Chapter 159: One hundred fifty-nine Sent lunch to the wife_1 Chapter 159: One hundred fifty-nine Sent lunch to the wife_1 Watching the child being so sensible, Gu Chenchen really felt relieved and pained.

He nodded and said, “Daddy promises that as soon as Mommy is better, Mommy and Daddy will come to pick Sugar up to go home, alright?”

“Alright.”

The little one nodded obediently.

Gu Chenchen stretched out his pinky, “Then let’s make a pinky promise.”

Sugar didn’t know what a pinky promise was, but seeing Daddy extend his pinky, she also imitated Daddy and stretched out hers, “Daddy, pinky promise!”

Gu Chenchen hooked his pinky tightly around his daughter’s.

“Pinky promise, hang on a hook, a hundred years, no deceiving, anyone who changes is a little puppy dog!”

The little one found this novel and exciting.

She immediately imitated Daddy’s tone and repeated each word with her extremely tender voice.

“Pinky promise, hang on a hook, a hundred years, no deceiving, anyone who changes is a little! Puppy! Dog!”

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After returning from Aunt Zhang’s house, Gu Chenchen started to hurry with the cooking, because every minute’s delay meant his wife suffered another minute of hunger.

He couldn’t bear to let his wife go hungry!

Gu Chenchen found some ginger in the vegetable basket, sliced it, then went into the realm, fetching quite a bit of Spirit Spring Water.

Next, he put the crabs in the pot, added the ginger slices, and began to steam them.

Crabs are cooling in nature.

The ginger was added to dispel the cold.

While steaming the crabs, he took out some Matsutake mushrooms, washed them thoroughly, and carefully diced them into small pieces, along with chopping some ginger and green onions.

As soon as the crab was off the fire, he quickly washed some rice, poured a good amount of Spirit Spring Water into it, and put it on the stove with the Matsutake.

You have to say that good ingredients make a difference. Even though nothing was added, the fragrance was lingering.

It wasn’t as rich as meat, but this lingering fragrance was indeed superior to that of meat.

Even Gu Chenchen couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.

“Tsk, this porridge really smells amazing!”

But while being concerned for his wife, Gu Chenchen didn’t forget about Sugar. As soon as the porridge was ready, he served two bowls, intending to set aside some steamed fish once it was done and then bring it all to Aunt Zhang’s house for the child and Aunt Zhang to have a taste.

After all, that petty behavior of attending to children but ignoring adults was something Gu Chenchen really couldn’t do. Besides, Aunt Zhang was no stranger; giving her anything didn’t put him at a loss.

After sautéing the Matsutake mushrooms and steaming the fish, Gu Chenchen divided half of the fish, placed it on a plate, and took it to Aunt Zhang’s house.

The little one was playing hide-and-seek with Aunt Zhang at the moment and saw Daddy coming with delicious food.

She immediately stopped seeking Aunt Zhang and rushed towards Gu Chenchen on her little feet.

“Daddy!”

Gu Chenchen smiled, “Daddy has brought you and Granny Zhang some food. After this, I’m going to take food to Mommy.”

Hearing that he was still going to bring food to Mommy, the little one immediately released Daddy’s hand.

She sensibly followed Gu Chenchen into the house.

Upon hearing someone enter, Aunt Zhang came out from behind the cabinet.

Seeing it was Gu Chenchen, she couldn’t help but smile.

“I was wondering why Sugar wasn’t seeking me, turns out you came. This child, always closest to her parents.”

Gu Chenchen placed the plate and bowl on the table, then smiled at Aunt Zhang.

“Auntie, I’ve brought some food for you. It’s fresh from the pot, please try it.”

Aunt Zhang felt somewhat embarrassed to see Gu Chenchen giving her crabs and bringing food.

She hurried over.

“You child, why be so polite with your auntie?”

But when she saw what was in the dish, she couldn’t help but laugh, “Yo, this must be for Tangtang to eat.”

It was fish and porridge, all suitable for a little child to eat.

She didn’t believe it wasn’t for Tangtang.

Gu Chenchen laughed, “Look at what you’re saying, it’s for you and Tangtang to eat together, isn’t it?”

He indeed had made the special trip for Tangtang to enjoy the food, but he wouldn’t mind if Aunt Zhang ate it too.

Aunt Zhang, with a smile, pointed at the Matsutake Porridge and asked with curiosity, “What’s this white thing inside?”

Gu Chenchen smiled, “Matsutake.”

If it were someone else, he might have made up any excuse to brush it off, but as the saying goes, Aunt Zhang was one of his own.

Not having any intention to deceive her, he spoke the plain truth.

Aunt Zhang looked puzzled.

“What’s matsutake?”

Honestly, she really didn’t know what matsutake was, after all, such high-end ingredients were beyond the reach of ordinary people, and in this relatively isolated era, many were still unaware.

Gu Chenchen smiled, “It’s a kind of mushroom. Just eat it, it’s very good for your health.”

Hearing that it was good for her health, Aunt Zhang nodded with a smile.

This child, always bringing her good things.

Last time he brought her goji berries, and she hadn’t even had the heart to finish them yet, and now here were crabs and matsutake, and fish too.

He was truly good to her.

She pursed her lips, “Alright then, I shall enjoy your generosity.”

Tangtang was already famished, her stomach rumbling loudly, and the scent had filled the entire house, yet Granny Zhang didn’t budge.

She leaned over the chair at the edge of the table, twisted her little bottom, and clambered up.

Seeing that Tangtang couldn’t wait any longer, Aunt Zhang slapped her thigh and laughed, “Child, wait for Granny to get you a spoon.”

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After leaving Aunt Zhang’s house, Gu Chenchen returned home, took out the only stainless steel lunchbox they had, emptied all the porridge from the pot into it, and packed up the crab and the fish too.

Only then did he fire up the little van and head in the direction of the city.

Because the lunchbox wasn’t insulated, Gu Chenchen, worried the meal would get cold, drove a bit faster than usual.

As a result, it took him only twenty minutes to arrive at the hospital.

It was now six o’clock, and the sun was already halfway down the mountainside, the twilight sky aflame with red, a breathtaking sight.

In the warm spring air, faintly scented with the smell of fresh grass, there was a vibrant energy that felt especially pronounced at dusk.

However, Gu Chenchen wasn’t in the mood to admire the sunset and headed straight for the ward without looking up as he got out of the car.

Uncle Guang was just coming down to the supermarket to buy things.

He hadn’t gone far when he saw Gu Chenchen at the entrance of the hospital,

and recognizing him as the person who had sold matsutake to the young master that day, his smile was incredibly warm.

He hurried forward two steps to greet him.

“You are here for…”

He thought that Gu Chenchen had come with cordyceps to have the young master check them.

Honestly, he felt a bit excited.

Gu Chenchen, with his mind full of worries about the meal cooling, glanced at Uncle Guang.

“Oh, about that cordyceps matter, let’s talk about it the day after tomorrow. I’ve got something else to take care of, must go now.”

Without looking back, he quickly walked into the hospital building.

That left Uncle Guang standing on the road, bewildered, watching Gu Chenchen’s retreating figure, his expression indescribable.

What’s he in such a rush for at this time of the day?