Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 525 Who is she?

My second sister didn't return for over an hour.

When she returned home, everyone was there, playing with Zhangzhu in the living room. Lin Qingping didn't ask anything, and her second sister didn't notice anything unusual either.

It wasn't until noon, after Zhangzhu had taken a nap and her second sister had accompanied Lin Qingping back to her room to sleep, that Lin Qingping asked her, "What happened?"

The second sister helped her lie down, saying, "Brother-in-law, you're still not being honest!"

"What?" Lin Qingping frowned.

“His parents didn’t go back at all. He settled them somewhere else, rented a house, and then tricked you into sending them back.” The second sister said, still sounding a bit angry, and then advised her, “However, I don’t think you need to worry about this. Anyway, at least he didn’t settle them at home or lead them to you. Just let him be. Living your own life well and taking care of your health is more important than anything else.”

Is that right?

Lin Qingping remained silent.

"Besides, they are his parents after all. If he wants to take care of them, he'll be in the right. Sister, let's not meddle in these things!" The second sister covered her with the blanket and whispered to her.

Lin Qingping nodded, then asked her, "Did you see him? Did he see you?"

“No,” the second sister said. “I was hiding. I only saw his parents come out and talk to him.”

However, the second sister's attitude changed completely.

Gu Juncheng returned two hours later.

At that time, everyone had already woken up from their afternoon nap. Gu Youlian washed the grapes and cut the watermelon, and the whole family was talking in the living room downstairs.

He barged in like that, looking tired, just like last time.

"Daddy!" Zhuzhu pouted and called out to him loudly, "Zhuzhu misses Daddy! No, let's go home!"

Gu Juncheng smiled, "Isn't Daddy home now? Daddy, want a hug?"

He walked over.

Zhangzhu was originally being fed watermelon juice by her second sister. Her second sister was very patient with Zhangzhu and always smiled gently, unwilling to let Zhangzhu suffer even the slightest grievance. In front of Zhangzhu, she never raised her voice.

However, the moment Gu Juncheng reached out, the second sister held onto the pearl tightly, her expression turning sour. "Brother-in-law, you should wash your hands and change your clothes first. It's dirty outside."

Gu Juncheng was a little embarrassed. His hands froze there. He glanced at his second sister, and finally withdrew his hands and went into the bathroom.

Everyone in the living room felt that the second sister's words were a bit abrupt. At least, the second sister had never been so obviously impolite to Gu Juncheng before.

Gu Youlian and Zhiyuan remained silent, only Zhangzhu voiced her question, "Auntie, Dad, it's not dirty."

Her little brows furrowed slightly; even at such a young age, she knew that "dirty" was a bad word.

The second sister then explained to her, "Auntie didn't mean Dad is dirty, she meant the outside is dirty. There's a lot of dust and germs outside, so we should get into the habit of washing our hands and changing our clothes when we come back from outside!"

The little girl seemed to understand, her brows still furrowed, and she nodded slightly, looking at her own hands. "Zhuzhu, at home, it's not dirty."

“Yes, everyone at home is clean and tidy, nothing dirty has gotten on us.” The second sister said this seemingly unintentionally, but it made Gu Youlian and Zhiyuan look up at her in shock.

The second sister, on the contrary, was quite natural, as if nothing had happened, and continued to feed Zhangzhu watermelon juice. At this moment, Gu Juncheng came out of the bathroom after washing his hands, hair and face. He must have heard those words too, right?

so what?

The second sister snorted inwardly; she was saying it to him!

Gu Juncheng didn't say anything, lowered his head and walked past them to change his clothes.

After changing into clean clothes, Zhangzhu couldn't wait to be held by her father.

Even though the second sister was unwilling, she had no choice but to give away the precious pearl.

When Zhangzhu was in her father's arms, she was overjoyed and wanted to feed him grapes. She even gave him a kiss on the cheek, which made Ermei feel very uncomfortable. She got up and went upstairs.

"Second sister, where are you going?" Lin Qingping called out to her.

"I'm going to my room. I have an application to write. I'll come down when I'm done." The second sister couldn't stay any longer. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would become irritable in front of Gu Juncheng.

"Then go ahead, but don't delay important matters," Lin Qingping said hurriedly.

My second sister has returned from abroad but hasn't been assigned a job yet. The Yun family's idea is to arrange a job for her in a department that matches her major. My second sister plans to write her own application.

However, Lin Qingping wondered if her second sister was also hiding something from her.

This feeling was really unpleasant, but she didn't show it and just continued to chat and laugh with Gu Youlian.

She believed that if her many relatives were really hiding something from her, it wouldn't be a malicious deception. There must be a reason why they couldn't or didn't want to tell her, and they might all be giving her a white lie because of her illness.

But since that day, Gu Juncheng has never gone out again. Every day is the same: three meals a day, buying groceries and cooking, taking care of his daughter, and spending time with Lin Qingping.

However, his second sister's attitude towards him was never good, and Lin Qingping felt that his second sister and Yunqi were newly married, so how could a married couple live separately?

Although Yunqi didn't say anything and often came to see her, she, as the older sister, couldn't be so unreasonable, so she forcefully sent her second sister home.

The second sister was reluctant, but she couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she changed her mind and agreed to go home to sleep every day, while still coming to keep her company during the day.

That day was Xiaoyuanlian's birthday. When Xiaomai came to our house, she mentioned it to Zhiyuan, and Xiaoyuanlian invited everyone to go to the park.

Zhiyuan shook his head, indicating that he would not go.

His mother was sick, and he had no desire to go out and have fun.

Lin Qingping heard this and disagreed, telling Xiaomai to quickly call Zhiyuan out to play together. "It's rare to find like-minded friends in life. You two should have been good friends since kindergarten, but friendships also need time to develop. The more you get to know each other, the closer you become. You and Xiaomai are different. Xiaomai lives in the capital and it doesn't matter if she misses one time. You've finally managed to get a chance to go. If you don't go, you'll be back on the island soon and we won't see each other for a long time."

Perhaps it was the phrase "I'll go back to the island in a while" that touched Zhiyuan, who was somewhat moved, and his eyes even reddened a little.

Lin Qingping continued, "My illness isn't urgent, and you're not a doctor. What could possibly happen to me if you go out?"

After much persuasion, Zhiyuan finally convinced himself to go out and have fun.

When Zhangzhu saw her brother go out, she got anxious and wanted to go out to play too. Lin Qingping simply let them all go, and Gu Juncheng also went along, taking Zhangzhu to play with her older brother and sister.

As a result, the once bustling house suddenly became quiet and deserted.

Gu Youlian will go to the shop in the afternoon, leaving only her second sister and Lin Qingping at home.

"Sister, why don't we go out for some fresh air? You stay home all day, go out for a walk and breathe some fresh air?" the second sister suggested.

Lin Qingping thought about it for a moment, and some inexplicable feelings began to grow in her heart.

Seven years ago, she moved her family from her hometown to the capital to study, leaving behind many footprints and many memories.

When people are facing life and death, they tend to reminisce about the past.

Lin Qingping now feels nostalgic for the time when she first arrived in the capital, which was the true beginning of her and Gu Juncheng's life.

"Go ahead." She suddenly felt interested and wanted to revisit all the places she had visited during her four years of university.

First, they went to Wu Tianjiao's department store.

She's just lacking energy and walks slowly, but with her second sister by her side, they can take a car directly to the mall when they go out, and she's still fine.

"I'm going to browse the clothing factory and see how the factory manager's clothes are doing. When I get tired, I'll go to Tianjiao's shop for dessert." She has officially left the clothing factory. It is said that Xiaoqin was hired by the factory as a designer during her university years. Xiaoqin, who has a formal education, must be more capable than her.

They easily found the counter where the clothing factory was located and admired the clothes in the store one by one.

The women's clothing in the store looks a bit disjointed, with two completely different styles. One style is fashionable and attractive, full of trendy vitality, while the other's design seems to be stuck in the past few years.

"This outfit looks good, sis, you should try it on." The second sister picked up an outfit. "You should wear it, you'll look beautiful..."

The second sister choked up at this point, unable to look at her older sister's face. She regretted speaking so quickly; the word "pretty" might have hurt her sister's feelings, her sister's hair...

Seeing her like this, Lin Qingping laughed instead, "If you don't help me, how can I try it? This set looks like it was designed by Xiaoqin. Xiaoqin is doing well now, but every time we come to the capital it's summer vacation, and we never get to see her."

Although Lin Qingping seemed relaxed, the second sister was still very uneasy. Lin Qingping pulled her hand and led her inside to try on clothes.

Before they even started trying it on, just as the second sister was about to unbutton Lin Qingping's clothes, she heard a familiar voice coming from outside.

"Lanxiang, come and see, this dress is beautiful." It was Liu Fen's voice.

"Auntie, this dress... isn't it expensive?" asked the young woman in a soft, sweet voice.

“Save where you should save, and spend where you should spend! I know you’re a good thrifty girl, but you can’t skimp on dressing up,” Liu Fen said. “You have no idea how good my daughter-in-law is at dressing herself up. You should learn to dress up too, so Chengzi will be happy!”