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

Actually, even without discussing Lin Qingping, one knows what Zhiyuan would say.

Zhiyuan would definitely go with them without hesitation. For this kid, home was the most important thing. Even his words were the same: "I can go to university anywhere, but I won't have a home in the capital! I won't do it!"

Lin Qingping even said to him, "What? You don't have a home? Isn't this big enough for you? You don't have a home?"

Zhiyuan had his own set of arguments: "What is a home? It's a home only when there are people in it. If there are no people, it's just a house. What I want is a home, not a house."

Lin Qingping really wanted to say, "Kid, you don't care about a house now? You'll know how far you've been going with that later!"

However, given Zhiyuan's character, even if she didn't prepare a house for the child, he would still be fine. She knew what she was doing with the child she had raised herself.

"Alright then, take advantage of the summer vacation to have a good get-together with your friends. Who knows when we'll see each other again!" Lin Qingping said.

"Don't worry, we're very close!" Zhiyuan was very confident.

Time flies, and before long, Gu Juncheng was about to set off.

Before setting off, Gu Juncheng accompanied Lin Qingping for a check-up and treatment. Everything was fine, but Gu Juncheng was still very worried. He even thought about taking Zhangzhu with him first, because Zhangzhu needed someone to take care of her. How could Lin Qingping have the energy for that?

"If I don't have the energy, do you have the time? You can't possibly carry your daughter on your head while training, can you?" Lin Qingping said to him. "Don't tell me you're asking your family to help take care of her. I have plenty of people here to help!"

Zhiyuan disagreed, "Dad, I'm here! I can cook and do laundry, don't worry."

How could Gu Juncheng be at ease?

But there was no other way.

In the end, filled with guilt and regret, he gave countless instructions and reminders, nagging until Lin Qingping and Zhiyuan found him annoying, before reluctantly heading south.

After Gu Juncheng left, Lin Qingping's life was not as difficult as he had imagined.

She was quite moved, feeling incredibly fortunate to have so many loving relatives and friends.

First of all, Sister Zhao came back to live here and took the initiative to take care of her and Zhangzhu.

After that, Mei Li moved in with her son, saying that Zhang Zhu was leaving the capital and it wouldn't be easy for her to visit her in the future. She wanted to take advantage of the time they were still here so that her son could get to know her better and not forget about Xiao Xiao Wu later.

Lin Qingping knew that these were all excuses; Mei Li had only come to keep her company.

The second sister also wanted to come back, but Lin Qingping sent her back. How could a newlywed always leave her husband behind and run to her sister's house?

When the second sister saw that her older sister already had enough people and she didn't even have a room to stay in, she finally gave up.

Zhiyuan was originally ambitious to cook, do laundry, and take care of his mother and sister, but he found that there was nothing for him to do at home. Aunt Meili and Aunt Zhao took good care of the house, and Xiao Zhangzhu had Xiao Xiaowu to play with, so she didn't have time to bother her own brother!

Yes, in Zhiyuan's heart, he is the beloved older brother of the pearl!

Time flies, the weather gradually gets hot, and summer arrives in the blink of an eye. Gu Juncheng has already sent several telegrams asking them when they plan to depart.

Mei couldn't help but complain: "Is it in such a hurry? Can't you live alone or what?"

Despite the complaints, the decision to head south was ultimately made.

In mid-July, Lin Qingping, accompanied by Zhiyuan and Zhangzhu and Sister Zhao, headed south.

A huge number of people came to see him off.

Second Sister, Yunqi; Meili, Wu Tianjiao, Gu Youlian; Little Round Face, Xiaomai, Yun Xiaoshan, and seven or eight of Zhiyuan's friends...

The area where people were seeing each other off was packed with people, all reluctant to part.

Little Round Face and the others' eyes welled up with tears, but Zhiyuan scolded them, "What are you crying for? What are you crying for? You promised I'd come back to see you during the holidays! What's there to cry about!"

This guy can yell at others, but when he yells at himself, his voice gets hoarse.

"You have to study hard, you know? You must get into university!" Xiao Yuan earnestly urged him, her face red with tears in her eyes.

Yun Xiaoshan immediately gave him a "you're finished" look; how dare he lecture Li Zhiyuan about studying hard...

Sure enough, Zhiyuan snapped irritably, "And you say that! You take care of those kids first! Don't let them cause trouble, always playing pranks and getting into trouble. Behave yourselves!"

The little round-faced boy nodded, feeling apprehensive. How could he possibly control these kids? Only Zhiyuan could, but for now, he had no choice but to agree…

With parting imminent, it will be too late if we don't board the train soon.

Lin Qingping and Sister Zhao led the two children away into the distance. Mei Li looked down at her son and saw him still jumping around, completely oblivious to what parting meant.

"Rui Rui," Mei Li pressed him down, "Aren't you going to say goodbye to your sister? Weren't you two having so much fun together?"

Little Wu blinked his big eyes, "Dad's protecting my little sister! Mom, call Dad and tell him to take good care of her."

Mary then realized that this guy thought taking the train meant going to his father's place...

He always acted like a big brother in front of Zhangzhu, but it turns out he's such an unreliable little thing!

Little Wu didn't care how much his mother complained about him. He had asked his little sister, Zhangzhu, to do something important for him: to tell his father that Rui Rui missed him!

After boarding the train, Lin Qingping found her berth, waved goodbye to the people outside the window, and said, "Go back now, I'll send you a telegram when I get there."

The train whistled and gradually pulled away from the station. Lin Qingping looked back and saw her relatives and friends standing there, watching the train she was on leave the capital station.

Only after the train disappeared from sight did Wu Tianjiao sigh, "Let's go, we'll see each other again soon." Lin Qingping had to come back for a check-up every now and then.

"Let's go."

The others agreed and left the station.

No one saw them when they came out of the station. Someone saw them come out and then quickly hid.

Only after they had gone far away did Liu Fen, who had been hiding, reappear. She stood on tiptoe and looked into the platform, her eyes red, and sighed: "I finally saw them, but it's a pity I can't hug them."

Liu Fen came to see Zhangzhu and Lin Qingping off, but she didn't dare to step forward.

The train traveled south and arrived at a coastal city one morning.

As soon as they got off the train, they saw Gu Juncheng waving at them from the platform.

“Here!” His skin, which had finally become a bit lighter, was now dark again. When he smiled, he revealed two rows of big white teeth.

"Dad—" Zhangzhu was the most excited, reaching out to her father from Zhao Dajie's arms.

"Zhangzhu!" Gu Juncheng was also very excited. He hugged Zhangzhu, but his gaze went past Zhangzhu's small shoulders and looked at Lin Qingping behind him. He looked her up and down and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"

I was worried that she would have a hard time traveling, and that something might happen to her on the way.

Aside from being a little tired, Lin Qingping felt fine and smiled, "I'm alright."

"Then, let's go home!" Gu Juncheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, let's go home." Lin Qingping glanced at Zhiyuan. "Let's go home, Zhiyuan."