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While the bus remained at the terminal, vendors selling food entered the bus. They have baskets on their arms. The baskets are filled with crackers, mineral water, and other products that the passengers need.
"Peanuts! Coke! Corn! We have everything here!"
I respect the hustle. These people are doing their best to sell their products, carrying heavy baskets. They even go so far as to change their intonation to attract customers.
"pEaNuTs~ Coooorrrrnnn~ Buy!!!"
Even in another universe, the hustle never stops.
The old bus terminals might be infested with these vendors selling various things. Hell, I even saw a person selling live baby chicklings.
Sophia, who was sleeping in my arms, grumbled when the vendors started yelling. She weakly opened her eyes and rubbed her face.
"Dajjy... I want cown."
I don't know what magic I used to understand that.
I pulled ten pesos out of my wallet and asked the vendor for corn.
"That will be 10 pesos, sir."
"Thank you very much."
The corn is warm, almost hot.
"Honey, you have to be careful. Don't eat it too fast or you might get burned."
I cut the corn in half and gave her half. I know Sophia could not eat whole corn. She didn't have the appetite or the ability. Her stomach is still small. Her little hands grabbed it and munched on it.
"Yes. Thank you Dajjy."
She smiled and nibbled on it.
As for me, I decided to eat the other half. Nobody could finish it anyway. My wife didn't like to eat during the trip and Roman suffered from motion sickness.
A few minutes later, Penelope and Roman returned from the bathroom. Roman's complexion improved, he didn't look pale anymore. Maybe he threw up in the bathroom.
Also, he was happily hugging a Gundam... Wait, what?
My eyes went to Penelope, I'm a little confused. Where did the Gundam come from?
"We found a store that sells toys. Since we promised the kids to buy them toys, I might as well buy them now."
"This is for Sophia."
Penelope took out a Barbie doll and handed it to Sophia. The little girl immediately regained her enthusiasm. Her sleepy face came alive as she hugged the Barbie doll.
The Barbie doll looked just like the one I bought last time, except for the dress.
As long as the kids are happy, I'm fine.
"That's my princess."
Penelope took Sophia from my arms and sat her on her lap.
"You don't look tired, but I know Sophia is heavy. Let's help each other, I'll give her to you when I can't handle her anymore."
She looked at me and explained. She knew how hard it is to carry Sophia, so she decided to ease my burden.
But to be honest, Sophia didn't bother me at all. Sure, she is heavy, but the Energy Pill the System gave me is far more powerful. I feel like I can carry Sophia without getting tired.
Still, I accepted her goodwill. My wife really cares for me and Sophia.
"Yay! Mommy I like you bwetter, Dajjy's beard tickles me!"
Penelope giggled and pinched her cheeks. Sophia didn't care and decided to check out her new toy.
No matter what they say, children don't tell lies. And it hurts me to hear it from her.
I swallowed a groan. My daughter will probably be a heartbreaker. She will break many men's hearts. There is dark energy behind her pretty face.
Still, my daughter is adorable.
Children prefer their mothers than their fathers, that is the usual situation. Penelope is a loving and caring mother. She is ready to sacrifice everything for our children. I witness how she takes care of our children.
She deserves all the love. In fact, it would be devastating if Sophia chose me over her mother. Because in my opinion, Penelope is the best.
"Who's my sweet daughter?"
I smiled as I looked at my daughter and my wife. They look alike. They resemble each other, except that Sophia has inherited my deep blue eyes.
Then I looked down and saw my son playing with his Gundam. He is fascinated by the weapons the Gundam has. Guns, swords, a pair of wings, this Gundam looks really cool...
I'm actually jealous and remember my childhood.
In the early 2000s, Gundams are more famous than Transformers. Maybe the kids back then were heavily influenced by Gundam Wings and other Gundam franchises.
I think Transformers became famous after the first live-action movie was released. That was around 2007.
Ah, the good old days, when the Internet didn't influence kids that much. I miss those days.
Well, I'm back in 1999, so I'm going to experience it again. Not as a child, but as an adult. As a father.
Luckily, Penelope and Roman came back just before the driver returned. Our trip continued, but the kids were not bored anymore.
They played with their toys. They didn't care about the surroundings, too absorbed in their worlds.
"Do you think brother is already there?"
"It's okay, I texted your brother earlier and told him that we're still in Pampanga."
Sophia has a lot of siblings and the one who's going to welcome us is her second brother, Simeon. My brother-in-law has a tricycle and he can take us to their village.
I don't know if it's hard to find transportation in their place.
I grabbed my wife's hand and squeezed it.
"I'll text him again when we get there."
She leaned in and kissed my cheek.
I knew it, all I have to do is make her happy and I got a kiss!
It took us 8 hours to reach Pangasinan. It was already 3 p.m. when we arrived in the province. What greeted us was the endless plain of rice paddies and cornfields.
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