Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 929 - 925: Drinking Alcohol

March.

The grass grows and the birds fly.

This is the most beautiful time of the year.

The car sets out from Xiajing, with the first stop being Shijiazhuang.

Shijiazhuang has quite a few fun places, like Zhengding Ancient City, Bao Duzhai, and Longxing Temple.

Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi take turns driving along the way.

"Why don’t you go get a driver’s license too? You’re not afraid of failing the test, are you?"

Ruan Hongzhuang, who is driving, glances sideways at Shen Siyuan sitting next to her.

"Are you kidding? Driving is so easy, I can learn it in a glance."

He’s not just bragging; with his current abilities, he learns anything quickly, and driving is just a piece of cake for him.

"Then you should go take the test." Ruan Hongzhuang says discontentedly.

"I’ll go when we return to Bin Hai this time," Shen Siyuan says.

Ruan Hongzhuang hears this and gives him a meaningful look.

She’s been driving this long, but probably hasn’t driven as many kilometers as they will on this trip. By the time Shen Siyuan decides to learn, it’ll be too late.

"Oh~ Oh..."

A surprised shout comes from Tang Tang in the back, and Shen Siyuan turns to look, only to see her pointing outside the window, full of excitement.

Following her gaze, he sees a water buffalo ambling by the roadside.

Shen Siyuan ignores her and looks at Taozi sitting beside her.

She’s holding a handbag and rummaging through it.

"What is it?" Shen Siyuan asks curiously and gets up to take a look.

"Photography equipment. Song Meixian prepared it all so well," Taozi says.

It turns out this soft bag is filled with photography equipment, including professional cameras, portable devices, and even the highest configuration drones...

Taozi casually takes out a handheld gimbal and starts fiddling with it.

Shen Siyuan naturally recognizes it; he wanted to buy one too back then, but thought it was too expensive, and since he wasn’t into selfies, he dropped the idea.

"There’s more than this; even the fridge is full."

Taozi sets down the gimbal and opens the car fridge beside her.

Seeing this, Dou Dou in the last seat runs over immediately.

"Aunt, let me have a look, is there anything tasty?" She squeezes herself between them.

There’s indeed something tasty.

Taozi takes out a box of chocolates. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Go ahead and share it with everyone."

"Oh~"

Dou Dou grabs it and quickly runs back to her seat, not caring about sharing.

But as she passes by Tang Tang, Tang Tang catches sight of the chocolate in Dou Dou’s hand.

Tang Tang: ⚆_⚆

Dou Dou: (´◔‸◔`)

"This isn’t tasty."

Dou Dou tries to hide the chocolate behind her back, but the box is too big to conceal.

"Hah~"

Tang Tang grins foolishly.

Dou Dou starts to run.

But when she gets back to her seat and checks her hands, she’s empty-handed—the chocolate is gone.

She quickly turns back and sees the chocolate in Xiao Yue’s hands.

Apparently, when she passed by Xiao Yue earlier, she had taken it.

Now Duoduo and Tang Tang are both gathered around Xiao Yue.

"That’s mine." Dou Dou rushes back, sounding full of grievance but not daring to be loud.

"Sister Taozi said to share it, so how is it yours?" Xiao Yue glances at her.

"But I was the one who first grabbed it," Dou Dou mutters.

Xiao Yue ignores her, opens the chocolate, shares two pieces each with Tang Tang and Duoduo, then hands the box back to Dou Dou.

Dou Dou happily takes it, then puzzled, asks, "Sister Xiao Yue, what about yours? Aren’t you eating?"

"I’m not eating. You guys go ahead," Xiao Yue says with a wave of her hand, then turns to look out the window again.

Compared to chocolate, she prefers the view outside.

She was born and raised in Qiong Province, and hasn’t traveled much, so the world outside fills her with curiosity.

"There’s also sweet wine. Want a glass?"

Taozi takes out a bottle of French Sauternes from the fridge. This wine is low in alcohol, golden-yellow, rich in layers, with noticeable honey, floral, and nutty aromas, sweet but not cloying, ideal for women.

"Hey, you’re drinking already, won’t you be driving later?" Ruan Hongzhuang glances at the rearview mirror.

Taozi takes a small sip and says, "My apologies, I forgot. Thanks for all your work."

It’s obvious she’s doing it on purpose.

But Ruan Hongzhuang doesn’t complain, just withdraws her gaze silently.

This causes a slight chill in Taozi’s heart.

Taozi likes to tease Ruan Hongzhuang, so over time she naturally gains some experience.

If Ruan Hongzhuang retorts quickly, it means nothing’s wrong. But if she stays calm as she is now, it’s a sign she’s mentally noting it down and might "retaliate" someday.

So Taozi looks at Shen Siyuan, pleading, "You’ll help me, won’t you?"

Shen Siyuan chuckles and shakes his head: "Why did you tease her for no reason? She’s been driving and is quite irritable right now."

"No more talking, let’s drink... drink..."

Taozi not only pours a glass for Shen Siyuan but also for Mao Sanmei nearby.

"What are you guys drinking? I want some too."

Dou Dou comes up again, eagerly watching the "drink" they’re holding.

"It’s wine, do you want to drink too?" Taozi says grumpily.

"Really?" Dou Dou sniffs suspiciously.

"But it smells so good."

"Alcohol always smells good..."

Before she finishes her sentence, Tang Tang comes up, looking up eagerly at Taozi.

Taozi helplessly turns to Shen Siyuan.

"It’s wine, children can’t drink it. Go back to your seats," Shen Siyuan says.

"Oh, okay then."

Dou Dou looks at the chocolate in her hand and doesn’t insist.

Seeing Dou Dou leave, Tang Tang also climbs back into her seat with a little pout.

Mao Sanmei happens to sit beside her, with a cup of wine in her hand, the golden liquid inside looking inviting.

Tang Tang gestures at the air as if to grab it.

"Oh~"

Meaning she wants her mom to let her have a sip.

Mao Sanmei chuckles and shakes her head—kids can’t drink alcohol.

Shen Siyuan only takes a sip, then looks into the fridge to find some beef jerky snacks and takes out a packet.

"Sister Mao, give this to Tang Tang."

Mao Sanmei hears this and quickly gets up to take it, naturally setting her wine glass on the table.

Tang Tang’s eyes light up, she swiftly reaches out and grabs it.

"Hah~"

Satisfied, she lets out a silly grin.

Shen Siyuan catches sight with the corner of his eye and quickly stops her.

"You can’t drink that."

"Hah~, gulp gulp gulp..."

His words make Tang Tang eagerly down the whole small glass of sweet wine.

"Gah~"

With the empty glass in hand, her small behind wobbles on the seat, her once clear eyes now covered in a moist mist, resembling glass beads draped in a thin veil, her cheeks are as red as ripe cherries, even her earlobes have a flush.

She grins with a silly smile, humming a tuneless tune, and clutches the seat’s armrest absentmindedly, as if holding onto something fun...