Chapter 144: 144 This thing is really not cheap ah_1 Chapter 144: 144 This thing is really not cheap ah_1 Gu Chen had not expected his wife to be so easily contented; he nodded and smiled along with her.

“Okay then, if you like it, shall we go buy some groceries?”

Upon hearing this, Ji Pianran nodded, “Sure!”

She put the thermos Gu Chen had given her, along with Xiao Tangtang’s, into her white cloth bag, and then, holding her daughter’s little hand, followed Gu Chen to the vegetable stall ahead.

It was almost March now, and the vegetable stall displayed many vegetables, such as broccoli, Huacai, mustard greens, cabbage, and green peppers of all sorts, predominantly green in color.

This made a fruit stall not far ahead particularly eye-catching.

Red apples, green pears, and yellow bananas were not only vivid in color but also varied in kinds.

What was most important was that there were even strawberries and cherries!

It was only March, and strawberries shouldn’t be expected until at least May.

Not to mention cherries.

If he remembered correctly, they wouldn’t be available until August.

These were clearly out-of-season fruits!

Xiao Tangtang hadn’t walked far before she noticed the fruit stall among the vegetable stalls.

The moment she saw the fruits, her eyes widened, and the next second, she let go of Ji Pianran’s hand and scampered toward the fruit stall.

Seeing this, Gu Chen hurried after her, “Slow down, don’t fall!”

Xiao Tangtang was now oblivious to everything else; her eyes and heart were filled only with the delicious fruits.

Lately, they just had apples at home.

She really wanted to eat some other sweet fruits!

The little girl ran up to the fruit stall and finally stopped.

Gu Chen looked at Xiao Tangtang’s eager face and finally understood.

His little girl wanted to eat fruits!

He bent down and picked her up, looking at her with indulgence.

“Do you want to eat fruit, Xiao Tangtang?”

Xiao Tangtang nodded earnestly, her pink lips appearing tender and soft in the sunlight.

Her voice was even softer and more endearing.

“I want to.”

After all, she was just a child—eating was of utmost importance!

That little head of hers was filled with thoughts about which foods were the tastiest!

Gu Chen grinned, “Then take a look, what do you want to eat? How about strawberries?”

Being a little girl, she probably loved strawberries.

Hearing talk of buying strawberries, the stall owner knew he had a sale and wore an enthusiastic smile.

“These strawberries, ah, they’re freshly picked, very fresh. I’ll give you a good price, six yuan per jin.”

At this, the little girl hurriedly waved her hands,

her eyes turning to the deep-red cherries.

“Daddy, I want to eat those!”

Hearing the child ask for cherries, the stall owner’s face broke into an even wider grin.

“Despite her young age, she sure has a good eye for quality! These, ah, are expensive, ten yuan per jin.”

Wow, that’s expensive!

Gu Chen was somewhat surprised; he looked carefully at the box containing the cherries.

He was curious what kind of fruit could cost ten yuan a jin in a world where meat was only six yuan.

And indeed, on closer inspection, he found the reason for the high price.

The cherries were indeed larger than usual, and the color was also deeper, a purplish-red shining brightly.

It looked so appetizing that one couldn’t help but want to try a bite.

Gu Chen casually picked one up, “Not cheap, huh.”

This price was almost catching up with the goji berries from his Spirit Field!

The owner smiled helplessly, revealing the truth.

“Can’t help it, the cost price is high. These are exotic varieties, cherries, not our traditional cherries. You see what month it is now?”

Gu Chen certainly knew they were out-of-season fruits, but he was just curious because they were even pricier than his goji berries.

But now that the owner had said so, Gu Chen also understood, imported fruits, huh.

No wonder they were expensive.

Xiao Tangtang was afraid that Gu Chen wouldn’t buy them for her and pouted, looking at him with a coquettish gaze.

She said word by word, “Daddy…”

Old Bai was a businessman who knew how to sell. Seeing the little one wanted to eat, he took one, rubbed it clean.

“Here, little friend, try one. If our cherries aren’t tasty, they’re free!”

He was quite confident in the quality of his cherries.

The little one glanced at Gu Chen, and upon seeing his nod, stretched out her little hand to receive it and then put it in her mouth, taking a small bite.

The purple juice instantly flowed down her chubby little hands.

The cherries were sweet, juicy, and had just the right amount of tartness—the taste was really indescribable.

Gu Chen looked at Xiao Tangtang, who was still enjoying her food.

“How is it, tasty?”

The little one immediately nodded her head, finding them so delicious she couldn’t even speak.

She really loved them so much!

Seeing how much his daughter enjoyed the fruit, Gu Chen turned to the owner and said, “Give me four pounds!”

There was no helping it, if his daughter wanted to eat, as a father, he naturally had to buy.

The owner was inwardly shocked. Although the young man looked handsome, his cloth shoes clearly indicated he was from the countryside.

He never expected a country man to actually be willing to buy the expensive fruit that even many city dwellers hesitated to purchase.

Despite being the owner, because of the price, he had never indulged in taking even a pound home for his own child to eat.

The owner chuckled, “Alright, no problem. Anything else you want?”

At this moment, Ji Pianran had already walked over.

Seeing Gu Chen order four pounds the moment he spoke, she hurriedly said, “I don’t eat this stuff; just buy a little for Xiao Tangtang, don’t buy too much in case it goes bad.”

The owner looked up at Ji Pianran’s face and, seeing she was pretty, couldn’t help but chime in.

“Oh, is this your wife? The child really resembles her mother. They say fruits nourish people. Eat more fruits, and I guarantee your skin will get even better.”

Gu Chen didn’t know about the fruits’ nourishing abilities, but he did know they tasted good.

He looked at Ji Pianran with a smile, “It’s okay, let’s buy a bit more to eat slowly over time.”

Then he turned back to the owner, “Weigh some strawberries too.”

They say women love fruit, and he just didn’t believe that Ji Pianran didn’t like any, it was probably just the concern over money.

Having lived a life once, he understood that life was but a short few decades.

He didn’t want his wife to spend her entire life worrying about expenditures.

He just hoped they could be happy and joyful.

Honestly, Ji Pianran felt somewhat reluctant, but she feared that speaking too much would annoy Gu Chen, since, after all, he was the one earning the money, and he was buying these things for her and the child.

Ji Pianran looked at Gu Chen and finally nodded silently, “Then don’t buy too much, we really can’t finish it all.”

Gu Chen reached out and petted her head, “Okay, I’ll listen to you. Three pounds of strawberries!”

The owner did not expect this young man to be so generous, buying both cherries and strawberries.

That would be fifty-five dollars in total.