Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 300: Cutting Ears

Chapter 300: Chapter 300: Cutting Ears

"Eating without waiting for me?"

Just then, Ruan Hongzhuang emerged from her room, wearing pajamas with her hair somewhat tousled.

"I thought you were very tired and should sleep in a bit longer," said Shen Siyuan.

Ruan Hongzhuang approached and peeked into Shen Siyuan’s plate—empty, nothing in it. Meanwhile, Jiang Taoshi’s plate still had an unfinished meat patty.

"I finished mine already. I left yours for you; go brush your teeth and wash your face."

"Okay." Ruan Hongzhuang bent down to peck Shen Siyuan on the corner of his mouth.

"Dirty," Shen Siyuan dodged.

"It’s fine, I’m going to brush my teeth now," said Ruan Hongzhuang.

"No, I meant you haven’t brushed your teeth yet," Shen Siyuan said.

"You scamp, you’re actually being picky with me."

Ruan Hongzhuang stretched her neck, insisting on another kiss before she would be content.

Shen Siyuan pretended to be helpless and gave her a light peck on the lips. Only then, satisfied, did she gladly go to brush her teeth and wash her face.

"Cheh, what’s the big deal."

Jiang Taoshi watched this scene unfold, feeling suddenly that the meat patties weren’t so appealing or tasty anymore.

After Ruan Hongzhuang got ready and finished breakfast, they prepared to head to Rainbow House, and naturally, Jiang Taoshi went along.

She originally had plans to go shopping with Ruan Hongzhuang, but upon hearing of this event, her interest was piqued, and she wanted to join in the excitement.

This was a good thing—the more people knew about Rainbow House, the more would join the charity cause, so she wasn’t turned down.

"Are you guys staying home or coming with us?" Shen Siyuan asked the three little ones.

Xiao Yue stood up straight away; she was indeed bored at home and also wanted to go out.

Dou Dou and Duoduo had no opinions of their own and saw that brother and sister were going, so they naturally wanted to follow.

So, Ruan Hongzhuang drove, Shen Siyuan sat in the passenger seat, and Jiang Taoshi and the little ones sat in the back.

The backseat was spacious, and because Dou Dou was sitting on her auntie’s lap, she didn’t take up much space, so it didn’t feel crowded at all.

"Potato, where are we going to play?" asked Dou Dou.

"We’re going to see Tang Tang."

"Tang Tang?" Dou Dou remembered this little friend.

She and Sister Xiao Yue had been to Rainbow House before, but they were pretending to be ghosts at that time, so although she had seen Tang Tang, Tang Tang had never seen her.

"Can I play with her then?" Dou Dou asked excitedly.

"Of course, but Tang Tang can’t hear and doesn’t talk," Shen Siyuan reminded her.

He was worried that Dou Dou, getting too impatient to play with Tang Tang, might get frustrated.

"Why can’t she hear?" Dou Dou asked curiously.

"Because her ears are sick, so she can’t hear."

Jiang Taoshi, holding her in her arms, tried her best to explain it in terms a child would understand.

"I know, that means she’s deaf, right?" Dou Dou said.

"Eh... you know?"

"Because my mom often says my dad’s gone deaf, but I know it’s not true, he’s pretending," Dou Dou said earnestly.

"You are really smart."

Everyone in the car laughed silently while Duoduo curiously asked, "Why does your dad pretend to be deaf?"

"Because he thinks Mom talks too much, so he pretends he can’t hear," Dou Dou said, stroking her chin and pretending to look wise.

Dou Dou glanced at Duoduo and then suddenly widened her eyes as if she had an epiphany. The girl, who had been sitting on Jiang Taoshi’s lap, immediately stood up, reaching for the front seat, her expression excited, "Sweet potato, sweet potato..."

"What’s up?"

Shen Siyuan turned around, a bit puzzled by her sudden excitement.

"Sister Duoduo, Sister Duoduo..."

Dou Dou was so excited she could hardly speak, and Duoduo curiously looked at her.

"Duoduo has two ears, if we give one to Tang Tang, she will be able to hear," Dou Dou excitedly said.

Duoduo was so scared that she quickly covered her ears with her little hands, looking at Dou Dou with a shocked face.

"You’re too bad, you’re a bad bean," Duoduo said angrily.

Taozi, who was holding her, realized why Dou Dou would say that, especially since the impression of Duoduo taking off her own head was deeply etched in her mind.

So, she subconsciously looked at Duoduo’s ears, curious if they could also be taken off.

Duoduo got even more scared and hurriedly hid next to Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue put her arm around Duoduo and then said to Dou Dou, "I think it’s most suitable to cut off your ears. You’d manage with just one."

Dou Dou got scared and covered her little ears with her hand.

"No, no, I can’t take off my head..." she hurriedly explained.

Duoduo realized why Dou Dou wanted her ears, thinking they could be taken off like her head.

Just then, a breeze blew in from the car window, and Shen Siyuan, who had been listening to the commotion in the back, immediately looked outside and stretched out his hand to feel the wind brushing his fingertips.

After laughing, Ruan Hongzhuang, who was driving, saw this and asked with some curiosity, "What did you feel?"

"Probably urging us to hurry up a bit," Shen Siyuan pondered and replied.

"Chattering on about God knows what."

Ruan Hongzhuang said this, but she still sped up the car.

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Today is Saturday, and the children don’t have school, so Rainbow House is particularly lively.

Thanks to Jiang Yingxue’s support, the children’s lives have visibly improved. Everyone was wearing new clothes and new shoes, as if it were Chinese New Year.

Moreover, Rainbow House also welcomed two new children, one named Sun Yanan and the other Lin Qiuxue. Both children are quite introverted and exceptionally well-behaved.

Ding Guilan felt very sorry for these two girls and took extra care of them, striving to help them integrate into Rainbow House as quickly as possible.

Lin Qiuxue was somewhat better, having a brother who learns to repair cars and often comes to see her when he has time.

But Sun Yanan was pitiful. She had grown up in a single-parent family, and after her mother chose to commit suicide, she became even more silent and uncommunicative.

Moreover, she had been transferred from her original school to a primary school near Rainbow House. The new environment and new classmates made her even more isolated.

This troubled Ding Guilan quite a bit, so she took special care of her. In addition to that, she had Zhou Zhiyong look after her.

Zhou Zhiyong was very lively and talkative. Initially, it was because he talked too much, which is why Tang Tang was assigned to him. Only Tang Tang wouldn’t find him annoying because she couldn’t hear.

And so, Zhou Zhiyong suddenly became the busiest child in Rainbow House, having to take care of two.

"Sun Yanan, did your teacher assign a lot of homework?"

Zhou Zhiyong sat on a small stool, looking towards Sun Yanan who was beside him.

A bamboo sieve full of soybeans rested on Sun Yanan’s lap; she was picking out sand and bad beans from among the soybeans.

It was a task taught to her by a grandma at Rainbow House; these beans were to make soy milk for the kids. If there were sand or bad beans, they might ruin a whole cup of soy milk.

Sun Yanan, who was reserved and quiet, suited these meticulous tasks well.

Tang Tang also joined in, her little hands scrabbling in the sieve.

Upon hearing Zhou Zhengyong’s question, Sun Yanan didn’t speak but just nodded slightly. Her hair was somewhat long, not only covering her eyes but also most of her face, as if she wanted to shrink her entire being into a shell.

Her gaze seemed a bit listless, giving off an impression of being simple-minded and easy to bully.

Thankfully, the school Ding Guilan transferred her to had quite a few children from Rainbow House, and she wasn’t bullied.

The children from Rainbow House are very united. They don’t have parents, so they stick together even more. If one of them is bullied, they will swarm to defend and are capable of giving the bully a beating.

Like a robot, she monotonously picked the beans, only casting a slightly more spirited glance when Tang Tang laughed "han~han~" after finding a bad bean.

But at that moment, Tang Tang suddenly stopped her actions and looked up at the sky.

Since she had been grinning widely, her bib with ruffled edges had been soaked with a large patch of drool.

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