CHAPTER 535: CHAPTER 535 ANGRY

Yuan Hesheng and Deng Huiling, the couple, basically hadn’t slept all night. It was only when dawn was breaking that they dozed off for a bit, but then they quickly woke up in shock.

"How many days has it been?" Deng Huiling asked groggily.

"Six-thirty," Yuan Hesheng checked his phone and answered.

Hearing this, Deng Huiling turned over and was about to get out of bed.

"Why don’t you sleep a bit more, it’s still early," Yuan Hesheng comforted her.

"No, if we’re late, that won’t be good," Deng Huiling refused flatly.

Yuan Hesheng sighed and said, "Getting up early doesn’t help, the coffee shop isn’t open, at least not until nine."

Hearing this, Deng Huiling paused, and her mind slowly cleared up.

"Even if I try to sleep again, I won’t be able to. Let’s get up and have some breakfast, we can head over there early, and even if the coffee shop isn’t open, we can wait outside," Deng Huiling said.

"That works too," Yuan Hesheng stopped persuading her.

Deng Huiling got out of bed, then seemed to remember something and called out into the empty room, "Yangyang."

Naturally, there was no response. She didn’t mind and went straight out the door to start preparing breakfast.

Unlike the simple preparation last night, she took out flour, baked bread, and steamed buns, making a particularly sumptuous spread.

She wasn’t celebrating anything, just purely wanting to keep herself busy so her mind wouldn’t keep drifting to thoughts about Yangyang, about who Brother Potato that Dou Dou mentioned was, why Dou Dou became visible, and what she should say to Yangyang when she saw him...

These questions kept haunting the couple, which was why they had been sleepless all night, thinking until their heads ached, and finally, through exhaustion and sleepiness, they dozed off.

But when they woke up in the morning, these questions resurfaced again, so she needed to keep busy; only by staying busy could she temporarily forget everything and get some respite.

Yuan Hesheng wasn’t much different. Although he didn’t get out of bed, he tossed and turned without being able to fall back asleep, so he simply got up, took a shower, shaved his beard, and carefully took care of personal hygiene.

The unexpected death of their son seemed to have hit Deng Huiling the hardest, but in reality, it was no small blow to Yuan Hesheng. He appeared strong, but in truth, he couldn’t afford to collapse. He knew that if he showed any sign of weakness, Deng Huiling would lose her pillar of support and become even more vulnerable.

Seeing Yuan Hesheng all cleaned up, a peculiar look flashed in Deng Huiling’s eyes. She also realized that she had indeed neglected her husband during this time and hadn’t seen him like this in a long while.

The two had breakfast and hurried out even before seven-thirty.

Meanwhile, Shen Siyuan hadn’t left the house yet, and Taozi was "picking" Tang Tang up from the floor.

The little one thought Taozi was playing with her, kicking her short little legs in the air and wiggling her little bottom like a tiny snake. Taozi almost dropped her because of her wriggling.

Ruan Hongzhuang, standing nearby, lightly smacked her on the bottom twice in exasperation.

"Stop wriggling, look how dirty you are."

"Han~"

"All you know is to giggle, come on, let’s go wash up."

Looking at the dirty little one, Ruan Hongzhuang was filled with dislike, but cleaning her up would reveal another fragrant little cutie.

"Let me do it," Taozi offered to take charge.

After all, Taozi was quite fond of Tang Tang.

Indeed, Tang Tang also rather liked Taozi. In this family, Tang Tang’s first favorite was, of course, Shen Siyuan. That goes without saying.

Her second favorite was Taozi because not only did Taozi play with her, but Taozi also had lots of snacks—a treasure trove of tasty treats.

As for Mao Sanmei and Dou Dou, naturally, they came in third and fourth.

Taozi carried Tang Tang into the house, and the reason she carried her was that the little one was too dirty to hold in her arms.

Dou Dou happened to come out of the room at that moment and, seeing the scene, widened her eyes in surprise.

"Are you going to butcher her? Are we eating Tang Tang meat for lunch today?"

Dou Dou had a face filled with disbelief.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I’m taking her for a bath," Taozi said, quite at a loss for words.

Hearing this, Dou Dou breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought you were going to butcher her."

It’s fortunate that Tang Tang couldn’t hear; otherwise, Dou Dou’s words would have frightened her to death.

"Why would you think that?"

"Because when Brother Potato goes back, his Grandma would grab a chicken, just like you’re doing now, then slaughter it and feed it to Brother Potato..."

"I thought you were going to butcher Tang Tang too, and then feed her to Brother Potato."

"If I’m going to butcher anyone, it would be you first," Taozi said exasperatedly.

Upon hearing this, Dou Dou crossed her arms proudly and said, "Hehe, I’m already dead; you can’t butcher me, plus, my meat wouldn’t taste good."

"You haven’t tasted it, how do you know?" Taozi teased her.

"Who says I haven’t? I’ve secretly nibbled on myself before. Though it’s soft, it doesn’t taste good at all, and it hurt me so much I cried out," Dou Dou declared quite self-righteously.

"Are you a fool?"

Taozi: →_→

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Are you the aunt of a fool?"

"Oh, you little thing, you’re getting smarter now," Taozi said, not without some frustration.

As she spoke, she stripped Tang Tang’s clothes off, leaving her bare.

Seeing Tang Tang’s bare bottom, Dou Dou immediately remembered that day when Tang Tang had chased her, poking her bum with her finger.

So, she dashed forward, "pia~pia~" a few slaps, then turned around and ran.

Just moments ago, Tang Tang was giggling, but her eyes widened now.

"Rua~rua~, naughty Dou Dou, don’t run..."

Taozi missed her catch and watched as Tang Tang, bare-bottomed, chased after Dou Dou out of the bathroom.

"Han~, naughty naughty Dou Dou, big bad..."

While chasing, Tang Tang was also shouting, so mad that she couldn’t even get her words straight.

Dou Dou ran around the house, almost going crazy from laughing.

Duoduo and Xiao Yue also came out to watch the commotion.

They didn’t mind the fuss either, cheering Tang Tang on from the sidelines.

Mao Sanmei, who was making breakfast, saw her daughter running around butt-naked and shyly covered her face. She quickly turned off the stove, intending to catch and stop her.

Ruan Hongzhuang, with a smile on her lips, silently took out her phone and recorded the scene with Tang Tang.

But since Dou Dou wouldn’t appear on camera, it looked as if Tang Tang was running around naked all by herself in the house.

"I’ll show her this when she grows up," Ruan Hongzhuang thought.

As Tang Tang ran past Ruan Hongzhuang, she gave her a silly grin, which made Hongzhuang feel a bit guilty, causing her to film even more energetically.

Shen Siyuan, on the other hand, was unaware of all this, as he was immersed in the cultivation of the "Great Arhat Eighteen Forms." The physical pain didn’t distract his mind; instead, it made him even more focused and concentrated, so naturally, he was oblivious to everything happening outside.

By the time he finished, Tang Tang had already finished her bath and was pouting and circling around Dou Dou, occasionally placing her hands on her hips and stomping her foot, seemingly wanting Dou Dou to apologize to her.

But Dou Dou pretended not to see, looking everywhere except at her, refusing to speak.

So when Dou Dou turned in one direction, Tang Tang would follow suit, and the two little ones circled around like donkeys grinding wheat—their endless circuit only ended when Tang Tang got dizzy and plopped down to the floor.

This only made her angrier.