Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 259: Two hundred sixty, swindler, pay back the money!_1

Chapter 259: Two hundred sixty, swindler, pay back the money!_1

The car parked at the door looked both new and beautiful, and clearly wasn’t cheap.

Shen Cuizhi was simply astonished.

Hearing this, Gu Chen chuckled, "Mom, get in the car first, let’s talk on the way."

Ji Pianran carefully took the little one from Shen Cuizhi’s hands and sat in the back seat.

Gu Chen opened the passenger door, let his mother get in, and then got into the car himself and started the engine.

The family headed towards the town.

Ever since Shen Cuizhi got into the car, she felt uneasy, looking around and touching everything.

The more she looked, the more afraid she became.

The question in her heart grew bigger and bigger, and that was what exactly had Gu Chen been doing in this past month and a half?

This car must have cost at least a hundred thousand, how on earth could one make so much money in a month?

She sat in the passenger seat, swallowed, and her expression became serious.

After a long while, she couldn’t hold back and turned to look at Gu Chen.

Her tone was tense, "Chen’er, you better tell me honestly, what have you really been doing out there?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen was taken aback.

"I didn’t do anything special, just selling vegetables as usual. But recently, I’ve contracted a lot of land in the village and have already started planting. Hopefully, we’ll have a good harvest."

Shen Cuizhi pursed her lips.

That kind of talk could fool a child at best.

She was over fifty and had seen it all.

There’s an old saying that money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat.

Even if Gu Chen was diligent and honest, it would be a stretch to make a thousand yuan a month.

Buying a car in a month and a half, how could she not find it impossible?

"Just tell me the truth, mom can handle it!" Shen Cuizhi said emphatically.

Noticing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Ji Pianran quickly stepped in to explain.

"Mom, Gu Chen got some valuable medicinal materials a while ago, like Cordyceps and such. One piece costs more than a hundred. The money is really earned by himself."

"And besides, we’ve now contracted land to grow crops. In the future, our life will only get better and better!"

Ji Pianran’s tone was full of certainty.

She was now filled with hope for the life she and Gu Chen had.

Seeing her daughter-in-law speak this way too, Shen Cuizhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whatever you do, just don’t get involved in illegal stuff, and don’t end up like your brother, what a mess that has become," she said.

Then she continued, "Chen’er, you’ve always been smart, just not always on the right track. Now, you’ve finally seen the light and made something of yourself. Seeing you two doing well makes me rest easy."

A parent’s heart naturally swells with joy when their child is capable.

It was only the issue with Gu Zhigang that had troubled Shen Cuizhi’s heart; otherwise, she would have prepared a feast to celebrate Gu Chen properly.

It must be said, driving is indeed much faster than cycling. What usually took half an hour now took less than ten minutes.

Gu Chen first drove the car to the bank in town, as they needed to withdraw money first.

By this time, the little one was already fast asleep.

Ji Pianran carefully moved the sleeping child from her lap to the seat, ready to get out of the car.

It was now evening, and the sky had darkened.

Worried about Ji Pianran, Gu Chen decided that they would both get out of the car together.

The bank’s ATM area was essentially a small glass room with a single cash machine inside.

Ji Pianran glanced at the back of the card, noting that it had her birthday written on it.

She inserted the card into the ATM, entered her password, and the screen displayed:

Balance: 100000.00

Seeing the number on the screen, Gu Chen was shocked.

His mother-in-law was truly generous, giving them a hundred thousand just as a gift for changing her title.

Was she really forcing him into accepting an allowance?

Thank goodness for my strong willpower; faced with the Ji Family’s relentless financial pressure, an ordinary person really couldn’t withstand it.

Ji Pianran entered a few numbers on the keypad and then pressed confirm.

The machine kept whirring, dispensing stack after stack of bills.

In total four times, forty thousand yuan.

She planned to pay off the debt in full, and give the remaining money to her mother-in-law to keep for her old age.

After all, both her eldest and second brothers-in-law were barely making ends meet.

The entire family relied on the parents’ retirement pensions to get by.

If the old folks ever fell ill or encountered a disaster, they genuinely couldn’t even afford medication.

Seeing her withdraw so much money in one go, Gu Chen’er was taken aback.

"Why are you taking out so much money?"

Ji Pianran blinked and answered honestly, "I was intending to withdraw fifty thousand, but the bank has a rule that for such a large amount, you have to make an appointment. We’re short on time, so I just took out forty thousand."

"After paying back the money that elder brother owes, I want to give the rest to mom and dad for them to have something for expenses. As they’re getting on in years, their needs naturally increase, supplements, medicine, even clothes, each requires money."

Watching Ji Pianran speak so earnestly, Gu Chen’er’s heart was filled with nothing but gratitude.

How did he not cherish such a wonderful wife in his last life?

He reached out to pull Ji Pianran into his arms, "Wife, thank you."

Ji Pianran was startled, then smiled and looked up at him.

"There’s nothing to thank me for."

Without my mother-in-law, I wouldn’t be who I am today; it’s she who gave me a second lease on life, and she is the one who encouraged Gu Chen to take me back.

Once our days get better, I still want to give them a better life.

Gu Chen patted her head and then said, "Let’s go."

...

After the two of them finished withdrawing the money, they got into the car and headed in the direction of Shen Cuizhi’s house.

They were just arriving at Shen Cuizhi’s doorstep when, from a distance, they saw a crowd gathered as if in the midst of a dispute.

Ji Pianran had never seen so many people before; she nervously said, "Are those all people here for their money?"

Hearing her say this, Shen Cuizhi also hurriedly looked in that direction.

Upon recognizing those people, she slapped her thigh.

In anxiety, she said, "That’s Xiao He!"

One could guess that it was Gu He arguing with the people who had come to demand money.

After all, it’s vexing to have your home besieged by people every day, with strangers even crowding around when you eat.

Anyone would be annoyed by such a situation.

Hearing it was her second brother-in-law, Gu Chen became anxious; he immediately pressed the accelerator and drove the car over there.

The sound of the car engine caught the attention of the people causing the commotion, who turned to look in their direction.

Gu He, who was surrounded in the middle, was taken aback to see Gu Chen stepping out of the car.

He first looked at the car, then stared wide-eyed at Gu Chen.

Only then did he speak up, "Why have you come back?"

Upon hearing Gu He’s words, everyone instantly understood - the newcomer was part of the Gu Family!

They quickly surrounded Gu Chen as well, "When are you going to return the money you owe?"

"Exactly, Gu Zhigang has really screwed us over; if we don’t get our money back, we’re calling the cops!"

"If you don’t pay up today, none of you are leaving!"

The crowd was relentless, each person urging for the repayment of debts.

Some even went as far as to push Gu Chen.

After all, earning money is hard for everyone, and Gu Zhigang had swindled their hard-earned money!

They all thought they could make a fortune by collaborating with him, only to find out now that even their capital was gone.

Naturally, none of them were willing to let it slide.

Seeing her son being pushed, Shen Cuizhi was instantly anxious and was about to get out of the