Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 118 Where did this car come from?_1

Chapter 118: 118 Where did this car come from?_1

After buying groceries, Gu Chen drove back to Old Hu’s shop.

He wanted to say hello, but seeing Old Hu busy repairing a car, he felt it wouldn’t be right to disturb him.

He turned off the engine and got out of the car.

He silently tucked a hundred yuan bill under the windshield wiper as if he were issuing a parking ticket.

The reason he did this was that he knew if he just handed it over directly, Old Hu would definitely not accept it.

After all, this was a man who even thought to share his cigarettes with someone else.

But without Old Hu, he wouldn’t have met Old Zhao.

Nor would it have been possible to get a twenty-percent share for free.

The world is round; when you help others, you very likely end up helping yourself as well.

This is probably what they mean by, "Help others and you help yourself; what goes around, comes around."

...

Time flies, and before he knew it, it was already past one o’clock.

Guessing that Ji Pianran and Tiantian must have already eaten, Gu Chen wasn’t in a hurry to go back to cook.

With today’s earnings in his pocket, he strolled leisurely towards the bus station to head home.

If you’re lucky, it really is green lights all the way.

Just as he arrived at the station, a bus going back to his village pulled up.

Gu Chen boarded the bus and found a window seat to sit down.

The sunlight outside the window bathed him in warmth. Gazing at the fleeting reflections passing by, Gu Chen couldn’t help but feel drowsy.

He decided to close his eyes and rest for a bit.

It wasn’t until the ticket collector announced the next stop was the coal washing plant that he slowly opened his eyes.

When he got home, Gu Chen hadn’t even had the chance to push open the door.

He could hear Li You’e’s voice coming from the yard.

"Pian Ran, your technique is just too good! Look at this phoenix, it’s as if it’s about to take flight!"

She had originally come to repay a loan and happened to bring her embroidery to teach Ji Pianran.

But the moment Ji Pianran showed her work, Li You’e was completely astonished.

The phoenix was embroidered with golden threads, and its feathers were a vibrant rainbow of colors, each one sewn to lively perfection.

To say it was lifelike would be no exaggeration.

Now, only a few feathers were left unfinished.

Once done, it would be simply perfect!

It was so beautiful!

Li You’e had never imagined Ji Pianran’s embroidery could be so exquisite.

There she was, smacking her lips in wonder, marveling at how there are always people more skilled than oneself.

Ji Pianran’s embroidery was truly incredible; she was so good, why would she need to learn from someone else?

If Li You’e wasn’t older, she’d even want to learn from her!

Gu Chen pushed open the door, still carrying two large roosters he had just bought from the market.

He smiled at Li You’e and Ji Pianran, who were sitting in the yard.

"Yo, what a coincidence, Aunt Li is here too."

Seeing Gu Chen return, Li You’e quickly stood up from her stool.

With a smile in her eyes, she said to Gu Chen, "Isn’t that right? I’m especially here to repay that hundred yuan from the other day."

Hearing it was about repaying money, Gu Chen quickly gestured with his hands.

Boastfully, he said, "Aunt, no need for that, the thief from that day, our Pian Ran caught him!"

At his words, Ji Pianran gave Gu Chen an exasperated roll of her eyes.

This man!

Starting again, why does he tell everyone that she caught the thief?

Far from being annoyed, Gu Chen’s smile grew even wider.

Of course, she didn’t know how striking her fearless actions had been. Gu Chen could remember that scene for a lifetime!

He just had to brag.

His wife was just that awesome!

At this, Li You’e was both shocked and overjoyed, hardly believing it.

She slapped her thigh, her voice rising excitedly several pitches uncontrollably.

"Really? That’s fantastic! Pian Ran, I hadn’t realized—you’ve got skills! Not only is your embroidery work top-notch, but you can catch thieves too? Tomorrow morning, I’ll head to the village committee to apply for a certificate for you!"

"I need to think about the name though. Should I call it ’Who Says Women Can’t Match Men?’ or ’Women Hold Up Half the Sky’?"

Ji Pianran couldn’t help smiling upon hearing Li You’e’s words.

"Aunt Li, it’s not like the guy was doing embroidery, right?" She laughed again and added, "Besides, I wasn’t the one who caught the thief; it was Chenzi. He’s just fond of joking around."

Li You’e didn’t care who actually caught the thief.

A black cat or a white cat, a good cat is one that catches a mouse.

She smiled radiantly, "Ever since Chenzi fought with Lei Bo that day, I’ve seen he’s got great moves! I’m really grateful to you!"

If it weren’t for Chenzi, she would have lost a hundred yuan for nothing!

That could have lasted half a month!

"Tomorrow, come over to my place for a meal. I’ll cook a big goose for both of you to express my gratitude!"

Li You’e’s family originally came from the Northeast, fleeing there during the war.

She was just a little girl back then. Although she left her hometown at an early age, she had learned to cook authentic Northeastern cuisine from her mother!

She was extremely confident in her iron pot braised goose.

Several times her cooking attracted Lei Bo, that stinker, tempted by the smell from across the yard, to come over and help himself to a bowl.

Tomorrow, she would definitely stew the biggest goose she had for Chenzi and his family of three to enjoy!

Chenzi chuckled, "We’re all from the same village, no need for thanks. Besides, that guy ended up stealing from me later. Even if I wanted to let him off the hook, I couldn’t."

He then shook the two chickens in his hand.

"Auntie, you and Pian Ran have a seat, don’t head back this afternoon. Stay for chicken! I’m going to see how Tian Laosì is doing. He’s been working all morning, wonder if he’s tired."

Not only did Chenzi help her recover a hundred yuan, but he was also inviting her to stay for a meal.

Li You’e felt that Chenzi was truly a rare good person.

Before, she had been blind!

She had actually compared Chenzi with Lei Bo.

Lei Bo, that was a real scoundrel, while Chenzi was hearty and genuine!

These two men, they were incomparable—one was heavens above the other!

In just one morning, Tian Laosì had broken up all the concrete on the ground, and now he was bending over and hacking at the soil with vigor.

When they say hacking at the soil, it means to smash the earth with force!

To break up the compacted soil until it was loose and soft.

After all, there had been a house pressing down on it, so the soil where a building once stood is naturally harder than regular ground.

Tian Laosì was sweating buckets.

Even the veins on his arms were bulging.

Seeing Tian Laosì work so hard, Chenzi felt a bit guilty.

He hurried over, "Laosì, take a break, there’s no rush."

When Tian Laosì heard Chenzi return, he turned his face and wiped the sweat away before cracking a smile.

His voice was hearty, "I’m not in a hurry. I just don’t want to delay your matters."

Tian Laosì had heard Chenzi keep mentioning that the land was for planting Cordyceps.

He had to be thorough and careful.

Besides, he had taken quite a few favors from Chenzi; he had to work hard in return.

Otherwise, what kind of person would Tian Laosì be?

Seeing his sincere expression, Chenzi patted his arm.

"Laosì, tonight we’re having spicy stir-fried chicken. Call your wife and Yan Yan over too, let’s all eat together."

Hearing Chenzi invite him for dinner again, Tian Laosì felt a hundred different kinds of embarrassment.

He was about to politely decline when he heard the sound of a car rolling over the gravel road from outside the door.

The countryside was quiet, so any slight disturbances were clearly audible inside the houses.

Then Aunt Zhang’s voice came from outside, sounding flustered.

"Goodness, what’s happening in our village? Even official cars are showing up!"