Chapter 11: Family Banquet (Requesting Monthly Passes)

Actually, Shen Siyuan had a method to revive Dou Dou: to have Jiang Wenxin give birth to Dou Dou again.

The specific method was for Jiang Wenxin to conceive a second child, but before the embryo's soul formed, let Dou Dou borrow the body to return her soul, coming back to the human world to become the couple's daughter.

Unfortunately, this required the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, but now the banner was broken and tattered, and he had no magic power, so he simply could not perform such a technique at present.

So he didn't tell them; without hope, there would naturally be no disappointment.

After discussing matters related to Dou Dou, the couple didn't continue the topic; perhaps feeling the previous subject was too heavy, they proceeded to chat about lighter things.

For instance, Tao Guangxia told Shen Siyuan that he worked in the catering industry, owning several branded chain stores; although profitable, there were many trivial matters, making his work very busy.

And from the conversation, Shen Siyuan sensed that Jiang Wenxin must have asked her company colleagues about his information, knowing him very well, even saying she wanted to arrange a blind date for him.

Shen Siyuan was somewhat puzzled why these women were all so eager to introduce him to partners.

"Mr. Shen, please come in..."

As soon as the door opened, Dou Dou darted inside first, jumping and hopping around the house like a little monkey.

"Mommy, I want to watch cartoons."

She jumped onto the sofa, didn't sit, but climbed onto the backrest, stepping on the spine and walking forward along the wall.

She habitually called out "Mommy," but obviously, Mommy couldn't hear her speak.

Fortunately, there was still Daddy Tao Guangxia, who directly turned on the TV for her and played "Paw Patrol."

The little one immediately quieted down, sitting obediently on the sofa.

Seeing her in such a state, Tao Guangxia sighed, then said to Jiang Wenxin: "From now on, when at home, don't turn off the TV; play cartoons."

Jiang Wenxin nodded, understanding.

Meanwhile, Shen Siyuan took the opportunity to survey the interior furnishings.

The house was large, a big flat, with an area of at least one hundred and eighty square meters.

The balcony, over ten meters long, offered an extremely open view; at this evening hour, the sunset dyed the clouds on the horizon red, and orange sunlight spilled onto the balcony, giving an extremely warm feeling.

At the right corner of the balcony, there was a row of empty flower pots.

"Dou Dou's mother used to love growing flowers; after Dou Dou's accident, she never grew flowers again."

Looking at those empty flower pots, Tao Guangxia sighed deeply.

Shen Siyuan's mother, Huang Huijuan, also loved growing flowers, but whatever she planted died; the more carefully she cared for them, the faster they died, whereas if left alone in a corner of the yard, they grew extremely lush.

And whenever this happened, Huang Huijuan would be full of pride, boasting that it was all thanks to her efforts.

"Mr. Shen, would you like something to drink?"

Just then, Jiang Wenxin came over to host, and she also noticed those empty flower pots on the balcony.

Glancing at her husband, she then said: "When I have time, I'll fill these flower pots again."

Having said that, she called out into the room: "Dou Dou, do you want to plant flowers with Mommy?"

After she finished, she looked at Tao Guangxia, who smiled and said: "She said she wants to."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenxin looked very happy.

Shen Siyuan looked utterly awkward, because Dou Dou was watching cartoons, staring at the TV with a dazed expression, giggling foolishly, and hadn't heard her mother speak at all.

Tao Guangxia quietly winked at him, so Shen Siyuan didn't expose the truth.

The dinner was quite abundant; although it was a family banquet, it wasn't cooked by Jiang Wenxin.

Instead, Tao Guangxia had people come to the house to cook; since he worked in catering, hiring a few skilled chefs to prepare a few dishes at home was no problem at all.

After finishing the dishes, these people left, without even meeting Shen Siyuan.

Dou Dou looked longingly at the table full of delicacies, appearing extremely pitiful.

Seeing this, Tao Guangxia sighed repeatedly; he told Shen Siyuan that no wonder people cannot bear to see ghosts; otherwise, who could endure this? It is for the good of humans.

Although ghosts cannot eat food, they can "consume qi"; Dou Dou leaned over a plate of fermented rice wine braised pork, took a breath, and then her cheeks turned rosy, her eyes became hazy, giving an impression of drunkenness.

However, this feeling came quickly and left quickly; Dou Dou sobered up very soon, leaving Tao Guangxia dumbfounded.

Because they wanted to spend more time with Dou Dou, whether for breakfast or lunch today, the couple had eaten simply, having no idea there was such a scene.

"Otherwise, why do sacrifices for the dead require offerings? Especially wine; wine is the essence of grain, with the strongest fragrance. Many ancient customs actually aren't without reason," Shen Siyuan explained with a smile.

"Then we'll make more dishes every day from now on," Jiang Wenxin said.

"There's no need for that; the good thing about modern society is the abundance of food. Besides, although ghosts consume qi, it actually isn't of much use to them; it's just simple craving for taste..."

Shen Siyuan briefly educated them on some knowledge about ghosts.

Tao Guangxia was a businessman by nature, very talkative and good with words; with a little sipping of wine, Shen Siyuan unknowingly talked a bit more.

However, they were still very measured, not asking Shen Siyuan about the origin of his skills.

It was only because of Dou Dou that they had contact; with shallow acquaintance, one should not speak deeply, lest they lose even the chance of being friends.

Obviously, they wanted to make Shen Siyuan such a friend.

Whether for their daughter, or because of Shen Siyuan's skills.

"Mr. Shen, I toast you," Jiang Wenxin said, standing up with her wine glass.

"Accountant Jiang, no need to be so polite."

Shen Siyuan helplessly stood up; this was already the fourth glass Jiang Wenxin had toasted him.

"Please sit... please sit and speak..."

"Accountant Jiang, don't always call me Mr. Shen; in the company, we'll meet often, and it would be awkward for others to hear. You are older than me, so just call me Xiao Shen, or Siyuan..."

"Alright then, I, as the older sister, will take the liberty and call you Xiao Shen; you also shouldn't always call me Accountant Jiang; just call me Sister Jiang. For Dou Dou's sake, let's visit each other more often in the future..."

Having said that, she drained the wine in her cup in one gulp.

She was quite good at climbing the pole, but Shen Siyuan didn't dislike it.

Just as she said, as a mother, for Dou Dou's sake, there would inevitably be more exchanges in the future.

Then Jiang Wenxin brought up the blind date matter again.

"She's a younger sister from my own family—beautiful, highly educated, and someone I know well. If she weren't a good girl, I wouldn't have introduced her to you. You two can meet; if it doesn't work out, that's fine too..."

Jiang Wenxin was very enthusiastic, and her enthusiasm certainly wasn't just because she liked being a matchmaker.

She had her own private motives—she wanted to make Shen Siyuan part of the family, so that Watching Dou Dou would never lack someone to look after her.

With things said this far, Shen Siyuan no longer refused.

He was already twenty-six; he really needed a girlfriend, whether for physical needs or to appease his mother's endless matchmaking.

Before dinner was even finished, Watching Dou Dou vanished from Tao Guangxia's sight—he didn't even have time to say a few words.

Seeing the couple's expressions, Shen Siyuan felt a pang of pity and said, "There will be other chances."

Hearing this, the couple finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their faces lit up with smiles again.

After dinner, Shen Siyuan didn't stay long—he immediately took his leave. Tao Guangxia wanted to drive him home, but Shen Siyuan refused.

So the couple sat on the sofa with their daughter, watching cartoons, unaware that Watching Dou Dou had already left with Shen Siyuan.

Shen Siyuan raised his pinky finger, remembering the earlier pinky promise.

"How's that? I didn't lie to you—I got your mom and dad to see you, to talk to you..."

"Mmm~mmm, Big Brother is so amazing, Big Brother is a great person..."

Watching Dou Dou's adoring expression was incredibly cute.

At that moment, a thread of Jin Se light suddenly descended from the sky...