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

into the night.

Everyone in the hostel was asleep.

Wu Axiu was actually sleeping soundly. She had been living in fear and uncertainty these past few days, and now that she finally had a safe haven, she could no longer resist the urge to sleep after arguing with Old Man Lin for a few minutes.

But in the middle of the night, I was suddenly woken up by noises coming from the hallway.

The silhouettes of several burly men were projected onto the curtains, shouting and yelling outside the door, even banging on it, "Is this the place? Does the man surnamed Lin live here?"

"What?! The guy with the surname Lin got arrested! His mother's surname is Wu!"

"This is it! I heard this is where you live! Open the door! Open the door! Open the door and give me my money back!"

Wu Axiu woke up with a start, trembling as she clung tightly to Old Man Lin. "Old man... they're here... they've really come..."

Old Man Lin was also very scared and dared not move.

The people outside were still yelling, "Hey, you surnamed Lin! No, you surnamed Wu! Open the door and pay back the money! If you don't open the door, we'll break in!"

Old Man Lin mustered his courage and retorted, "You dare! What are you making such a racket in the middle of the night?"

The noise outside the door stopped, and someone said, "Huh? Why is it a man? Isn't it a woman?"

"Yes, could it really be a typo?"

"Is the person inside surnamed Lin or Wu?"

Old Man Lin calmed down a bit, "None of them!"

At this moment, the waiter came up and said, "Who are you looking for? The guests are all asleep tonight, please keep quiet."

"We're looking for someone...we're looking for someone..." the big man's voice lowered considerably.

"Then maybe there really is a mistake? Let's go! We'll ask again tomorrow morning!"

Wu Axiu was so scared inside that she almost wet her pants. She held it in all night and didn't dare to go out to the toilet. The next morning, she urged the old man and the village secretary to go back to the village as soon as possible.

These people were, of course, hired by Lin Qingping.

From then on, things finally calmed down for Lin Qingping. Apart from her second sister becoming increasingly distant from Yunqi, life returned to normal.

As the weather gets hotter, Children's Day is just around the corner.

This is Zhiyuan's last Children's Day at kindergarten. He will be starting primary school this September, and the Children's Day performance is also their graduation performance. The teachers and parents attach great importance to it, and the parents have even been invited to the kindergarten to watch.

Lin Qingping naturally wanted to go.

She already knew that Zhiyuan's class would be performing Chinese martial arts today, led by Zhiyuan. The whole class had made the same costumes, which were made by Lin Qingping. Early in the morning, she and Gu Youlian took Zhiyuan and Xiaomai, who were wearing their performance costumes, to the kindergarten.

Today, Yun Xiaoshan was wearing a suit jacket, a white shirt, and a red bow tie. He was being led by his mother, who was also carrying a violin case.

The teachers were busy applying makeup to the children, giving them all the same two bright red cheeks and a touch of makeup on their foreheads. Moreover, the teachers repeatedly emphasized that the redder the cheeks, the better.

Lin Qingping wanted to laugh, but she didn't intend to use her later aesthetic sense to instruct her teacher. It would be a different kind of fun for the children to see their "monkey butt"-like makeup when they grew up.

However, Liu Yan did not allow her son to go to the teacher's place to put on makeup. She would do Yun Xiaoshan's makeup at home and bring her own touch-up tools. She would touch up her son's lipstick and eyebrows from time to time, and she would tell Yun Xiaoshan with a look of disgust, "Don't go to the teacher's place to put on makeup later. I don't know what kind of cheap stuff they use. It would be a problem if they ruined your face!"

"Then why don't the other kids get their makeup done by the teacher?" Yun Xiaoshan asked absentmindedly, his eyes darting around.

"Don't move!" Liu Yan steadied his face. "Are the other children like you? You are pampered by your mother, while they are all raised freely, playing in the mud all over the yard!"

After Liu Yan finished speaking, she glared at Lin Qingping.

Gu Youlian hadn't really experienced Liu Yan's behavior before, so she was a little confused by her inexplicable glare. She nudged Lin Qingping and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Lin Qingping smiled, pursing her lips. "It's alright, don't worry about it."

The children's performances were all wonderful. Unexpectedly, Zhiyuan's class's martial arts performance was the second to last, and the last one was Yun Xiaoshan's violin solo.

This also made Liu Yan very proud, because the last one is the most important!

When it was Zhiyuan's class's turn to perform martial arts, the children wearing red shirts and pants with gold trim stood up and followed their teacher. Yun Xiaoshan also stood up and said, "I need to go to the toilet."

Liu Yan grabbed him, "If you need to use the restroom now, I'll go with you."

"No need! It's the men's restroom, what are you doing there, woman?" Yun Xiaoshan darted away and disappeared.

Liu Yan thought about it and agreed. In addition, it was inconvenient to carry the violin case, but she was also worried about putting it down. What if someone was malicious and tampered with the violin?

As soon as the thought crossed her mind, she glanced at Lin Qingping again, as if Lin Qingping were the one who would tamper with the zither...

Lin Qingping didn't even look at her; she was only focused on the group of red-clad dolls.

The performance ended quickly, and the announcer had already announced the name of the next program: Chinese Martial Arts.

The red-clad dolls entered the stage with great vigor amidst shouts.

Liu Yan was getting anxious. Why hadn't Yun Xiaoshan returned yet? It was his turn to wait in line!

Just as she was looking around, one of the parents called out, "Isn't that Yun Xiaoshan?"

"Impossible!" Liu Yan retorted, dissatisfied. How could her son, Xiaoshan, possibly perform martial arts on stage? He's meant to play the violin!

Upon closer inspection, she realized it really was Yun Xiaoshan!

Right now, he's laughing like a little doll from a New Year's painting, practicing his boxing and rolling on the ground!

Liu Yan's face turned pale, and she shouted, "Stop! Stop! Stop!"

But the music was very loud, and her voice was basically drowned out. Only a few parents nearby heard her and looked at her strangely.

Liu Yan was so angry that she was about to rush onto the stage to carry Yun Xiaoshan off, but Lin Qingping grabbed her, saying, "What are you trying to do? People are filming. Do you want to be filmed?"

"But Xiaoshan! I won't allow it!" Liu Yan shouted angrily, pointing at Lin Qingping, "Was it you? Was it you who did this?"