After eating dumplings and setting off fireworks, people also give out lucky money.
Lin Qingping wrapped red envelopes with red paper and gave one to everyone, including her parents-in-law, eldest sister and brother-in-law.
What she didn't expect was that her parents-in-law and elder sister actually prepared New Year's money for her.
"You are the youngest, so naturally we have to give you money. It's not much, just a token of our appreciation. Don't despise it." Both the mother-in-law and the eldest sister spoke the same tone.
Lin Qingping answered it.
No matter what, things will always get better.
The Gu family stayed in the capital to celebrate the Lantern Festival before returning home. Lin Qingping took them to visit temple fairs, tours of the emperor's former residence, and so on, and filled every day with tourist attractions.
When they went back, Lin Qingping prepared many local specialties for them, so that they could return in glory and feel proud in front of their old family members.
However, the night before she was going back, Gu Youlian came to see her, looking very worried.
"Sister, if you have something to say, just say it. We sisters don't need to hide anything." Lin Qingping said.
"Then I'll tell you! Anyway, I'm just saying this. If you think it's not suitable, you can reject me. I won't mind." Gu Youlian said with a determined heart.
"Well, go ahead." Lin Qingping was mentally prepared for her elder sister to borrow a large sum of money.
The reason for this preparation was that this time she saw that Youlian and Du Gen had a good relationship and there were no problems, so it couldn't be anything else.
Gu Youlian said, "Pingzi, to be honest, after watching your life and Zhiyuan's school for the past half month, Xiaomai also heard a lot about Zhiyuan's school. I feel uneasy, or rather, unsatisfied."
"Sister, what you mean is..." Lin Qingping never expected her to say this.
"Pingzi, aren't you going to open a dessert shop? From what I hear you mean, you want to make pastries?" Gu Youlian said, "I think pastries are just something that happens in the kitchen, right? I think I'm better at making pastries than making clothes. Now Dugen is working for Director Mei and he's doing a good job. But I can't do anything else except making clothes. I can't design new styles like you, nor can I sell clothes like Dugen, but I have no problem with things in the kitchen..."
Lin Qingping listened to her talk, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak, so she simply asked, "Sister, do you want to come to my dessert shop to help?"
"That's exactly what I mean!" After being pointed out, Gu Youlian stopped beating around the bush. "Pingzi, I'm telling you the truth. I only have one daughter, Xiaomai. I guess I won't be able to have children in the future. You know, Xiaomai has always been looked down upon in the Du family. I'm not convinced. What's wrong with my daughter? I think Xiaomai is better than those idiot kids in the Du family! Pingzi, I just want to prove myself! Zhiyuan is in such a good school and such a good place now. He will definitely have a bright future. I also want to fight for Xiaomai and send her to a good school so that she can have a bright future and slap those people in the face!"
"Have you discussed this with your brother-in-law?" Lin Qingping asked.
Gu Youlian nodded, "Yes, he said, I will decide."
This is also the only comfort that Gu Youlian still feels in this marriage: Dugan always listens to her and stands on her side.
"Then you will be living apart?" Lin Qingping reminded her. She knew that Gu Youlian had deep feelings for Du Gen and living apart would not be conducive to the relationship between husband and wife.
"We are about the same now. He is busy and always on business trips. We only see each other once every ten days or half a month. He said that if I stay in the capital, he will come to see me a few times a month. We are not short of money for the train tickets now." Gu Youlian was very determined. She was afraid that Lin Qingping would think she was taking advantage of her, so she said immediately, "Pingzi, I did see that you have two houses. I know you rent one. No matter which one you live in, I will pay the rent for the other one. I am clear about this. We are each from our own family, siblings, and we should be clear about the accounts. As for your store, just think of it as hiring me to work for you and pay me according to the market salary."
Lin Qingping nodded. These words really needed to be said in advance. In her previous life, she had supported her brother's family for decades. In this life, having an aunt who could see things clearly really saved her a lot of trouble.
As for the relationship between Gu Youlian and Du Gen, if Du Gen really has a bad character, then even if they are together there will be an emotional crisis, there will be one. She does not intend to discuss this issue anymore, but there is one thing she wants to remind Gu Youlian.
"Sister, I'm really happy to hear that you pursue progress and have high hopes for Xiaomai. However, I have to say one thing first. You can't force Xiaomai just because you want to save face. Children are diverse. If, I say if, Xiaomai doesn't grow up to be what you want, you can't force Xiaomai just because you are disappointed or psychologically unbalanced."
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