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

My second sister's engagement party is scheduled before she goes abroad, which is at the end of July.

Prior to this, Lin Qingping received a letter from Gu Juncheng, or rather, a reply.

The reply first congratulated the second sister, but did not urge her to go to the island quickly. It only addressed the issues raised in her letter.

Lin Qingping wrote to him, saying that her second sister and Yunqi were getting engaged, and that she would give her second sister a share of her existing savings to give her confidence.

This was something Lin Qingping had planned long ago.

She brought her second sister out of Linjia Village. From the moment she led her out of Linjia Village, her second sister became one of the most important people in her heart after her rebirth. Her second sister's life must also be a happy one.

She knew Gu Juncheng wouldn't have any objections when she wrote the letter.

Back when they first got married, their circumstances were far less favorable than they are now, and she hadn't started earning money yet. He specifically called the village to tell her to spend money as she pleased without any reservations.

So, telling him this time was simply out of respect for him.

Just as she expected, he had no objections. Instead, he instructed her not to let her second sister suffer any injustice. At the same time, he sent a package containing two pearl necklaces, saying that one was for her and the other was for her second sister as an engagement gift.

Judging from Lin Qingping's experience and perspective in her previous life, this necklace must be quite expensive. Each pearl is round and full, uniform in size, and they are wild pearls.

Lin Qingping didn't write any more letters to ask for details. Anyway, after her second sister's engagement banquet, she was going to the island.

The second sister's engagement banquet was simple yet grand.

It's simple because it's small in scale, with only two or three tables of relatives and friends as witnesses; it's grand because of the Yun family's dedication, with everything that should be included.

As for Liu Yan, no matter how much she disliked the Lin family, she smiled and chatted during the engagement ceremony, not daring to show any displeasure.

Throughout the entire engagement ceremony, the only person with a sour expression was Yun Xiaoshan. From the moment he appeared, he had a sullen face and would often glare at everyone, looking unhappy with everyone.

Yun Xiaoshan had no grudges against Lin Qingyun. In fact, apart from Zhiyuan, he had no grudges against anyone else present. Therefore, the person he glared at from time to time was only Zhiyuan.

Zhiyuan pretended not to see it and happily chatted with Xiaomai.

Finally, Yun Xiaoshan couldn't hold back any longer. She ran up to Zhiyuan in a huff and shouted his name, "Li Zhiyuan!"

Zhiyuan looked up and saw Yun Xiaoshan's face flushed red with anger, and her round eyes filled with tears.

She was so angry she almost cried...

"Yun Xiaoshan, why are you crying?" Xiaomai asked softly.

Yun Xiaoshan snorted, "Who's going to cry? I'm not going to cry! I'm here to settle scores with Li Zhiyuan!"

"Me?" Zhiyuan looked completely innocent. What happened to him? He had never offended Yun Xiaoshan at all!

Yun Xiaoshan grew even angrier. "Li Zhiyuan, tell me, do you look down on me? Do you not like me? Your second aunt is about to become my aunt, how come you still don't like me?"

"I..." Zhiyuan wanted to say that he had never looked down on anyone, as for liking someone... Zhiyuan sighed like a little adult, "Yun Xiaoshan, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Yun Xiaoshan's lips trembled, and she was really about to cry. "Li Zhiyuan, are you leaving? You're leaving, and you've written postcards and sent gifts to everyone, but why not to me?"

Zhiyuan: ...

"Li Zhiyuan, do you still look down on me? I've changed! I've never hit anyone again! Why don't you like me?" Yun Xiaoshan said, unable to hold back any longer, and finally burst into tears.

At another table, Liu Yan saw this and her expression changed. She was about to come over to avenge her son when Yun Yan stopped her with a look.

Liu Yan also wanted to say that even if it was an engagement banquet, she couldn't let that wild boy bully her son!

But before she could say those words, the situation on Yun Xiaoshan's side changed.

Zhiyuan looked at Yun Xiaoshan, who was crying loudly, and silently took out a pen from his pocket and handed it to Yun Xiaoshan.

Yun Xiaoshan looked at it, still sobbing, but her eyes lit up, "Is...is it for me?"

“Yes,” Zhiyuan said. “I hope you can use it to write a bright future.”

Lin Qingping heard this, and felt so sour that her teeth ached, but she held back her laughter.

Yun Xiaoshan gripped the pen tightly and nodded vigorously, "I will! This is for you, Li Zhiyuan!"

Yun Xiaoshan also prepared a gift for Zhiyuan, which was placed in a box that looked very expensive.

"Thank you," Zhiyuan said.

Yun Xiaoshan smiled through his tears and returned to his seat next to Yun Yan. He went to show off the gifts Zhiyuan had given him to his father, while Liu Yan rolled her eyes: What cheap pens are these! They're nothing compared to the ones she bought for her son!

But she only dared to roll her eyes at these words; she didn't dare to say them aloud.

After the engagement banquet, Lin Qingyun and Yunqi went abroad together. The night before they left, she specially came to sleep in the same bed with her sister. The two sisters talked all night. Lin Qingyun recalled the past and felt as if it were a dream.

"Sister, thank you. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today." Lin Qingyun hugged her sister, tears streaming down Lin Qingping's shoulder.

Following this was Zhiyuan's farewell banquet.

Calling it a "banquet" would be too grand; it was really just Zhiyuan inviting all his friends to his home for a meal and farewell.

Young age, pure friendship.

Xiao Yuanlian, Yun Xiaoshan, and Zhiyuan's group of martial arts classmates who had formed a deep friendship since kindergarten, while enjoying Lin Qingping's delicious cooking, did not forget to make a vow to go to the same university when they grow up.

Although naive, the deep affection at this moment is genuine.

After that, it was truly time to say goodbye to the capital.

Lin Qingping had already packed up most of the things that could be mailed and sent them to Gu Juncheng. On the day of departure, she only locked the front door of her house, handed the key to Gu Youlian, took her personal belongings, and led Zhiyuan southward to that beautiful sea.

It was the same train, the same boat, but this time, Gu Juncheng himself came to pick them up.

As soon as she got off the train, Lin Qingping searched for familiar faces in the crowd. She thought it would be Xiao Tian or one of the other soldiers beside him, but to her surprise, it was him.

He even saw them before she did; while she was still searching for Xiaotian, he was already standing in front of her.

"Who are you looking for?" he asked with a faint smile, his dark eyes shining brightly in the tropical sun.

"I'm looking for Xiaotian!" Lin Qingping said with a smile, telling the truth.

His face turned serious. "How can Xiaotian live a life like this?"

Lin Qingping didn't understand what he meant. She thought he was talking about picking her up on such an important day. She glanced at him and said, "It used to be Xiao Tian or Xiao Lu. Why can't it be today?"