Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away-Chapter 78 - Seventy-eight Shens son has really grown up_1

With a grimace, Shen Cuizhi walked toward the courtyard door.

Upon opening the door, she saw Gu Chenzi and Ji Pianran and was immediately taken aback.

These two hadn’t come home for three years; what brought them back this year?

She blinked in surprise and looked at Gu Chenzi, “Chenzi?”

Gu Chenzi looked at his mother, whose hair had turned grey, and gave her a big smile, “Mom!”

In a previous life, his own stubbornness was due to his immaturity; later, after Ji Pianran had left, all the care for Tangtang was left to Shen Cuizhi. She was already old, not to mention various age-related illnesses, and she had to look after three children single-handedly.

He truly owed her a lot.

Ji Pianran, standing behind Gu Chenzi, also smiled and called out, “Mom.”

After all, he was her flesh and blood son. To say she didn’t miss him would be a lie.

Shen Cuizhi immediately broke into a smile, “Ah!”

“Come in quickly, it’s cold outside!”

Hearing that it was Gu Chenzi, both the eldest and second daughter-in-law fell silent. Well, well, Gu Chenzi had actually come back?

This lad couldn’t be plotting something, could he? He hadn’t come back for several years, so why did he suddenly return this year?

And he was carrying so many bags and packages.

He wasn’t planning on dumping his kids with their grandmother, was he?

That wouldn’t do. They still depended on their mother to take care of their children!

Gu Chenzi, pulling Ji Pianran along, entered the house, passing by the courtyard and smilingly greeted his two sisters-in-law.

“Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law.”

Seeing this, Liu Lizhen and Fan Xiaoli both replied with a smile, “Ah, Chenzi’s back.”

Their demeanor was quite friendly, but their expressions seemed somewhat insincere.

However, Gu Chenzi didn’t care; he wasn’t there to see them anyway.

He nodded, taking Ji Pianran and Tangtang into the inner room.

Once they had left, Liu Lizhen and Fan Xiaoli couldn’t help but start whispering to each other.

“I have a bad feeling about this.” Liu Lizhen was the first to speak.

Fan Xiaoli turned to make sure the others had gone into the house before saying, “I feel the same way!”

After a pause, she continued to ponder.

“But did you see Ji Pianran’s mink coat and leather shoes, and Tangtang’s little velvet dress? They really looked nice.”

The clothing, both stylish and well-made, was obviously not cheap.

“Let’s focus on what’s important,” Liu Lizhen said with contempt, scattering the last of the chicken feed before turning to enter the main house.

Seeing this, Fan Xiaoli quickly tossed the last of the hay into the rabbit cages and followed Liu Lizhen inside.

Both were eager to discover what Gu Chenzi was really up to.

In the house, Shen Cuizhi looked at all sorts of health products with mixed feelings. Of course, happiness dominated her emotions.

Yet she still muttered, “If you’re going to come, why buy all this? It’s ridiculously expensive.”

Shen Cuizhi knew that both Gu Chenzi and Ji Pianran were not having an easy time themselves. With them buying so many things, she still felt a pang of heartache.

That money could have been saved for daily expenses.

With Tangtang in her arms, Ji Pianran smiled at Shen Cuizhi, “Mom, these are all specially bought by Gu Chenzi for you. Just eat them without worries. Chenzi can earn money now, it’s not expensive for him.”

Hearing this, Shen Cuizhi’s face broke into a smile. Who wouldn’t want their children to be successful?

“Really? Is the factory doing well this year?”

Gu Chenzi replied with a smile and shook his head, “I’ve stopped working in the factory. I’m selling vegetables now.”

Liu Lizhen walked in just in time to hear Gu Chenzi mentioning selling vegetables and couldn’t help but laugh.

She thought he might be doing some big business, but turns out it was just selling vegetables.

Unimpressive!

Liu Lizhen chuckled, “No wonder you’re willing to buy so many nice things for mom. Turns out you’re selling vegetables. That work is hard and doesn’t make much money.”

Her husband, Gu Zhigang, now, that’s someone who works in town doing carpentry, a skilled worker in a furniture factory, earning over two hundred yuan a month!

If not, she wouldn’t have married him!

Shen Cuizhi looked unimpressed at her eldest daughter-in-law, “That’s easy for you to say. What work isn’t hard? Only death is comfortable. But I see none of you are eager to die!”

This eldest daughter-in-law of hers was always finding excuses not to work, always slacking off, with her mind only on how to get things from her parental home.

Every year when the rice was harvested, wasn’t it promptly delivered to her family first?

Her cunning was spared only for her in-laws. She might call Shen Cuizhi ‘Mom’ to her face, but in her heart, she probably wished Shen Cuizhi would die sooner. Just thinking about her irritated Shen Cuizhi.

Hearing her mother-in-law start to scold her again, Liu Lizhen’s face soured.

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“Mom, don’t talk like that. I was just saying selling vegetables is tough and doesn’t bring in much money, still not as good as following Zhigang to the furniture factory, learning the craft, and earning even more.”

She couldn’t believe that Gu Chenzi, a vegetable seller, could earn more than her own husband.

Shen Cuizhi said with impatience, “Enough already, go feed the chickens.”

Speaking of this couple, Shen Cuizhi had a bellyful of grievances. Her eldest son purportedly worked in town, but even though they lived under the same roof, it was like they were strangers.

And this daughter-in-law didn’t lift a finger at home, leaving Shen Cuizhi to do all the chores and care for their child, practically becoming a live-in maid.

Seeing her just gave Shen Cuizhi a headache.

Having been scolded once more, Liu Lizhen felt aggrieved. What was going on? Gu Chenzi just came back, and now she couldn’t even get a word in?

“Mom, I haven’t provoked you. Let’s have a peaceful New Year, shall we?”

After saying this, Liu Lizhen lifted the door curtain and turned back into her own room.

Think you can upset me?

That’s not going to happen. She’d wait for Gu Zhigang to come home and whisper in his ear, letting him know how his mother treated her!

On the side, Ji Pianran quietly pulled Gu Chenzi aside and took out two thousand yuan from her bag to give to him.

“Give this to mom. It’s been a hard year for everyone.”

Ji Pianran hadn’t said much since she came in, but from the brief conversation between Shen Cuizhi and Liu Lizhen, she could tell the two weren’t getting along.

Probably, her mother-in-law wasn’t having a happy time either.

Gu Chenzi pushed the money back, “It’s better if you give it.”

He felt Ji Pianran giving it would be better received. Although he earned the money, if his wife gave it to his mother, it would surely make her see how thoughtful his wife was, leading to better treatment for Pianran.

Why not make everyone happy?

Ji Pianran blinked, a bit at a loss.

“It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to give it.”

The money was earned by Gu Chenzi, so how would it look if she was the one who gave it?