To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Lin Qingping remained expressionless as she pulled her hand away from her brother's, her face indifferent and calm, as if the person holding her hand was a stranger.

"Factory Manager," she said to the factory manager who was standing to the side, not knowing what to do, "Since it was my suggestion that you take strict precautions, then if something happens, it should be handled according to factory regulations. In fact, if it involves illegal activities, it should be reported to the police. I have no objection."

The factory manager stared at her in disbelief.

Then I felt a deep respect for Lin Qingping.

Having been a factory director for so many years, the most difficult thing for him to handle was interpersonal relationships. The factory was a complex web of connections, with everyone being related to each other. When it came to getting things done for individuals, relatives would plead for each other, and it wouldn't be good to offend anyone. It was just too difficult.

Unexpectedly, Lin Qingping, at such a young age, is so fair; that's her own younger brother!

The younger brother was also dumbfounded, looking at his sister as if he didn't recognize her. Only then did he remember what his mother had said: This sister is ungrateful, she married into a better family and now looks down on her family!

Lin Jiagui was instantly enraged and roared at her full name, "Lin Qingping! You traitor! Just you wait! I'll go back and tell Mother, and see how she beats you!"

Lin Qingping ignored him and, after explaining things to the factory manager, left the security department directly, leaving Lin Jiagui's curses behind.

Her younger brother always said the same thing, and it was always the same before. Whenever she was even slightly dissatisfied with him, he would go back and tell their mother, and then their mother would come and threaten to kill herself, crying and coercing her.

Actually, her business ventures in her previous life weren't always smooth sailing; she experienced setbacks and was heavily in debt during difficult times. But he and her mother didn't care and were determined to take advantage of her. Back then, she had to borrow money to meet his demands.

The second sister caught up from behind, calling out "Sister," her eyes red with anger.

Lin Qingping wanted to hear her thoughts. "Second sister, if I stop caring about my brother, do you think I'm heartless?"

The second sister was both angry and heartbroken for her brother, but her thoughts were clear: "How else can we discipline him? He takes advantage of being your brother at the factory, hardly ever goes to the workshop, just loafs around all day, and the factory still pays him temporary worker wages! What more do you want? Now that he's done something wrong, who's to blame? If you get a question wrong on a test, you lose points; if someone does something wrong, shouldn't they be punished?"

Lin Qingping smiled inwardly upon hearing this.

So, people need to read books. She didn't usually teach her second sister much, but as people read more books, they naturally understood.

This time, her brother was expelled.

The factory manager still gave her face and didn't report it to the police.

The factory manager said there were no consequences.

Lin Qingping didn't react to this because her and her second sister's college admission notices had arrived.

Their county is really amazing. Not only are they among the top three in the county, but they are also among the top in the province. They were both successfully admitted to the Capital University!

The person who came in second applied to a university in Shanghai.

Perhaps they underestimated themselves and dared not take risks. There were very few applicants to universities in the capital province, and their scores were so high that their admission was practically a foregone conclusion!

We're really going to the capital!

Even though Lin Qingping was reborn, she was still very excited to receive the admission notice.

The second sister even wrapped the admission notice up carefully, afraid of getting it dirty, and slept with it in her arms.

Once everything had settled, Lin Qingping began to inform everyone one by one.

Actually, there weren't many people to tell; Gu Juncheng was the first.

Upon closer inspection, she realized that she hadn't seen Gu Juncheng for quite some time.

She borrowed the factory's phone to call the army, not expecting to be able to reach him. Unexpectedly, the person who answered the phone was Xiao Tian. As soon as she heard it was her, she immediately called Gu Juncheng over.

"Gu Juncheng!" she called his name. The sun outside the window was shining brightly, making her heart feel especially warm.

Gu Juncheng immediately asked, "You passed the exam?"

"How did you know?" Lin Qingping was extremely shocked.

"Do you still need to ask?"

Gu Juncheng's voice came through the phone. Even through the phone line, Lin Qingping could tell that he was smiling. He must be happy for her too.

Lin Qingping then revealed a hint of pride, "Guess which university I got into?"

"capital?"

Lin Qingping was secretly pleased, but then stomped her foot and said, "This isn't fun at all! Can't you guess wrong just once and let me be smug for a moment?"

"Still feeling smug?" He readily agreed. "Fine, ask me again, and I'll guess again."

Lin Qingping chuckled.

She just wanted to be proud and boastful in front of him, but only in front of him. In public, she had to be reserved and humble.

However, there's no need to start over.

"Gu Juncheng, I not only got into the Capital University, but I also got into Capital University! My second sister and I both got into Capital University!" I'll brag about it to him again next time we meet!

“You’re great, Lin Qingping,” he said on the other end. “Congratulations.”

"Hehe, thank you." Lin Qingping laughed.

Back then, phone calls weren't like they are now, where you could talk for hours and chat to your heart's content. Nobody talked on the phone like that back then. Lin Qingping only said what was important and then hung up.

Then, go find the factory manager.

I'm going to school now, so I won't be working as a temporary worker in the factory anymore.

However, she can still design new styles for the factory, but she can't keep an eye on things every day anymore. This garment factory gave her opportunities on her initial entrepreneurial journey, and she will never forget those who were good to her.

The factory manager was certainly disappointed, but he was even happier for her. She had made something of herself! That was the Capital University!

And during this summer vacation, Meili also chose a location for her factory in a prefecture-level city in the same province.

When Mei Li came to find her, the factory had already started construction and the procedures were being processed; they were just waiting for the final approval.

He rushed over excitedly, only to learn that Lin Qingping was going to the capital.

"You're really something!" Mei Li exclaimed with delight. "I told you you were, so you're right! But you have to treat me to a meal. Humph, I traveled all that way to open this factory here, and you're going to abandon me! Tell me! Are you going to treat me or not!"

"Please! Please!" Lin Qingping was delighted and treated Mei Li to a big meal. She also casually asked Mei Li, "By the way, is your Commander Wu taking you to feed the mosquitoes?"

Meili: ? ? ? She didn't understand.

When Lin Qingping recounted the time she and Gu Juncheng waited for the sunrise on the mountain and fed mosquitoes, Mei Li burst into laughter.

Lin Qingping stared at her.

Mei covered her eyes, laughing until tears streamed down her face. "Don't look at me like that anymore, or I'll become the first person to choke to death on my food."

Despite her laughter, Lin Qingping was still worried. "Do you really want to continue running this factory? I don't have time to help you anymore, I can only draw up plans."

Mei waved her hand, "Don't worry about it! I have plenty of people, I just need a good designer. You just focus on your studies and draw for me!"

Lin Qingping felt that since it was an investment, she should also invest. She only kept a portion for her school fees, and used the rest of the money to help Meili build and start production.

Mei thought for a moment and didn't stand on ceremony with her. In business, even the best of friends need to be clear about the accounts, and a contract will be drawn up later.

While discussing setting up a factory with Meili, news of her leaving the garment factory to go to university also spread throughout the factory.

Xiaoqin already knew, and Gu Youlian and Du Gen were also aware of the situation. Only the temporary workers she and Du Gen hired when the factory workers didn't get along with her panicked.

They all came to find Lin Qingping, their faces full of worry.

"What are your thoughts?" Lin Qingping asked frankly.

"We...we want to go with you. Wherever you are, we will be there."

These temporary workers are really well-informed; they even found out about Mei Li's factory.

Lin Qingping felt there was nothing wrong with it. Even if they were permanent employees, they would eventually be laid off, let alone just temporary workers.

Gu Youlian, on the other hand, was behind on the news and only found out now!

After hearing what the temporary workers said, I was quite tempted.

At the garment factory, she and Du Gen were always just temporary workers, and the wages for temporary workers were only twenty or thirty yuan. Every time, Lin Qingping would share a portion of her money with them.

If you go to Lin Qingping's own factory, there will be so many more things you can do!

In fact, Lin Qingping herself also wanted Gu Youlian and Du Gen to go there, for the same reason as Gu Youlian: they couldn't stay in the factory as temporary workers forever, especially since temporary work wouldn't last long. The couple were both very capable; Du Gen was a natural businessman, and Gu Youlian was diligent and eager to learn. They could achieve great things at Meili Factory.

So she took Gu Youlian and her husband, along with the group of people, to see Mei Li. Mei Li's factory was still under construction, but it was precisely when they needed people. She immediately decided to go with her! Although there were no clothes to produce yet, there was plenty of work to be done!

Lin Qingping was going to the factory manager again to express her deepest apologies.

The factory manager is a really good person. He immediately put her mind at ease and even congratulated her on having her own factory.

Lin Qingping felt a pang of sadness at those words.

"Director Hu, without your support, I wouldn't be where I am today. I'm truly grateful to you. We can still continue to cooperate in the future!" Lin Qingping felt a pang of sadness as she looked at Director Hu's graying hair and kind face.

Factory Director Hu truly has the demeanor of an elder, unlike her father…

However, she didn't know Director Hu in her previous life, so she doesn't know what his final fate was.

Once she finished all these miscellaneous tasks, it was almost time for her to prepare to go back to school.

So, my second sister and I packed up all our belongings, marking our official farewell to Ruixiang Garment Factory.

When she left, a lot of people came to see her off.

In particular, several of the workers who initially argued with her actually cried, which made Lin Qingping feel a pang of sadness.

"Master Lin, come back to the factory for a visit again when you have time!"

"Yes, Master Lin, you just left like that. We were still guessing what your winter designs would look like and how many orders you would get."

The female employees surrounded her, reluctant to part.

"I will be back!" Lin Qingping shook hands with each of them. "I will design the winter collection, and I will ask everyone to help me showcase the most beautiful styles!"

Upon hearing that there was also a winter version, everyone's sorrow at parting lessened somewhat. Lin Qingping waved her hand again and again before finally embarking on her journey home.