Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away-Chapter 71 - He actually praised himself for being good-looking_1

Gu Chen smiled, “Isn’t it the New Year.”

In the past, when they didn’t have the means or the mindset, New Year’s Eve dinner was mostly arranged by Ji Pianran.

Plus, with not much money, the most they would have was a fish and a dish of braised pork, just two dishes, and that was considered New Year’s.

But this year was different, this year he had money!

Not only did he have money, but he also had god-level culinary skills, so he had to let his wife and daughter have a good meal, right.

Ji Pianran looked at the dishes on the table with a heartache.

“But won’t this be wasteful?”

These, on a normal day, would be enough for their family for three or four meals.

Today, just in one meal, they definitely couldn’t finish it all.

Waste, that was painful for her.

Gu Chen sat down at the table nonchalantly, smiling at her, “It’s not a waste, this is called ‘having surplus year after year,’ and besides, we’re living life, if we can’t finish it today, we can still eat tomorrow.”

Ji Pianran looked at the big table full of dishes, suddenly pursed her lips, and laughed.

That laugh, gentle like a lily just beginning to bloom, carried a subtle feeling of happiness that arose from the very bottom of her heart.

She was happy, but not because there were so many delicious dishes.

Rather, it was the first time in three years that Gu Chen was celebrating the New Year with her and their child with such care.

Not only did he buy a TV, but he also made a whole table of dishes.

This kind of life had appeared in her dreams more than once.

Happiness, warmth, and filled with hope!

Hopefully, their life would be as Gu Chen said—having fish and surplus year after year!

Xiao Tangtang saw the little wooden table heaped with all sorts of delicacies.

She wasn’t interested in watching the tadpoles find their mother anymore.

Let the tadpoles find their mother on their own; she wasn’t a tadpole—she needed not just a mother, but also a father!

The little girl wiggled her bottom and climbed off Ji Pianran’s leg.

Taking small steps, she threw herself into Gu Chen’s arms.

“Daddy, fishy! Fishy!”

It must be said, lifestyle is indeed a terrifying thing, unseen and intangible, yet it silently cultivates habits in people, which, over time, can even become preferences.

Though Xiao Tangtang was only a little over two, her love for fish was every bit as strong as Ji Pianran’s.

The little tyke nestled in Gu Chen’s arms, her eyes glued to the sweet and sour carp on the table.

She was eager to try a bite!

Gu Chen watched his daughter, possessed by her craving, and couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

He picked up his chopsticks, cleared off the green onion and ginger from the top, and picked up a piece of fish, first placing it in Ji Pianran’s bowl, and then picked up another piece for Xiao Tangtang’s bowl.

“Wife, come and eat.”

After saying this, he began picking out the bones for Xiao Tangtang.

As cute as his daughter was, the mother of his daughter was cute, too!

Without a mother, where would a daughter come from?

So, naturally, the first piece had to be given to Ji Pianran.

Ji Pianran got up from the stool and took a seat at the table, picking up her chopsticks to start eating.

Clearly, she was very happy.

Gu Chen’s cooking skills were genuinely good. The sweet and sour carp had a perfect balance of sourness and sweetness, and the slight tartness exceptionally whetted one’s appetite.

It was simply a perfect appetizer.

Gu Chen removed the bones and, worrying about the child getting burned, carefully blew on the morsel to cool it down before feeding it to Xiao Tangtang.

The little girl enjoyed her bite so much that she couldn’t bear to swallow it.

She chewed it over and over again before finally swallowing it down.

As for Ji Pianran, she wasn’t as picky. After all, she was an adult now and promptly put a piece of fish into her mouth.

It must be said, Gu Chen’s cooking skills were beyond criticism.

She used to get full after eating just a little bit, but now, she could eat an entire large bowl of rice.

Sometimes that wasn’t even enough.

She blinked her eyes, which were moist and carried a hint of curiosity.

“Tell me, where did you learn these cooking skills from? How did you suddenly become so good at cooking?”

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Gu Chen, while picking out bones for Xiao Tangtang, casually responded, “Hmph, learned it from the cafeteria chef at the factory.”

Since he worked at the factory in the city, if he wanted to learn to cook, he only had the option of learning from the factory’s chef.

As expected, Ji Pianran didn’t doubt it at all.

She picked up a piece of braised pork and placed it in Xiao Tangtang’s bowl before saying, “This chef must be good at cooking, and he taught well.”

Gu Chen secretly snickered to himself.

It seemed like Ji Pianran was really satisfied with his cooking.

“Yeah, he used to be a chef at a big hotel. Why he came to work at our factory’s cafeteria, I have no idea.”

After Gu Chen finished speaking, he checked the time. It was already eight o’clock; the Spring Festival Gala had started!

He quickly stood up and switched the television to CCTV-1.

The family of three ate their New Year’s Eve dinner in perfect harmony, watching the Spring Festival Gala. This was what celebrating the New Year was really about!

On TV, the Again Band was passionately singing “Spring Goes and Comes”.

Ji Pianran frowned as she watched, her face indescribable.

Gu Chen originally thought Ji Pianran would be very happy, but contrary to his expectations, she had such an expression, and he couldn’t help but look at her curiously.

“What’s the matter? Don’t you like it?”

Ji Pianran’s gaze remained on the television. She shook her head with a most serious expression on her face.

“The song is quite nice, but their moves are so exaggerated.”

In the year 2000, it was normal for someone from a somewhat backward and closed-off rural village to have never seen rock music.

Some even didn’t know what rock music was.

Ji Pianran’s puzzled look was incredibly cute.

This caused Gu Chen to smile unwittingly. “That’s called rock and roll, and it’s the trend now!”

Ji Pianran nodded, half-understandingly, “Oh, do you think Nicholas Tse will be on?”

In this era, Nicholas Tse wasn’t old yet and was quite popular with everyone.

Especially since the village’s broadcast station would play Nicholas Tse’s songs whenever it had the chance.

Therefore, Ji Pianran was quite familiar with Nicholas Tse.

As the two of them were talking, the program on TV came to an end, and what followed was a song and dance by Zhang Ziyi, “Bring Spring In”.

On the screen, Zhang Ziyi moved with beauty and grace; Ji Pianran watched intently.

Xiao Tangtang even exclaimed, “Auntie, beautiful!”

Gu Chen was taken aback, then laughed, “Who’s more beautiful, mom or auntie?”

The little one tilted her head and without a second thought said, “Mommy is the most beautiful!”

Her mommy was the prettiest of all, incomparable to anyone!

Watching the little one’s spirited response, Gu Chen laughed heartily, “Daddy also thinks mommy is the most beautiful, no one looks as good as mommy!”

This statement made Ji Pianran, still watching TV, twitch her eyelids.

Did Gu Chen just say she was the most beautiful?