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

Xiaomai watched from the side, dumbfounded, and timidly called out, "Auntie..."

Lin Qingping realized she had lost her composure, so she quickly wiped away her tears, smiled at Xiaomai, and patted Zhiyuan's head. "Auntie doesn't abandon you. How could Auntie abandon you? It's just that Auntie will be away for a long time this time and won't be back to see you for a while. You have to be good at home."

Zhiyuan was relieved and nodded, "I will be good, Auntie, I will do my homework every day."

Lin Qingping thought that after taking his second sister away, there would be no one to teach him. However, it didn't matter much. Wasn't there an old man at the village primary school?

Furthermore, Zhiyuan will soon be starting primary school.

Lin Qingping held his little hand, trying to smile, "Well, if, I mean if, you miss your aunt, you can ask Xiaomai's parents to bring you to me. They can find me."

Zhiyuan's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously.

Liu Fen, the mother-in-law, came out of the kitchen carrying jars of all sizes. Seeing the contents, she was astonished. "What happened?" she asked.

Lin Qingping quickly stood up, smiled and said it was nothing, and whispered to her mother-in-law, "Just now, Zhiyuan mentioned his parents, which made me cry."

Liu Fen looked at her with an "I see" expression and packed the various sizes of jars for her. "These are all homemade. You like to eat them. Take them to the factory and they'll whet your appetite when the canteen food isn't very good."

It was dried green beans and pickled vegetables made by Liu Fen.

These dishes didn't seem like much when they were in Gujia Village, but decades later, Lin Qingping really craved them.

Back then, life was better, and we had eaten all sorts of delicacies. We found the pickled vegetables from our hometown to be delicious, but neither the ones we bought in the market nor the ones we made ourselves could replicate the taste of her mother-in-law's.

So, after being reborn, she usually loves to eat this.

In the past, when she and Gu Youlian went out, her mother-in-law would always bring them a few jars. At that time, she didn't think much of it, but now, receiving these jars again, she was filled with mixed feelings.

"Thank you, Mother," Lin Qingping said softly, stroking the bottles.

"This child!" The mother-in-law smiled and patted her hair. "Hurry up and go, or it will be too late."

In this way, all the things that needed to be done have been done, and all the things that needed to be explained have been explained.

Lin Qingping, with her younger sister, embarked on the journey to the county town.

At the entrance of Gujia Village, Lin Qingping looked back. It was already dusk, and wisps of smoke rose from the village chimneys, filling the air with the warmth of daily life. But none of it mattered to her anymore…

I probably won't be coming back to this mountain village, which I haven't lived in for very long in either my past or present life...

"Sister, you and brother-in-law..." The second sister wasn't stupid; she finally sensed something.

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Don't worry about these things. Just focus on your studies. My sister and I have a long road ahead of us and many good days to live."

“Mm.” The second sister stood shoulder to shoulder with her older sister. “Anyway, I’ll always stand by my sister’s side.”

"Let's go." Lin Qingping pointed to the carriage ahead.

When she returned from the county, she rented a horse-drawn carriage for the round trip, but she didn't let the carriage enter the village; she waited outside the village the whole time.

From Gujia Village to the county town, the two sisters watched the sunset and the moon climb to the treetops all the way. Finally, they arrived at the bus station before the last bus departed, and then took a bus to a neighboring county to return to the garment factory.

At this point, there's definitely no food left in the cafeteria.

The two sisters ate a bowl of noodles at a small restaurant outside the factory before entering the factory.

The second younger sister, new to the place, was curious about everything. "Where is my little brother?" she asked.

“The staff dormitory.” Lin Qingping pointed to the building behind her. “You’ll stay in that building. We’ll stay in this one. Once you’re here, don’t worry about so many things. Don’t worry about what your third brother asks you to do. Just focus on reviewing your lessons. This time, I also brought back a few college entrance exam review books for you. Take a good look at them.”

"Yes, I know." The second sister followed Lin Qingping into the dormitory, finding it quite novel. "Sister, will we share a bed?"

"Hmm." Lin Qingping put down her luggage and started packing. "Aren't you used to it?"

"No!" the second sister chuckled. "I like it!"

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Just tidy up a bit. I'm too tired today. Take a shower and go to bed early."

Lin Qingping was truly exhausted, not physically, but mentally.

It felt like a huge rock was pressing on her chest all day, making it hard for her to breathe.

All she wanted to do now was lie down, relax her body, and see if she could ease the tension in her chest.

However, she remained optimistic.

Even when she is awake and tries not to think about a certain person, that person still appears in her dreams.

She dreamt that he married Lu Meizhi.

Lu Meizhi looked very beautiful; it was a wedding dress.

She inexplicably appeared at the wedding, and Gu Juncheng even smiled at her and said: Thank you for designing Xiaomei's wedding dress...

Then, she broke down in tears at the wedding, which was incredibly embarrassing...

Everyone at the wedding started laughing at her.

They laughed at her for her ugly clothes, laughed at her for being from the countryside, laughed at her for looking like a nanny...

She looked at Gu Juncheng, hoping he would say a few words for her, but Gu Juncheng was laughing at her just like the others.

Lu Meizhi took Gu Juncheng's arm, smiling shyly, "Brother Gu, let's go, let's ignore this country nanny."

Gu Juncheng really did leave with her...

Enraged, Lin Qingping grabbed a large porcelain vase from the wedding and smashed it at the two men, yelling behind them, "Gu Juncheng! You bastard!"

"sister?"

Lin Qingping was woken up by being nudged. She opened her eyes and saw her second sister's anxious face.

It was already broad daylight.

Lin Qingping pressed her aching temples; the pain from her dream was still so vivid...

"Sister, you scolded your brother-in-law..." The second sister still looked worried.

Lin Qingping waved her hand, "So what? So what if he cursed? He felt better afterward and that's it! You don't need to worry about me and him. I'm an adult, can't I handle things myself? Why are you meddling?"

The second sister was speechless after hearing what she said.

Lin Qingping got up and ran into Gu Youlian while washing up.

She told Gu Youlian first that Gu Juncheng was fine and that she would come back once he was almost fully recovered.

I don't want to say anything more, and I don't want to hear the name Gu Juncheng.

Gu Youlian was relieved and simply smiled and said to her, "You've worked hard."

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Let's get started, big sister!"

Separating from Gu Juncheng is one thing, but having a relationship with Gu Youlian is another.

So be it!

Every day is a new day...

Lin Qingping is a workaholic. Once she devotes herself to her work, she has the ability to suppress any pain or sadness in her heart.

She oversaw the production of summer clothes and designed new autumn clothes. When Meili came, she had to go to the factory with Meili. She also had to prepare for the college entrance examination. Time flew by day by day. In the blink of an eye, another month and a half had passed, and the college entrance examination was getting closer and closer.

Mei Li never mentioned Gu Juncheng in front of her, which was fine, since Mei Li was just her friend after all.

That day, she returned to her dormitory after get off work as usual, but there was something different happening at the dormitory entrance.