"What are you thinking about? This is for the kids at the Protection Station. It includes toys and books. The books were sent directly to the Protection Station, and the toys were something I found along the way and thought were pretty good. I didn't expect they would come in handy so soon."
The area around the Protection Station had built quite a few auxiliary facilities. The staff's families could also do some small business here, accompanying their husbands while keeping an eye on their children and earning a little extra income. Wasn't that better than staying at home, practically a single parent?
Having many kids also brought troubles. Without anything fun to do, they would create a fuss and were prone to fighting.
Yin Li and a few old comrades from the station had discussed it and decided to allocate a bit of money from their limited funds to convert a space into a children's activity center, complete with a toy room and a reading room.
So far, the effect seemed pretty good, with the families volunteering to take turns watching the kids. It was much better than before when the children were left unattended.
After Chen Ying found out about it, she d a sum of money to equip the reading room with library bookshelves and three thousand books.
Sometimes, passing tourists would also secretly place orders to supplement the children's supply of books or toys.
All the orders were directly sent to this address, and returning them was not even an option.
Apart from River Source, Budong River and the other two Protection Stations also built children's activity centers, funded by the foundation. They were not as large as River Source, but having something was better than nothing.
Chen Ying also made donations and sent books, nearly the same amount as to River Source.
This money wasn't a strain for him, but for the children of the Protection Stations, it might change their futures.
Now, the remote-controlled car was being used to check the warehouse, effectively expanding its uses. It wasn't a waste of money!
Just as he walked to the warehouse door, Red Lion, who had just returned from a patrol with the puppy dogs, spotted it.
Seeing Red Lion about to pounce and "sacrifice" the toy car, Chen Ying quickly called out to stop him.
Red Lion skidded to a halt on all fours but still knocked over the toy car.
After flipping the toy car over, Red Lion couldn't get it back to a normal operating state. Frustrated, he bit down on the camera and the car, lifted his head proudly and strutted over to Chen Ying, looking very smug.
Sun Qihai couldn't straighten his back from laughing, though he dared not laugh too unrestrainedly, trembling with amusement.
Chen Ying looked at Red Lion with a bittersweet expression. It was hard to blame the little fellow who knew nothing and didn't do it on purpose.
But if he didn't rectify Red Lion's behavior, sooner or later, the pup would turn the place upside down.
Taking the toy car from Red Lion's mouth to examine it, aside from a slightly deformed metal edge, the drive was still functioning normally.
Well, it was clear that this thing couldn't be given to the kids anymore. Better to just hand it over to Red Lion and the others to play with.
Chen Ying pressed down on Red Lion's head, about to continue, when he felt a sharp nudge against his calf.
Turning his head, he saw Black Gold looking at him both bravely and timidly, a flicker of fear in its eyes, but it didn't retreat. Upon noticing Chen Ying's gaze, Black Gold let out a low bark, then looked towards his sister whose head was being pinned down.
Chen Ying quickly released Red Lion and flicked Black Gold on the forehead.
"You little guy, still a mama's boy."
The other three puppies also came over, sticking out their tongues and panting, wanting the same flick on the forehead treatment as Black Gold.
There was no helping it; he had to indulge them.
He flicked each one in turn, and the pups, satisfied, started gamboling again.
Red Lion took the lead, running towards the back fence, with Black Gold trailing behind. After running a few steps, Black Gold suddenly stopped, came back to nuzzle Chen Ying, picked up the camera that had just been detached and headed towards the warehouse.
Chen Ying's eyes twinkled. This little guy seemed a bit smarter than Red Lion.
They say Tibetan Mastiffs are all muscle with no brains, but Black Gold's intelligence outshone its muscles.
The camera journeyed on, and the messy images of the warehouse were displayed on Chen Ying's phone.
After entering the warehouse, Black Gold also seemed to pick up a scent. It didn't drop the camera; instead, it subconsciously crouched low, sneaking towards the source of the noise.
In the gap between the piled-up junk, a pair of eyes were staring intently at Black Gold.
Black Gold didn't rashly charge forward. It backed away two steps, hesitating whether to leave first.
Just then, Red Lion charged in with his half-brothers, and the dogs successfully surrounded that corner.
Seeing this, Chen Ying hurried over as well, fearing that Red Lion would bite through the neck of the creature that had been hiding.
Never underestimate a Tibetan Mastiff. Fully grown Mastiffs don't fear bears and dare to fight with wolves. Their biggest trait is their courage.
Though still young, Red Lion, who inherited his parents' large size, was now showing a hint of the Mastiff King's imposing aura.
As the metal sheets and asbestos tiles were moved aside, three shivering little creatures were revealed, stubbornly enduring in the corner.
Next to them was a ground squirrel, a third of which had been eaten.
"Turns out to be three juvenile hyenas!" Chen Ying looked towards Uncle Tashi and Dao Meihua by the window.
"Some time ago, the staff mentioned that a group of hyenas fought with a pack of wolves near the lake. These three little guys must have escaped from there."
But to avoid the surveillance cameras, not disturbing the dogs, these three hyenas also had some skills.
"They do, and they even got Desert Cat to find food for them."
Chen Ying put on gloves, picked up the ground squirrel, ready to throw it out.
If left in the room, it wouldn't take many days to start stinking.
Seeing their food being taken, the three hungry little hyenas became frantic and lunged towards the meat in Chen Ying's hand.
Chen Ying, holding the ground squirrel with the three hyenas dangling from it, didn't quite know what to say in that moment.
This room definitely needed to be disinfected and cleaned. Who knows how many times it had been fed, with leftover bones that couldn't be chewed. The place was liable to breed bacteria and insects.