Lin Qingyan was speechless: "Why shouldn't I shut you out completely? Gu Mingzhou, do you really want me to kick you out with something?"

Seeing Lin Qingyan's persistence, Gu Mingzhou turned his gaze to the mentally challenged old lady beside him.

The last time this old man scolded her in the hospital, it must have been because he didn't give her anything. Now that she's brought so many things, he'll definitely be able to coax her into saying nice things about him as soon as he takes them out.

So he forced what he thought was a friendly smile and said to Granny Lin, "Granny, I have lots of delicious food here. Which one would you like to eat?"

Grandma Lin stared at him intently with her cold, piercing eyes.

I'll eat your mother!

She stepped over and pushed Gu Mingzhou out the door, saying, "Get out of here right now, or I'll beat you up."

She even made a point of moving her hands and feet around.

Gu Mingzhou realized that the old lady was very strong when she pushed him.

The old lady must have been trained; she pushed him out the door in just a few moves.

"Qingyan, Qingyan."

Fortunately, he left his things inside before he was pushed out. If Lin Qingyan was willing to accept them, it meant that she still cared about him.

To his surprise, the next second, all those things, along with their bags, flew out and hit him in the face.

Grandma Lin spat at him: "You little brat, who wants to eat your food? It stinks and is disgusting!"

After Grandma Lin went back, she slammed the door shut.

Gu Mingzhou was in a terrible state. Seeing the things scattered all over the ground, which he had bought for several dozen yuan and some coupons, he didn't even have the heart to pick them up anymore.

Finally, after calming down, he picked up the things and carried them to the educated youth settlement.

He went to find Lin Sisi first, wanting to give her the things, but when Lin Sisi saw his dejected look, she guessed that he must have been kicked out by Lin Qingyan.

What Lin Qingyan doesn't want, Lin Sisi certainly won't want either.

She didn't want them, but Lin Guanghui did, and he took them all to his room, not forgetting to say to Gu Mingzhou with a grin, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Lin Sisi was furious at Lin Guanghui's lack of ambition; the things Lin Qingyan didn't want to throw away, Lin Guanghui treated like treasures.

Lin Sisi was angry, but also afraid that Gu Mingzhou would really abandon her.

She said to Gu Mingzhou, "Brother Mingzhou, let's get married as soon as possible?"

She was afraid that things might change and Gu Mingzhou might really be snatched away by Lin Qingyan.

Gu Mingzhou hesitated for a moment. Once he and Lin Sisi entered into a military marriage, it would be very difficult for them to divorce. In that case, he would only be able to watch Lu Zhengting and Lin Qingyan get married and live happily ever after.

Seeing his hesitation, Lin Sisi knew that she had to resort to drastic measures.

“Mingzhou, I really want to be with you. Only when we get married can I feel safe and not be afraid that someone will take you away from me.”

"Even if we don't get married, I won't be taken away by someone else."

"But I'm scared. Brother Mingzhou, you've already seen my body naked. I'm destined to be yours for life. You don't mean you don't want to take responsibility for me, do you?"

No, that's not it.

"Then why can't you marry me? If your boss finds out that you've seduced and abandoned young girls, and even harassed me, do you think you'll still have a future?"

"Sisi, you..." Gu Mingzhou hadn't expected Lin Sisi to threaten him like this. He could only grit his teeth and agree: "Alright, I'll submit our marriage application to my superiors as soon as I get back, and try to get married soon."

"Yes, thank you, Brother Mingzhou."

Lin Sisi regained her energy. When good things happen, one's spirits are high. She subconsciously touched the jade pendant again. She must have been able to talk to Gu Mingzhou so smoothly because of this jade pendant.

See? The jade pendant still protected her, preventing Lin Qingyan from taking it from her.

Lu Zhengting has been back in the military region for many days, and Lin Qingyan's image appears in his mind almost every day.

He originally thought that the longer he stayed back, the more he would forget her, but he didn't expect that his longing for her would not only not diminish, but would instead grow stronger day by day.

I long to see the little girl every day, but there are still two or three months until the Chinese New Year.

He patted his pocket, thankful that he hadn't returned the handkerchief to her back then. Even if he couldn't see Lin Qingyan, it would keep him company every day.

However, he still decided to write a letter to the girl to learn more about her situation in the production team, so as to prevent her from being chased away by someone else.

Although he decided to let the relationship develop naturally, once he fell deeply in love with someone, he would feel a strong sense of crisis before he could win her over, fearing that he might not have another chance if he wasn't careful.

At the same time, he also noticed that ever since Gu Mingzhou returned, he would look at him with hostility every time they met.

Unlike before when this guy only showed envy, jealousy, and hatred towards him, back then his gaze was still somewhat gentle, but now it was blatant, as if he had dug up his family's ancestral graves.

He didn't care too much about Gu Mingzhou's further hostility towards him. In private, he didn't provoke Gu Mingzhou, as long as he was wary of the other party playing dirty tricks on him.

A few days later, when the postman delivered the newspaper and payment to Lin Qingyan, he also brought her a letter from the military region.

Lin Qingyan was somewhat surprised to see that the sender on the envelope was Lu Zhengting, and she also felt a subtle impulse.

Lu Zhengting even wrote her a letter.

She took it back into the house and first opened the letter Lu Zhengting had written. The letter was full of Lu Zhengting's greetings to her, asking about her current situation in Mopan Village Brigade, and telling her that if she encountered any difficulties, she could write or send a telegram to him.

Lin Qingyan was surprised that he still cared about her so much even after he went to the army, and a warm feeling slowly grew in her heart.

Whether out of courtesy or subconsciousness, she immediately took out paper and pen and wrote a reply to Lu Zhengting.

The next day, when the postman comes to deliver the newspaper, pay him for the postage, give him your mailing address, and ask him to take the letter to the post office and mail it out on your behalf.

After receiving her reply, Lu Zhengting was overjoyed, even though the letter contained only greetings.

He couldn't help but write another letter to Lin Qingyan, but fearing that sending her too many letters would annoy her, he could only send one every two weeks or once a month.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Zhengting lay on the bed counting the five replies Lin Qingyan had sent him, because Lin Qingyan had written back to him for every single one of them.

With the Chinese New Year fast approaching, he had been planning for a long time that he would ask for leave and go to Mopan Village to tell her in person what he hadn't written in the letter.