Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 133 Duoduo’s Mother

Chapter 133: Chapter 133 Duoduo’s Mother

Duoduo originally did not want to cry, happy that her mother had not forgotten her.

But when her mother hugged her and burst into loud sobs, she couldn’t help but start crying too.

Seeing her once beautiful mother now an old grandma with a face full of wrinkles made her even more heartbroken.

As Duoduo cried, Song Qingwei stopped her own tears and began to clumsily comfort her daughter.

It had been many years since she last comforted a child so carefully, not even her grandson; whenever that naughty boy cried, a spanking was enough.

But not only did the comfort from her mother not alleviate her tears, it made Duoduo cry even louder.

Years of grievances seemed to all pour out in this moment.

Fear, grievance, bewilderment, loneliness...

How had she, just a little girl, managed to carry on, even grown-ups would have been unable to persist after so many years and ultimately would choose to let go, returning to nature.

"Duoduo, let’s not cry anymore, let’s not cry... let’s go home... Mom will take you home..."

Song Qingwei wiped away Duoduo’s tears while tears silently streamed down her own face.

"Duoduo." It was at this moment that a man’s voice suddenly came from beside them.

Song Qingwei reflexively pulled Duoduo into her arms, warily looking towards Shen Siyuan.

Duoduo lifted her short arms, wiped her tears, raised her head, and looked up at Shen Siyuan.

Then she softly called out, "Brother."

"Don’t cry anymore, you have already found your mother, let’s go home and talk slowly," Shen Siyuan reached out to touch Duoduo’s little head, as Song Qingwei held Duoduo and tried to move away.

But immediately after, it seemed like she grasped the situation and, recalling her daughter’s previous words, asked with some astonishment and uncertainty, "Was it you who brought Duoduo back?"

Shen Siyuan nodded.

Duoduo also choked out, "This is Banner Master brother, Banner Master brother helped me find Mom."

"Thank you, thank you for bringing Duoduo back to me, my house is just ahead, please come and sit for a while."

Shen Siyuan’s gaze shifted towards Duoduo.

Song Qingwei quickly added, "And there are some matters for which I would like to seek the dharma master’s guidance."

So Shen Siyuan nodded; indeed, there were many things that needed his explanation. Duoduo was too young and could not explain everything clearly.

Therefore, Song Qingwei picked up Duoduo, but to her surprise found her unusually light, as if she had no weight at all and might fly out of her arms at any moment.

By now, she fundamentally believed the words Duoduo previously said. Although she was a doctor and a firm atheist, for her daughter’s sake, she was willing to believe that all of this was real.

"Mom, your things, your things..."

Duoduo, being held by her mother, quickly bent over and pointed to the ground, saying, "Mom, you didn’t take your things."

As if she was afraid that someone would take them away.

It was simple speech, but it made Song Qingwei momentarily lost in thought.

It reminded her of Duoduo when she was little, a very meticulous little girl, who as a toddler holding an orange given to her could clutch it all day, not willing to throw it away, and always reminded adults to check if they had everything when going out.

Hearing this, Shen Siyuan helped pick them up.

"Thank you, I still don’t know how to address the dharma master."

Song Qingwei’s voice was somewhat hoarse from all the crying just now.

"My surname is Shen, you can call me Mr. Shen."

Shen Siyuan always felt that being called a ’dharma master’ had a bit of a scam artist or fortune teller vibe.

Song Qingwei was amenable and immediately addressed him as Mr. Shen.

Then she led the way towards the end of the alley, only then noticing a girl standing there, her eyes red, looking at Duoduo in her arms.

Song Qingwei was slightly surprised, and Shen Siyuan took the initiative to introduce her, "This is my girlfriend, Ruan Hongzhuang, who came with me."

Duoduo obediently called out, "Sister Ruan Ruan."

Before, Shen Siyuan said that according to her birth date, she should address Duoduo as "sister."

Therefore, after meeting Duoduo, she had been finding ways to get Duoduo to call her "sister."

Duoduo was simple-minded, and besides, Ruan Hongzhuang did indeed look older than her, so it naturally followed that she started calling her "sister."

"I’ve caused trouble for you both."

Seeing the extraordinary demeanor of the girl before her, Song Qingwei greeted them and then politely added another sentence before continuing to lead them towards her house.

In fact, the scene included not only Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang, but also Dou Dou and Xiao Yue, it was just that the latter two were not visible.

Under normal circumstances, Song Qingwei at her current age would not be able to carry a child of Duoduo’s age, but now, Duoduo was really too young.

She not only carried Duoduo a long way, but also managed to open the vermilion door with one hand.

"Come in and have a seat."

Song Qingwei carried Duoduo briskly into the house. As Duoduo struggled to get down, Song Qingwei let her down but continued to hold her hand as if afraid that if she let go, Duoduo would disappear again.

Shen Siyuan and Ruan Hongzhuang followed them inside, but Shen Siyuan was carrying things in one hand and had his other arm around Ruan Hongzhuang’s waist, so he was basically bearing all of the load.

Shen Siyuan had originally wanted her to rest at the hotel, but she insisted on coming along.

From the outside, the courtyard seemed small, but after entering, it was found to be quite large, a standard Xiajing courtyard house.

There were wing rooms on both sides, and the central courtyard was planted with many flowers and plants, although it seemed a bit neglected.

"Please take a seat, I’ll make some tea for you."

Once in the main room, Song Qingwei invited them to sit down, then taking Duoduo with her, she proceeded to prepare tea for the two, unwilling to let Duoduo out of her sight for even a moment.

"We don’t have any good tea at home, please don’t mind it," said Song Qingwei.

Ruan Hongzhuang picked up her cup and glanced at it, then sniffed and said, "Aunty is being too modest; this is indeed the special grade Biluochun with large single buds."

"Oh? How can you tell? I don’t know about these things."

Shen Siyuan did not pretend to understand, sipping the tea lightly, the flavor fragrant on his lips.

"It was a gift; I don’t really understand these things either," Song Qingwei said with a smile.

Then she sat down opposite to them, continuing to hold Duoduo on her lap.

She then began to ask Shen Siyuan, "I heard Mr. Shen’s accent, are you from Bin Hai?"

"Yes, we took the flight yesterday," Shen Siyuan said.

"I was looking for mom and dad yesterday, but you were all not home," said Duoduo, sitting on her lap.

Song Qingwei looked at Duoduo with a kind expression and said, "That’s because we went to your brother’s home."

"Bo Bo?"

Duoduo’s eyes seemed to brighten at the mention.

"I haven’t seen him for such a long time, I kind of miss him," Duoduo said.

Song Qingwei gently stroked her cheek, softly saying, "After all these years, you still have the same habit, eh? You should call him brother."

"Hehe~"

Duoduo giggled happily. She liked to call her brother Bo Bo because her name was Duoduo.

Song Qingwei once again directed her gaze towards Shen Siyuan, asking, "Mr. Shen, could you please help me solve this mystery? I’m still somewhat unable to understand what’s going on."

While saying this, she hugged Duoduo in her arms even tighter.

"Are you sure you want to listen?" Shen Siyuan asked.

Recalling what Duoduo had mentioned before, Song Qingwei took a deep breath and then nodded emphatically.

"I want to know what has happened to Duoduo," she said.

Seeing this, Shen Siyuan stopped being evasive, put down the teacup in his hand, and prepared to start talking about the first time he met Duoduo.