CHAPTER 543: CHAPTER 543 VALUABLE

Shen Siyuan took the three little ones to the basement level, and it was easy to find the shop mentioned by the young lady; it was just too conspicuous.

At the entrance, there was a giant Molly wearing a blue hat and holding a palette.

Being in the gaming industry, Shen Siyuan had a certain interest in the ACG (anime, comic, and game) culture, and he was naturally aware of the hottest collectible toys.

So, he immediately recognized that the Molly figurine was one of the earliest versions and also one of the most successful.

Dou Dou ran over, compared her height, and found they were about the same height.

Then she pouted, spread her arms, and mimicked Molly’s pose.

Tang Tang and Duoduo went over to touch and poke it, looking curious.

Then Tang Tang ran excitedly to Shen Siyuan, pointed at the giant figurine, and said, "Oh~, buy."

Shen Siyuan: ...

"Do you like painting too? I love it so much," Dou Dou said.

"It’s fake, it can’t understand you," Duoduo said.

"Of course, I know that, but what’s the difference? It’s not like it can talk back," Dou Dou replied.

Duoduo scratched her head, seemingly agreeing with the logic.

"Do you like painting?"

"Of course, my dad praises me as a great artist. The walls at home are full of my paintings. Grandpa and Grandma say I’m wonderful at it."

Duoduo frowned, puzzled, "Did they not spank you?"

"Why would they spank me?" Dou Dou looked confused.

This illustrates the difference in how children were raised between the two eras. In Duoduo’s time, even the most loving parents would reprimand a child for drawing on walls, although open-minded parents were an exception, albeit rare.

In Dou Dou’s era, people’s views had changed. Most parents saw it as a way to inspire a child’s talent and would not only refrain from criticism but even offer praise. Creative parents might even join in the art-making.

"Alright, don’t stand at the entrance, don’t block the business," Shen Siyuan called the three little ones into the shop.

The store sold not just blind boxes but various anime merchandise like cards, badges, stationery, etc. It’s quite varied, but the blind box section is the largest with the widest range, offering just about every kind of anime blind box you can imagine.

Of course, the majority were from Pop Mart, which owns almost 90% of the market share.

The diverse series are dazzling, but all the Molly series feature her classic pout.

Dou Dou chose the same style as the one given to her earlier by the lady.

"You might draw the same one again," Shen Siyuan warned her.

"Then I’ll have two of the same!" Dou Dou exclaimed excitedly.

Well, this is where children’s thinking differs from adults. An adult might feel disappointed getting two of the same, but a child would be delighted.

Since Dou Dou said so, Shen Siyuan didn’t persuade further.

Duoduo leaned over to Dou Dou and said, "If it’s the same, you can give it to me, and I’ll give you what my brother buys for me later."

Shen Siyuan felt a bit heartened, patting her little head and said, "You should pick one too, I’ll go pay, remember you can only open it after checkout."

The last sentence was naturally directed at Dou Dou, who wanted to open the box.

Seeing Tang Tang still munching on her cream-filled bread, Shen Siyuan said amusedly, "You pick one too."

"I’ll pick, I’ll pick for you, I’ll choose something valuable."

"It’s the hidden edition."

"Same thing."

"Don’t make suggestions for Tang Tang, let her pick herself, she might not like what you choose."

"Humph, I have a good eye, and what I pick, Tang Tang will definitely like." Dou Dou placed one hand on her hip, like a little teapot.

"It’s called taste, not eye."

"Same thing."

"Stop with the ’same thing’, give me the stuff, and I’ll pay," Shen Siyuan said.

At this point, Duoduo had also chosen her blind box. Unlike Dou Dou, she picked a Flower Fairy series called Nanxi, from a brand called Ruolai, known alongside Pop Mart, focusing on national style series blind boxes. Perhaps that’s what caught Duoduo’s eye.

All thirteen figures are various fairies of the forest, like Little Deer Fairy, Furong Fairy, Bee Spirit, Snail Spirit, White Egret Fairy...

Just like Pop Mart’s Molly series, each has a unique design. Molly has a pout, while Nanxi appears to be sleeping with her eyes closed, a snot bubble rising from her nose. Compared to the former’s playfulness, the latter seems more relaxed.

"Which one do you like?"

"I like the Little Deer."

"Good luck to you."

After saying this, Shen Siyuan turned to look at Tang Tang, who was still munching on her bread.

"Hurry up and pick one." Shen Siyuan gave her bum a little kick with his foot.

Tang Tang let out a sound, then looked up at him with a silly grin.

Seeing her like that, it was hard not to have a soft spot for her.

However, she eventually chose the same style as Dou Dou.

Shen Siyuan paid for them, and Dou Dou was the first to impatiently open her blind box.

Unfortunately, she was disappointed. Although it wasn’t the same as the previous one, it wasn’t a hidden edition either.

The one she picked was from the bird series. The one the lady gave her was a Little Swallow, the one she picked was a Little Owl, still cute but not the sought-after hidden edition.

At this point, Duoduo also opened her blind box. It wasn’t the Little Deer Fairy she wanted, but the Butterfly Fairy, with which she was satisfied too.

Now only Tang Tang was left not having opened hers, being engrossed in her bread.

Previously taking large bites, now she was nibbling. Shen Siyuan suspected she was full by now.

Everyone avoided her gaze. Whoever met her eyes would have to take her bread.

Shen Siyuan didn’t want her to overeat, so he took the dog-eaten lookalike bread away, although he didn’t eat it either because it was full of her drool; sticky, except her mom, no one would take it.

Pulling out a tissue to wipe her little hands, Dou Dou was already eagerly handing her blind box to Tang Tang.

"It has to be something valuable," Dou Dou was more excited than Tang Tang.

"Oh?"

Tang Tang didn’t understand what Dou Dou was talking about.

Dou Dou pointed at the silhouette pattern on the box and said, "This one, this one’s valuable."

Before Dou Dou could finish, Tang Tang already violently tore the box open.

She took out a small card, which Dou Dou quickly picked up. Having opened two already, she knew that the illustration on the card was the style of the figure inside the packaging.

"Huh?"

Dou Dou noticed that the illustration on the card looked somewhat similar to the dark silhouette on the box.

At that moment, Tang Tang had already torn open the packaging bag.

Dou Dou’s eyes widened in surprise.

"It’s valuable,"

She reached out to grab it, and just then, a surprised voice from beside them said, "Did you guys really draw that one?"