Chapter 128: One hundred twenty-eight. Is he bandaging himself? _1 Chapter 128: One hundred twenty-eight. Is he bandaging himself? _1 “I, I’ll go boil some water to drink.”

Ji Pianran was afraid someone might see her blushing.

She stammered out her words and then quickly stood up, lowering her head as she walked toward the kitchen.

Gu Chen at this moment had absolutely no clue what had just happened, staring blankly at Ji Pianran’s retreating figure.

Weren’t apples supposed to quench thirst?

Why did she feel even thirstier after eating them?

…

Li You’e and Aunt Zhang had spent quite a few hours at Gu Chen’s house.

After savoring apples and sitting for a little over ten minutes, seeing that it had fully darkened outside, they happily went back home.

Xiao Tangtang was someone who got lively with company, refusing to sleep when there were people around.

During the day, just to play with the adults for a bit longer, she insisted on not taking her nap.

Now that everyone had left, she started yawning, her eyes barely open with fatigue.

She walked listlessly over to Gu Chen, hugging his leg and cooing sweetly.

“Daddy, Tangtang sleepy~”

Seeing his little girl looking so adorably soft and cuddly, Gu Chen didn’t say a word and picked up his daughter to head inside.

He was going to tell her a story.

…

The following morning, Ji Pianran got up before dawn.

She first glanced towards Gu Chen’s room, saw that the light was still off, guessed he hadn’t woken up yet, hastily washed up, and then entered the kitchen.

She intended to prepare a simple breakfast.

If the breakfast was ready and Gu Chen still hadn’t gotten up, she could just call him to wake up.

After all, today there was an important event – a meeting to attend!

The village chief had notified them the previous day about this morning’s meeting.

Especially since the matter was related to her own family, it was better to be early than late.

She needed to show her commitment.

What she didn’t expect was that just as she entered the kitchen, the light in Gu Chen’s room came on.

These days, Gu Chen had gotten used to waking up early, automatically waking up at his usual time.

Just as he sat up from bed and turned his head, he noticed the light in the kitchen was on.

Naturally, he realized Ji Pianran was inside.

He hurriedly put on his clothes and shoes, and without even washing his face, he headed towards the kitchen.

Don’t ask, ask is to not bear letting the wife cook breakfast alone!

This is love!

Ji Pianran was just about to beat some eggs to make egg custard when she saw Gu Chen come in.

She smiled tenderly at him, “You’re up?”

“If I don’t get up now, you’ll have finished making the food.”

Having said that, Gu Chen reached out to take the bowl from Ji Pianran’s hands, ready to do it himself.

Just yesterday, Aunt Zhang spent a long time talking to her, and Ji Pianran remembered one thing clearly, to capture a man’s heart through his stomach.

When she saw Gu Chen trying to take over, Ji Pianran quickly refused, saying, “No need, I can do it.”

She wanted to cook for Gu Chen.

She might not know much else, but she’d made steamed eggs many times for Xiao Tangtang.

There was absolutely no issue with that.

Seeing her so eager to help, Gu Chen didn’t insist further.

He just smiled, “Alright then, I’ll make a pancake instead.”

After saying that, he grabbed several handfuls of flour from the bin, added some water, and started kneading the dough.

As Ji Pianran put the eggs into the pot, she turned around to see that Gu Chen had already rolled out the first pancake, ready to put it in the pan.

She also fetched some pickles from the pickle jar, planning to eat them with the pancake.

Although it was spring, everyone was still wearing their cotton-padded jackets.

The water in the pickle jar was ice-cold, and the moment Ji Pianran plunged her hand in, she shivered uncontrollably.

She quickly grabbed a handful of pickles, placed them in a bowl, and went inside.

She then placed the pickles on the cutting board to chop and wash them.

By this time, Gu Chen had already finished cooking the first scallion pancake and was about to make the second one.

Just as she placed the pancake in the pan, Ji Pianran let out a cry of “Ah.”

The sound suggested she might have cut her hand.

Gu Chen’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately turned his head to look at Ji Pianran.

Indeed, her right index finger had been sliced by the knife.

Bright red blood was gushing out.

Ji Pianran had been cutting pickled vegetables, which had been soaked in brine, so when her skin broke, the saltwater on her hand instantly seeped into the wound.

Sweat immediately formed a fine layer on her forehead.

Her beautiful and delicate brows involuntarily furrowed from the pain that bore right into her heart.

Gu Chen took a couple of steps towards her, and without a second thought, grabbed Ji Pianran’s hand and placed it in his mouth.

At that time, everyone believed saliva could disinfect a wound and even stop bleeding.

Gu Chen was no exception.

Ji Pianran had been wincing from the pain but was so surprised by Gu Chen’s sudden action that she couldn’t utter a single word.

Her moist eyes suddenly widened, staring at Gu Chen in shock and embarrassment.

Due to the turmoil, she couldn’t feel the throbbing pain from her finger anymore.

She looked at Gu Chen, dumbfounded.

Was he, was he trying to stop her bleeding?

But she had just touched pickled vegetables!

Moreover, there had been quite a lot of blood on her hands.

Mixed with the brine of the pickles… she couldn’t help but feel more and more embarrassed.

Her face turned involuntarily red.

After a long pause, she bit her lip and whispered softly, “Dirty…”

Gu Chen pretended not to hear, giving Ji Pianran a sympathetic look.

He had no intention of letting go.

What if the blood started flowing again once he let go?

She might not care about the injury, but he did!

It seemed, from now on, it would be better to keep Ji Pianran out of the kitchen!!!

He would have to do the cooking himself!

He couldn’t bear the thought of his wife getting hurt again.

As a tingling and numb sensation spread through her finger,

Ji Pianran’s breathing slowed unconsciously, and she felt as if all the blood in her body was about to freeze in an instant.

Her heartbeat, however, pounded faster and faster, as if it were about to burst through her chest.

The sensation was too much to bear.

She quickly drew her hand back with force.

“I, I’m going to check if Xiao Tangtang has woken up,” she said.

Then she rushed flusteredly towards Gu Chen’s room.

If she stayed any longer, she feared her face would turn as red as a tomato!

Watching Ji Pianran’s flustered retreat, a wrinkle formed on Gu Chen’s brow.

It looked like she was shy again, wasn’t it?

Look at her running like a frightened little deer, such an adorable wife. He really didn’t know what good deeds he had done in his past life to have met her in this one.

…

After breakfast, Ji Pianran took Xiao Tangtang to wash up, as they had a meeting to attend today, and she wanted to tidy up her daughter a bit more.

Once her daughter was ready, it was nearly eight o’clock.

With Gu Chen holding Xiao Tangtang and Ji Pianran by his side, the family of three headed towards the village committee.

The village committee was in the center of the village.

It was a three hundred square meter yard built with government funding a few years back.

Inside, there were several rooms used as offices for the village cadres.

There was also a hall of over one hundred and seventy square meters, where the village meetings were held, or where performance troupes from the city would come to put on shows. It was quite useful.

Being nearby, it took only a few steps to reach the village committee.

Gu Chen thought they had arrived early, but to his surprise, everyone else was also early.

People were gathered in small groups, discussing the day’s meeting.