Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 203 As long as she can see the child, she can pay any amount of money_1

Chapter 203: 203 As long as she can see the child, she can pay any amount of money_1

The whole village was abuzz by now.

Shen Cuilan had just returned from outside and was approaching the alley when she saw Gu Chen’s family and quickly walked over.

"Hey, hey, Chenzi, good that you’re here."

Her voice was incredibly loud, and Ji Pianran, afraid that she would wake the child, hurriedly carried Tangtang into the house.

Seeing Shen Cuilan with a look of panic striding towards her.

Gu Chen smiled, "Sister-in-law, what’s the matter?"

She was already overweight, and as she walked quickly, she was winded and gasping for breath.

"I was just saying, did you plant that what’s-it-called... mushroom?"

Gu Chen was taken aback and said subconsciously, "Matsutake?"

Shen Cuilan nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that’s the name, everyone in the village is going mad over it!"

Gu Chen’s eyebrows twitched, unsure of what she meant.

"What’re they saying?"

I did plant matsutake mushrooms, but didn’t I sell them to Uncle Guang?

I never told anyone, so how could the villagers know about it?

"Oh my, people have come to our village looking for you, they just announced it on the loudspeaker. In my opinion, you’d better hide away!"

Shen Cuilan was only thinking of Gu Chen’s well-being; whatever it was, it certainly was no small matter.

She had heard from Big Brother Ma that it was Gu Chen’s mushrooms that had made someone sick, and now the village was looking for him!

Gu Chen had treated both her and Tian Laosì well, and she couldn’t bear to see him get caught.

The only solution she could think of was to have Gu Chen go into hiding.

Gu Chen was utterly baffled at this point.

He furrowed his brow, looking lost, "Why should I hide?"

The first thought that crossed his mind was that it must be Uncle Guang who had come looking.

Because the address he left was indeed his own village.

But why they had come, he couldn’t understand.

But seeing the expression on Shen Cuilan’s face, he sensed that it wasn’t so simple.

Shen Cuilan gasped for breath, "Oh no, whatever you sold made people sick!"

"Sister-in-law, slow down," Gu Chen said, furrowing his brow.

Shen Cuilan took a deep breath and explained the whole situation.

Gu Chen had not expected such a situation, and he swallowed hard.

"Alright, I got it. I’ll go to the village committee to check it out."

...

As soon as Gu Chen left, he saw Aunt Zhang stepping out of her house; Shen Cuilan’s voice had been so loud that it was hard not to hear.

"What’s going on?" Aunt Zhang called out to Shen Cuilan, who was about to head home.

Hearing Aunt Zhang’s voice, Shen Cuilan turned around quickly, "Oh, it’s about the matsutake that Chenzi grew—it made someone sick, and they’ve come knocking!"

Although Aunt Zhang was having a hard time, her grandmother’s family used to be landlords, so she knew more than most.

She frowned, "How is that possible? Matsutake is a precious item, even if it’s not good, it can’t make people sick!"

Hearing that Aunt Zhang knew what the thing really was, Shen Cuilan grew curious, "The whole village is going wild with the story that it made someone sick, but nobody knows what it really is."

Aunt Zhang furrowed her brow, "No, this won’t do, I have to go clear things up for Chenzi, I can’t let him be unfairly accused!"

Just as Gu Chen’s family was starting to have a better life, she couldn’t stand by and watch it all fall to pieces!

"He’s on the field ridge; I’ll go with you!"

After speaking, Shen Cuilan grabbed Aunt Zhang’s arm, and the two of them hurried off to the field ridge.

Meanwhile, Gu Chen was on his way to the village committee.

The people still discussing the matter at the roadside all wore expressions of pity when they saw Gu Chen.

"A man should always take the right path!"

"Indeed, earning money through unscrupulous means may seem good, but it’s never worth it in the end!"

Villagers are like that, each struggling in their own lives yet extremely enthusiastic and righteous when it comes to the affairs of others.

They always think of themselves as the kindest person around.

Gu Chen couldn’t be bothered to respond and kept walking forward, eager to discover what was actually going on.

The village committee wasn’t far from Gu Chen’s house, and he soon arrived.

At that moment, Lei Guanghui was chatting with Wu Shuhui when he saw Gu Chen come in with his head lowered.

Lei Guanghui looked at him with a face full of surprise, "Chenzi, what are you doing here?"

Matsutake mushrooms are a valuable item, Lei Guanghui knew this, so could it be that Gu Chen was the one cultivating them?

The more Lei Guanghui thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed.

"Weren’t you looking for me?" Gu Chen said with a smile, finding Lei Guanghui’s bewildered expression somewhat amusing.

Just a moment ago, they were searching all over for him, and now that he had arrived, why this look?

Upon hearing this, Lei Guanghui was shocked!

Goodness, he had just casually inquired, not expecting that someone really cultivated those mushrooms, and that person turned out to be Gu Chen!

"The matsutake mushrooms, you grew them?"

Lei Guanghui was exceedingly astonished.

Gu Chen nodded, "Yes, it’s me."

After looking around the house and noticing that Uncle Guang wasn’t there, he then said to Lei Guanghui, "Isn’t Bai Guang looking for me?"

He couldn’t think of anyone else other than Uncle Guang who would be looking for him.

Wu Shuhui, who had been sitting on a stool with a worried face, perked up when she heard that Gu Chen was the one who grew the matsutake mushrooms, and reflexively stood up.

Her face expressed sheer excitement, "You, you are the person selling the matsutake mushrooms?"

She was so excited that her voice was trembling.

Finally, she had found him, finally!

She felt as if she were in a dream.

Looking at the middle-aged woman in front of him wearing a cheongsam, Gu Chen felt she must have some connection with Uncle Guang.

Although the color was quite elegant, the fabric had a very fine luster.

It also hugged her body closely as if tailor-made.

Even though she wasn’t wearing any jewelry, her demeanor was unmistakable.

That bearing, it was obviously that of someone from a prominent household.

Gu Chen spoke indifferently, "Did Uncle Guang send you here?"

Wu Shuhui quickly nodded, anxiously explaining, "Yes, no, not exactly, I pleaded with him for your address to come buy some matsutake mushrooms. I heard yours are very good and effective, I wanted to buy some to try."

Gu Chen now understood, she had come to buy matsutake mushrooms from him.

She appeared sincere and had made the effort to find him all the way to his village, she truly seemed quite earnest.

But Gu Chen did not have those items at the moment; he had sold all the cordyceps to Uncle Guang, and all he had left was ginseng.

He felt somewhat troubled.

"If you’re looking to buy matsutake mushrooms, I might have to disappoint you, I only had one batch and I’ve already sold it to Uncle Guang," Gu Chen said truthfully.

Wu Shuhui wasn’t actually intent on buying matsutake mushrooms, she just wanted to see Gu Chen’s children.

And if she could see what his daughter-in-law looked like, that would be even better.

She hurriedly asked, "Then what else do you have? I heard from Uncle Guang that you also have cordyceps."

Gu Chen shook his head with an apologetic look, "I don’t have cordyceps anymore either."

Hearing this, Lei Guanghui felt his worldview shatter.

No wonder this kid had the money to lease land, turns out he’s been dealing in valuable items! Matsutake mushrooms and cordyceps, those are things ordinary households wouldn’t even dare dream of.

Although Lei Guanghui wasn’t very clear on the price of matsutake mushrooms, he did know about cordyceps—they cost as much as gold!

Gu Chen was clearly making a fortune on the quiet!

"Then, do you have any other tonics? Anything that can nourish the body would be good," Wu Shuhui asked persistently, not willing to give up.

Honestly, Gu Chen wasn’t a bad person, and although there had been a misunderstanding, this person had after all come from the city looking for him.

To let her return empty-handed felt somewhat embarrassing to Gu Chen.

He thought for a moment, "I still have ginseng, it’s just I don’t know how much you would be willing to pay for it."

Quite a few days had passed since then, and his ginseng was nearly ready.

Originally a box of it was two thousand yuan, but now a single root was worth more than that.

He wondered if she would find it too expensive.

Hearing that Gu Chen still had something to offer, Wu Shuhui was overjoyed, "That’s fantastic, take me to see it, please. If it’s possible, I’ll take it all!"

As long as it could lead her to her daughter, no matter the cost, she could afford it!