CHAPTER 540: CHAPTER 540 HEART CONNECTION

Yuan Hesheng and his wife took Yuan Kaiyang home.

However, Shen Siyuan did not take Tang Tang home. Since they were already out, he naturally took her out for a stroll.

"Do you have any place you want to go?"

Shen Siyuan turned and asked Duoduo and Dou Dou, seeking their opinion.

"The amusement park," Dou Dou said.

"The beach," Duoduo said.

After saying their choices, the two little ones immediately turned to look at each other.

"What’s so fun about the amusement park? Haven’t you had enough of the amusement park in the Soul Banner?" Duoduo spoke first.

"It’s different outside, humph. You say that to me, but what’s so fun about the beach? It’s all sand. Besides digging sand, there’s nothing interesting, and... and it’s dangerous."

"What’s dangerous about it?"

"The seawater is dangerous, and there are big sharks in the sea, rawr rawr~ that can swallow a child in one bite." Dou Dou roared to the sky, her little look was quite funny.

Seeing this, Duoduo laughed, "You’re lying, you’re afraid of the water, aren’t you? Besides, sharks don’t make that sound."

"Then what sound do they make?"

"Uh... definitely not like that, humph, you only know that one sound."

"No, I also can go woof woof, gobble gobble, oink oink, meow meow, roar roar..."

Dou Dou imitated a dog, then pretended to be a cat, and finally mimicked a big tiger’s roar to prove she could make many animal sounds.

Her adorable antics stopped many passersby, who watched her with fond smiles.

This little one was outgoing and not shy at all, even barking at passersby, making them laugh.

Tang Tang didn’t want to be held by Shen Siyuan anymore, struggling to get down from his arms.

Shen Siyuan let her down, and she immediately rushed towards Dou Dou, who instantly stopped barking and ran away.

"Ha~"

Tang Tang, with a silly grin, opened her arms and chased with her short legs.

"Hehehe..."

Seeing Dou Dou’s flustered look, Duoduo was overjoyed.

"Watch out for the cars."

Shen Siyuan reminded as he held Duoduo’s hand and followed behind.

He wasn’t worried at all about their safety. Though they ran far ahead, Shen Siyuan was confident he could protect them from harm. Mainly, of course, he was concerned about Tang Tang; Dou Dou was completely fine.

But Tang Tang, after all, was still flesh and blood. After running a while, she opened her mouth wide and stuck out her tongue, panting hard like a little puppy.

Shen Siyuan went over, took off her bib, and wiped her sweat-dampened forehead. Her hair was all wet with sweat, steaming with heat.

Then he opened her small water bottle for her, and the little one immediately took a big gulp from the straw.

At this time, Dou Dou quietly sneaked back. Seeing Tang Tang in such a disheveled state, her little face was filled with pride.

"With those short legs, how could you catch up with Dou Dou while carrying a little water bottle on your back?"

Don’t be fooled by Tang Tang’s small water bottle; when filled, it was quite heavy for Tang Tang.

Actually, according to Shen Siyuan, buying bottled water outside would suffice, making it unnecessary to carry water, as it was both heavy and troublesome.

Yet Mao Sanmei, being the mother, thought otherwise.

On one hand, she felt it unnecessary to spend money on water; on the other hand, she believed bottled water wasn’t as good as her homemade cooled boiled water.

In short, as a mother, she harbored many thoughts that were difficult for childless people to understand.

Of course, Shen Siyuan drew this conclusion not only because of Mao Sanmei. When he was young, it wasn’t much different.

Probably because she drank too fast, Tang Tang choked and started coughing loudly, expelling a mouthful of water.

The water not only soaked her chest but also sprayed quite far away.

"Ha~"

Tang Tang coughed twice and suddenly pointed ahead.

And there on the ground lay a twenty yuan note, quietly soaking wet from her recent watery spray.

Dou Dou hurried forward to pick it up.

"Is this money?" she asked, excited.

"If it’s not money, is it a leaf?" Duoduo replied.

"Then how much money is this?" Dou Dou continued to ask.

"Umm..."

Duoduo reached out to take a better look, but Dou Dou immediately pulled her hand back.

"I found it," she said.

The reason Duoduo didn’t know how much it was wasn’t entirely her fault, as the money in her memory was quite different from what was in front of her.

"It was Tang Tang who found it," Duoduo protested.

"But I picked it up. I’ll split it with Tang Tang."

"What do you even need money for, to buy food? You can’t even eat. →_→"

"I can buy toys!"

Dou Dou said as she ran to Shen Siyuan and asked, "Potato, how much is this?"

" That’s twenty yuan."

"Can I buy toys with it?"

"Of course you can."

"Then let’s buy some toys?"

"What toys do you want to buy?"

"I don’t know, let’s go have a look. Today’s spending is on me."

Dou Dou waved the currency note in her hand, transforming into Dou the Magnate.

Shen Siyuan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. Since they weren’t going to the amusement park or the beach, he might as well take them to explore a toy store.

He seemed to have never bought them anything before. After all, they were ghosts, and Shen Siyuan had never considered this aspect.

Seeing Shen Siyuan nod in agreement, Dou Dou immediately cheered, and at that moment, a small hand beside her snatched the money away.

Dou Dou turned around to see it was none other than Tang Tang. She was about to snatch it back when she noticed Tang Tang handing the money to Shen Siyuan.

"Ha~ Tang Tang," she said with a silly grin.

"Huh? She even wants to buy herself," Dou Dou exclaimed in astonishment.

"Silly, Tang Tang wants to buy edible sweets."

Duoduo reached out and knocked on Dou Dou’s head, then covered her mouth and giggled.

"Alright, stop fussing. Let’s go explore the mall ahead."

Not far from here, there was the Xintian Di Mall, a large shopping center. Even though Shen Siyuan had never been there, a mall of such scale must have a place selling children’s toys.

This time, Shen Siyuan didn’t carry Tang Tang but let her walk alongside Dou Dou and Duoduo, though he did take the little water bottle from her and discreetly stored it in the space of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner when no one was watching.

The two toys that Yuan Hesheng and his wife had previously given to Dou Dou were also placed inside by him.

The midday sun shone brightly, and the wind lightly swayed the grass and trees as the three little ones ran ahead and Shen Siyuan strolled leisurely behind.

Every now and then, Dou Dou would pick up a leaf, Duoduo would discover a flower, and Tang Tang would gaze at the sky, pretending to eat clouds...

The noises and laughter of the little ones mingled together, making everything seem so beautiful at that moment.

Shen Siyuan’s heart seemed to become incredibly peaceful, and all his thoughts vanished.

A falling leaf brushed past Shen Siyuan’s nose, and he gently raised his arm, pinching it between his fingers.

It was a leaf from a Flame Tree, one of Qionghai’s unique tree species. Looking up, he saw a tree with crimson flowers and vibrant blooms swaying gently in the sunlight, like a burning flame.

At that moment, it seemed as if a flame was ignited in the Sea of Consciousness, a mysterious flame.