?Chapter 33: Thirty-three. You spent all the money just in one morning?_1 Chapter 33: Thirty-three. You spent all the money just in one morning?_1 The restaurant owner was a petite woman from the south with a head of jet-black hair tied up high, giving her an efficient and capable appearance.


    Upon seeing Gu Chen and his family of three enter, she hurriedly approached, warmly greeting them.


    “Come on in, there’s seating inside.”


    After speaking, she turned around and led the way.


    Gu Chen followed behind her, carrying Tangtang.


    Ji Pianran was still clutching her cloth bag, nervously trailing behind.


    Gu Chen placed Tangtang on a chair before he sat down himself.


    Ji Pianran took a seat opposite him.


    The busy proprietress passed them the menu, “What would you two like to eat?”


    Gu Chen didn’t even look at the menu, and casually said, “A steamed egg, a sweet and sour fish, a stir-fried lotus root slices, and an egg drop soup will do.” S~ea??h the N??eFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Upon hearing Gu Chen’s order, Ji Pianran’s eyes couldn’t help but light up.


    Sweet and sour fish?


    Stir-fried lotus root slices?


    These were her favorites, weren’t they?


    And Gu Chen, hasn’t he always disliked sweet and sour fish?


    Truth be told, Gu Chen really didn’t like eating fish in his past life.


    He even thought that eating fish was a pastime for idle people.


    Picking bones out of fish, one slip and you might end up with a bone stuck in your throat or jabbed into your gums.


    Utterly annoying!


    However, having been given a second chance at life, he was no longer so particular about food; anything edible would suffice.


    He even failed to understand why he had been so picky in his past life.


    After all, he might not like fish, but Ji Pianran did.


    He remembered that the day after they got married, Ji Pianran enthusiastically went to catch a big carp from the village reservoir, and made sweet and sour fish.


    She had even gone next door to ask Aunt Zhang for the recipe before coming back to cook it for him.


    Gu Chen looked at the sweet and sour fish on the table and sighed.


    “I don’t eat fish!”


    At these words, Ji Pianran, who had been bustling since morning, flashed a look of disappointment in her eyes.


    Her head lowered, she seemed somewhat at a loss.


    “I thought you liked sweet and sour fish just like me. I even learned how to make this fish specially…”


    Gu Chen let out a cold laugh, “Do you think everyone is like you?”


    Back then, Gu Chen was young and arrogant, understanding little but thinking he had seen through the world.


    He even had a bit of so-called male chauvinism.


    Believing that a wife was brought home to cook and do laundry.


    Taking the trouble to learn how to cook was just stupid.


    Yet he never considered his own worthlessness, penniless and poor. He should have been grateful to the heavens for having a wife at all.


    He truly didn’t know where he got the nerve from back then.


    “You, you don’t like sweet and sour fish, do you?” Ji Pianran asked in surprise.


    “Who said that? I don’t have that issue. I like whatever you like!” Gu Chen teased.


    Living again, he wanted to do everything possible to make it up to Ji Pianran and Tangtang.


    Not like it? Having something to eat was already fortunate. He really didn’t know why he used to be such a jerk.


    Upon hearing this, Ji Pianran’s pupils shook.


    He said he liked whatever she liked?


    So, were these two dishes ordered for her?


    Stir-fried lotus root slices and sweet and sour fish were her favorite foods.


    He actually remembered?


    She had always thought he didn’t care about her at all, let alone know what she liked to eat.


    Unexpectedly, Gu Chen had ordered exactly what she liked.


    With that thought, her eyes started to sting slightly.


    It was as if all the grievances of the past three years had vanished in an instant.


    He did care about her.


    He remembered what she liked to eat!


    Her heart throbbed more powerfully with every beat.


    Seeing Ji Pianran’s eyes redden, Gu Chen was startled.


    He hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden?”


    Ji Pianran touched the corner of her eye and smiled at Gu Chen, before nonchalantly explaining, “It’s nothing, my eye just feels uncomfortable.”


    Upon hearing that her mother’s eye was uncomfortable, Tang Tang hurriedly showed concern.


    “Mom, did something get into your eye? Let Tang Tang blow on it for you!”


    The little girl said this and then wriggled her bottom as she clambered off the stool.


    Mom’s eyes always got something in them, and it was always Tang Tang who helped blow on them.


    Ji Pianran quickly stopped her, “It’s alright, it’s alright, Tang Tang, be good, Mommy will feel better in a moment.”


    She was just feeling a bit emotional, not that there really was something in her eye.


    While they spoke, the restaurant owner’s wife came over with a plate of sweet and sour fish.


    “Here comes the fish, the steamed eggs will be ready in a moment, just wait a bit.”


    The little girl saw the fish and instantly craved it, licking her lips and looking obligingly at Gu Chen.


    “Daddy~”


    You couldn’t tell by looking at Tang Tang, but she was clever.


    In the past few days, she’d discovered that acting coquettishly was very effective with Gu Chen.


    If she wanted something, she just had to act coquettish with Daddy.


    Her soft, tender voice also dragged on with a long tone.


    It practically melted Gu Chen’s heart.


    He smiled, “Daddy will debone the fish for you, is that okay to wait a moment?”


    Upon hearing this, the little girl obediently nodded her head, “Okay!”


    Gu Chen first moved aside all the green onion and ginger on the fish, then picked out a chunk of the choicest meat from the belly.


    He then placed it in Ji Pianran’s bowl.


    “Eat while it’s hot.”


    After that, he picked another piece and held it with his chopsticks in front of Tang Tang’s mouth.


    Ji Pianran looked at the fish in her bowl, and then at Gu Chen, “I’m not hungry, you guys go ahead and eat.”


    The truth was, she wasn’t not hungry; she was still clutching the cloth bag in her hand.


    The city was full of bad people, and with the New Year approaching soon.


    She had heard from Aunt Zhang that lately thieves and robbers were especially rampant.


    In the village, there was a thief who lived by stealing wallets in the city, and he had been staying in the city these past few days.


    She had to keep a close eye on Gu Chen’s hard-earned money!


    Gu Chen stilled and was puzzled, “???”


    He looked at Ji Pianran perplexedly, not hungry?


    Who was it that had said they were hungry just a moment ago?


    Was this the legendary fickleness of women?


    Could their hunger change just like that?


    No, Ji Pianran was never one to put on airs; if she said she wasn’t hungry at this moment, there must be a reason.


    He swallowed and asked with concern, “Are you feeling unwell?”


    Ji Pianran shook her head, anxiously glancing around.


    Once she was sure no one was looking their way, she leaned in close to Gu Chen.


    In a low voice, she said, “I’m still holding onto the money.”


    Then, pretending nothing was amiss, she settled back into her seat.


    Her voice was so soft that if Gu Chen hadn’t known she was talking to him, he would have thought she was talking to herself!


    Gu Chen was astonished!


    Looking at Ji Pianran in front of him, nervous as if someone might come and steal the money at any moment.


    He felt touched and could not help but laugh.


    He was touched because she was looking after his money, but what was funny was that the bag had already been emptied of money long ago.


    Seeing Gu Chen trying to hold back his laughter.


    Ji Pianran glanced at him in surprise and then looked around once again.


    “What are you laughing at?”


    She was helping him keep an eye on the money; was he laughing at her?


    Does this man even know how to live life?


    Gu Chen cleared his throat and said softly, “Well, the money we made today has already been spent, there’s no more money in the bag, so even if someone is eyeing it, we don’t have to be afraid, let’s just enjoy our meal.”


    !!!


    Ji Pianran’s eyelid twitched.


    She squeezed the cloth bag several times with a firm grip.


    She found that it indeed felt empty!


    She had been too nervous earlier and hadn’t noticed it!


    That was at least over a thousand RMB gone just like that?


    She had even heard the village officials recently talking about the renminbi appreciating in value!!!