Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away-Chapter 65 - Teacher Lis Touching Moment_1

Seeing Teacher Li come out, Chenzi, fearing he might fall, quickly went over to support him.

“Teacher Li, why come out and not rest properly?”

Teacher Li gave a helpless smile, “These days, no family is well-off. Even if our situation is dire, it’s still better than yours. After all, I have a pension. Please take the money back and buy Xiao Tangtang a couple of pounds of ribs to eat!”

Ji Pianran knew the conditions of her own home, and she knew this money couldn’t be accepted.

Hearing this, Chenzi chuckled, “Teacher Li, this money, please keep it. Xiao Tangtang’s ribs won’t be missing.”

Ji Pianran, fearing Teacher Li might not believe her, quickly added, “Yes, Chenzi is now selling vegetables in the city; we’ve got all our expenses covered at home. Look, he even bought clothes for me and Xiao Tangtang. Please, rest easy.”

Teacher Li hadn’t expected Chenzi to humble himself to sell vegetables and was somewhat surprised.

After all, he used to be quite proud and contemptuous.

He chuckled, “Selling vegetables is good, albeit hard work.”

Chenzi smiled, “As long as it provides Pian Ran and Xiao Tangtang with a good life, it’s not hard at all!”

Teacher Li nodded at his words, “Good!”

He had limited contact with Chenzi in the past, having only met him a couple of times since Chenzi was always working in the city.

And he only returned home for New Year’s.

But he had heard from others that Chenzi was a bit of a rogue.

Meeting him today, he realized that you can’t judge anything without seeing it for yourself!

Chenzi was polite, wrote beautiful calligraphy, knew how to care for his wife and child. A rogue? Hardly.

A young man like this was bound to achieve great things in the future!

Chenzi placed the money on the table, “Teacher Li, you and Madam Li have helped Pian Ran out a lot in the past. This time, I just helped you with some calligraphy. Let’s call it an even exchange of gifts, and I sincerely hope you’ll accept it.”

With the conversation having reached this point, Teacher Li felt reluctant to refuse any further.

He glanced at Madam Li, “Go to my room and bring out that copybook.”

Madam Li’s brow twitched, oh my.

Was she about to give away one of her treasures?

The copybook was a prized possession her husband had obtained in his youth and had been carefully kept for many years.

Was she really about to give it to Chenzi today?

But she wasn’t stingy. If her husband wanted it to be taken, she would take it!

With that thought, Madam Li went into the inner room and soon came out with a thick copybook in her hand.

The copybook clearly had some age; its pages were curled and slightly browned.

“Chenzi, I don’t have much to give you, but here, take this calligraphy book.”

Chenzi hadn’t expected Teacher Li to actually give him a calligraphy book, so he hastily said, “No need, Teacher Li, giving this to me would be a waste.”

To tell the truth, Chenzi didn’t like writing, it was just a skill that the system had given him.

But he really had no passion for it.

Giving it to him would indeed be a waste.

Teacher Li insisted on stuffing it into Chenzi’s hands, “Take it, don’t look down on this calligraphy book because it’s old. It was made by a master, and I wouldn’t part with it for just anybody!”

Although Teacher Li wasn’t a person of great wealth, he was not stingy.

Especially when meeting someone like Chenzi, who wrote even better than he did.

He truly hoped that the calligraphy book would help Chenzi on his way, and who knows, he might become a calligraphy master in the future.

Then he could claim a bit of the credit!

“If you don’t take it, then take your money and leave.”

Worried that Chenzi wouldn’t accept it, Teacher Li continued speaking.

Chenzi said with a teasing smile, “All right then, thank you Teacher Li. If I really make a name for myself in writing someday, I’ll definitely send you a big scroll!”

With that said, everyone burst into laughter.

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Leaving Teacher Li’s house, it was already getting late, almost noon.

Chenzi, concerned that the marketplace might have closed, hurriedly set off for the market with his family of three.

Certainly, there weren’t many people left at the market at this hour.

After all, it was New Year’s Eve!

Who didn’t want to go home early?

Chenzi was holding the calligraphy book and couplet that Teacher Li had given him in one hand, and carrying Xiao Tangtang with the other, as they strolled through the market.

They hadn’t walked far before Xiao Tangtang saw a hawthorn cake stall and pointed excitedly with her little hand.

“Daddy, hawthorn, hawthorn!”

The hawthorn cakes were cut into pieces, bright red and soft.

Just looking at them was enough to make one recall the sweet and sour taste, especially when coated with a bit of sugar.

They were absolutely a favorite among girls.

Seeing Xiao Tangtang swallowing saliva continuously, with a yearning kitten expression, Chenzi smiled with affection.

He patted the little girl’s head, “Alright! Let’s go buy some hawthorn cake for Tangtang!”

With that, he walked over to the hawthorn cake stall with Xiao Tangtang in his arms.

The hawthorn cake was cheap, one yuan each piece. Chenzi bought two pieces, then, satisfied, carried Xiao Tangtang to find Ji Pianran.

At that moment, Ji Pianran was squatting in front of a mushroom stall, negotiating with the stall owner.

The little girl, seeing her mother, ran over joyfully, holding out a piece of hawthorn cake to Ji Pianran’s mouth, “Mommy, eat, eat!”

Ji Pianran had been haggling, since the prices on New Year’s Eve were really high.

There was no helping it when her little treasure ran over to her.

Xiao Tangtang always knew to share what she had with her mother.

Ji Pianran opened her mouth and gently took a bite, then patted Xiao Tangtang’s head, tenderly saying, “Thank you, Tangtang.”

Only then did she turn her head back to the stall owner.

“If you make it a bit cheaper, I’ll take it all.”