Chapter Seventy Five

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"Fine, I'll stop asking to go with you, but I want to go to the night market again, we weren't able to try everything last time."

When thinking about the long crowded street that made up the night food market, Nakai wanted to decline Wang Bao's wish in fear that he would tire out too quickly. However, Nakai also knew he had been saying no to Wang Bao for their entire stay and didn't want to send him back to the small island in a solemn mood. Even if Wang Bao was beginning to tire easily and his feet would become sore after thirty minutes of walking, Nakai couldn't force Wang Bao to stay home for the next nine months. While Nakai got up to go wash his hands, he replied to Wang Bao, who was waiting eagerly for Nakai's reply.

"Sure, we'll go tonight since it's not on, on weekdays. However, as soon as you're tired or your feet hurt, we're leaving."

Wang Bao was more than willing to accept Nakai's conditions after hearing they would be going to the night market, While Nakai left the room to wash his hands, Wang Bao rummaged through the bedroom for his coin purse, only once he finally found it, he remembered Nakai had taken his change since he refused to leave. Before Wang Bao could call out for Nakai to give him money, Nakai walked back into the room. Without saying anything, Wang Bao held out his empty coin purse for Nakai to see, along with an expectant stare. Nakai didn't need Wang Bao to say anything though, since he fully understood what was being demanded of him.

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As soon as the sun was beginning to set, Wang Bao demanded they go to the night market. Although the weather was warm and far from being chilly, Wang Bao chose to wear one of Wang Lei's jumpers in the hopes of masking his growing belly. Lately whenever Wang Bao would eat a large meal, his stomach would bloat quite a bit, making him look more pregnant than he actually was. When he ate at home, Wang Bao didn't care that his pudgy stomach turned into a potbelly, but in public, Wang Bao couldn't help but feel a little self conscious. While in the car, Wang Bao sat beside his brother while Nera and Nakai sat in the front.

Now that the news of Wang Bao being pregnant had sunken in, Wang Lei had been sticking close to his baby brother, hoping to spend as much as possible with him before separating again. Tonight was no different, as soon as Nakai parked the car Wang Bao opened his door to get out. Lucky for Wang Lei he was quick to react and held onto his brother's hand while scooting across the seat in order to follow Wang Bao out and onto the footpath. With Nera and Nakai still getting out of the car, Wang Lei and Wang Bao quickly made their way towards the bustling street. The green string lights hanging between the lamp posts made the atmosphere feel more special for Wang Bao, and his feet unintentionally quickened. Once they had properly entered the night market, Wang Bao made his way to the first stall he saw and once they were closer, he could see and smell delicious corn dogs with various toppings available. By the time Nakai and Nera had reached the stall, Wang Bao had finished ordering all eight flavours the vendors were selling. At the time he had felt this was a good choice, but once the different corn dogs were ready, Wang Bao started to panic since he only had two hands. Before Wang Bao could get too worked up, Nakai quickly suggested they hold two each, this way Wang Bao could take a bite of each corn dog and decide what flavours he liked best. Wang Bao instantly agreed and he took a potato crusted corn dog along with the gourmet sausage corn dog. The rest of the group had no care for what flavour they had and quickly grabbed the remaining six corn dogs, before to the side of the street to allow Wang Bao to try everything.

Once the group of four were huddled together, Wang Bao had already finished his potato dog and was making fast work of the gourmet dog. After trying a bite of each dog, Wang Bao decided to stick with his original options without realising he didn't have much of a choice. While Wang Bao finished the last few bites of his corn dog, his eyes scanned the area to find another stall, but his nose was able to hone in on a scent that was both sweet and savoury. On the opposite side of the street, Wang Bao could see a vendor selling a mix of both sweet and savoury fried dough balls. Wang Bao couldn't think of anything else after finding this gem, and he quickly started walking forward until Nakai grabbed a hold of his hand. Wang Lei, Nera and himself were yet to finish eating one dog, let alone be ready to look for more food. When Wang Lei saw the hungry look on his baby brother's face, he couldn't help but sigh tiredly and made a shooing action with his free hand, before saying.

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