I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 194 Never Waste
The old village chief's smile froze on his dark face, and a barely perceptible twitch flickered between the deep wrinkles.

His gaze was fixed on the scattered raisins, his chapped lips trembling slightly.

Although the villagers behind him maintained polite smiles, their clenched fists and reddened eyes betrayed their heartache.

Their village is located in a small oasis, and their carefully cultivated vineyards are limited in scale, producing only premium raisins each year.

In preparation for entertaining the celebrities, fearing that these worldly stars might look down on the local specialties from their village, the elderly squatted on the drying ground, picking out each grain one by one, selecting the plumpest and most golden ones.

The guests are now being served the premium-grade food that they themselves would never dare to eat; only the leftover, lower-grade goods are reserved for their own children to enjoy.

Yao Yingzhe was secretly pleased with his profound statement about life being like naan bread and raisins—it had both defused the awkward situation and subtly demonstrated his experience. He smoothed his carefully groomed sideburns, glancing at the reactions of the crowd out of the corner of his eye, quite pleased with his impromptu performance.

Ming Xueying chimed in at the opportune moment, giving an exaggerated thumbs-up with her slender hand, her eyes brimming with admiration: "Uncle Yao's words are truly enlightening! No wonder people say, 'Those with real skills can even accept the sweetness.'"

Upon hearing this, the fine lines around Yao Yingzhe's eyes smoothed out. He coughed lightly, feigning composure, but couldn't hide the upward curve of his lips.

“Hey, you young people—” he drawled, his right hand unconsciously stroking the sandalwood bracelet on his wrist, his knuckles sliding back and forth on the dark brown beads, as if counting the pleasure of being flattered.

Xu Ying caught the village chief's distressed look, glanced at the sky, and took out a whistle with a small bat sticker on it.

Five of the fruit bats she brought out from underground followed her like little tails and refused to leave. So Xu Ying took them to the rescue station. Every night when Xu Ying was about to go out, they would circle in the sky and become Xu Ying's night security team.

This recording of the program was no exception.

The fruit bats kept pestering Xu Ying to tell them the location of the show's recording that night, as they were very curious about humans filming variety shows.

The other three bats overslept today, so only two have arrived so far, but they can easily eat all these raisins.

Seeing everyone around her praising Yao Yingzhe, Ye Jie scratched her head, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes.

What was that uncle babbling about? She only saw the raisins fall to the ground.

She noticed Xu Ying taking the whistle and moved closer to him, "Station Chief Xu, what are you doing?"

Xu Ying smiled slightly: "The raisins are very sweet. I invited a few friends over to eat them."

She whispered in Ye Jie's ear, telling her that a large bat would be coming soon and that she shouldn't be afraid.

Ye Jie nodded. The flying tassels and fancy headdress on her head felt a bit heavy, and she rubbed her sore neck.

Xu Ying noticed this scene and just hoped that the recording would end soon so she could get off work early.

After Ming Xueying finished praising Yao Yingzhe, Jia Yao was about to chime in, flattering Yao Yingzhe, "Uncle Yao, you've seen more of life than we've ever had, I—"

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp whistle rang out, instantly piercing his eardrums and interrupting his flattery.

Jia Yao covered his ears, looking at Xu Ying who had whistled with displeasure: "Why are you whistling for no reason? Didn't you see others talking? You're such a show-off—"

Before Jia Yao could finish speaking, two large bats, completely black with wingspans of 1.5 meters, descended from the sky!

It landed in front of him, and the sand that rose up on its wings flew and hit his face, with a lot of sand getting into his eyes and his mouth as he was smacking.

Jia Yao rubbed his eyes hard, spitting out the sand without a care for appearances. The moment he opened his eyes, he was terrified to see a bat half his height standing in front of him. The others were also startled by the sudden appearance of the bat. "Holy crap, there's a bat this big! It looks like it could carry a child away!"

Xu Ying reassured the others at the scene: "Don't be afraid, everyone. These two are our partners from the rescue station, fruit bats."

"They are herbivores and can also spread seeds for humans, spreading 60,000 seeds in one night, which is far more efficient than manual labor in restoring degraded forests."

"I have examined them, and they are healthy bats, not sick bats. They can maintain normal social distancing, so everyone can interact with them without worry."

Everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing Xu Ying's explanation.

The barrage in the live broadcast room exploded instantly:
What kind of live Batman performance is this?!

Wow, its wingspan must be almost 1.5 meters! It feels like it could carry me away.

[Station Chief Xu's whistle-pulling move is so cool! Help! How can she even summon bats?!]

[Was she deliberately bringing her henchmen to scare the other guests and get attention?]

—"Swish!"

Two fruit bats flew to the ground and, upon seeing the fallen raisins, fluttered their wings excitedly: [Station Chief Xu, you humans don't eat things that fall from the ground, right? Could we have a taste?]

Before Xu Ying could even speak, the two fruit bats started begging for food. She smiled and nodded.

The two large bats immediately devoured all the raisins that had fallen to the ground.

The largest fruit bat folded its wings and landed on Xu Ying's shoulder. Its furry ears twitched, and it rubbed its head against her clothes as if seeking praise.

Xu Ying casually scratched its chin, then turned to the dumbfounded villagers and winked: "Don't worry, fruit bats have a special digestive system; raisins are like candy to them—"

She suddenly stopped, because she saw the old village chief's trembling hand reaching for the last raisin on the ground.

In the close-up shot, the old man's fingernails were still covered in vineyard dirt.

The live chat went quiet for a few seconds, then Xu Ying's fans and casual viewers flooded the screen with comments:
[My family is on edge. I just thought Uncle Yao's words made a lot of sense, but now it feels like I'm trying to fix something that's fallen on the ground.]

[Xu Ying even noticed that the villagers were reluctant to eat it; she's truly a goddess of detail.]

[How heartwarming! Food eaten from the ground might contain bacteria for humans, but bats have incredibly strong immune systems, so it's no problem for them.]

The old village chief initially thought the bat was big and black, which was somewhat unlucky, but after seeing them help eat the raisins that had fallen on the ground, he turned his gaze to Xu Ying and understood the little girl's heartwarming actions.

The old village chief, with tears in his eyes, said, "Thank you."

Xu Ying stuffed the whistle back into her pocket. "Village chief, these raisins are so sweet."

"What's the brand? Where can I buy it? Ask the production team to post a link."

She pointed to the fruit bat's bulging cheek pouches with her fingertip, "Even our flight quality inspectors have certified it as a top-quality product."

"It's definitely going to be a huge hit!"