As Tuan Tuan took step after step towards the carriage door, all the tourists present instantly raised their phones, attempting to capture this beautiful and heartwarming moment.
Even Yang Lin couldn't help but show a hint of a gratified smile.
"I hope Tuan Tuan will mature a bit after becoming a father," he said, slowly opening the carriage door.
As soon as the door opened, a black and white glutinous rice ball rolled out.
Seeing it about to fall to the ground, Yang Lin swiftly caught it. Before he could even get a good look at what this large glutinous rice ball was, another identical glutinous rice ball followed, rolling out from inside.
With one already in his arms, Yang Lin couldn't reach the second one in time.
Just as everyone expected Tuan Tuan, standing beside him, to reach out a paw, Tuan Tuan instead took a step back.
The next second, this second black and white glutinous rice ball fell onto the soft grass of the enclosure and rolled quite a distance away.
"That was close, what is that thing? It almost hit me."
Looking at the rolling glutinous rice ball, Tuan Tuan first showed an expression of lingering fear, then turned his gaze towards Yang Lin.
"Hey, Director, what have you got there? It's fluffy."
As soon as Tuan Tuan finished speaking, a face grew out of the glutinous rice ball Yang Lin was holding.
Seeing this face, Tuan Tuan's expression instantly changed again.
Observing Tuan Tuan's changing expression, Yang Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems Tuan Tuan does have a bit of paternal affection. He recognized his child so quickly."
But before he could utter this sentence, Tuan Tuan put on a simple and honest smile.
"This little guy looks quite like me. Whose child is this?"
"Alright, he has paternal affection, but not much."
Without time to scold Tuan Tuan, the unreliable father, Yang Lin immediately tucked the panda cub in his arms under his armpit and quickly rushed towards the other one that had fallen on the ground.
As he anxiously sprinted towards the panda cub, the cub, which was previously spherical, suddenly sprouted four limbs and, to everyone's dumbfounded astonishment, began to race through the enclosure.
Because its four legs were so short, from a distance it was impossible to tell, and it still looked like a ball overall.
Many unsuspecting tourists, witnessing this scene, immediately exclaimed.
"Whose kid is that? Why are they playing soccer in the zoo? Have they no manners?"
"Don't say it, that soccer ball is running pretty fast."
"I knew there was a rigged game, this soccer ball must have some mechanical device, how else could it turn?"
"This soccer ball is quite advanced, it's even made of velvet."
As these exclamations left their lips, Yang Lin, clutching one panda cub, ran up right behind.
Seeing Yang Lin, everyone seemed to have a sudden realization.
"Wow! So it's Director Yang playing with the ball. I was wondering who had no manners."
"Holding one ball and kicking another, what's he trying to do?"
"I have to say, Director Yang's ball control is pretty good. Wherever he goes, the ball goes. Better than the national team."
While this group of unknowing tourists were pointing and discussing, Yang Lin finally caught up to the runaway panda cub.
With the little one's frightened expression, he scooped it up.
"Heh, little guy, you're quite a runner. Much better than your dad."
As he spoke, Yang Lin took the time to examine the two panda cubs that had traveled from afar.
The moment he saw them, he was utterly smitten.
Their round, ball-like bodies, their perfectly proportioned black and white fur, their small heads as round as if drawn with a compass, and their short limbs – they truly looked like two black and white glutinous rice balls kneaded by hand.
They had perfectly inherited Tuan Tuan's physical advantages.
Furthermore, from the chase just now, it was evident that their physical fitness was also much stronger than that of ordinary panda cubs.
Perhaps this was because they were products of the influence of "Light of Life," destined to be more perfect than the previous generation in terms of genetics.
"Right, I still don't know if you two are boys or girls."
Saying this, Yang Lin prepared to check their genders.
But at this moment, two tender little fists struck him on his left and right eye sockets.
"Ah!"
Five minutes later, when Yang Lin reappeared before the crowd of tourists, holding the two panda cubs, his face was sporting two fresh bruises.
"Wow! Director Yang is a true panda fan! He's even painted panda makeup on himself."
"To welcome these two little ones, Director Yang has gone to great lengths. Compared to their biological father, Director Yang seems more like a father."
"Let's give Director Yang and the two panda cubs a round of applause!"
Instantly, enthusiastic applause filled the scene.
The two panda cubs, who had been slightly restless in Yang Lin's arms, suddenly became excited upon hearing the applause.
If Yang Lin hadn't been strong, the two little ones would have nearly wriggled free.
"Director Yang, do these two little ones have names yet?"
As Yang Lin struggled to restrain the two kung fu-like panda cubs, a warm-hearted tourist asked.
Hearing this question, all the tourists present immediately perked up their ears.
"Names? Director Song didn't mention they had names."
Muttering to himself, Yang Lin turned his gaze to the two little ones in his arms.
"Do you two know what your names are?"
He thought that at their age, the two little ones wouldn't be able to answer such a profound question, but after hearing it, they fell into thought.
A few seconds later, the panda cub in his left arm, the one who punched so hard, replied:
"My name is Come Here!"
The panda cub in his right arm, the one who ran so fast, then replied:
"My name is Eat!"
When speaking their names, the two little ones wore expressions of firm conviction, as if they had never doubted that their names were problematic.
"Mommy always calls us this when she wants us! If we don't go, she'll carry us over!"
"Exactly! The zookeepers call us this too!"
"Come Here? Eat?" Yang Lin's expression was slightly dazed at this moment.
"How can names be so absurd? Is Director Song at Diannan Zoo also terrible at naming like me?"
But he quickly regained his composure.
"No, I was almost led astray by the two little ones. They don't have any names at all."
"It looks like it's my turn to shine. I must give them two beautiful names!"
Upon realizing this, Yang Lin's mind began to race.
Soon, he thought of two excellent names.
"From today onwards, you will be called A Bao," Yang Lin said to the panda cub on the left, whose fists were particularly strong.
After speaking, he looked at the panda cub on the right, the one that ran so fast.
"And you will be called A Fu."
Without waiting for the two panda cubs to express their opinions, Yang Lin immediately announced their names to the public.
And with the arrival of the two little ones, the newborn animal baby meet-and-greet, which had been postponed for many days, also took place as scheduled.