Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 904 - 900: Morning

The sky outside the window is just tinged with a thin layer of light, as if someone gently brushed a light gray on a black canvas.

The osmanthus tree in the corner of the yard is still drenched in morning mist, with dew on its leaves untouched by the wind, hanging at the edges and reflecting the faint light of the sky, sparkling brightly.

The curtains in the room aren’t fully drawn, and a slender beam of morning light sneaks in, falling on the arm of the sofa, illuminating the floating dust clearly.

"What are you doing?"

Shen Siyuan’s voice breaks the quiet morning, weary yet slightly hoarse, somewhat speechless.

Dou Dou’s mouth is right up against the string of Buddha Beads, and upon hearing his words, she quickly retracts her hand stealthily, peeking at Shen Siyuan with round eyes, thinking she can fool him this way.

"That thing isn’t meant to be eaten."

Shen Siyuan adds, glancing out the window—distant rooftops are still shrouded in mist, with early-rising birds scarcely chirping, and only the occasional muffled car honk quickly swallowed by the morning fog.

"I didn’t eat it!"

Dou Dou stubbornly retorts, shrinking back behind the sofa, hiding half her head next to the cushion.

This little one is soft all over, yet her small mouth is the hardest.

"Then why were you getting so close to it?"

"It’s cool, I just licked it a bit to taste it." Dou Dou says, full of confidence.

Shen Siyuan: ...

"Go along and play, make sure to keep this safe, don’t lose it."

He finds it truly exasperating, unwilling to argue with this little girl.

"It’s not even light yet," Dou Dou mutters softly.

"Just because it’s dark, doesn’t mean you can’t play?" Shen Siyuan finds it even more absurd.

"But Tang Tang hasn’t woken up yet."

"I told you to play with Duoduo and Xiao Yue, not wait for Tang Tang." Shen Siyuan says patiently.

"I don’t want to play with them." Dou Dou says, glancing sideways at Duoduo and Xiao Yue nearby.

Xiao Yue hears this and just gives her a cold glance; Duoduo, however, puffs her cheeks, glaring at her with complete dissatisfaction.

"I don’t want to play with you either! Hmph, I won’t play with you ever again!" Duoduo says angrily, sounding genuinely upset.

"Why don’t you want to play with those two?" Shen Siyuan is somewhat surprised.

"They want to take my beads!"

Dou Dou touches the Buddha Beads on her wrist.

They were made with Shariputra beads from Venerable Du E, truly beautiful—golden-yellow in color, each bead the same size, featuring carved images of Venerable Du E. The poses of the images vary, some sitting, some lying down, some with raised hands forming seals, some laughing at the sky, some contemplating with closed eyes, others glaring fiercely...at first glance, they are particularly appealing.

"You’re making things up! I never wanted that!"

Before Shen Siyuan can speak, Duoduo becomes anxious and quickly defends herself.

Xiao Yue continues to scoff, not speaking or defending herself.

"You did! The way you look at me isn’t right!"

Dou Dou says, deliberately mimicking Duoduo’s previous expression.

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Finished speaking, she runs to sit beside Shen Siyuan, tilting her little face to curry favor: "Potato will protect me, awo!"

Then she smugly lifts her chin at Duoduo.

Duoduo scratches her head and turns to walk out.

Dou Dou watches her retreating figure, getting a bit nervous, tugging Shen Siyuan’s clothes and whispering, "Potato, is Duoduo really mad?"

Although afraid Duoduo might take her beads, she’s more afraid that Duoduo truly refuses to play with her.

"How should I know? If you want to know, go ask her yourself." Shen Siyuan replies.

Dou Dou lowers her head, touching the Buddha Beads on her wrist, glances at Xiao Yue playing with the tablet. She opens her mouth like she wants to say something but seeing Xiao Yue doesn’t even lift her head, hesitates for a moment, then slips off the sofa, and with little short legs, chases after Duoduo.

When Dou Dou leaves, Xiao Yue finally raises her head and tells Shen Siyuan, "Actually, Dou Dou wasn’t wrong, I indeed want to snatch that string of beads to play with."

Shen Siyuan laughs at her remark, "Actually, I do too."

Xiao Yue’s mouth corners curl into a smile then asks, "Brother, when are we going back to Bin Hai?"

"Why, do you miss home?"

Xiao Yue shakes her head.

Shen Siyuan doesn’t further press, only says, "I’m afraid we still have to wait for a while. But if you want to go back, you can always have Duoduo take you home."

"No, I’ll go wherever brother goes." Xiao Yue says earnestly.

While the two are talking, Mao Sanmei quietly pushes open the door and steps out. She sees Shen Siyuan, momentarily startled, quickly smiles and greets him warmly.

This house is newly bought and there’s no housekeeper, Mao Sanmei, upon arriving, voluntarily takes up the chores of cooking and tidying. She rises early is to prepare breakfast for everyone.

"Good morning. Where’s Tang Tang?" Shen Siyuan returns the greeting then casually asks.

Mao Sanmei hastily gestures to explain: "Tang Tang is still sleeping."

But Shen Siyuan looks past her, eyes smiling: "I don’t think she’s asleep."

His eyesight is good, even from afar, he can see the large eyes peeking from the crack of the door.

Mao Sanmei pauses, turns to look back—Tang Tang and Shen Siyuan lock eyes, knowing her hiding has failed. As Mao Sanmei turns around, she simply pushes open the door and rushes out, excitedly shouting, "Oh~"

She’s wearing a hamster pajama, barefoot, her round appearance truly resembles a little hamster, very cute.

Si Ming is a lot colder compared to Bin Hai, so Tang Tang can’t continue sleeping with just shorts anymore, instead she layers herself in thick pajamas.

"Hey! Be careful not to catch a cold!" Mao Sanmei exclaims in surprise, reaching out to grab her, but Tang Tang slips away smoothly.

"Han~" Tang Tang laughs triumphantly, then rushes toward Shen Siyuan, opening her arms for a hug from afar: "Oh~"

But before she reaches Shen Siyuan, Xiao Yue swoops in midway—she reaches out and scoops her up.

Tang Tang’s excitement vanishes instantly, glaring wide-eyed at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue raises an eyebrow, showing her mischievous triumph.

Tang Tang finally reacts, wrinkling her nose, glaring at Xiao Yue, grumbling non-stop, struggling hard in her embrace.

Xiao Yue seeing her purpose achieved, doesn’t tease further, and promptly puts her down.

Tang Tang immediately runs over to Shen Siyuan, climbs on his knee, pointing at Xiao Yue complaining, angrily saying: "Oh~"

"It’s cold, don’t go barefoot..."

Before Shen Siyuan finishes, Tang Tang spots Duoduo and Dou Dou in the yard, quickly slides off his knee, twisting her little hips as she runs out.

This little one runs without looking, heads straight forward with such a forward lean that Shen Siyuan worries she’ll fall.

And what he fears comes true—there comes a "thump," and Tang Tang hits the ground headfirst, sprawling out.

"Wah~"

Tang Tang’s cries pierce the stillness of the morning, waking all the others in the house.

Mao Sanmei quickly steps forward to pick her up.

This fall was quite severe, a large bump rises on her forehead, turning the little one into a unicorn.