CHAPTER 527: CHAPTER 527: TANG TANG’S RECORDER

Dou Dou’s sudden appearance startled Yuan Hesheng and his wife, and Deng Huiling’s chopsticks fell directly to the floor.

"Little girl."

After the fright, Deng Huiling was overjoyed.

Seeing Dou Dou, she seemed to see hope.

So she couldn’t help but urgently ask, "Where did you go just now?"

Meanwhile, Yuan Hesheng asked, "Is Yangyang also in the house?"

Dou Dou looked at one, then the other, and finally at the table.

It was only then that the couple realized.

Deng Huiling hurriedly said, "Do you want to eat? I can get you a bowl and chopsticks."

As she spoke, she was about to stand up.

But Dou Dou shook her head and sighed, "I’m already dead, now I’m a ghost, I can’t eat."

The couple exchanged glances, and Deng Huiling sat back down in her chair, smiling as she said, "You seem lively, beautiful, and cute, how could you possibly be dead."

Her words naturally carried a hint of probing.

Dou Dou didn’t understand these subtleties and honestly said, "I really am dead, Grandpa and Grandma took me to the beach to play, I accidentally fell into the sea, and then I drowned."

Suppressing the excitement and astonishment in his heart, Yuan Hesheng couldn’t help but urgently ask, "If that’s the case, why can we see you but not Yangyang?"

"Because of Brother Potato, Brother Potato allows Mom and Dad to see me." Dou Dou replied sincerely.

"Then where is your Brother Potato? Can we meet him?" Deng Huiling asked eagerly.

Yuan Hesheng also looked at Dou Dou expectantly, his heart racing, fearing Dou Dou would remain silent.

Fortunately, Dou Dou did not, and the question even prompted her recollection.

They saw her turn her head to look at the empty seat beside her, though in Yuan Hesheng and his wife’s eyes, it appeared so.

She said to Yuan Kaiyang, "Brother Potato wants you and Mom and Dad to go to the Cape View Cafe on Yuanfeng Road to wait for him."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Kaiyang nodded excitedly, then asked, "Then can I be like you in the future?"

Dou Dou: →_→

"I don’t know, you have to ask Brother Potato."

Then she turned to Yuan Kaiyang’s parents and said, "Goodbye, I’m going back now."

"Wait, wait..." Yuan Hesheng hurriedly called out to her.

Dou Dou: ｡◔‸◔｡

"Did you just say your Brother Potato wants to meet us?"

(Nods.)

"He asked us to meet at the Cape View Cafe on Yuanfeng Road."

(Nods again.)

"When is that, now?"

Dou Dou: (￣口￣)!!

"It’s tomorrow morning, tomorrow morning, I forgot, hehe..." Dou Dou said somewhat embarrassedly.

The couple exchanged glances, both seeing the joy in the other’s eyes.

They didn’t bother asking whether Yangyang could be like her after meeting Brother Potato.

Those questions could wait until they met.

"Thank you, we don’t even know your name yet," Deng Huiling asked softly.

Dou Dou was momentarily dumbfounded, hadn’t she said her name?

Well, maybe she really hadn’t.

"I’m called Dou Dou," Dou Dou said.

Then she waved her hand and said, "Goodbye."

After speaking, she disappeared in front of them, stirred up a breeze of Yin Wind, fluttered the tablecloth, and flew out to the balcony, vanishing.

"Good... goodbye."

The couple finally reacted and hurriedly responded.

Then they shifted their gaze to where Yuan Kaiyang was sitting.

"Yangyang..."

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"Wooo wooo wooo..."

It seems Tang Tang was expressing her dissatisfaction by blowing on the harmonica since Dou Dou ran off.

The shrill sound annoyed everyone.

Xiao Yue glared at her, and she immediately glared back, puffing her cheeks even more.

Taking advantage of this moment, Duoduo snatched Tang Tang’s harmonica and ran off.

"Han?"

Tang Tang was shocked and chased around the room with her short legs.

"Didn’t expect this little one to be so mischievous now," Ruan Hongzhuang remarked watching the two play.

"Kids, they’re always mischievous; if they’re not, can you even call them kids?" Shen Siyuan chuckled.

Taozi nodded in agreement; Dou Dou was much more mischievous than Tang Tang, bursting with endless energy, often exhausting Dehua back in the day.

Just then, Tang Tang ran up to Ruan Hongzhuang.

She reached out and scooped her up into her arms.

Tang Tang looked up puzzled at her.

She made a sound, "Han," as if to say, what’s up?

Ruan Hongzhuang pinched her chubby cheek and then cleaned her with the drool bib on her neck.

"How about sister teaches you to sing?"

"Han~"

"She can’t hear."

Just as Shen Siyuan was about to speak, Ruan Hongzhuang began to sing.

As she started singing, Shen Siyuan swallowed his words.

Because as soon as she began, Shen Siyuan felt as if he saw Jiangnan in the misty rain.

The sky desires dark yet the sun hasn’t turned west,

Seizing the wind for an occasional rain encounter,

Lands on oneself without avoidance,

Where the cloud and rain come or go.

Seizing the yearning for the first encounter,

Fallen flowers full on the ground for a moment of regret.

...

Even Tang Tang also obediently stayed still, quietly watching Ruan Hongzhuang sing.

With big bright eyes, she stared at Ruan Hongzhuang’s lips.

Duoduo stopped running, came over and sat down next to Shen Siyuan, and Xiao Yue rested her chin on her hand, listening intently.

Only Taozi seemed accustomed, and poured herself a cup of tea to sip.

When the song was over, Shen Siyuan couldn’t help but praise.

"Didn’t expect you to sing so beautifully."

Ruan Hongzhuang was full of pride upon hearing Shen Siyuan’s compliment.

"You should sing to me often from now on."

Ruan Hongzhuang rolled her eyes at him.

"Sister Ruan is amazing."

Duoduo went over, full of admiration.

Tang Tang, seeing her approach, immediately snatched her harmonica back.

But Tang Tang didn’t mind and said to Ruan Hongzhuang, "Sister Ruan, can you teach me to sing?"

"Sure."

So Ruan Hongzhuang started singing again, letting Duoduo follow her, but didn’t notice Tang Tang staring intently at her lips.

"I’m back."

At that moment, Dou Dou appeared like a breath of Yin Wind in the living room.

But she found no one was looking at her; all eyes were on Duoduo, and she squeezed her way in with displeasure.

"I’m back."

She said this not just to everyone, but especially to Tang Tang, but Tang Tang didn’t seem to notice her and continued to stare at Ruan Hongzhuang’s lips.

"Where the cloud and rain come or go..."

Duoduo followed Ruan Hongzhuang’s melody and sang a line, different from Ruan Hongzhuang’s rendition, full of innocence.

Dou Dou, unwilling to be outdone, followed suit.

"Silver fish frying back and forth..."

Her line made everyone burst into laughter.

Taozi couldn’t help but say, "You should learn to speak properly first."

But at this moment, Ruan Hongzhuang’s voice sang again.

"The sky desires dark yet the sun hasn’t turned west."

"Seizing the wind for an occasional rain encounter."

...

Everyone instinctively looked at Ruan Hongzhuang, then froze, showing an expression of shock, including Ruan Hongzhuang herself.

Because it wasn’t Ruan Hongzhuang singing; it was Tang Tang sitting on her lap.

But most astonishing was that the voice Tang Tang sang with was identical to Ruan Hongzhuang’s, without any difference.

She seemed like a recording device, replaying Ruan Hongzhuang’s song.

PS: There’s another Chapter