Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 398: Old and Cunning

Chapter 398: Chapter 398: Old and Cunning

"She’s worried about being pressured to marry, so she asked me to pretend to be her boyfriend," Shen Siyuan said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wenxin felt somewhat disappointed, thinking to herself that she wished it were real.

However, Tao Guangsha eagerly asked on the side, "What about Dou Dou? Did Dou Dou come with you?"

"No, she went out with Xiao Yue and Duoduo. I’ll call her over later, and you should be able to meet her this afternoon," Shen Siyuan explained.

"Thank you, it’s been a while since I saw her, I really miss her," Tao Guangsha said somewhat sheepishly.

"That’s understandable."

"Guangsha, you know Taozi’s boyfriend?"

At this moment, someone else came over, interrupting their conversation.

Getting married is like this, everyone is a relative, and they all know each other, responding to greetings is unavoidable and quite troublesome. This was something Shen Siyuan was particularly bad at, so he could only maintain a smile and react calmly to any changes.

Watching from the side, Taozi couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I’m laughing at how you and Ruan Ruan are completely opposite types of people, yet you ended up liking each other?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like me, you’re not good at dealing with people, while Ruan Ruan is a social butterfly, good at mingling and can strike up a conversation with anyone," Taozi explained.

Shen Siyuan thought for a moment and said seriously, "Maybe I’m attracted to her beauty, and she to my handsomeness."

Hearing this, Taozi punched him on the shoulder, not pleased, "So, are you saying you’d fall for any pretty girl you meet?"

"That’s hard to say," Shen Siyuan joked.

"Great, I’ll definitely tell Ruan Ruan about this," Taozi said triumphantly.

"You’re not a child anymore, stop tattling on others."

"Hmph, I don’t think you’re a good person either, sneaky, sneaky..."

While they were chatting, a middle-aged woman approached.

Taozi quickly stood up, calling her "Aunt".

Shen Siyuan also quickly stood up, seeing that the middle-aged woman was also smilingly sizing him up.

"Are you Taozi’s boyfriend?"

"Yes, hello, I am Taozi’s boyfriend Shen Siyuan," Shen Siyuan hurriedly responded.

"Good, good..." Aunt seemed very pleased.

However, Shen Siyuan, with his keen senses, easily noticed that her smile was not genuine, appearing somewhat forced.

"Taozi, your Grandma heard that you have a boyfriend and wants you to bring him over for her to see," Aunt said with a smile.

"Grandma is here too," Taozi said excitedly.

Then she looked at Shen Siyuan. She had asked Shen Siyuan to pretend to be her boyfriend just to deal with her relatives, but now it felt like meeting her parents.

"What are you looking at me for? Let’s go."

Since it had come to this, Shen Siyuan couldn’t just back out halfway.

Hearing Shen Siyuan say this, Taozi seemed very happy and immediately snuggled arm in arm with him.

Tao Guangsha and his wife Jiang Wenxin, sitting silently to the side, immediately focused on Taozi’s hand, their faces showing delight.

Jiang Wenxin stood up and said, "I haven’t seen Grandma for a long time either, I’ll go see her."

Tao Guangsha also wanted to stand up, but Aunt immediately said disapprovingly, "You better not go, she gets angry every time she sees you. It’s a day of celebration today, don’t upset her."

This left Tao Guangsha somewhat embarrassed as he sat back down, while Jiang Wenxin gave him a comforting look, gently patting his shoulder.

Tao Guangsha sighed deeply, feeling helpless but understanding the elderly’s behavior.

Thinking back to when Dou Dou passed away, he had been truly devastated. Remembering this, he looked at Shen Siyuan with even more gratitude.

"My Grandpa has passed away, leaving only Grandma. She’s old now, and it’s always Aunt taking care of her..."

On the way to meet Grandma Taozi, Taozi whispered some introductions about Shen Siyuan.

Grandma was not sitting with the guests in the living room. It was too crowded and noisy, which might give her a headache, so after arriving, she had been resting in the hotel room, waiting for the wedding ceremony to start before going downstairs to attend.

Seeing Grandma Taozi, Shen Siyuan was reminded of his own grandmother in the countryside. The two elderly ladies were similar, both slender rather than stout and bloated as many old people are.

Moreover, Shen Siyuan noticed that between Taozi’s brows, she actually looked a lot like her grandma, who was dressed in a dark gold embroidered bright red outfit, looking very festive.

"What a handsome young man, Taozi has good taste."

Because of poor eyesight, Grandma Taozi held Shen Siyuan’s hand and leaned in closely to take a good look.

"That’s right, when choosing a partner, it’s good to find someone attractive; even if the love fades, the good looks are still a win..."

Shen Siyuan couldn’t help but laugh; he found Grandma Taozi quite humorous.

"How old are you this year?"

"Twenty-six."

"Oh, it would be better if you were a year younger, then Taozi would be three years older than you. A woman three years older bringing wealth, but no worries, bringing a little less wealth is also fine..."

"What do you do for work?"

"I work at Taozi’s company, just an ordinary employee."

"Being ordinary is good; with your good looks, being ordinary keeps you honest. Besides, Taozi’s family has money, definitely won’t let you suffer..."

"How long have you known Taozi?"

"About four months."

"Four months and she has already brought you back to meet her parents, it shows she really likes you..."

"Haha, Grandma, I think so too," Shen Siyuan couldn’t help but join in the jest.

Only Taozi blushed on the side.

"How did you meet?"

"Sister Wenxin introduced us."

Hearing this, Grandma Taozi glanced at Jiang Wenxin, who stood quietly on the side, with a fleeting look of surprise on her face.

Then smilingly said: "Well, she did a great thing then."

"What does your family do?"

"My mom is an elementary school teacher, and my dad runs a chicken farm," Shen Siyuan answered.

"That’s very good, really good..."

Grandma Taozi gently patted the back of Shen Siyuan’s hand while taking a careful look at him.

"Young man, you’re capable," Grandma Taozi said cheerfully.

"Grandma, how can you tell?" Shen Siyuan asked with some amusement.

"If you weren’t capable, how could you have bewitched our Taozi to be so head over heels?"

"Grandma, that’s not true..." Taozi protested a bit.

...

After chatting for a while longer, Grandma Taozi then said: "I’ve held you up for too long, you guys go have fun."

Clearly, she was getting on in years and had limited energy.

"Then Grandma, you should rest well," Taozi said as she got up.

Then she whispered to Shen Siyuan: "Grandma’s health hasn’t been very good, let’s go so we don’t disturb her rest."

"Okay, then we’ll go out first, have a good rest Grandma."

Shen Siyuan gently patted the hand holding his and then withdrew his hand, following Taozi out of the room.

Jiang Wenxin, however, did not follow them out but stayed behind.

Seeing the exits, the aunt gently nudged her mother, who was sitting lost in thought, and asked with some confusion, "Mom, what’s wrong?"

Grandma Taozi didn’t respond to her daughter, but looked up at Jiang Wenxin and asked, "This young man, he’s a capable one, right?"