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

Lin Qingping had a dream that night.

I dreamt of Zhiyuan in his youth.

It's still in that small county town in my hometown.

One night, her restaurant had already closed and she was preparing to shut down and rest when Zhiyuan suddenly burst into her restaurant, covered in wounds and bleeding from his head.

He burst in, pale-faced, and called her "Auntie".

Someone outside was shouting, "Where is he?!"

"The restaurant lights are still on, have you gone inside?"

"Li Zhiyuan is really familiar with this place!"

Lin Qingping was terrified when she saw Zhiyuan covered in blood. Zhiyuan, hearing the sounds outside, whispered, "Don't tell anyone I was here."

After saying that, he walked to the back door as if he knew the way well and rushed out.

She didn't know what happened after that, only that the whole street was in an uproar that night, and then Zhiyuan was arrested...

This is a scene she doesn't want to recall.

Why Zhiyuan barged into the restaurant that night remains a mystery to her, but whenever she thinks about it after her rebirth, she always feels that he came to ask for help.

He had no relatives or friends in this world. At that time, his mother-in-law, who cared for the family, had already passed away, and his father-in-law was mentally challenged and unable to take care of himself. She was the only person he was close to.

Was he seeking asylum at that time?

But in the end, he ventured into the storm alone, and she couldn't protect him.

She later visited him in prison, and he asked her with red eyes, "How is Grandpa? If you ever have the chance to see Grandpa, please don't tell him that he's in jail. Just tell him that he went out to work and earn money so he can come back and take care of him."

At that time, she numbly agreed to his request, but she never had the chance to return to her hometown village. Or rather, she didn't really care at all. When she finally returned, it was when her father-in-law passed away.

No one welcomed her arrival as the former daughter-in-law.

She ultimately didn't tell Zhiyuan what he asked her to tell him.

This was the first time she had dreamed of this scene since her rebirth. She even dreamed of the voices of those people shouting outside, as if they were saying, "Young Master Yun ordered that as long as this matter is settled, Young Master Yun will give you plenty of money!"

Young Master Yun.

Whether in her past life or this one, this title never caught her attention. In fact, she wasn't even sure if this title had actually appeared in her past life, because the memories of that night were too chaotic and too distant.

But then, that name suddenly appeared in my dream.

Lin Qingping woke up from a dream drenched in sweat, wondering if this was a warning from fate.

cloud.

The Yun family.

Zhiyuan, who spent his entire life in the countryside and small county towns, could not possibly have any connection with such a family, right?

Lin Qingping lay back down. Perhaps she was overthinking it?

Lin Qingping thought the matter was over, but to her surprise, Yun Yan came again the next day with Yun Xiaoshan, and this time, they came to Lin Qingping's house.

Zhiyuan injured his head and needed stitches. The doctor said he didn't need to be hospitalized, but Lin Qingping was worried that he might bump into something and hurt his head at kindergarten, so she asked him to stay home and rest for a few days.

As a result, Yun Yan learned from Yun Xiaoshan that Zhiyuan hadn't gone to school today, so he came looking for him again.

As for how she found Lin Qingping's house, she had no idea.

Lin Qingping was worried about Zhiyuan, so she didn't stay at school these past few days and went home after class. Besides, today was Saturday, so she came back at noon and made a lot of delicious food for Zhiyuan to comfort him.

So when Yun Yan arrived, Lin Qingping opened the door. Upon seeing the father and son, Lin Qingping remembered them and said, "Wait a moment."

After saying that, she took out the milk powder, fruit, and money that Yun Yan had left at the hospital yesterday and returned them to him.

Last night's dream, like a dark cloud, still lingers in her heart.

Whether the name "Young Master Yun" was a figment of her imagination or a real person from her past life, she felt it was better to be cautious. What was wrong with not associating with unruly children and their parents? Besides, she wouldn't have any dealings with a family like the Yun family anyway; they weren't people she could befriend, so it was better to avoid them.

Yun Yan felt very embarrassed seeing her like this.

"Comrade Lin, we are truly sorry to Li Zhiyuan. We came here today because Xiaoshan saw that Li Zhiyuan hadn't gone to school, so he brought some of the children's favorite foods to visit him. After all, the two children are classmates..." Yun Yan explained with a smile.

“There’s no need for that.” Lin Qingping’s tone was very stiff. “Besides, Yun Xiaoshan’s father, it’s my son who’s injured now. If you want to apologize and make compensation, that’s your family’s business. It doesn’t mean we have to accept it. There’s no such logic in this world, is there?”

Yun Yan was stumped. This was the first time he had heard such a "reasoning". Usually, people value harmony. It's not a big deal for children to fight. They can apologize, shake hands and make up, and the children can still be friends, right?

Lin Qingping put the things at the door, not intending to let them in, and was about to close the door. "Besides, there's no need to mention the friendship between classmates. We plan to transfer Zhiyuan to another school."

Yun Yan's expression turned serious. "Comrade Lin, is this... really necessary? If our family and Xiaoshan are causing trouble for Li Zhiyuan, then we will simply leave them alone. There's no need for him to transfer schools."

"Who wants to transfer schools?" A familiar voice rang out in the night.

Lin Qingping was overjoyed; it was Gu Juncheng who had returned!

Yun Yan turned around and smiled, "Comrade Gu Juncheng, or classmate Gu Juncheng?"

"Teacher Yun?" Gu Juncheng was also surprised to see Yun Yan at his doorstep.

Lin Qingping: ? ? You know each other?

Yun Yan is actually a teacher at Gu Juncheng's school!

This gave Lin Qingping a feeling of pent-up frustration with nowhere to vent her anger.

With this connection established, Yun Yan naturally led Yun Xiaoshan into the house.

As soon as Yun Xiaoshan entered the house, she ran towards Zhiyuan with a long face, "Li Zhiyuan, I've already promised you thirty things, why do you still want to transfer schools?"

Zhiyuan was initially surprised, "When did I start transferring schools?"

"Your mother said so," Yun Xiaoshan said, pouting.

Lin Qingping happened to be passing by. "Yes, it was me who said I wanted to transfer schools."

Zhiyuan then fell silent.

"Are you really going to switch?" Yun Xiaoshan asked.

"I'll listen to my mom." Zhiyuan was hesitant to call her "Mom" at first, but now it comes out smoothly.

This surprised Gu Juncheng. Did the mother and daughter get so close while he was away?

In front of Zhiyuan was a plate of chicken nuggets fried by Lin Qingping, and a small pot of pear soup.

When autumn pears first came to market, Lin Qingping cooked pear soup for Zhiyuan to drink as water to relieve dryness.

After a moment of frustration, Yun Xiaoshan pointed to the popcorn chicken and pear soup and asked, "Li Zhiyuan, what's this delicious food?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingping immediately took both items away.

Upon seeing this, Yun Yan couldn't help but laugh, "It seems my sister-in-law really doesn't like my father and me."

He and Gu Juncheng had been chatting for a while, and their relationship had changed from teacher and student to brothers.

Gu Juncheng couldn't possibly question Lin Qingping in front of outsiders, so he secretly gave Lin Qingping a look: What are you doing?

Lin Qingping insisted on pointing it out to him, "Gu Juncheng, does your eye hurt?"

Gu Juncheng: ...

Yun Yan burst out laughing.

Lin Qingping really couldn't understand. Putting aside what Yun Xiaoshan was like or what he would become when he grew up, Yun Yan seemed to be a respectable and reasonable person. Why would he be willing to sit on the sidelines like this? He was humiliated like this by her, yet he could still talk and laugh as if he had no self-respect.

But Lin Qingping did not become more polite because of this. When eating dinner, she only took four sets of bowls and chopsticks, not Yun Yan and his son.

Gu Juncheng had no choice but to get up and get it himself.

Although Lin Qingping did not stop him, her expression was not very pleasant.

Yun Xiaoshan was the one who enjoyed the meal the most.

Lin Qingping was unhappy anyway. When she was unhappy, Gu Juncheng naturally had something on his mind. Zhiyuan was closest to Lin Qingping, so when he saw that she was unhappy, how could he be happy?

As for Yun Yan, you couldn't tell his emotions at all; he's shameless!

However, Lin Qingping was really puzzled. Judging from Yun Xiaoshan's mother's tone, shouldn't the Yun family be eating delicacies every day? What kind of good food haven't they seen? Why was Yun Xiaoshan eating so greasy and smugly, as if he was afraid someone would take it from him, when Lin Qingping was making such simple home-cooked dishes?

Yun Xiaoshan ate three bowls of rice.

Yun Yan was shocked. "My baby is such a challenge to eat at home. Several people have to chase after him to feed him, and he can't even get half a bowl. But today, a miracle happened!"

“Maybe my family’s dishes suit his taste, so he can come here often in the future…” Before Gu Juncheng could finish speaking, he felt his thigh being pinched hard.

Yun Yan seemed not to have seen anything, and smiled, "Then I'll bring Xiaoshan here often in the future."

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiaoshan was also delighted and said to Zhiyuan, "Li Zhiyuan, which school are you transferring to? I'll transfer too."

These words left Lin Qingping speechless with anger, and even Zhiyuan was dumbfounded: "Dude, what are you after? Do you want me to throw you in a pile of shit? Or do you want me to beat you harder? Or do you want me to threaten you into calling me grandpa?"

No matter how frustrated the mother and daughter were, the Yun father and son left happily.

Lin Qingping could only vent her frustrations on Gu Juncheng!

Ignore him!

After washing up, she took a quilt and threw it on the sofa, pointed at Gu Juncheng, meaning that this was where he would stay tonight, and then went upstairs.

Zhiyuan felt sorry for his Uncle Gu and quietly invited him to sleep in his room. Gu Juncheng smiled and quietly told him in return: There's no need.

Lin Qingping is actually quite busy.

Mei Li runs a factory in the south. A while ago, she told Lin Qingping that a kind of bra that you wear underneath has become popular among young and fashionable girls. She also wanted to produce it and even got a production line. She asked Lin Qingping if she knew about this kind of thing and if there were any more beautifully designed ones.

Lin Qingping knew, of course, that it was just underwear. However, at that time, it was quietly becoming popular and was still very conservative, and most of it was made of cloth. Later, as underwear developed, there were so many different styles!

Therefore, Lin Qingping designed several styles for Meili, detailing everything from the design to the texture.

For this first batch of goods, Lin Qingping directly had Mei Li embroider them with silk.

Meili had already made a sample according to her design and sent her a sample garment in her size so that she could check if the pattern was correct and if there were any changes needed.

After returning to her room, Lin Qingping opened the package that Mei Li had sent and began to read it.

You can't just look at underwear; you have to try it on!

Whether it's comfortable or supportive, you'll only know after trying it.

So, this is what Gu Juncheng saw when he came in...