The pet I raised comes from the second dimension.

Donas exercises regularly, and pull-ups are a must-do exercise for her, which she does several times a day.

Physical test six months ago,
It failed to beat Doro in pull-ups.

We now have absolute confidence in overtaking them!

Patiently waiting for Doro to jump off the horizontal bar, Donas, who was confident of victory, reacted surprisingly calmly, suddenly transforming from a restless and crazy little Doro into a quiet and well-behaved little Doro.

Not only are they quiet, but they are also very considerate.

Donas, beaming, helped Pina to the bottom of the horizontal bar. "Come on! Pina, give it a try. How many pull-ups can you do? Don't worry, you won't be at the bottom after just one. I believe you can do it."

Lift Pina up with all your might

Donas helps Pina get onto the horizontal bar.

Its peripheral vision, however, was mischievously glancing at Dorothy.

Dorothy is clever; how could she not understand Yin and Yang? Donas's words of encouragement weren't directed at Pina at all; they were clearly mocking herself!

"You...I..."

"What do you mean 'completing one means you won't be at the bottom'? Are you mocking me for not being able to do pull-ups?" Dorothy adjusted her glasses, her face flushed, and retorted stubbornly while thinking to herself that she really couldn't do pull-ups.

As a smart doro, there's nothing shameful about not being able to do pull-ups.

Dorothy silently comforted herself...

Hearing that her little scheme had been exposed, Donas chuckled mischievously and added, deliberately drawing out the last syllable, "No~".

It is clearly "Existence".
Donas was clearly mocking Dorothy's poor physical condition.

He was truly powerless, unable to even kill a chicken.

However, teasing is not mockery. Doro, who is kind and innocent by nature, would never do something as despicable as mocking his partner.

Dorothy sighed helplessly, having no other choice but to ignore Donas.

Ignoring Donas

Dorothy knew that only in this way could she deter Donas from her usual teasing. Otherwise, if she showed even the slightest sign of wavering due to her teasing, Donas would surely press her advantage and escalate her jokes even further!

however,
Of those present, Dorothy seemed to be the most embarrassed.
In reality, Pina's situation was more awkward.

Pina was coaxed onto the horizontal bar by Donas, and tried to imitate Doro's earlier movements, but she couldn't move her arms at all.

I gritted my teeth and tried to lift my shoulders, but my body felt like it was welded to a spot half a foot off the ground, and I couldn't move an inch no matter what I did.

Pull-ups are much harder than I imagined!
A while ago, while cleaning the boxing gym, I often saw Mikasa, Arwen, and Ayaka doing pull-ups as a group. I glanced over when I passed by, and at first glance, it looked like a simple exercise; who would have guessed how difficult it was? Pina only understood its difficulty now…

"Oh my goodness~"

Hanging for more than ten seconds, my claws were sore and numb, but I still couldn't pull my arms back.

Pina let out a painful groan.

Let go, land, and stand firm.

The soreness in her hands disappeared instantly, and Pina relaxed her brows, shaking her fingers to loosen her joints. "Pull-ups are so hard! I'm not exactly weak, so why can't I pull myself up? Strange, I remember when we traveled to another world, we encountered a small platform on a hill, and I could easily climb it using my arm strength."

"Why doesn't it work when I switch to pull-ups?!"

"Ah~"

Not understanding why, Pina hung her head, looking dejected.

Doraemon also found it strange.

Logically speaking, Pina is quite strong, strong enough to use the chibi-style hammer. Since she can use the hammer, she should at least be able to do one pull-up, not just one.

So where exactly does the problem lie?
Raising his hand to his chin, Dorothy tilted his head, mimicking Dorothy's usual posture for thinking, and began to use his limited intelligence to study...

If we're talking about intelligence, we have to look at Dorothy; she grasps the key points with just a glance.

“Pina’s paws are as small as mine.”

"It is stronger than me and has a lot of arm strength, but unfortunately its claws are a bit small."

"Pina's claws couldn't hold up her own weight."

As she spoke, Dorothy leaned closer to Pina, spreading out her own palm for comparison.

Pina was slightly taller than Dorothy by about half a head.
The claws, however, were about the same size.
Judging from Pina's physique, it is undoubtedly true that the size of her paws is mismatched with her body.

With small hands, when doing pull-ups, the arms tend to pull on the hands. A weak grip on the bar and forced bending of the arms can cause wrist pain.

Realizing the reason, Pina sighed and said self-deprecatingly, "Looks like I'm destined to never play on the horizontal bar. I'll just watch you guys play on the horizontal bar."

Whether or not I can do pull-ups is irrelevant.
What Pina cares about is playing with the Doro.

Unable to play on the horizontal bar together, Pina was disappointed and could only sit back on the sofa and watch TV.

Noticing that his companion was becoming a little down, Doro quickly followed and went over to comfort him: "Don't be sad~. Actually, the horizontal bar isn't that fun, and exercising is quite tiring! Besides, people prefer smaller hands, smaller hands look better."

"Smaller hands are prettier? Doro, don't lie to me, it's clearly the bigger the claws, the more powerful they are!" Pina smiled again and retorted without hesitation.

His partner laughed.

Doraemon was very happy.
It acknowledged that its remarks were inappropriate.

Doro is a two-dimensional creature, but its underlying logic leans towards that of real-world animals. For small animals, the bigger the claws, the stronger they are—that's undeniable.

of course,

When it comes to the statement that "people prefer smaller hands," Doro was not lying; Huang Musong did indeed say that.

It remembers it clearly!
Sitting on the sofa, Doro nuzzled Pina and described the scene from that day based on his memories.

"Back then, we lived in a new house (a resettlement house in Caiyu Town) with many vegetable gardens nearby. Sister Xiao Su's room was across from Ren's room. Once, Ren took me to see Sister Xiao Su, and we had hot pot for dinner..."

"In the evening, while we were watching TV on the sofa, someone took the initiative to hold Sister Su's hand and complimented her on how small her hand was."

"Hmm? Let me think, how did I say it again? Oh right!"

"It's 'Wow~, your hands are so small, and your frame is so small too,' 'Let's compare the size of our palms,' 'Hmm! Your hair smells so good, you're so pretty'..."

Doro recited almost word for word the sweet words Huang Musong had said to Su Qingyao.

It sounds alright at first glance.
It's a bit greasy if you taste it closely.

Pina got goosebumps all over.

Because they lacked dating experience at that time, it was understandable that Huang Musong could say even the most cheesy love words. How many boys in the world are born with a knack for dating?

Coincidentally, Su Qingyao had far less experience than Huang Musong; she was a complete novice.

Overly sweet and cheesy words are surprisingly effective!

But in Doraemon's mind, it never realized that these were actually sweet nothings.

Doro simply believes that the person (Huang Musong) is expressing affection for Sister Xiao Su.

After listening to Doraemon's retelling
Pina, with her rich life experience, scratched her head shyly.
It didn't intend to explain to Doraemon that "Huang Musong likes small hands" was actually a human-style "peacock displaying its tail feathers to attract a mate."

"Uh~"

"Today's cartoons weren't interesting, let's go to bed early. We're going to be up all night for New Year's Eve, so we need to rest up these next few days." Pina yawned, stretched, and headed to the second-floor bathroom to wash up.

Doro followed closely behind, asking curiously, "New Year's Eve? What does 'New Year's Eve' mean? Is winter almost over?"

“《跨年》是指熬夜等凌晨步入新的阳历年。”多萝西也跟上皮娜同时对哆啰解释，“今天是2025年12月28日，三天后是2026年1月1日，熬过零点便进入新一年。”

Listening carefully, Doraemon nodded as if he understood, muttering, "So that's what it means."

The Gregorian calendar year, the New Year's Eve, seems to have little significance.

Doro believes there's no need to stay up all night for New Year's Eve.

Moreover, the "Ten-Day Bitterness Remembrance and Sweetness Appreciation Meal" event will begin in a couple of days. Combining this experience with a healthy lifestyle will have an even better effect! Thinking of this...
While squeezing toothpaste, Dorothy asked, "Can I skip New Year's Eve? Um... I mean, if I want to go to sleep before it gets too late, is it okay to rest early?"

Dorothy nodded and answered immediately.

"Of course it's allowed!"

"If you want to celebrate New Year's Eve, then stay up all night; if you don't, then go to sleep. Health comes first. Celebrating New Year's Eve is just a convenient excuse to stay up late. There's no need to celebrate New Year's Eve just for the sake of celebrating." After saying this, Dorothy carefully brushed her teeth, her big eyes darting around as she planned her New Year's Eve celebrations.

Regardless of whether Doraemon, Donas, or Pina are interested in celebrating the New Year,
In short, I'm planning to celebrate the New Year.

It's nice to have a sense of ritual when celebrating the New Year!
The following morning.

A few rays of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds, shining into the bedroom through the gaps in the curtains and falling obliquely onto the bed.

Because we forgot to set the timer last night, the whole room was immersed in a lazy and cozy warmth, allowing the doro to sleep until it was time for lunch.

Doraemon was the first to wake up.
The direct sunlight became quite dazzling after a while, so Doro lazily rubbed his eyes and sat up. Shaking his head to wake himself up, Doro glanced at the clock and then muttered, "It's almost twelve o'clock~, everyone get up!"

Perhaps it was because I had too much fun digging for vegetables yesterday,

High physical exertion,

Dorothy, Donas, and Pina were all sleeping in.

I slept from 9 pm last night until 11 am this morning, nearly 14 hours of sleep, enough for two nights in one night.

Dorothy heard Dorothy's voice beside her ear, and she slightly opened her eyes, rolling to the bedside table to grab her phone. "It's only a little past eleven? I've only slept for two hours, Dorothy, wait! Is it eleven in the morning?"

Mistakenly thought the phone time was 11 PM.
Dorothy's excessive energy from over-rest made her realize something was wrong.

Upon closer inspection of the date, I realized it was already the next day.

"I slept like a log." Dorothy rolled over and lay flat on her back, then opened her WeChat messages to read a message from someone (Huang Musong).

Breakfast is served in the kitchen; lunch is on your own. I might go home in the evening.

'May' go home.

That means there's a high probability they won't come back.
Great!
Since no one goes home, the entire castle belongs to us, Doro, and we can do whatever we want.

Dorothy's eyes widened, her pupils sparkling, and she trembled with excitement.

It rarely depends on people like Doraemon.
So it's not a bad thing if I don't feel that someone isn't going home tonight.

On the contrary, they think it's great!
Ok……

As for what Doraemon might think, it's better not to tell it. Just say that the adults are preparing a little surprise tonight and will bring it back to Doraemon tomorrow.

Dorothy put down her phone, leaned closer to Dorothy, and prepared to speak.

Doro and Donas's phones also received messages from Huang Musong.

The content was exactly the same as the message left for Dorothy.
It's clearly a mass message.

After carefully listening to the text-to-speech recording, Duoluo was quite confused and muttered, "Will the person come back tonight or not? If the person doesn't come back, what should we do? It's so boring to have nothing to do."

In winter, when it's cold, it's best to stay indoors as much as possible.

But there's not much fun to do at home.

We can't spend the whole day on the slide!
While Doro was pondering, Donas jumped out of bed and went to the next room, opening the locked bedside table in Su Qingyao's bedroom.

The key was hidden in the pencil case on the desk.
Donas had long ago discovered that the pencil case was where Sister Su hid the key to the bedside table.
It easily found the key and used it to open the drawer.

"One! Two! Three! Four!"

"Another box is missing."

“Every time neither Ren nor Sister Xiao Su comes home, a box disappears.” Donas closed the drawer, locked it again, and put the key back in its place.

She ran back to her room, skipping and scurrying.

Donas stood confidently by the bed, hands on her hips: "Ren and Sister Su definitely won't be going home tonight! Shu Chu and Lemi might come, and Alvin and Taihua should also go home and rest."

"With no one home, the castle is our domain. What should we do?"

How about adding a basketball court to our home?

Last night before going to bed, Donas watched a little bit of Douyin (TikTok) and came across a basketball game video.

Basketball court!
I've seen it before at Qingcheng Medical University.
It's a pity I didn't have a chance to play.

The basketball hoop is too tall for a human-sized basketball, and the basketball is too big for Doro's size.

Doro plans to have a set of basketball equipment customized at a physical store to fit her body shape.

Just then, Dorothy also wanted to go out for a casual stroll.

"Let's go to the nearby department store and find a sports store."

"There are only two days left this year, so let's buy some more things, consider it as adding furniture." Dorothy put on her glasses, combed her hair slightly, and walked to the bedroom door to wait for Pina Doraemon to follow.

Doro didn't want to buy anything.
I'm still happy to go out with my friends.

Pina sat on the edge of the bed, lost in thought, staring blankly for a long time.

It has its own ideas—

Since it's just me and the doro friends at home today, why not find something fun to do to pass the time? It won't cost more than a hundred dollars. A toy that costs a hundred dollars can last a long time, and the way it's played can exercise the brain and even increase intelligence.

Decided!
"How about we go out and buy a mahjong set and bring it back to play?"

“I am Dorothy Dorothy Donas.”

There are exactly four of us.

Pina made the suggestion to the Doro with great anticipation.

Mahjong, a traditional board game, is suitable for all ages.

Once, while wandering in Bincheng, Pina passed by a mahjong parlor and watched people play mahjong through the window. Although she didn't learn how to play in a short time, the lively atmosphere made her particularly fascinated.

Dorothy had learned about mahjong and had considered buying a set before, but gave up because it was too expensive.

Even the cheapest mahjong tiles cost over a hundred yuan!
Back then, I could only earn a dozen yuan a day doing odd jobs at a large shopping mall in a small town in the southwestern suburbs of the capital.

Even including the income of Doroi and Donas
Even with three tiles, you can only buy half a set of mahjong tiles.

Moreover, we hadn't met Pina yet, so we couldn't play because we were one player short.

Now that Pina had rekindled her interest in playing mahjong, Dorothy immediately pounced on Doraemon, urging it to hurry up and brush its teeth and wash its face to get ready to go out.

After a few minutes
The doro arrived at the entrance hall.
The four little ones sat down side by side to put on their shoes and down jackets.

Donas was quick; she stood up first, opened the door, and went out.

As soon as the door opened, a blast of cold air rushed in through the crack, making Donas shiver.

"Wow~"

Howling as she retreated, Donas immediately closed the door tightly and breathed on her claws.

"It's so cold!"

Are you sure you still want to go out?

While breathing on her hands and rubbing them together, Donas took off her down jacket and shoes, clearly indicating that she had given up on going out.

When the door opened, a cold wind swept into the foyer, and Dorothy, Doraemon, and Pina were all shivering from the cold.

Even wearing a down jacket won't help!
The outside temperature was so cold that you couldn't even stretch out your hands.

If you don't take action in 19 and 29, you can walk on the ice in 39 and 49.

Doraemon recalled the "Counting the Nines Song" that the person (Huang Musong) had recited to it before. (End of Chapter)