Chapter 138: Chapter 138: There’s a Problem with the Potion

The little ear foxes shook their heads like clapper drums, with their two fluffy big ears moving with them, they were extremely adorable.

Xu Ying held back her laughter, maintaining a serious expression. Oh my, these little fox cubs are just too fun.

At this moment, the socially adept Fox Sansan suddenly stopped its little head, its foxy eyes glancing towards the direction of the airline box: “Hey, is there a new friend in the airline box!”

Everyone swiftly turned their gaze towards the direction of the big-eared hedgehog, then like dumplings, they jumped from the piano one by one and gathered around Xu Ying.

The big-eared hedgehog, seeing so many foxes staring at it, timidly shrank back into the corner of the airline box, but there was a hint of curiosity and anticipation in its small eyes.

[Hey, it’s a hedgehog!]

[Why are you hiding inside the airline box and not coming out? It’s so stuffy inside there.]

Fox Si Bao then jumped onto the small table in the activity center, picked up a slice of chopped apple, not forgetting to grab a piece for itself, and chomped down on another piece of apple, holding the apple slice in its mouth, trotting over to the airline box.

It held the half-apple with its two slender paws in front of the airline box:[Are you hungry? Come out quickly and eat, there are lots of tasty things here.]

In the desert, there are almost no wild apples; the sweet apple slices placed in front of the airline box emitted a fresh fragrance, and the big-eared hedgehog sniffed with its pointy nose, irresistibly approaching the door of the airline box.

Xu Ying, seeing this, gently placed the airline box on the ground, opening a crack in the door of the airline box.

“Si Bao, just leave the apple here; the big-eared hedgehog will eat it when it’s hungry. Let’s go see the fox mom.”

Upon hearing they were going to see mama, the little foxes chimed in unison: [Alright!]

In the central area of the activity center, unusually plump little animals were jogging in a large circle, with the ear fox mom among them. Due to the large number of little animals, each carried a wristband or a small tag for identification, while the ear fox mom had a red triangle scarf tied around her neck, resembling a red neckerchief, and with a little backpack, she’d be ready to go to school.

Compared to their first meeting, the ear fox mom’s condition had improved significantly; no longer on the brink of death, although still heavy, there was now a sparkle in her eyes attempting to live on.

Zhuo Yi, showing data to Xu Ying while smiling, said, “Recently, the conditions of these plump little animals have stabilized, and in another week, you’ll be able to take the ear foxes back.”

“Really? That’s fantastic!” Xu Ying’s mood soared, knowing she could soon bring the ear foxes back to rescue center 032.

The ear foxes, jogging to lose weight, seeing their savior Xu Ying appear, became energized as if injected with adrenaline.

Xu Ying squatted to the side, cheering them on and blowing a whistle.

The five little fox cubs treated the activity center like entering an amusement park, switching to a new playground, diving into the ocean balls to roll around.

The big-eared hedgehog had climbed out of the airline box by this time, finishing the apple slices, and seeing the little foxes rolling around in the ocean balls in an inflatable pool, its eyes filled with envy.

Step by step, it approached the inflatable pool, but stopped a few steps away, hesitating.

Catching a glimpse, Xu Ying went over and scooped up the big-eared hedgehog, placing it into the pool filled with ocean balls.

Feeling like it had entered a new world, the big-eared hedgehog scraped at the ocean balls with its paws and legs, beginning to enjoy the fun of rolling in the sea of balls.

The fox cubs were delighted to have a new friend join, starting to play an ocean ball battle with the big-eared hedgehog—five fox cubs plus one hedgehog made just two small teams. They merrily played in the ocean ball pool, with the big-eared hedgehog gradually relaxing, beginning to accept the new environment, leaving the stressed state behind.

A hedgehog’s quills are hard keratinized hairs, somewhat like human nails; when relaxed, the quills are quite soft—they may feel prickly but won’t puncture the skin, especially with a rubber inflatable pool.

After playing, the fox cubs accompanied the big-eared hedgehog for a blood test, which went smoothly, with the big-eared hedgehog barely feeling any pain.

After the blood test, Xu Ying pondered, “Looks like when rescued animals are highly defensive and uncooperative with treatment, other animals could comfort them, helping them adapt to the rescue center quickly.”

“Yes indeed,” Zhuo Yi responded, her eyes curving in understanding, inspired with a new direction for her paper!

“Whenever we go somewhere new, we often want a companion with us; looks like animals need a buddy for medical visits too.”

The physical report showed the big-eared hedgehog had no other negative conditions, mainly requiring treatment for external injuries caused by Feng Qingdai and the others.

The outcome relieved everyone.

Since Xu Ying frequently came to the headquarters running errands, headquarters specifically arranged a separate dorm for this achievement champion, facilitating her routine work.

The dorm wasn’t large with simple furnishings, but this way the fox cubs could snuggle into Xu Ying at night.

Tonight, Xu Ying had another clingy buddy by her side.

The big-eared hedgehog, nocturnal by nature, was active at night instead of sleeping, becoming more and more energetic. However, timidly, it didn’t dare wander around the rescue station headquarters alone, choosing to squat by Xu Ying’s bedside, fiddling with a little salted fish stuffed toy.

After frolicking all day, the five little ear foxes were worn out like salted fish, after cleaning their paws they lay flat by Xu Ying’s bed.

After freshening up, Xu Ying sprawled on the bed to play with her phone, finally having time to check the messages received on WeChat.

Recalling Aunt Bao’s situation, she found the “Dream Zoo Construction Group” in her WeChat contact list, initiated by Feng Yun couple to communicate farm and zoo construction progress.

There were two unread messages in the group; Xu Ying clicked open to see Feng Yun and Hao Menghan couple had posted a video and a long message.

“Little Xu Station Chief, today we brought the cub back, and babysitter Bai Cuiying has been officially arrested.”

“Police have forwarded case materials to the prosecution office, who will proceed with the charges.”

The video content showed Hao Menghan holding her biological son returning home, the child looking up and smiling at her, the scene was very heartwarming.

Xu Ying, hearing the good news, smiled, and congratulated them.

Then she briefly relayed today’s termite infestation issue happening to Aunt Bao in Da Huyang Village through the group.

The Feng Yun couple quickly replied, calling Xu Ying to discuss, “Little Xu Station Chief, regarding the termite infestation, we need to visit the site to assess the extent of the disaster.”

“If you have time, could you shoot some videos and photos at the site to help us understand clearly?”

Afterward, he changed the subject with a heavier tone, “Furthermore, Tai Lin Biological’s pesticide might have issues.”

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