Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 110: One Hundred and One New Sales Channels for Goji Berries_1

Chapter 110: One Hundred and One New Sales Channels for Goji Berries_1

The boss boiled a kettle of water, brought over some tea leaves, and found a clean cup for Gu Chen before finally placing the tea leaves in it and pouring the boiling water over them, causing the green tea leaves to instantly swirl around energetically.

The tea was ready.

The boss pushed the cup towards Gu Chen, then smiled at him.

"It’s not any fancy tea, don’t look down on it."

Gu Chen waved his hand in response.

"That I can’t do."

It doesn’t make sense to complain about free bread being sour.

"By the way, brother, what’s your esteemed surname?" Gu Chen asked.

The boss chuckled, "Me? My surname is Hu, everyone calls me Old Hu. I’ve had this repair shop in the area for over a decade and all the locals know me."

After saying this, he poured himself a cup of tea and blew away the leaves floating on top.

Gu Chen took a sip of tea.

"That’s great. To be honest, Brother Hu, I’m from the village behind the coal washing plant. I just started coming to the city to sell vegetables before the new year."

Hearing Gu Chen mention selling vegetables in the city, the elder brother asked with curiosity: "Is that so? That’s pretty good. The business should be booming with the New Year coming up, right?"

"Yeah, the business was good before the New Year, but now we’ve got a fresh batch of wolfberries at home, and I’m thinking of changing trades, just not sure how it’ll turn out."

Having said this, Gu Chen took a cigarette out of his packet and offered one to Old Hu.

Old Hu, grinning, took it. He thought the young man seemed honest and polite; he had assumed he was just a simple farmer, never expecting him to be selling vegetables in the city.

"That’s easy to deal with. I’ve been fixing cars here for many years and later became friends with a guy named Zhao, who specializes in buying wolfberries. Are you interested?"

Gu Chen knew he had asked the right person, quickly taking the proverbial donkey down the stairs and pretending to be eagerly impatient.

"Really? Then I must trouble you, Brother Hu, to give an introduction."

Old Hu chuckled, "How about this, his shop is on the street just ahead, not far from here. If you’re in a hurry, come over early tomorrow morning, and I’ll take you straight to him."

After all these years, his relationship with Old Zhao was naturally good.

And if he brought Gu Chen with him, they could definitely get a slightly higher price since he had to be given some face, after all.

Gu Chen hadn’t expected Brother Hu to be so enthusiastic.

He was quite moved at the moment.

"That’s really great, my family grows wolfberries, and I don’t dare boast, but our wolfberries are absolutely top-notch."

He was totally confident in his own wolfberries, knowing they were a premium product from his system.

Old Hu smiled.

"I don’t understand whether it’s good or not, you can discuss that when you meet tomorrow. I’m just responsible for making the introduction."

After all, Old Zhao was also his friend, and since he hadn’t seen Gu Chen’s wolfberries personally, it’s said that while one should not suspect others without cause, it’s also wise to take precautions.

Whether or not Gu Chen’s wolfberries were good, Old Hu didn’t know and didn’t understand.

He was simply laying out the foundations; they were friends, and if the deal could be done, that would obviously be best. If not, it was a matter between the two of them.

Gu Chen understood this too, and he was already very grateful that Old Hu was willing to help make the connection.

It would have been normal for him not to offer his help at all.

He smiled and nodded, "That’s settled then. I really can’t thank you enough, Brother Hu."

Old Hu was a kind-hearted person and felt pretty happy that he could help Gu Chen. The two of them chatted for a while longer before Gu Chen finally left.

As he was leaving, he left the cigarettes on the table. Truth be told, he wasn’t fond of smoking; to him, it was something he could take or leave.

It made no difference whether he had it or not.

Old Hu was a person who didn’t pay much attention to details and hadn’t noticed.

After sending off Gu Chen, he returned.

When he saw the cigarettes Gu Chen had left on the table, he was instantly amused.

He hadn’t expected the young man to be so considerate. As adults, some things don’t need to be said aloud; everyone understands in their heart.

If he had been some big boss worth a few hundred thousand, then it might have been an oversight.

But Gu Chen was just a vegetable seller; how could he have left such expensive cigarettes behind?

This was clearly left for herself.

Unexpectedly, this brother is quite a meticulous person.

He knows she treats him well, and he’s not bad to her either.

Having friends like this, is simply delightful.

Who wouldn’t like someone so considerate?

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Gu Chen left the house, bought another fish, and also picked up a block of tofu before returning home.

By the time he got home, it was already half past five.

The TV was showing Tom and Jerry, and Tangtang and Yan Yan were sitting on the little stools, watching the cartoon intently.

Ever since Gu Chen fixed the TV, Yan Yan had been fixated on it.

Unfortunately, Gu Chen hadn’t been home for the past couple of days.

Now, knowing that the family was back, she immediately came over to watch cartoons—after all, kids love this kind of thing.

Ji Pianran was sitting in a chair by the window, embroidering a phoenix and watching the two children at the same time.

Hearing noise from outside, she quickly looked out.

Seeing that it was Gu Chen who had come back, she hurriedly set down her needlework and went out to him.

Looking at him with a guilty face, she said, "I’ll go and start cooking now."

Gu Chen had been out all afternoon, and she had been at home with the kids, originally planning to start cooking when the time came.

But she got so absorbed in her embroidery that time just slipped away.

The meal wasn’t ready yet, and to her surprise, Gu Chen had already returned.

No matter how she thought about it, she felt guilty.

Gu Chen smiled, "Don’t worry, as long as I’m here for the day, I’ll be the one to cook!"

He simply couldn’t bear to let Ji Pianran cook.

Besides, he was planning to fatten her and Tangtang up.

He would rather have Ji Pianran do nothing at all, just to be well taken care of!

Having said that, Gu Chen went into the kitchen with his purchases in hand.

Ji Pianran quickly followed him in.

She wanted to help Gu Chen cook; after all, two people cooking would definitely be faster than one.

Gu Chen put the fish he bought into the sink and began cleaning it with practiced ease.

Ji Pianran, now holding the pot to cook the rice, had just poured out the water used to wash the rice and noticed Gu Chen preparing fish again.

She casually asked, "Why have we been eating fish so often recently?"

Ever since Gu Chen came back, it seemed like he and fish were inseparable, with fish on the menu every other day.

Braised, sweet and sour, steamed.

Trying all different ways of eating fish.

Ji Pianran did like fish, but she knew that Gu Chen didn’t seem to like it much before.

Hearing this, Gu Chen jumped, thinking Ji Pianran was tired of eating fish.

He hurriedly said, "I was thinking that we’ve been eating a lot of meat recently, so switching to fish for a change wouldn’t be a bad idea. Fish is lighter, but if you don’t want to eat it, we still have cured meat at home. Stir-fried cured meat would be just as good."

Ji Pianran smiled, "That’s not it, I really like it."

Hearing this, Gu Chen was relieved.

"I cook it because you like it, and if one day you don’t want to eat it anymore, you must tell me right away, and we won’t cook fish anymore from then on."

Upon hearing these words, Ji Pianran’s hands, busy with the rice, paused for a moment.

A wave of emotion surged in her eyes.

So Gu Chen had been cooking it all this time just because she liked it.

To do it once or twice was easy, but for him to keep up the effort, cooking it so often for her, was truly commendable.

He was really good to her.