Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 521 - 516 The old man from the wilderness villa plays chess_1

Chapter 521: 516 The old man from the wilderness villa plays chess_1

Everyone knew who these people were, and Boss Gu had no way to refuse.

He could only honestly follow the car they had come in.

Boss Gu was a bit puzzled, however, as to why this group had suddenly come looking for him.

According to his understanding, shouldn’t this group of men in black suits all be standing at the doorway or serving those retired seniors daily?

And looking at their appearance, they all seemed like military personnel, which suggested that their jobs must not be simple.

After a roundabout route, he felt as if they were almost leaving Chuan City.

Finally, they arrived at a place that seemed somewhat luxurious despite its desolation.

Calling this place luxurious was a stretch, as it was surrounded by wilderness without a single building in sight.

As for being prospering, though it was in the wilderness without buildings, it paradoxically had many villa estates.

Boss Gu really couldn’t understand, what kind of people would live in such a place.

As the car headed into the villa estate, he saw that all the security guards at the gate were strapping men in uniform camouflage.

Boss Gu knew that whoever lived here must be even more extraordinary than he had previously imagined.

Soon after entering, the car stopped outside the yard of one of the villas.

The men in black suits got out of the car, and without waiting to be invited, Boss Gu took the initiative and got out of the car too.

After stepping out, Boss Gu surveyed the villa’s yard.

It wasn’t as grandiose as he had imagined, with flowers and plants and even vegetables that looked like they had come from his own home garden.

Most strikingly, there was even a bicycle parked at the front, giving the villa the appearance of a rural home.

"Boss Gu, please go in by yourself," they said.

They let Boss Gu enter on his own and waited outside in the yard.

Boss Gu pushed open the door and walked into the yard.

Through the villa’s glass, he vaguely saw several people inside playing Go.

When he reached the front door of the house, he pressed the doorbell.

The door was quickly opened by a woman with a very mature appearance. From her crow’s feet and cheeks marked by the passage of time, it was apparent she must be in her thirties.

But from her exterior, he could tell that she must have been a great beauty in her youth.

Even now, with the aura of a woman in her thirties, she would not be outdone by the younger women if she walked down the street.

"Hello, my name is Boss Gu," said Boss Gu, introducing himself.

The woman’s eyes lit up upon seeing Boss Gu and she said warmly, "Boss Gu, please come in."

While speaking, she fetched a pair of slippers for Boss Gu.

Boss Gu changed his shoes and stepped inside, immediately smelling the aroma of food.

There were two old men sitting in the living room, engaged in a game of Go, with another person watching the game.

The two elderly men, with their white hair, were at least seventy years old, while the onlooker seemed about the same age as the woman, likely in his mid-thirties, with a square and stern face that suggested the words "upstanding and honest".

Although Boss Gu didn’t understand why this was the first thought that had popped into his head.

And inexplicably, he felt that this man must be the husband of the woman who had just received him.

There was no evidence for this—just his own intuition.

The man approached Boss Gu as soon as he arrived.

"Boss Gu, please have a seat," he said.

He enthusiastically addressed Gu Chen and tried his best to squeeze a smile onto his rigid face.

It didn’t matter that he wasn’t smiling before, but when he did, the oddness of his face made Gu Chen almost burst into laughter.

Yet, he forcefully suppressed the laughter welling up inside him.

He felt that this man resembled a serious person struggling to do something unseemly.

After sitting down, Gu Chen still didn’t know what was going on.

He only saw the two old men playing chess staring intently at the board.

One of them, very similar in appearance to this man, had a square face and was holding a black piece, seemingly unsure of where to place it.

The old man sitting opposite him bore a closer resemblance to the woman from before.

Without a doubt, they were all family.

The female side’s elder, with a mysterious and inscrutable smile, seemed to be deliberately watching the male elder make a blunder.

"Now that we have guests," he said, "if you can’t make your move, you lose."

The male elder hesitated for a long time but ultimately couldn’t bring himself to place his piece.

Finally, he blurted out, "First, we entertain the guest, then we eat. After dinner, we can continue."

After he spoke, he stood up and left without minding the other old man.

Upon hearing this, the other old man’s beard nearly stood on end.

"Hey, you old rascal, really can’t take your game seriously, can you? We’re nearly done, and you’re talking about eating," he said, though his tone suggested he knew the old man’s temperament well from playing countless games with him, so he didn’t press the issue.

At this time, the quibbling male elder stood in front of Gu Chen and scrutinized him from top to bottom.

Although his eyes were squeezed by wrinkles, Gu Chen felt a strong sense of power emanating from him.

It made him look imposing despite his advanced age, with his willpower undiminished by time.

"Boss Gu, my name is Wei Baoguo. It’s quite presumptuous to have invited you here today, so I must apologize in advance," Wei Baoguo said to Gu Chen earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately stood up from the sofa.

It was too formal; Gu Chen could vaguely guess the old man’s identity, so he couldn’t accept the apology.

"You’re too polite. I usually don’t have much to do every day," Gu Chen replied.

Wei Baoguo shook his head, then turned to his son and said, "Go make some tea."

After speaking, he took a seat on the left side of the sofa, his eyes still fixed on Gu Chen.

"This is my son, Wei Tianfu, a few years older than you. I wanted him to seek you out, but I was afraid he wouldn’t be able to explain things clearly in your presence, so I had no choice but to resort to this and invite you over for a simple family meal," Wei Baoguo explained, still being very polite and not displaying any arrogance because of his status or age towards Gu Chen.

Just then, the female elder, who had finished tidying up the chessboard, suddenly said, "We’ll talk over dinner later. For now, let’s have some tea. Dinner will be ready shortly."

With the tea served, Gu Chen didn’t know whether he should drink it or not.

He still didn’t know the reason why he had been sought out.

He felt it couldn’t be something simple; otherwise, there wouldn’t have been such a fuss.

"Boss Gu may be young, but he is prolific and very wise," she said.

"I’ve tried the coffee from your shop as well. Indeed, the taste is quite good. Although I don’t understand much about these things, I did get some of these spoils of war back when I was fighting, so I have had some," the female elder suddenly praised Gu Chen.