Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 198: One hundred ninety-eight I actually have a gift! _1

Chapter 198: One hundred ninety-eight I actually have a gift! _1

"Okay!" Tangtang agreed, and the two continued to look for Gu Chen.

At this moment, a breeze started to pick up, brushing through Ji Pianran’s hair and ruffling the wisps of hair on her forehead.

She had just stretched out her hand to smooth them when she saw Gu Chen walking out of the nearby supermarket, carrying a large cardboard box in his arms.

A trace of confusion flickered in Ji Pianran’s dewy eyes. What had he bought?

It seemed like quite a lot, too.

Tangtang had also spotted her dad and immediately let go of Ji Pianran’s hand, excitedly sprinting towards Gu Chen.

"Daddy!"

The little one pounced on Gu Chen like a gust of wind.

Startled, he quickly set down the box in his hands, reaching out to hug his daughter.

"Daddy, kiss."

After saying this, the little one pressed her chubby cheeks against Gu Chen’s mouth.

She missed her daddy so much!

Only daddy’s kisses could cure her longing!

Gu Chen grinned and planted a kiss on her face with a "muah."

Then he reached out to pat her head, smiling happily.

"Tangtang missed daddy, huh."

Ji Pianran walked over with a smile, pointing at the box by Gu Chen’s side with curious eyes, "What’s this?"

Gu Chen stood up. "Oh, this is for you."

Somewhat surprised, Ji Pianran pointed at herself, her pretty eyes full of astonishment, "For me?"

Gu Chen nodded seriously. "Yes, for you."

He then handed her the rose, "This is also for you. I bought it in a hurry, next time I’ll buy you a big bouquet of roses."

It seemed Ji Pianran didn’t care about the quantity of flowers.

She carefully observed the rose.

It was a budding rose with a bright color. She sniffed it carefully; it still had a strong scent unique to fresh roses.

This kind of scent was the natural fragrance of the rose itself, raw and unprocessed, carrying a youthful, green aroma like that of a young girl.

Its stem had thorns; she could cut them off when she got home, and it would last a long time.

She smiled contently and looked up at Gu Chen, "Thank you."

Seeing her so pleased, Gu Chen relaxed, having initially thought that perhaps just one flower seemed stingy and lacked sincerity.

He hadn’t expected that Ji Pianran would not mind at all and instead appeared very happy.

"As long as you like it," Gu Chen smiled too.

Ji Pianran held the flower in her hand and glanced towards the cardboard box, her interest in the contents clearly undiminished.

"What exactly is inside?" she asked, tilting her head to look at Gu Chen, her beautiful eyes brimming with curiosity.

Gu Chen smirked.

"Let’s take it home and then you can look. Once we’re home, you’ll naturally find out."

Although he had bought it himself, and it was definitely for his wife,

saying it out loud felt a bit odd.

Wife, I’m giving you a box of sanitary pads?

Wife, this box is full of sanitary pads...

Just the thought made Gu Chen shake his head; he wasn’t insensitive, but he still didn’t know how to broach the subject.

Seeing that Gu Chen wasn’t elaborating, Ji Pianran assumed he was deliberately keeping her in suspense.

Her curiosity intensified – what on earth was inside?

She walked over, picked up the light box effortlessly,

and concluded it wasn’t food.

So what was it?

Her gaze settled on the sealed cardboard box, and her beautiful distant-mountain eyebrows slightly knit together.

Gu Chen was now playing coy with her!

Humph!

No, she had to know what it was today.

A woman’s curiosity is truly innate; once it’s piqued, she simply must know the answer no matter the consequences.

Ji Pianran was no different.

She immediately set the box on the ground and reached out to begin unwrapping it.

This action nearly scared Gu Chen to death.

In the middle of the bustling street, with so many people walking by, the sight of two adults with a child crouched on the ground unwrapping a box of sanitary pads was utterly awkward!

"Don’t unwrap it, let’s wait until we get home," Gu Chen said, slightly flustered.

This made Ji Pianran even more curious – what could it be?

He had given it to her, so why didn’t he want her to open it?

Her hand paused, and she looked into Gu Chen’s eyes.

That look almost seemed to see right through her.

"What on earth is inside?"

Seeing this, Gu Chen hurried over, squatted down, and whispered in her ear, "It’s sanitary pads."

His mouth was right at her ear, and she could even feel the warmth of his breath.

Ji Pianran’s eyelid twitched, and her mind buzzed, nearly oxygen-deprived.

Her delicate face flushed instantly.

Damn it!

Does he not know that ears are a sensitive area?

Ji Pianran blinked, trying to get her heartbeat back to normal.

Wait a second...

Gu Chen said, said this is... sanitary pads?

He actually bought sanitary pads for her?

And such a big box at that!!!

It’s a good thing she hadn’t opened it just now; if she had, who knows how many people would have seen it.

It really was too embarrassing.

Ji Pianran gently patted her chest.

Gu Chen had actually bought her so many sanitary pads; it was embarrassing yet touching.

A big man, actually going to buy sanitary pads for her.

Her eyes filled with gratitude, a smile spread across her blushing face, "Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?"

Any man would fear being made fun of, right?

Thinking of the men in the village, who were reluctant even to carry something for their wives, Gu Chen went so far as to buy sanitary pads for her openly and righteously.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt Gu Chen was truly attentive.

Gu Chen shook his head, "To be honest, I wasn’t afraid when buying them, you’re my wife, and it is right and proper for me to buy them for you, but..."

He hesitated at that point.

Ji Pianran was startled, her heart tightening.

"But what?"

Gu Chen struggled to hold back a laugh.

"But I was really scared when you were about to open it just now. Just think, a family of three squatting at the side of a busy road, unwrapping a box of sanitary pads..."

It truly was embarrassing!

How mortifying, incredibly so!

Ji Pianran’s face was still slightly red, like a delicate blush, faint and pretty.

Hearing Gu Chen’s words, she couldn’t help but laugh as well.

The amusement in her eyes shone brighter than the sunshine.

Tangtang saw that Daddy had given Mommy two gifts; the little one became anxious.

She immediately stretched out her pudgy little hands to tug at Gu Chen’s trouser leg.

"Daddy, where’s Tangtang’s gift?"

Daddy had bought gifts for Mommy, so why didn’t she have one?

Did Daddy not like her anymore?

The little tyke’s logic was simple: having a gift meant you were liked, not having one meant you weren’t.

Daddy liked Mommy and had already given Mommy two gifts, but she didn’t get anything.

Her little mouth turned downward, and she was almost about to cry.

Seeing this, Gu Chen quickly took a hair clip out of his pocket and placed it in front of Tangtang, "Look, what’s this?"

Seeing the hair clip, the little one’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Xiao Xiong!"

She really liked this Xiao Xiong!

Gu Chen squatted down, smiling at her with a face full of indulgence, "Should Daddy help Tangtang put it on?"

The little one nodded excitedly, "Yes!"

Now she had not only a strawberry hairband but also a Xiao Xiong hair clip!

It was just so great!

"Oh, Daddy has a gift too!" the little one said earnestly, her face beaming with joy.

Mommy bought clothes for Daddy; Daddy also got a gift.

She liked receiving gifts and thought that Daddy would be just as happy receiving them as she was.

Gu Chen’s brows moved slightly, his eyes full of surprise.

He actually had a gift?