Chapter 5: Baobao Doesn’t Not Want It! Baobao Wants It Very Much!

The eager baby Dongri had a delightful day.

Not only did he buy a new doll, but he also purchased new clothes featuring Little Penguin patterns.

Then he held the new doll the whole time, first going to the basement floor for a delicious meal, and after eating, he went to the children’s playground on the top floor of the mall to play until the afternoon.

When he got home, he was utterly exhausted and collapsed in the car. Even so, he didn’t let go of the new doll, holding it and sleeping soundly the whole way.

Because he had been playing, his fair cheeks had a few rosy tints, his lips were pouting, and his eyelashes were thick and curled. His sleeping appearance was like a little angel.

Dong Mian buckled his seat belt for him, gazed at his sleeping face for a long time, and then climbed into the car.

The process of getting closer wasn’t easy, so every time there was some progress, it made people feel a great sense of accomplishment.

“But there’s something… I can’t quite figure out.”

On the way home, Dong Mian always felt that something was wrong, and took out the payment receipt from the mall today and looked at it for a long time.

The longer he looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.

His expression was also quite tangled and complex. Finally, as if he had made some kind of decision, he opened his mouth to speak to Yin Tian.

Yin Tian asked, “What’s the matter?”

Dong Mian pursed his lips: “We had a discount when we bought things today, so logically speaking, it was cheaper, right?”

“Hmm?”

“But why do I feel so strange, and I don’t feel happy about the discount now?”

Dong Mian frowned: “Is it because I’m not human?”

“…”

After confirming that he hadn’t misheard, Yin Tian chuckled.

Although his tone wasn’t exactly mocking, Dong Mian still caught the unfriendliness in it and immediately questioned, “What are you laughing at?!”

Yin Tian avoided this question and said, “Do you want to know why?”

“…Why?”

“Because one doll only costs three hundred, have you seen how much you spent in total?”

Clothes, dolls, and a combination of two discounted small items cost several thousand dollars in total.

It was a bit much.

Even if they only bought it occasionally, it seemed like they bought too much.

“…But there was a discount!” Dong Mian explained, “Ordinary people should cherish discount opportunities and not miss such a bargain, right?!”

“…”

So the smile on Yin Tian’s face became even more excessive.

This time, it was truly mocking.

He didn’t expect that Dong Mian couldn’t do math and would get dizzy when he saw numbers.

As expected of a little immortal.

Truly, he didn’t live in the real world.

Before Dong Mian could question him again about what he was laughing at, Yin Tian said first, “Then calculate how much the discount was in total?”

“…”

“One doll was less than ten yuan cheaper. For this ten yuan discount, you spent nearly four hundred extra. Do you think that’s reasonable?”

“…”

“How much discount did you get on everything combined? Was it a hundred?”

“…”

“For a discount of less than a hundred and fifty, which was from trading in the old doll, you spent several thousand in total in the end. Do you think ordinary people would choose this?”

“…”

Trapped in the enthusiastic atmosphere of the time, Dong Mian genuinely thought it was natural and didn’t realize anything was amiss.

But after Yin Tian’s analysis, he belatedly realized it.

“…Human marketing tactics are so dirty!”

Unwilling to admit his stupidity, Dong Mian chose to blame others.

First, he blamed the merchants’ tactics, and then he blamed Yin Tian.

“…You didn’t remind me then! We can’t spend money carelessly!”

Yin Tian didn’t expect him to turn the tables so quickly.

“Didn’t you want to make the child happy? At least the child is happy.”

“He would have been happy with just one new doll.”

“…”

Dong Mian sighed, saying, “…Regardless, we must avoid spending money indiscriminately moving forward. It doesn’t align with our budget and could raise eyebrows.”

…So it wasn’t so easy to arouse suspicion.

…Who would be suspecting them all day long?

Yin Tian concealed his complaints and could only commend the little immortal for being careful and prudent in his actions.

“I know, I’ll try my best to remind you in the future,” Yin Tian said. “But the premise is that you don’t fight against me.”

“I’m afraid that if I remind you, you’ll get even more excited and want to buy even more.”

“…”

Dong Mian paused, and it was truly possible.

Sometimes, regardless of reason, he just wanted to go against Yin Tian.

But how could he admit it?

Turning his head to the side, he was still regretting his irrational spending today.

“…Am I that kind of person? You underestimate me too much,” Dong Mian said. “We can only let it go today… Occasionally, it should be okay.”

After all, the little guy was truly happy, and their relationship had grown closer because of it.

Dongri slept until evening before waking up.

He woke up close to dinner time, washed his face and hands, and obediently waited for dinner to start.

Eat and sleep, wake up and eat.

This day was no different from a little pig, and it could be said to be quite happy.

Dinner was also a hearty meal.

After eating, his parents took him outside for a walk. Upon returning home, it was bath time, followed by bedtime, watching cartoons, and then he could prepare for sleep again.

Dong Mian studied the TV for a while, and after a long time, he successfully opened a video membership and smoothly started playing Little Penguin cartoons for the child.

The little immortal was truly troubled by human electronic devices. If he hadn’t accidentally discovered today that Little Penguin was a peripheral product and that he could play the cartoon for the child, he probably would have had to study the TV for a bit longer.

Raising a child wasn’t easy.

Even immortals would feel tired.

But looking at the little guy obediently curled up in the quilt, like a wrapped little soup dumpling, he felt an unspeakable satisfaction in his heart.

So strange.

After looking at the little guy several times, Dong Mian let out a tired but peaceful sigh and then lay down on his side next to Dongri.

But before he could lie down properly, a huge shadow suddenly covered him. Dong Mian turned his head and saw that Yin Tian had climbed onto his side of the bed.

As a “happy and fulfilling” family of three, they naturally had to sleep together at night.

Usually, Dongri slept between them, but after Dongri fell asleep, Dong Mian would kick Yin Tian out of bed.

He didn’t expect that Yin Tian would be so bold tonight and move closer to him.

Without saying a word, Dong Mian kicked him.

Unfortunately, not only did he not kick Yin Tian out of bed, but his ankle was grabbed by the other party.

Yin Tian: [So fierce?]

Dong Mian: [Get down!]

The child was right next to him, so Dong Mian didn’t dare to make too much noise.

Yin Tian had a smile on his face, looking very improper, which made people even more uncomfortable.

Yin Tian: [Isn’t it normal for us to sleep together?]

Dong Mian waved his hand and made a gesture. Immortal energy condensed from his palm, and as he stretched it forward and then pulled it back, a rope made of tree branches appeared in his hand—with the other end of the rope forming a collar around Yin Tian’s neck.

Dong Mian: [Try taking another step forward, do you believe I’ll strangle you?]

This was a special restraint rope that Dong Mian had made for Yin Tian. Just like the dozens of locks that fell on Yin Tian in the Celestial Realm, it actually had no effect.

But Yin Tian not only endured it, but also always pretended it was useful.

Yin Tian: [Looking at it this way, I seem to be your dog]

Yin Tian: [When will I be able to untie this collar?]

Dong Mian had never doubted the effect.

Dong Mian: [You are a dog now.]

Dong Mian: [Get down and be our watchdog.]

These words were very impolite, and even a bit undignified.

Yin Tian didn’t respond, but the strength of his grip on Dong Mian’s ankle didn’t loosen, but gradually increased.

A dangerous aura also emerged from his sharp and deep eyes.

Dong Mian wanted to pull his ankle back, but unfortunately, he couldn’t match Yin Tian’s strength at all.

The moment the dangerous aura covered him, Dong Mian subconsciously tightened the restraint rope, trying to force Yin Tian to submit with harsh methods.

As a result, it didn’t work at all.

Yin Tian chuckled coldly a few times, and his strong and large body leaned forward even more.

When his breath hit his face, Dong Mian only felt a chill down his back.

How could it be useless…

This was impossible, it shouldn’t be like this…

But before Dong Mian could delve into it, Yin Tian couldn’t take it any further.

Because Dongri’s sharp scream exploded in their ears: “—Ah!”

Dong Mian immediately put away the collar rope, and Yin Tian also released Dong Mian’s ankle.

The two of them looked at Dongri simultaneously.

Dong Mian quickly asked: “…Baobao, what’s wrong?”

Could it be that he saw his rope?

But that was impossible; mortals couldn’t see it at all.

Fortunately, Dongri ignored what was happening on his parents’ side at all. He just started to feel sleepy after watching two episodes of cartoons and wanted to sleep.

It was also at this time that he finally started looking for his old Little Penguin doll.

During the day, he had been immersed in the joy of acquiring new dolls and clothes, and his fragmented attention could no longer be devoted to other things.

Now that the joy had almost calmed down, and he was about to sleep, his whole person returned to the calmness he should have.

And under the calmness, his dependence on the old Little Penguin also returned.

Especially after having a new Little Penguin doll, he quickly reflected that his behavior was incorrect and that he should have asked the original Little Penguin for its consent first.

After apologizing to the original Little Penguin, he would introduce the new doll to the Little Penguin.

In the future, Little Penguin will have friends of its own!

The little guy’s plan was perfect, but when he turned his head, he belatedly realized that his best friend was gone.

He couldn’t find it anywhere.

Dongri was about to cry.

“Waa, waa… Little Penguin, my Little Penguin, is gone…”

Dong Mian quickly handed over the two new ones he had bought.

“Isn’t the Little Penguin right here? Baobao, look, these are the new Little Penguins we bought today. They’re right next to you.”

He had been holding them tightly in his arms throughout the day, appearing to care for them deeply, but at that moment, he didn’t even spare them a glance.

Dongri was solely lost in his sadness.

“Waa… not them, not them… It’s the original one, the original Little Penguin, it’s gone, I can’t find it… waa…”

“…”

“…”

Dong Mian and Yin Tian were both stunned.

The two of them looked at each other before daring to confirm that they hadn’t misheard.

“…The original Little Penguin, didn’t Baobao say he didn’t want it anymore?”

When they were trading it in, Dong Mian had made sure to ask Dongri’s opinion.

At that time, he and Yin Tian were both shocked. They thought the little guy would be reluctant, but they didn’t expect the little guy to agree so readily.

So what was going on now?

Had he suddenly lost his memory and started to regret it?

Dongri was shocked and quickly shook his head: “…Didn’t not want it! Baobao didn’t not want it!”

“Baobao wants it! Baobao wants it very much!”

“…”

“…”