Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Is there something wrong with Chapter 586?

Zhiyuan had just started working, and Lin Qingping was worried that he wouldn't adapt well, so she stayed in the capital for several days to observe his daily life. As for the home, she made sure everything was arranged perfectly before preparing to head south back home.

Before leaving, she went to the street and bought a few cell phones, one for Zhiyuan, one for Xiaomai, and kept one for herself.

By then, there were already very nice cell phones. She gave Xiaomai a red one, Zhiyuan a gray one, and kept a white one for herself.

Zhiyuan was surprised when he got the phone, thinking it was unnecessary.

“Take it. You can give the wheat one to her too. Why is it unnecessary? I can find you anytime, no matter where I am in the world,” Lin Qingping said.

Zhiyuan thought about it and agreed. He accepted it without being polite to his mother.

Lin Qingping also told him, "Your salary isn't enough to cover your expenses. If you need money, be sure to tell your family."

Zhiyuan replied, "Mom, I have enough to live on. There's basically nothing I need to spend money on."

Zhiyuan's life is very simple. He goes between the ward, the canteen and home every day. He either takes the bus or rides a bicycle. In his opinion, it is difficult to spend even a third of his salary.

Lin Qingping glared at him, "You, are you still this stingy even when there's another person?"

Lin Qingping truly felt that neither Xiaomai nor Zhiyuan had ever been short of money since childhood. She didn't know why, but they were both incredibly stingy and completely devoid of material desires.

Zhiyuan chuckled and said, "Mom, when Zhangzhu comes to school, I'll give her all the money."

Lin Qingping was so angry she felt dizzy. Did she mean "more people"? Did she mean "more precious daughters" coming to school?

"Where's your girlfriend? Why would your daughter want you to spend money?" she snapped at him, exasperated.

Zhiyuan was taken aback. "Boyfriend?"

Looking at his clueless expression, Lin Qingping knew he had no chance! Years have passed, and he still has no chance with Xiaomai!

"Fine, fine, whatever! I'm going back tomorrow!" Lin Qingping tossed the phone to him and went back to her room to sleep.

Zhiyuan: ? ? ? No, why is my mom suddenly angry?

Lin Qingping wasn't angry. She wasn't the type to pressure her children about marriage. When she was older in her previous life, she went online and saw many young people complaining about their parents pressuring them to get married. She wasn't going to be that kind of annoying parent. As for her children, she thought it was more important for them to live happily. She didn't care when they got married.

But Gu Juncheng cares!

Gu Juncheng was worried. He felt that he had not completed the task that Lao Li had given him until Zhiyuan's marriage was resolved.

So when Lin Qingping returned home, Gu Juncheng stared at her, trying to find a signal on her face that Zhiyuan's marriage was settled, but obviously, the result only disappointed him.

He was so worried that he paced around the house several times, saying, "When I was 28, I was already..."

At this point, he looked at Lin Qingping with concern, "Do you think Zhiyuan might...?"

"What?" Several words flashed through Lin Qingping's mind: unmarried, likes boys...

She had considered it; if Zhiyuan really was one of those types, she could still accept it, as long as he was happy…

But to my surprise, Gu Juncheng said, "Do you think he might have some problems? Is there anything wrong with his health?"

Lin Qingping: ...

Well, this father is even more outrageous than she imagined!

"If there's a problem, why don't you ask him?" Lin Qingping stormed back to her room in a huff. Gu Juncheng, Gu Juncheng, you can't tear Zhiyuan's umbrella just because you got caught in the rain when you were young (and she suspected you)!

The discussion about Zhiyuan's marriage ended there. Anyway, Lin Qingping gave Gu Juncheng the number of Zhiyuan's new phone. As for how Gu Juncheng communicated with his son, Gu Juncheng didn't tell her, and she didn't ask again. She believed that no matter what Zhiyuan was thinking, he would tell her when he wanted to or should tell her.

Right now, the matter of raising a child is more urgent.

When Zhangzhu starts her senior year of high school, the evening self-study time will be extended, making it very inconvenient for her to come home. So Lin Qingping simply rented an apartment near her school in the city to accompany her.

Renting a place was getting boring for Lin Qingping. Anyway, urbanization here would accelerate, the location was good, and the weather was warm. If her relatives and friends in the capital needed a warm place to spend the winter when they got older, it would be nice to have a place to stay. So, while the housing prices hadn't gone up yet, she simply bought several houses. There wasn't enough time to renovate and move in now, so she could just decorate them first and use them later.

That year, Lin Qingping's family spent the Spring Festival on the island. Zhiyuan also returned, arriving on New Year's Eve.

Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng were pleasantly surprised, as they had both thought he would be on duty and wouldn't be able to come back for the New Year.

"It's a rotating shift system, Mom and Dad. I can take three days off," Zhiyuan said.

“Three days, two days on the road, and only one day at home. You might as well have spent the New Year at your aunt’s house!” Gu Juncheng said.

Then, Gu Jun was glared at fiercely by Lin Qingping, "You have so much to say when the child comes home for the New Year?"

Gu Juncheng dared not say anything more, but silently took out a bottle of wine and asked Zhiyuan, "Can you guys drink?"

“I can drink now that I’m home! I definitely can’t in the capital.” In the capital, even at home, he has to go back immediately if there’s something going on at the office, so he doesn’t drink. But now that he’s back on the island, the office won’t call him if there’s something going on.

At least that's what Zhiyuan thinks.

Gu Juncheng happily opened the bottle.

Lin Qingping was still glaring at Gu Juncheng, "Didn't you say you wouldn't let your son come home? Why are you opening a bottle of wine?"

Gu Juncheng was speechless after being rebuked, and even Zhangzhu said, "Dad, really, you're so happy to see my brother come back, but you still have to say things that my mother doesn't like to hear. Why do that?"

"Exactly!" Lin Qingping rolled her eyes at Gu Juncheng. "She'll never say anything nice in her life!"

Zhiyuan and Zhangzhu were used to their parents bickering, since it didn't affect their parents' relationship anyway. No matter what their mother said, their father would just smile foolishly.

It's time for New Year's Eve dinner!

Zhiyuan poured drinks for his mother and sister, then poured wine for Gu Juncheng and himself. He raised his glass to his family, "Mom and Dad..."

He had barely uttered the words "Mom and Dad" when his phone, which was on the table, rang.

Zhiyuan glanced at the number but didn't answer.

But the phone kept ringing.

"Brother, your phone is ringing!" Zhangzhu pointed.

Lin Qingping also asked, "Did the department call?"

Zhiyuan's face stiffened a little. "Mom and Dad, don't worry about it, it's not in the department."

"Oh?" A question mark appeared in Lin Qingping's mind.

The phone calls finally stopped, but then my phone chimed again—it was a text message.

Zhiyuan, however, continued holding his wine glass, saying, "Mom and Dad... I have so much to say..."

"Stop," Lin Qingping interrupted him. "If you have a thousand words to say but one sentence of thanks, then don't drink this wine. Pack your things and head back to the capital!"

"Mom..." Zhiyuan was both amused and embarrassed, "Can't I even speak?"

“It’s not that I don’t want you to speak, but you’ve been repeating the same thing over and over for over twenty years. What’s the point? Why do you keep bringing up this little bit of kindness? Don’t you consider yourself my own son? Are you planning to repay this debt and then cut ties with us?” Lin Qingping said to him.