Chapter 3: Mother's Home



Lin Qingping's nickname is Pingzi.

Gu Juncheng ate his rice very quickly and said "hmm".

My mother-in-law and father-in-law quickly left and went to pack their things for their return home.

By the time Lin Qingping finished her meal, everything was already ready.

Lin Qingping took a look and saw four large pieces of pork, a basket of eggs, a chicken, a duck, a fish, two bags of milk powder, and two new ingredients.

This was already a very generous gift in their rural area in the 1970s.

Liu Fen said to Gu Juncheng, "Put the red envelope in there again."

As he spoke, he would look at Lin Qingping's face from time to time to see if she was satisfied. In fact, he knew that she was the kind of person who would take things from her parents' home.

Gu Juncheng said "OK", but Lin Qingping stood up and said, "Wait."

Liu Fen thought she thought it was too little and her face changed.

Lin Qingping first took out two bags of milk powder and put them aside, "This is for Zhiyuan. It's good for him to grow, so drinking milk powder is good." Milk powder is a rare commodity in rural areas these days.

Then Lin Qingping picked a piece of meat and a fish from the remaining pile, handed them to Gu Juncheng, wiped his hands, and said, "That's all. That's enough."

Liu Fen thought she had seen it wrong and widened her eyes. Gu Juncheng also showed a surprised expression.

"Let's go." Lin Qingping said nothing, took Gu Juncheng's arm and walked away.

Lin Qingping's home is in the next village, so she has to walk there. Gu Juncheng is very fast, so how can Lin Qingping catch up?

As long as Gu Juncheng walked faster, Lin Qingping would not move and would just stare at him.

He walked for a long time before he realized that she had not caught up with him, so he stopped and waited for her. After she caught up, they continued walking together.

We walked and stopped like this for almost two hours before we arrived at Lin's house.

At that time, the Lin family's grandmother was still alive, her younger brother was still young, and she had a second sister who was two years younger than her.

As soon as she entered, her family members were very surprised, especially her grandmother, who greeted her warmly. However, her eyes passed over her and looked at Gu Juncheng behind her. When she saw that Gu Juncheng was holding only a piece of meat and a fish in his hands, her eyes obviously dimmed a lot.

Gu Juncheng was the most perceptive person, so how could he not feel that he felt a little uncomfortable standing there?

Lin Qingping pulled him hard and made him sit down.

Her grandmother took the meat and fish to the kitchen to clean them up, and her mother stayed with her to talk to Gu Juncheng.

After chatting for a while, she said that her father, second sister and her brother had gone to work in the fields and had not returned yet. Then, she started talking about the gossip of the villagers and got to the point.

"Do you still remember Aunt Lin's family at the east end of the village? Her daughter found a son-in-law from the town and bought him a bicycle. It's so luxurious." Her mother's eyes lit up when she said this.

"Oh." Lin Qingping responded indifferently.

The same thing happened in her previous life. After her mother said this, she forced Gu Juncheng to get her a bicycle ticket. With the money given by Gu Juncheng, she immediately bought a bicycle for her mother's family. Her brother rode it every day and idled around everywhere.

Her mother didn't get the answer she wanted, so she smiled for a moment, then said with a smile, "Zhao Di has almost finished explaining herself. Our family is better off, so we can find a good relative..."

Yes, her sister’s name is Zhaodi. It’s self-evident why she was called this name.

In her previous life, her sister got married before she was 20, and she married a "better" man than she did, and "exchanged" for a betrothal gift of 500 yuan. However, the man was a cripple and beat her. Her sister got pregnant twice and had miscarriages twice. Since she couldn't have children again, she was beaten every day. In the end, she fell ill and died at a young age...

"Change the second sister's name. Zhaodi Zhaodi sounds so ugly." Lin Qingping, who happily paid the money in his previous life, said.

Her mother was startled and said with a smile, "This is nothing. Anyway, you already have a brother, so just change it. This bicycle..."

As her mother spoke, she went to see Gu Juncheng.

"I'll find a way to deal with this when the time comes..."

Gu Juncheng was about to agree when he suddenly felt a small hand pinching his thigh very hard, and Lin Qingping took over the conversation.

"This is a difficult thing. Without tickets, we don't even have a bicycle!" Lin Qingping couldn't help but recall the scene in her previous life when her mother instigated her to buy a bicycle for her brother.

Everything starts from now.

Now they want bicycles and watches, and later they want cars, houses, and all their possessions...

Her mother's smile began to become forced. "How did Aunt Lin get the tickets? Her son-in-law is from the town..."

"Then why didn't you sell me to someone in town? Why did you sell me to a soldier? Soldiers are poor and incompetent, so they can't get anything." Lin Qingping retorted bluntly, making her mother's face turn red.

The word "sell" really doesn't sound good.

Her mother's expression changed, and Gu Juncheng's face also looked unhappy.

She remained calm. She knew that Gu Juncheng was capable, but what did he need these false names for? In her previous life, she loved false names too much, so she always agreed to whatever he asked for! That’s why she ended up like that!

Gu Juncheng didn't think so. He spoke again, "Although it's a bit difficult, but..."

"But" before he could finish his sentence, Lin Qingping pinched him again, as if she wanted to pinch a piece of his flesh off.

Gu Juncheng...

Okay, shut up again.

Lin Qingping stood up and said, "I'm going to the fields to see my father and second sister, and then I'll go back. There's a lot to do at home."

Gu Juncheng then prepared to pay a red envelope, and his thigh suffered for the third time.

So, the red envelope was not taken out.

Her mother stood up and tried to persuade her to stay. “You should go back after you have dinner. Your father and Zhaodi will be back for dinner soon.”

Lin Qingping did not stay, but went to the field, said hello to her father, and called her second sister aside to talk. This was the main purpose of her coming back this time.

The second sister was sweating profusely and was tanned, which showed that the work in the fields was very hard. However, it was the busy farming season and her brother was nowhere to be seen.

Even though it was the second time she had experienced such a life, Lin Qingping still felt overwhelmed. She looked at her skinny second sister and said, "Is mom going to arrange a marriage for you?"

The second sister was stunned, nodded, and lowered her eyes to hide the sadness in her eyes.

"Don't agree to it!" Lin Qingping held her hand and stuffed some money into her pocket. "Take this money secretly and buy some notebooks and pens. Then see if you can buy any books. If you can, buy them. If you can't, I'll find a way. Study hard and get into college!"

The second sister couldn't believe it and stared at her sister with wide eyes: taking the college entrance examination is the most popular topic among the city students who come to the village this year, but for a rural girl like her, this kind of thing is more unimaginable than reaching for the moon.

"Listen to me! I'm going to explain it to you. If you insist on refusing, come to Gujia Village to find me. I'll make the decision for you!"

Lin Qingping said these words firmly, then looked back at his thin second sister working in the fields, tears welling up in his eyes. This time, he must change his second sister's life.

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