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Duoduo handed hers over as well.

The staff member smiled and took the passport, flipping through the inner pages and quickly scanning the nine neatly arranged animal stamps.

Then she looked up, her eyes curving gently: "You've collected them all! You two are amazing!"

She crouched down, handed the passport back, and looked at them as she spoke:

"Now, you two children, you can choose any souvenir from the entire store."

Xiao Douzi and Duo Duo exchanged a glance, thanked her happily, took back their passports, carefully closed them, put them in their small handbags, patted them, and then turned to get the pendants they had chosen.

Little Douzi returned to the little sheep pendant from before.

The warm yellow spotlight on the top shelf shone directly on the lamb's light brown wool, giving each curl of wool a golden glow.

She tiptoed, carefully took the little sheep pendant off the shelf, held it in her palm, and quickly walked to the staff member: "Sister, I'll take this one!"

"Okay, no problem, the child can just take it." The staff member turned around when he heard the voice, his gaze lingered on the pendant for a moment, and after memorizing its appearance, he replied with a smile.

Only then did Xiao Douzi feel relieved and examine the little sheep pendant over and over again.

The lamb is very soft to the touch, filled with soft cotton wool, and the surface is made of rolled light brown velvet, which is fine and smooth, and feels soft and warm when rubbed against the palm.

The eyes were made of two black beads sewn on, reflecting light under the lamp, with a very fine white dot in the center of the pupil.

There was a label sewn onto his belly with thread; it was the venue's logo and a line of tiny English letters, the stitching was neat and tidy.

She pinched the lamb's back, letting it stand up in her palm, and then took a few more steps.

After fiddling with it for a while, she turned and ran to Lin Ye, standing on tiptoe to lift the little lamb high in the air:

"Godfather, look! It looks exactly like that little lamb that ran out just now!"

Lin Ye looked down and saw Xiao Douzi's expression of showing off her treasure. Then his gaze shifted to the light brown little thing in her palm.

He reached out and gently touched the lamb's ear, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Hmm, exactly the same, so cute!"

Little Douzi chuckled and pulled the little lamb back into his arms.

Duoduo has already made her choice.

She squatted in front of the other shelf and rummaged through it for a while before finally pulling out a fluffy Bichon Frise plush toy from the very bottom.

The doll was pure white and fluffy, with the cotton filling inside very firm and round. Its mouth was slightly open, sticking out a small piece of pink velvet tongue.

It had a small topknot tied on its head with a tiny bow, just like the one I saw at the grooming station in the dog section before.

Duoduo, holding the Bichon Frise, also told the staff, then ran straight over and held it up to Xiaodouzi, the fluffy white plush toy almost touching Xiaodouzi's nose.

Her eyes widened, brimming with barely suppressed excitement: "Ling'er, look! It's that Bichon Frise, and Little Pigtail!"

Little Douzi also held up his little lamb to show her: "Mine is a little lamb, the one that just ran out to play with me!"

The two little girls stood facing each other, each bringing their dolls closer to the other.

The sheep's nose gently touched the dog's nose, and the two of them burst out laughing.

There is a corridor outside the souvenir shop.

The corridor was short and much quieter than the souvenir shop.

The light gradually transitioned from a warm, bright yellow to a soft, milky white.

The walls on both sides are covered with framed photos, all in uniform light oak frames with clear and delicate wood grain and smooth, even texture.

Each photograph has a small spotlight underneath it, with the light shining directly onto the animal in the center of the image.

The animals in the photo are the same ones they saw at the museum today.

An orange Garfield cat sprawled out in a fluffy orange pancake, its flat face resting on its two front paws, its eyes half-open and half-closed.

A handwritten label is pasted in the bottom right corner: "Nian Gao, three years old, Garfield, favorite sport is lying down in place."

A golden retriever is carrying a red frisbee in its mouth, its ears are flying back, its four legs are in the air, and its long golden fur is bursting into a flowing ball of light in the sunlight.

Next to it is written: "Laifu, five years old, golden retriever, loves playing fetch and can catch anything you throw."

……

Little Douzi was engrossed in watching.

She was being led by Lin Ye with one hand, and her pace gradually slowed down.

She would carefully examine each photo to identify which animal she had seen that day.

Suddenly, she stopped abruptly in front of a photograph—

The photo shows a hairless cat.

It was sitting on a beige cushion, its skin was light pink, and its two large ears were pointed and thin, with fine blood vessels showing through the auricles.

Sunlight streamed in from behind, making the ears appear translucent with a pinkish-orange tinge around the edges.

Her eyes were a clear lake blue, with pupils narrowed to slits, staring directly at her from outside the photograph.

The label next to it also reads: "Raisin, two and a half years old, Sphynx cat, loves being held by humans."

Xiao Douzi moved closer and gently tapped the cat's head in the photo through the glass with her index finger.

"So your name is Raisin."

When she turned around, the tip of Xiaodouzi's nose was slightly red.

She looked up at Lin Ye, clutching the little sheep pendant tightly in both hands, and solemnly said, "Godfather, I've made up my mind!"

Lin Ye looked at her quietly without saying a word.

"I want to raise a hairless cat!" Xiao Douzi's voice became more steady, and her little chest puffed out slightly.

"It has no fur left, it must be very cold in winter, that's why it likes to be held so much... Little Douzi will hold it very well."

She paused, tightened her grip on the lamb's fingers, and when she spoke again, her voice held a hint of sadness.

"It's lost all its fur, it must be very cold in winter, that's why it likes to be held so much... Little Douzi will hold it."

She paused for a moment, and when she spoke again, her tone was tinged with sadness.

"And it's the same as before, just like Xiaodouzi..." Xiaodouzi's voice suddenly softened, carrying a faint trace of memories.

"Back then, Little Douzi longed for someone to hug her... but after Daddy left, there was never anyone again..."

As Xiao Douzi spoke, his voice dropped even lower, almost as if he were whispering.

"So Little Pocket knows that feeling..."

"But—" she suddenly changed her tone, her voice rising half a syllable, as if a ray of light had suddenly pierced through a thick fog.

She tilted her head back, and the corners of her mouth turned up again.

"Little Douzi is very lucky to have met her godfather. Little Douzi is incredibly, incredibly happy now... so!"

She took a deep breath.

"So Xiaodouzi wants hairless cats to have someone to hold them and feel happiness too!"