Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 200: Wu Shuhui set off_1

Chapter 200: Wu Shuhui set off_1

Ji Guangsheng merely sighed, "There is nothing worse than the Ji Family’s quagmire. Now that she has left, there’s no need to worry about the Ji Family any longer. Your sister is kind-hearted and not cut out for doing business; if she came back, she would only follow in anxious footsteps."

The Ji Family had forced her to flee from home years ago for a marriage alliance, leading her to fall from grace, step by step.

Now, even if she returned, he would no longer be able to take care of her. Instead, it might provoke Xu Qingmu.

The revenge would become even more frenzied.

If that were the case, it would be better to let her enjoy her carefree life.

Let the worrying matters be his burden; that was the least he could do as a father.

And it was something he ought to do.

Towards this daughter, all he wished for was her happiness and peace of mind.

Back in the day, when the Ji Family’s business capital chain broke, Ji Guangsheng, having no other choice, prepared to enter into a business marriage with the Xu Family, his equal.

Xu Qingmu, the eldest son of the Xu Family, had been classmates with Ji Pianran since childhood and were childhood sweethearts. He was also quite handsome, and he had always liked his own daughter.

His father had also expressed his intentions on his behalf more than once.

Ji Guangsheng initially thought this marriage would be a good one and agreed to it.

Unexpectedly, his daughter was unwilling to marry at any cost, even speaking impertinently to him, claiming Xu Qingmu had ill intentions, pretending to be a gentleman on the surface while being cruel and ruthless at heart.

Ji Guangsheng dismissed her objections as mere excuses for not wanting to marry, and he didn’t believe a word.

He only believed what he saw with his own eyes.

He shouldn’t have pressured her, but the Ji Family’s finances were already in trouble at the time, and Ji Guangsheng felt helpless and locked his daughter in her room.

He resorted to the most ancient and unreasonable method.

That was to withhold food and drink, forbid her from leaving, and only let her out when she came to her senses.

But he forgot that Ji Pianran had inherited his stubbornness; she would never give in or admit defeat.

The more forcefully he pressured her, the more counterproductive it became.

Such pressure not only failed to secure the marriage alliance but instead led to his own daughter running away.

Ji Pianran’s departure did not infuriate the Xu Family, as it was still Xu Qingmu’s father running the business at the time. However, relations had grown distant ever since then.

Unexpectedly, a year later, Xu Qingmu’s father passed away, and Xu Qingmu became the chairman.

He attributed all the reasons Ji Pianran disliked him to Ji Guangsheng and harbored a sky-covering hatred toward the Ji Family.

In business, he made things difficult for the Ji Family at every turn, openly and covertly opposing them and maliciously jacking up prices to monopolize the medicinal material market.

That was just the start.

He even colluded with the Ji Family’s finance team to use phony invoices running up millions to do their accounting.

Upon financial inspection, Ji Guangsheng, the chairman, was immediately taken for a ’tea’ session.

Fortunately, the Ji Family had deep roots, and Ji Guangsheng was released overnight.

Actually, Ji Guangsheng himself was once a very capable man.

However, during that time, he was preoccupied with finding his daughter: searching for her while dealing with various company matters and coping with his wife’s distress, which left him somewhat overstretched.

This gave the Xu Family an opportunity to take advantage.

Without finding his daughter, Ji Guangsheng’s health began to decline day by day, and his younger brothers also started to become restless; the Ji Family was truly beset by troubles both within and without.

Out of necessity, they closed several factories and many of their pharmacies.

Even business from other regions diminished.

The wealthy clan gradually turned into a facade of prosperity.

Now, the Xu Family from Sichuan Province dominated unilaterally.

Ji Guangsheng moved to Haicheng with his family.

Due to the unique characteristics of the soil and water here, many of the medicinal materials had effects much stronger than those from other regions. The regional advantages were unmatched elsewhere, and furthermore, the government heavily promoted the development of Haicheng, offering numerous preferential policies.

He was confident that all he needed was to lie low for two years here.

Just two years, and he would definitely return to Sichuan Province and take back everything that was his.

By then, he would find his daughter, and the family of four would live a good life together.

But Ji Guangsheng hadn’t expected his health to deteriorate day by day.

It was a helpless decision to burden Ji Chu.

Watching his father’s retreating figure, Ji Chu felt a sourness mixed with helplessness, "Dad, let me push you."

....

In the hospital room, Wu Shuhui sat in the chair by the window, her hand tightly clutching the address Uncle Guang had given her. Because of her excitement, she gripped so hard that her fingernails turned somewhat white.

At this moment, Ji Chu was pushing his father, Ji Guangsheng, outside to enjoy the sunshine while only Wu Shuhui and Uncle Guang were in the room.

"Are you sure this is the right place?" Her eyes were filled with hope, and her voice trembled a bit.

"The kid wrote it himself; there shouldn’t be any problem!" Uncle Guang said confidently.

"Good, then we’ll go this afternoon!"

She really couldn’t wait any longer. These past three years, every day had been torture.

It was as if she had entered a prison with no doors; she was close to suffocating to death.

Uncle Guang nodded, "Okay, ma’am." After speaking, his expression hesitated. He glanced towards the door to make sure no one would come in before lowering his voice, whispering, "We just need to think of a good excuse."

Although Ji Guangsheng was ill, his shadow over Uncle Guang remained.

That was because he was Ji Guangsheng, the most formidable figure of the Ji Family.

Fooling him was something Uncle Guang genuinely feared, even if Ji Guangsheng didn’t actually know anything. In his heart, he was still afraid.

Wu Shuhui seemed to have an idea. She swallowed and spoke indifferently, "Just say you’re taking me to the temple."

Over the years, due to continuous misfortunes in the family, Wu Shuhui often visited temples.

Praying had become a habit.

Both Ji Guangsheng and Ji Chu were accustomed to this, so they would definitely not be suspicious.

Uncle Guang nodded, "All right."

...

Meanwhile, Gu Chen and Ji Pianran had already arrived at the market.

Because this time Lin Rong had given her a peony pattern, although it was much simpler than the phoenix design, the color requirements were still very strict.

She needed to buy more colored threads.

She looked towards Gu Chen, "I’m going to buy some threads."

Gu Chen nodded, "Okay, then I’ll take Tangtang to buy vegetables and some seeds."

After saying that, Gu Chen walked ahead with Tangtang in his arms.

"Tangtang, what do you like to eat?" Gu Chen asked softly.

If they were going to plant, they might as well grow some vegetables that his daughter and daughter-in-law liked.

Ji Pianran enjoyed eating green vegetables cooked plainly, which was not at all like Sichuan cuisine, Gu Chen knew that much.

"I like to eat meat!" the little one said unabashedly.

She just loved eating meat, and the meat her dad cooked was the best.

Gu Chen found his daughter’s candidness both helpless and amusing, "You should eat meat, but you must eat vegetables too. Children shouldn’t be picky eaters."

He thought it over and decided to buy some spinach seeds; spinach is rich in iron and good for children.

As they passed the fruit shop, the little one suddenly saw grapes and her eyes lit up. Grapes were rare this season.

Even though they were off-season fruits, since Tangtang wanted to eat them, Gu Chen still bought some.

After buying fruits and seeds and routinely buying some meat, he took Tangtang back to meet with Ji Pianran.

Ji Pianran had already finished buying threads and was waiting at the corner. Seeing the two coming, she smiled and came over to help carry the things.

...

At the entrance of the village, a black Rolls-Royce slowly drove in. To ensure Ji Guangsheng wouldn’t know their destination, Uncle Guang drove the car himself without a chauffeur.

The car carried only two people: Wu Shuhui, who sat in the back feeling anxious, and Uncle Guang, who held the steering wheel with an excited expression.