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

Before leaving for the army, Lin Qingping took her second sister to change her name, removing the "Qing" from her name and calling her Lin Qingyun.

Second sister, no, now called Qingyun, barely finished junior high school, but the college entrance exam at that time was not as difficult as it would be decades later. In any case, Lin Qingping was determined to support Qingyun through university, if one year was not enough, then two years, and if two years were not enough, then three years.

After assigning her younger sister her study tasks and giving Zhiyuan his homework, Lin Qingping set off for the army.

It's really far!

The train journey took two days and one night.

It started raining while I was on the train, and the weather suddenly became much cooler.

It really is time for autumn to arrive...

This time, Lin Qingping managed to buy a seat ticket, and even a window seat. Every time the train stopped at a station, people would push carts outside the window selling food. Even after decades, seeing these scenes again, she still thought those brightly colored chicken legs looked delicious.

But she didn't buy any; she brought her own food. Her mother-in-law, Liu Fen, and Gu Youlian cooked her a jar of meat and vegetables, a jar of pickled vegetables, and also made her some pancakes to eat on the way.

Traveling alone always makes me a little nervous, but by nightfall, I couldn't hold back any longer and fell asleep by the window.

As a result, I was woken up by the cold.

It was late at night, and the temperature had dropped even lower. Someone had left the window open, and a cold wind mixed with drizzle poured in, chilling her to the bone.

She quickly closed the window, but no matter how she closed it, there was always a gap. She could only wrap her clothes tighter to resist the cold wind that kept coming in through the window, but it didn't seem to be very effective.

I finally made it to dawn, and then sat there until evening before I could finally get off the bus. I then realized that my legs were swollen from sitting so long, and I was feeling a little dizzy.

Carrying her luggage, she merged into the bustling crowd at the train station.

However, the train didn't go directly to the military base; she would have to take a bus, but at this time, there were no more bus services running.

With the letter of introduction in hand, she found a guesthouse to stay in.

After sitting on the train for two days and one night, she felt smelly and disgusted. She couldn't allow herself to see Gu Juncheng like that.

She desperately wanted to take a bath.

The guesthouse had a private bathhouse, but that night the water was never very hot. She washed her hair and took a bath with the little bit of warm water, then dragged her tired body back to her room to sleep.

She had to get to the army base the next day, so she got up early and went to the bus station to catch the bus. She was so focused on getting there that she didn't notice the abnormality in her body.

After several more hours by car, we finally arrived at the county where the army was located.

The weather was getting colder and colder. Lin Qingping wrapped herself in all her clothes, but she was still cold.

To her surprise, someone at the bus station, holding a sign with her name on it, came to pick her up. It was a young soldier.

The moment she saw that military green uniform, she felt completely at ease. She waved vigorously and carried her luggage toward the young soldier.

The young soldier immediately ran over and took her luggage. "Sister-in-law, are you Lin Qingping?"

"Yes, yes, it's me. What's your name? How did you know I was coming at this time?" Lin Qingping's hands were free, so she wrapped her clothes tightly around herself.

"Commander Gu said you arrived around today, sister-in-law. Just call me Xiaotian. Our car is parked outside." The young soldier carried her luggage and walked ahead quickly.

Lin Qingping quickened her pace to catch up.

After getting into the car, Lin Qingping felt a little warmer. Xiao Tian drove the car towards the military base.

This was the most reassuring moment Lin Qingping had experienced in the past two days. She felt a sense of relief, as if she could finally relax. So, leaning against the car seat, she drifted off to sleep again.

She slept soundly until Xiaotian called her, at which point she woke up, opened her eyes, and felt a little heavy-headed.

“Commander Gu hasn’t returned yet. I’ll take you to your place first, sister-in-law. You should rest for a bit.” Xiao Tian looked at her. “You’re not dressed warmly enough. Don’t catch a cold.”

Lin Qingping was indeed negligent.

A few days ago, when they were selling clothes in the provincial capital, they were still wearing light clothing. Who would have thought that a heavy rain would bring autumn, and when they arrived here, it would feel like winter.

"Okay, thank you, Xiaotian." She wrapped her coat tighter around herself. In the strong wind, she felt dizzy and lightheaded, as if she might be blown away at any moment.

Xiao Tian took her to the temporary family compound, put her luggage down, and left.

The dormitory in the family compound was neat and tidy. Lin Qingping sat there for a while, feeling a little dazed.

She originally thought that she would see him when she arrived at the army base, and that she could go to his barracks to do something for him. However, everything turned out differently than she had imagined.

But it's finally here.

She smiled and began packing her luggage.

Just as I finished tidying up, Xiaotian came over again and brought me a bowl of noodles.

"Sister-in-law, you didn't eat lunch, did you? Have a bowl of noodles to warm it up." Xiao Tian came and went in a hurry, putting down the bowl and running away, as if he was afraid to talk to her.

Lin Qingping was indeed hungry. She sat down, ate a bowl of hot soup noodles, and finished it all, which warmed her up a bit.

In this day and age, without cell phones or the internet, she sat alone in her room, not knowing what to do, so she simply lay down in bed and fell into a deep sleep.

"Lin Qingping! Lin Qingping!"

She was awakened by a series of urgent shouts.

When I opened my eyes, I was blinded by the bright light. Under the bright light, I could vaguely see a dark and handsome face.

"Gu Juncheng!" she exclaimed in surprise, trying to sit up.

However, what she thought was a shout was just a hoarse sound that couldn't be uttered. When she tried to sit up, she felt weak all over, her ears were ringing, and she fell back down.

What's up with her?

She looked at Gu Juncheng, her mind buzzing, "Gu Juncheng...you're back?"

She tried to speak again, but was that really her voice? It sounded awful, so hoarse, and her throat hurt so much…

Gu Juncheng's eyes seemed to be blazing with fire as he yanked off her blanket.

"No... cold..." Lin Qingping immediately curled up into a ball and reached out to pull the blanket.

"You still know it's cold, you..." Gu Juncheng finally swallowed the rest of his words, looked around, and found that there wasn't a single thick coat for her to wear.

Without saying a word, he wrapped her in the blanket, rolled her up like a cocoon, and carried her outside.

"Gu Juncheng, where are we going? I don't want to go..." She was still in a daze, only knowing that Gu Juncheng had returned. When he hugged her, she felt light and airy, as if she were floating on a cloud.

She was afraid he would drop her to the ground, so she tried to reach out her arm to hold onto his neck, but as soon as she stretched out half of her arm, she felt unbearably cold.

"Get back in right now! Even your head!"

It's so dark outside, and he looks so fierce in the darkness...

She obediently curled herself up inside the blanket, nestled against his chest, and said pitifully, "You yelled at me again... I traveled such a long way to see you, and you still yell at me..."