"I'm home!"
Doraemon, as usual, was casual. He yelled as soon as he entered the house.
Perhaps this is the custom in Japan?
Lin Feng suddenly remembered that every time Doraemon's dad, Daisuke Nobi, worked late or went out with his colleagues after work...
When he came home very late after drinking, he would also shout "I'm home!" as soon as he entered the door.
Unfortunately, Lin Feng was living alone now and didn't experience that kind of atmosphere at home.
"Doraemon, are you back?"
"This classmate must be the new student you mentioned would be visiting, right?"
"Hello! Welcome to our home!"
Doraemon's mother, Tamako Nobi, heard Doraemon's voice at the door and came out of the house. She stood in the entryway, looking at Lin Feng with a smile.
"Hello, Auntie. My name is Lin Feng. I'm a transfer student from China."
Seeing how warmly Tamako Nobi greeted him, Lin Feng replied with a smile.
"So, Lin Feng, you're from China? That's quite a distance! Studying here must be hard."
"Alright, you two, don't just stand there. Doraemon, take Lin Feng upstairs to play for a bit. I'll call you down when dinner is ready."
At this moment, Lin Feng noticed that Tamako Nobi was still wearing an apron. She must have been busy in the kitchen.
"It's alright, I wouldn't say it was hard work."
Lin Feng shook his head with a smile and said.
"Lin Feng, let's go. Doraemon is probably still upstairs. Let's go find him first."
Doraemon also wanted to introduce Lin Feng to Doraemon as soon as possible.
"Okay."
Lin Feng nodded. After greeting Tamako Nobi again, he went upstairs with Doraemon.
"Doraemon! I'm back! Look who this is... Huh? Where's Doraemon?"
As soon as he got to the second floor, Doraemon couldn't wait to rush to the door of the room, shouting Doraemon's name excitedly while pulling the door open with a 'whoosh'.
However, the room was still the familiar room, except that it was now empty.
"Strange, he was still here when I left this morning. How did he disappear...?"
Doraemon put his schoolbag next to the desk in the room and began to search everywhere for Doraemon.
Under the table, in the closet, in the bookshelf...
The whole room was so small, Doraemon searched everywhere, but he still didn't find Doraemon.
"Did Doraemon go out?"
Seeing Doraemon searching in those unrealistic places, Lin Feng was also a little helpless.
In any case, a robot cat as big as Doraemon could at most be hiding in the closet. If not, then he was definitely not in this room where the whole situation could be observed at a glance.
But Doraemon was so dramatic, he was even checking the edges of the desk and bookshelf for any sign of Doraemon! It was a bit much.
"I don't know... He was still here when I left this morning..."
Doraemon scratched his cheek, puzzled by the situation.
Just as the two of them were wondering where Doraemon had gone, the desk drawer near the windowsill suddenly began to tremble.
"Click!"
After a moment, the drawer was pushed open by an unknown force, and a large blue head popped out.
No need to guess, only Doraemon would do such a thing. After poking his head out, he jumped down and landed steadily on the tatami mat in the room.
"Great! Doraemon, you're finally back. I thought you'd gone somewhere..."
Doraemon emerged from the Time Machine in the drawer, and Doraemon happily ran over and hugged Doraemon's head, saying with a smile,
"Sorry, sorry. Something suddenly came up, so I had to leave for a bit."
"By the way, Doraemon, is this the new classmate in your class?"
Doraemon first apologized to Doraemon with a smile, then looked at Lin Feng beside them.
"Yes, this is Lin Feng, the classmate I told you about who was going to visit. He's a transfer student from China."
Ever since he read Lin Feng's works, Doraemon's admiration for Lin Feng had grown daily.
Although he had been jealous of Lin Feng before and had cried and come back to Doraemon for help, asking to borrow gadgets to teach Lin Feng, the transfer student who had stolen Shizuka from him, a lesson.
But after Doraemon learned some specific background information about Lin Feng's family from Shizuka, his previous jealousy slowly disappeared.
Regardless, Lin Feng, juggling academics and his family life, was undeniably facing a challenging situation in the eyes of Doraemon and the others.
"Hello, Lin Feng. I am Doraemon, a robotic cat from the 22nd century. It's a pleasure to meet you, and I look forward to getting to know you better!"
Compared to Doraemon, Doraemon was much more sensible.
After introducing himself to Lin Feng with a smile, he extended a hand in a friendly gesture.
"Hello, Doraemon. I'm Lin Feng. The pleasure's all mine."
Lin Feng smiled and shook Doraemon's hand.
Being able to meet his childhood fantasy face-to-face in this way was truly a memorable experience. This was the first time Lin Feng had met Doraemon since arriving in this world.
"Doraemon! Come down here…!"
Just as they were about to chat, Tamako Nobi, Doraemon's mother, suddenly called out to Doraemon from downstairs.
Doraemon glanced at Lin Feng, a little embarrassed, and with a helpless sigh, he answered and ran downstairs.
A moment later, he came running back upstairs with a mournful expression, holding a shopping basket.
"Doraemon, lend me your Bamboo Copter, quick! Mom just said we're almost out of soy sauce and vinegar, and she wants me to go buy some right away."
Sure enough, Tamako Nobi had called Doraemon down to give him the glorious mission of grocery shopping. But Doraemon really didn't want to run, so he came to Doraemon to borrow a convenient gadget, hoping to get it over with quickly.