Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 239 Benevolence and strictness combined_1

Chapter 239: 239 Benevolence and strictness combined_1

This kid, really is something else.

The comment was clearly a play on words.

One must not covet the food in both the bowl and the pot, wanting both ends often leads to losing both, and harming oneself in the process.

What was supposed to be a word of caution he actually perceived as a hidden threat.

Now he grew more and more interested in Mr. Gu, initially thinking his daughter’s fondness was enough.

But after interacting with him over the past couple of days, he realized that this Mr. Gu was truly talented, far exceeding his expectations.

Guang Zhuo was visibly startled by Mr. Gu’s words.

He hung his head low, not daring to look at Mr. Gu’s face, mumbling nervously.

"Mr. Gu is right, I will never dare to do it again, never again."

Mr. Gu helped him up, then turned to Ji Guangsheng, "Dad, it’s getting late, I’ll go start cooking, I’ve been making your meals recently."

Ji Guangsheng did not decline, as his son-in-law was indeed skilled at cooking.

Ever since he’d eaten meals prepared by Mr. Gu, his spirits had improved a lot, though he wasn’t sure if it was because he was eating more or for some other reason.

In any case, he found himself more alert and awake more often now.

He’d noticed the changes himself, and besides, the food made by Mr. Gu was truly delicious.

Ji Guangsheng had tasted countless delicacies in the world.

But he had never come across anyone who could make food as good as Mr. Gu.

He smiled, "Then I’ll have to trouble you."

Ji Guangsheng had been up and about since early that morning.

Uncle Guang, worrying about his health, hurriedly pushed the wheelchair to the bed, carefully helped Ji Guangsheng onto it, covered him with a blanket, and then said, "Mr. Ji, please rest well, I will take Mr. Gu to the kitchen."

Ji Guangsheng nodded and slowly closed his eyes.

...

Once they left the hospital and passed by the parking lot, Mr. Gu made an excuse to retrieve something from his car and got into his newly purchased Santana 2000. He then took out a lot of lettuce, rape, and some small bok choy from the space.

Ji Guangsheng’s physique differed from the average person, it was still frail and needed food that was soft, easily digestible, yet nutritious, with vitamins that had to be replenished.

After purchasing the groceries, the three of them headed to the kitchen.

Guang Zhuo had truly been frightened today, with legs weak and a constant cold sweat.

As soon as he entered the house, he shivered as he grabbed a cup from the table, gulping down water to relieve the discomfort throughout his body.

Uncle Guang, seeing his wretched state, couldn’t help but want to laugh.

"If only you knew what would happen today, why did you do it in the first place? If it weren’t for your luck, with Mr. Gu suddenly arriving, you might not have had anywhere to cry by now."

Had Mr. Gu not intervened, Guang Zhuo would probably have been thrown out by now.

Hearing this, Guang Zhuo nodded vigorously.

"You’re right, you’re right."

Without Mr. Gu, he would have been lucky to sit on the side of the road with his belongings by now.

Having said that, he put down the cup in his hand and headed for the kitchen.

Seeing Mr. Gu picking vegetables, he hurried over and took the vegetables from his hands.

"Mr. Gu, for all these tasks, let me take care of them from now on, I really owe you one today, from now on, if you ask me to go east, I’ll never go west," he said with his head bowed.

Although his expression couldn’t be seen, his tone was extremely sincere.

Mr. Gu truly saved him.

Mr. Gu smiled, "Actually, the one who saved you was Mr. Ji, it doesn’t have much to do with me, but you need to understand one thing, that is you can only have one master, some money can be made, but some money should never be touched."

He kindly reminded Guang Zhuo.

"In this life, your years stretch long ahead of you; you can’t just abandon principles for a minor profit, otherwise, in the end, you’ll regret it yourself."

Guang Zhuo squatted on the ground, nodding his head while picking up vegetables.

Clearly, this time he truly took Mr. Gu’s words to heart.

If it hadn’t been for this Mr. Gu, he’d probably have been finished long ago.

Who would’ve thought, this guy looks like a young kid, and not only can he cook, but he’s also so capable in everything he does.

"By the way, Mr. Gu, what exactly is your relationship with Mr. Ji?" Guang Zhuo was extremely curious.

He had worked for the Ji Family for a solid year now.

Nobody had ever dared to contradict Mr. Ji’s opinion—Mr. Gu was the first.

And it seemed that Mr. Ji held him in particularly high esteem.

Even able to take his words to heart.

This man was really amazing.

Mr. Gu opened the refrigerator, took out a piece of meat, and looked at Guang Zhuo with a hint of teasing in his eyes, "Mr. Ji is my wife’s father, didn’t you catch that when you were eavesdropping through the door cracks?"

Hearing this, Guang Zhuo, embarrassed, lowered his head and went back to picking vegetables.

He wished he could slap himself on the mouth.

They had just forgiven him, he should be grateful, why was he being nosy? Was it any of his business?

Seeing this, Mr. Gu secretly smiled.

Honestly, Guang Zhuo’s mistake was indeed not minor, but forgiving him without any punishment felt too easy, no docking of wages, and now he wasn’t even needed for cooking, just to assist.

If he were a coward, that would be one thing, but if he were daring, not disciplining him, Mr. Gu really feared he might go back to Ji Changming and pass messages in secret again.

He needed to let him know the consequences of betraying the Ji Family, make him afraid, only then would he be wary at heart.

"As long as you listen to Mr. Ji, I’ll have a word with him about raising your wages a bit," Mr. Gu continued.

Guang Zhuo was startled. Was Mr. Gu suggesting he would get a raise?

He hadn’t expected that, after making such a big mistake, not only was his wage not reduced, but he was even offered a raise; truly, Mr. Gu was too good to him.

Because of Mr. Gu’s words alone, he was the benefactor for life.

After thinking it over for a while, Guang Zhuo stood up and bowed deeply to Mr. Gu.

"Mr. Gu, I have no way to repay your great kindness. Rest assured, from now on, I will absolutely heed your words, remain loyal to the Ji Family without a second thought, draw a clear line with the Second Master, and if there’s a next time, I am at your disposal."

Mr. Gu nodded his head with satisfaction, "Alright, we all have it tough, to know one’s mistake and to correct it, nothing is more commendable."

The reason why Guang Zhuo dared to pass messages was solely for the money from Ji Changming.

Mr. Gu first intimidated him, then promised a raise—a classic carrot and stick approach.

After these maneuvers, only a fool would still go ahead and pass messages.

...

Lunch included a dish of stir-fried lettuce, some stir-fried pork slices, a black chicken ginseng soup, and finally, a steamed Emperor crab.

Uncle Guang was drooling all the way delivering the meal.

He was just about to fall in love with Mr. Gu’s cooking skills.

At the moment, Ji Pianran and Ji Chu were playing with balloons with Tangtang in the small square in front of the hospital, and Ji Chu, though young, really adored his niece.

He would do anything for her, even pluck the moon from the sky if he could.

Seeing how much Tangtang enjoyed the balloons, he bought two hundred in one go, just to make his little niece smile for him and say sweetly, "Uncle Chu, you’re the best."