Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 255: Two sides fifty-eight Gu Family has had an incident_1

Chapter 255: Two sides fifty-eight Gu Family has had an incident_1

Gu Chen sat down in front of the stool and picked up his pawn, advancing it one step forward.

Ji Guangsheng also made a move, then turned his gaze to Gu Chen, his eyes sincere.

"These past days, you’ve really been a great help."

Gu Chen’s kindness was not lost on him; if not for Gu Chen, he’d probably still be lying in bed.

Not to mention playing chess.

He was truly grateful to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen smiled, "Dad, what are you talking about? We’re all family, it’s not a bother at all."

Ji Guangsheng looked at the chessboard, and then at Gu Chen, "I think, in a few days I want to go back to Sichuan Province. There are some matters I need to deal with. Before I go, our two families should have dinner together."

The Ji Family had too many businesses, and it really wouldn’t work without him there.

Thinking about it, he had already been here for more than a month.

Everything that needed to be arranged had been taken care of, and now he still needed to go back and check on things, including arranging for Gu Chen’s goji berries himself.

Originally, Ji Pianran was saved by Shen Cuizhi.

As her father, Ji Guangsheng was truly grateful to Shen Cuizhi.

Grateful for giving his daughter a second chance at life.

So, no matter what, this meal was a must.

Hearing this, Gu Chen nodded.

"Dad, to be honest, I’ve also been thinking about having both of our families sit down for a meal together, but it was postponed because you were not in good health recently," he said.

After all, Ji Pianran was his wife, and the two families had not yet met, which didn’t sit right with him.

Ji Guangsheng smiled.

"Alright, then it’s settled. In a few days, our two families will have a meal together. After all, we’re relatives now, and we should look out for each other in the future," he replied.

Then, as if something came to mind, he added, "By the way, how is the land you contracted doing?"

Gu Chen replied honestly, "Growing grains, corn, wheat."

To tell the truth, it wasn’t really what he wanted, but he had no choice.

Hearing this, Ji Guangsheng nodded, "Not bad."

The two of them continued to play chess and chat.

At this moment, Wu Shuhui and Ji Chu, along with Tangtang, also returned home.

Seeing that hotpot was on the menu for today, Ji Chu, with his mouth watering, made his way to the table in two strides, his face full of excitement.

"Wow, we actually have such good stuff to eat today?"

Given his young age, he was always passionate about food.

Seeing his eager face, Uncle Guang couldn’t help but chuckle, "It’ll be ready soon, don’t rush."

After saying that, he looked over at Ji Guangsheng and Gu Chen, "Sir, dinner is ready."

Ji Guangsheng was still pondering his next chess move when he saw Gu Chen capture his general.

He had actually won!

A flash of surprise crossed Ji Guangsheng’s eyes, followed by a smile, "Well played."

Gu Chen also smiled, "Dad, it’s time for dinner!"

The family sat down at the dining table.

With the company of her grandparents and uncle, Tangtang’s days had been incredibly comfortable.

At this moment, she found herself a bottle of Wahaha and drank it earnestly.

Ji Pianran glanced at Ji Chu subconsciously, "Did you buy it for her?"

Ji Chu shrugged his shoulders, his face innocent.

"I did buy it, alright, but it’s Tangtang who’s drinking it."

The implication was, blame her for not having self-control, but don’t blame me for buying it~

Gu Chen laughed at them.

"Let’s eat."

Everyone picked up their chopsticks, and after only a few bites, Ji Chu raised his cup, "I propose, to celebrate dad’s health improving day by day, let’s have a toast."

As these words were spoken, everyone lifted their glasses.

The atmosphere was incredibly harmonious, filled with laughter and conversation.

Today, no alcohol was consumed, water was used instead.

The celebration was the focal point.

Gu Chen had just taken a sip of water when his phone began to ring in his pocket.

He pulled out the phone, which displayed an unfamiliar landline number.

He answered the call and politely started, "Hello, who’s this?"

The anxious voice of Shen Cuizhi came from the other end.

"Chenzi, something has happened to your big brother!"

Recently, for some reason, Gu Zhigang had become obsessed with starting this shoe polish business.

Not only did he invest himself, but he also persuaded several of his colleagues from the furniture factory as well as some close relations from the village to invest in it.

He claimed the headquarters was in Huacheng.

They even sent him a great deal of shoe polish, five yuan a box.

Honestly, it was expensive!

These days, a can of shoe polish costs just one yuan in the supermarket and can last for a year. If you go to the market, you can find them for fifty cents.

But Gu Zhigang’s shoe polish was priced at five yuan a box.

Everyone at home said it was unsellable, but Gu Zhigang wouldn’t listen.

He acted as if he were possessed.

To sell this shoe polish, he even quit his job at the furniture factory and held meetings everyday in the yard, saying we are not selling shoe polish, but selling dreams!

Shen Cuizhi was furious every time she saw it, and it wasn’t rare for them to argue about this matter.

Later on, Gu Zhigang said he needed to go to the headquarters for training.

Though Shen Cuizhi was uneducated, she didn’t support her son’s shoe polish venture at all!

She absolutely didn’t want him to go!

But despite the mother’s reluctance, his wife Liu Lizhen was supportive.

Gu Zhigang had said that if he sold well, he could be promoted. Not only that, for every person he brought in, he would get one yuan from each box of shoe polish they sold. One person meant one yuan, a hundred people would mean a hundred yuan.

Ever since Gu Chen’s last visit home, Liu Lizhen thought that Gu Zhigang was not ambitious. She wanted him to be as wealthy as Gu Chen, to buy fireworks anytime they wanted!

Plus, with Gu Zhigang’s persuasive talk, it was natural for Liu Lizhen to be tempted.

If her mother-in-law objected, she plotted to send her husband away in the night.

She personally saw him off on the train.

Pian Ran never expected that once Gu Zhigang left, he would never return.

Now, even his phone was unreachable; it’s been a week already, alive he’s not here, dead he’s not shown, it’s enough to drive someone mad.

Especially those who were talked into investing by Gu Zhigang.

With Gu Zhigang gone, they were all panicking, believing he had scammed them out of their money and run off with it.

Every day they came to Gu Chen’s house demanding to withdraw their shares, insisting Liu Lizhen and Shen Cuizhi return their money.

Because of this, even Gu Hang fell ill from anger.

This made Shen Cuizhi extremely anxious.

Not knowing what else to do, she rode her bicycle to Gu Chen’s house.

She thought, since Gu Chen sold vegetables in town, he knew many city dwellers and could help inquire about this Liang Guang Shoe Polish company, and at least find the person first.

But to her surprise, upon arriving at Gu Chen’s house, she found it empty.

Unable to wait any longer, she ran to the village committee and used their phone to call Gu Chen.

She even got the phone number from Lei Guanghui.

After hearing his mother’s words, Gu Chen was startled and immediately put down his chopsticks.

His face involuntarily took on a serious expression.

"Mom, take your time and explain..."