen He drove the car over.

With Guide Lin leading the way, the car slowly entered the drive-through area.

The entrance to the drive-through area was a large iron gate. The moment it opened, the car fell silent.

Before them was a vast, open grassland that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Australian kangaroos hopped across the grass, American rheas craned their long necks to look around, and a few alpacas stood by the roadside, tilting their heads as they watched the car.

Sunlight spilled onto the grass, making it glow a brilliant gold, just like an oil painting.

"WOW~~" Jiang Silu pressed her face against the window, her eyes wide and her mouth forming an "O".

"Silu, don't stick your head out," Jiang Yixia called out.

The car entered the Australian Forest Region. A mob of kangaroos was sunbathing by the road, and a few joeys peeked out from their mothers' pouches, curiously watching the approaching vehicle.

Wen Wan took out her phone and snapped a picture, then another, and then many more.

"Sister Wen Wan, don't just take pictures of kangaroos, take one of us!" Jiang Silu leaned in, making a V-sign with her fingers.

Wen Wan smiled and took a picture of Jiang Silu, then looked back outside and raised her phone toward a kangaroo in the distance.

The kangaroo was standing by the road, tilting its head at the lens with a charmingly naive expression.

"That's a good shot," Jiang Sifan said with a smile, leaning over to glance at Wen Wan's phone screen.

Seeing him lean in so close in front of everyone, Wen Wan clearly grew shy and blushed.

The car drove into the American Jungle Region.

A few alpacas were standing by the roadside. When one of them, a white one, saw the car stop, it ambled over, stuck its head near the window, twitched its nose, sniffed, and then sneezed.

It sprayed saliva all over Jiang Silu's face.

Jiang Silu froze. She wiped her face and cried out, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "It spit on me!"

Seeing his sister's sorry state, Jiang Sifan couldn't help but laugh.

Wen Wan started laughing too, covering her mouth as her shoulders shook.

Jiang Yixia also burst out laughing, and even Chen He couldn't hold back a chuckle.

Lu Fan, sitting in the front, turned his head to look at Jiang Silu's sorry state and said with a grin, "That's just the alpaca's way of welcoming you."

Jiang Silu shot Lu Fan a glare and grabbed a tissue to wipe her face. As she wiped, she started laughing too.

The car continued forward into the "Wild Lands" zone.

A dazzle of zebras was grazing by the road, their black-and-white stripes especially striking in the sunlight.

A tower of giraffes stood in the distance, stretching their long necks to eat leaves from the trees. They moved slowly, with an elegance that made it look like they were dancing.

Wen Wan raised her phone and snapped a picture, and then another.

Jiang Sifan watched her, a sense of gratification welling up inside him.

"What is it?" Wen Wan asked, noticing Jiang Sifan's gaze. Her face flushed slightly.