Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 261: Two hundred sixty-two Ready to go to Huacheng_1

Chapter 261: Two hundred sixty-two Ready to go to Huacheng_1

Gu Chen chuckled and plopped down onto a chair nearby.

Turning to Gu Hang, he said, "Dad, we’re all family here, there’s no need to talk about that."

With no one else around, Gu He finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Gu Chen.

"By the way, bro, your car is not bad at all. Tell me, where did you strike it rich?"

In just over a month, his younger brother had bought a car, so he must have made a lot of money; he wanted to make big money too!

"Nothing special, just selling some medicinal herbs and stuff, made a bit of money. The car is second-hand and didn’t cost much," Gu Chen replied honestly.

Hearing this, Gu He raised an eyebrow.

"Even second-hand, that’s not bad, must have cost quite a few thousand, right? Looks like you made some good money. If you need someone, just tell your brother. I haven’t been doing too great these past years, as you know, but when it comes to working, I can really do any sort of work!"

Gu He’s job was essentially doing odd jobs around the city.

Today he’d be at this store, tomorrow at that one.

Not to mention the instability, the money was pitifully little.

Seeing his youngest brother even buying a car, it was only natural he felt envious and wanted to make money together.

Shen Cuizhi, who had placed Tangtang in the room, quietly came out and saw her second son asking her third son for work; she joined in to speak up for him.

"Right, didn’t you lease some land? Why not have your second brother help with the farming?"

Shen Cuizhi’s family had been farmers for generations, so she couldn’t be more familiar with the idea. She believed farming was the most reliable work.

Plant as much as you eat, and at the least, the food issue was settled; you could also sell a portion for some money.

In her mind, farming seemed like a great option from any angle.

Gu Hang didn’t share her view. These days, everyone was rushing to the city; who wanted to farm!

Working hard for a year only to earn a small sum — and that too by the sweat of your brow.

He grimaced, "Mom, can you not add to the chaos, please?"

Hearing this, Shen Cuizhi took offense and glared coldly at Gu He.

"Who’s adding to the chaos? Your eldest brother’s fate is unknown, the youngest came back to help look for him, did he return to find you a job? Where are your arms and legs?"

They were all over thirty years old and still needed their younger brother to find them a job!

Shen Cuizhi was getting angrier by the moment.

Seeing his mother get upset, Gu Chen quickly tried to laugh it off.

"It’s fine, I’m planning to open a few fruit stores when I get settled. Then, second brother can help with the deliveries, driving from our village to the county town to supply several fruit shops. How about five hundred a month for a little over a month?"

They were all his own brothers; while he searched for the eldest, it was only right to keep the second brother’s affairs at heart too.

At the mention of five hundred, Gu He’s eyes lit up.

Excited, he said, "Really? You’re not joking with me, are you? Just delivering goods and I can make five hundred?"

Truth be told, delivery work naturally wouldn’t pay five hundred, at most three hundred tops. But this was family.

Moreover, the fruits he was delivering were grown in his own space, and he did indeed need a reliable driver.

The extra two hundred could be considered a bonus for his silence.

He nodded with a smile, "Of course, ever since we were little, it was always you and second brother playing tricks on me, would I deceive you?"

At that, Gu He smiled sheepishly.

"All that was when we were kids, better left unmentioned. Besides, even though second brother did trick you back then, every time there was something good to eat, he thought of you first. Stole New Year’s candy, remember? He always stole an extra two pieces for you too. You had the candy, but who took the beatings, huh? Have you forgotten?"

Gu Chen looked at Gu He, who was serious, and couldn’t help but laugh.

When we were kids, our family was poor, and sweets were hidden, only given out a couple of pieces per person during the New Year.

Gu Zhigang, a child with a sweet tooth, would coquettishly ask Gu He to sneak some sweets with him.

They had agreed to each take one, believing that a small amount would go unnoticed.

Little did anyone know, Gu He was thinking about Gu Zhi and quietly took two, making it ten sweets in total. Three missing sweets were immediately noticed by Shen Cuizhi.

She rounded up the three brothers and demanded to know who had stolen the sweets.

Gu He only admitted that he and his older brother had done it, and the two of them bravely endured a beating.

That evening, he gave the uneaten piece of candy to Gu Zhi, a moment neither Gu He nor Gu Zhi would forget.

Gu Zhi chuckled, "If we were going to get hit, you might as well have stolen a couple more so we could each have had two!"

That’s just how real brothers are, bickering, roughhousing, giving and receiving in both good times and bad.

It can only be said that after growing up and starting their own families, everyone’s thoughts diverged, and that’s what truly drove them apart.

After all, starting a family means no longer being alone; it means worrying about your entire household.

Fighting over the house, fighting over mom.

...

More and more agitated by the thought, Gu Zhi hurriedly asked Gu Zhi, "Right, Your Majesty, with such high wages, I don’t have to buy the truck, do I?"

Let alone buying, he couldn’t even afford to rent a truck, a semi-trailer, which costs fifty per day!

Fifty RMB, a tenth of his wages, would deplete his entire salary in just rent before a month was up.

Gu Zhi chuckled, "I’ll rent the truck; you just take care of the deliveries. Don’t worry about anything else."

Gu Hang had been listening for a while now and couldn’t help but speak up.

"Let’s talk about your older brother. Even though the money has been paid, he still hasn’t come back. No matter what, we have to find your older brother and bring him home!"

Gu Zhigang might not be the best, but he was still the son his parents had raised for over thirty years. As parents, they needed to find him and bring him back to feel at peace.

After some thought, Gu Zhi said, "Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll take a half-day off tomorrow and head to Huacheng in the afternoon. I’ll try to find our brother within a week and bring him back to you."

After speaking, he uneasily glanced at Ji Pianran sitting on a small wooden stool.

"You wait here for me. I promise I’ll come right back after finding my brother,"

Honestly, Gu Zhi didn’t want to leave Ji Pianran, but Huacheng was unfamiliar territory, and the year 2000 was Dongguan’s most chaotic time.

He really didn’t feel comfortable having his wife tag along.

Hearing that Gu Zhi was going alone, Ji Pianran was somewhat displeased.

Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, "How can that be okay? It’s so chaotic there; you definitely can’t go by yourself."

The chaos of Huacheng was well-known; she couldn’t possibly rest easy letting Gu Zhi go alone to such a dangerous place.

If he had to go, she needed to accompany him for her peace of mind.

Shaking her head, she looked steadfastly into Gu Zhi’s eyes and said after a moment, "I want to go with you."

She didn’t want to be apart from Gu Zhi and wasn’t confident in letting him go alone. Having one more person around in an unfamiliar place was definitely better.

"What about Tencent?" Gu Zhi hesitated upon hearing this.

Ji Pianran, as an adult, was certainly no issue to accompany him, but bringing the child would complicate matters considerably. The most troublesome aspect was Ji Pianran herself - if he had to go out and search, she would definitely need to take care of the child.

After some thought, Ji Pianran suggested, "It’s perfect since we’ve never been there before. I can take Tencent to the park to play."

Despite Huacheng’s disorder, it was still just Dongguan, a large city where she could certainly keep Tencent in areas with relatively better security.