As night fell, an inconspicuous stone in the corner of the yard transformed into a dark silhouette.
This dark figure hopped a few times in the yard before running out of Nobita's yard and heading toward the nearby Back Mountain.
But before long, the figure returned to the front of Nobita's house with something in its mouth, dropped it off, and ran back to the Back Mountain.
In the pitch-black night, who knows how many times this figure went back and forth, or how many things it brought back?
By now, a pile of Shiitake Mushrooms had accumulated in front of Nobita's door.
Nobitas Mother, who was heading out in the morning, saw the huge pile of Shiitake Mushrooms right as she opened the door!
"Ah, who is it?! Who sent our family so many Shiitake Mushrooms?"
Nobita and Doraemon heard his mother's shouting again and rushed over, only to see the massive pile of Shiitake Mushrooms at the door.
"This time, it's actually a whole pile of Shiitake Mushrooms!" Nobita said. Doraemon nodded in agreement.
Nobitas Mother snapped out of it and looked at Nobita and Doraemon. "You two, help me find out who sent our family so many Shiitake Mushrooms. I need to thank them properly."
Looking at his mother, whose mood changed faster than flipping a page, Nobita muttered under his breath, "Good grief, why do I have to be the one to look for them?"
Hearing Nobita's grumbling, Nobitas Mother gave him a cold look. After being glared at by his mother, Nobita immediately shut his mouth.
At this moment, the little Raccoon Dog was on its way back to the Back Mountain, but two sneaky figures were following behind it.
Suneo, holding a net, slowly approached the little Raccoon Dog and caught it with the net before it could react.
"Finally caught you, you stinking Raccoon Dog. You made us search the Back Mountain for so long," Suneo said with a look of annoyance.
Gian looked at the little Raccoon Dog struggling frantically in the net and couldn't help but praise, "Suneo, you did a great job!"
But just as he finished speaking, the struggling Raccoon Dog turned into Gian in the blink of an eye.
Gian stared blankly at his double in front of him. "Suneo, what's going on?!" Once Gian realized what was happening, he grabbed Suneo by the collar and lifted him up.
With a ferocious expression, Gian leaned in close to Suneo's face, glaring at him. "You brat, what are you trying to do to This Great Master?"
Suneo was speechless as he looked at the angry Gian, unable to stutter out a single coherent sentence. "G-G-G-Gian!"
Right then, the little Raccoon Dog, still disguised as Gian, took off the net and turned to run.
Seeing this, Suneo acted as if he had caught a lifeline. "G-G-G-Gian, he... he's getting away!"
Seeing this, Gian chased after it while still holding Suneo.
The little Raccoon Dog, still in Gian's form, began to run on all fours.
Gian, following behind, saw the little Raccoon Dog in his likeness running on all fours like a large dressed-up gorilla.
"You stinking Raccoon Dog, change back right now! Don't run around the streets looking like This Great Master!" Gian chased after it with all his might.
Meanwhile, Nobita and Doraemon were walking aimlessly through the streets, looking for the person who had sent the Shiitake Mushrooms to their house.
"Mom is really something! Making us look for someone without even knowing who they are."
Just then, Doraemon saw Gian running past on all fours not far away, and he froze for a moment.
"Nobita! Did you see Gian just now? He ran past on all fours," Doraemon said, stunned.
"Really? Aren't Gian and Suneo running over there?" Nobita pointed at Gian and Suneo.
Doraemon looked in the direction Nobita was pointing and saw Gian and Suneo appearing to be chasing something.
Thinking back to the Gian who had just run past on all fours, Doraemon paused for a moment before suddenly realizing.
"I've got it! The one running on all fours must have been that little Raccoon Dog from the Back Mountain, and the ones running past now are the real Gian and Suneo."
Nobita also realized. "So that means they're chasing the little Raccoon Dog!"
Thinking this, the two of them quickly gave chase, wanting to stop Gian and Suneo.
By this time, the little Raccoon Dog had lost its way and ran into the yard of a large villa, wandering aimlessly through the vast grounds.
Walking along the stone path in the yard, it eventually reached a corner where there was a luxurious little house.
The little Raccoon Dog looked at the door and squeezed through the cat flap.
At this moment, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the nearly completed all-purpose printer.
Inside the Manufacturing Space, Lu Ming felt a bit hungry and teleported out.
Lu Ming looked at the empty house and muttered to himself, "Mom and Dad left for work ages ago, and Sister Lin Hua seems to have gone out too, and she even took Lu Yue with her!"
"After all, the four-dimensional pocket on Lu Yue's body is really convenient; you can just stuff everything you buy into her pocket."
Lu Ming sighed. "Looks like I'll have to make something to eat myself!" With that, he went to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.
Lu Ming saw the last large piece of top-grade Wagyu beef left in the fridge, along with a few eggs and onions.
Seeing this, Lu Ming took out the Wagyu, eggs, and onions, then checked the rice cooker. What about the leftovers?
Lu Ming thought for a moment. "Looks like I can only make some fried rice." He then turned back to look at the large piece of Wagyu. "As for this Wagyu beef, I'll just sear it and eat it!"
Lu Ming used the leftover rice, eggs, and onions to make egg fried rice, and the Wagyu was served after being seared until golden brown on both sides.
Lu Ming looked at the whole glistening piece of Wagyu beef on the plate. "I think I seared a bit too much; I won't be able to finish it!" He thought for a moment, picked up a steak knife, and cut off a third.
"This small piece can be for Xiao Hua!" Lu Ming carried the egg fried rice and the plate of Wagyu.
He went to Xiao Hua's cat house and pushed the door open with his hip to walk in.
Inside the cat house, the Raccoon Dog became frantic when it saw someone pushing the door open. It looked around nervously but couldn't find a suitable place to hide.
Just then, it saw a photo on the wall of a Calico Cat with the family. Its eyes lit up, and it transformed into the Calico Cat from the photo.
Lu Ming pushed the door open and walked in. Looking at the somewhat stiff Xiao Hua, he said in confusion, "Xiao Hua, what's wrong with you today? Why do you look so strange?"
Lu Ming took a brief look, found nothing wrong, and didn't think much more of it.
Carrying the food, Lu Ming walked to Xiao Hua's cat bed, placed the food on the table, and turned on the air conditioner and the TV.
Having done all that, Lu Ming sat down in Xiao Hua's cat house and turned to look at Xiao Hua in the corner.
"Xiao Hua, what's with you? Come and eat quickly. I saved a piece of Wagyu beef for you today!"
The little Raccoon Dog was a bit too scared to approach, but after smelling the aroma of the Wagyu beef on Lu Ming's table, it involuntarily walked over and was picked up by Lu Ming.
Lu Ming placed the sliced piece of Wagyu beef into Xiao Hua's dedicated bowl.
Looking at the glistening top-grade Wagyu beef in the bowl, the little Raccoon Dog couldn't stop its drool from dripping onto the table.
Lu Ming looked at the little Raccoon Dog disguised as Xiao Hua and said with a smile, "Xiao Hua, you little glutton, hurry up and eat!"