Ji Pianran's eyelids twitched.
To be honest, Gu Chen really looked good, especially when he smiled at her.
But!
This was in front of a child!!!
He's so smooth-talking!
Ji Pianran lowered her head in embarrassment, her delicate face tinged with a light blush.
'You're so rude.'
Gu Chen smiled and handed Ji Pianran a handful of wolfberries.
'Try them, they're really good.'
Ji Pianran shook her head, 'I don't like wolfberries.'
Afterwards, she hurriedly added, 'I'll get them for you in the kitchen. Remember to take them with you tomorrow. You can sell them for some money.'
To be honest, it wasn't that she didn't want to try them, but she really couldn't bear to.
But who could she blame?
It wasn't as if Ji Pianran was being stingy.
It was just that during the years that Gu Chen had been away, she had been alone, bringing up Tangtang and living a life as tenacious as weeds.
It goes without saying that life was difficult.
How many times had the family been so poor that they didn't even have the money to buy rice?
She could only go out and borrow money again and again.
At the height of the crisis, she even had to borrow rice!
She had more than once wanted to rebel against this life, to live with dignity and not bow to the pressure of poverty.
But time and again, reality bent her back.
She was not only a woman, but also a mother.
Behind her, there were her own flesh and blood.
She could only swallow her pride and pinch her pennies, spending every last cent.
Now Gu Chen is earning money, but there are some things that have become habits.
It is really difficult to change them all at once.
Gu Chen's heart felt like it had been stabbed by something.
What on earth had she made her go through all these years?
Thinking back to the innocent girl she had married, Gu Chen's heart ached fiercely.
What on earth had life done to her?
But she knew that she couldn't reveal her true feelings, even though she couldn't bear to see her suffer.
Gu Chen gave an ugly smile.
'It's fine, all of this is for you. You and Tangtang can wash it and eat it as fruit! If you can't finish it, we'll dry it and make soup!'
Ji Pianran shook his head, his eyes serious.
'Really, you don't need it. Sell it. The New Year's Eve is in two days, and I'm afraid I won't be able to sell vegetables for a few days afterwards.'
'Listen to me, keep this for your family to eat. People are always more important than money!'
After Gu Chen finished speaking, he pinched a grain of rice and handed it to her.
Ji Bianran was shocked.
He...he was feeding himself?
Seeing that Gu Chen had already brought it to her mouth,
not eating it would seem a bit rude.
Ji Bianran had no choice but to open her mouth with a stiff face.
Her mouth was very pretty, with a rosy, soft and plump little mouth.
The moment Gu Chen's finger touched it, a tingling sensation spread throughout her body.
These days, people in the city are still not open-minded, and those in the countryside are even more conservative.
In his previous life, it was only after Ji Pianran had run away from home that Gu Chen realised that he truly loved her.
But it was already too late.
He was alone in the city, and although he didn't have a good job, Gu Chen had one advantage.
That was that he looked good.
Because of his face, he had been chased by many young girls.
But at that time, his heart already belonged to Ji Pianran.
He could no longer accommodate anyone else.
Later, as Gu Chen grew older, the number of people chasing him also decreased.
Then, Tang Tang got sick.
And then came Gu Chen's rebirth.
So strictly speaking, Gu Chen really didn't have much experience in love.
A person who is full of free love never falls in love until death.
It can only be said that fate plays tricks.
He swallowed, his throat a little tight.
Ji Pianran was even more stunned on the spot.
To be honest, her romantic experience was even worse than Gu Chen's.
She fell in love with Gu Chen at first sight and married him.
She thought that was probably love, but then she realised that it was just one person's love.
He didn't love her, but he married her and gave her a home.
In the past few days, Gu Chen has first touched his own hand, then hugged her, and now he has even directly touched her lips.
In addition to her heart racing, Ji Pianran is also nervous.
It is as if her brain has been stolen, and it is suddenly blank.
Only a little residual intuition tells her:
His actions are becoming more and more intimate!!!
He actually touched her lips!
'I'm thirsty, I'm going to get some water,'
Ji Pianran finished speaking and hurriedly turned around. She felt that if she took one more step, her face would burst into flames!
Gu Chen would definitely find out!
She didn't want Gu Chen to find out.
Gu Chen's mind was in a mess, but he always felt that he should say something to cover up the hint of embarrassment in the air.
'You can try soaking goji berries in water.'
Ji Pianran: '...'
Halfway through his sentence, Gu Chen's reason gradually returned.
It was as if he suddenly realised something, and he reached up and gave his own head a sharp slap!
Was he really suffering from OCD?
He had just fed someone wolfberries, and now he was telling them to soak them in water.
Luckily, Ji Pianran was his wife.
If not, she would think he was determined to sell his wolfberries!
Ji Pianran let out a sigh of relief when she left Gu Chen's room.
She patted her chest.
For a moment, she felt as if her heart was going to jump out of her chest!
It was the twelfth lunar month, and it was freezing outside.
She rubbed her hands together and hurried back to her own room.
In the evening, Gu Chen read your daughter a story as usual. After listening for a while, the little girl fell asleep.
Gu Chen lay in bed, looking at the moonlight outside the window, and thought about the bag of Cordyceps sinensis seeds.
It was winter, and planting them outside now would definitely not work.
And this stuff is expensive.
If it's planted in the yard and there's a snowstorm or a strong wind, and one seed is delayed, that's money.
The only solution is to hurry up and build the house.
Not for anything else, but for this Cordyceps sinensis, he has to build it.
What's more, once the second floor is built,
Ji Pianran's head will be raised.
He wants her to live with her head held high, and never worry about the necessities of life again.
The countryside is not like the city.
Bricks are cheap, and the land is all his own. As long as he has the money, he can build as many floors as he likes.
Gu Chen has decided that, after the New Year, he will build a two-storey house!
He will leave one room for growing Cordyceps sinensis!
He just doesn't believe that, as long as he is willing to work hard, there is money he cannot earn!
Early the next morning, Gu Chen got up very early as usual, preparing to go to the kitchen to get something to eat. Just as he lifted the kitchen curtain, he saw Ji Pianran standing in front of the stove, a pot of rice porridge boiling on the stove in front of him.
Gu Chen smiled and said, 'Good morning.'
It was because of a slip of the tongue he made last night.
Gu Chen felt a little embarrassed, as if nothing he said was quite right.
Ji Pianran saw him and couldn't help but remember the scene from yesterday.
To be honest, she didn't sleep well at all last night.
Her dreams were filled with Gu Chen.
She hadn't dreamed of Gu Chen for a long time.
This was the first time.
Gu Chen stood in the sun, his eyes gentle and clean, smiling at her and saying, 'Don't be afraid, we'll walk together from now on.'
Even in her dreams, her heart would beat faster uncontrollably.
When she opened her eyes, it was already 6 o'clock.
She rolled around in bed a few times, thinking that Gu Chen would probably be going to the market, and she herself was going to ask Li Youmo at the east end of the village about the sewing job.
So she got up and made breakfast.
Unexpectedly, she ran into Gu Chen in the kitchen.