Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 82: Eighty-two, this couple has such a good relationship_1

Chapter 82: Eighty-two, this couple has such a good relationship_1

Gu He smiled and nodded, "Okay, let’s eat."

After speaking, he glanced at Chenzi, "It’s good to have you back."

Chenzi also smiled, "Yep, I’m back!"

The two brothers carried the dumplings toward the main hall. Ji Pianran was watching rabbits with Tangtang at that moment. Seeing the two busy with carrying food, she hurried over and reached out to take the plate from Chenzi’s hand, "Let me do it."

Chenzi didn’t decline, after all, there was quite a bit to carry. He looked at Ji Pianran with a beaming smile, "Then I’ll have to trouble you."

Hearing this, Ji Pianran rolled her eyes at him, "What are you talking about? We’re all family."

She had married Chenzi, and his parents were her own.

Carrying food was just a simple task, wasn’t it expected of her?

Having said that, Ji Pianran carried the plate into the main hall.

Shen Cuizhi, who had just come out from the kitchen, happened to see this scene.

She couldn’t help but crack a knowing smile.

Today was indeed a day of great joy.

Her son and daughter-in-law had finally come back to visit, and the two of them seemed to be getting along so well.

...

As soon as Gu Zhigang entered the house, Liu Lizhen clutched at his sleeve without letting go.

She pouted her lips, and looked at Gu Zhigang with a face full of mystery.

"Gang Zi, let me tell you, Chenzi could have returned earlier or later, but he chose to come back now, don’t you think there’s something suspicious about that?"

Liu Lizhen believed that Chenzi had one purpose for coming back—to have his mother-in-law help with the child!

When things were tough, these two didn’t come back even in a huff.

Now that their circumstances had improved, logically, they would be even less likely to return.

But today they did return, and brought so many things with them.

It was clear they wanted to improve their relationship with the mother-in-law!

If their mother-in-law was tricked by them, then her own child would have nobody to care for them!

Gu Zhigang was puzzled, "How do you know?"

Although Gu Zhigang was somewhat narrow-minded, at the end of the day, Chenzi was his real brother.

Today was also Chenzi’s first day back, and he wanted the family to have a joyous New Year celebration together.

Liu Lizhen, as if afraid of being overheard, leaned even closer to Gu Zhigang and lowered her voice, covering her mouth, "I’ve heard Chenzi has gone to sell vegetables!"

At those words, Gu Zhigang became even more confused.

"So what?"

What does Chenzi selling vegetables have to do with our mother taking care of his child?

Gu Zhigang couldn’t figure it out.

Seeing Gu Zhigang still looking perplexed,

Liu Lizhen sighed.

"Think about it, if Chenzi sells vegetables, he has to go to the city, right? When he’s in the city, Ji Pianran alone with the child will definitely be tired. That’s why they’ve targeted Mum, isn’t it?"

After saying this, she glanced out the window.

Making sure no one was in the yard, she continued.

"Just look at that sister-in-law, dressed so flashily, skin so tender, clearly not someone used to hardship, she’s definitely here to ask Mum to help with the child!"

The more Liu Lizhen spoke, the more she felt convinced of her own cleverness.

Yes, the truth was exactly as she had analyzed!

Watching her swear by it, Gu Zhigang began to believe his wife’s words as well.

He was always at the furniture factory, only returning home on weekends and holidays.

Childcare and looking after his wife relied entirely on his parents.

If his mother really started taking care of Chenzi’s child, Liu Lizhen would surely cause a commotion with him.

He thought for a moment, "Let’s go and see what’s happening first!"

If Chenzi really dared to have his mother help with the child, Gu Zhigang would be the first to refuse!

...

Today was the first day of the lunar new year.

Gu Hang, which is Chenzi’s father, had nothing to do when he got up in the morning, so he took his two grandchildren for a walk around the village.

Now, at the entrance of the alley, he saw Aunt Wang sitting on a stone, smiling at him.

"Old Gu, why are you still wandering around here? Your boy Chenzi seems to have gone back home, and he’s brought his wife and child too. That daughter-in-law of yours is really pretty!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Hang was stunned.

Chenzi has returned home?

Chenzi has returned home!

This little rascal finally remembered he had a home!

Thinking this, he turned around with his grandchildren and ran towards home!

The grandchildren had never known their grandpa could run so fast and immediately started to chase after him!

The elder grandson was plump and got out of breath after a few steps.

"Grandpa, is the house on fire that you’re running like this?"

At those words, Old Gu twisted his face and kicked his grandson right on the butt.

"You little rascal, watch your language, this isn’t your house!"

This kid, really, who knows how his mother’s educating him!

It’s just infuriating to listen to him talk!

Although the little grandson was a bit thin, he still struggled to run due to his young age.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, I can’t run anymore...."

Old Gu’s face showed helplessness.

He had no choice but to carry one grandchild on his left hand and another on his right, heading home.

Luckily, in the countryside, distances are short.

Within less than five minutes, they were almost home, and as they reached the door, a delicious aroma of food hit them, completely different from the scent of his wife’s cooking.

The scent of meat was even better than that in the restaurants outside.

The two kids also caught the aroma and started hopping down from Grandpa’s arms, dashing towards the house.

It smelled so good; they were hungry!

Gu Hang wiped the sweat from his neck and followed them into the main hall.

Upon entering, he saw Gu Zhi hugging Tangtang, muttering something with his head bowed.

When Gu Zhi saw his father, he quickly stood up, "Dad!"

Gu Hang gave him a cold look, "You little brat, if you didn’t come back, I would’ve thought you were dead out there!"

He longed for his son even in his dreams, after all, he was the head of the family and over fifty years old.

But he couldn’t bring himself to say any of those sentimental words.

Ji Pianran also hurriedly stood up, her gaze tender.

"Dad."

Tangtang, hearing both Mom and Dad call out to "Dad," ran over with innocent eyes looking up at Gu Hang, her voice milky as she asked, "Are you my Grandpa?"

The little girl in front of him had two braids, her hair soft though slightly yellowing.

Her skin was white and tender, especially her round, glistening black eyes.

She was the spitting image of a doll.

Gu Hang’s heart melted at once; he looked at Tangtang with a beaming smile.

"Of course, I’m your grandpa!"

Upon saying this, he scooped up the little girl and made his way to the seat of honor.

Seeing his father was back, Gu He glanced at Fan Xiaoli.

"Go get the wine from the room; it’s not often that Chenzi comes back, let’s have a drink together as a family."

It’s rare for the whole family to be together, and combined with today’s meal which smelled exceptionally delicious, not drinking a couple of glasses would seem like something’s missing.

Hearing the mention of fetching the wine, Fan Xiaoli was more than reluctant.

Tomorrow would be the second day of the lunar month, the time to visit her parents’ home. She was planning to take that wine with her!

With a look of aggrievement, she sniffled, "I don’t want to go!"

Her voice wasn’t loud, but most at the table heard her.

Gu He’s face turned green on the spot.

"What are you implying?"

Fan Xiaoli gave him a glare, "I don’t mean anything!"

With so many people around, she was too embarrassed to admit she didn’t want to part with the wine.

Seeing this, Ji Pianran quickly chuckled.

"It’s alright. The other day I specifically went to the coal washing plant to buy two bottles of wine, originally for dad, and now that dad’s here, it’s perfect."

After saying this, she picked out two bottles of wine from the heap of things she and Gu Zhi had brought.

Placing them on the table, she laughed awkwardly.

"I don’t know if they’re good or not, but please don’t be offended if they’re not right, Dad."

Old Gu glanced at his second daughter-in-law without saying a word.

He turned to Ji Pianran with a smile, "Dad’s not offended, I’m happy just knowing you thought of me!"

Gu Zhigang carefully looked at the wine on the table, "Wow, it’s Wuliangye!"

That’s some expensive liquor, worth at least a hundred bucks a bottle.

He himself had never been willing to buy such expensive liquor for his dad, yet Gu Zhi’s wife was quite generous!

To come up with two bottles of Wuliangye was something else.

It seemed Gu Zhi really was making money.

Upon hearing Wuliangye, Gu Hang’s eyelid twitched.

He had initially thought to just have a casual drink to brighten up the family gathering, never expecting his daughter-in-law to purchase such expensive wine for him.

That’s some costly stuff!

He’d passed it many times without ever feeling like he could afford to buy it.

Old Ma, from next door, had boasted about the bottle his son bought him, arrogant as can be.

And now, his daughter-in-law had actually secured two bottles for him!

This was truly beyond his expectations.