Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 197: One hundred ninety-seven Not the Same Fancy Pampering of Wife_1

Chapter 197: One hundred ninety-seven Not the Same Fancy Pampering of Wife_1

Seeing Gu Chen refuse, the girl hesitated before taking a hairpin out of her pocket and handing it to Gu Chen.

"This is a new one I bought this morning; I haven’t used it yet. I’ll give it to you."

The little girl’s tone was sincere, with longing in her eyes.

She had liked this hairpin for a long time and only this morning had she finally decided to buy it for one yuan.

It was new and she hadn’t even had the chance to wear it yet.

Although it was very cheap, costing only one yuan, she really liked it.

Moreover, it was the only thing of value she had on her.

She wanted to thank Gu Chen in this way, hoping he would accept her gratitude.

A small, plush Xiao Xiong adorned the hairpin, which was very cute.

Gu Chen smiled, surprised that a child around fourteen or fifteen would show such awareness; his tone was gentle.

"No need, just keep it for yourself."

It wasn’t easy for her to earn money, and Gu Chen knew she must have struggled a lot before deciding to buy the hairpin; he couldn’t bear to take it.

"Big brother, please take it. I don’t have anything else to give you. Although you may not need it, this is my token of appreciation, my way of expressing my thanks."

The little girl’s tone was exceptionally sincere.

Gu Chen was the only person she met today who smiled at her and spoke to her gently.

He was also the first to give her so much money, wanting to help her.

She truly appreciated Gu Chen.

Now that she had said so much, it would be rude of Gu Chen not to accept it.

He smiled faintly, taking the hairpin from the little girl’s hand, "The hairpin looks very nice, thank you."

The girl saw him accept her hairpin and smiled with joy.

Her voice trembled with excitement, "Big brother, I should be the one thanking you."

Gu Chen had given her ten yuan.

Ten yuan, together with what she had earned that day, would be enough for two weeks!!!

She had been walking all day, encountering much disdain and impatience.

A generous and patient person like him was a first.

Gu Chen had no idea that his offhand gesture had warmed the heart of a lost and discouraged girl.

He pocketed the hairpin and walked a few steps holding the flowers before calling Ji Pianran at the crossroads.

By now, Ji Pianran had nearly finished her day out and was sitting on a bench by Pedestrian Street, laughing and playing rock-paper-scissors with Tang Tang, taking turns sipping the remaining juice.

It was Tang Tang’s turn to drink, and the little one had just grabbed the cup and was gulping it down eagerly.

Ji Pianran’s phone started ringing.

"Mommy, is it Daddy?" Tang Tang heard the ringtone and her bright, dark eyes instantly lit up.

Ji Pianran pulled out her phone, saw it was Gu Chen, and a gentle warmth flashed in her eyes. Turning to Tang Tang with a smile, she said, "It’s Daddy!"

Only then did she answer the call, "You finished work early?"

Her voice was always so gentle and pleasing to the ear.

Gu Chen couldn’t help but smile, "Yeah, I was thinking of you. Where are you guys?"

Ji Pianran had also finished her shopping and didn’t need anything else.

She thought for a moment, "How about you wait for me at the place where you started from? We’ve already finished buying things."

There was a rare cheerfulness in her tone, which made Gu Chen curious.

Was there some good news today?

Something that would make her so happy.

He glanced up at the street, "Okay, I’ll wait here for you."

When she arrived, they could go to the market together and buy some seeds.

Oh, and there was one more thing he needed to buy—sanitary pads!

He intended to buy a box full so that his wife would never have to use toilet paper again.

The thought alone was distressing!

However, he doubted the market had such things.

He would probably have to go to a supermarket.

As he was thinking, Gu Chen’s gaze fell on the nearby Ming Ming Supermarket, labeled as a supermarket but, in reality, it was no more than a shop with less than eighty square meters of space.

He lifted his leg and walked right in.

The owner was a bald man who was smoking inside the counter.

Seeing Gu Chen entering, he didn’t even ask.

After all, in this kind of store, you just pick up what you want and pay for it.

Gu Chen hadn’t expected that the man running the shop would be such a burly man.

He felt oddly embarrassed.

He swallowed, hesitating about how to phrase his request.

Seeing him standing there motionless, the bald man finally looked up at his face.

"Brother, what do you wanna buy?" His authentic Northeastern accent revealed he was a true northerner.

Gu Chen’s smile was somewhat awkward, "Do you have sanitary pads?"

Hearing ’sanitary pads’, the bald man paused, then cracked a smile, "Oh, they’re in the back. Head back there!"

Gu Chen nodded, thanked the man, and walked towards the back.

Honestly, Gu Chen didn’t understand these things – after all, they were for women, and he didn’t know which brand was better.

But he wanted to give his wife the best.

Whisper, Seventh Dimension, Sophie... which one was actually good?

He blinked, examining each one carefully, trying to discern the differences.

The owner, still at the counter, couldn’t help but poke his head around when he didn’t see Gu Chen come back for a while, and upon seeing him scrutinizing the packages, he almost wanted to laugh.

"Brother, what you looking at? These things are pretty much the same."

They were all sanitary pads, the purchasers were more or less the same, each with their own customer base, and even the prices were similar.

The owner spoke earnestly, at least that’s how he saw it.

At this, Gu Chen couldn’t help but chuckle.

"Big brother, you’re quite knowledgeable."

The owner just laughed, "Really, the customers for these few are pretty similar. Just go by the name, whichever catches your eye, get that!"

Gu Chen nodded, his gaze landing on Seventh Dimension.

Not for any other reason but for the one phrase on it – ’sanitary pads for young girls’.

His wife was a young girl, and even if she had a child, in his eyes, she was still a young girl!

"Boss, this Seventh Dimension, give me a whole box!"

The owner was taken aback by Gu Chen’s sudden request – a whole box!

Had he heard right? Everyone else bought them by the pack, and here this country lad was, starting with a whole box!

"Are you sure?" he asked, looking astonished at Gu Chen.

"I’m from the countryside, it’s not easy to come into the city, so I buy more at once, to save worrying about my wife running out!" Gu Chen explained offhandedly.

At this point, the bald man began to see Gu Chen in a new light.

Honestly, nowadays, men who buy sanitary pads for their wives are few and far between.

Anyway, in the many years he’d run his shop, Gu Chen was only the second man he’d seen do it.

The first one was his own brother-in-law, and who knows if that was just because it was free at his family’s store.

The second one was Gu Chen, and he wanted a whole box.

He really loved his wife and wasn’t short on money!

A real master of pampering his wife!

This was the first time he’d encountered a man buying so many sanitary pads for his wife.

He chuckled, "Hold on, I’ll check upstairs to see if we still have stock!"

After saying that, the bald man went up; the upstairs was a storeroom.

Finding precisely one unopened box left, he brought it down immediately and set it in front of Gu Chen, "Brother, this is a whole box, five pieces for seven, a box has twenty packs, totaling one hundred fourteen."

Meanwhile, Ji Pianran had already walked out of Pedestrian Street with Xiao Xiong, and as they reached the intersection, they didn’t see Gu Chen.

Xiao Xiong’s face showed her eagerness to see her father, and she stretched her little head, looking around nonstop.

"Daddy, where’s Daddy?"

The little one’s voice was soft and adorable. Ji Pianran held her hand, "Daddy must be here somewhere. Let’s look a bit more."

Gu Chen had said he would wait here for them; he must be nearby.