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

Gu Juncheng was no longer his original teacher, and he brought Lin Qingping and the others into a completely new home.

It's truly brand new.

It wasn't the almost empty house that Lin Qingping lived in when she first arrived on the island.

Gu Juncheng had already fenced off the front door and planted flowers. The house was decorated exactly as Lin Qingping had arranged it before. Moreover, the camp here was much larger, and the houses allocated to them were also larger. Gu Juncheng even partitioned off an extra room so that Zhangzhu could have her own room when she got a little older.

The backyard was still a vegetable garden, and Lin Qingping's beloved bread oven was also ready. However, Gu Juncheng said that firing a clay oven was too inconvenient, so he specially asked someone to buy an oven. Moreover, a whole oven of bread had already been baked at home. He put it in the oven when he left, and it was already cooked.

Lin Qingping didn't know how well it was baked, but the whole house smelled of wheat, which gave her a strange sense of warmth.

Zhangzhu adapts well to her environment. After arriving home, she had already run around the fields several times, soon covered in sweat. When she ran back to her parents, she was overjoyed. When asked if she liked it here, she nodded happily and held Gu Juncheng's hand, saying, "Daddy, Daddy, I want to plant sunflowers, right there, I want to plant sunflowers!"

The sunflowers she saw in the book impressed Zhangzhu deeply because their flowers were larger and brighter than other flowers. Especially after hearing her brother say that sunflowers could also produce seeds to eat, she suddenly had a deeper longing for sunflowers. She even went around and chose a place to plant sunflowers.

Sister Zhao stayed here for a few days and helped Lin Qingping pack her things. Seeing that Lin Qingping was adapting well to the new environment, Zhangzhu, although small, quickly became familiar with the other children at the camp. The camp's family area was different from the local area, so there was no need to worry about her getting lost. The older children played with the younger ones, and she basically didn't come back until mealtime.

Moreover, there is a canteen in the army, and family members can buy meal tickets. Gu Juncheng will bring back meals when he has time, and it is also convenient for Lin Qingping to get meals from the canteen when he doesn't. As for the housework, Sister Zhao has her eyes on it. There is a washing machine for washing clothes, and Gu Juncheng will clean whenever he comes back. In addition, there is Zhiyuan at home who usually helps his younger sister with housework. They are all people who care about Lin Qingping.

Sister Zhao felt relieved and went back home after staying for a few days.

Thus, Lin Qingping's family settled down again in a new place.

Just as Sister Zhao had predicted, Lin Qingping was doing very well in her new home. She didn't have to worry about the trivial matters of daily life. When she had the energy, she would call Zhangzhu to tell her stories and teach her to read. When she was too tired, Zhangzhu was very self-reliant, whether she was in her own yard or playing with the neighborhood children.

Anyway, it's within the military area, so it's safe for kids to stay inside.

When we arrive at the restaurant, no matter whose family member calls out "Dinner's ready," the little ones will all pop up and run home to eat, never missing a meal.

The island where the garrison is located is very large, and there are already people living on the island. The military base is far away from the people, but there are schools and hospitals on the island.

Zhiyuan and his friends no longer need to leave the island to attend school, and their lives are much more convenient.

In September, Zhiyuan transferred schools and established a local student record to continue his secondary education. However, he no longer needed to board at school and could go home every day. Zhiyuan was very happy because this way, he could help his mother with her studies!

Of the family, Lin Qingping is the one who returns to the capital most frequently, because she needs to go back for a check-up every so often.

If Gu Juncheng has time, he will take Zhangzhu with him to go back. If he doesn't have time off, he will buy tickets for Sister Zhao or his sister Gu Youlian in advance and come to the island to pick up Lin Qingping.

Lin Qingping also said that he was always so unafraid of troubling people, and Gu Juncheng was very stubborn about this: "Do you expect me to let you go back alone?"

Because of the nature of his work, he already felt guilty about not being able to accompany her every time, and he wasn't afraid of troubling others.

Time passed little by little as Lin Qingping's repeated check-up results came back normal, and as Zhiyuan and Zhangzhu grew up year by year.

In the blink of an eye, Zhangzhu is in elementary school, and Zhiyuan is about to take the college entrance examination.

Zhiyuan was exceptionally intelligent from a young age. When he was three or four, he started learning from Mr. Yun in the village and became an outstanding mentor. Later, whether on the island or in the capital, he was sometimes mischievous, but he never slacked off in his studies.

The day before the college entrance examination, Lin Qingping comforted Zhiyuan at home, mainly because she was afraid that he would be nervous and do poorly on the exam. So she told him, "Don't worry, it's okay if you don't do well on the exam. Come back and inherit the family fortune. I've laid down an estate for you that you can never spend all of in your life."

Gu Juncheng was furious when he heard this. "How can you talk to your son like that?" Isn't this raising a spoiled brat?

Zhiyuan found it amusing. "Mom, what if my son also fails to get into school like me?"

Lin Qingping thought for a moment and said, "Then you should teach your grandson well, so that your son can enjoy the blessings of his son!"

Gu Juncheng's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he heard this, but Zhiyuan laughed heartily, "Mom, don't worry, I'm not nervous. I'll definitely get you a good grade. I want you to enjoy my good fortune in the future!"

Lin Qingping laughed and boasted to Gu Juncheng, "What's wrong with my son? Where have I raised him badly?"

Well, Gu Juncheng was too lazy to say anything more. He and his mother always seemed to be in cahoots.

At this moment, Zhangzhu came over with something in her hand, which she wanted to give to her brother.

"What is that?" Zhiyuan stretched out his hand.

But Zhangzhu shook her head, indicating that it had to be placed on the table.

Then, Zhangzhu placed two eggs on the table and a chopstick next to them. "One hundred points! Brother, here you go!"

Zhiyuan was overjoyed. "Where did you learn all this?"

“That’s what Lele’s mom next door did,” Zhangzhu said.

Lele is Zhiyuan's classmate and will also be taking the college entrance examination this year.

"Okay! I'll take it!" Zhiyuan happily ate both eggs and put the chopsticks in his schoolbag. "Just eating two eggs isn't enough. I have to bring the chopsticks, or I'll get two zeros on the test!"

Lin Qingping also laughed.

The family spent the day before the college entrance examination in a relaxed manner.

In the sweltering heat of July, there were three days of exams.

Lin Qingping would see Zhiyuan off at every game and pick him up at every game.

Zhiyuan felt sorry for her and told her she didn't need to come, as he had grown up.

Lin Qingping just smiled, but she would definitely wait for him outside the next exam hall.

Zhiyuan didn't know that in her past life, she had also accompanied children to exams—two children, a nephew and a niece. They never said, "Auntie, it's too hot, you don't need to come, we can find our own way." They only ever demanded things: after the exam, they wanted this; after the exam, they wanted that…

Lin Qingping herself felt that even after being reborn, her nature had not changed. She still followed the same path as before, only the people she walked with were different.

Ambition is worthwhile.