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

Most of the customers in the restaurant were eating and drinking, but Gu Juncheng's table was the most conspicuous because he was sitting alone, neither ordering nor eating. Naturally, the enthusiastic Liang Jiaqi came over to serve him.

He was very polite from the start, asking, "Uncle, what would you like to eat?"

Uncle?

Gu Juncheng looked at his own clothes, then at the smiling face of the man in front of him.

He was never particular about his clothes; he was wearing a very old-fashioned cotton-padded coat, which was from last year and slightly faded. In addition, his skin was dark and rough...

Perhaps we really don't belong to the same generation as these vibrant young people here.

In particular, the man in front of her had a fashionable perm, fair and delicate skin, and was wearing the most popular style at the moment.

He suddenly thought of the clothes designed by Lin Qingping, and then of the scene of the two chatting and laughing in the kitchen he had just seen. He felt inexplicably out of place in the store.

"Uncle..." Liang Jiaqi smiled ingratiatingly, wondering to himself: What's this strange uncle here for? Why is he staring at me like that? His eyes are creepy, could he be here to cause trouble?

Gu Juncheng blinked, came back to his senses, and shook his head. "No need, I'll just sit for a while."

Liang Jiaqi: ? ? ? Just sit down? That's even stranger!

Many people wanted to become members, so Wu Tianjiao and her group lined up obediently, without any intention of making an exception.

Liang Jiaqi ran into the kitchen as if facing a formidable enemy, and reported to Lin Qingping, "Boss Lin, Boss Lin."

Lin Qingping felt it was strange that he kept calling her "Boss Lin" since she was a student, so she laughed and said, "Just call me by my name, Lin Qingping."

At this moment, Liang Jiaqi didn't care about titles and hurriedly called out "Sister Lin," "Sister Lin, Sister Lin, there's an uncle outside who's acting strangely. He doesn't order anything to eat and just sits there looking around. I feel like he's here to cause trouble!"

"Uncle?" Lin Qingping asked in surprise. "Let's go take a look."

Lin Qingping ran a restaurant in her previous life, and she encountered many people who came to cause trouble. This is the capital city, and she didn't think there would be such people here, but she felt more at ease just to take a look.

As it turned out, when Liang Jiaqi pointed it out to her, the seat was already empty.

"Huh, it was just here a moment ago!" Liang Jiaqi scratched his head.

Lin Qingping had already spotted Wu Tianjiao and Mei Li, and walked over with a smile, "Oh, what are you doing?"

The two had just paid and were registering their names when they saw her and burst out laughing. "You're already registered! What? With our great relationship, are you going to cancel our memberships?"

Lin Qingping was speechless. "You come here and still want to pay money? What do you take me for?"

Gu Youlian then realized that these were Pingzi's good friends, and she panicked, "This, how can this be?" The two of them had also recharged a lot, making them the highest-paid members the store had ever received.

"No way! This is called a lucky draw, you know? It can't be returned, or it will affect your fortune!" Wu Tianjiao directly pulled her up, because a businessperson can't do anything that affects their fortune!

Wu Tianjiao added, "Don't worry, I'll only top up this once. I'll come to eat every day, bringing my whole family. After I finish eating, I won't top up anymore, and I can eat for free from now on!"

Lin Qingping couldn't do anything with her, so she glared at her and smiled at Mei Li, "When did you get back? You didn't even tell us in advance."

"I'm here to deliver your bonus! I've come to report to the boss in person!" Mei Li said with a smile.

As the group walked back to their seats, they discovered that Gu Juncheng was nowhere to be found.

"Hey, where's Chengzi?" Wu Tianping asked.

Lin Qingping was surprised, "Gu Juncheng is here too?"

“Isn’t that right? You’re opening today, and that guy started preparing to take leave last night,” Wu Tianping said.

Sister Zhao passed by carrying a tray and hurriedly said, "Chengzi just told me that he had an urgent matter to attend to and left first."

Upon hearing this, Wu Tianping exclaimed, "Ah! What urgent matter could he possibly have? How come I didn't know?"

At this moment, Liang Jiaqi stepped forward and asked, "Is the Chengzi you're talking about the uncle who was just sitting here?"

"Uncle?" Wu Tianjiao asked in surprise.

"He just has a buzz cut and wears..." Liang Jiaqi described Gu Juncheng's appearance.

Wu Tianping nodded, "It's him!"

“It’s this uncle,” Liang Jiaqi said, turning to Lin Qingping. “I’m talking about him!”

Lin Qingping: ...

"How long has he been gone?" Lin Qingping asked, grabbing Sister Zhao.

"Just leave!"

"I'm going out to take a look," Lin Qingping told Wu Tianjiao and the others. "You all sit down first, I'll be right back."

Lin Qingping took off running out of the store.

She knew Gu Juncheng walked very fast, so she chased after him on a bicycle.

Luckily, she rode her bicycle here today just for the camel syrup!

Sure enough, I saw him at the bus stop!

The bus had already arrived at the stop; if he had arrived any later, he would have boarded and left.

"Gu Juncheng!" she shouted as she pedaled her bicycle.

Gu Juncheng was a soldier, and courtesy was a habit of his. He was the last in line to get on the bus. When he heard her shout, he turned around to look at her.

The people in front of him had already boarded, and the ticket seller urged him, "Sir, are you getting on or not?"

Lin Qingping arrived just then on her bike and shouted back, "No, no!"

"Okay!" The car door closed.

Lin Qingping rode all the way here, her nose and cheeks flushed from the wind, and she spoke with white breath, "Gu Juncheng, why did you suddenly come and then suddenly leave?"

"I... something suddenly came up." He gazed at her face; in such cold weather, tiny beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and the tip of her nose.

"What's the rush? You didn't even have time to come in and say hello?" Lin Qingping's tone was tinged with resentment.

"I told Sister Zhao."

“I know you told Sister Zhao. You have time to talk to Sister Zhao, but no time to come in and see me?” Lin Qingping said this and felt inexplicably wronged, her eyes reddening.

Gu Juncheng silently looked away, "Your shop is so busy, I'm afraid I'll bother you."

Lin Qingping remained silent, pursing her lips and glaring at him.

“Aren’t you very busy? You’ve delayed so much by giving me this ride,” Gu Juncheng said again.

Lin Qingping's eyes were red as she glared at him. "I'm not like you! For me, seeing you is more important than selling ten more cakes!"

Gu Juncheng: ...

"And you? What's so important that you can't even spare a second to see me? It only takes a second to glance at me, so what's so urgent that not even a second can be wasted? Tell me!" Her eyes grew even redder.

Gu Juncheng remained silent.

"Say something!" Lin Qingping had been staying up late for the past few days, and her eyes, which were already red, were now so red that it was unbearable to look at. But she still pressed him for an answer. "Is it about the military? If it is, I will forgive you. But you have to swear that you won't lie."