Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 319: Three hundred and eighteen Three Men Make a Tiger_1

Chapter 319: Three hundred and eighteen Three Men Make a Tiger_1

Three Hundred and Eighteen - Three Men Make a Tiger

A few days later, at the train station in Haicheng City, Wang Zhong and a bewildered-looking Gu Zhigang stepped off the train together.

Wang Zhong was at the moment carrying a black briefcase under his arm, giving the appearance of a workshop director who had just returned from a business trip.

"Big brother, by bringing you here, I’ve fulfilled my mission," Wang Zhong said. "From here, you’ll have to take a taxi home by yourself.

"From now on, don’t wander around carelessly. If it hadn’t been for Gu Zhi, you might not have been able to make it back this time."

He patted Gu Zhigang’s shoulder, his face full of emotion.

"From here on out, I won’t be able to accompany you. There are still several batches of goods to unload from the train, and I need to make sure they’re moved into storage," Wang Zhong continued.

"Gu Zhi specifically reminded me several times; these clothes have to be sent for exhibition in a few days. There can’t be any mishaps. If there’s another chance to meet up in the future, we brothers can have a good drink then."

After finishing his words, Wang Zhong waved goodbye and hurried off, starting to direct the workers outside the train station to unload the cargo.

"Zhong, thank you so much. I’ll find a time to treat you to a drink later~"

Honestly, not only was Wang Zhong much older than Gu Zhi, but he was also older than Gu Zhigang. Although it felt like addressing a younger brother, out of respect for Gu Zhi, Gu Zhigang had no choice but to tough it out and call Wang Zhong ’big brother.’

How could Gu Zhigang hold a candle to Wang Zhong, who was older and had looked after him for so many days? He had to call him brother!

And so, they both became ’brothers.’

Gu Zhigang watched Wang Zhong’s retreating figure, shook his head, and walked out of the train station.

These days were not as peaceful as in later times; swindlers, thieves, highway robbers, and fraudsters looking to cause incidents were everywhere.

Although public security had improved a lot due to the intense efforts from above in the last two years,

it would still take a few more years to completely eradicate such problems.

Gu Zhigang, though eager for quick success and keen on making fast money, could feel it all too clearly during his journey.

If it weren’t for Wang Zhong’s care, someone like him, fresh out of the village, would have been swindled until he didn’t have a hair left.

However, while inwardly grateful to Wang Zhong and previously Gu Zhi for their care, Gu Zhigang couldn’t help feeling all the more at a loss. The reason he had ventured out was precisely to make big money and embark on a grand venture, just like his brother, Gu Zhi.

He had unwaveringly believed in the direct selling tales he heard from others, convinced he had found a shortcut to quick riches.

Yet just when he was full of ambition, he was hit with a rude awakening.

The great venture he had placed such hope in turned out to be a pack of lies spun by swindlers, and somehow, with Gu Zhi’s help,

he inexplicably received compensation of three hundred thousand yuan.

His grand venture turned into nothing, but his dream of making money was strangely fulfilled...

But as to how he should spend this money and what he should do next, Gu Zhigang was completely clueless.

At this thought, he couldn’t help but check the time and realized it was almost noon.

Recalling how long he had been away from home, he briefly set aside the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

He quickly hailed a taxi and rushed home.

As the car jolted along, the familiar scenery and villages began to emerge more clearly before his eyes.

Gu Zhigang’s mood improved significantly.

After all, regardless of anything else, being able to safely return was already the greatest fortune.

Jumping out of the taxi, Gu Zhigang couldn’t restrain his excitement as he shouted into the yard, "Dad~ Mom~ I’m back!"

Shen Cuizhi was at home cooking when she heard Gu Zhigang’s voice from outside, and she couldn’t help but explode in anger.

"Come back? You have the nerve to come back? You unforgivable wretch, I’ll beat the living daylights out of you right now, you unfilial son!"

Then, without any hesitation, she picked up the wok spatula and charged out the door, raining blows upon Gu Zhigang without any explanation.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Mom, stop hitting me, take a good look, I am Zhigang, your own son!"

Gu Zhigang had no idea what was happening as he was suddenly bombarded with strikes.

At that moment, the pain was so intense that he cried out in distress, continuously begging for mercy.

"Hmph, still dare to claim you’re my son? I wish I’d never given birth to a son like you. How dare you go out and scam people, harming them left and right? Your mind must be clouded with pig fat! Today, in front of all our fellow villagers, I’ll beat you to death, you unfilial child!"

Shen Cuizhi’s anger grew as she spoke, swinging the spatula with growing might, as if she was truly poised to destroy her own kin.

Frightened, Gu Zhigang turned tail and ran.

As he ran, he realized that not a single villager wanted to speak to him.

They avoided him like the plague, moving aside at the sight of him, or they pointed fingers and whispered amongst themselves.

Gu Zhigang’s head spun with confusion as he couldn’t understand what was going on at all.

Fortunately, at that time, he finally ran into Tian Laosì, who had just come back from the fields carrying a hoe.

In a flash, Gu Zhigang felt like he had seen a savior, knowing that Tian Laosì was on good terms with his father; he hurriedly ran over in a flustered state.

It was only then that he found out that news about him engaging in direct sales had already made its way back to the village.

But perhaps due to the story being passed around by too many people, the details got twisted along the way.

While he may have been a victim, through the cycle of rumors, he gradually became labeled as a scammer.

Eventually, some even said he had swindled hundreds of thousands from someone and was now sentenced to jail.

Others claimed he had committed murder and was wanted by the police, having fled the country.

There was even talk of him being caught and currently locked up in a Huacheng jail.

Some said he was sentenced to decades in prison and would definitely not see freedom for the rest of his life.

No matter how the rumors spread, without exception, Gu Zhigang was seen as nothing but bad news in the eyes of others.

Especially now, in the village, his reputation had long been ruined.

Even his wife Liu Lizhen couldn’t endure the village’s gossip and had run away many days ago.

It could be said that if it weren’t for his father Gu Zhi and Ji Pianran’s high standing, the Gu Family’s reputation would have been poked full of holes as well.

After hearing Tian Laosì’s explanation, Gu Zhigang was momentarily stunned into immobility.

He had never dreamed that such a big incident could have happened in the village just because he was gone for a short while.

No wonder the moment he returned home, Shen Cuizhi came at him with a spatula, ready to beat him to death.

Even the villagers who saw him avoided him at all costs; thinking about it now, he must have been mistaken for a fugitive!

The realization left Gu Zhigang completely distraught; he had no idea how to explain himself.

Especially under these circumstances, even if he told others he wasn’t a swindler, no one would believe him.

"Gang Zi, don’t panic. As long as you’re okay, that’s what matters. I think you should try to call your wife first. I heard she said she wanted to divorce you before she left," Tian Laosì advised urgently, seeing him dispirited, then handed him the cell phone his father had just made.

"Right, right, Uncle Tian is right. I’ll call Lizhen right now and tell her I’m not a scammer!"