Page 515 of Assistant to My Contracted Husband

"It’s really okay now..."

Jian Ran squeezed a smile out of the corner of her mouth, and Gu Mochen asked in response.

"Did Tang Bao cost a lot when she was little?"

"Um... for you, it must have been nothing at all... but back then, I couldn’t keep up with breastfeeding because.

.. I didn’t have much nutrition during the postpartum period, and then I could only buy formula, diapers, the child had to go to the hospital for vaccinations often. .. and then it cost a lot of money."

One of the things Jian Ran often did... was to buy discounted spareribs to make soup... and drank it for several days to get some milk supply.

Actually... by the end, it wasn’t fresh anymore.

All those past events...

Jian Ran didn’t want to talk about them anymore.

Work and Tang Bao often clashed...

She couldn’t afford to hire someone to care for Tang Bao.

It was always... difficult at every turn.

Now, it was finally like seeing the clouds part and the moon appear...

The most important thing is...

Tang Bao still has fixed expenses every month and, frankly, what she earned was just enough to get by.

Gu Mochen pressed his thin lips together when he heard what Jian Ran said.

Once... Tang Bao even told him that she and Jian Ran lived in a room as small as a bathroom, just big enough to fit a single bed.

It was a harsh environment...

About the Jian family, Gu Mochen had also heard a bit, people in Yuncheng City even said... how Jian Anguo cherished his daughter.

Held in the palm of his hand...

Loved in every possible way.

Now...

Gu Mochen’s eyes darkened.

At the beginning, Jian Ran signed the agreement with him, most likely because of Tang Bao and Jian Anguo’s situation.

Therefore, Gu Mochen was exceedingly grateful that the person Jian Ran turned to was himself.

...

Jian Ran, smiling, spoke of the past, and the little beauty quickly got amused by Jian Ran, smacking her little mouth.

"Mummy... do you remember the place we used to live, how nice the auntie at the supermarket was? She would always save a lot of yummy things for us."

"Um... I remember... because those things were past their sell-by date the next day, so they left them for us at the cheapest price."

Although the price was cheap, Jian Ran still considered freshness.

After all... she could endure hardship, but she couldn’t let the little beauty suffer with her.

"Yeah... Mummy, it’s been so long since I’ve eaten liangpi and liangfen..."

"Okay, once we’re back in Yuncheng City, Mummy will make it for you."

"Yay..."

Tang Bao and Jian Ran chatted warmly, and seeing Gu Mochen’s brooding expression, she reached out her little hand to tug on Gu Mochen’s big hand, and spoke with feigned annoyance.

"Daddy... do you want to eat with us?"

"Okay..."

Gu Mochen’s mouth curled into a subtly charming smile, and he took the initiative to plant a kiss on the little beauty’s forehead.

Liangpi and liangfen...

He had never tried such dishes before.

But, as long as it was made by Jian Ran, he wanted to give it a try.

...

Tang Bao played in Gu Mochen’s arms for a while, grew sleepy, and Jian Ran hurriedly held her, and as soon as the little beauty was in her arms, she instinctively snuggled against her chest.

Jian Ran’s mouth curved into a tender, indulgent smile, and she gently stroked the little beauty’s back with her hand until she fell into a deep sleep.

"Put her in the room."

"Mm..."