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

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingping immediately snatched the telegram from Liu Fen's hand.

The telegram was very simple, saying that her family visit had been approved and that she should go to the military base in half a month.

Around the same time as the telegram arrived a letter addressed to Liu Fen and Gu Dafu.

Liu Fen and Gu Dafu were not very literate, so Lin Qingping read the letter to them. Lin Qingping guessed that the letter contained information about her second sister, so she waited until everyone had rested before going to find Liu Fen and Gu Dafu and reading the contents of the letter to them.

This matter is really not in accordance with the rules, but Gu Juncheng has always been the one to make the decisions in the Gu family. Since her son has said so, Liu Fen has no choice but to agree, no matter how unwilling she is.

Moreover, Liu Fen has one good quality: she either doesn't agree to something, or if she does, she won't treat people unfairly.

Lin Qingping was relieved about this; even though she had acted recklessly in her past life, Liu Fen still didn't treat her harshly.

Over the next ten days, the whole family worked tirelessly to clear out the inventory. Finally, they managed to alter all the clothes before the agreed time. When they counted them, there were indeed only 280 pieces left, not 300.

Lin Qingping hired the same carriage, which transported all the clothes to the train station at the agreed time.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Hongying herself brought people to pick up the goods.

After looking at the styles and counting the quantity, Xiang Hongying didn't say whether it was good or bad. She paid according to the quantity, and the cooperation was considered complete.

Lin Qingping returned to Gujia Village once again with a bag full of money.

Looking at the place that used to be piled with clothes, now empty, the whole family had an indescribable feeling—joy, excitement, disbelief, and a mix of emotions.

Next comes the traditional activity after each sale – counting the money.

Lin Qingping put all the money from the previous two transactions together and counted it. She found that it totaled more than 4900 yuan, which was a little short of 5000 yuan.

"Good heavens!" Gu Youlian had never seen so much money in her life. The Gu family was already considered well-off in the village.

But she also felt it was a pity, "Wouldn't we have made more money if we sold it ourselves? We gave away 3 yuan for nothing, which is equivalent to seven or eight hundred yuan!"

Lin Qingping laughed and said, "The seven or eight hundred we give away will bring us back even more."

Gu Youlian didn't understand her words, assuming that Lin Qingping wanted to continue making clothes.

Lin Qingping began distributing money to everyone.

He took out 1000 yuan and gave it to Gu Youlian and Du Gen.

This startled Gu Youlian and Du Gen. "What are you doing with us?"

in unison.

"You've worked hard!" Lin Qingping said.

Over the past twenty-odd days, she had clearly seen how the Gu family had worked tirelessly alongside her.

"That...that's only right, how could I take any money!" Gu Youlian and Du Gen genuinely had no intention of taking any money from Lin Qingping. They just wanted to help. In their minds, it was normal for siblings to help each other. Wasn't it the same during busy farming seasons, where you help me and I help you? Especially since Lin Qingping had taken such a big risk, and it was indirectly caused by the two of them, they felt extremely guilty and regretful. They were determined to help Lin Qingping get through this difficult time no matter what.

Lin Qingping smiled and gave another 500 to Liu Fen, which startled Liu Fen.

"What would I do with your money?" Liu Fen never even considered taking her son and daughter-in-law's money! She absolutely refused to accept it.

Lin Qingping knew that the Gu family were honest people, but she didn't expect that it would be so difficult for them to accept money after giving it away.

She pleaded earnestly, "Mother, eldest sister, you absolutely have to accept this money. If you don't accept it, how can we do anything big together in the future? I'll never take you with me again!"

After much back and forth, Lin Qingping finally persuaded Liu Fen and Gu Youlian to accept the money.

Gu Youlian asked with great anticipation, "Are we going to do more big things?"

"Of course!" Lin Qingping said, and continued to distribute the money, taking out another 500 to give to her second sister.

Since the Gu family mother and daughter had already received their money, they had no objection to the Lin family's second sister receiving 500 yuan as well, considering that the latter had also worked very hard during this period!

Finally, he gave Zhiyuan five ten-yuan bills, saying, "Our Zhiyuan worked hard too, he modeled for two days and helped sell a lot of clothes!"

Zhiyuan was the most straightforward; he accepted without hesitation.

Lin Qingping took out 25 yuan and gave it to Xiaomai, saying, "Xiaomai also went all day, you've all worked hard!"

Xiaomai didn't dare to accept it and went to see her parents.

“Don’t look after your parents, listen to your aunt! Your parents have to listen to me too!” Lin Qingping said.

Gu Youlian smiled upon hearing this and said, "Take it if it's given to you."

With the money divided, everyone naturally started thinking about the next step, with Gu Youlian being the most anxious.

She asked excitedly, "When are we going to buy more cheap clothes to alter?"

"I won't change it," Lin Qingping said with a smile.

This statement shocked everyone.

"Why?" they asked almost in unison.

"How can you keep working like this day and night? Won't you collapse?" Lin Qingping said to Gu Youlian with a smile. "You don't want your own home anymore? You're just having me sew clothes here every day?"

You should know that for the past twenty-odd days, Gu Youlian has really taken root in her parents' home, wishing she could work 24 hours a day without sleep.

"And you," she said to her second sister, "don't you know what I expect of you? You spend all day sewing clothes, how do you find time to study?"

That makes sense, but what about our promise to work together on something big?

Gu Youlian asked anxiously, "Then how can we earn back the seven or eight hundred we gave away?" She added, "I have plenty of strength, I'm not afraid of getting tired!"

“Big sister!” Lin Qingping said, “The so-called big things are not something that our family workshop can do. It requires the strength of many, many people.”

"Then I'll go find more people?" Gu Youlian had no idea what Lin Qingping was thinking.

Lin Qingping couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, everyone, the best days are yet to come! Now, I'm going to visit my relatives. You all should rest for a few days. If there's any news or anyone comes knocking, wait until I get back. Also, we shouldn't flaunt our wealth. Don't show off how much money we've made outside."

No one has a bad opinion of anything Lin Qingping says. Moreover, Lin Qingping is going to visit Gu Juncheng, which is a big deal. Whether it's her as a mother or an older sister, they all hope that Gu Juncheng will have an heir soon, as he is not young anymore.

After more than twenty days of excitement, the Gu family finally entered a brief period of calm.

Despite being extremely tired, Lin Qingping lay in bed, unable to fall asleep.

She's about to go visit her family, to see her husband who married her but avoids her, a clueless, blockhead...

"Sister." The second sister, who was also awake, leaned closer. "This is for you."

It's that 500 yuan.

Like Liu Fen and Gu Youlian, the second sister never intended to take her older sister's money. She had only taken it obediently in front of the Gu family before, and now she was secretly returning the money to her sister.

Lin Qingping certainly wouldn't take it back.

"I still owe you 500..." The second sister was referring to the 500 yuan that brought her out of her home.

"Don't give me that. You're my own sister. I give dividends to outsiders, so why would I not give dividends to my own sister?" Lin Qingping repeated the same thing about studying hard no matter what, describing the outside world and the bright future to her. "Before I go to the army, I'll take you to change your name. Lin Qingyun, no more water radicals. You must rise straight to the clouds!"