Working in a Zoo with Beast Taming System

Chapter 286: Chapter 179: Fortune Deepens! Deepens! Deepens

She answered, a bit embarrassed, "Y-Yes... that’s right. You... you have a great memory, Mr. Yang."

"Just call me Xiao Yang or Yang Qi."

Yang Qi waved a hand and looked at Chen Manjuan, his tone gentle. "Master Bao has already told me about Tutu’s situation. Sister Chen, give me your bank account number, and I’ll transfer three hundred thousand to you right now."

The moment Chen Manjuan heard this, her eyes reddened. She frantically waved her hands, her voice choked with emotion. "No, no, no, Mr... Xiao Yang, three hundred thousand is too much. A hundred thousand—a hundred thousand is enough. Tutu has health insurance, so some of it can be reimbursed. One hundred thousand will be plenty. For the rest... I... I’ll earn it back slowly..."

’Is she afraid she won’t be able to pay it back if she borrows too much?’

Yang Qi sighed internally as he looked at this mother, who had managed to retain her dignity and composure even in the face of such hardship.

"Sister Chen, please don’t be so quick to refuse."

Yang Qi softened his tone. "How about this: I’ll transfer a hundred thousand to you for now as an emergency fund. If you run into more trouble later, you must tell me. Don’t try to bear it all on your own."

Chen Manjuan thanked him again.

Yang Qi took out his phone and, right in front of Chen Manjuan, initiated the transfer using the account number she provided.

Seeing the notification that the money had arrived displayed on the phone screen, Chen Manjuan’s tears finally streamed down. She pulled Tutu along, about to kneel before Yang Qi.

"Mr. Yang, this incredible kindness... I..."

"Sister Chen, don’t do this! Get up, quickly!"

Yang Qi quickly reached out to stop them.

After helping Chen Manjuan to her feet, he thought for a moment before speaking in a half-joking, half-serious tone. "To be honest, I’m very fond of Tutu. She has a natural connection with animals, just like me. I’ve had this idea for a while now... about taking Tutu as my apprentice and teaching her how to get along with and care for animals."

"It’s just, back then, I was a nobody, and my words didn’t carry much weight. I was afraid you’d think I wasn’t reliable. But now... well, I at least have the title of consultant for the city bureau. I should be qualified to make this request now, right?"

As he spoke, he looked over at Bao Shun.

"Qualified? Yes! More than qualified!"

Bao Shun was overjoyed. He quickly turned to Chen Manjuan and said, "Manjuan, Xiao Yang—no, Expert Yang—wants to take Tutu as his apprentice! This is wonderful news, a true blessing!"

"Expert Yang was just commended by the city’s top leadership today. He’s a specially appointed expert, recognized by the Donghua City Public Security Bureau. If Tutu can study under him, it’ll be the opportunity of a lifetime!"

Chen Manjuan listened, her gaze shifting to Yang Qi in shock. Disbelief and excitement flashed in her eyes, but those feelings were quickly replaced by a deeper, more bitter rationality.

She wiped away her tears and bowed deeply to Yang Qi. Her voice was hoarse, but her words were clear.

"Mr. Yang, thank you!"

"Truly, thank you so very much for seeing Tutu’s potential and for being willing to take her as your apprentice."

"This gesture is even more moving than the money you’ve lent us... But that’s exactly why we can’t accept."

"Why?" Yang Qi and Bao Shun were both stunned.

Chen Manjuan wrapped an arm around her daughter’s thin shoulders. She looked at Yang Qi, her eyes full of both gratitude and resolve.

"Tutu has acute leukemia. The initial exams, treatments, and surgery have already wiped out our savings. We can get by for now with the hundred thousand, but what comes next?"

"Follow-up exams, chemotherapy, a possible relapse... It’s a bottomless pit that requires a constant stream of money."

"We’re already endlessly grateful that you’ve lent us money. We can’t take advantage of your kindness by bringing such a massive burden and risk into an apprenticeship."

’Taking on an apprentice is a long-term bond, a lasting responsibility. That’s a completely different matter from helping out by lending money once or twice.’

Chen Manjuan was thinking very clearly.

’Right now, Yang Qi is acting out of pity. He sees my daughter’s talent and is willing to lend money and take her as his apprentice.’

’But over time, that will most likely curdle into resentment.’

...

Yang Qi was shaken as he listened to Chen Manjuan’s clear-headed and heavy words.

Even in such a desperate situation, Chen Manjuan maintained an astonishing level of clarity, self-respect, and a powerful sense of responsibility toward others.

She wasn’t rejecting a chance to change her daughter’s destiny; she was refusing to let her family’s hardship become a long-term burden for someone else.

That kind of integrity was a rare thing in this day and age.

Yang Qi fell silent for a moment. He didn’t press the issue, simply saying with great solemnity:

"Sister Chen, I understand. Rest assured, Tutu will get better. I know some specialists in the Provincial Capital; if you need, I can help you get in touch with them. And don’t worry too much about the money. We’ll find a way."

As he spoke, he gently stroked Tutu’s head and said in a warm voice, "Tutu, you have to listen to your mom and the doctors and focus on your treatment, okay? When you’re feeling a little better, Uncle will take you to meet lots of fun animal friends. How does that sound?"

"Okay!"

Bao Tutu nodded emphatically, a pure, innocent smile spreading across her pale little face.

After seeing off the trio—who were effusive in their thanks and kept looking back as they left—Yang Qi stood at his courtyard gate. He watched their figures disappear into the night and thought to himself,

’The Profound Yellow Blood Transformation Pill is an Antitoxic Treasure Pill from the system. Its effects are anything but ordinary.’

’While it can’t completely eradicate all the lesions caused by leukemia, it’s more than capable of stabilizing her condition and guiding her body toward recovery.’

...

...

「Early the next morning.」

Chen Manjuan took Bao Tutu to Donghua City First People’s Hospital for a routine examination and evaluation of her condition.

Ever since the diagnosis, every trip through the hospital doors had felt like facing an unknown judgment for Chen Manjuan, filling her with dread and fear.

Today was no exception. She clutched her daughter’s cold little hand, praying silently.

First came the routine blood draw.

For the hour-plus they waited for the results, Chen Manjuan was on pins and needles, while Tutu was distracted by the promotional posters in the hospital lobby.

When the attending physician in the hematology department received the newly printed test results, his brow, which had furrowed out of habit, suddenly smoothed out. His eyes filled with stunned disbelief.

He held the report up to the light, reading it over and over. Then he pulled up Bao Tutu’s previous test results on his computer to compare them. The incredulous expression on his face only deepened.

"This... How is this possible?!"