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

Chapter 33 Punished

This roar startled Lin Qingping, causing him to jump back two steps.

"Lin Qingping!" Gu Juncheng didn't know what to say, nodding and pacing around the room. "You're quite capable! You're very thoughtful!"

"I……"

"Shut up!" Gu Juncheng shouted. "What are you thinking about all day long?"

"Jun...Jun...Juncheng..." It's all her fault, she hurt his pride by saying those things... What should she do? How can she make amends? "Juncheng...it's okay, if you're really bothered by it, we can slowly work on it...really, I know a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, he's very skilled..."

She did know an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor, but that was many years later. Now, however, they can take the initiative to visit him and get to know him!

She thought it sounded good, and hope gleamed in her eyes, "We'll go when you have your next vacation..."

"Lin Qingping!"

Lin Qingping was interrupted by his angry shout before she could say a word.

"Get out of the corner!"

Lin Qingping: ...

Okay, okay, I'll stand here...

She obediently stood in the corner like Zhiyuan, still unwilling to give up, and turned back to say, "Juncheng..."

"Start reciting from now on! Don't stop!"

Lin Qingping: ...

“Carry…carry what?” Lin Qingping was bewildered.

"You can carry whatever you want! Don't stop until I tell you to!" Gu Juncheng said, already pacing back and forth in the room several times.

Lin Qingping racked his brains, memorizing everything from "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" to "Ballad of Mulan" to "Inscription of My Humble Abode" and then to "Memorial on Dispatching the Troops"...

In short, it was fortunate that she had developed an interest in cultural knowledge after tutoring her nephew in her previous life, and had accumulated a lot of knowledge; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to recite many sentences at this moment.

That night, she carried herself from the corner to the chair, then from the chair to the bed, and even as she fell asleep, she kept muttering, "Gazing at the vastness of heaven and earth, I am filled with sorrow and tears..."

In a daze, she seemed to hear someone knocking on the door looking for Gu Juncheng, which startled her so much that she loudly recited, "As for spring when the weather is fine and the scenery is bright, the waves are calm and undisturbed..."

She just memorized it; how would she know if she mixed it up or not? She was completely clueless.

The next day, she went to the cafeteria for breakfast, looking dejected. There she ran into Lei Sufang and several of her sisters-in-law. Lei Sufang greeted her with a smile and then mysteriously approached her, asking, "Hey, Xiaolin, have you studied a lot?"

Lin Qingping didn't know why Lei Sufang asked that. "I went to school in the village...".

“No wonder…” Lei Sufang laughed, “Old Chen said you were reciting poetry last night.”

Lin Qingping had been memorizing all night, and her mind was still foggy. Hearing this, she didn't even think about it, and shook her head helplessly, "Don't even mention it, I've been memorizing all night, my head is spinning!"

"Why?" Lei Sufang found it somewhat amusing. "You...you're with Commander Gu, are you really that studious?"

Forgive her for being behind the times... After living apart for so long, is it really just to study together? She and Lao Chen can't even keep up with that level of awareness.

"It's because I said the wrong thing and got punished..." Lin Qingping suddenly realized that she couldn't continue.

Lei Sufang burst into laughter, "Xiao Lin, even you, an educated person, get punished differently!"

Lin Qingping was speechless, but unable to contain her curiosity, she asked Lei Sufang, "What about you? Will Old Chen punish you?"

"This... um... hehehe..." Lei Sufang stopped talking and burst into laughter.

Gu Juncheng felt something was off all day. Old Chen noticed he was always smiling, and several of his brothers seemed to be struggling to hold back their laughter. Even Xiao Tian seemed to be acting strangely.

"Xiao Tian!" After a day of training, Gu Juncheng called out to Xiao Tian, "What's wrong?"

Xiao Tian avoided looking at the commander, saying, "It's nothing!"

"Look at me and say it!"

Xiao Tian's eyes widened, but they remained unfocused. "It's okay, it's really okay."

His resolute demeanor shows great backbone.

"Okay." Gu Juncheng stopped pressuring him and let him go.

On his way back, he found the answer—his good brother, Lao Shi, came up to him with a grin.

Gu Juncheng could tell from his expression that he wasn't going to say anything nice, so he didn't intend to pay him any attention.

However, Lao Shi isn't someone who can simply ignore people if he doesn't want to. If Lao Shi ignores him, he'll start talking loudly.

Then, Old Shi's loud voice rang out, "Commander Gu! You and your sister-in-law..."

As soon as the words "sister-in-law" were uttered, Gu Juncheng knew that ignoring this person was not an option!

He moved so fast that before Lao Shi could finish speaking, his mouth was covered.

Old Shi laughed so hard that the wrinkles around his eyes appeared under his "iron palm".

"You don't have to say anything anymore!" Gu Juncheng released his hand.

How can that work?

Old Shi whispered, "What's wrong with that? Isn't this a good thing? The news that you and your sister-in-law stay up all night studying to improve your education has already spread. Isn't that great? Hahaha!"

If Lao Shi hadn't added that last "hahaha," Gu Juncheng would have been fine. But as soon as the "hahaha" came out, Gu Juncheng immediately tried to grab him. Lao Shi, being experienced and fast, quickly ran away, his "hahaha" laughter still echoing in the air as he ran...

When Gu Juncheng returned, he saw Lin Qingping with a notebook, writing something. As soon as he entered the room, she covered the notebook.

"What are you writing?" he asked.

Lin Qingping covered the notebook, "I'm not telling you."

Gu Juncheng didn't insist. He took a towel to wash his face, and when he came back after washing his face, she took the initiative to discuss it with him.

"Juncheng, I ran into Lei Sufang in the cafeteria today. She said that her husband, Lao Chen, is inviting us to her house for dinner the day after tomorrow. Later, a few of the girls said that everyone should come and each of us should contribute two dishes. What do you think about me making two desserts?"

Gu Juncheng knew about this, as did Old Chen.

"You can do whatever you want. I'm off tomorrow, so I can go out with you and see if you need to buy anything."

"Really?" Lin Qingping was overjoyed. "You really can go out with me?"

"Are you that happy?" Gu Juncheng asked, looking at her.

Of course I'm happy!

Then Lin Qingping continued writing in her notebook.

Gu Juncheng glanced at it; it was just a list of the ingredients needed for the dessert she was making.

"What do you want?" Lin Qingping felt there was something else in his gaze.

"nothing."

Lin Qingping frowned; clearly, something was amiss! "What do you think I'm writing?"

“I thought…” Gu Juncheng’s voice trailed off, “that you were reciting the text from memory! You’re quite self-disciplined.”

Lin Qingping: ...