CHAPTER 568: CHAPTER 568 HAPPINESS

The deeper meaning behind Grandma’s words might not have been clear to Taozi before, but now she certainly understood, so she cast a grateful glance at Shen Siyuan.

"I know you’re quite fit, but don’t rush. Dou Dou won’t run away downstairs," Taozi remarked.

Hearing this, Grandma also thought it made sense, so she stopped hurrying and began descending the stairs slowly.

She tilted her head and glanced at Taozi, then said, "Just now I wanted to ask you, why do you look prettier?"

"Have I become younger?" Taozi replied with a playful smile.

"You were always young..."

Grandma said, seemingly recalling something, then smiled and didn’t pursue it further.

The changes brought to Taozi and Ruan Hongzhuang by the "Leg Stretching Eye Bulging Pill" were actually not as significant as those seen in Jiang Yingxue and the others.

Besides stronger physical fitness, better skin, and increased essence energy, there weren’t significant changes in their external appearance, as they were already quite young.

This is why the great aunt noticed the change in Taozi but didn’t ask further, merely attributing it to the glow of love.

"Xiao Shen, Grandma wants to have a chat with you."

"Go ahead, Grandma."

"Our Taozi is quite simple, to put it bluntly, a bit silly. If she ever does something that upsets you, please bear with her..."

"Grandma~" Taozi interrupted, dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, I won’t say it. I’ll stop for now," Grandma said cheerfully.

There’s plenty of time today, no need to rush now.

She also had a task today, which was to have a good conversation with Shen Siyuan.

They had only met once, and didn’t know much about Shen Siyuan. Most impressions actually came from Taozi’s descriptions,

but Taozi’s experience was limited, unable to see deeper traits, so she decided to take a good look today and check for Taozi’s sake.

When they reached downstairs, a car was parked nearby, but Dou Dou was nowhere to be seen.

"Where’s Dou Dou?" Grandma asked, somewhat impatient.

"We’ll talk in the car, maybe the great aunt is watching from upstairs," Taozi said with a smile.

In fact, Dou Dou was always there, just not showing herself.

"Right, right." Grandma nodded quickly, thinking that seemed possible.

Shen Siyuan opened the rear car door, letting Grandma in first.

Then he opened the passenger side door. Before getting in, he looked up and indeed saw the great aunt peeking down from the balcony.

Taozi tilted her head up for a glance too and then laughed, "That’s how my great aunt is, she doesn’t mean any harm, don’t mind her."

"It’s fine, get in, I’m following your lead today," Shen Siyuan said, taking the passenger seat.

Taozi got in as well and fastened her seatbelt.

"Now we can go," Shen Siyuan turned back to say.

Dou Dou suddenly appeared with a "whoosh" sound.

Then she turned proudly to Great Grandmother, "Did I scare you?"

"Oh my goodness, you frightened me to death,"

Great Grandmother exclaimed dramatically, holding her chest.

But Dou Dou just giggled.

In fact, Great Grandmother had long guessed Dou Dou was in the car; she was merely playing along.

Seeing Dou Dou laugh heartily, Great Grandmother reached out to sit her on her lap.

Dou Dou felt light, without any weight.

Only at this moment did she feel Dou Dou was a ghost and not a human.

"Why haven’t you visited Great Grandmother for so long? Great Grandmother was quite sad."

"I did visit, but you didn’t see me." Dou Dou quickly explained.

"Then Great Grandmother wronged you. Great Grandmother apologizes and gives you a kiss..."

Taozi glanced back at the pair, then started the car.

"Aunt said you were going to spank me, is that true?"

"No way, Great Grandmother couldn’t bear to do that."

"Hmph, I knew it. Hehe, bad Taozi, did you hear?"

"Got it, you’re awesome."

"Hum hum~"

Dou Dou tilted her little head, looking smug.

Seeing her little face, Great Grandmother lovingly pinched her cheek and said, "You’re just like your Aunt. I spoiled your Aunt the most, and now I spoil you the most."

Hearing this, Dou Dou looked down at herself.

"What are you looking for?" Great Grandmother asked, puzzled.

"I’m looking for where it hurts, but I can’t find any pain at all."

"Haha...what a cutie,"

Great Grandmother was initially taken aback, then burst into laughter.

As Great Grandmother laughed, Dou Dou joined her with giggles.

The pair laughed heartily, embodying happiness at this moment.

The car slowly moved forward, finally coming to a stop at a park.

"Where is this?"

Grandma glanced outside through the window, taking in the lush greenery, filled with flowers and trees.

"Haitang Park, do you remember, Grandma?" Taozi said with a smile.

"How could I forget, I used to bring you here often," Grandma reminisced warmly.

"Yes, back then, you’d always buy me a sugar-coated gourd on the way back," Taozi said as she unbuckled her seatbelt.

"You remember that? Actually, it wasn’t every time I bought one for you; it was whenever I didn’t, you’d roll on the ground refusing to leave," Grandma said with a chuckle.

"Huh?"

Dou Dou exclaimed, wide-eyed, as if she couldn’t believe her aunt would act that way.

"No way, Grandma, don’t make things up,"

Taozi shyly glanced at Shen Siyuan, her face turning red.

"Let’s go have a look. It’s been so long; I wonder how much it’s changed," Grandma said as she reached for the car door.

Shen Siyuan quickly got out to open the door for her.

"Thank you, Xiao Shen," Grandma said after getting out of the car.

"No need to be polite, Grandma."

Dou Dou also got out and imitating Great Grandmother’s tone, said, "Thank you, Xiao Shen."

Shen Siyuan playfully pretended to knock on her little head, and Dou Dou immediately hid behind Great Grandmother, watching him with laughter.

Great Grandmother saw it all, secretly giving Shen Siyuan extra points in her mind.

From Dou Dou’s tone talking to Shen Siyuan, it was clear he was kind-hearted in his daily life. Otherwise, Dou Dou wouldn’t be talking to him so freely, not afraid at all.

Taozi grabbed her backpack from the car and assisted Great Grandmother towards the park entrance.

"Let me carry the backpack."

Taozi handed the backpack to Shen Siyuan without a fuss, a bag Grandma’s sister had prepared with various things inside.

Grandma noticed all of this, a smile unconsciously appearing on her lips.

The group entered the park, and Great Grandmother couldn’t help but comment.

"Except for the gate, everything inside has changed. It used to be a flower bed; now it’s a statue garden. And those trees on the right are gone..."

Grandma looked around, countless memories flooding her mind.

She almost saw the little girl chasing butterflies running past her again.