Chapter 669: Give Me Money
Seeing Shen Siyuan's wary expression, Shen Siyuan smiled.
"Didn't you just say we were the best dad and mom? Since that's the case, why don't you believe me?"
"You are the best dad and mom, but that doesn't necessarily mean you're good people. You may only be good to your own child, not necessarily to others," Lu Zimo said.
"What you say makes a lot of sense," Shen Siyuan said with some surprise.
"Of course, my grandpa told me that," Lu Zimo said proudly.
"You really love your grandpa," Shen Siyuan said with some emotion.
Lu Zimo nodded and said, "My grandpa loves me a lot too. He... he often buys me delicious food and... and toys."
"Wow, that's really great, but since you've agreed to my terms, you have to choose to trust me now,"
Shen Siyuan didn't crudely capture the other person into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, but chose to slowly communicate with them, which is actually a kind of spiritual cultivation.
Communicating with people, interacting with people, is really a wonderful thing.
Of course, the premise is effective communication. The kind of communication full of rambling is just a waste of time and energy.
"Then can you lend me money?" Lu Zimo asked expectantly.
"Money? How much do you want? But what do you need the money for?" Shen Siyuan was somewhat surprised by the question.
"I don't know how much, but... it must be a lot. I want the money to treat my grandpa's illness," Lu Zimo said.
"Your grandpa is sick?"
Lu Zimo nodded: "He's been in the hospital for a long time, and it requires a lot of money. Grandma said that if there is no more money, the hospital will kick grandpa out, but grandma can't sell enough bottles to make much money..."
"Grandpa keeps arguing with grandma, saying he doesn't want treatment anymore, wants to go home and die so he can stay with me, but... but grandma doesn't want him to die, saying if he goes, she would be alone..."
When Lu Zimo talked about these things, he wasn't too sad, and even kept smiling.
But for some reason, Taozi, who was listening on the side, felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
She reached out and gently tugged on Shen Siyuan's arm, whispering in his ear, "Can we help him? I have money, it should be enough."
She knew that Shen Siyuan didn't have much money.
Shen Siyuan lightly patted her hand, calming her down.
"When you died in the car accident, didn't the driver compensate your grandpa and grandma?" Shen Siyuan asked.
"It was all taken by my mom and dad," Lu Zimo said calmly.
It seemed as if it wasn't any of his business.
Upon hearing this, Taozi couldn't help but tighten her grip on Shen Siyuan's arm, becoming extremely angry.
"Your grandparents are getting old, how could they not keep some for themselves?" Shen Siyuan sighed.
He actually understood in his heart that elderly people's age makes it hard for them to outargue their children, and of course, it's also possible they spoiled their son too much.
Lu Zimo said, "After I died, they said it was all grandpa and grandma's fault for not taking care of me, argued with them, accused them of wanting to be greedy for dead man's money, grandpa got sick from anger, grandma didn't want that money anymore, in the end, it was all given to them."
"They argued among themselves over the money, I heard they even went to court, and after that, I don't know what happened, but grandpa and grandma didn't have money anymore..."
Lu Zimo, probably six or seven years old, had quite a clear expression capability, and Shen Siyuan also confirmed the ins and outs of the matter.
This couldn't help but remind him of Granny Cui.
Granny Cui had an ungrateful daughter, while Lu Zimo's grandparents had an ungrateful son.
Nowadays people live better, but their conscience has lessened.
"Then can you lend me money?" Lu Zimo asked again.
"Of course I can." Shen Siyuan nodded directly.
"It's a lot of money, maybe... maybe as much as a hundred thousand."
Seemingly worried that Shen Siyuan would change his mind, Lu Zimo mentioned the biggest number he could think of.
"Don't worry, this sister has money. Not to mention a hundred thousand, she has two hundred thousand," Shen Siyuan pointed to the Taozi beside him.
Taozi smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, your grandpa's medical expenses at the hospital will be fully covered by me, you don't have to worry."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zimo was very happy, his face radiating a bright smile.
"Thank you, sister, you're really a good person, and... and you're also very beautiful."
"Thank you."
Seeing Lu Zimo's happy appearance, Taozi, who originally had a trace of slight gloom in her heart, seemed to have her mood improved as well.
"So, sister, what do you want me to help you with? Let me tell you first, I am a ghost now, I can't do too much," Lu Zimo said somewhat timidly.
"Huh?" Taozi said with some surprise.
Then looked at Shen Siyuan beside her.
"Yes, since sister helped me, I naturally help sister with things," Lu Zimo said.
Shen Siyuan: ...
Upon hearing this, Taozi slightly raised the corners of her mouth, smiled, and said, "I need to think about it."
"No rush, sister can take her time thinking, I don't have to collect bottles now, I have plenty of time every day," Lu Zimo said.
Upon hearing this, Taozi reached out and wanted to touch Lu Zimo.
Lu Zimo, however, took a fearful step back, and Taozi awkwardly withdrew her hand.
"You have strong three fires, can't touch them, it will hurt him," Shen Siyuan explained to her.
"Three fires?" Taozi seemed to have read about this in stories.
"Yes, that's one fire on each of the left and right shoulders, and one on the top of the head, these three fires, are a manifestation of the essence energy of the human body, the healthier the body, the more vigorous the three fires, which have suppressive and harmful effects on evil ghosts," Shen Siyuan explained to her.
"Then why is Dou Dou okay?" Taozi looked at Dou Dou laughing heartily.
"Because you're her aunt, belonging to the same root and lineage, so the three fires won't harm them."
Upon hearing this, Taozi suddenly understood, but then she remembered something else.
"Wait, Duoduo and Xiao Yue interact with me a lot too, aren't they okay?"
"Because they're not ordinary ghosts, including Dou Dou too," Shen Siyuan said.
Upon hearing this, Taozi seemed to understand again, that explained it.
Dou Dou and the others are so powerful, indeed they can't be compared with ordinary ghosts.
"Do you know which hospital your grandpa is in? We can go visit him later," Shen Siyuan asked Lu Zimo.
"I know, it's Minxing Hospital, I often go with grandma to see him," Lu Zimo immediately said.
"Minxing Hospital?"
Shen Siyuan really didn't know this hospital, turned his head to look at Taozi, Taozi also shook her head indicating she didn't know.
Shen Siyuan pulled out his phone to check, finding out it's a small hospital, not even a tertiary one.
Seeing Shen Siyuan checking his phone, Lu Zimo guessed he probably didn't know the way, so he said, "My grandma knows how to get there, you can ask my grandma."
"No need, I've already found it on my phone," Shen Siyuan said.
Upon hearing this, an envious and longing look appeared on Lu Zimo's face.
"Phones are really great, grandpa said before he wanted to buy me a phone, grandma said it's too expensive, and no one would call, grandpa said other kids all have phones, he would buy me a cheap one, but before he could buy it for me, I died..."
Lu Zimo sighed deeply as he said the last part.
It's unclear whether he was sighing for his own death or sighing for not having a phone in the end.