NOVEL WEB Chapter 481 Jealousy
"Why are you wearing a mask?"
Duoduo circled around Ruan Hongzhuang, full of curiosity.
"Because I'm so beautiful, if others see me, they'll feel inferior." Ruan Hongzhuang joked.
Duoduo: →_→
"What's with that look?"
"You're bragging."
As soon as she said this, she turned and ran, and sure enough, Ruan Hongzhuang bent down to catch her and caught nothing.
"Hmph, are you scared?" Duoduo stood at a distance, smugly looking at Ruan Hongzhuang.
"Scared of what?"
"Scared of me saying you're bragging."
"That's called feeling guilty, not scared."
"Hehe, same thing, anyway, you're not the prettiest." Duoduo said.
"Then who do you think is the prettiest?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked with a smile.
"Of course, it's me, I'm the most beautiful." Dou Dou poked her little head over from the side.
"No, my mom is the prettiest." Duoduo immediately retorted.
Dou Dou: →_→
"What's wrong? Am I not right? My mom was really pretty when she was young, she looked just like me."
Everyone: ...
"Your mom isn't here right now, you don't have to say that." Dou Dou whispered to Duoduo.
Duoduo blinked, not quite understanding what she meant.
But everyone else knew why Dou Dou said that, and they couldn't stop laughing.
"Duoduo, who do you think is the prettiest?" Taozi seized the moment to ask.
While saying this, she flipped her hair and posed, obviously hinting that Dou Dou should say Aunt is the prettiest.
But she's Dou Dou, not an ordinary person.
Hearing this, she immediately imitated Taozi's actions, flipping her hair and posing, then said: "Of course, my Taozi is the prettiest."
"Haha..."
Everyone burst out laughing, Duoduo swiveled her hips and nudged her aside.
In her mind, her mom is the most beautiful person in the world.
At this time, Tang Tang came over holding a ball, wanting Dou Dou to play with her.
Although the two of them often end up fighting when together, either chasing each other or scratching and poking, Tang Tang just likes to play with her.
But it was obvious that Dou Dou didn't want to play ball with her, so when she saw her coming over with the ball, she turned and ran.
"han~"
Tang Tang followed behind with a silly grin.
"Are we just staying at home on our day off today?"
Taozi glanced outside, today's weather was great, with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze.
"Where can I go like this, it'd be bad if I caused a commotion, sigh..." Ruan Hongzhuang sighed.
But Taozi heard the pride in her tone and saw the laughter in her eyes, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"What's there to be proud of, it's not like you look this good by natural talent, how is this different from plastic surgery?" Taozi said somewhat jealously.
"Say what you want, I'll just be beautiful on my own."
Hearing this, Taozi felt a bit frustrated, her gaze quietly drifted towards Shen Siyuan, full of grievance.
But just then, a figure suddenly stood in front of her, blocking her view.
Even though Ruan Hongzhuang was wearing a mask, her burning gaze still made Taozi feel a bit guilty.
Just then, Dou Dou came running over with a small plastic bucket, looking excited, "Aunt, let's go out and play, let's swim, watch whales, dig sand..."
After saying this, she turned and ran towards Shen Siyuan.
The little one was very smart, knowing that Shen Siyuan's words carried more weight.
Seeing Dou Dou's expectant eyes, Shen Siyuan smiled and nodded, "Sure, let's go out for a spin together today."
"Wearing a mask all the time, it feels troublesome to go anywhere." Ruan Hongzhuang muttered softly.
She felt most comfortable staying at home.
Hearing this, Taozi thought for a moment and said, "I do have a place we could go."
Hearing this, Dou Dou immediately ran over to her, looking at her expectantly, like a husky.
"I have a friend who has a vacation villa, not only does it have a beach, but also a pool, an outdoor restaurant, and the environment is especially good." Taozi said with a bit of excitement.
"Never mind, we wouldn't want to trouble others as a family." Shen Siyuan said.
"It's no trouble; she usually doesn't live there except when on vacation, during which it's managed by others most of the time." Taozi quickly explained.
"In that case, give her a call." Shen Siyuan immediately said.
This wasn't unusual in Bin Hai, many people who bought homes or apartments in Bin Hai weren't there year-round, only coming during winter and summer vacations, and they rented them out for specialized management in the meantime — some to hotels, others to individuals as guesthouses.
Not only do they make money, but they also have someone looking after the place.
Shen Siyuan had a friend whose family was in this business and it was quite sizeable, earning a lot every year.
Hearing this, Taozi went to find her phone to make the call, but Ruan Hongzhuang followed.
Seeing this, Dou Dou quickly followed too.
It wasn't surprising for Dou Dou to follow her around, but Ruan Hongzhuang doing it left Taozi quite puzzled.
"I'm just making a call, why are you following me?" Taozi asked in confusion.
"Who's this friend, and why didn't I know?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked.
"A friend from long ago." Taozi said offhandedly.
Then, as she found her phone to dial, she seemed to catch on suddenly.
She turned back and looked at Ruan Hongzhuang with a bit of surprise, "Why are you asking?"
"I... I was just asking casually." Ruan Hongzhuang said, somewhat awkwardly.
"Are you... are you jealous? Haha..." Taozi burst into wild laughter.
"What nonsense are you talking?" Ruan Hongzhuang turned and walked away.
Seeing her reaction, Taozi was even more convinced of her guess.
"Aunt, why are you laughing?" Dou Dou asked, looking up in confusion.
"Nothing, I'm making a call."
Only then did she suppress her laughter and called her friend.
"Aunt, why would anyone be jealous, is the vinegar tasty?" Dou Dou asked curiously.
Ruan Hongzhuang softly stroked her little head, but didn't explain.
Seeing this, Dou Dou ran over to Ruan Hongzhuang to ask.
"Is vinegar tasty?"
Ruan Hongzhuang: ...
That friend of Taozi's was her childhood pal, their families were close since they were young, and later her friend's family moved away due to work relocations, but they stayed in touch over the years.
So when Taozi asked to borrow her villa, there was no problem at all, and her friend immediately agreed.
"Alright, let's set off." Taozi hung up the phone, looking excited.
"Wait a minute, I need to bring the shovel."
Dou Dou hurried to find beach tools, actually, they all belonged to Tang Tang, as for Tang Tang, she was still holding her ball, waiting for someone to play with her.
Seeing this, Duoduo ran back home to get beach tools too.
"Bring the swimsuits, and some food too; there's a kitchen, a grill..." Taozi said.
So everyone got busy, packing what needed to be packed, preparing what needed preparing.
Only Tang Tang stood in the living room holding her ball, watching everyone bustling around, with a bewildered look, not knowing what they were doing.