NOVEL WEB Chapter 482 Villa
"What does your friend do?"
"Why have I never heard you mention her before?"
"Isn't her family from Bin Hai?"
"How did you guys meet?"
...
On the way to the villa, Ruan Hongzhuang drove while casually asking Taozi, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
Taozi stifled her laughter and answered each of her questions.
Sitting in the back, Dou Dou leaned towards Shen Siyuan and whispered, "She's so chatty."
But before Shen Siyuan could respond, Tang Tang, who was sitting on Shen Siyuan's lap, reached out to push her head away, not allowing her to get close. Her brother was hers.
"Tsk~"
Dou Dou opened her mouth, ready to bite her hand, but Tang Tang quickly pulled her hand back. Seeing that she missed, she immediately burst out laughing.
Duoduo was sitting with Xiao Yue, looking at the book in Xiao Yue's hand.
She couldn't read many words but could understand the illustrations on it.
Mao Sanmei was sitting in the back of the car, surrounded by a heap of bags and parcels.
She came along mostly because she didn't trust Tang Tang, and also she had to handle lunch today.
Taozi's friend's villa was quite far away, taking the Coastal Highway for more than an hour by car, finally arriving at a villa area.
This place is a high-end vacation community with beautiful surroundings, boasting a private beach with no entry for tourists, only open to residents.
Thus, the entire beach's ecosystem remains quite well-preserved.
Arriving at the villa doorstep, a business-clad housekeeper stood at the entrance.
This was a wealthy area, and they were not short on money, so houses were rarely rented out, including Taozi's friend.
When not in Bin Hai, the house would be entrusted to the property service, which would regularly check water and electricity, clean, and maintain the pool, of course, charging a service fee.
"May I ask who is Miss Jiang?"
As the car stopped, the housekeeper immediately approached.
"That's me." Taozi got out of the car upon seeing that.
"I need to confirm with the homeowner." The housekeeper quickly said.
"Understandable."
Since this was a private residence with many precious items inside, the owner's identity needed to be confirmed.
The housekeeper then video-called Taozi's friend, and after confirming Taozi's identity, handed her the keys.
"If you need cleaning services, a chef, or any other requests, you can contact me." said the housekeeper finally.
"Alright, I got it, thank you." Taozi thanked her.
"You're welcome, it's my duty, enjoy your holiday." The housekeeper courteously responded and then left without further disturbance.
Taozi then used the electronic security card to open the gate, letting Ruan Hongzhuang drive the car into the garage.
"Wow, such a big house." Dou Dou jumped off the car, couldn't help but exclaim.
Shen Siyuan, following after, also couldn't help but praise: "Nice environment, good service too."
The front yard was a small garden, clearly well-maintained with flourishing flowers and plants.
While the backyard consisted of a lawn and a pool, and following the steps down led to the private beach of this villa community.
"The environment here is indeed great." commented Ruan Hongzhuang while looking around after parking the car.
"Why not buy a property here as well, for vacation?" Taozi smiled from the side.
She knew that Ruan Hongzhuang had the financial capability; moreover, even if she didn't, her father did.
"Then you must work hard next year."
"Why?"
"To earn money to buy a villa for me."
"Greedy capitalist." Taozi commented.
Shen Siyuan saw Mao Sanmei unloading groceries from the car and hurried forward to help.
Meanwhile, Tang Tang, who just got off the car, was already helping her mom, but unfortunately, her strength was too small, unable to move much of anything, so she ended up holding her little ball.
The villa's interior wasn't luxurious, rather minimalist, using large sections of glass walls making it appear bright and spacious.
"It's just for vacation living, so it wasn't overly decorated. The house was simply furnished when bought, followed by only slight adjustments." Taozi explained to everyone.
"You seem so familiar with this place, do you often come? I've never heard you mention it." Ruan Hongzhuang spoke as soon as she heard this.
Taozi: ...
"Not good, not good..."
At this moment, Dou Dou, who had just run to the backyard, rushed back in a hurry.
"What's wrong?" Shen Siyuan felt startled and rushed to the backyard.
Tang Tang, just now, had followed Dou Dou to the backyard; he was worried she might fall into the pool.
"Tang Tang's ball fell into the water." Dou Dou explained.
Shen Siyuan said with some helplessness: "Don't shout like that, I thought something happened."
Nonetheless, he continued to walk toward the backyard, followed closely by Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi.
They saw Tang Tang's ball floating in the pool, while Tang Tang was pacing back and forth beside the pool in distress.
"My ball..."
"I'm anxious, I'm anxious..."
"Ball, come back, don't go swimming..."
"Ball will drown..."
...
Shen Siyuan walked over and held her little head. If allowed to continue, she'd turn herself dizzy.
"Quickly save the ball..."
Tang Tang grabbed Shen Siyuan's hand, her face full of worry.
"Hehe, balls don't have a mouth or nose; how can they drown? Silly girl." Dou Dou mocked nearby.
"Give it a blow and see." Shen Siyuan suggested.
Tang Tang was stunned for a moment, then remembered something and blew a couple of times towards the pool. The originally calm pool started rippling, and the ball in the middle was pushed to the pool's edge.
"han~"
Tang Tang was so happy that she danced around.
Then she ran over with a bent waist and stuck her bottom out ready to fish up her ball. But the pool was a bit shallow, causing her to lean too far and fall into the pool head first. Luckily, Shen Siyuan was behind her, quick-handed, and pulled her back; still, the pool water splashed and wet her little face.
"han~"
"Still laughing, it was so dangerous just now."
Shen Siyuan patted her small butt a few times.
Duoduo then came out from the house holding beach tools, followed by Xiao Yue, who was helping Mao Sanmei take groceries to the backyard barbecue stand.
"Who wants to swim?" Taozi asked, raising her hand.
"I don't want to." Dou Dou raised her hand high.
"Why raise your hand?" Taozi said, speechless.
Since Dou Dou was drowned, she disliked water, otherwise she would have volunteered to help Tang Tang retrieve the ball and wouldn't have been so panicked.
"You swim, I'll take them to the beach."
Shen Siyuan beckoned Duoduo over.
Then he led her and Dou Dou down the steps toward the beach.
They thought there would be no one on the beach, but unexpectedly there was a middle-aged woman there, her back facing them, gazing at the sea. She seemed to be another resident here.
Of course, what truly caught Shen Siyuan's attention was the young little ghost girl behind the middle-aged woman, who, hearing the commotion, turned her head to look at them.