Chapter 143: One hundred forty-three This cup is the one he bought for himself!_1 Chapter 143: One hundred forty-three This cup is the one he bought for himself!_1 Gu Chen saw that his daughter seemed to be especially fond of the cup and walked over with a warm smile.

“Tangtang, do you like this?”

The little girl didn’t even turn her head, her eyes fully captured by the glass water cup in front of her. She nodded earnestly without hesitation, “Mhm!”

After speaking, it was as if she remembered something, and her little face fell, her expression also turning somewhat disappointed.

“But Mommy said we don’t need to buy cups, and if we buy one, it has to be made of metal, because glass breaks~”

Because their family was poor, and on top of that Tangtang was young and couldn’t hold onto cups steadily,

Ji Pianran never bought her glass cups; she used a small metal jar instead.

Similar to the kind you get for free with a purchase of two ounces of white spirit.

Although both were cups, the metal one was sturdy.

It could survive Tangtang’s drops without breaking, even if the ceramic coating got chipped!

The little girl looked longingly at the glass water cups on the shelf.

She really liked them so much.

Seeing how much his daughter loved it, Gu Chen didn’t say another word and picked it out.

“Daddy will buy it for you!” Hearing that her father was going to buy her the cup, the little one smiled so wide her teeth disappeared into her cheeks.

“Daddy is the best in the world!”

Gu Chen lightly scraped her little nose with his hand and then passed the cup to the store owner.

“How much for this cup?”

After speaking, his gaze turned and landed on the small cart by the door.

On it was a sign for a discount sale.

There were a heap of thermoses in various colors and styles.

Among them, there was a black thermos that looked quite decent.

Honestly, Gu Chen hadn’t intended to buy a thermos for himself, but seeing the discount, he couldn’t help but hesitate.

It wasn’t that he minded buying something better for himself.

It’s just that he didn’t really have any particular need for a thermos.

If it worked, that was enough, and given that he was always on the go every day, carrying a cup was indeed convenient, especially one that was on sale, why not?

Thinking it over, Gu Chen took the thermos in his hand.

He planned to buy it for his casual use.

As for Ji Pianran’s, he would just get it when they came for the medical check-up results tomorrow, from a store inside the building.

Gu Chen paid for both cups and then gently handed the little bunny cup to Tangtang.

The little one was overjoyed as she held the cup.

She immediately smiled, showing off a row of little pearly white teeth.

Her deep, dark eyes fixated on the little bunny on the cup as if frightened it might run away.

Her small hands carefully felt and touched it over and over again.

After a long while, she finally looked up at Gu Chen with happiness beaming from her face.

“Daddy, the cup is really beautiful!”

Upon saying that, she puckered her little mouth and planted a “smack” on Gu Chen’s cheek.

The little girl’s kiss was both sweet and soft. Receiving such affection, a surge of indescribable happiness and satisfaction welled up inside him.

Gu Chen grinned, his face beaming with enjoyment.

She truly was his little cotton-padded jacket, such a windbreak!

It seemed even the sunshine became warmer.

As they were returning, Ji Pianran was just finishing her grocery shopping, about to pay.

Seeing the glass water cup in Tangtang’s hands, her moist eyes turned towards Gu Chen.

“Glass breaks easily.”

Don’t think Tangtang was just two and a half, she was actually very clever.

Hearing this, she immediately knew her mom didn’t want her to use a glass cup!

She quickly stretched her chubby little hand towards another cup in Gu Chen’s hand.

“Mommy, there’s one for you too!”

Gu Chen: “??????”

His expression on his face petrified in an instant.

This was for himself!

This thermal cup wasn’t even very good.

How could he let his wife use it!

The kid, her response was really quick.

Ji Pianran blinked and followed the direction Tangtang was pointing, and, indeed, saw Gu Chen holding a black thermal cup in his right hand.

Her moist and beautiful eyes instantly twinkled with brightness, and then her gaze settled on Gu Chen’s face.

The sunlight cast a faint shadow at her long and dense eyelashes, making them look deep and sparkling.

Utterly captivating!

Gu Chen instantly lost the courage to say that he had bought it for himself.

He stuttered, “It’s not that great, maybe….”

He had intended to suggest that they go to the mall to look for another one, but before he could finish his sentence, he saw Ji Pianran’s small, pretty mouth curve into a natural and attractive arc, revealing eight neat, white teeth.

She smiled!

Gu Chen never imagined Ji Pianran would actually smile!!!

Could it be that she didn’t realize this was a man’s cup?

Ji Pianran reached out and took the cup from Gu Chen’s hand, looking it over carefully.

“It’s very nice, thank you.”

Gu Chen: “!!!!!”

What was going on?

Did his wife really have such unusual taste?

Appreciating things meant for a man?

Ji Pianran gripped the thermal cup Gu Chen had given her tightly, her eyes and brows filled with a rare joy.

“I really want to thank you.”

She hadn’t expected Gu Chen to actually buy her a cup.

And it was a thermal cup!

She was truly very happy!

Truth be told, she had long wanted a thermal cup.

Widow Wang and the others she worked with, all had their own thermal cups.

But to save money, Ji Pianran had always been reluctant to buy one.

A thermal cup would cost more than ten yuan, with the better ones costing over twenty, which was just too expensive.

With that money, she could buy quite a few eggs for Tangtang to eat.

So, every day she had no choice but to carry a transparent glass canning jar.

The last time she went to Aunt Ma’s house to work, Ji Pianran had run out of water and casually poured a cup of boiling water from Aunt Ma’s kettle.

Unexpectedly, due to the cold weather, the jar cracked open with a “bang” as soon as it was filled with the scalding hot water, splitting into top and bottom halves.

The water spilled out everywhere, flowing towards the stove and almost extinguishing the fire inside the house.

Now with the thermal cup, she would no longer have to use the canning jar.

Truthfully, Ji Pianran had never been very fond of bright colors like pink or yellow, always feeling that as a mother and a wife, those colors were too playful and seemed suited for young girls.

In contrast, she preferred black, white, gray—colors that seemed more stable and versatile.

Seeing the rare happiness on his wife’s face, Gu Chen shook his head, finding it amusing yet pathetic.

He frowned and chuckled wryly, “I think, let’s still go to the mall and buy you a better quality one.”

Ji Pianran looked carefully at the cup in her hand, then shook her head.

She then turned to look at Gu Chen’s face.

With serious conviction, she said, “No need, I really like this thermal cup.”

She really, really liked it!

Of course, what made her most happy was that the cup was a gift from Gu Chen.

Gu Chen had been so considerate to her; she brought a glass cup in the morning, and by the afternoon, he had bought her a thermal cup.

Wasn’t this care for her?

At that moment, Ji Pianran’s heart was enveloped with joy and a hint of subtle happiness.