The restaurant owner was a southern woman, not very tall, with black hair that hung down to her shoulders. She looked very capable.
When she saw the Gu family of three walk in, she hurried over and greeted them warmly.
'Come, come, there are seats inside,'
and then turned around to lead the way.
Gu Chen followed behind her, holding Tang Tang in her arms.
Ji Pianran, still clutching the cloth bag, nervously followed behind.
Gu Chen put Tang Tang on a stool before sitting down herself.
Ji Pianran sat opposite.
The proprietress hurriedly handed over the menu, 'What would you like to eat?'
Gu Chen didn't even look at the menu, and casually said, 'One steamed egg, one sweet and sour fish, and then one stir-fried lotus root and one egg drop soup.'
Ji Pianran couldn't help but light up when she heard Gu Chen's words.
Sweet and sour fish?
Stir-fried lotus root?
These are all the things she loves to eat.
And Gu Chen, didn't he always dislike sweet and sour fish?
To be honest, Gu Chen really didn't like fish in his previous life.
He even felt that eating fish was something only the idle could do.
One by one, he picked the fish bones, but if he wasn't careful, the bones would either get stuck between his teeth or pierce his flesh.
It was so annoying!
However, after living a second time, his requirements for food were not that high, as long as he could eat it.
He didn't even understand why he was so picky in his previous life.
Besides, he didn't like to eat, but Ji Bianran liked to eat fish.
He still remembered that on the second day of their marriage, Ji Bianran had gone to the reservoir behind the village in high spirits and caught a big carp, which he had made into sweet and sour fish.
He had then gone to your neighbour Aunt Zhang's house to ask about the recipe before coming back to cook it for himself.
Gu Chen looked at the sweet and sour fish on the table and sighed.
'I don't eat fish!'
Upon hearing this, a flash of disappointment flashed in Ji Bianran's eyes, who had been busy all morning.
She lowered her head, a little at a loss.
'I thought you liked sweet and sour fish as much as I do, and I even learned how to make it myself.'
Gu Chen sneered, 'Do you think everyone is like you?'
At that time, Gu Chen was young and headstrong, ignorant of everything but thinking he seemed to have seen through the world.
He also had a bit of the so-called male chauvinism.
He felt that his daughter-in-law would come back to cook and do the laundry for him.
It was really stupid to even have to learn how to cook.
But he never thought that with his own character, he had nothing, was penniless, and his wife should go to the temple to burn incense and thank the heavens for favouring him.
I really don't know where I got the courage from at that time.
'You, didn't you not like sweet and sour fish?'
Ji Pianran said in surprise.
'Who said that, I don't have that problem, I like whatever you like!'
Gu Chen teased.
He would do his best to make up for it by doing the dishes and cooking for Ji Pianran and Tang Tang.
Still don't like it?
You're lucky to have something to eat. I really don't know why I was such an asshole.
Ji Pianran's pupils widened at his words.
He said he liked everything she liked?
So, he ordered both dishes for himself?
Stir-fried lotus root and sweet and sour fish, these are all the things she likes to eat.
He actually remembered all of it?
She always thought that he didn't care about her at all, and it was even less likely that he would know what she liked to eat.
Unexpectedly, Gu Chen ordered all the dishes she liked.
Thinking about it, her eyes began to water slightly.
It seemed that in an instant, all the grievances of the past three years had disappeared.
He did care about her.
He remembered what she liked to eat!
Her heartbeat grew stronger with each beat.
Seeing Ji Pianran's reddened eyes, Gu Chen was taken aback.
He hurriedly asked, 'What's wrong? Why are you crying for no reason?'
Ji Bianran touched the corner of her eye and smiled at Gu Chen, then casually explained, 'It's nothing, my eyes aren't comfortable.'
Hearing that her mother's eyes weren't comfortable, Tang Tang hurriedly looked concerned.
'Mom, did something get in your eyes? Tang Tang will blow on them for you!'
The little girl said this and then twisted her hips and climbed off the stool.
Mom always gets something in her eyes, and it's always Tang Tang who helps blow on them.
Ji Pianran hurriedly stopped her, 'It's fine, it's fine, Tangtang has done a good job, and mommy will be fine in a little while.'
She was just a little moved, it wasn't like she really had something in her eye.
While they were talking, the proprietress came over with a plate of sweet and sour fish.
'Here's the fish, the steamed egg will be ready soon, just a moment.'
When the little girl saw the fish, she was instantly hungry, she licked her lips and looked at Gu Chen obediently.
'Daddy~'
Although she is small, she is very smart.
In the past two days, she has discovered that being cute works very well with Gu Chen.
If she wants something, she just has to be cute.
Her soft little voice has a long trailing sound to it.
It has literally melted Gu Chen's heart.
He smiles and says, 'Daddy will serve the fish to you in a moment, okay?'
Upon hearing this, the little girl nodded obediently, 'Yes!'
Gu Chen first removed all the shredded scallion and ginger on top of the fish, and then picked a piece of the fattest meat from the belly.
He then placed it in Ji Pianran's bowl.
'Eat it while it's still hot.'
After saying this, he picked another piece, held it with chopsticks, and placed it near Tang Tang's mouth.
Ji Pianran looked at the bowl of fish and then at Gu Chen, 'I'm not hungry, you guys go ahead.'
In fact, she wasn't not hungry, she was still clutching the cloth bag in her hand.
There are a lot of bad people in the city, and it's almost New Year's Eve.
According to Auntie Zhang, there have been an inordinate number of thieves and burglars recently.
There's even a thief in the village who makes a living stealing wallets in the city, and he's been living in the city for the past few days.
She had to keep an eye on Gu Chen's hard-earned money!
Gu Chen didn't move, and then he moved, '???
looking at Ji Bianran with confusion, 'Not hungry?
Who was it that said they were hungry just now?
Could this be the legendary fickleness of women?
Can their faces change with hunger?
No, Ji Bianran has never been fickle, and there must be something wrong if she says she's not hungry now.
He swallowed, concerned, 'Are you not feeling well?'
Ji Bianran shook her head, nervously looking around.
She made sure that no one was looking in their direction before leaning closer to Gu Chen.
She whispered, 'I'm still carrying the money in my hands.'
After that, she pretended that nothing was wrong and sat back.
The voice was so low that if Gu Chen didn't know she was talking to him, he would have thought she was just talking to herself!
Gu Chen was stunned!
He looked at Ji Pianran in front of him, who looked nervous and was ready to defend the money at any moment.
He was moved and couldn't help but laugh.
He was touched that she was helping him keep an eye on the money, but he couldn't help laughing because there was actually no money in the cloth bag.
Seeing Gu Chen's face, which looked like he was holding back a laugh,
Ji Bianran looked at him in surprise, and then looked around.
'What are you laughing at?'
She was helping him keep an eye on the money, so was he laughing at her?
This person, does he know how to live?
Gu Chen coughed lightly twice, 'Well, the money we earned today has already been spent, and there is no money left in the bag, so even if someone is thinking about it, we are not afraid, let's just eat well.'
!!!
Ji Pianran's eyelids jumped.
She clenched the cloth bag in her hand and squeezed it a few times.
She discovered that it really seemed to be empty!
She had been so nervous just now that she hadn't even noticed!
But that was at least more than a thousand yuan, how could it just disappear?
Just the other day, I heard the village cadres say that the renminbi had only appreciated in value!!!