Chapter 606: The Cry of the Gibbons Brings Tears to My Clothes

Worry, endless worry—it was overwhelming.

The joys and sorrows of adults and children are not the same.

While Tang's mother was anxious and sleepless, Tang Xiaoxin and Qian Keke met up at the bus station, holding hands and laughing non-stop, their spirits high.

"Keke~"

"Xiaoxin~"

With the ban on off-campus training institutions, Qian Keke was even happier than Tang Xiaoxin, almost ready to set off fireworks in celebration!

Her parents had signed her up for seven or eight classes, making her vacation busier than school. Now, all of them were canceled.

She had previously whispered to Tang Xiaoxin that if her parents tried to hire a private tutor, she would report them herself.

Tang Xiaoxin was genuinely worried for her, hoping she wouldn't get caught and receive a beating from her parents...

Besides celebrating the ban on tutoring classes, they excitedly discussed the animals they would see.

"I wonder if we'll hear the gibbons sing! I heard their songs are beautiful, I can't wait."

"By the way, has Hongdou had her baby yet?"

"I asked Brother Fang Ye yesterday; the baby hasn't been born yet, but it should be soon!"

"The baby red panda must be adorable! But if we can't see it, the cute giraffes are also nice!"

"The bus is here, let's go!"

Seeing the bus arrive, they quickly swiped their cards and boarded.

The two of them were frequent zoo visitors and had accumulated a lot of experience. They knew that animals were more active in the morning, so they made sure to arrive early!

When they reached the zoo entrance, it hadn't opened yet. A few scattered visitors, mostly elderly, were waiting at the gate.

It was rare for students to be so eager and arrive this early!

On the first day of vacation, most students were still sleeping in.

Qian Keke noticed some visitors already strolling in the zoo's plaza and curiously asked the ticket seller, "Sister, can we enter now?"

The ticket seller yawned lazily, "No, it's not open yet."

Tang Xiaoxin also leaned in, puzzled, "Then how come there are people inside?"

The ticket seller explained, "They are staying at the hot spring hotel! They can enter anytime."

Tang Xiaoxin and Qian Keke's eyes widened in surprise, "Really!?"

They hadn't known that the zoo's hot spring hotel was already open.

The little rich girl, Qian Keke, immediately got excited, "Can we book a room now? Hey, Xiaoxin, let's visit the zoo and then soak in the hot springs!"

Tang Xiaoxin glanced at her, "Huh!? Just to get in half an hour early, you want to book a hotel room? Besides, we didn't bring swimsuits."

"The hotel requires an ID to check in!"

The ticket seller reminded them, "It's not that we're stopping you from entering; even if you go in now, there isn't much to see. Many exhibits aren't open yet. Our keepers need time to check the facilities, prepare the feed, and clean up."

Qian Keke was a bit disappointed, "Oh~"

They had to continue waiting.

They decided to tell their parents about it and ask them to take them to stay at the hotel and enjoy the hot springs on a weekend.

As they waited for the zoo to open, more people gradually gathered at the entrance.

Once the gates opened, they headed straight for the gibbon exhibit!

In the early morning, the sun had not yet become scorching hot, and the sky was a clear blue, with fluffy white clouds drifting by.

The bright morning light shone down, a cool breeze rustled the tender green leaves, creating a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

Tang Xiaoxin raised her arms, breathing in the fresh scent of grass and trees with a look of enjoyment, "Ah, this is what vacation is all about, it's wonderful!"

Qian Keke suddenly perked up her ears and tugged on her sleeve, "Xiaoxin, listen! Is that the gibbons singing?"

"Hmm?"

Tang Xiaoxin stopped, listening intently.

From the direction of the monkey habitat, a unique, melodious, and continuous call could be faintly heard!

"Oh~~~ oh~~~"

The long call, sometimes faint and sometimes clear, carried the ethereal quality of mountain mist, with a hint of the rainforest's moisture and the sweet scent of mountain oranges in its song.

The pure and clear song drifted with the fresh morning breeze, like a ray of bright sunlight breaking through the night's shadows, bringing the forest to life with a new day's vitality.

The high-pitched and soaring melody, like an eagle spreading its wings, lifted their spirits.

Though she had never heard a gibbon's song before, Tang Xiaoxin had an inexplicable feeling, "It must be! Let's hurry over."

The closer they got, the clearer the gibbons' song became!

Passing by the ring-tailed lemur island, they saw the lemurs in a meditative pose, hands on their knees, basking in the sun.

Usually, the warm sunlight would make them drowsy, their heads nodding off.

But now, while sunbathing, their eyes were wide open, gazing intently at the small island across from them.

The island's environment was similar to the macaque exhibit, with many trees and perches, and a stone pillar in the middle!

Though there were many perches and trees, they were arranged in a staggered manner, maintaining a certain distance while not too far apart, connected by wooden ladders and ropes, creating a wave-like beauty of order within chaos.

Through the gaps in the perches, they could clearly see the gibbons moving.

The white-browed gibbons had fluffy black fur, with only their eyebrows being thick and white.

Some had brown fur, but the two in Linhai Zoo were both black.

Their eyebrows drooped down, giving them a perpetually worried look, as if their eyebrows had turned white from worry!

One white-browed gibbon grasped a rope with its hook-like long hand, swinging its long arms alternately, moving like a swing from one end to the other.

The other white-browed gibbon walked on a tree trunk like a tightrope walker, occasionally jumping to the opposite tree trunk.

Such high-difficulty movements looked effortless and relaxed.

Qian Keke exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, gibbons don't have tails!"

"Yeah!"

The two gibbons moved through the exhibit, singing their melodious song!

"Ah oh~ ah oh~ ah oh oh oh~~~ oh~ oh~"

"Oh~~~~ oh, oh, oh, oh ee~"

Their voices, one after the other, high and low, seemed to be responding to each other.

The long and resonant calls gradually softened, like a gentle stream murmuring, the white pheasants leisurely searching for food among the fallen leaves, birds fluttering around the treetops, and the tinkling sound of springs.

Suddenly, the calls became urgent, like a gust of autumn wind blowing, sweeping away the fallen leaves, leaving the treetops bare, evoking a sense of sorrow and desolation.

Tang Xiaoxin suddenly remembered a familiar verse and couldn't help but recite, "In the Three Gorges of Badong, the cries of the gibbons bring tears to my clothes!"