The pet I raised comes from the second dimension.

Enjoying Sister Su's enthusiasm, Duoluo laughed happily, her short arms and legs swinging wildly in the air.

It feels so good to be lifted up high!
A higher perspective allows you to look people in the eye!
The next second, she turned around and nimbly broke free from Su Qingyao's support, then pounced into Huang Musong's arms.

Sister Su's embrace was also wonderful.
But Doro still likes being hugged by someone (Huang Musong) the most!

Suddenly attacked head-on by Xiao Hanro's cannonball-like attack, Huang Musong quickly spread his arms to prevent Duoluo from losing his grip on his collar and falling off.

"alright."

"Now that the exam is over, let's hurry home."

"Tomorrow is Christmas, and today is Christmas Eve. Let the boxing gym have two days off." Huang Musong gently patted Doro's bottom, making three crisp pats through his down jacket.

Christmas Eve, the eve of the Lunar New Year for foreigners, is the night before Christmas.

Today should be a day off!

After putting Doro back on the ground, Huang Musong whistled at Donas, who was playing happily again, signaling it to hurry back to the group and go to the boxing gym to pick up Pina.

At this moment, Donas lay prostrate in the garden, approaching the magpie ten meters away step by step.

To be a successful hunter

You must learn how to hide yourself.

Immovable as a stone, locked onto the target, poised to strike, swift as the wind.

"~Ah, hit~"

Launching a surprise attack in an instant, Donas leaped with all her might and successfully caught the magpie for the Nth time.

I hugged the magpie and rolled half a circle around it.

Donas excitedly kept kissing him.

Its hunting desire for magpies is not malicious at all, but rather a genuine fondness.

The female magpie was captured, and the male magpie, furious, pecked at Donas's down jacket. The helpless magpie husband once again watched helplessly as his wife's feathers were licked wet...

Having had a great time, when she heard someone whistling, Donas released the magpie and set it free.

Get up.
Donas dusted the dirt off her clothes.
My freshly washed down jacket got filthy again after only half a week of wear.

Hey~

Not caring at all that her clothes were dirty, Donas wagged her tail and ran happily to catch up with the main group.

Panting, she arrived beside Doro, glanced at the beaming Little Su, and excitedly asked, "Are you planning to go home? You're going home, right? When are you leaving?"

The questions kept coming out.

Donas walked around Dorro in circles.

Energetic like a little madman.

When asked by his companion, Doro gave an awkward smile and scratched his head helplessly.

"Should we go home?"

"People say, 'Today is Christmas Eve, tomorrow is Christmas Day.' Donas, do you know what 'Christmas Eve' and 'Christmas Day' mean?" Doro blinked his big eyes, pondered for a moment, and returned the question to his friend.

Last winter was spent in the student dormitory of Qingcheng Medical University. Donas has memories of Christmas Eve, but not of Christmas Day.

Because senior students need to do internships in the next semester.
Winter break starts before Christmas.
Donas tried hard to recall, but all she could think of was that she should eat an apple on Christmas Eve.

Silently shaking her head, Donas became much more obedient, lowering her eyes to gaze at the parking space a hundred meters away...

There weren't many cars in the parking lot. Huang Musong's car was located on the west side, in an area exposed to the afternoon sun.

On the roof of the car, Dorothy lay flat in the sun, playing music on her phone.

The process of waiting for Sister Su to take the exam was tedious and boring.

It feels so good to bask in the warm sunshine during the cold winter.
Dorothy closed her eyes contentedly, humming along to a little tune.

"The evening breeze blows across Penghu Bay, and white waves chase the sandy beach..."

Gradually, the warmth faded, as if dark clouds were obscuring the sun.

Opening her eyes, Dorothy's body trembled, startled by Dorothy's sudden appearance before her.

"I'm sorry~"

Seeing that his companion was frightened, Doro sincerely apologized and helped straighten the other's messy hair.

Dorothy realized it was her fault. The music in her headphones was too loud, which prevented her from hearing Doro's footsteps. She knew Doro hadn't meant to scare her.

But judging from Doraemon's expression, he definitely has something to say.

"what is the matter?"

Just as Dorothy finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of someone walking over with Sister Su, guessing that they were going home after the exam.

With clear and curious eyes, Doraemon asked directly, "What is 'Christmas Eve'? People say 'Today is Christmas Eve,' and go home to celebrate."

"Oh! Christmas Eve, a foreign holiday. We eat apples on Christmas Eve, and tomorrow is Christmas Day," Dorothy replied without thinking.

Is this yet another foreign holiday?

Doraemon remembers the last foreign holiday was Halloween.
Christmas sounds like Halloween!

Last Halloween, we carried pumpkin lanterns and asked for candy, and pranks were allowed.

Will I be able to get candy this time too?
Just as Duo Luo was pondering this, a "beep" sounded, and Huang Musong, who was walking from afar, pressed the unlock button on his car key.

The door lock is open.
Donas ran to the car door and stopped, momentarily stunned, then opened the door, rushed inside, and looked up at the sunroof.

Following Doraemon's example, he 'gradually' climbed onto the roof of the car to get closer to Dorothy.

Donas cheekily touched the sunroof button.

As the sunroof opened, Dorothy felt weightless and fell into the back seat of the car.

"Surprise landing! Free experience!" Donas stuck out her tongue and giggled mischievously.

Dorothy tripped and fell on her bottom.

Get up,
It sighed silently to Donas.

Once the car window was fully rolled down, Dorothy jumped down and landed in the seat next to her.

After Huang Musong got into the car, he turned on the air conditioning and waited until the car was warm enough before taking his girlfriend and the Doro members to the boxing gym to pick up Pina and Shu Chu and the others to go home.

at the same time.

In a milk tea shop outside the school, Chen Yu sat listlessly on a recliner, completely lacking energy.

Su Qingyao had her Doro friends to help her with her studies.
Chen Yu doesn't have that.

Moreover, once you've tasted the sweetness of making money, who would be willing to endure hardship and study?
During exams outside of exam week, Chen Yu could use miniature iron dumbbells to impersonate hearing aids to cheat, which made her lose interest in memorizing her lessons.

And so, Chen Yu paid the price for taking the exam without any preparation or study this morning.

"You were caught by a strict proctor, so you'll get a zero on that exam?" After listening to Chen Yu's complaints, Fumina in her Doro cat form repeated the story to confirm whether Chen Yu was indeed troubled by this.

Chen Yu hummed twice, nodded lazily, and yawned despite not being sleepy.

Fumina has little understanding of the real-world education system.

She couldn't really understand what Chen Yu was worried about.

Feeling down? Maybe eating a small cake will make you feel better?

Selecting a freshly baked, still-warm cake from the shop window, Fumina handed it to Chen Yu, proudly tilting her head back: "This was baked by the Water God herself. You can try it for free. If you like it, have more."

Fumina straightened her hat, adjusted her bow tie, and waited patiently for the praise she would receive.

Chen Yu sat up straight, took a small bite of the cake, and nodded in agreement that it was delicious.

"Fufu's cooking skills are getting better and better..."

He yawned again, and Chen Yu's praise was obviously very perfunctory, giving people the feeling of a desiccated corpse with all its energy depleted.

Fumina frowned slightly as she observed her.
What exactly is going on?

Christmas Eve, the most celebratory day before Christmas, shouldn't be a time for gloom!
For Fumina, Christmas is New Year's Day, just like the Spring Festival. The New Year must be filled with joy; no unpleasantness matters.

unless……

Suddenly, a not-so-good possibility came to mind.
Fumina made a wild guess that perhaps a relative of Chen Yu's family had passed away.

The death of a family member, combined with being caught cheating on an exam, probably only suggests this possibility.

Worried that she wouldn't be able to comfort Chen Yu properly, Fumina quietly left the rest area and climbed the stairs to the second-floor boxing gym to find Pina.

Upon learning of Chen Yu's situation, Pina helplessly slapped her forehead and let out a long sigh to express her helplessness.

"Is she anxious again?" "It's probably due to overthinking." Pina washed her hands and went downstairs alone to find Chen Yu, leaving Fumina to serve the customers in her place before following her.

long before,

Pina and Chen Yu live together.
At that time, she would often suffer from insomnia all night.

Getting into university but feeling lost about the future, full of passion but unable to find a career they truly want to pursue, leads to a chaotic mind due to unreleased energy.

A troubled mind breeds emptiness, which in turn develops into depression.

Being caught cheating on an exam is merely the trigger that leads to confusion turning into depression.

Looking back on last month—

—That night, the autumn wind howled, and Chen Yu lay in bed unable to fall asleep.

He tossed and turned, afraid of making a noise that might wake Pina, feeling as if a million ants were biting his body.

In the end, Pina was woken up.

Pina vividly remembers the story she told Chen Yu back then, a story she used to comfort her: "When two seagulls were discussing the philosophy of life, one seagull said, 'Why don't we go to the dock and get some fries?'"

Today, Chen Yu is having another anxiety attack. What short story should I tell...?

Pina pondered for a moment, then went downstairs to the milk tea shop and approached Chen Yu.

Seeing Pina arrive out of the corner of her eye, Chen Yu sighed softly and said, "What is the purpose of us humans going to school and studying? When I was in high school, I always felt that the future belonged to us young people, but I only realized that it wasn't like that when I went to university. When I first entered university, my college entrance examination score was the highest in the entire department, and the major I applied for was also the top major in the women's college."

"As a result, I always face failing the final exam."

"The profits from investing in a bubble tea shop are actually twice as high as my future monthly salary from my major!"

Feeling lost, having lost sight of goals, and lacking motivation.

Chen Yu even had the idea of ​​dropping out of school to take over the milk tea shop full-time.

As Pina listened attentively to her story, her brow unfurrowed, realizing it wouldn't be difficult to cheer her up.

They've definitely lost their direction!
It's good to be able to take it easy!

Pina jumped up and sat on the bench, asking the part-time waitress for two cups of hot milk.

"chatter"

After drinking the hot milk, Pina smacked her lips, savoring the taste.

"Gurgle"

After another sip of hot milk, Pina added half a spoonful of sugar to the cup to enhance the flavor.

"Gurgle"

After finishing most of the milk with her third sip, Pina placed the cup on the small dining table.

"I've heard that taking the civil service exam or the postgraduate entrance exam is what you human college students are most enthusiastic about."

"But if everyone takes the civil service exam or the postgraduate entrance exam, who will roast the sweet potatoes?"

"You don't have to be a great person; being happy is also good."

"If someone is going to build a mountain, then someone else must be going to build a stream."

"Accept your ordinariness, and allow yourself to have hobbies. Live life earnestly, strive for happiness, just like me and the Doro fans!"

Don't put unnecessary pressure on yourself!

Pina spoke leisurely.

Sometimes, it's good to be a fool.

Lying down is not a sign of retreat, but rather a sign of great wisdom. Heroes are as numerous as fish crossing a river; even the most outstanding genius in any world is merely one of the hundred thousand heavenly soldiers tasked with defeating the Monkey King.

Learn to make peace with yourself, don't put too much pressure on yourself, and learn to let go.

Pina doesn't explain these literary principles in detail; her way of expressing them is more colloquial and apt.

After hearing Pina's words of comfort, Chen Yu felt much better, but there was still a hurdle she couldn't overcome in her heart.

Just then!

Three chubby, adorable figures burst into the milk tea shop one after another.
Donas was the fastest runner, pouncing on Pina. Its tail lashed out at Chen Yu's calf as it swayed, striking her like a small whip and causing her some pain.

"Pina!"

Tomorrow is Christmas.

"Would you like to go home and practice ensemble playing?"

Having not rehearsed for several days, Donas decided to revisit the classics and enjoy the fun of percussion...

Dorothy followed Donas through the door.

With a clear goal,

It walked towards the shop window.
Grab a few O'RunJi-style egg tarts as an afternoon snack to tide you over.

"Sister Su's exam went very well!"

(Chewing)

"Pina, how's business at the boxing gym today?"

(Chewing)

"Let's go home together after dark to celebrate Christmas tomorrow."

After swallowing the egg tart, Dorothy crumpled the foil into a ball and handed it to the part-time worker to throw away. "Hmm~! You can put less sugar and more salt in the egg tart. Low sugar is better for your health, and saltiness will bring out the sweetness and keep the taste consistent."

Based on the cooking techniques that Doro previously explained in his cooking tutorial, "I Think,"...

Dorothy shared her tips with the part-time worker.
It hopes and believes that the egg tarts improved by the young lady will be even more delicious...

Dorothy and Dorothy entered the store later.

Walking with a bouncy, skipping gait

Without noticing,

Doro accidentally kicked the threshold with his right foot as he stepped into the shop.

"Ouch!"

He fell flat on his face, but Doro grinned and got up, dusted himself off, and continued running and jumping.

"Hello, Miss~. Hello, Pina~. Hello, Sister Chen Yu~."

Greetings to everyone in turn,

Doro happily twisted his waist and swayed his buttocks.

The atmosphere inside the store was originally quite oppressive, filled with Chen Yu's negative energy. But as soon as the Doro appeared, all the oppressive feeling vanished. First, she received comfort from Pina, and then she saw the Doro, and the gloom in Chen Yu's heart disappeared without a trace.

Touch Doraemon, touch Pina, and then touch Donas.

Chen Yu's technique was exactly like that of a pervert.

Su Qingyao had spent the most time with Chen Yu and knew that she was a very strong-willed girl.

I heard that Chen Yu cheated during the morning exam, her paper was confiscated, she got a zero score, and she will have to take a disciplinary action.

She must be in a really bad mood, right?
After thinking for a moment, Su Qingyao sat down next to Chen Yu and suggested, "How about we come to my house tonight? We can spend Christmas together tomorrow! Hmm? Where did Brother Xiaosong go?"

In the blink of an eye,
Huang Musong, who was in charge of driving, was nowhere to be found.
He did not follow the Doro members into the bubble tea shop.

After walking a few more steps, Huang Musong went to the fruit shop and picked up four big, bright red apples.

The biggest apple must be given to Doraemon!

"Come."

"Eat apples on Christmas Eve, this is for you." Huang Musong walked over, squatted down, gently stroked the tip of Duoluo's nose with his finger, and handed it the apple.

Harvested a big apple, a treat for myself~.

Doro's big eyes sparkled with a light as bright as stars.

"Thank you, sir/madam!"

Holding up the apple, Doraemon faced his friends and excitedly showed off his biggest one.

"Apple! Peace and safety on Christmas Eve!"

"Time to go home and prepare for Christmas!"

Holding the apple higher, Doro stood in front of his companions and led the group upstairs to the boxing gym. (End of Chapter)