Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 101: One hundred and one This is going home now～_1

Chapter 101: One hundred and one This is going home now～_1

Hearing Ji Pianran speak, Gu Chen felt somewhat uneasy inside.

He pursed his lips, "Mom, what’s this for? That chicken is so big, it’s obviously been raised for over a year, how can you just slaughter it like that?"

Shen Cuizhi smiled.

"For my son to eat, it’s not a loss!"

It had been three years since he got married, and Gu Chen hadn’t returned home.

Now that he finally made the trip back, what was there that she, Shen Cuizhi, wouldn’t give up?

Let alone a rooster.

She would be willing to butcher a hen too!

The hens were just a bit smaller in size, plus they were old, having spent all their nutrition laying eggs every day.

The meat definitely wouldn’t be as delicious as the rooster’s.

Looking at his mother’s affectionate face, her brows and eyes filled with a deep smile.

Gu Chen felt incredibly warm inside.

They say children with mothers are like treasures.

Indeed, that saying isn’t false.

He was truly fortunate to live again, to experience a completely different way of life.

Fulfilling, happy, warm.

"Mom, it’s the New Year, let’s make it for our whole family to eat!" Gu Chen said with a laugh.

Eating as a family, that was true happiness.

He preferred to let his parents, his elder brother and sister-in-law all have a taste, rather than hogging it all to himself.

Lifetimes past were already turned over.

In this second life, he wanted a different ending.

He didn’t want to view newcomers with old eyes.

He certainly didn’t want to live out like those pretentious and face-smacking protagonists in rebirth novels.

Focusing on the irritating matters from his last life every day, thinking about how to take revenge on others, did nothing but add to his own troubles without any other benefits.

Wasn’t it nicer to use the time spent in cutthroat competition to work hard and get rich, leading a comfortable life with the whole family?

The bad people and things from the past, he wanted to make them become better.

As for the good ones, they should become even better.

That was the real guide to rebirth.

The guide to a happy life!

"No, no, this is for you, they’ve had their fair share over the years!" Shen Cuizhi hastily waved her hands to refuse.

From the bottom of her heart, she felt her son had suffered in the past years, and she was pained for him.

Gu Chen split into a wide, contented smile, unable to hide it; to him, his mother’s concern was worth more than any delicious food.

He said softly, "It’s alright, just right to taste your son’s cooking skills, it’s the New Year, everyone should be happy together, that’s what true happiness is!"

Shen Cuizhi didn’t expect Gu Chen to actually say something like that.

She was somewhat choked up right then.

In the past, Gu Zhigang and Liu Lizhen calculated against Gu Chen at every opportunity.

As for Gu He, he was someone who preferred fewer problems, knowing full well the struggles in Gu Chen’s heart but never speaking a word.

Pretending to see nothing at all.

She, as his mother, had seen all this.

The relationship between the three brothers had always tied a knot in her heart.

She couldn’t speak much, but felt distressed every time she thought about it.

Yet, this time Gu Chen returned, without a single word of complaint; he thought of them even for food and drink.

The more Shen Cuizhi thought about it, the more relieved she felt.

Gu Chen still had his two elder brothers on his mind.

Despite being the youngest, he lived the most sensibly of the three.

After all, they were blood brothers, bone may break but sinews stay connected.

Her youngest son had truly grown up.

She nodded firmly, "Okay, I’ll listen to you, it’s only true happiness when the entire family is happy!"

...

After lunch, Gu Chen, along with Ji Pianran and Tangtang, bid a simple farewell to his family and set off on the road back home.

It was already the second day of the New Year; he had to discuss the greenhouse matter with Tian Laosì.

After all, they had agreed before the New Year to start on the third day.

The sooner it was finished, the sooner they could plant seeds.

Otherwise, his package of seeds might just die.

After all, Cordyceps really isn’t the same as other things.

They’re all larvae.

If they died, he would be heartbroken.

On the way back to the village, he happened to pass by the streets of the coal washing plant. Gu Chen cradled Tangtang and walked with his head down.

Ji Pianran originally thought she would pass by too, and it was a good opportunity to see if there were any vegetables for sale, to bring some fresh ones back for the children.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she looked, she saw a crowd gathered ahead, chattering and making a commotion about something.

This piqued her curiosity, and she peered over attentively.

In the center stood a person, and the more she looked, the more familiar that person seemed.

Ji Pianran’s eyebrows twitched in the moment.

Was that person...

Li You’e?

She stood among the crowd, looking anxious, and was trying very hard to say something. However, Ji Pianran couldn’t hear her clearly from the distance.

Under these circumstances, Ji Pianran felt that Li You’e seemed to be in trouble.

She couldn’t help but slow down her steps.

Seeing Ji Pianran slow down, Gu Chen turned his head and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Ji Pianran tugged at his sleeve and tilted her chin toward the direction of Li You’e, whispering with a worried face, "Look."

Hearing this, Gu Chen finally looked in that direction.

"Li You’e, Aunt Li?"

Ji Pianran nodded, "I don’t know what happened, but it doesn’t feel like anything good."

Gu Chen lifted his chin, "Let’s go over and have a look."

Having said that, Gu Chen walked toward that direction.

If it were any other stranger, Gu Chen would definitely have walked away.

Sorry, even if he lived another life, he wasn’t the type to meddle in others’ affairs, besides, a group of people surrounding one might indicate bullying.

But with so many people there, such despicable behavior would definitely not be present.

There are always kind people in the world, aren’t there?

He didn’t like meddling in other people’s domestic trifles.

But this person was different, it was Li You’e.

Ji Pianran had especially gone to her house to inquire about embroidery work.

Moreover, a fight had happened at her place, and he simply couldn’t pretend to have not seen it.

That would be too insensitive.

The two approached, and Gu Chen put Tangtang down, telling her to follow her mother, and then he squeezed into the crowd.

As he was unsure what had happened, he was worried about the child getting hurt.

He called out, "Excuse me, coming through," and made his way to the front in a few steps.

Seeing Li You’e, he then asked, "Aunt Li, what happened?"

Li You’e was nearly in tears out of anxiety, and upon seeing Gu Chen, a fellow villager, she grasped at him like a lifeline.

She clung to Gu Chen’s sleeve.

"Chenzi, today is the second day of the month, Yue Yue’s day to visit her mother’s home. We haven’t seen each other for a year, so I wanted to buy some food to make a good meal for my daughter and grandson. But as I was buying vegetables, I felt my pocket and my wallet was gone—it had a hundred yuan in it!"

In those days, a hundred yuan was no small sum for ordinary families.

It was real money that could last two weeks!

In a frugal household, it could last a month!

Now Gu Chen understood why so many people had gathered around; it turned out the wallet was lost.

But talking about it now wouldn’t bring the money back.

People could only offer their sympathy, as no one was likely to take their own money out for her to buy vegetables.

Thinking this, Gu Chen pulled out a hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Li You’e.

"Aunt Li, take this to buy the vegetables for now."

Chances were the thief was long gone by now and couldn’t be caught.

It was more important to address the immediate problem.

Seeing the money from Gu Chen, Li You’e was surprised.

Gu Chen was lending her money?

Their families weren’t on good terms, and a hundred yuan wasn’t a trivial amount.

Was Gu Chen actually lending it to her without a word?

That was too righteous!

It seems there are good people even among hoodlums!

She hurriedly pushed Gu Chen’s hand back, "I can’t take this money; take it back. It’s not like you stole my wallet. I just want to force that thief out!"