After Doraemon finished dealing with Gian and Suneo's situation, he walked back through the anywhere door.
Nobita quickly walked toward Doraemon. "Is everything finished, Doraemon?"
"Yeah, I've already given the cloud restoration gas to Gian and the others. They can handle the rest of the trouble themselves," Doraemon said, waving his hand.
"In that case, I'll head home first! Let's play together again when there's another chance!
By the way, Nobita, Doraemon, and Shizuka, I'm very happy to have met you all today. It gave me a magical journey."
After saying goodbye to everyone, Lu Ming walked home, thinking about the production and upgrade methods for the various gadgets he had obtained from Doraemon today.
Before he knew it, he had reached his doorstep. The busy Lin Hua happened to see the preoccupied Lu Ming.
Lin Hua set down her work and quickly walked over to him. "Little Lu Ming, what's wrong?
Did you not make any friends here? Are you unhappy?" Lin Hua teased as she watched Lu Ming's expression.
Lu Ming snapped out of his thoughts and smiled. "No, Sister Lin Hua! I was just thinking about some... well, rather profound questions."
"A little kid your age, thinking of profound questions?" Lin Hua laughed softly, teasing him.
Lu Ming huffed. "You women just have long hair and short sight.
You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Once I've built the things in my head and let you play with them, you'll see."
Seeing that Lu Ming's mood had improved, Lin Hua stopped teasing him. "Alright, alright, I'm short-sighted, okay!" She took Lu Ming's hand and led him into the living room.
She turned on the oversized LCD TV produced by their own company and found the local children's favorite cartoon, Lion-Mask.
"Alright, Little Lu Ming! Sit here and watch cartoons for a bit. The Master and Madam will be back soon, and I still have to cook dinner," Lin Hua instructed.
"Okay, Sister Lin Hua, go ahead with your work. I can take care of myself."
Lin Hua nodded in agreement. "The fact that you're so self-sufficient is your best quality." She smiled and walked toward the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Suneo and Gian were spraying cloud restoration gas onto the clouds.
Having worked until evening, the two finally turned their Cloud Kingdom back into ordinary clouds.
The exhausted Suneo let out a sigh of relief. "Finally, it's back to normal.
I want to go home to my mom and have her make my favorite tuna sashimi."
Gian looked at the exhausted Suneo, then turned to look at the Paradise that Nobita and the others had built.
Gian patted Suneo and pointed behind them. "We're not done over there yet."
The tired Suneo glanced at the remaining Paradise and gave a disdainful 'tch'.
"What does that have to do with us? We didn't build it, so I don't care!"
Gian realized he was right. "Yeah! We didn't do that, so why should we have to clean up after them?"
The two of them put on their bamboo copters and flew down from the clouds, looking at the bustling metropolis before them.
In the distance, Tokyo Tower towered into the clouds, its colorful neon lights flickering.
Gian and Suneo cried out over Tokyo!
Fortunately, the bamboo copters still had power, and they slowly flew toward home.
At that moment, Lu Ming was sitting on the sofa in the villa's living room watching a boring cartoon, but soon the sound of a car came from outside.
His mother pushed open the villa's main door and walked in with her long legs. Her eyes scanned the hall and quickly noticed the small figure on the sofa.
She snuck up behind Lu Ming and saw him absent-mindedly watching the TV.
Taking advantage of his inattention, she suddenly scooped him up, buried her face in his little belly, and took a deep breath. Her exquisite face lit up with joy.
Held in his mother's arms, the faint scent of gardenia lingered at Lu Ming's nose—it was the perfume she always used.
The scent made Lu Ming feel at ease, even though his adult soul was still awkwardly resisting such intimate behavior.
However, his body honestly wrapped its arms around his mother's neck.
"Mom, stop rubbing, you're going to smother me if you keep this up," Lu Ming grumbled.
Lu Ming's mother, Lin Wan, released Little Lu Ming, but her slender fingers still pinched his little cheek.
"I can't help it, our Little Lu Ming always smells so good, even better than the expensive perfumes I buy!" She had just put Lu Ming back on the sofa.
The sound of a key turning came from the door, and Lu Ye walked in carrying a briefcase.
Lin Wan went to meet him and naturally took her husband's briefcase, while Lu Ye leaned over and ruffled Lu Ming's hair.
"Did you have fun outside today? I heard from your cousin Lin Hua that you made new friends here."
Lu Ming nodded and was about to say something when Lin Hua poked her head out from the kitchen. "Master, Madam, dinner is ready!"
Lin Wan covered her forehead with her right hand, her face full of frustration. "Lin... Hua... how many times have I told you? Don't call us that, Lin Hua.
My brother sent you here to help look after Little Lu Ming while he's alone, not to be a full-time maid."
"Besides, I'm really not used to hearing you use those titles!"
Lin Hua gave an embarrassed smile. "Auntie, don't you think those titles sound very high-class? Besides, I think Little Lu Ming likes them too."
Seeing this, Lu Ming gave her a massive eye-roll for her to interpret herself.
Just then, Lu Ye had already set the dishes Lin Hua had prepared on the dining table.
"Alright, alright! Come and eat before the food gets cold. And you, Lin Hua, hurry up and sit down."
After they sat down, they began to taste tonight's dinner. Lu Ming looked at the Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs coated in amber sauce and the Steamed Sea Bass sprinkled with green scallions.
Finally, there was a pot of steaming Corn and Pork Rib Soup.
The family gathered around the table. Lin Wan first served Lu Ming a piece of tenderly braised sweet and sour rib. "Try this, Lin Hua made these ribs especially for you."
Lu Ming took a bite of the tender rib; the sweet and sour sauce mixed with the meat's aroma exploded in his mouth. It was so delicious that Lu Ming narrowed his eyes in delight.
Halfway through the meal, Lu Ye put down his chopsticks and said warmly, "Your mother and I have contacted the nearby Tsukimidai Elementary School for you.
You'll go with Sister Lin Hua to register tomorrow."
"Okay!" Lu Ming agreed.
Lin Wan added, "The little friends you met today all study there as well."
After dinner, Lu Ye carried Lu Ming to the bathroom to wash up. Once finished, Lu Ming returned to his room on the second floor and lay on the bed.
He took a deep breath and tried to produce Doraemon's various Cloud Processing Gases!
With a thought from Lu Ming, he appeared out of thin air in a pure white space.
Arriving in this space, Lu Ming was dazed for a moment, but he quickly understood how to use it. The feeling was like an instinct hidden within his genes.