It's not that Ji Pianran doesn't trust him.
It's just that over the years, he has been indifferent to the family, treating himself and his daughter like air.
Now suddenly, he is cooking for them again and taking the children to the city.
It's hard for people to tell if this is truly remorseful.
Or if there is a greater plot afoot.
When she spoke, her whole body tensed up involuntarily.
She looked like a mother protecting her cub.
Gu Chen didn't expect her reaction to be so strong.
After a moment of shock, he hurriedly explained the next second.
'I was just thinking that you have to go to work, and it might be inconvenient to bring the child with you. It just so happens that I was going to go to the city today to see what I could do.'
'I also thought about taking the child out to play, that's all. Don't be nervous.'
'If you're not at ease, then you can take Tang Tang with you. Believe me, I don't mean any harm.'
His eyes were sincere and unadulterated, not a hint of lying in them.
Ji Pianran pursed her rosy lips.
Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were full of confusion.
Tang Tang was, after all, just a child, and upon hearing her father say that he wanted to take her to the city to play, she was instantly overjoyed.
Instantly releasing Ji Pianran's hand, she padded over to Gu Chen on her little feet.
'Daddy, I want to go and play,'
Gu Chen bent down, took the child in his arms, and patted her head.
'Be a good girl, I'll take you next time, okay?'
He then stood up and smiled at Ji Pianran.
'Then I'll have to trouble you.'
After saying that, he turned around and went back into the house to pack.
Ji Pianran looked at his back.
The well-defined eyebrows furrowed.
An indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.
Was he being a little too sensitive?
Gu Chen locked the door and entered the space.
In just a short while, the broccoli had grown a little larger than in the morning.
It was a bright green colour and looked very fresh.
He selected one to keep as a seed and pulled the rest up.
There were a dozen of them, each three or four times the size of the ordinary ones on the market.
Just one of them weighed five or six catties.
He used a nylon bag to pack the broccoli, but was worried that Ji Pianran might see it when he went out, so he decided to leave it in the space instead.
It would be fine to take it out when they got there.
Once they were out of the space, Gu Chen opened the door and walked out.
As soon as he showed his face, he saw Ji Pianran standing in the courtyard, and Táng Táng, with two pigtails and dressed neatly.
When she saw Gu Chen come out, Ji Bianran's face flashed with something unnatural, and she subconsciously licked her lips.
She pursed her lips again before speaking.
'That, Tantan said she wants to go with you.'
After saying this, she took out a small cloth bag from her pocket and handed it to Gu Chen.
'There are ten yuan in here, so save it.'
What she didn't say was that this was the family's last money.
Gu Chen was not stupid, and he knew it all.
This small cloth bag has been used by Ji Pianran since she married into the family.
All her money is in it.
In her previous life, she lost money and took the money from this bag at the time.
To be honest, Gu Chen didn't want it.
But he didn't have a penny on him, and if he wanted to go into the city, he would have to take a bus, so the bus ticket was a problem.
He held out his hand and, with mixed feelings, accepted the bag.
'Thank you, I will definitely earn it back, you can trust me!'
Ji Pianran smiled unnaturally, 'It's not much, so save it.'
To be honest, she didn't expect Gu Chen to earn it back at all.
She just hoped that he would behave himself.
Tangtang happily grasped Gu Chen's hand and looked up at him with a smile.
'Daddy, let's go, let's go!'
The little girl couldn't wait to go to the city and see what the outside world was like.
Gu Chen held the child in his arms.
'Okay, Dad will take you there.'
After saying that, he looked at Ji Pianran.
Ji Pianran was also looking at him, and when he saw him looking over at him, he nodded silently.
'Be careful.'
There is a bus stop at the entrance of the village, and this is the only road leading to the city.
Whenever someone from the village goes to the city, they will basically wait for the bus here.
It's almost New Year's Eve.
Everyone is carrying big nylon bags in their hands, with fresh vegetables grown in their greenhouses inside. They are going to the city to sell things, with big and small bags.
They are preparing for a good year.
Gu Chen was originally wondering how to find the market in the city.
Seeing this scene, she no longer worried.
Just follow.
This was Tang Tang's first time going to the city. She followed Ji Pianran and the mother and daughter rode in Uncle Zhang Ershu's tractor to save money.
This was also her first time riding in a car.
She was excited and happy.
Her almond-shaped eyes, which looked just like Ji Pianran's, were restless as she looked around.
She was a curious little girl.
Gu Chen took Guanyin on board.
There were not too many people in the car, and there were still two seats left.
Gu Chen picked one by the window and sat down.
All the way, Guanyin kept leaning against the window, looking at the passing branches.
She kept asking questions.
'Dad, it's winter, where have all the birds gone?'
Gu Chen smiled.
'They have of course flown away with their mothers to warmer places.'
The little girl seemed very dissatisfied with Gu Chen's answer.
She pouted.
In a baby voice, she said, 'Then why don't they follow their own dads? Where did their dads go?'
Gu Chen rubbed his eyebrows.
Helpless and amused.
'Of course they can follow their dads, the whole family of three going to a warm place together.'
Upon hearing this, the little girl seemed to have received a positive answer and was smiling happily.
'So when are we going to a warm place! The house is always cold.'
Looking at his daughter's innocent eyes,
Gu Chen felt a little sad. The house was cold because Ji Pianran wanted to save coal.
Ultimately, it was he, the father, who had not fulfilled his responsibilities.
He should have given them a warm home.
Gu Chen rubbed his daughter's head.
'Good girl, Daddy will soon make our home warm again. Daddy will work hard to earn money and buy you some sugar-coated skewers to eat, okay?'
The little girl smiled sweetly, her childlike voice innocent.
'So, will it be as warm as a bird's home?'
Gu Chen nodded vigorously.
'It will, Dad promises, it will be fine soon.'
In the meantime, the bus had already arrived at the stop.
Gu Chen got off the bus with his daughter in his arms.
He followed an old man carrying a large bag of potatoes as he walked forward.
There were indeed many more people in the city than in the village. Everyone was wearing leather jackets, down jackets, and many women had permed hair.
They looked very energetic.
After walking through a few streets, Gu Chen finally arrived at the market with his daughter in his arms.
There were even more people in the market, a large, bustling crowd, looking extremely lively.
People were buying and selling things.
They were bargaining with each other.
Gu Chen walked around the market and found a toilet, asking Tang Tang to stand guard outside the door for a minute.
Then he took out the large nylon bag from his personal space.
He found the market management staff again, bought some plastic bags and a scale.
Only then did he find a vacant seat with Tang Tang and set up his stall.
He laid out all his cauliflower and prepared to start selling.