Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 1235 - 1231: Nature’s Gift
Sister Mao tightly held the priceless jewels in her pocket with one hand and pushed the stroller with the other, her steps fast, almost breaking into a run.
She frequently glanced down at her daughter, her eyes filled with both tension and helplessness.
Tang Tang, however, had no understanding of her mother’s anxiety. She lounged on the soft cushion of the stroller, her short legs gleefully swinging, and her chubby little hand occasionally touched the pearl necklace around her neck. Each touch made her let out an "oh", her eyes squinting with a smile like a little fox with a stolen treat.
All along the way, Sister Mao lowered her head and hurried past everyone she met, fearing someone would notice.
Yet Tang Tang’s pearls were so large and bright that, in the morning light, passersby couldn’t help but glance sideways, some even whispering, "This family must be really wealthy, giving a child such big pearls..."
Sister Mao couldn’t hear them, but she understood their looks, sweating in anxiety as she gestured to Tang Tang to hide the necklace, but Tang Tang merely tilted her head and let out a "han" sound, raising the necklace even higher, clearly meaning: It’s pretty, I want to show it off.
Finally, they entered the neighborhood, went up the elevator, and returned to their large flat of over two hundred square meters.
Sister Mao had just opened the door when Tang Tang impatiently climbed down from the stroller, her short legs kicking rapidly, shouting, "Dou Dou, naughty Dou Dou..."
In the living room, Dou Dou was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, holding the bead obtained from the Xuzhou Netherworld, sulking.
She had just hidden the bead in the Lotus Lamp but felt insecure, pondering whether to find a better hiding spot, when she heard Tang Tang’s voice at the door.
"Dou Dou~"
Tang Tang rushed in, her short legs moving so fast her bib flew up.
She charged straight to the sofa, hands on her hips, head held high, stretching out her neck, making the large pearl necklace swing back and forth on her chest. Each pearl was smooth and full, emitting a gentle luster that was far bigger than Dou Dou’s bead.
Dou Dou’s eyes widened instantly, her mouth forming an "O" shape, the Lotus Lamp slipping from her hand onto the sofa with a "thud".
"Oh!" Tang Tang proudly patted her little chest, pointing first at the necklace, then at Dou Dou, finally raising a little finger and shaking it, the meaning obvious: You don’t have this, but I do...
"This...this..." Dou Dou jumped up from the sofa, pointed at Tang Tang’s necklace, then at her own bead in the Lotus Lamp, looking displeased.
"Where did you get that?"
Tang Tang grinned "hehe", turned to point at Sister Mao just entering with the stroller, then spread her arms wide, mimicking a bird gliding, letting out "oh oh" sounds, imitating a waterbird diving.
"Did you fly up and snatch it from another child?"
Dou Dou’s voice cracked; she turned to look at Sister Mao, who gestured wildly but Dou Dou couldn’t understand, stomping in frustration.
"Potato...Potato..." Dou Dou shouted loudly.
"Tang Tang snatched it from another child..."
Shen Siyuan walked in from the balcony, still playing with the City God Seal, laughing at the commotion, "What’s going on? So noisy this early in the morning."
"Look at her." Dou Dou ran to Shen Siyuan, pointing at Tang Tang’s neck, grumbling, "I only have one bead, she has a whole string...unfair..."
Tang Tang noticed Shen Siyuan had come out, immediately running over with her short legs, hugging his leg, looking up at him and proudly pointing at the necklace, her eyes sparkling as she sought praise.
Shen Siyuan didn’t need to guess where it came from, squatting down, gently pinching her cheek, smiling, "Our Tang Tang is so lucky, going out to buy groceries and finding treasures..."
"Not found." Dou Dou jumped in protest, "She definitely snatched it from another kid, she even tried to snatch mine..."
Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi also came out from the bedroom, seeing the pearl necklace around Tang Tang’s neck, exchanging glances, both stunned.
"These pearls..." Taozi squatted down to take a closer look, tongue-tied, "With this quality, just one should cost over a million? This string has over twenty pearls?"
"Oh!"
Tang Tang, pleased by Taozi’s surprise, turned in place, letting the necklace trace a graceful arc in the morning light.
Dou Dou’s face puffed up with anger. She ran back to the sofa, took out her bead from the Lotus Lamp, and compared it, finding her bead, in terms of size and quality, was larger than any pearl on Tang Tang’s necklace, finally feeling slightly balanced.
Just when Dou Dou was calming down, Sister Mao took out more items.
Brightly colored corals, shining gold necklaces, gemstone-studded rings, and blue gems...
"Oh~"
Tang Tang immediately abandoned Shen Siyuan’s leg, rushed over with her short legs, grabbed a ruby-inlaid ring, slipped it onto her plump finger, held it up to the light, then turned proudly towards Dou Dou, stretching her hand.
The meaning translated to: Look, I have more...
Dou Dou looked down at her solitary bead, then at Tang Tang’s necklace, the ring on her finger, and the pile of glittering treasures not yet counted, feeling struck by lightning, frozen in place.
And then she jumped down from the sofa.
Dou Dou would never be outdone, everything she had was earned through effort.
So she decided to make an effort.
To snatch it back.
Tang Tang understood Dou Dou too well; seeing her intent, she turned and ran, the two little ones tumbling around the living room.
Shen Siyuan ignored them, turning to Sister Mao.
"Sister Xiao Mao, did you clean out the Dragon King’s household?"
Sister Mao quickly waved her hands and laughed, pointing at Tang Tang, indicating that Tang Tang had "summoned" these items, having nothing to do with her.
Taozi curiously crouched in front of the pile of treasures and began to examine them, clicking his tongue at the red coral, "These are truly rare in quality."
Ruan Hongzhuang said to Sister Mao, "Are you planning to keep these items or should we help you deal with them?"
Sister Mao glanced at her daughter hiding behind the curtain, showing half of her bottom as if no one could see her, overflowing with a smile of happiness.
Then she gestured to Ruan Hongzhuang.
Ruan Hongzhuang didn’t quite understand, turning to look at Shen Siyuan.
Shen Siyuan smiled and said, "Sister Xiao Mao thinks it’s best to keep them. She’s not short on money now, so she’ll save these items for Tang Tang when she grows up."
Ruan Hongzhuang nodded, "That’s a wise decision."
Previously, when Sister Mao faced financial difficulties, she often gave the items Tang Tang found to Ruan Hongzhuang to deal with. The prices were high enough to buy a house.
Now she had the house and money, she naturally didn’t want to sell these things anymore.
Meanwhile, Tang Tang, with half her bottom showing, was finally caught by Dou Dou.
Tang Tang promptly panicked and shouted "oh oh" for help.
But everyone pretended not to see, all busy with their own activities.
The two fought from morning till night, so everyone had gotten used to it.