I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 136: House Collapse
"They took the money and dealt with the matter hastily, and they still deceived me."

"This is a matter of life and death! How dare they do this?"

"My sister still said those things. She really doesn't treat me as a family member."

Cafeteria aunt Bao Sufen was crying to aunt Pan, who was in charge of hygiene. When she saw Xu Ying coming in, she quickly wiped her tears with a tissue, stood up from the dining chair, and greeted Xu Ying warmly.

Bao Sufen's voice was choked with sobs, making people feel sad. "Yingying, you haven't eaten yet at this time! Auntie will heat up the food for you."

"Excuse me, Auntie." Xu Ying put down her backpack on the chair and carefully placed the flight case containing the hedgehog on the table. "Yes, I just came back from a mission in the 026 governance area."

"Oh, don't be polite with me. I have to thank the headquarters for giving me such a good job."

Bao Sufen waved her hand, put on a mask and gloves and went into the kitchen.

Aunt Bao is in her fifties. Her son and daughter-in-law are both desert workers, working in surveying and mapping. Three years ago, her son and daughter-in-law unfortunately died in a quicksand trap, leaving her grandchildren and Aunt Bao to depend on each other.

Aunt Bao is a delicious cook. After the headquarters learned about Aunt Bao's situation, they arranged for her to work in the canteen of the rescue station headquarters. Aunt Bao's grandchildren can also eat in the canteen for free, saving the family a lot of money on food expenses.

Xu Ying turned to the cleaning lady, Auntie Pan. "Auntie Pan, what are you talking about? Who got scammed? It sounds like a serious matter."

"Hey, aren't there a lot of wooden houses in our village?"

Aunt Pan sighed as she padded the dining table. "Wooden houses are prone to a lot of problems. But we don't have the money to build new ones, so we just patch things up and make do. If there are any problems, we just solve them simply."

"Termites are rampant these days, and several homes are particularly badly affected. Three days ago, the kitchen beams of Mr. Ma, who lives next door to me, collapsed due to termite infestation! It was truly terrifying, but luckily no one was in the kitchen at the time."

Aunt Pan was terrified when she thought back to the collapse scene she had witnessed. The stove had collapsed, not to mention the people inside.

The village where Aunt Bao and Aunt Pan live is called Dahuyang Village. It is located in a desert oasis dominated by poplar trees, about four or five kilometers away from the rescue station headquarters.

Besides farming, many residents of Dahuyang Village make a living working for relief stations or delivering goods. The village houses are also old-fashioned structures built with locally sourced poplar wood.

"The experienced village chief has visited every villager and told them that if we don't act quickly to control the termites, everyone's houses will become uninhabitable."

Aunt Pan frowned. The situation at her own home wasn't optimistic either. "And I heard termites aren't just bad for houses, they're bad for people too."

Xu Ying nodded in agreement. Termites not only destroy houses, but also eat household items. Termite secretions and corpses, as well as the mold in their nests, can also cause asthma, rhinitis and skin allergies.

"Bao Sufen's family has a serious termite infestation. She has two small children and no one else can take care of them except her. She can't afford anything that could go wrong with this termite infestation."

Thinking of Bao Sufen's family situation, Aunt Pan sighed. Sufen had a very miserable life. She lost her loved one and now she can only rely on herself to solve the difficulties she encounters. She is already in her fifties.

"Sufen was extremely upset and anxious about the termite infestation. She asked around and heard someone in the village recommend a professional biotechnology company called Tailin Biotechnology for termite control, so she immediately contacted them." "She ended up spending 1,000 yuan on medicine, but the termite infestation still didn't go away. Tailin Biotechnology then said her condition was too severe and the medicine wouldn't work, so they recommended she buy a 20,000 yuan professional service package."

"You know the situation in our county. It's hard to find a termite exterminator in even a small place."

"Plus, Tailin Bio was introduced by Aunt Bao's cousin, and her cousin's son-in-law is a salesperson at Tailin Bio."

"When your Aunt Bao thought of her two children at home, she gritted her teeth and paid a 10,000 yuan deposit."

Xu Ying sighed at this, already anticipating what was about to happen. The ten thousand yuan was definitely going to be lost, and the termite infestation remained unresolved. Sometimes it was easier to get things done with acquaintances, but sometimes they could backstab you. Especially in business matters like this, it was easy to be exploited by acquaintances.

"You can probably guess what happened next. I spent all my money but it still had no effect."

"Aunt Bao was defending her rights while telling the villagers not to trust Tailin Bio. She called the police, but the incident wasn't pure fraud; the police suggested suing Tailin Bio."

After hearing this, Xu Ying frowned even more tightly. Aunt Bao had a very hard life. She had to take care of her grandson and protect his rights at the same time.

She thought the matter ended there, but she didn't expect Aunt Pan to become more and more angry as she spoke.

"But what's even more infuriating is that Tailin Biotechnology not only didn't run away, but also actively promoted its products in the village. They also slandered Sufen, saying that she didn't want to pay the balance and was deliberately defaming their company. They also said that Sufen didn't follow their precautions, which is why the termites weren't completely eradicated."

"They are making trouble in the village now because they want to blackmail their company and force them to return the service fee so that Sufen can pay them back. This way, Sufen won't have to worry about her two children."

Aunt Pan also looked worried. "This Tailin Biological is still playing dirty. It seems the potion they're selling to other villagers is different from the one they used on Sufen. The new potion works very quickly, killing the termites as soon as it touches them. It looks pretty powerful."

"After seeing the effectiveness of the medicine, everyone started to doubt Sufen's claims. Furthermore, Sufen's cousin even sided with her son-in-law, accusing her of being dishonest."

"No one in the village believes Sufen anymore, and she's in dire straits."

Aunt Pan gritted her teeth and used her hands to scrub the stainless steel table, making a creaking sound. "I suspect Sufen's cousin knew that Sufen's son died in the line of duty and had given her a pension, so she deliberately cheated her out of the pension."

As Aunt Pan grew up with Aunt Bao and has known her for fifty years, she naturally has unconditional faith in the character of her old bestie.

At this time, Aunt Bao came out with a tray of food.

She also heard some noise in the kitchen. When she came out and saw the two people talking, she guessed that Aunt Pan was telling Xu Ying about how she was cheated by Tailin Biological.

She looked at Aunt Pan with a reproachful look on her face: "Okay, why are you saying these things to the child?"

"Don't affect my mood. I just got off work and I'm so tired."

Aunt Pan said sheepishly, "I'm just thinking about how amazing young people are at using the internet. Could you help me contact a reliable ant extermination company?"