Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl
Chapter 395 - 393: Became a Father, Heart Melting (Seeking Monthly Pass)

"May 7th 6:30 AM, temperature 7°C, light breeze. Snow Leopard's second girl is in good condition, with a notable increase in abdominal girth compared to May 1st...."

Sun Qihai closed the observation log, took another look at the monitoring screen, and got up to find Chen Ying.

Chen Ying had just come out of the mixing room, carrying a milk basin to the animal shed, and stopped to greet Sun Qihai.

"Brother Ying, I've noticed that Er Niu's mood has been relatively stable these past few days, could we perform another check on her? Her belly seems to be swelling pretty fast."

Though he had only been observing for a week, Sun Qihai dreamed of Er Niu's figure every night.

"No worries, I'll give her a feel later, too much ultrasound isn't good for her either. If there's any issue, I'll notify you to prepare in advance."

Sun Qihai nodded and looked at the milk basin in his hands.

"Did you increase her portion again?"

"Yeah. I chatted with Qing Ye's veterinarian team yesterday, analyzed Er Niu's weight and food intake, she needs a lot of nutrition to support the growth of the little cub in her belly. But we can't overdo it, too much supplementation is bad for her, if the cub gets too big, it could complicate the birth."

Sun Qihai followed Chen Ying towards the back, stopping at the edge of the animal shed, then turned to deal with the firewood and cow dung.

The cow dung here was brought over voluntarily by the nearby herders, of course, out of respect for the few Snow Leopards like Er Niu.

The locals here had great reverence for Snow Leopards, knowing that it was the Snow Leopard's second girl from Budong River staying here to give birth, they almost wished they could bring all the beef and mutton from their homes to feed her.

Chen Ying naturally couldn't accept.

Four-fifths of the large fridge at the rest station was filled with Er Niu's food.

"Life blessed by the feeding of three Snow Leopards," by Second Girl Chen.

After entering the pre-birth period, Er Niu reduced her activity slightly, but she would still come out to bask in the sun every day, from noon to 2 PM.

Chen Ying was worried she might fall off the roof, so he specially built a wooden platform for her to comfortably rest on.

The rest station was about thirty kilometers from River Source Protection Station, of course, that's the straight-line distance.

If you drive on the main road, the journey is about forty kilometers and takes approximately an hour to get there.

The main reason is that the national highway coming in is not easy to travel on, nearly half the journey time is spent on this road.

The herders prefer to deliver supplies to the rest station on horseback as it's more convenient and quicker.

"Dr. Chen, you have a parcel, and also, Aunt Duo Ma asked me to bring you some milk skin and butter."

Ci Ren, the village courier, jogged in, carrying a large bag on his back.

Sun Qihai had just added cow dung to the stove, saw him, and quickly poured him a bowl of milk tea to warm up.

"The weather's alright today, but it's still really cold riding over here." Ci Ren held the milk tea, took a sip, and felt warmth spreading from his stomach throughout his body.

"You didn't have to come all this way in the cold for nothing important, once a week is enough."

"There's a letter, I checked, it's all in foreign language, thought it might be important and had to get it to you."

Ci Ren pulled out an envelope from his postal bag and handed it to Chen Ying.

Chen Ying curiously took it and carefully read through it.

"It's from Professor Careyes. Strange, why didn't she just email me?"

Opening the envelope, aside from a letter, there was also a magazine.

The content of the letter revealed that Professor Careyes had a new paper published in this journal issue, which cited Chen Ying's 'Chinese acupuncture in the clinical treatment of wild animals' as a supportive reference, including the relevant data.

As Chen Ying was not a member of her team, he couldn't be listed as an author, but the professor earnestly explained the assistance provided by Chen Ying, detailing the complex yet very orderly data and test results.

At the end of the letter, Professor Careyes mentioned she planned to apply for a new project next year and hoped to collaborate with Chen Ying, with the paper authorship being determined by contribution level.

Sun Qihai listened and his eyes were red with envy.

He wasn't envious of publishing the paper, but of Chen Ying being able to collaborate with Professor Careyes.

It wasn't about being obsequious to foreigners; in their field, Professor Careyes's character, academic ability, and work capacity were exceptional.

Moreover, her invitation to Chen Ying to join her team wasn't about exploiting him – she truly believed that the combination of Eastern thinking and Western technology could spark more brilliant ideas, aiming to provide better treatment for wild animals.

In her writing, she regarded Chen Ying as a researcher at the same level, choosing her words very appropriately.

Researchers like them, whose projects didn't involve national security, often collaborated regularly.

"Brother Ying, are you going to participate?"

"It depends. It's still early days now, and besides, I need to take care of Er Niu and Dong Sheng, I can't spare the energy to collaborate with Professor Careyes and her husband just yet."

Chen Ying placed the publication on the table, went into the mixing room to wash the milk basin and equipment, and prepared Er Niu's afternoon snack.

Chen Ying was Ci Ren's last delivery today, and since it was still early, he decided to stay until the afternoon before heading back.

The cow dung and firewood at the rest station had been piled up by him, and he also did the little odd jobs around the place. Occasionally, Chen Ying would send him a red packet, asking him to bring something over – the money was always generous, with any excess being a token for his hard work.

Ci Ren was well aware, so every time he came, he took the initiative to find work to do.

"Dr. Chen, Renbo's family's dog has had puppies, do you want one? Their dogs are really great, useful for herding and guarding. He doesn't usually agree to give them away to just anyone."