Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?-Chapter 1009 - 1005: Jiang Family

"I’m back~"

A gust of wind accompanied the cheerful shout, and Dou Dou’s petite figure landed with a "thud" in the middle of the living room.

The house was brightly lit, yet empty. She put her hands on her hips and shouted loudly, getting no response at all. She immediately stamped her foot in dissatisfaction and raised her voice: "Dad! Mom! Where are you? I’m back!"

Just as the words were out of her mouth, Tao Guangsha hurried out from the bedroom, his face filled with delight: "Dou Dou! You’re finally back!"

He opened his arms to hug his daughter but was sidestepped by Dou Dou, whose face was full of disdain.

"Oh dear," Tao Guangsha clutched his chest, intentionally frowning, pretending to be heartbroken, "You won’t even let daddy hug you. My heart is about to break! Did you know? I’ve been thinking about you so much these days that I can’t eat or sleep."

But Dou Dou didn’t play along with his act and circled around Tao Guangsha several times, her big eyes swirling as she sized him up.

Tao Guangsha was so dizzy from her circling that he asked, both crying and laughing: "You little one, what are you looking at by circling me?"

"Seeing how you’re lying!" Dou Dou stopped, hands on her hips, a face full of indignation, "You said you couldn’t sleep because you missed me, but you’ve gained weight! Your belly’s all round!"

Just as she finished speaking, a laugh came from the side.

Dou Dou turned her head and saw that at some point, Jiang Wenxin was already leaning against the bedroom doorframe, arms crossed, smiling as she watched the playful interaction between father and daughter.

"Mom!"

Dou Dou’s eyes lit up, instantly putting her dad out of mind, and she flew over like a little swallow.

Jiang Wenxin quickly opened her arms, picked her up, and snuggled her in her arms while showering her with kisses, her voice soft and tender: "My little baby, you’re finally back! Mom missed you so much!"

"I love mom the most too!" Dou Dou hugged Jiang Wenxin’s neck and gave her a big kiss on the cheek, acting all cutesy.

"You’re treating us too differently!" Tao Guangsha pretended to be angry and shouted, "You ungrateful little one, I treat you so well?"

"How well?" Dou Dou poked her head out from her mom’s embrace.

"Uh..." Tao Guangsha was at a loss for words; what kind of question was that?

"Haha, our Dou Dou really is a little clever ghost!" Jiang Wenxin laughed, eyes crinkling, as she hugged her daughter.

"Of course!" Dou Dou proudly puffed out her small chest and patted her head, "This time I went with Potato to cultivate and became even smarter!"

The couple exchanged a glance, a hint of curiosity flashing in their eyes.

They had always been quite curious about Shen Siyuan’s so-called "cultivation." Now hearing their daughter’s words, they couldn’t help but ask: "Oh? So what did you cultivate? Tell mom and dad about it."

Dou Dou, who couldn’t keep secrets, immediately began to chatter away as soon as her parents asked, recounting her journey.

"We went to a big grassland with lots of cows and sheep! We also climbed a snowy mountain; the snow was so cold..."

The couple listened for a long time, only to increasingly feel that something was off—this didn’t seem like "cultivation," it was clearly a fun-filled trip.

Although they felt a bit disappointed and amused, looking at their daughter’s animated and spirited expression, they didn’t mind at all and were simply overjoyed and relieved by her return.

Jiang Wenxin gently stroked her daughter’s hair and softly said: "As long as our Dou Dou had fun and came back safe and sound, that’s all that matters."

Tao Guangsha also nodded in agreement: "Exactly, exactly, but the next time you go ’cultivate,’ remember to bring Dad along!"

"No way, Dad is too fat and can’t climb a snowy mountain!"

Dou Dou rejected him without hesitation, prompting another round of laughter from her parents, filling the living room with a warm and lively atmosphere.

As the night deepened, Jiang Wenxin gave Dou Dou a comfortable hot bath and dressed her in soft little bear pajamas.

The little one was still energetic, tossing and turning in bed, her little feet occasionally kicking the quilt, showing no sign of sleepiness.

"Baby, lie down and go to sleep." Jiang Wenxin lay beside her on the left, gently patting her back.

Tao Guangsha squeezed in on the right, playfully leaning over to snuggle his daughter: "Come, sleep next to Dad, and I’ll tell you the story of the big bad wolf."

"No!" Dou Dou immediately snuggled into Jiang Wenxin’s arms, pushing away Tao Guangsha’s face with her little hand, "Dad’s beard is prickly, and he snores. I want to sleep with Mom!"

Tao Guangsha touched his chin in grievance: "I shaved my beard today, and I don’t snore!"

"You do! Last time I secretly listened to you and mom sleep; your snoring sounded like a little pig."

Saying this, she even mimicked his snoring sound, making Jiang Wenxin burst into laughter.

Jiang Wenxin couldn’t help but laugh: "You’re quite observant, little one. Alright, don’t make trouble, how about I tell you a story about a little sheep?"

Dou Dou’s eyes lit up, and she nodded obediently. Jiang Wenxin started to softly tell the story of a little sheep on the grassland, while Tao Guangsha mischievously made wolf howls from the side, which earned a glare from Dou Dou, forcing him to shut up. But he secretly tickled Dou Dou’s foot with his fingers.

"Hee hee... stop tickling! Mom, help me!" Dou Dou laughed and curled up in a ball, kicking her legs under the quilt, accidentally kicking Tao Guangsha in the stomach.

"Ouch!" Tao Guangsha exaggeratedly cried out, clutching his stomach, pretending to be in pain, "My little darling, your kick is so strong, Daddy’s stomach is about to be kicked through!"

Dou Dou stopped laughing and peeked to check on him, seeing his frowning face and panicking a little: "Dad, are you okay? Did your food fall out?"

Tao Guangsha: ...

Even now, you’re thinking about food.

"It’s fine, it’s fine," Tao Guangsha immediately changed his expression and pulled her into a hug, "As long as Dou Dou gives Dad a kiss, Dad won’t be in pain."

Dou Dou hesitated for a moment, quickly pecked his cheek, and then immediately snuggled back into Jiang Wenxin’s arms, her face full of disdain: "Dad, you stink!"

"Haha, you little rascal!" Tao Guangsha said helplessly. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Jiang Wenxin patted both of them, helplessly saying: "Stop messing around, it’s almost morning. There’s still stuff to do tomorrow."

Finally, they quieted down. Dou Dou suddenly sat up, searching under her pillow with her small hands.

"What are you looking for?" Jiang Wenxin asked, puzzled.

"My little stone!" Dou Dou furrowed her brows, "The gift I brought back for mom from the grassland, it was in my pajama pocket, where is it?"

Tao Guangsha quickly helped her search: "Don’t worry, don’t worry, it must have fallen on the bed."

The three of them turned the bed inside out, searching for the stone by the dim light of the bedside lamp. After a long search, Tao Guangsha finally found a shiny little stone at the foot of the bed and handed it to Dou Dou: "Is this it?"

"Yes! That’s it!" Dou Dou’s eyes lit up, and she carefully placed the stone on the bedside table, "This is the prettiest stone from the grassland, a gift for mom, it can’t be lost."