Chapter 145: 145 He is feeding himself something to eat!_1 Chapter 145: 145 He is feeding himself something to eat!_1 He chuckled, “I didn’t realize you were so fond of your wife and child!”

As a man, he personally didn’t care for fruit.

He always felt that fruit was something only women and children enjoyed.

Having said that, he placed the packed fruit on the scale to weigh it.

Gu Chen watched the shopkeeper, his smile full of teasing.

“You’re only seeing the surface. Actually, my wife is especially fond of me, too.”

His wife, Pian Ran, was just easily embarrassed, but when it came to action, she was unhesitating!

At these words, Ji Pianran was taken aback.

She had not expected Gu Chen to come out with such a statement, and she looked toward him instinctively.

The youth’s facial features were distinct, and with the light behind him, his well-defined face appeared somewhat darker due to the lighting, but this wheatish skin tone somehow added to Gu Chen’s charm.

Her heartbeat accelerated unconsciously.

How did he know that she cared for him?

Upon reflection, compared to Gu Chen, her own contributions were really nothing.

Gu Chen was no longer the person he had been before; he had become increasingly outstanding, and there was less and less that she could do to help him.

The only thing she could probably do was to provide him with a hot breakfast when he got up early in the morning.

To make sure he was dressed warmly enough.

To work hard to take care of their home.

Beyond that, she really didn’t know how she could help him.

In the past, she had to endure on her own to barely scrape by.

Now that Gu Chen had had a change of heart and was working hard to make money every day, the life of her and her daughter had improved exponentially.

Watching her daughter well-fed every day, and without the worry of where the next meal would come from, this life was undoubtedly a happy one. The happiness was so precious that it felt slightly unreal.

She always wanted to help him with something, but she could not.

Sometimes she couldn’t help feeling a little lost.

She always felt that she was holding him back.

Hearing Gu Chen say he cared for her filled her with mixed emotions, yet also with a faint sense of solace.

He didn’t think of her as a burden.

Hearing Daddy say this, Xiao Tangtang was not pleased. She cared for Daddy too!

The little girl pouted her lips and wrapped her arms around Gu Chen’s neck, giving him a smacking kiss on the face.

“Tangtang cares for Daddy too!”

Watching his daughter being so adorable, so clingy, and so well-behaved made the shopkeeper feel a sudden sense of joy.

It’s like he suddenly understood why Gu Chen was so willing to dote on his daughter.

This little girl had a clever way with words and was so cute.

Who wouldn’t be fond of such a daughter?

If his own son were as endearing as this little girl, he’d bring him four pounds to eat too!

Truly too adorable!

He handed over the fruit with a smile, “Spot on, not an ounce more, not an ounce less, exactly fifty-five!”

Gu Chen pulled out a hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it over.

The shopkeeper didn’t hesitate either, reaching into his plastic money bag to count out forty-five yuan in change to give back to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen pocketed the money casually, carrying the groceries in one hand and holding Xiao Tangtang in the other, the family of three moved on to the next vegetable stall.

After shopping some more, they bought some Chinese broccoli, potatoes, and also two pounds of beef before they walked toward the bus station.

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Today the bus wasn’t crowded, and there was an empty double seat available.

The sunshine outside was warm.

Ji Pianran sat inside with Xiao Tangtang in her lap, while Gu Chen sat on the outer seat, holding the stuff they had purchased.

The little girl couldn’t wait to eat the cherries as soon as they got on the bus.

It’s not just children; sometimes even adults can’t resist the temptation of delicious food.

Seeing her daughter eye the cherries in Gu Chen’s hand with such longing, Ji Pianran couldn’t help but feel amused and helpless.

She bowed her head and kissed her daughter’s forehead.

Her eyes were filled with tenderness.

“Tangtang, be good. You need to wash them clean before eating. They have pesticides on them, and eating them like this will make you sick,” she said.

Every spring, it was either this family’s field or that family’s field being sprayed with pesticides in the village. The smell was so memorable that it would probably never be forgotten in this lifetime.

“When we get home, daddy will wash them, and then Tangtang can eat them, okay?”

Gu Chen also coaxed softly from the side.

Both daddy and mommy said so, leaving Tangtang without a choice. Although she really wanted to eat, in the end, she pursed her little mouth and nodded obediently.

Half an hour later, the family of three finally got out of the car at the entrance of the village.

Because of a physical examination, Tangtang didn’t take her nap.

Just now, sitting in the car, the warm sunshine shone down, and coupled with the swaying of the vehicle, the little girl was truly too drowsy; her eyes were straight.

But in her heart, she had a belief, which was that she must eat the cherries before she could sleep!

She wanted to eat lots and lots of them!

As soon as they got out of the car, Gu Chen stretched out his hand, ready to take the child.

After all, Tangtang was heavy, and it was better for him to hold her to ease Ji Pianran’s load.

Ji Pianran shook her head.

“It’s okay, I’ll hold her. I guess she’ll fall asleep by the time we get home.”

A mother always knows her own child’s habits best.

Tangtang always falls asleep in the car; it was her habit, but for some reason, she still hadn’t fallen asleep today.

She looked extremely tired; taking a walk might just put her to sleep.

Gu Chen didn’t insist, nodding his head, “Alright, that works.”

He knew Ji Pianran wanted Tangtang to fall asleep quickly since the time when children sleep is when they grow the fastest.

He too hoped for Tangtang to grow up healthy.

All the way home, Tangtang didn’t make a sound.

She neither spoke nor moved; her eyes, a spitting image of Ji Pianran’s, were half-open without a trace of liveliness.

When they got home, Gu Chen opened the large gate, and the three of them entered the house.

Ji Pianran was holding Tangtang, who should have been asleep by now, and was just about to enter the house to put her on the bed.

Who knew that the little girl would suddenly start speaking in a tired and breathy voice? Her voice had less energy than the expression on her face and made one feel like yawning just by listening to it.

“Daddy, Tangtang wants to eat fruit.”

When they were shopping earlier, she clearly heard the name, but she had already forgotten it by now.

So she could only say it was fruit.

Gu Chen’s eyelid twitched involuntarily as he glanced at Tangtang’s face.

Good lord, she still hadn’t fallen asleep?

The Tangtang who would always sleep in the car was willing to endure all the way until now for the sake of eating cherries!

Are these things really that delicious?

Looking at his daughter’s stubborn, sleepy face.

Gu Chen smiled helplessly, “Okay, daddy will wash them for you.”

After he finished speaking, he went into the kitchen, took out a portion of the cherries, washed them thoroughly with water, and put them in a bowl. Then he carried the bowl into the living room.

The little girl was still leaning on Ji Pianran’s shoulder, but she just wouldn’t sleep.

Seeing Gu Chen carrying the fruit over, her eyes immediately widened.

“Daddy, Tangtang wants to eat!”

Gu Chen reached out and handed her a cherry.

As the little one popped it into her mouth like a treasure, she looked at the cherry with intense curiosity.

Are these things really that tasty?

He hesitated and handed one to Ji Pianran, “Wife, you try one too.”

Seeing that Ji Pianran’s hands were occupied holding Tangtang, he immediately placed his hand near her mouth.

Looking at the hand with distinct joints and sinew, long yet holding latent strength, Ji Pianran’s nerves suddenly twitched.

He was feeding her.