The little boy trudged back to his tent.
He fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
He dreamed of nothing.
The next day, the little boy opened his eyes.
His parents were no longer in the tent.
He froze for a moment.
The pig holding the glowing orb from last night appeared in his mind.
He sprang to his feet.
He rushed out of his tent.
The little girl tugged on her mom's clothes. "Please, please!"
She wasn't affected by the child's behavior at all.
They'd have to be out of their minds to take him seriously.
I didn't say that I wanted to try a different approach only because Mom wouldn't listen.
"I want to see the pig holding the glowing orb!"
But Dad was no help at all.
The crowd watching gradually dispersed.
"Did he listen to his mom?"
The little girl's face changed.
"I want to see the pig holding the glowing orb!"
"It wasn't a wasted trip for you to come all this way."
"If he'd listened to his mom, he might have finished washing up by now."
"It's still worth it."
"If Mom says no, Dad says no too."
An auntie turned around and joined their conversation with keen interest.
Her eyes pleaded.
"You've never seen it before..."
And all for something like this...
"You're hungry, aren't you?"
The middle-aged woman smiled.
The middle-aged woman looked amazed and moved.
"Chenchen."
After saying so much all at once, his mouth was dry.
Then he immediately turned and ran.
He was going to get his toiletries from the tent.
After all, she'd spent a long time planning this trip, researching and putting together an itinerary.
"...S-sorry."
Child's Mom reached out and poked the forehead of the child, who was holding his head high