Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 641: Six hundred thirty-four gluttonous old man

Chapter 641: Six hundred thirty-four gluttonous old man

"Okay, but I bet after we tell Tangtang, she’s going to be so excited she won’t be able to sleep for the next few days." Ji Pianran knew Tangtang too well, so she asserted confidently at this moment.

"Then let’s wait until the time comes to tell her, just like it’s a surprise." Gu Chen suggested.

Upon hearing Gu Chen’s proposition, Ji Pianran’s eyes instantly lit up.

"That’s a good idea, we’ll just wait and tell her on the day."

The two discussed and agreed, and just like that, the matter was settled.

The person in question, Tangtang, had no idea that she had been thus strategized upon.

That night, Gu Chen truly slept a very long time; when he awoke, he saw that it had already turned to dusk outside.

Gu Chen got up from bed in a simple motion, and the first thing he did after getting up was to start brewing traditional Chinese medicine.

The supply of this medicine was getting less and less, mainly because Meng Meng’s health was steadily improving, and continuing to take the medicine wasn’t much of an issue anymore.

As the saying goes, all medicine has its toxins, so naturally, it was better to drink less of it now that she was better.

After brewing the medicine, Gu Chen drove straight to the Wei Family with it.

Upon arriving at the Wei residence, he found that Old Master Wei wasn’t there, leaving only Wei Baoguo by himself at home.

Wei Baoguo sat on the sofa eating rock candy while watching the situation on the TV.

When Wei Baoguo saw Gu Chen arrive, he quickly invited him to sit down.

"Gu, you’ve been so busy these past few days, always coming and going like a shadow." Wei Baoguo said to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen responded with an embarrassed smile, then hastily added, "Not really, there’s actually not much to be busy with, it’s mostly just running around doing nothing."

Upon hearing this, Wei Baoguo immediately shook his head, "That’s not true, you’re busy with serious matters."

"I heard you recently set up a place for drinking, how’s the business going?"

Old Master Wei was quite well-informed, even knowing about this venture.

Gu Chen replied directly, "It’s doing alright, just average, I guess."

"One of these days, I’ll have to come over and give you my support," he said to Gu Chen.

At that, the corners of Gu Chen’s mouth twitched. Support? That was really not necessary.

Considering Old Master Wei’s age, going there to "support"...

It was not an exaggeration at all; Gu Chen was genuinely concerned that the old man might get so excited that he’d pass out on the spot.

"Old Master, let’s talk about it some other time," he said directly to Old Master Wei.

After hearing this, Old Master Wei hurriedly spoke up, "By the way, Gu, I heard you have a restaurant out there. You must have great cooking skills."

Caught off guard, Gu Chen hesitated, but soon replied, "My cooking skills are passable, nothing special. How about I show you what I can do?"

Come to think of it, despite having been to the Wei Family residence many times, he had never cooked there before.

When the Old Master heard that Gu Chen was offering to cook, he immediately nodded his head, very decisively telling Gu Chen, "Great! Then go ahead and do it now."

Gu Chen was momentarily stunned by how eager the Old Master seemed.

That was quite the rush; he had just made the offer, and now it was already time to cook.

Gu Chen didn’t understand what was going on with the Old Master.

Nevertheless, he went straight to the kitchen and began preparing a meal for him.

As he cooked, Gu Chen intentionally sped up the process.

Although unclear about the reasons, he could tell that the Old Master was in a hurry, so he quickened the pace of his cooking.

It took just about half an hour or so.

Soon he had prepared all the dishes.

They were simple dishes: stir-fried shredded pork with tree fungus, braised pork, and stir-fried cucumber.

Gu Chen also added a bit of Spiritual Spring as a seasoning while cooking these dishes.

Once the table was full of food, Gu Chen called Old Master Wei to come over and sit down for the meal.

After Old Master Wei sat down, he looked at the full table of food with an impatient eagerness in his eyes.

Gu Chen found this even more odd upon seeing it, thinking that surely the elder couldn’t have gone from morning till now without a bite to eat.

Gu Chen ladled a full bowl of rice for Old Master Wei.

As Old Master Wei took the bowl and chopsticks passed by Gu Chen,

he began eating eagerly, bringing a mouthful of meat to his lips with his chopsticks.

Upon tasting the food that Gu Chen had made, Qin Chu could see Old Master Wei’s body stiffen momentarily.

But after just three seconds, he resumed devouring his food.

Gu Chen watched from the side, feeling at a loss for words for a moment.

Was this still the same Old Master Wei he once knew? Why did it seem like the elder before him was insatiable?

After about half an hour had passed,

the dishes were almost all eaten up.

Towards the end of the meal, Gu Chen directly took out the inner pot of the rice cooker.

It wasn’t for any other reason but to refill Old Master Wei’s bowl with rice more conveniently.

After having eaten his fill, Old Master Wei sat there contentedly, rubbing his belly with satisfaction.

"Little Gu, I’ve traveled all over the place in my lifetime, but your cooking is the best I’ve ever had,"

spoke Old Master Wei at long last.

As soon as he began to speak, he heaped praise upon Gu Chen’s culinary skills.

His praise did not come as a surprise, for surely he wouldn’t have eaten so much if it had not been so appetizing.

"Old Master, you haven’t eaten today, have you?"

Gu Chen curiously asked Wei Baoguo.

At this moment, Wei Baoguo awkwardly waved his hand and said, "No, no, my appetite just wasn’t very good today."

Hearing him say this, Gu Chen simply didn’t continue to inquire further.

After all, no matter the reason, it wasn’t his business, and he wasn’t a detective.

"Well then, Old Master, shall I take my leave?" Gu Chen asked him.

He had done hardly anything but deliver some Chinese medicine and cook a meal before leaving.

Gu Chen felt an almost comical frustration, as if he’d somehow been wronged.

"Little Gu, if you encounter any difficulties at work, make sure to communicate them promptly, and don’t carry the burden alone,"

suddenly advised Old Master Wei.

Gu Chen internally felt a warmth in his heart when he heard these words.

"Alright, rest assured," Gu Chen responded and then left.

After Gu Chen had gone, Old Master Wei looked at the tablefull of food and glanced at Gu Chen’s retreating figure, with a somehow reluctant gaze.

It was unclear whether it was a reluctance towards parting with Gu Chen, or with Gu Chen’s exceptional cooking skill.