Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away-Chapter 46 - Forty-six Aged Events_1

The more he detested the marriage, the more he loathed his parents’ actions back then.

When evading Ji Pianran, he ended up avoiding his parents as well.

Plus, Gu Chen had two older brothers. The Gu Family actually did not live in the village they were now. As to why Gu Chen was here, it was because he had been asked to leave.

Yes, he was kicked out of the family!

Others might think leaving the family was a good thing, but young Gu Chen did not feel the same way.

Being the youngest, he should have been like his eldest and second brothers, living under his parents’ watchful eyes, supported by them in everyday life.

Yet, he was the first to be sent away, which made him feel even worse.

Late, he entered the city and found a job at an electronics factory.

That made him even more reluctant to return home.

Young and naïve, he had not seen much of the world.

He always thought that escaping the countryside and securing a job in the city made him quite remarkable.

The best in the whole world!

Clueless that there are always others out there, greater than oneself.

Now that he thought about it, he realized he had been truly ignorant.

He mistook his ignorance for pride.

Remembering the scene of his mother, with her white hair, sitting in the courtyard washing clothes for Tangtang.

Gu Chen’s heart felt as though it had been pricked.

What he owed Tangtang, Ji Pianran, was not to mention what he owed to his mother.

Seeing Gu Chen standing silent, Ji Pianran pursed her lips.

She thought she had misspoken.

In a fluster, she blinked, “I mean, it’s New Year after all, we’re still a family, we should go back and visit.”

There were three children in Gu Chen’s house, and he had two older brothers above him.

Originally, their whole family was in the neighboring Zhangxian Village. Each brother got a house upon marriage, and there simply wasn’t an extra house for Gu Chen.

So when it was Gu Chen’s turn, his mother Shen Qiongzhi could only spend a few thousand yuan to buy this small courtyard in the neighboring village.

The distance between the two villages was merely about two kilometers, a twenty-minute walk.

Besides, the village where Gu Chen now lived had been a place of refuge in earlier times, and houses were cheap.

So Shen Qiongzhi bought the house here.

It was supposed to be Gu Chen’s home.

What she did not know was that this also became one of Gu Chen’s hang-ups, another reason he did not return home.

Gu Chen felt as if he had been abandoned by his parents.

They married him off to a woman without much consideration and then left him in another village.

He felt like a lost soul.

But now, living a second life with accumulated experience, he understood some things completely.

His mother had her difficulties when she made those decisions.

Unlike his two brothers, Gu Chen’s house was purchased!

The brothers often clashed; his eldest and second brothers lived on their own compounds, only Gu Chen had to buy a house.

If he wasn’t separated, the relationship between the three brothers would likely be difficult.

Shen Qiongzhi’s actions were entirely meant to protect Gu Chen.

To protect the whole family.

Thinking back now, one can only say.

Parents’ love for their children entails planning for their distant future.

Gu Chen looked at Ji Pianran and after a long pause asked, “Do you want to go back?”

He still hadn’t figured out why Ji Pianran had suddenly proposed going home for the New Year.

He was very curious, why was that?

Upon hearing this, Ji Pianran smiled slightly, “I just feel that, after three years, it’s time to go back and have a look.”

The unspoken words were that she hoped Gu Chen could get over the hurdle in his heart.

After all, those were his biological parents.

Gu Chen chuckled, “Alright, let’s go on the first day of the new year then!”

“Mhm!”

Ji Pianran nodded her head.

“Alright, I’m off now, take good care of yourself at home.”

After saying this, Gu Chen turned around, left the living room, and walked towards the courtyard gate.

He had just reached the gate when he heard rustling footsteps behind him, “Gu Chen!”

It was Ji Pianran’s voice.

Gu Chen turned back in surprise, “What’s up?”

“Come back early, tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, I’ll heat up water for you so you can take a nice relaxing bath.”

After saying this, Ji Pianran shyly lowered her head.

After all, the New Year was upon them, and she wanted to help Gu Chen shake off any bad luck.

Striving for a better year than the last!

Gu Chen was taken aback for a moment, then his face broke into a smile.

“Okay!”

He discovered that Ji Pianran was really becoming more and more caring towards him.

And Gu Chen was particularly enjoying this kind of care.

After all, only he knew how hard-won all of this was.

…

Having entered the city and reached the entrance of the city hospital, Gu Chen didn’t start selling goji berries right away but instead found a nearby, rather large shop selling traditional Chinese medicine to buy medicine for Aunt Zhang.

It was 8:30 in the morning, and the shopkeeper had just opened up.

Sitting in front of the counter eating steaming hot buns, he saw Gu Chen, covered in dust, walking in.

He frowned, feeling that this man looked somewhat familiar.

After a while, he finally spoke up, “You, you’re the young man selling goji berries outside the hospital, right?”

His goji berries had caused a sensation among the hospital crowd the previous afternoon.

Several people who came to buy medicine were holding quite a few goji berries in their hands.

Gu Chen laughed heartily, “You recognize me?”

Having sold goji berries for only half a day yesterday, he was already being noticed by the surrounding people, especially by those running the pharmacy, which made him feel a bit awkward.

It was as if he was competing with them for business.

When the shopkeeper saw that he was indeed the young man who sold goji berries in front of the hospital, his expression became somewhat excited.

“Ah, it’s really you! My daughter also bought five jin of goji berries. I must say, once I tried them, the taste was indeed good.”

Actually, it was because he had seen everyone carrying them yesterday.

Unable to contain his curiosity, he had his daughter buy some to see what was so special about these goji berries that made them so popular.

Unexpectedly, after trying them, he found that the taste was truly excellent.

As a businessman, the shopkeeper had an idea as soon as he finished eating Gu Chen’s goji berries.

If this product was good and had medicinal value,

why not buy Gu Chen’s stock and then sell it himself!

Whether he sold a lot or a little, as long as Gu Chen wasn’t selling around here, if he sold them for twenty, considering the taste and flavor of these goji berries,

there definitely wouldn’t be a shortage of buyers.

He had planned to look for him at the hospital entrance today to have a good talk, but he hadn’t expected that the young man would come to his own shop.

It was such a coincidence.

Gu Chen said nothing, but merely smiled.

Seeing that Gu Chen only smiled, the shopkeeper hurriedly continued, “Brother, are these goji berries all grown by yourself, or…”