Lin Qingyan had long known that she and Xu Xinning were not compatible and could not be friends at all, but seeing that the old man was happy, she went along with him and nodded, saying, "I think we can."
Xu Xinning smiled and agreed, "Grandpa, I actually like Dr. Lin quite a bit too. We can definitely become good friends, or even best friends."
"That's good, that's good."
Xu Xinning was afraid that Grandpa Dong would bring up something that would upset her, and also to prevent Grandpa Dong and Lin Qingyan from continuing to spend time together, she suggested to Dong Yue beside her: "Third Brother, we haven't climbed the Great Wall in a long time. Qingyan is here today. I wonder if she has ever been to Beijing before. If she hasn't climbed the Great Wall, let's climb it together with her."
Dong Yue readily agreed, "Sure, I wonder if Comrade Lin would be willing to go?"
Xu Xinning was afraid that Lin Qingyan wouldn't go, so she looked at Lin Qingyan and said, "Qingyan, have you ever climbed the Great Wall before? If not, let's go together. Even if you have, you can climb it again and get some exercise."
Lin Qingyan then looked at Lu Zhengting, "Are we going?"
The man's answer was simple: "Honey, I'll go if you want to."
"Alright, let's go together then."
When Grandpa Dong saw that some young people were going to climb the Great Wall, he was filled with excitement, but unfortunately his physical condition simply did not allow it.
He could only lament, "If only I could climb the Great Wall again someday."
Lin Qingyan told him, "Grandpa, perhaps I can help you fulfill this wish."
Her words immediately delighted the old man, putting him in an extremely good mood.
"Okay, okay, girl, I believe in you, I'm waiting for this day."
The four young men arrived at the foot of the Great Wall and immediately began to climb. Among them, Lu Zhengting and Dong Yue had undergone military training for many years and were in excellent physical condition. Although Lin Qingyan was not as good as them, she was still much stronger than the average person.
The weakest one among them is Xu Xinning.
At first, the other three people accommodated her, but later she fell further and further behind them, and was several dozen meters behind. Dong Yue then said to her, "Xiao Ning, you can't climb anymore. Just rest where you are. We'll come down in a bit and then we'll go down the mountain."
Xu Xinning really wanted to follow them, but her physical strength simply wouldn't allow it, so she could only sit down and wait for the three people.
Lin Qingyan was physically fit, and with Lu Zhengting and Dong Yue deliberately slowing down, the three of them kept pace, chatting as they climbed.
In her spare time, Lin Qingyan thought about some things. Dong Wenhua and Xu Xinning were related to the Dong family by blood, and they got along so harmoniously, yet they didn't look like members of the Dong family. And she didn't want to look like Lin Heping, but she ended up looking very much like him.
She casually said to Dong Yue, "Sometimes blood relations are really strange. Some people can look very much like other family members, while others don't resemble each other at all. Your aunt and cousin don't look like any of the other family members, but you get along so well, even eating and living together. My dad and I look like we were made from the same mold, but we're like enemies."
Dong Yue first expressed sympathy to Lin Qingyan, and then told her, "Actually, this aunt of mine is not my biological aunt. She is my grandfather's adopted daughter, which is why she and Xiao Ning do not look like us."
"Not related by blood?"
She always thought Dong Wenhua was Grandma Lin's biological daughter.
She had suspected that her mother was Granny Lin's daughter, but after Xu Xinning appeared, she learned that Granny Lin's daughter was at home, and she dispelled that suspicion.
Now that she knows Dong Wenhua is not Grandma Lin's biological daughter at all, that suspicion instantly resurfaced.
As she pondered how to voice her suspicions, Xu Xinning's voice suddenly called out to them from below, "Why aren't you coming down? It's getting late, we should go home."
"Okay, I'll go down now."
Dong Yue discussed with Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting, "Why don't we go back?"
"OK."
So they all went downstairs, met up with Xu Xinning, and returned to the Dong family.
...
At this moment, in the military compound, at Gu Mingzhou's home, Lin Sisi and Zheng Jianming were having a passionate lovemaking session on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Gu Mingzhou signed up for the mission that day and left the next day. Zheng Jianming then came to his door under the pretext of taking care of Lin Sisi for Gu Mingzhou.
Lin Sisi is unable to conceive because of Gu Mingzhou, but he refuses to admit it. Gu's mother has given her little time left, so she must get pregnant as soon as possible.
Since she can't conceive Gu Mingzhou's own child, she'll just have to get pregnant with someone else's as a substitute.
She had noticed that Zheng Jianming was interested in her before, and he was so gentle and considerate. He was very attentive to her when he came to her door, which melted her heart.
She simply reached out and hugged him, and Zheng Jianming picked her up, carried her to the bedroom, and pressed her down onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
...
Dong Yue invited Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting to visit his home again. Xu Xinning originally thought that Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting would refuse, but to her surprise, Lin Qingyan readily agreed.
“Great! I saw that you have a koi pond in your yard before, and Zhengting and I wanted to go and see the fish in it.”
"Oh, those fish were brought here by my grandfather for my grandmother to admire. I heard from my father that since my grandmother came back, she has spent most of her days by the koi pond. She must really like those fish."
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