The girl's mother seemed to realize something.
She smiled somewhat awkwardly.
Today really had been one thing after another.
She rubbed her temples.
"That girl didn't say anything."
"I was just remarking on what a coincidence it was."
"My daughter happened to hide behind that girl's friend just now."
"Oh, I see."
The saleswoman nodded. "That really is a coincidence."
"Would you like this Big Bear Doll, little one?"
The saleswoman smiled as she asked the little girl, then walked toward Little Deer, intending to take the Big Bear Doll.
"I want it!"
The little girl nodded vigorously and answered loudly.
The woman's expression immediately darkened.
In this situation, it was already hard for her to say no to buying the Big Bear Doll...
After all, her child had been the one to run off with it in the first place.
She wasn't happy that the saleswoman was trying to "work on" her child.
But she also knew this sort of thing was perfectly normal.
"Then ask your mom to buy it for you."
The saleswoman's words made her take a deep breath.
"Mom!"
The little girl tugged at the woman's clothes, wriggling from side to side.
Her face was full of pleading.
"Niu Niu wants Bear Daddy!"
The woman: ...
She was starting to feel like she was in a real bind.
Damn it.
She rubbed her temples.
Little Deer handed the Big Bear Doll to the saleswoman.
The saleswoman first lowered her head to inspect it, then looked up and smiled politely at the girl.
She walked over to the child.
She had just started to hand the Big Bear Doll to her—
She knew most parents would give in when their children threw a tantrum and refused to listen.
Whether it was to