Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Living the Good Life

The fox cubs who were snuggling with Xu Ying were drawn to Little Sand Cat, their eyes wide open as they stared at the commemorative medal it was holding.

[Let me see, let me see~]

[Wow, Little Sand Cat, you’re so amazing, and you even won an award. I’m so envious.]

Little Sand Cat’s tail nearly pointed to the sky, its mouth pouting high, looking nonchalant.

[Follow the lead of this cat, and you can have medals too in the future~]

With just one sentence, Little Sand Cat made all the little foxes admire it even more.

Xu Ying smiled, and after calming the fox cubs down, she saw Ling Yu stretching. When she looked over, he met her gaze with a smile.

“In the three days you were away, the cubs have been eating well, the seedlings were watered properly, and the cheetah coach took his medicine and gargled on time.”

Xu Ying chuckled at Ling Yu’s words, feeling like she was listening to a butler’s report, and handed him a bottle of mineral water: “Thank you for your hard work!”

“Not hard at all, I came here as a volunteer for the rescue station anyway.”

Ling Yu took the mineral water and took a deep drink: “Every day here is fulfilling, being around the little animals is healing, and I’ve found peace in my heart.”

Xu Ying noticed the obstacle course already set up on the sand and couldn’t help but ask curiously, “How’s the test results these last few days?”

Speaking of this, Ling Yu’s eyes lit up with a smile: “They’re stable within 13.10 seconds, sometimes under 12 seconds, with the best record being 12.82 seconds.”

Xu Ying exclaimed in surprise, “Wow! That’s only 0.02 seconds away from a world record!!”

“It’s measured by the fox cubs with a stopwatch, so who knows how accurate it is.”

Ling Yu’s voice was neither arrogant nor impatient.

From the gloom when he first arrived at the rescue station, he had transformed into a confident and composed person, no longer having emotional swings from test results.

Exposure to positive, warm things can push people into a positive upward cycle.

Seeing Ling Yu’s condition improving, Xu Ying felt encouraged too, she punched the air: “Keep it up, we have plenty of time!”

The convoys arrived one after another, and the rat-catching team began to disembark from the trucks to bid farewell to Xu Ying.

“Thank you everyone for your hard work these past two days!”

Xu Ying waved to the Animal Army: “Whenever you have difficulties, feel free to come to the 032 Rescue Station for help, and please spread the word about us to your friends~”

The little animals waved their paws to say goodbye to Xu Ying.

[No hard work~ We ate well for these two days and made a lot of animal friends!]

[Life in the desert is usually dull and tasteless, but following the station chief was so much fun, felt like a great adventure, life became exciting.]

[Seeing those humans shocked and admiring us, it was so satisfying~]

The little animals thought simply, they just caught some rodent pests, but they were revered by humans like little deities, even treated as saviors, wasn’t that awesome!

[Little Chief, please call us next time there’s an event like this, this time was just practice, next time we’ll show more courage~]

The medals earned by the Animal Army not only served as mementos, the entire Yisha County praised these little animals, and from now on, in Lin Mo County, they could visit any village or home for free meals and lodging, with expenses covered by the county.

This time, the MVP Tiger Marten Army circled around Xu Ying: [Chief, when’s the next rat-catching competition?]

[What job do we have next?]

[I want to trade this medal for a gold one!]

[We had full meals this time, but unfortunately, we couldn’t bring back all the rations, hope we won’t be hungry again later?]

“Of course not, you’re national protected animals, and rodent infestations are headaches in many areas, you’d be welcomed anywhere you go!”

Xu Ying brightly showed the red-headed document on her phone: “The county has reported to the higher-ups to form a specialized animal rat-catching team, applying for bases with free meals and lodging to execute rat-catching tasks exclusively.”

“If you wish, you can enroll in the rat-catching team, or choose to live near my rescue station if you want a laidback life. Now our rescue station is more than financially sufficient~”

This rat-catching operation had Xu Ying become a sensation online again, gaining attention and recognition from various departments. The materials from the rat-catching operation will be made into a documentary and uploaded to various platforms.

After discussing with Director Yi and headquarters, Xu Ying’s account entered a commercial cooperation with a 6:3:1 revenue split.

60% of Xu Ying’s account’s commercial revenue would be used as 032 Rescue Station funds, 30% is her performance bonus, and 10% goes to headquarters.

In essence, 90% of the account’s commercial revenue is under Xu Ying’s control.

Xu Ying found this split ratio fantastic, so besides salary and welfare benefits, she got a handsome performance bonus, making life increasingly hopeful.

With no economic stress, she still had ample funds to aid small animals.

With live-streaming revenues and partnerships with brands like Friendship Homes, the funds expected for the rescue station exceeded one hundred thousand.

However, these earnings were before this recent rat-catching operation.

Xu Ying’s followers had already surpassed 700,000, and were still growing, skyrocketing the account’s commercial value.

Now, the cost for a single advertisement on the Notes software collaborated with was generally calculated as the blogger’s number of followers divided by 10.

Ning Zexi said Xu Ying’s fan stickiness was high, and the fees could go up, reaching close to ten thousand.

Xu Ying wanted to convert the 032 Rescue Station into a furry paradise, that’s going to require several million, so earning money and accumulating funds is the goal ahead!

Now, she’s also familiar with the villagers from Dongqing Village who deliver goods, so transportation and procurement issues were no longer worries, just pay for delivery.

Xu Ying patted the Tiger Martens’ leader’s head: “Since the animal rat-catching team base isn’t approved yet, you might have to stay around my rescue station for some time.”

[Yay, yay, let’s settle down here~]

[Living with the Chief means good food!]

[Rest assured, Chief, we won’t eat or drink for free, we’ll watch over you while you sleep at night~]

The Tiger Martens, who initially had hostility towards Xu Ying, completely changed their attitude towards Little Chief after this operation.

During the day, Tiger Martens sleep, and around sunset is when they start being active.

The energetic Tiger Martens began to search for suitable places to settle around the rescue station.

Tiger Martens eat one-fifth of their body weight each day, with their weight generally between 0.5 kg to 1.5 kg, so their daily preferred food quantity isn’t much, the rescue station can afford it.

A Tiger Marten can kill three hundred mice in one night, but that doesn’t mean a massacre every day, as a chunk of it goes to stock storage.

With stable food and shelter, the Tiger Martens need not worry about stockpiling food now~

However, these little hunters are too feisty and can’t sit still, Xu Ying considered finding activities for these little Tiger Martens to expend energy on during days without rat-catching tasks.

*

Yisha City People’s Hospital.

After a week of peaceful recovery, Qiao Yuxi was now lively, pestering Qiao Yanli for her phone back: “Uncle! I’m being discharged tomorrow, so can I use my phone and tablet now?”

“You didn’t let me get any outside news, did something happen?”

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