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

She's been incredibly busy lately, spending every spare moment running around sourcing raw materials.

When Gu Juncheng returned on Sunday, he didn't see her. He couldn't stay at home for long either. He sat at home for a while and then waited at the shop for an afternoon, but she didn't show up. So he had to go back to school.

His sister was working like a top in the shop, and she told him, "Pingzi is too busy. If you can't help her, don't add to her troubles. Find a place to eat by yourself. We really don't have time to take care of you."

Make trouble?

However, he was originally going to go back to school anyway.

In the second week, the goods from the supply channels were hit by a typhoon, and it was unclear when they would arrive. Lin Qingping was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

On Friday, Liang Jiaqi came to stroll around and noticed that there were far fewer customers in the store, making it much quieter. Curious, she asked Gu Youlian, "Big sister, what's going on?"

It was only then that Liang Jiaqi learned that Lin Qingping had been facing such difficulties this week, with raw materials not being supplied and products not being produced.

"Why didn't you come to me?!" Liang Jiaqi shouted.

Lin Qingping entered the store at that moment and overheard the words. She was overjoyed and exclaimed, "That's right, how could I have forgotten about you!"

Liang Jiaqi's family runs a Western food business, so they must have specialized sourcing channels.

However, the provincial capital is so far from the capital that if it were to be mailed from there, it would take at least a week. The current efficiency is not comparable to the later express delivery and courier services.

Lin Qingping made up her mind. "Liang Jiaqi, could you please ask your uncle to prepare the goods in advance? I don't have classes tomorrow, so I'll leave now and go pick them up directly."

"You'll go get it?" Liang Jiaqi understood what she meant. Indeed, it was faster to go there himself than to have it mailed, or he could ask his father to bring it over, but that was unlikely...

After thinking it through, he immediately said, "Okay! I'll go to the post office to make the call right now!"

Following the list given to her by Lin Qingping, Liang Jiaqi notified her father and then went to the train station with Lin Qingping.

His reasoning was sound: there were many things, and they were heavy; she might not be able to manage on her own.

That makes sense, and Liang Jiaqi added another reason: he wanted to go home.

Fine, Lin Qingping can't stop them from going home.

So that very night, they boarded a train heading south, of course, with standing tickets, as they couldn't get seated tickets.

When Gu Juncheng arrived at the store on Saturday afternoon, Lin Qingping had already been traveling south for a day.

"With Liang Jiaqi?" Gu Juncheng frowned slightly, the image of that young man's sunny smile appearing before his eyes.

"Yes! Xiao Liang really helped a lot this time!" Gu Youlian said quickly when she saw her brother's unhappy expression. "You mustn't think nonsense. Xiao Liang is still young, but he's a kind-hearted boy. Don't be angry with Pingzi when you get back!"

Gu Juncheng hummed in agreement.

"Don't try to fool me! Don't bring those old feudal ideas from Gujia Village to the capital. People gossip about a wife talking to her husband for a few extra words. That won't do in the capital!" Gu Youlian has seen a lot in the world now, and her thinking is very different from when she was in Gujia Village.

"Understood." Gu Juncheng found a seat and sat down.

Gu Youlian said, "Hey, the bottle isn't here, why are you still sitting here? The shop isn't busy today, you should go home and rest."

"I'm waiting for someone." Gu Juncheng poured himself a glass of water and sat down to drink it.

Female students came in in twos and threes and sat down at a table near him.

"Hey, I heard this shop is owned by Lin Qingping, is that right?"

When Gu Juncheng heard the name, he couldn't help but glance at it. He seemed to have seen one of the people there at the welcome party; they should be Lin Qingping's roommate or classmate.

She said, "Well, that's how it seems on the surface, but I've heard that she's not actually the boss."

"Who is that?"

"Ha, do you think Lin Qingping has the ability to open a shop? She's just a country bumpkin! As far as I know, the real owner is the steakhouse across the street."

"Now that you mention it, it all makes sense! No wonder that guy from the steakhouse, what's his name again, Liang Jiaqi? He's always wandering around here instead of tending to his steakhouse! I was wondering about that, but now that you mention it, it all makes sense!"

"Isn't that right? Liang Jiaqi's family owns a Western restaurant. It's said that their ancestors started operating it during the Republic of China era, and they even have relatives in Southeast Asia!"

"Let me tell you, guess what I saw? On Friday night, I saw Lin Qingping and Liang Jiaqi go to the train station together to take the train!"

Another girl said suspiciously, "Really? Isn't Lin Qingping a military wife? Her husband is a soldier!"

"That's the key point!" the girl in Lin Qingping's dormitory said mysteriously. "Lin Qingping couldn't stand the loneliness of a marriage where they rarely saw each other, right? Besides, Lin Qingping's husband is from the countryside, he's old, has dark skin, and is poor. Anyone would choose the son of a Western restaurant owner, right? He's young, handsome, and rich."

"That's not quite right... Does true love not stand up to being young, handsome, and rich?"

"It's worth it, but it depends on the person! Lin Qingping is with Liang Jiaqi every day, do you think she truly loves her soldier husband?"

"makes sense……"

"So, this shop was actually opened by Liang Jiaqi with money given to Lin Qingping. Neither she nor her military husband had the money to open a shop! Look at the renovation, it must have cost a lot, right? And those equipment, I recognize them, they're all imported from abroad, they're very expensive!"

The girls weren't talking loudly, but Gu Juncheng could hear them.

"Xie Wei, how do you know so much?"

It turns out that the girl in Lin Qingping's dormitory is named Xie Wei.

Xie Wei smiled smugly, "Of course I have inside information! Lin Qingping is no simple woman; she's been with countless men before and after! She's opportunistic and treacherous; I despise people like that the most. And her military husband wasn't her first!"

"So this is the kind of quality students at the Capital University have." A cold voice rang out.

Xie Wei and the other girls looked to the side and saw a man...

"I have written down every word you just said. I wonder how Capital University will deal with this act of spreading rumors, slander, and defamation against military marriages?"

Xie Wei's expression changed. "Who are you? Who's spreading rumors and slander? I'm telling the truth!"

"Where's the evidence?" The man's voice grew even colder.

Xie Wei was speechless for a moment, then resorted to sophistry, "Everyone knows this, what evidence do we need? Everyone's eyes are the evidence!"

"Oh? So you don't have any evidence to support your statement? But I do have evidence to prove that you're spreading rumors and slander." Gu Juncheng glanced at the girls. "Everyone here is a witness."

The girls were a little hesitant and a little surprised. When would they get their adult certificates?

“Oh no, not all of you are verified. Some of you participated in spreading rumors.” Gu Juncheng’s gaze swept across each girl’s face.

One of the girls stood up first, "I didn't, I didn't spread any rumors! They're the ones who said it!"

It would be such a waste to be punished by the university for a few words after finally getting into it! The girl immediately drew a clear line.

The girls then realized what was happening and stood up one after another, saying, "We didn't say anything! Xie Wei said it!"

In an instant, the girls' positions all became witnesses.

Xie Wei bit her lip in anger, "You guys...aren't you being incredibly disloyal?"

It's not about loyalty or disloyalty, it's just human nature.

"Let's not have dessert. Let's go back to studying. We haven't finished our homework yet!"

"Wait a minute." Gu Juncheng pushed a notebook forward and said, "This is a record of today's words, without any discrepancies. Please check if it's correct."

The girls looked at it and found that even the names of those who said each sentence were clearly distinguished. After reading it, they realized that they had not said anything excessive and nodded in agreement, "Yes, that's right, I was A."

"I'm B."

“I am C, she is D, and Xie Wei is E.”

“Okay.” Gu Juncheng wrote down the note, “I could have gone to the police station right now and asked them to help investigate. After all, Lin Qingping’s marriage is a military marriage, and they would probably ask you to sign the statement. However, you are students after all, so it’s better to avoid trouble. It’s best not to get involved in anything that is detrimental to you. So, as long as you remain firm in your stance and do not spread rumors, I will not bother you.”

"No, no, absolutely not!" the girls said in unison, and then dispersed.

Xie Wei was left slamming her fist on the table in anger, "You're Lin Qingping's old military husband, aren't you? You're just a kid wearing..."

Ultimately, she was intimidated by Gu Juncheng's cold and hard attitude and the testimony in his hand, and stopped saying things she shouldn't have.

Gu Juncheng was not as polite to her as he was to the other girls. "From now on, if there are any rumors at school that are detrimental to Lin Qingping, I will come to you."

"You..." Xie Wei almost screamed, "It's not like I'm the only one talking about her! You're blaming me for what other people are saying about her?"

"I don't care!" His tone was as hard as a rock.

"Are you being unreasonable?! If you're so great, why don't you control your wife?!" Xie Wei was furious and stormed out.

But Gu Juncheng stood in front of her.

Xie Wei snapped, "Fine, I won't say anything more!"

Gu Juncheng then stepped aside.

Xie Wei stomped her feet as she worked, furious! Why was she making trouble for her instead of confronting her after being cheated on?

However, she only dared to think these words in her heart.

Gu Youlian quietly stood next to Gu Juncheng, also very angry. "I'm so angry! Aren't you a college student? Why do you have such a nasty mouth? I just want to give you a good spanking!"

Gu Juncheng's gaze was deep, and his tone was indifferent, "Then give her a big smug!"

As a grown man and a soldier, his behavior was somewhat limited, but just because he couldn't do something doesn't mean others couldn't!

"Really? If I wasn't worried about the negative impact on the bottle, I would have slapped it already!" Gu Youlian was considering her younger siblings, who were all college students, and this was the capital university. She wasn't very educated and didn't know how college students should handle these kinds of situations, so she was afraid of making things worse.

“It really works!” Gu Juncheng looked ahead. “I’ll go out and take a look first.”