Gu Chen put Tang Tang on the ground and said gently, 'That's your grandma.'
Hearing the word "grandma," the little one was delighted and immediately took a few small steps over to her. 'Grandma, hug!'
All the children in the village had grandmothers, and now she had one too. How wonderful!
Wu Shuhui looked at the little wobbly body of her granddaughter as she walked towards her, and quickly bent down, holding out her arms to pick her up.
The little girl looked just like her daughter when she was little. Looking at her, she felt like she was seeing her daughter from twenty years ago, and suddenly felt like it was all a dream.
Gu Chen hurried over to Wu Shuhui and Guang Shu, saying, 'Come in, come in and sit down and talk.'
Wu Shuhui was holding her granddaughter in her arms and looking at her carefully. Time really flies, and in the blink of an eye, she has a daughter and a granddaughter.
The little girl was holding her grandmother and looking at her earnestly with her dark, shiny eyes. She was cooing in a baby voice, 'Grandma, Grandma, Tangtang has chocolate, let's share it together, okay?'
The little girl likes chocolate and usually only has to share her chocolate for older children to be willing to play with her. She likes her grandmother.
She hopes that her grandmother will play with her too.
Seeing such a cute child, Wu Shuhui's heart melted at once.
'Good, good, does Tangtang like chocolate?' Even now, she is still a little excited.
The little guy nodded vigorously.
'Like it!'
That is her favourite face snack, not only does she like it, but the children in the village like it too.
Wu Shuhui nodded with a smile, 'What else do you like to eat? Grandma will buy it for you!'
During the years when she was not by Ji Pianran's side, she had been a single mother. Not being there for her daughter when she needed help the most was the biggest regret of her life.
She wanted to make up for it, for her daughter, and for the child.
But then she saw Ji Pianran coming towards her with a warm smile.
'Mom, you can't spoil her too much. I've already bought her whatever she wants. If she's spoiled too much, she'll grow up spoiled.'
A mother and daughter are a mother and daughter after all, no matter how many years they haven't seen each other.
The kindness and honesty of her words were enough to counteract the years of longing.
Wu Shuhui was suddenly speechless. She had once said the same thing herself.
Bai Guang had never had children of her own, and she had always treated her two children like her own.
When Bian Ran and Xiao Chu were little, she had always told Bai Guang, 'Children are too young to be spoiled.
Today, her own daughter has grown up and has children of her own, and she is still saying the same thing. It's like a wonderful cycle.
Aging is a gradual process, and the best is yet to come.
Wu Shuhui finally broke into her first smile, 'How have you been these past few years?'
Her daughter living in such a place must have suffered a lot.
Just looking at her clothes, Wu Shuhui could imagine.
She felt a little uncomfortable.
Ji Pianran took her hand, her bright eyes full of determination.
'I've been doing very well, really well. Gu Chen loves me very much, and the children are very understanding.'
At the moment, she felt deeply happy.
The mother and daughter stood in this small courtyard that was ordinary but exuded warmth.
The faint sunlight warmed people's hearts.
Gu Chen took Uncle Guang's hand and said, 'It's been a while since you came, let's eat at home.'
Hearing Gu Chen's words, Ji Pianran also took her mother's hand and said, 'Yes, Gu Chen cooks very well.'
She wanted her mother to know that she was doing well, that she was no longer the child who needed her parents to worry about.
'Grandma, let's eat!' The little girl also had a good impression of this grandmother she had just met.
She wanted to eat with her grandmother!
Wu Shuhui looked at her daughter and then at her cute granddaughter, and nodded with a smile.
'Okay, Grandma will eat with you,' she said, and then reached up to stroke her head, her eyes full of love.
'By the way, what's your name?'
'My name is Tang Tang, Gu Tang Tang!'
The little girl looked at her grandmother and said, word for word.
She was very satisfied with her name.
'Tantan, that's a good name. I hope you'll always have the sweetness of candy in your life.' Wu Shuhui had received a higher education, and her words were indeed a little different from the plain language of the villagers.
But you could tell that she meant it from the bottom of her heart.
Uncle Guang looked at Gu Chen with a smile. He had nothing to do at the moment, and his wife and daughter-in-law had rarely seen each other, so they must have been saving up their words for years.
Why not let them chat in peace, and he and Gu Chen can go cook.
He raised an eyebrow and smiled at Gu Chen, 'I'll help you out, don't mind if I do.'
The Ji family had always had a dedicated cook, and although he was not the head of the family, he enjoyed the same treatment as the head of the family. Whenever he wanted to eat something, Wu Ma would cook it for him, and he had never set foot in the kitchen.
Gu Chen laughed, 'No way!'
His purpose in dragging Uncle Guang along was to get his daughter-in-law to chat with his mother-in-law.
The two men entered the kitchen laughing.
'I happened to buy fish today, and Pyan loves fish, so let's make that, and a stir-fry. Speaking of which, Gu Chen glanced over at Uncle Guang, 'By the way, I was wondering what you like to eat?'
For the first meal a mother-in-law has at your home, you still need to ask about preferences and cook well.
Uncle Guang smiled and said, 'You're just trying to find out what your wife likes to eat, aren't you? My wife likes fish, but because of the young lady in the last few years, we don't cook fish at home anymore, for fear of seeing things and missing people. It's hard enough as it is.'
Gu Chen nodded in understanding.
'So what do you like to eat? I'll treat you to a special meal today!'
If it wasn't for Uncle Guang, Gu Chen probably wouldn't have been able to meet his mother. For all of this, he still has to thank Uncle Guang.
'Haha, I'm not picky, as long as there's food. I always follow Mr. and Mrs. Ji. Whatever they eat, I eat. Sometimes when I'm busy outside, I don't even care about the buns and bread, as long as I can fill my stomach!'
Gu Chen laughed, 'Okay, then we'll make whatever we have!'
After saying that, he slapped his head, 'Uncle Guang, you go wash the vegetables first, I'll go to the front room to get something.'
He had to pick some cherries and bring some wolfberries along. There wasn't much food at home, but it would be nice to treat his mother-in-law and Uncle Guang with this.
Uncle Guang looked at Gu Chen's clumsy back and smiled helplessly.
He had fought with this kid several times and felt that this kid was good at business.
If Mr. Ji could train him a bit, he would definitely become a formidable enemy of the Xu family in the future.
The Ji family would then have hope.
Over here, Ji Pianran and Wu Shuhui were still in the courtyard, sitting on chairs, basking in the sun.
'Back then, how did you end up here?'
Wu Shuhui couldn't hold back any longer and asked.
Ji Pianran pursed her lips, 'Mom, I want to see Dad in a bit.'
Back then, she did climb out the window, but running away from home was no trivial matter. Even though Ji Pianran was strong-willed, she still had some hesitation.
That night, she was dozing off when her second uncle came to visit her, bringing lots of delicious food.
She still remembers that he brought her peach-blossom pastries, which she had loved since she was a child.
She ate several in one go.
Her second uncle told her that her father was trying to force her to marry into the Xu family to make up for his business losses, and that he had already made up his mind to sell her.
He also told her to go into hiding for a while, and to come back when the storm had passed.