Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 282, lower the price! _1

Chapter 282: 282, lower the price! _1

Ji Pianran was also shocked, looking at the saliva mark on Gu Chen’s arm, feeling both embarrassed and ashamed.

She actually licked Gu Chen’s arm!

She had intended to scare him a bit, but he had taken the initiative to offer himself up.

"I, I didn’t do it on purpose." She turned her head away, suppressing the tumult in her heart, pretending as if nothing had happened.

Gu Chen cleared his throat and said casually, "Well, I didn’t do it on purpose either."

Heaven knows, he only wanted to tease her, but who would have thought she’d be so clumsy.

Hearing Gu Chen say that, the bit of embarrassment in Ji Pianran’s heart instantly disappeared.

What does he mean he didn’t do it on purpose?

He definitely did it on purpose, absolutely on purpose.

Gu Chen, so bad!

...

The family of three took a taxi to the hotel entrance. Gu Chen carried the sleeping Tangtang to the third floor, with Ji Pianran opening the door with her room card. After putting the little one on the bed, Gu Chen finally looked up at Ji Pianran’s face.

He asked with concern, "Are you really not hungry?"

Right now, Manager Wang had already sent him an address; he had to meet the apparel city owner without fail.

If it worked out, he could make a fortune.

Forget about ten years; even in three years, the price could double. Turning twenty million into forty million—such a good deal would tempt anyone.

Ji Pianran nodded, her eyes filled with a hint of happiness.

She looked at Gu Chen, her tone gentle and warm.

"Don’t worry, I’m not a child. I can take care of myself and Tangtang. Go ahead," she urged.

She didn’t want to hold Gu Chen back from making money.

Ji Pianran had experienced hardship; she knew the difficulties of being penniless and the challenges of earning money. Therefore, she was always particularly supportive of Gu Chen’s efforts to make money.

She wouldn’t throw tantrums like other girls because she truly understood that Gu Chen wasn’t just striving for himself, but for their whole family, for their beautiful life together.

If she couldn’t help him, then she surely shouldn’t cause any trouble.

Seeing Ji Pianran’s sensible demeanor, Gu Chen’s heart involuntarily melted.

He extended his hand to embrace her into his arms, hugged her gently, and then reluctantly let her go, "Then I’ll be going. Take good care of yourself and the child."

Ji Pianran nodded, "Okay, go and come back soon."

...

After leaving, Gu Chen took a taxi to the address Manager Wang had sent. It was a teahouse called Ku’s Teahouse.

It was undeniable that the tea culture in Huacheng was truly incredible; there were morning teas, afternoon teas.

People here really loved their tea.

Gu Chen didn’t have any special fondness for it; he only drank tea when tired to refresh himself.

Usually, he preferred plain water.

As they reached the destination, the driver looked at the meter, "Young man, eighteen yuan."

Gu Chen handed over a twenty and waited for the driver to give him two yuan in change before getting out of the taxi.

The teahouse’s decor was impressive; clearly, a lot of effort had gone into its classic and quaint appearance.

Standing at the entrance, Gu Chen knew it wouldn’t be cheap here.

He straightened his clothes and walked toward the main entrance.

Upon entering, a waitress in a white qipao greeted Gu Chen with a smile. After bowing, she asked sweetly, "Sir, how many are you?"

"Chaoshan Room on the second floor," Gu Chen replied.

Hearing that, the waitress gestured toward the staircase and then led the way.

Upon reaching the Chaoshan Room, the waitress politely knocked on the wooden sliding door of the private room and announced, "Your guest has arrived."

He finally pulled the door open and said to Gu Chen, "Sir, please come inside."

After that, he turned and walked towards the staircase.

Gu Chen glanced into the private room. If the exterior decor could be considered antique, the interior was truly the elegant chamber of ancient scholars and nobles.

A wooden table of a very unique design, shaped like a meandering stream.

Simply looking at it gave off a feeling of refinement.

On it was placed a purple clay tea tray, with a teapot, teacups, and a set of tea tools arranged inside.

The two men sitting at the table, one was in a suit and tie, looking quite sturdy.

The man next to him was fair-skinned and clean, looking a bit slim and small.

His attire was very casual, a T-shirt paired with shorts.

According to Gu Chen’s experience, one glance was all it took to know that the man in the suit had to be Manager Huang.

And the one dressed casually was the real boss.

Because usually, when a leader is present, employees dress quite formally. After all, bosses would say something if one’s attire was not appropriate. But what bosses wear depends entirely on their mood, and besides, the man in the T-shirt, with such good skin, looked to be a classic Southerner.

Neither of the two men spoke; they were both waiting for Gu Chen to open his mouth because in the few minutes they were waiting for Gu Chen, this boss named Li Haitao and Manager Wang had made a bet: that Gu Chen would definitely mistake Manager Wang for the boss.

But Manager Wang had spoken to Gu Chen over the phone, so to avoid giving himself away by speaking, neither said a word. They just nodded to the car hire lady as a sign.

This made Gu Chen quite uncomfortable.

What’s with the silence?

Were they waiting for him to speak first?

Gu Chen sat opposite the Southerner and smiled politely at him, "May I ask your last name, Boss?"

Seeing that Gu Chen had recognized him without even asking, Li Haitao was completely taken aback, "Damn, how did you know I am the boss?"

Gu Chen just smiled, "Well, isn’t it obvious?"

Seeing that Gu Chen had instantly recognized the real boss, Manager Wang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly, he was really afraid that Gu Chen would get it wrong, causing the boss to lose face and vent anger on him.

Now he had no such worries and relaxed quite a bit, getting up and stretching out his hand, smiling at Gu Chen.

"President Gu, nice to meet you. I’m Xiao Wang, the one who spoke to you on the phone. This is our boss, President Li."

Gu Chen shook hands with him politely and exchanged pleasantries, "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

After shaking hands, Manager Wang poured Gu Chen another cup of tea.

Gu Chen tasted it and raised his eyebrows in approval, "The tea is good."

Then he directly broached the main topic, "That building, I wonder what your plans are, President Li?"

Li Haitao hadn’t expected Gu Chen to dive straight into the matter upon arriving.

Surprised, he said, "You’re not even asking my name, aren’t you afraid I might be a swindler?"

Gu Chen laughed, "Property titles can’t deceive people, right?"

With that, Li Haitao also laughed; he seemed to be bold yet meticulous.

"So, tell me, what’s your price in mind?" he asked.

Gu Chen broke from convention this time, not avoiding the question but naming a price directly, "Fifteen million."

Doing business was all about starting high and bargaining down.

The idea was to simply put out the lowest price and then slowly haggle.

In fact, Gu Chen knew in his heart that fifteen million was utterly impossible.

He said it so low entirely to knock Li Haitao off balance, just like Manager Wang had said at noon that the boss didn’t want to sell the building.

It was all strategy.

As expected, Li Haitao nearly sprayed out his tea.