Grandma Li smiled and said, "That's good. You can find someone you like in the future."
She suddenly thought of her mistress and wondered if the two children were destined to be together.
"Qingyan, Grandma is asking you, do you have a boyfriend right now?"
"No." Lin Qingyan shook her head: "Grandma, after going through such a marriage, I don't want to find someone right now. I'm not that old, let's wait a while, maybe a year or two."
Her health is almost fully recovered; now the most important thing is to cure her younger brother's illness and ensure they have a good life together.
Take care of these things first; as for finding a partner, that will naturally have to wait.
Grandma Li nodded gently, "Alright, a good girl will never lack a good husband. Grandma has high hopes for you, and you will definitely have a happy and fulfilling life in your later years."
"Thank you, Grandma."
Li Qinqin suddenly remembered that Lu Zhengting had asked her to embroider flowers on Lin Qingyan's handkerchief, so she wanted to ask Lin Qingyan what kind of flowers she liked first.
"Sister Qingyan, I have a question for you. Do you have any favorite flowers or plants?"
“I like camellias,” Lin Qingyan blurted out.
"Oh, so which color of camellia do you like?"
"White, my favorite color."
"Okay." Li Qinqin made a mental note of it.
Lin Qingyan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you suddenly asking me this?"
Li Qinqin smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered that I was curious if Qingyan's favorite flower is similar to yours. For example, I like azaleas. They are very beautiful when they bloom. In spring, they bloom all over the mountains and fields, making the mountains fiery red everywhere."
"Everyone has a different personality, and their preferences are also different."
“I like cotton,” Mrs. Li interjected.
Hahahaha.
Lin Qingyan and Li Qinqin laughed together.
Grandma Li scolded, "What are you laughing at? Cotton is so pretty, all white and fluffy. It can be spun into cloth to make clothes and quilts. What a wonderful flower!"
“But Grandma, cotton is a crop, it can’t be considered a flower. Qingyan and I were talking about the kind of flowers that come in many colors.”
"Of all the flowers, I like sunflowers the most."
Hahahaha.
The old lady's remarks drew laughter from the two girls next to her.
"Sunflowers are beautiful when they bloom, and most importantly, their seeds are edible," Grandma Li said with a smile.
Lin Qingyan couldn't help but pull Grandma Li aside and exclaimed, "Grandma, I love you so much!"
Grandma Li nodded and smiled, "Grandma likes you very much too, this is fate."
After parting ways with Li Qinqin and the old lady Li, Lin Qingyan returned to the educated youth settlement. However, before she even entered the courtyard of the settlement, she heard a commotion coming from inside.
It seems something has happened.
She quickened her pace and hurried inside, where she saw the other educated youth standing in the courtyard, all looking dejected and anxious.
"Who on earth is this? This is incredibly audacious! Daring to do this in broad daylight!"
"The autumn harvest was almost over, and we could finally rest at the educated youth settlement. How could something like this happen?"
After Lin Qingyan came in, she went to find Du Xiaoyue first, "Xiaoyue, what's wrong?"
Du Xiaoyue was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes and asked Lin Qingyan, "Qingyan, do you have any money in your suitcase? You should go in and check quickly. Our educated youth settlement has been robbed. Everyone's suitcases have been pried open, and even the beds have been ransacked. Check if your money is missing."
Lin Qingyan kept all her money in her own space, so of course it wouldn't be lost. However, she was still somewhat shocked when she heard the news.
"This thief is so bold! He actually dared to break everyone's locks in broad daylight at the educated youth settlement." She said to Du Xiaoyue, "I'll go in and take a look."
At the doorway, Shen Man stood leaning against the doorframe, her face sullen, as if someone owed her hundreds of dollars.
Lin Qingyan glanced at her; needless to say, this person's money was also lost.
She then went into the house, which was in a mess. The bedding on the kang (a heated brick bed) had been lifted up, revealing the mud bricks underneath. Everyone's trunks were open, and the clothes inside showed signs of having been rummaged through.
Tong Jiaojiao and Song Qingfang were both lying on their wooden boxes, crying with snot and tears streaming down their faces.
Tong Jiaojiao patted her wooden box and cried, "Waaah, there was over a hundred yuan in my box, which my parents just sent me. Which bastard stole my money? If I find out who he is, I'll skin him alive!"
Song Qingfang also cried pitifully: "I had twenty yuan in there, which I had painstakingly saved up. The Bai family and the Chen family both want me to pay them back. Now that my money is gone, how am I supposed to pay them back?"
“You only lost twenty yuan, but I lost over a hundred.” Even now, Tong Jiaojiao still looked down on Song Qingfang.
Song Qingfang retorted, "Isn't twenty yuan money? Yeah, who can compare to you? You're a capitalist's daughter, you have plenty of money. You deserve to have over a hundred yuan stolen from you. We poor people can't even get more money stolen even if we wanted to."
"Song Qingfang, you're still making sarcastic remarks."
"You were the one who looked down on people first."
"You're just poor, I'm telling the truth."
“You’re just a capitalist’s daughter, with a hedonistic lifestyle. I’m just telling the truth.”
"Song Qingfang, you've gone too far!"
"Tong Jiaojiao, you're so snobbish!"
The two started arguing and then suddenly started fighting.
While eating melon seeds, Lin Qingyan checked her box. Inside were only a few old, worn-out clothes that the original owner used to wear, all scattered haphazardly.
Hearing the commotion inside, Chen Lu came in and separated Tong Jiaojiao and Song Qingfang, giving them a reprimand.
"What kind of time is this? You're still in the mood to fight? Do you think you haven't lost enough money already?!"
The two immediately stopped fighting. "Waaaaah, my money!" Tong Jiaojiao cried out twice more, then wiped her tears and said, "I'm not crying anymore. It's just money. If I lose this, I'll just ask my parents to send me some more."
She didn't forget to look at Song Qingfang: "Unlike some people who make money by deceiving others, now that the money is gone, let's see how she returns it to them."
Song Qingfang knew she was being referred to, and wanted to retort, but in the end she bit her lip and remained silent.
Chen Lu then walked up to Lin Qingyan and said, "Qingyan, the thieves probably thought we were all too busy with the autumn harvest, so they took advantage of this time to pry open all the locks at the educated youth settlement."
"Sister Chen Lu, have you told the brigade leader?"
“Wang, the educated youth, has already gone to inform the brigade leader. The brigade leader is already very busy with the autumn harvest, and now this has happened. I don’t know if he will have time to deal with it.”
"If the captain can't handle it, then call the police."
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