Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away-Chapter 50 - Fifty Disliked Dong Qingfang_1

Ji Pianran had just reached the gate with her head lowered

when she seemed to remember something and hurriedly turned back.

Entering the living room, she took some of the goji berries Gu Chen had left the day before, put them in a bag,

After all, she wasn’t related to these people, and if she wanted their advice, she should bring a gift.

Looking at the bright red goji berries in the bag, Ji Pianran hesitated.

She pursed her lips, thinking that these were given to her and Tangtang by Gu Chen; was it really okay to give them away?

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If she didn’t give a gift, there was nothing else suitable at home to offer.

But then, this was Gu Chen’s heartfelt gesture!

The thought of giving away what he had intended for her and Tangtang made her worry that he might get upset.

After pondering for a while, she sighed and put the goji berries down.

She then turned to the kitchen and took out some dried goji berries that Gu Chen had brought back earlier; these, according to Gu Chen, were given by someone else, so giving them away wouldn’t hurt as much!

When Ji Pianran arrived at Li You’e’s doorstep, it was already nine in the morning.

Li You’e was chatting with Dong Qingfang next door, both of them shelling corn, when they heard a knock at the courtyard gate.

Li You’e set down her corn and muttered to herself, “Who could it be, so early.”

After saying this, she got up and walked toward the courtyard.

Opening the door and seeing Ji Pianran with goji berries in hand surprised her, “Pian Ran?”

Because their homes were far apart and owing to Gu Chen’s not-so-great reputation in the village, they rarely interacted.

Li You’e was clearly taken aback by Ji Pianran’s unexpected visit.

Ji Pianran smiled, “Auntie, I came today because I want to ask you about something. I heard from Aunt Zhang that you are good at embroidery, and I’ve come to ask a few questions.”

Her voice was very pleasant.

Although they were from the same village, Li You’e always felt that Ji Pianran was somehow different from the other villagers.

Yet, she couldn’t quite pinpoint what exactly it was.

Even though the two of them didn’t usually interact much, Li You’e was friends with Aunt Zhang since they were young, and hearing she had sent Ji Pianran,

she smiled and said, “Oh, I see, don’t stand outside, it’s quite cold. Come in and we’ll talk.”

After saying that, she stepped aside, allowing Ji Pianran to enter the courtyard and follow her into the house.

Inside, Dong Qingfang was still sitting on the kang, shelling corn. Seeing Ji Pianran come in, she showed a surprised look and stopped her work.

“Oh, isn’t this Pian Ran? What brings you here today?”

Li You’e enthusiastically explained, “She’s here because Aunt Zhang sent her, saying she had questions to ask.”

Dong Qingfang nodded, didn’t say much, and resumed shelling her corn.

Ji Pianran placed the goji berries on the table and then took out a few photos and patterns from her cloth bag and handed them to Li You’e.

“Auntie, take a look at this.”

Li You’e took the diagram and examined it carefully. Goodness, this pattern was complicated.

It was nothing like the usual ones used at home.

She looked at Ji Pianran in surprise, “Pian Ran, where did you find this pattern?”

Ji Pianran smiled, “A sister at the market gave it to me. She said she admired my embroidery and wanted me to become an embroidery master. I came to ask what kind of stitch would make it look more lifelike.”

Dong Qingfang couldn’t help but lift her head again and scoffed.

“Pian Ran, everyone knows your family’s situation isn’t good. But in my opinion, doing embroidery isn’t as good as other work—it doesn’t make money.”

Dong Qingfang didn’t know that the work Ji Pianran was going to do was a cheongsam; she thought it was just an ordinary handkerchief or something.

A small handkerchief embroidered with butterflies or mandarin ducks only earned three to five yuan.

Even if you were extremely fast and could embroider fifteen handkerchiefs a month, you’d earn only seventy-five yuan, not even a hundred.

It would be better to grit your teeth and do some hard labor, like moving bricks. You could make a hundred yuan a month doing that.

After speaking, she remembered her own woodshed, which was dirty and cluttered and hadn’t been sorted out before the new year.

She continued, “How about this, you come to my house and clean up the woodshed. Considering we’re neighbors, I’ll tell my husband to give you extra—ten yuan, what do you say?”

Dong Qingfang…

Typical of being good for nothing; she had no patience for taking care of children, handing them off to her mother-in-law after a few days, claiming she needed to make money. Yet, she had no real skills, was unwilling to do hard labor, and was not fit for intellectual work.

But one thing about her was that she was fiery-tempered and had a sharp tongue.

After several arguments with her husband, he could do nothing about her and just let her be.

Now, she was just idle at home, ignored by her family members—and not caring in the least. She often headed over to her neighbor Li You’e’s house to find someone to talk to.

Being from the same village, Ji Pianran actually knew what kind of person Dong Qingfang was.

Her brows twitched, but Ji Pianran ignored Dong Qingfang and continued to look at Li You’e.

“Auntie, does this pattern require double-sided embroidery?”

Li You’e examined the embroidery design closely.

“Indeed, your pattern here would be best done in double-sided embroidery. But double-sided embroidery is even more time-consuming and uses a lot of thread, and the effort put into places that aren’t even visible is considerable.”

Ji Pianran nodded, “Thank you, Auntie.”

In fact, she already had a rough idea about this project but was unsure, which is why she sought advice.

The two women continued their discussion, paying no mind to Dong Qingfang.

Dong Qingfang suddenly felt as if she was being ignored, which might have been fine if it were someone else, but it was Ji Pianran doing so.

The way she lived was an utter mess.

And she dared to ignore her?

Dong Qingfang raised her voice, “Hey, don’t you have any manners? I’m talking to you!”

“Who doesn’t know your family is short on money? Offering to clean our woodshed is lifting you up. To be honest, with your behavior, I’m actually worried you might seduce my husband!”

“If you ask me, you might as well not do any embroidery. Selling that is less profitable than selling your body!”

Dong Qingfang’s mouth could be even more vicious than Shen Cuilan’s, which was saying something.

Her words were offensive not just to Ji Pianran but even Li You’e couldn’t help but frown.

It was truly nasty.

She looked at Dong Qingfang, “You’re in your forties, how come your words are becoming more and more unpleasant?”

Dong Qingfang sneered, “How is this unpleasant? I’m being good to her.”

Ji Pianran originally didn’t want to engage with Dong Qingfang, but as her words grew harsher, her delicate face turned cold.

Even her gaze grew chillingly dark.

She looked at Dong Qingfang, who was sitting on the kang, “Say that again?”