There were a lot of people playing bumper cars, so Gu Chen bought two tickets, one for him and one for Ji Pianran, who was under one meter two and could ride for free.
The family of three stood in the middle of the crowd with their tickets and began to line up.
The venue here is very large, with more than twenty bumper cars constantly spinning around in the fenced-off area. The people on the cars all have smiles on their faces, and it really looks like they're having fun.
The family queued up to get on the cars, with Gu Chen and Tang Tang sharing one car, and Ji Pianran having one car to himself.
The moment the ticket seller pressed the button in the control room, all twenty bumper cars, full of people, were powered up. Everyone started spinning the handles, and the colourful cars started moving.
I thought that Tantan would like the feeling of being bumped around, but I didn't expect that after being bumped a few times, the little one would pout in displeasure.
She is really too small, and after a few bumps, she started to feel uncomfortable.
There were bumper cars everywhere, and Gu Chen couldn't stop, so she had to avoid them all the way. Fortunately, she had good driving skills and was quick to react, so although it was a bit exciting, she wasn't hit many times.
It was a different story for Ji Pianran.
She had her own car, but she knew nothing about driving on the other side of the road, so she kept getting into collisions as soon as she started moving. Eventually, it got to the point where she was even knocked over when she turned.
After more than 20 collisions in a row, she almost cried, and her excitement at the beginning had turned into a sense of grievance.
Finally, after a burst of music, all the bumper cars came to a stop.
Gu Chen got out of the car with a smiling Tang Tang in her arms, and turned to look for her daughter-in-law.
She saw Ji Pianran sitting in a pink bumper car, head down and sulking, unbuckling her seat belt. She followed and got out of the car, her face about to cry.
Gu Chen was heartbroken, and quickly reached out to hold Ji Pianran. The three of them walked out together, and Gu Chen put Tang Tang on the ground and looked at Ji Pianran with concern.
'What's wrong?'
Upon hearing this, Ji Pianran blinked her watery eyes and said in a sulky voice, 'They keep bumping into me.'
Her voice was soft and pliable, and the expression on her face looked a lot like that of a child complaining to his parents.
Gu Chen immediately took her into his arms and comforted her softly, as if he were comforting his daughter: 'Okay, if you don't like it, you don't have to ride next time, okay?'
After he finished speaking, he gave her head a few gentle strokes.
It was now eleven o'clock, and the park was bustling with activity. A young couple was walking past them holding hands.
Seeing how Gu Chen doted on Ji Pianran,
and immediately tightened her grip on the boy's arm, looking envious, 'Look at them, they're so happy, they even have a child together, I really envy them.'
The boy couldn't help but nod.
'Don't worry, if you give me a daughter as cute as her in the future, I promise I'll treat you even better!'
On hearing this, the girl gave him a hard pinch on the arm, 'Go to hell, just think about the good things!'
The family of three rode bumper cars, played fishing with kittens for a while, and the carousel, basically playing all the games they could.
They were too tired to go any further, so they simply ordered some barbecue and chicken wings from a food stall in the park for lunch.
After ordering the barbecue, Gu Chen bought two more bottles of yogurt, handing one to her daughter and one to Ji Pianran.
Gu Chen watched the mother and daughter sitting under the sun umbrella, drinking yogurt and listening to the laughter of the people coming and going.
There was an indescribable happiness in her heart, a kind of ordinary and real joy.
In her previous life, whenever she saw a family of three sitting by the roadside eating barbecue, she always envied them, and then turned her face away and left quickly.
But now, they were also sitting together as a family of three, eating barbecue and chatting.
This feeling was really good, and she suddenly had the thought that it would be nice to just live like this for the rest of her life.
Ji Pianran took a few sips of the yogurt, suddenly put down the bottle, and looked at Gu Chen with burning eyes.
There was still a hint of unnaturalness in her expression, and it was only after a while that she spoke in a low voice, 'This afternoon, I want to go to the street and buy something.'
Seeing her like this, Gu Chen was a little curious, "What to buy?'
Ji Pianran thought for a moment, "No, it's nothing, I'll go by myself, I'll be back soon.'
She wanted to buy underwear.
In the rush, she could leave her coat as it was, but she really couldn't do without underwear, especially in the high temperatures of Huacheng.
She really couldn't stand it, and she had to go buy a change of clothes.
Seeing her stammering, Gu Chen became even more curious. He raised an eyebrow, and his suspicious eyes looked straight at Ji Pianran. 'If you don't say anything, you're not going.'
It was originally an unfamiliar city, and Gu Chen was not at ease letting her go out alone.
Seeing that Gu Chen would not agree, Ji Pianran became a little anxious.
She blushed, nervously looking at Gu Chen, 'Well, I want to buy some underwear. I didn't bring any when I came.'
Gu Chen now understood why his daughter-in-law had stopped talking. She wanted to buy underwear!
She wanted to buy not just one set, but ten!
She wanted her to change every day!
She also wanted to buy skirts, for her and for Tang Tang.
Huacheng had always been at the forefront of fashion because it was connected to Hong Kong. Many big brands were based there, and even the small, unknown brands had mostly very fashionable clothing.
He wanted to make sure that his daughter-in-law and her child were always beautifully dressed.
'We'll go after we've eaten. We'll go shopping and buy you and the baby some nice things,' Gu Chen said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Ji Pianran was curious and asked, 'So you're not going to look for your brother today?'
She had thought that Gu Chen would be too busy to spend time with her and the baby, but she never imagined that he would even go shopping with them. Ji Pianran was inexplicably happy.
'There's no rush. Let's eat first. After we've eaten, we'll go,'
After eating, the three of them rested a little before leaving the park. Gu Chen saw an empty car and stopped it with a wave of his hand.
Getting in, the driver asked, as usual, 'Where to?'
Gu Chen thought for a moment and said, 'Tianhe Road business district.'
Tianhe Road business district is one of the most prosperous business districts in Huacheng and one of the largest high-end business districts in China.
It has the reputation of being the No. 1 business district in South China.
If you're going to buy something, you have to go to the best place to buy it. After all, he has money in his pocket, and money is the bottom line for Gu Chen!
When he heard that they were going to the Tianhe Road business district, the driver couldn't help but glance in the rearview mirror and smile at Gu Chen.
'I didn't realise it, but you know quite a bit, little brother. That's the best location in our city.'
Gu Chen nodded and didn't say anything else.
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped in the Tianhe Road business district. The moment they got out of the car, Ji Pianran and Tang Tang were both dumbfounded. She nervously glanced at Gu Chen, 'Everything here is very expensive, isn't it?'
There were tall buildings one after the other, and the decorations looked high-end and grand. Shopping in such a place must not be cheap.
Gu Chen patted her on the shoulder and said, 'Your task now is not how to save money, but how to spend money.'
After saying that, he picked up Tang Tang in his arms and pulled Ji Pianran and walked towards the inside.