Chapter 1302: Chapter 1217: Budget and Pigs [Double-Length] Zhang Yanping even secretly muttered: Lun Chuan clearly isn’t short of money; he can open a guesthouse without caring if it makes money or not. He also heard about the fairytale castle while chatting, and caught bits and pieces when Lun Chuan later gave advice. Its concept doesn’t really mesh with the village. Who knows, maybe he’ll have fewer guests than me! Thinking about it , he gritted his teeth: “Let’s do it! Quickly! Can it be done in two months?” In the third lunar month, the grass is lush and the orioles sing; by April and May the film crew should be arriving, can’t miss it! “No worries!” Zhao Fangyuan promised: “Right after the fifteenth, I’ll have Master Xu bring in more people for alternating shifts!” The village won’t disturb the neighbors; building a house is faster and more efficient than city renovations done punctually. On the tenth, early in the morning, Xin Jun set out for a class reunion—it’s too far away, in the neighboring city, and he wasn’t keen on going. But he had no choice, his good dorm buddies were calling, so despite the cold and chill, he went out. Meanwhile, Zhang Yanping and Guo Dong had arranged breakfast at Song Tan’s home, Doctor Xiaoguo was watching Daju wandering around in the yard and suddenly asked Song Tan: “Can I borrow Daju for a bit?” “?” Song Tan was curious: “For what?” Guo Dong said helplessly: “There’s always noise behind the medicine cabinet, I suspect there are rats, but it’s too heavy to move, so I’ll simply have Daju take a look.” “Alright!” Song Tan rummaged in the kitchen for a while, found a small piece of fish jerky: “Use this to coax him back.” Zhang Yanping chimed in with suggestions: “We’ve raised Daju to be sleek and shiny, yet you want him to crawl into corners and catch rats, at least buy him a couple of fish…” “Once he’s coaxed, later he’ll give you a kitten, wouldn’t you then have a cat and no worries about rats?” Guo Dong’s eyes instantly lit up. “But can the fish I buy be as tasty as yours? Instead, I’ll give him something else as a thank you gift.” Song Tan was a bit curious: “What? Cat snacks? He’s a bit picky.” “No.” Guo Dong rubbed his hands eagerly: “I have certification, I’ll give their whole family a spay/neuter package.” Never mind whether Daju would appreciate this package, but… it indeed seems time for them to be spayed/neutered. But you can’t blame Lao Song’s family, truly other cats and dogs seem to be constantly in heat throughout the year, but theirs just aren’t interested. If they were willing to have offspring, when Brother Xiaosun brought over several good dogs, why did none catch Dabao’s eye? Now, all they do is eat, drink, and play foolishly, recently even being led by the new security guard for obstacle training. When Chen Yuan’s group praises people, they might not be able to squeeze out even a sentence after hesitating for ages. But when praising dogs, they spill out praise like a flood, making it hard for the dozen dogs to find their bearings, now practicing enthusiastically every day. Only Da Wang remains steady, just watching, without moving. If he truly moved, no one would be able to hold him back. Song Tan nodded: “Is your certification reliable? Don’t try blindly, if not, I’ll take them to the pet hospital.” Cats can reproduce prolifically, with dozens of births a year, it’s hard to take care of them. People in the village aren’t keen on raising them either, best to have them spayed/neutered. “Of course, I’m reliable.” Guo Dong said seriously: “I’m licensed. When I first graduated and had no business, I took online bookings to perform spay/neuter surgeries at people’s homes! Sometimes doing seven or eight in a day.” Of course, if you insist on things test or that check, it’s inconvenient for her to perform with no equipment on a house call. But she genuinely has skill, and the spayed/neutered pets always got good reviews. “You know…” Guo Dong sighed: “Being a pet doctor really is profitable.” Song Tan was surprised: “You’re a veterinarian?! Why didn’t you say earlier? Back when Boss Niu’s place had calf birthing, finding a doctor was tough.” In cold winter, they even had to call someone from the urban area to keep an eye on things. But later on, the cows were robust, everyone became more experienced, and things weren’t as tense. Guo Dong was also quite perturbed: “I can spay/neuter, give medicine, vaccinate cats and dogs… but to treat cows, you’re testing my limits?” She admitted frankly: “I won’t do it.” “Cows have large bodies; many problems need rectal exams, and I don’t have the courage for that, afraid they might kick me.” Song Tan sighed: “It’d be great if our village got another veterinarian.” Though her cattle and sheep are robust and don’t currently need much, especially with the detailed materials from Boss Niu and Boss Yang, daily life isn’t too burdensome.