Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 111: One hundred eleven Impatient Tian Laosì_1

Chapter 111: One hundred eleven Impatient Tian Laosì_1

Ji Pianran gave him a faint smile, her eyes brimming with emotion.

"I like eating fish, but I also like spicy chicken chunks. In the future, we can make more spicy chicken chunks."

If she remembered correctly, spicy chicken chunks were Gu Chen’s favorite.

Although she was not very skilled with her hands and always failed to make it well, Gu Chen would eat more whenever she made it.

She hoped that Gu Chen would also make more of what he liked to eat.

As for herself, she was pretty content with anything.

Hearing this, Gu Chen was slightly taken aback.

A look of bewilderment filled his deep eyes.

Spicy chicken chunks, wasn’t that his favorite dish?

What was Ji Pianran suggesting?

Was she saying that she wanted him to make his favorite dish?

Upon realizing this, Gu Chen couldn’t help but burst into a happy smile.

"Feeling sorry for me?"

He raised an eyebrow and looked over at Ji Pianran.

His cheerful tone was laced with teasing.

Ji Pianran’s eyelid twitched.

This man, always smiling at her so handsomely!

She turned away deliberately, not looking at Gu Chen, and said petulantly, "I just think spicy chicken chunks are delicious!"

Women truly are experts at saying one thing and meaning another.

Deep down, she really hoped he would make more of his favorite food.

Yet, she never managed to say it out loud.

But the pink tinge on her earlobes betrayed her shyness.

...

Cooking with two people was indeed much faster than one, and in no time at all, the meal was ready.

Seeing that Yan Yan was still around, they naturally invited him to stay for dinner at their house.

Children never have as many concerns as adults do.

Upon hearing that Uncle Gu Chen invited him for dinner, Yan Yan’s little face lit up with joy.

"Great, great, I love eating at Uncle Gu Chen’s house the most. My mom’s cooking is so terrible, but Uncle Gu Chen’s is delicious!"

Gu Chen smiled and ruffled Yan Yan’s hair with his hand.

He placed a small bowl of rice in front of him, "You little flatterer, if you want to eat your Uncle Gu Chen’s cooking, come over anytime!"

After hearing this, Yan Yan was so happy he almost jumped up.

He nodded his head repeatedly, "Uncle Gu Chen is the best."

It was just that his parents didn’t agree, or else he really wished he could live at Uncle Gu Chen’s house.

Aunt Pian Ran was so gentle and pretty, and she gave him delicious fruits to eat.

Not like his mother Shen Cuilan, who did nothing but yell at him and make him do chores!

Most importantly, at Uncle Gu Chen’s house, he could also watch cartoons with Tiantian.

After watching, he could have a meal cooked by Uncle Gu Chen.

Such a life was truly wonderful, he wished he could live like this every day.

The little guy then picked up his chopsticks and started scarfing down the rice in his bowl.

Gu Chen, fearing the child would feel constrained in his house, gave him several more pieces of fish.

Yan Yan ate two bowls of rice and even soaked it up with a bowl of fish soup in the end.

Not until he was full and round did he contentedly head home.

...

The next day, early in the morning, Gu Chen got up while Tiantian was still asleep.

It was just beginning to dawn. Now that the Spring Festival had passed, the days were indeed getting lighter earlier.

Today was the third day of the new year, and Gu Chen, as usual, went to the kitchen, took a shovel, and then entered the space.

The goji berries in the space were frighteningly abundant, growing a new batch every day.

He hadn’t collected them in time for several days, and they now occupied a large part of the space.

This was also the most direct reason why Gu Chen this time didn’t plan to look for the owner of the last herb shop that bought the goji berries.

Pharmacies can only buy so much, after all.

They only need specific things.

But the people who specialize in buying goji berries are different; they will buy as much as you give them.

Gu Chen just wanted to clear space first.

If he didn’t, he would have nowhere to step soon!

Gu Chen rummaged in the space for the nylon bags he had bought last time, then started shoveling away with gusto!

Logically, these fresh goji berries should be handled more gently.

But there were simply too many to pack by hand — it would take half the day.

To save time, he had to resort to the shovel.

There was no other way.

There’s no denying that using a shovel was much quicker than hand-packing; he had already finished bagging fifteen in no time.

There were still plenty of goji berries left in the space.

Gu Chen would have liked to continue, but he had run out of bags.

That’s when he heard someone knocking on the big iron gate in the courtyard, making a loud ’bang bang’ sound.

Hearing the noise, Gu Chen quickly dropped his shovel and stepped out of the space to open the gate.

Yan Yan had come back last night with his belly round as could be.

Just like a watermelon.

Shen Cuilan was thrilled.

Gu Chen had indeed taken good care of his child.

Tian Laosì felt a little embarrassed, though; he had yet to do any work and had taken a meal at their house over the New Year.

Yesterday, Gu Chen brought over more tomatoes and apples.

In the evening, he even kept Yan Yan for dinner.

As the saying goes, "One who takes from others is bound to become reliant on them."

So, Tian Laosì got up before dawn today, already making his second round at Gu Chen’s doorstep.

During his first pass, seeing the lights were off, he felt too ashamed to knock.

After waiting another half an hour, he came back out, and seeing the lights on in Gu Chen’s kitchen, he finally dared to knock.

Gu Chen opened the door and was surprised to see Tian Laosì.

"Brother Tian, what brings you here so early?"

Tian Laosì sighed and looked at Gu Chen with guilt in his eyes.

"Yan Yan must have troubled you again yesterday. You’ve been too good to our family. I really felt I had to come early to work to ease my conscience!"

Gu Chen had thought it was something else and couldn’t help but feel resigned and amused when he heard what it was.

He scratched his head, saying, "Oh, what are you talking about? We’re all neighbors here. Why so formal?"

Yan Yan is just a kid, what’s a meal anyway?

Especially when I was away from home all the time.

Tangtang used to eat at Aunt Zhang’s next door nearly every day. Isn’t that what neighbors do? I help you, you help me.

Tian Laosì rolled up his sleeves, ready to work. "Chenzi, did you borrow the electric drill?"

Hearing this, Gu Chen hurriedly grabbed his arm, "Hey brother, Tangtang is still asleep, and the drill is noisy. I’m afraid it’ll wake her up. Since you’re here, why don’t you join us for breakfast?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Laosì hastily waved his hands and turned to leave, as he felt too ashamed to eat at Gu Chen’s house again.

He hadn’t even started working, and after feeding the kid, the adult was coming to eat, too.

People might think his family couldn’t afford their own food.

"No, no, no, I’ll go back and wait. I’ll return after it gets light."

Seeing him about to leave, Gu Chen suddenly remembered he needed more nylon bags and grabbed Tian Laosì’s arm.

"Brother Tian, do you have any nylon bags at home?"

Tian Laosì nodded, "Yes, quite a few. I’ll bring them all to you!"

Over the years, he had harvested grains every year and always needed bags for storage. He had bought quite a few, and there were many left over from consumed grains.

He probably had more than a dozen!

Tian Laosì was overjoyed to hear he could finally be of help to Gu Chen.

Without another word, he turned around and went back to fetch the bags for Gu Chen.

Gu Chen watched his retreating figure, unable to hold back a laugh. Tian Laosì was truly a straightforward person; he didn’t even ask how many bags were needed and just ran off to get them.