I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 315 Hospital Completion
Qi Xiao's cold and stern eyes were particularly striking at this moment. He gently stroked the little ones' ears with his fingertips, his technique of petting foxes already quite skillful.

"It seems that Brother Qi Xiao took good care of you while I was away?" Xu Ying squatted down and tapped the tip of Fox Boss's nose with her fingertip.

[No, that's not it!] The eldest fox jumped up and down anxiously. [We're the ones taking care of him! He can't even set his food bowl properly!]
Fox Boss proudly showed off the rearranged pile of gold dust, although it looked no different from before.

Qi Xiao's brow twitched, but he still patiently explained, "They said they wanted to categorize them according to the excavation location, but after I finished sorting them out, they got confused again."

Xu Ying couldn't help but chuckle. She walked over to Qi Xiao and took the spatula from his hand.

"Even our Boss Qi has moments when things get tough?" she joked with a smile.

Qi Xiao chuckled and reached out to remove the gold dust stuck to her hair. "Compared to this, I'm much better at making milk powder for a hungry little fox."

Before the words were even finished, Fox Xiao Wu suddenly jumped off his shoulder, carrying something in its mouth that landed with a thud in Xu Ying's palm—a natural gold nugget with a heart crookedly engraved on it.

Xu Ying looked at the small golden heart in her palm. "This is..."

[We took turns biting!]
The foxes spoke in unison, their furry chests puffed out high. [This is for you on behalf of Brother Qi Xiao~~]
Qi Xiao turned his face away, but Xu Ying still caught the fleeting curve of his lips.

Xu Ying couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling: "Thank you, Boss Qi! You've worked so hard taking care of these kids!"

Qi Xiao was holding a fennec fox that was trying to burrow into his collar. Upon hearing this, his usually cold and aloof expression remained unchanged, but the tips of his ears were already bright red: "Just doing it on the spur of the moment."

"However, next time don't leave me to deal with these little troublemakers alone."

Xu Ying smiled and said, "Okay!"

As dusk deepened, the two finally calmed down the excited little furballs.

Qi Xiao was standing by the window adjusting his collar when he suddenly felt a warm touch behind him.

Xu Ying was standing on tiptoe to help him remove the fox fur that was stuck to his shoulder.

Qi Xiao turned around, the twilight blurring his usual cold demeanor.

Outside the window, the last rays of the setting sun cast long shadows of the two, intertwining on the golden sand. Meanwhile, the culprits had already huddled together in a warm, cozy ball, fast asleep in the corner, occasionally letting out contented snores.

*
After winter comes spring.

Xu Ying spent the entire winter in such busy and warm conditions.

On a spring morning, Xu Ying was lying on her bed, half-asleep and lost in thought, when her phone suddenly chimed.

She unlocked her phone and her eyes widened instantly.

“【工商银行】您尾号74366账户于9月13日 15:20:16转入人民币300，000.00元，余额8，781，652.00元，摘要:奖金。”

Xu Ying sat up and read the text message several times in a daze. How did she suddenly get another bonus?
Just as Xu Ying was wondering, Ji Xuehui called.

"Station Chief Xu, have you received the reward for catching the spy?" Xu Ying was bewildered again: "Yes, 300,000. But I remember catching a spy once in the desert, and the reward was already paid out..."

"Do you remember the female corpse found in the frozen lake in early winter?"

Ji Xuehui explained, "After you helped us capture the murderer Zhao Yicheng, we launched an investigation into Zhao Yicheng."

"We discovered that he was a spy sent by an overseas pharmaceutical company to Xishan Pharmaceutical Research Company with the aim of stealing the core data of Xishan Snow Lotus and Snow Lotus seeds."

"Thanks to him, our police have arrested another group of spies who came to steal data and seed samples of Chinese herbal medicines unique to our Dragon Kingdom."

After listening to Ji Xuehui's explanation, Xu Ying understood. She never expected that helping to find the murderer would bring such an unexpected reward.

"Station Chief Xu, thank you for your support of our police force. Let's continue to cooperate in the future!"

After ending the call with Ji Xuehui, Xu Ying counted the numbers on her bank card and still felt excited.

The immense popularity of "Survival Rules in the Desert" brought her a substantial income, and this was only her personal earnings. The public fund raised in the rescue station's public account has exceeded 50 million yuan, and the desert rescue station no longer has to worry about funding. Xu Ying was also promoted to the head of the desert animal rescue station.

In the blink of an eye, it was April, and the large desert animal hospital donated by the Qiao Group was completed!
The April sun shines gently on the golden sand dunes, and the newly built "Furry Animal Hospital" is decorated with lanterns and colorful ribbons that sway gently in the breeze.

The pure white, streamlined building complex is scattered like pearls across the sea of ​​sand, with the five-story glass curtain wall of the main building reflecting the flowing sand dunes.

In front of the hospital gate, a wooden sign stands out—not only is the hospital's name engraved on it, but it is also covered with all kinds of paw prints: the fennec fox's paw prints look like round dandelions, the sand cat's look like small plum blossoms, and the gerbil's look like tiny dots. These are all souvenirs that Xu Ying specially left with molds.

"Welcome everyone to the ribbon-cutting ceremony!"

Xu Ying stood under the flower archway decorated with desert wildflowers, smiling and waving to the small animals that had come to watch.

She specially wore a shirt with little paw prints on it today, and a golden desert sunflower was pinned in her hair.

Soon, the open space in front of the hospital was packed with furry guests.

The fennec fox family lined up in an orderly fashion, each carrying a small gift; even the usually shy desert hedgehog rolled over several beautiful empty snail shells.

[This is our heartfelt gift!] The eldest fox proudly held its head high, and together with the other fennec foxes, pushed over a small cart piled high with glittering quartz stones. [Each stone comes from a different oasis!]
Xu Ying squatted down and gently stroked the stones that were warm from the sunlight: "Fantastic! We can use them to decorate the clinic."

The Pallas's cat, along with its equally clumsy companions, was carrying a bunch of flowers tied together with sea buckthorn. Suddenly, one of the Pallas's cats sneezed, sending the petals flying everywhere.

The other Pallas's cats frantically waved their little paws, trying to collect the flower petals. Xu Ying was overwhelmed by their adorable clumsiness.

At that moment, a slight tremor came from the ground. Xu Ying turned his head and saw a group of gerbils pushing small carts made of poplar fruit shells, which were piled with seeds of various colors.

[The area around the hospital will be full of flowers in the future!]
The leader of the gerbils puffed out his chest. "Station Master Xu," he said, "although we gerbils have short lifespans, these flowers will bloom again every spring!"

Xu Ying squatted down, lifted the eldest gerbil in her palm, looked at it straight in the eye, gently touched the seed it was holding with her fingertips, and her eyes welled up with tears: "I will remember every gerbil in your family, and every warm heart you have given will forever take root and sprout here."

(End of this chapter)