Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 860 - 855 rest station, oil guzzler!

Chapter 860: 855 rest station, oil guzzler!

While driving, Ji Pianran continued to sleep in the passenger seat.

And Tangtang was sitting in the child seat at the back.

There was still some time before reaching the coastal Haicheng City.

At the very least, it would probably take about twelve hours.

During these boring twelve hours,

Tangtang had come prepared and brought along a lot of books.

All of them were his favorite comic books.

They could also be called manga.

He quietly read his books in the back seat, very quietly.

It felt as if he were a well-bred lady.

In this way, they drove without encountering any incidents.

During the drive, Gu Chen was also thinking about other things in his mind.

He was pondering over the events that had happened today.

Meanwhile, his gaze occasionally shifted to glance at Ji Pianran beside him.

One could not sense Gu Chen’s worries at that moment.

He always felt that Ji Pianran’s current physical condition was really poor.

If this were to continue, he wasn’t sure if Ji Pianran could hold on.

However, theoretically speaking, sleeping could indeed regulate one’s physical condition.

He hoped that Ji Pianran would get some good rest.

The drive quickly reached late night.

By nighttime, both Ji Pianran and Tangtang had fallen asleep.

Only Gu Chen, like a professional driver, continued to drive forward non-stop.

This long journey was truly a test for him.

Luckily, he was in good physical health, managing to stay calm despite the lack of sleep for such a long time.

Sitting there driving continuously, he didn’t feel agitated.

It seemed he had already adapted to this rhythm.

Soon, the car would reach a rest stop up ahead.

This was a place where many trucks on the highway would also stop to rest.

Gu Chen drove up to the rest stop and took a glance at Ji Pianran and Tangtang.

He didn’t know how well the two were sleeping.

He decided to go into the supermarket at the rest stop to buy some food.

It would be good to have something during the journey just in case.

There weren’t many people in the supermarket.

After all, everyone nowadays was earning quite limited money, and many of the items in the supermarket were not worth it for most people.

Gu Chen began shopping non-stop inside the supermarket.

He bought some beverages and food, spending almost over a hundred yuan.

Spending so much money, he was already considered a very rare customer in this supermarket.

You could clearly sense the envy in the supermarket clerk’s gaze as they looked at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen was clearly a big boss.

"Sir, if you need to stay overnight, please be careful,"

the supermarket clerk said while packing the food for Gu Chen.

Gu Chen was startled at first, not understanding what the clerk meant by that.

Being careful while staying the night, what was there to be careful about?

He really didn’t understand what the clerk was trying to convey.

But after thinking it through, he realized that nowadays, the highways were not as strictly regulated as before.

Perhaps at night, the highways could indeed be dangerous.

However, Gu Chen felt that with him around, nothing untoward should happen.

After all, based on his own abilities, he felt sure he could protect the two of them effectively.

"You should also be careful," Gu Chen said very politely to the clerk at this time.

The female clerk’s face flushed instantly upon hearing this.

She glanced at Gu Chen, her expression rather inexplicable.

After all, in today’s society, whether female or male, people were not very open.

Sometimes, just a simple sentence could lead to overthinking.

Gu Chen didn’t notice these peculiar reactions; he was just trying to be polite.

At this time, he took his purchases and went straight back to the car outside.

In fact, he was not very tired and could have continued driving.

However, just as the clerk had said, various accidents tended to happen at night.

If one were to speak about crime rates, those at night were indeed higher than during the day.

On the highway, something different might occur tonight.

For instance, if a villager nearby harbored ill intentions and threw stones onto the highway, it could very well trigger a car accident.

He didn’t think people were inherently bad, but he had to be on guard.

Current surveillance systems were not yet widespread enough to cover every stretch of the highway.

And some cameras, although installed, were already broken.

From this perspective, Gu Chen felt he needed to be even more cautious.

While Gu Chen was thinking about these matters,

on the other hand, he was also contemplating the plans for the next day.

By morning, they should arrive at the seaside.

Then they could have a seafood meal before heading out to sea.

As Gu Chen thought about these plans, he actually felt quite happy.

It was a relief to have the whole family out together, not having to worry about the company’s troubles.

Although the company made money every day, the joy that brought was completely different from the feeling of being with family.

If he had to choose, he would still prefer to be with his family.

At that moment, Gu Chen decided to just lean back in the chair and sleep.

But just as he was about to close his eyes, he suddenly sensed something was off.

He saw a van parked next to a large truck.

The two vehicles were just parked there, seemingly without issue.

However, he noticed something connecting the two vehicles.

It seemed like a hose was connecting the van to the truck’s fuel tank.

When he saw this scene, Gu Chen immediately understood what was happening.

Unexpectedly, he had encountered fuel thieves here.

These thieves were bold, parking right next to the large truck.

This was a rest stop, weren’t they afraid of being discovered?

But then, turning his thoughts, Gu Chen felt these people probably weren’t afraid at all.

After all, there were no surveillance cameras in the rest areas, and even if there were and they captured footage, what could really be done?

Thieves like them had probably been dealt with countless times already.

With the rest station situated away from both towns and stores, what could be done if they just stole the oil and fled?

Then, Gu Chen looked around for a few moments and decided to get out of the car.

He knew very well what a tank of fuel meant to a truck driver.

It was potentially as critical as life itself.

If the fuel were stolen, it meant the trip was wasted.

Moreover, under the current circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to get out without any fuel in the truck.

In such conditions, Gu Chen couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

He simply couldn’t allow himself to just watch idly.