CHAPTER 850: CHAPTER 847: CULTIVATION

"Huh? It feels like you’re a bit different today than before."

Ruan Hongzhuang walked out of the room and immediately saw Shen Siyuan sitting on the sofa teasing Tang Tang, revealing a look of confusion.

Ruan Hongzhuang was quite exhausted from last night, so she got up a bit late. It was almost ten in the morning by the time she got out of bed.

As for Taozi, she was in even worse shape than Ruan Hongzhuang, still snoring away in bed.

"What’s different? Maybe it’s just an illusion since you haven’t fully woken up yet," Shen Siyuan said with a smile.

"Is that so?"

Hearing this, Ruan Hongzhuang didn’t probe further and turned to the closet to pick out clothes for the day.

When she came out after changing, Taozi had also woken up.

Then she heard Taozi express the same doubt, realizing it wasn’t an illusion at all.

There really was some change in Shen Siyuan.

"It’s just a little improvement in my cultivation, no need to make a fuss." Shen Siyuan said with a calm expression.

"What? Improved again?" Ruan Hongzhuang looked surprised.

Then she looked suspiciously.

"You’re not using the two of us for practice, are you?"

"Right, right, is that it?" Taozi immediately chimed in eagerly.

Standing akimbo and glaring, she looked at Shen Siyuan angrily. Seeing her like this made him want to laugh because she was so much like Dou Dou—no, it should be said that Dou Dou was so much like her.

"Nonsense, there’s nothing like that," Shen Siyuan said, quite helpless.

Ruan Hongzhuang, however, didn’t believe it, eyeing him with a half-smile, "These days, our cultivation hasn’t improved at all, while yours has advanced by leaps and bounds. It’s very suspicious."

"Right, very suspicious..."

Taozi agreed aggressively, looking somewhat amusing.

Shen Siyuan chuckled lightly at their words, "The fact that you both have achieved something in cultivation is extraordinary luck. Advancing rapidly is just impossible."

"Then why can you do it?" Ruan Hongzhuang said discontentedly.

"Because there’s only one Shen Siyuan in this world, and only one Tang Tang..."

Shen Siyuan pointed to Tang Tang, who was sitting on the floor, her little head tilted back, grinning foolishly at everyone.

"Really? →_→" Ruan Hongzhuang expressed deep skepticism.

"I don’t believe it."

Well, this time, Taozi finally didn’t immediately agree.

"It’s true, and besides, this time my cultivation advancement is thanks to Tang Tang’s help. It has nothing to do with you two, but my improvement can naturally benefit..."

Before Shen Siyuan could finish his words, Taozi bypassed Ruan Hongzhuang and sat next to Shen Siyuan, wrapped her arms around his arm, and said flatteringly, "I believe you."

Ruan Hongzhuang: ...

"You rascal."

Ruan Hongzhuang chuckled in exasperation, reaching out as if to pinch her face, but Taozi yelped and ducked her head into Shen Siyuan’s arms.

Yet unexpectedly, Ruan Hongzhuang’s hand made a turn, picked up Tang Tang, who was sitting on the floor watching the fun.

"Let Auntie take a look, what’s so special about you that you only help Si Yuan and not me..."

Ruan Hongzhuang held up Tang Tang, aligning her eyes with Tang Tang’s gaze.

"Han~"

Tang Tang just looked at her with a silly grin, having no idea what she was talking about.

"Hey, don’t bully the kid, hurry and give her back to me."

Seeing this, Taozi reached out to grab her.

Ruan Hongzhuang wouldn’t allow it, so the two began to tussle over Tang Tang in the living room.

Tang Tang, held in Ruan Hongzhuang’s arms, seeing them tussle, thought they were playing a game, laughing so loudly even the family next door, Duoduo, could hear.

Yes, Duoduo’s family had returned from Xiajing yesterday.

Not only Lin Jianming and his wife, but Lin Libo and his wife had also brought their son Lin Wentao along.

"It’s Tang Tang, she’s laughing so loudly," Lin Wentao said.

He had met Tang Tang the last time he came and played with her for several days, so he naturally recognized her voice.

"I’ll go take a look." Upon hearing this, Duoduo immediately ran to the balcony, with Lin Wentao following closely.

Naturally, he wasn’t thinking of going to the opposite side from the balcony, just curious about Duoduo turning into Yin Wind and flying over there.

But then, he was stopped by Song Qingwei: "Duoduo, wait a minute."

"Oh?"

Duoduo tilted her head, looking up at her in confusion.

Song Qingwei reached out to touch her little face, "Tell Mr. Shen that we’re inviting him for dinner tonight, see if he’s available, and if he is, please have him bring Sister Ruan and Sister Taozi along..."

"Okay."

Duoduo continued running to the balcony.

When Lin Wentao caught up, he found that his little aunt was already gone.

He returned to the room a bit disappointed.

Song Qingwei chuckled, "You could just go and play next door, your little aunt hasn’t gone far."

"Can I?" Lin Wentao was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Of course you can, but let your parents accompany you," Song Qingwei said.

Since they were inviting Shen Siyuan for dinner, they couldn’t just have Duoduo deliver a message; it would be too disrespectful.

Moreover, considering it was New Year time, Lin Libo and his wife would definitely have to bring gifts to formally invite him.

"Tonight?"

By then, Duoduo had already conveyed the message to Shen Siyuan.

Shen Siyuan glanced at the two still tussling over Tang Tang and nodded, "Tonight is fine."

Just then, Tang Tang, who was in Ruan Hongzhuang’s arms, saw Duoduo arriving and immediately struggled to get down.

"Oh~ Oh..."

Seeing Tang Tang wriggling like a little koi in her arms, Ruan Hongzhuang helplessly put her down.

"Han~"

Tang Tang immediately waddled her short legs over to Duoduo.

For Tang Tang, if there’s the choice of Dou, choose Dou; if not, choose Duo. Although Dou Dou often fought with her, she actually liked Dou Dou more.

After all, only Dou Dou would play crazily with her.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"Someone’s here, you two stop messing around, Taozi, hurry and wash up, it’s almost noon and you haven’t even had breakfast," Shen Siyuan said, standing up.

"And whose fault is that?" Ruan Hongzhuang said discontentedly.

"Right, whose fault is that? It’s you, the bad guy," Taozi immediately agreed loudly.

Just moments ago they had been at odds, but now they were on the same side, making Shen Siyuan chuckle.

"Yes, yes, I’m the bad guy. I was just thinking, since my cultivation has improved, maybe I should help yours too, but if that’s how it is..."

"Oh, I was just kidding with you, love you!"

Taozi quickly changed her tune, leaning forward to give Shen Siyuan a kiss on the cheek.

Ruan Hongzhuang looked at her with disdain and turned to open the door.

Seeing this, Taozi obediently went to wash up.

However, the first to enter the house was not Lin Libo and his wife, but Dou Dou.

"Hey hey, I’m back~"

A gust of Yin Wind blew into the living room and transformed into Dou Dou landing.

She had completely made herself at home here now.

"Han~"

Tang Tang immediately pounced, and the two rolled into a heap.