?Chapter 26: Twenty-six, Ji Pianran was shocked!_1 Chapter 26: Twenty-six, Ji Pianran was shocked!_1 He selected an old hen and went to the meat stall to buy some meat.


    The meat was to be used for making stuffed pancakes.


    That way, from now on, Ji Pianran wouldn’t have to eat mixed-grain pancakes for breakfast anymore.


    As for the old hen, that would be the dinner for their family of three tonight.


    After purchasing the chicken and meat, Gu Chen sat in the car back to the village with Tangtang in his arms.


    …


    By the time he got home, it was already four in the afternoon.


    During the day, Ji Pianran had helped Gu Chen repair his shoes and added new cotton to them.


    She had just washed the shoes and set them to dry by the windowsill.


    Turning her head, she saw Gu Chen carrying a slaughtered chicken in one hand and leading Tangtang with the other.


    Father and daughter entered the yard chatting and laughing.


    She flashed them a gentle, beautiful smile.


    “Back already,” she said. Sёarch* The ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Gu Chen’s heart fluttered.


    These days, Ji Pianran was smiling more and more, a good sign!


    He nodded.


    “Yes, back now!” he replied.


    Then he suddenly remembered the middle-aged woman from earlier that day who had inquired about Ji Pianran’s embroidery.


    He hurriedly said, “There was a person who runs a cheongsam business that admired the embroidery on the shoes and asked me to see if you knew how to embroider phoenixes, peonies, and such.”


    Ji Pianran was confused.


    She blinked, looking at Gu Chen in bewilderment.


    “Asking if I know how to embroider a phoenix?” she echoed.


    Seeing her puzzled face, Gu Chen explained with a smile, “She noticed the embroidery on my shoes and thought it was well-done and wanted to hire you as an Embroidery Master.”


    Now Ji Pianran understood.


    It turned out that the shoes she made and Gu Chen wore had caught someone’s eye.


    After thinking for a moment, she tucked her hair behind her ears.


    Then she looked at Gu Chen and said earnestly, “With patterns, it should not be difficult.”


    Her craftsmanship was indeed quite good, but even the most skilled craftsman could not possibly know how to do everything without a pattern.


    All she could say was that she would try to make the finished product as close to the pattern as possible.


    Having said this, Ji Pianran’s eyes, bright with moisture, revealed a touch of joy.


    Nowadays, cheongsams were garments for the wealthy.


    Each cheongsam was more expensive than the last.


    It could be said there was only pricier, never the priciest!


    If she really could become an Embroidery Master, she estimated the salary would not be modest.


    In this way, she could start earning money!


    Although Gu Chen was making money selling vegetables now, these past three years living with him,


    facing his repeated deception and indifference,


    Ji Pianran had long transformed from an innocent and carefree girl to a strong mother.


    She had learned to live without depending on anyone else.


    She also deeply understood that only she herself was the only hope for her and Tangtang to survive.


    She needed to become strong, and the first step was naturally to make money!


    With this in mind, Ji Pianran pursed her lips, her voice tinged with an imperceptible excitement.


    “Can I meet this person?” she asked.


    Gu Chen grinned carefreely.


    “Of course, you can. If you’re willing, come with me tomorrow. She said she would come looking for me again.”


    At his words, Ji Pianran nodded seriously.


    “That’s great, that’s great.”


    Tangtang hadn’t had water for quite a while.


    Now she was very thirsty.


    She ran towards Ji Pianran, clutching at the hem of her pants, then lifted her little face, looking up at Ji Pianran with a plaintive expression.


    “Mommy, thirsty,” Tangtang said.


    Ji Pianran quickly picked up her daughter, saying with concern, “Let’s go, mommy will take you inside for some water.”


    With that, she walked toward the living room.


    Gu Chen followed, head bowed.


    While Ji Pianran was busy pouring water for Tangtang, he took out all the small bags of coins from the nylon bag and placed them on the table.


    Ji Pianran had just finished pouring water for her daughter, turning back to see three red plastic bags on the small wooden table.


    She could vaguely make out that they were all filled with money.


    Ji Pianran was startled and greatly surprised.


    “This much… all money?” she asked.


    This was the first time she had ever seen so much money.


    Gu Chen looked at her and nodded earnestly.


    “It’s all from selling vegetables, I promised to give you and Sugar a good life!”


    Ji Pianran could never have imagined that Gu Chen could earn so much money from selling vegetables.


    These three full bags must contain several thousand RMB at least, right?


    She could hardly believe it.


    “This much, all from selling vegetables?”


    Seeing the huge doubt in her eyes.


    Gu Chen affirmed, “Yes, you’re going to join me tomorrow anyway, so you can take a good look then.”


    Hearing him say that, the doubt in Ji Pianran’s eyes receded significantly.


    Yeah, she was going to go anyway, and eyes don’t lie.


    And since he could say that, it meant that the money must really be from selling vegetables.


    Gu Chen smiled.


    “Help me count it, see how much it is. I’m going to make some chicken soup now, to nourish you and the child properly.”


    After speaking, Gu Chen carried the old hen out of the door and into the kitchen.


    Sugar finished her water with plump little cheeks still wet.


    She saw Ji Pianran staring dumbfounded at the money in the plastic bags.


    She walked over excitedly, tugging at Ji Pianran’s trouser leg.


    “Mommy, Sugar helped earn this money too!”


    She had seriously helped daddy hold the bags, and every penny was her contribution!


    Ji Pianran looked at her daughter with a beaming smile and gently patted her little head.


    “Our Sugar is the best!”


    Hearing Ji Pianran’s praise, the little girl was incredibly proud.


    “Mommy, shall we count the money together?”


    Ji Pianran was torn between laughing and crying. Was she this money-obsessed so young?


    Only two years old.


    And already knowing how to count money?


    She said helplessly, “Okay.”


    Mother and daughter sat at the small wooden table, Ji Pianran opened the plastic bag and poured out all the money.


    Then they began to sort and count it.


    Sugar couldn’t count, or more precisely, couldn’t count so much.


    She sensibly sat on the side, picking out the same denominations of money and passed them to her mother across the table, repeating the process.


    Half an hour later.


    Ji Pianran finally finished counting the money, looking at the organized stacks of RMB in front of her.


    Delight and excitement shone on her delicate face, rarely seen.


    Exactly three thousand five hundred seventy RMB!


    She really had never seen so much money in her life.


    Although she did not intend to take Gu Chen’s money, and the money didn’t really have anything to do with her.


    Yet seeing Gu Chen earn so much, she was genuinely happy for him.


    Now, the villagers won’t say that he is not doing proper work anymore, nor would anyone look down on him.


    Gu Chen really worked from dawn to dusk, earning money with his own two hands!


    …


    Meanwhile.


    Gu Chen put the old hen into the pot.


    Remembering Old Tang’s advice, he found the goji berries he had been given the day before and sprinkled them into the chicken soup.


    He then started busily making dough and filling for meat pies.


    After all, with god-level culinary skills, his cooking was incredibly efficient.


    The recipes seemed to be imprinted in his brain, and even the way he chopped vegetables was exceptionally skilled.


    Half an hour later, more than ten meat pies were already out of the pan.


    Checking the time, the chicken soup should also be about done.


    The delicious aroma filled the whole yard.


    He found a porcelain basin and poured out the steaming chicken soup, meat included.


    He took three meat pies and then entered the living room.


    Seeing him come in, Ji Pianran hurriedly put the money into a wooden box she had found earlier.


    She pushed it towards Gu Chen.


    “There’s a total of three thousand five hundred seventy RMB in here. I found a box to make it more convenient.”


    Gu Chen placed the dishes and meat pies on the table, then looked at Ji Pianran in front of him.


    He said earnestly, “Are you silly? This is all for you. In every household, the wife handles the money. I have a wife too, so I want my wife to handle the money!”