Peeling the garlic, the fragrance of the fish soup already drifted out, and Tantan was never full to begin with.
Now, smelling the fragrance, the little foolish water bag was salivating continuously, secreting drool.
She came over and hugged Gu Chen's leg. She hadn't even spoken yet, but the edges of her rosy lips were already wet and dripping.
The little girl sucked in her saliva and looked at Gu Chen, her eyes overflowing with longing.
'Daddy, Sugar Sugar wants to eat,'
the little girl's voice was sweet and milky, and she couldn't help but slurp after she said it.
She was simply adorable.
Gu Chen looked at his daughter, who looked like a little glutton, and his heart melted.
He patted his daughter's head.
He took out a small empty bowl from the side of the stove, put in some fish soup, sprinkled a little green onion, and then placed it on the table.
'The fish will be ready in a while, but it's good for you to drink some soup first, right, Tangtang?'
The little girl nodded heavily and looked at Gu Chen expectantly.
If he didn't give her something to eat, she would really die of hunger~
Gu Chen used a spoon to scoop out a little bit, worried that it would be too hot for the child, so he carefully passed it over after blowing on it.
Tang Tang opened her little mouth and 'sipped' before gulping it down in one go.
Then, her dark eyes lit up.
'It's delicious, delicious! Daddy, Tang Tang wants more!'
This was the first time in the past two years that the little girl had tasted such delicious fish soup.
She was so hungry for it.
Gu Chen wanted to continue feeding Sugar Sugar when he heard Ji Pianran's voice.
'Well, I'll feed her. A child's mouth is very tender.'
After all, she had raised the child on her own for the past two years, and Ji Pianran was worried that Gu Chen's hands were not used to handling children, or that he might not be able to control the temperature properly and burn the little one.
Gu Chen understood her concern.
As he had to prepare the second course, he pushed the bowl in front of Ji Pianran and smiled.
'Then I'll leave it to you.'
Ji Pianran didn't say anything, reached into the bowl and picked up the spoon, ladled some soup, blew on it carefully to make sure it was the right temperature, and then fed it to her daughter.
By now the fish and vegetables were done stewing, so Gu He ladled some water to wash the pot, then added some oil again, and added the spring onions, ginger and garlic. The whole house was instantly filled with the aroma.
He poured in all the cleaned eels, added a little soy sauce, and finally covered the pot.
Gu Chen picked the biggest of the prepared crucian carp and placed it in an empty bowl in front of Ji Pianran.
Then he took another empty bowl, smaller, and prepared it for Tang Tang.
After all, children can't eat much.
He carefully peeled the meat off the belly of the fish, checking that there were no bones, and then looked at Tang Tang and said with a smile,
'Come on, open your mouth, Tangtang. Daddy has some meat here.'
Tangtang's eyes lit up at the mention of meat.
She wanted to eat meat!
The little girl opened her mouth wide, as if she couldn't wait to see the meat.
She stuck out her little finger and said, 'Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The little girl licked her rosy lips and her face was full of satisfaction.
Over the years, Ji Pianran had raised her child alone and also had to work.
In order to save time, she basically only cooked simple meals.
This was the first time that Tangtang had tasted something so delicious.
'It's delicious, I want more, more!'
Seeing the little girl's impatient expression on her face, Gu Chen felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
Hurry up and use the chopsticks to continue picking the fish for Tangtang to eat.
Ji Pianran sat on the stool, looking at the fish in the bowl and then at Gu Chen carefully feeding the fish to Tangtang.
A sense of great unreality shone in his indifferent, dark eyes.
He... actually knows how to take care of a child?
The little one was very greedy, but the crucian carp had many bones.
Gu Chen was worried about the child getting stuck, so he picked the belly of another fish and carefully fed it to Tangtang.
As she watched Tangtang take big mouthfuls, Gu Chen felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
So this is what it feels like to be needed.
It's... beautiful.
It's indescribably beautiful.
The eel cooked quickly, and in no time at all it was ready.
Gu Chen stroked Tangtang's little head and beamed with love.
'Wait a little while, Daddy's going to serve you something even more delicious.'
The carp soup was meant to nourish the body and had a light, delicate flavour.
But eel is different.
It is also heavier, so naturally it tastes richer
He walked over to the stove, ladled out the eel, and then carried it to the mother and son.
It was already getting dark, and the room was grey and gloomy.
Ji Pianran got up and switched on the light.
The family of three sat down at the small wooden table to prepare for the meal.
Gu Chen looked at the two women and felt a little awkward for no reason.
In his previous life, he had married Ji Pianran and gone off to work just a few days later.
Then he had been gone for a long time, and even when he came back, he basically spent all his time at the homes of his friends.
So this meal was the first time the three of them had eaten together as a family.
He pursed his lips and picked up a small piece of eel to feed to his daughter.
'Here, try this. Is it good?'
He tried to hide his inner anxiety by feeding the child.
The little girl was extremely satisfied with her meal, her cheeks puffed out.
At this moment, Ji Pianran also came to her senses and busily picked up the porridge on the table to feed the child.
She definitely couldn't do without some food.
The little girl was small after all, and having eaten quite a bit of fish, she was full after just a few bites.
She then patted her round tummy and looked at Ji Pianran contentedly.
'Mommy, I want to go to Auntie Zhang's to see the rabbits.'
Children are playful.
While Ji Pianran was busy with the housework, Auntie Zhang had also helped a lot with looking after Tang Tang.
The two families were originally neighbours and got along well, so there was nothing to worry about.
She nodded.
'Go ahead, but be careful.'
Having received permission, the little girl skipped out of the room.
At this moment, only Gu Chen and Ji Pianran were left.
There was a hint of awkwardness in the air.
Gu He noticed that Ji Pianran hadn't eaten the fish at all, and hurriedly placed it in front of her.
'Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold.'
Ji Pianran had seen clearly just now that Gu Chen had basically picked the better parts of the two fish and given them to the child.
She winked and pushed her fish to the middle.
'Let's eat together.'
Gu Chen smiled, 'It's fine, I'll just eat what Tangtang left over, you eat more.'
After saying that, she put the fish tail that Tangtang had left in her own bowl.
After being reborn and coming back, she had been tossing and turning all day, and to be honest, it was not true to say that she was not hungry.
She picked up her bowl and began to eat in big mouthfuls.
Ji Pianran watched him as he gobbled up the food, her expression on her face a little complicated.
'Today... thank you,'
her voice was a little shaky.
Gu Chen lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty.
'You're welcome. She...'
Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Ji Pianran put down her chopsticks.
Tiny tears once again filled her eyes.
Her voice trembled even more.
'Tantan was really happy today. The child is still young, and I hope that you can always be a good father in front of him. She really likes you, so don't break the child's heart.'