Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 859 - 856: Wanting to Die

While Shen Siyuan was thinking about the three little ones, they were actually all with their families and didn’t run around, including Dou Dou.

First, there’s Duoduo, who went to the "Yunduo Convenience Store" with her parents.

It was usually the three of them, but now there’s Lin Wentao, who’s still on winter break and will not return to Xiajing until after the Yuanxiao Festival.

At this moment, she is sitting on the stone steps at the entrance with Lin Wentao, resting her chin on her hands and staring blankly at the passing pedestrians.

Even though the New Year just passed, there are still many tourists in Bin Hai, most of whom stayed for the celebration, with a majority being elderly people.

These people are mostly from the Northern regions, and people from the North are particularly doting on children.

So, when they passed by the shop door and their eyes fell on Duoduo and Taotao, they immediately softened.

Moreover, Northerners are generally outgoing and love to strike up conversations, chatting a bit before finally going into the shop to browse.

"Little girl, how old are you..."

"Is that your brother beside you..."

"How wonderful, at such a young age, you already know how to help your parents with the shop..."

"So cute, what’s your name, are you in kindergarten yet..."

...

Their speech is extremely gentle, even with a slight lilting accent.

Some people even go into the store specifically to buy snacks and then give them to Duoduo and Taotao.

Of course, being popular is a good thing, but there are also downsides.

For example, some people really like taking photos.

For these people to come to Bin Hai for the winter, they must have quite good conditions.

Especially some ladies with exquisite hair and stylish outfits, traveling in groups, even with photographers following them.

They truly take photos wherever they go, they not only let the photographer shoot but also enjoy taking selfies.

Seeing how adorable Duoduo and the others are, it’s natural they want to take a few photos with them.

But that won’t do, taking photos would expose Duoduo.

Though she isn’t afraid of being exposed, Lin Jianming and his wife are worried about scaring others, after all, these people aren’t young, and it wouldn’t be good if they got frightened.

For this reason, Lin Jianming even put up a ’No Photography’ sign at the door, but it doesn’t seem very effective.

At such times, Duoduo would usually choose to hide back inside the store.

After a while, Duoduo got a bit annoyed and directly turned into a ghost inside the store, finally enjoying some peace and quiet.

She would only come out when there are fewer people or no one around, like now.

Duoduo sighed heavily.

Lin Wentao immediately asked, "Little aunt, are you feeling bored?"

Duoduo nodded.

Seeing this, Lin Wentao seized the opportunity to ask, "Little aunt, where do you guys usually hang out? Can you take me along?"

He took the chance to scoot closer to Duoduo.

Duoduo propped her chin and said, "No way."

"Why not?"

"That’s a place for the dead."

"Then... then I could die," said Lin Wentao.

Lin Jianming, who was eavesdropping, was shocked.

He quickly interjected, "That’s not okay, don’t talk nonsense."

The two little ones looked up simultaneously, and sure enough, Lin Jianming was standing behind them, looking down at them.

Lin Jianming’s face showed a thin layer of anger and concern.

Seeing the two little ones with a puzzled look, he realized his tone might have been too harsh.

So he softened his expression and voice, saying, "Don’t talk about death during New Year’s, and death is not a good thing either."

"The New Year is over," Lin Wentao argued.

"As long as the Yuanxiao Festival hasn’t passed, it’s still considered New Year," Lin Jianming replied indisputably.

"But dying isn’t so bad, little aunt is so happy, she can fly and turn invisible, and she can transform like Sun Wukong," Lin Wentao continued.

Lin Jianming felt a shudder in his heart.

He originally thought of letting Lin Wentao and Duoduo interact more, thinking it would benefit both.

Duoduo might become a support for Lin Wentao in the future, and Lin Wentao would become Duoduo’s best family and companion.

Unexpectedly, it backfired.

After seeing Duoduo’s wonders, Lin Wentao even developed the idea of wanting to die, which scared Lin Jianming—it was never his intention.

It’s understandable though; even adults have entertained the thought after witnessing Duoduo and others’ wonders, let alone Lin Wentao at this age.

"Your little aunt became that way because she met Mr. Shen, otherwise, do you think being a ghost is all fun? Do you think it’s like becoming an immortal?" Lin Jianming sternly rebuked.

Hearing this, Lin Wentao immediately looked at Duoduo beside him.

Duoduo nodded in agreement with what her dad said—without meeting her brother, being a ghost isn’t fun at all.

"I know him too," Lin Wentao said defiantly.

"Just knowing him will make him help you? Ask your little aunt, how many ghosts does Mr. Shen know, and are the other ghosts as lucky as your aunt?" Lin Jianming continued to refute.

Without thinking, Duoduo shook her head. Her brother was nice, but he wasn’t as good to others as he was to them.

"We’re brother’s little assistants," Duoduo said with a touch of pride.

"I can do it too," Lin Wentao said, a bit unwilling.

"It’s not about whether you can, it’s about whether Mr. Shen acknowledges you. He likes your little aunt, so he chose your little aunt—do you understand this logic?"

Lin Wentao obediently nodded, understanding this year after turning fourteen—of course, he understands all this.

"So listen well, don’t think nonsense, some things are meant for you, and you can’t force them. Even if you die, it might be useless, in the end, you might just become a wandering lonely ghost..."

Lin Jianming was advising Lin Wentao like this, but he was still a bit worried, deciding to chat with Shen Siyuan that night, asking him to clearly reject Lin Wentao.

Otherwise, with a child’s impulsive nature, he might really seek death.

He couldn’t possibly watch over Lin Wentao every day.

It seemed like Bin Hai wasn’t the place to be, and he should send him back soon.

On the other side, Dou Dou was living much more freely.

She wasn’t at home with Tao Guangsha and his wife but went to Jiang Hongtu’s place, which was Taozi’s family.

At their house, she felt even happier than at her own home.

Granduncle and grandaunt pampered her in every way.

Of course, most importantly, her great-grandmother also came today.

Great-grandmother said she missed Dou Dou, so she came by to see her.

"Let me tell you, Aunt and Potato are all lovey-dovey all the time, they even do this..." Dou Dou pouted, making a kissing gesture.

"They thought I didn’t see, but I was secretly hiding on the side," Dou Dou said proudly.

Her great-grandmother was amused and laughed heartily.

"And have they prepared to have a baby?" the great-grandmother further asked.

"I don’t know that."

"You don’t know, huh." Qi Huilan on the side was slightly disappointed.

She was actually more anxious about them having a child than their marriage.

Marriage isn’t the strongest bond; a child or blood ties are. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Seeing herself underestimated by her grandaunt, Dou Dou said a bit defensively, "I’ve been quite busy lately, so I didn’t know."

"Oh... so what have you been busy with?" Great-grandmother curiously asked.

"Big monsters..." Dou Dou punched her small fists in the air with great vigor.

"Monsters? What monsters?"

"Well..."

Silly Dou was about to be drained by a couple of scheming adults.

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