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

She took the money pouch out and put it back in her mother-in-law's arms.

Her mother-in-law was about to force her to give it to her when she hugged her tightly and snuggled against her shoulder, saying, "I don't want money, I have money. I just want vegetables. You're never willing to cook more for me. How can these jars last a month or two? I'll finish them in a week!"

Since her rebirth, although she has gotten along well with her mother-in-law, she has never hugged her so intimately.

It should be said that Liu Fen has never been this intimate with anyone in her life.

Gu Youlian is the eldest daughter. She is sensible and capable. As the eldest sister, she took on the responsibilities of the family early on, and she lost the coquettish manner of the younger daughter from a young age.

Gu Juncheng was even more unapproachable, with a personality as hard as a rock.

Liu Fen never expected her daughter-in-law to hug her and act coquettishly like this, and she was stunned.

The old man's voice came from behind, "It's nothing valuable, and you didn't even make more of these few lousy pickled vegetables. This is definitely not enough to eat!"

This was after hearing Lin Qingping's words, and then talking about her mother-in-law.

In Lin Qingping's eyes, her father-in-law's presence was not very noticeable.

They work from dawn till dusk, come home for dinner, and rest early.

It seems like they haven't exchanged more than a few words throughout the year, but this remark made Lin Qingping laugh.

The mother-in-law was both amused and exasperated. "What good stuff could it be?" Then she pointed at Lin Qingping and said, "Eat first, I'll make more later."

"What else does Auntie want?" Zhiyuan also returned from outside, carrying two fish in his hands, his clothes completely soaked.

"What have you been doing? Did you get into a fight with the fish? Hurry up and change your clothes," Lin Qingping said quickly. You're all soaking wet; you don't want to catch a cold again.

Zhiyuan nodded and handed the fish to Liu Fen, saying, "I'll cook it for my aunt."

After saying that, she went inside to change her clothes.

Lin Qingping was wondering what he meant when Xiaomai, who followed him in, whispered, "Auntie, Brother Zhiyuan went to catch fish especially for you. He spent the whole afternoon doing it. He heard that his family was going to a very far place and he wanted to prepare a good meal to send them off. He didn't buy any of the chickens or ducks at home, so he went to catch fish..."

Lin Qingping smiled and sighed, "This child..."

When Zhiyuan came out after changing his clothes, Lin Qingping called out to him, "Zhiyuan, your aunt is leaving tomorrow. Can you help your aunt see if there's anything she forgot to bring?"

Upon hearing this, Zhiyuan immediately came over like a little adult.

He actually examined her suitcase very carefully, and when he saw the wooden plaque he had carved himself, he blushed with embarrassment.

After checking, he shook his head. "No, you brought them all, right?"

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Yes, there is one more thing."

Zhiyuan was confused and frowned. "What?"

Lin Qingping walked up to him, suddenly reached out, and lifted him up.

Zhiyuan blushed, not understanding what Lin Qingping was doing.

Lin Qingping held him in her arms, stood in front of the box, and deliberately frowned, looking very troubled. "Oh dear, where am I going to put Zhiyuan?"

Zhiyuan looked at her in surprise, "Aunt...Aunt...What did you say?"

“I said, I still want to take Zhiyuan with me! But how do I pack him?” Lin Qingping said with a smile.

"Wh...what..." Zhiyuan still couldn't believe his ears.

Xiaomai, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and said loudly, "My aunt said she's taking you with her to the capital!"

"Really...really?" Zhiyuan suddenly burst into tears.

“Of course it’s true! Silly boy!” Lin Qingping put him down and flicked his nose.

Zhiyuan stood there, wiping away tears and laughing at the same time.

Xiaomai pointed at him and said, "Brother Zhiyuan is stupid."

Zhiyuan was so happy he was speechless. No matter how much Xiaomai laughed at him, he couldn't speak. He just smiled through his tears.

When Liu Fen found out, she was very happy. It was as if she had suddenly been reassured, feeling that with Zhiyuan by her side, Lin Qingping would not change her mind.

Lin Qingping paid little attention to her mother-in-law's mindset. The next day, Lin Qingping and her second sister took Zhiyuan and embarked on their journey north.

The parents-in-law and Xiaomai always saw them off out of the village.

Lin Qingping saw worry in their eyes, especially in Xiaomai, who kept waving goodbye to Zhiyuan, clearly reluctant to part.

The two children have been playing together for so long and have developed a friendship. Suddenly they have to separate, especially since Zhiyuan is going to the capital. I wonder what Xiaomai will think.

However, Lin Qingping couldn't possibly take Xiaomai with her. After all, Xiaomai had parents, and perhaps it was just her selfishness, but she learned her lesson. In her past life, raising her younger brother's child never ended well...

There wasn't even a direct train to the capital. Lin Qingping and her second sister carried their luggage and held Zhiyuan's hand. They arrived in the capital after three days and two nights.

School hasn't started yet.

Lin Qingping wasn't in a hurry. With the letter of introduction in hand, she found a hotel near the school to stay in.

Even a child as energetic as Zhiyuan couldn't handle the three-day, two-night train ride. After arriving at the hotel, he took a shower and fell asleep without even wanting to eat.

When Lin Qingping came out after taking a shower, she thought, "Well, let's all rest first."

He slept until the next morning.

Eating breakfast at a local breakfast stall is the only way to truly experience what the capital city is like.

Lin Qingping often visited the capital in her previous life, but that was many years later. The capital at that time was very different from what it would be ten or twenty years later.

Stepping out of the hostel, I saw a sea of ​​people on bicycles rushing to work.

The two-section trolleybus moved slowly and stopped at the bus stop. The bus was already full of people, and some people were still trying to squeeze on.

Zhiyuan was a little dazed.

He wasn't surprised at all by the provincial capital, but the capital was truly different from the provincial capital.

Lin Qingping found a breakfast shop and ate breakfast first.

These were all foods that Zhiyuan had never eaten before.

Moreover, everyone was hungry because they hadn't eaten properly for three days and three nights.

Zhiyuan wanted to eat everything he saw.

Lin Qingping then ordered a whole bunch of things: sugar-coated sesame cakes, braised pork offal, fried dough sticks, fried pancakes, steamed buns, soy milk...

Seeing someone drinking douzhi (fermented mung bean juice), Lin Qingping had a mischievous thought and asked Zhiyuan for a bowl as well.

The little guy thought it was soy milk, picked it up and drank it...

Lin Qingping was waiting for him to change his expression, but the guy remained calm and drank half a bowl in one go.

???

Lin Qingping couldn't believe it, "This...is delicious?"

Zhiyuan shook his head.

"Then why didn't you even frown?"

Zhiyuan was also confused. "What? Are you thirsty? Drink it like water!"

Lin Qingping: ? ? ?

Did she hear that right? Someone is drinking soy milk like water?

Does it taste like water?

Zhiyuan thought for a moment, "A little sour, not sweet, but otherwise the same?"

Lin Qingping: ? ? ?

The second sister was curious about their conversation, asking, "What does this smell like?"

"Do you want to try it too?" Lin Qingping asked.

The second sister nodded.

Lin Qingping had no choice but to ask Zhiyuan, "If Auntie can't drink anymore, can you drink another bowl?"

Zhiyuan looked at him with a "why not?" expression, then nodded, "Drink it like water!"

……

Ok.

As a result, the second sister only took a small spoonful to test it before she started to vomit into the empty space next to her.

Lin Qingping: That's right! That's the correct reaction! What a little monster Zhiyuan is!

Zhiyuan, with a look that seemed to say "you guys are the monsters," silently drank the rest of his second sister's bowl.

Lin Qingping and her second sister were convinced, especially the second sister, who frantically ate other things to suppress the taste.

The three of them ate their fill, and Lin Qingping paid the bill. "Let's go back to the inn to get some things, and then we'll go out and have a look around!"

I have an important task to complete today.

However, when Lin Qingping returned to the inn, the staff told her that someone was looking for her.

"Who is it?" Lin Qingping thought it was Mei Li, but wasn't Mei Li at the factory?

"Oh, that's him, he's here!" The waiter pointed to the stairs.

Lin Qingping looked up and saw the small bag in her hand fall to the ground with a thud.

It was Gu Juncheng!

How could it be Gu Juncheng!

"What's wrong with you?" Gu Juncheng walked towards them from the stairs.

A single sentence can awaken someone from their dream!

Lin Qingping seemed to wake from a dream, called out "Gu Juncheng", and ran towards him, giving him a tight hug.

Gu Juncheng felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Even in the capital, it's not common to see a man and woman embracing so tightly in public.

Gu Juncheng had already seen the waiter apologetically look away.

The funniest one was Zhiyuan, who covered his eyes with both hands and gestured to his second sister to cover hers too.

The second sister was delighted: "You think you know so much?"

Lin Qingping didn't care about other people's opinions. Her attention was entirely on Gu Juncheng, and she didn't see anyone else. She hugged Gu Juncheng and asked with great surprise, "Why are you here? How did you get here? Is your foot better?"

Gu Juncheng knew her personality and knew that she was already being quite restrained by just hugging her like this. Although he felt uncomfortable, he didn't push her away and answered her last question first, "It's all better now, completely better."

"That's wonderful!" Lin Qingping circled around him, overjoyed. So overjoyed was she that she forgot to ask him why he was in the capital, and instead turned to another question, "How did you know we lived here?"

"I guessed it, you must live near the school." Gu Juncheng looked at the two people standing behind him, then looked down at Lin Qingping and said, "Let's go upstairs and talk, don't stand here."

"Oh right! I'm so happy I'm confused." Lin Qingping pulled Gu Juncheng, called her second sister and Zhiyuan, and went back to their room.

After returning to his room, Zhiyuan asked him, "Why did Uncle Gu come to the capital? Did he come to see us?"

Lin Qingping then remembered that she still had one question that she hadn't answered!

She figured he definitely hadn't come specifically to see them, given how busy he was. However, Gu Juncheng's answer surprised her greatly. "What did you say? Really?"

"Yes!" Gu Juncheng smiled faintly. "That's right, it's true. I'm here to study too."