Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 188: One hundred and eighty-eight, this Gu Chen, why doesn’t he take advantage of anything given for free! _1

Chapter 188: One hundred and eighty-eight, this Gu Chen, why doesn’t he take advantage of anything given for free! _1

Gu Chen heard Ji Pianran mention the embroidery and stood up to pour a cup of hot water.

His wife was not feeling well, so she needed to drink more hot water!

Moreover, she shouldn’t be doing any heavy work.

No matter how old a girl gets, she should be treasured and doted on like a precious gem.

Back in the day, he was foolish and didn’t know how to cherish her. If he lived another lifetime and still didn’t understand this, he might as well just bump his head on a block of tofu and be done with it.

"Embroidery, huh, why don’t you wait a few more days to go? You haven’t been feeling well these past few days..."

Before Gu Chen could finish his sentence, Ji Pianran clearly understood what he meant.

Ji Pianran gently glared at Gu Chen, "I’ve been working on this for a long time now, finishing it sooner will also give me peace of mind, instead of having it weigh on my mind every day like a stone."

That was just her character – if she had something on her mind, she preferred to finish it as soon as possible; otherwise, she would continually worry about it and never be able to relax.

Seeing how stubborn his wife was, Gu Chen felt helpless.

But he also knew that it was her painstaking effort, earnestly embroidered over so many days, just waiting for this day.

Gu Chen wasn’t eager for her to sell it for money; he just wanted her to be happy and at ease.

"Then I’ll come with you tomorrow."

He truly couldn’t rest easy letting his wife go alone.

Especially since she wasn’t feeling well and had to travel so far...

"Aren’t you busy! Really, I’m a grown-up; are you still worried I might get lost?"

Ji Pianran could clearly feel Gu Chen’s concern for her, which warmed her heart, but she always felt like Gu Chen treated her more like a daughter...

It felt weird to her.

"Hey, it’s fine; my wife’s business is the most important matter!"

Gu Chen chuckled. What was there for him to be anxious about?

Money was something you could never finish earning.

If a family could live together in harmony and safety, that was enough!

His greatest wish was to see the people he loved well and happy.

Ji Pianran, Tangerine, his own siblings, and parents.

However, it wasn’t just a spur-of-the-moment decision to accompany his wife.

He had already planned to make a trip into the city in a few days to check out the situation with the cherries.

As the two of them were speaking, Gu Chen’s mobile phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

He took it out and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, how can I help you?" Gu Chen answered the call.

The person on the other end of the line was not just anybody; it was Uncle Guang. Uncle Guang had already called him at noon, but Gu Chen had been cooking and with the loud noise in the kitchen, didn’t hear the phone.

This was the second call from Uncle Guang.

Once he heard Gu Chen’s voice, Uncle Guang became excited, "Ah! You finally answered the phone!"

His wife had already come to ask three times that day.

A frown appeared on Gu Chen’s forehead, "May I know who is speaking?"

He didn’t know who the person was, but from the tone, it was evident that they were really anxious to get in touch with him.

"It’s me, Uncle Guang, you gave me cherries that day, have you forgotten?" Fearing Gu Chen still couldn’t remember, Uncle Guang continued, "Cordyceps, remember now?"

Upon hearing "cordyceps", Gu Chen’s slightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed, and his lips curled up.

"Oh, it’s you."

"Yes, it’s me. I wanted to ask about the cordyceps – when can you deliver?" Uncle Guang feigned urgency.

To be honest, though Cordyceps is precious and a top-grade medicinal herb, we do have some in our own factory. The Ji Family is not in a hurry to acquire more Cordyceps.

What he was anxious about was the background of Gu Chen, and his child, his daughter-in-law!

That’s the point.

"How about tomorrow, can we deliver the goods and set up a new meeting place, or just do it at the hospital?" Gu Chen asked.

Hearing that the goods could be delivered tomorrow, Uncle Guang breathed a sigh of relief, then brought out a set of premeditated excuses.

"Right, I noticed your daughter was cute the other day, she looks a lot like the child of my niece’s daughter."

"That child is now five years old, much pampered at home. She has a mountain of toys she no longer wants because she’s grown up. Why not bring your daughter over to have a look and see if there’s anything she likes?"

"After all, it’s always good for children to have more toys."

Uncle Guang’s words were watertight.

According to conventional wisdom, who wouldn’t want their child to have more toys? He mentioned toys piling up like a mountain, which by the sound of it, obviously suggests a large quantity.

Uncle Guang felt certain Gu Chen would be tempted. Even if he just picked a few, they would be worth more than a hundred bucks, wasn’t that saving an expense?

But Gu Chen just laughed.

"Tang Tang is still little, she can’t play with toys meant for older kids. Whatever she needs, her mother and I will buy for her."

If it were the freshly reborn Gu Chen, he might have actually been tempted by a mountain of toys.

But now, if he wanted to, he could make sure Tang Tang had her mountain of toys.

However, Gu Chen didn’t want to do that. He thought a child didn’t need too many toys, just enough was fine.

Tang Tang didn’t lack toys as it was; there was no need for so many.

Too many, she wouldn’t even have time to play with them all.

Moreover, moderation is key in all things. His love for his child was genuine, and his desire to give her the best was also genuine, but he did not want to turn that love into indulgence.

For his daughter, as long as she was healthy, well-fed, and happy, that was enough. Sometimes, too much of something can have the opposite effect.

Uncle Guang on the other end of the phone was stunned, not knowing what to say.

He had seen too many parents of older children who asked for toys. In his perspective, this was almost inevitable.

But Gu Chen actually declined his offer?

Uncle Guang, feeling dissatisfied, probed further.

"If you don’t like toys, that’s fine too. There are also a lot of clothes. The clothes my niece’s daughter wears are not bad at all. Kids grow fast, so we buy a new set every three months. Many have only been worn once or twice. That little princess dress, I’m quite fond of it myself."

Gu Chen laughed, "Thank you for your kindness, our child is very well, we don’t need clothes or toys. Thanks for your concern, let’s just set a place to meet."

"This..."

Uncle Guang hadn’t expected Gu Chen, this young fellow, to turn down every single opportunity for a good deal.

He didn’t want toys, he didn’t want clothes. He just wanted to see the child, why was it so difficult!

Of course, he didn’t know that although Gu Chen wasn’t rich, he was very generous when it came to spending money on his child. Also, Gu Chen didn’t quite like Tang Tang wearing hand-me-downs.

Mainly because on the day of his rebirth, Tang Tang was wearing someone else’s clothes, hugging her bare arms in the cold. At that moment, he had sworn never to let Tang Tang wear someone else’s clothes again.

She would surely have many clothes of her own.

Uncle Guang couldn’t find any better excuses for a while and could only manage a forced smile.

"That’s fine too, then. I’ll send you an address. Bring the goods there tomorrow, and we can meet there."

Having said as much, Uncle Guang didn’t want to insist any further. He feared that pressing on might raise Gu Chen’s suspicions. It was better to continue probing when they met the next day.

...

After hanging up the phone, Uncle Guang sent Gu Chen an address. Gu Chen glanced at it briefly; the location was good, a warehouse.

It was probably ready for direct storage, considering they were in the herb business, having several warehouses was quite normal.

He turned to Ji Pianran with a smile, "See, we were just talking about it, and now I have to deliver the goods tomorrow~"