Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 384 Uncle Gu, I'm sorry

But the bus company manager was very open-minded and knowledgeable. He had seen this kind of thing before in the port city. Coincidentally, he also had this plan himself, which could be considered as a way to benefit the company and its employees. So they hit it off immediately.

When buses carrying advertisements for Lin Qingping's cake shop traveled through every street in the capital, the common name of the cake shop, "Happy Times," penetrated the hearts of the capital's residents in a novel way, and the shop sold out immediately upon opening.

This Spring Festival, the store was overwhelmed with orders.

People were thinking that since it was the New Year, they should try something new. Although it was just one thing for each individual, the capital was so big and there were so many people that the queue for trying it was still not full by the fifteenth of the month.

Before leaving, Lin Qingping instructed Director Cheng and He Qiancheng to grant them leave for the Spring Festival. However, when Director Cheng and the others saw that so many people wanted to place orders, they were reluctant to take a break during the Spring Festival.

You were busy non-stop throughout the Spring Festival.

From the opening to the month or so after the holiday, business has been so good that she's been working non-stop every day. Large cakes, small cakes, bread, and all kinds of pastries are in high demand. Lin Qingping still uses a membership system, and in these few months, her cake shop has already broken even.

She had turned down most of the jobs at Ruixiang Garment Factory, letting Xiaoqin try them out, but she was still putting all her effort into Meili's factory. As a result, she reaped great rewards this year, and with the cake shop quickly recouping its investment, her money increased significantly again.

In the month or so after the New Year, He Qiancheng and his three friends found a house near the cake shop and planned to rent it and move out of Lin Qingyun's house.

Although Qingyun will be returning to China soon, Lin Qingping is not in a hurry for them to move out. Qingyun has always lived in her house, which has been empty. It was originally bought by Lin Qingping for Qingyun as an investment, and this row of houses will be demolished in the future.

But He Qiancheng and his group insisted on moving.

The house that Lin Qingping accompanied them to see was actually quite close to the cake shop, and it was also an old building.

Lin Qingping chatted with the landlord and learned that the elderly couple were going abroad with their children, leaving the house vacant.

At this time, the "going abroad craze" had not yet officially begun, but sporadic people had already started to go abroad one after another.

The son and daughter-in-law of this elderly couple are like that; at the same time, they also want to take the two elderly people out with them.

"That's great! The child is very filial!" Lin Qingping exclaimed.

Although the elderly couple were reluctant to leave their hometown, they were naturally even happier to be with their children. They smiled and said, "So, we originally wanted to sell this house, but it's so old that we can't sell it anytime soon. Let's rent it out first!"

Lin Qingping's heart skipped a beat. "You're selling the house? Then we'll buy it!"

He Qiancheng was stunned, "Manager Lin..."

Yes, He Qiancheng has started calling her Manager Lin now.

"Buy it." Lin Qingping looked at him, her voice firm and resolute.

He Qiancheng felt a strange sense of obedience in front of her. When she said to buy, he didn't say anything more. His mind was a bit muddled for a moment. Then he realized that she was the one who wanted to buy it. It was obvious that they couldn't afford it at all! If Lin Qingping bought it, it would be the same for them to rent from her.

However, once the house purchase was settled, He Qiancheng realized that Lin Qingping actually wanted them to buy it!

He Qiancheng panicked and, after leaving the landlord's house, hurriedly explained to Lin Qingping that they did not want to buy the house.

Lin Qingping knew their difficulties: they didn't have enough money.

This apartment is a suite with two rooms, and the toilet and kitchen are shared. The four of them plan to rent it, with two people sharing a room.

Lin Qingping said, "If you trust me, then listen to me. You definitely won't lose out by buying this house. In fact, if you see any other houses for sale around here, you can buy them without hesitation! I absolutely support you!"

“No, Manager Lin, we can’t owe you too much…” Wei Zhonghua blushed shyly.

"Who gave you the house?" Lin Qingping said. "Here's what we'll do: you pay 30% to the landlord first, and I'll cover the rest for you. You can pay it back monthly, a little each month, and pay it off in ten years."

He Qiancheng was stunned. "How... how can you buy a house like this?"

"Yes!" Lin Qingping said with a smile, "Don't you trust me?"

"How could I not trust you?" Who wouldn't trust someone who pays for their house? He Qiancheng thought for a long time before finally coming to a conclusion, "Then, we'll have to pay you interest."

"Okay." Lin Qingping readily agreed. Lending money and paying interest was a sign of their good interpersonal skills. Lin Qingping didn't want to insist any longer, otherwise they really wouldn't have bought it. Besides, the interest was really a drop in the ocean compared to the future appreciation of the house.

So Lin Qingping helped them buy the house, and the four of them became the owners, with the property rights divided equally.

Their move tempted Zhong Xiaoxiao, who also wanted to have her own home in the capital with her daughter. However, as an ungraduated college student, buying a house was extremely difficult. If Lin Qingping hadn't asked her to help out at the cake shop, she wouldn't even be able to afford food after leaving her husband.

Lin Qingping knew what was on her mind and encouraged her, "Buying a house or investing in property is not difficult now, but it has to be done after your divorce is finalized, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

Zhong Xiaoxiao nodded, understanding the implications.

Meanwhile, back in his hometown county hospital, Du Gen finally got his wish and had a son.

The news was sent by Lin Qingping's parents-in-law after painstakingly piecing together a few words; they were too embarrassed to trouble others to write for them.

The two elders were heartbroken by Gu Youlian's divorce, but there was nothing they could do. They wrote to Lin Qingping to tell her about it, hoping that Lin Qingping could comfort Gu Youlian. But if they hadn't written to her, who would have known that Du Gen had a son?

Gu Youlian is currently busy with her dessert business and taking care of her daughter. She's very busy every day. Lin Qingping doesn't plan to show this letter to Gu Youlian. She's also busy opening her second cake shop!

While Lin Qingping was busy in the capital, others on the island were also working up a sweat.

This person is Chen Lei.

Chen Lei had promised Gu Juncheng that he would take good care of the little flower on the fence, so ever since Gu Juncheng left, he has come to water it every day, several times a day!

He also knew that his uncles needed to fertilize the vegetables they grew on the island, so he specially brought over some fertilizer and fertilized the little flower every day, hoping it would grow faster.

However, despite his diligent care, the flower grew increasingly wilted.

He thought it was because the weather was too hot and the plant was short of water, so he watered and fertilized it even more frequently.

However, instead of getting better, the little flower wilted even more, and its leaves started to turn black and fall off with the slightest touch.

One day, a strong wind blew at sea. When he rushed to see Xiaohua, he found that the black leaves had fallen all over the ground and Xiaohua had become a bare stem.

Chen Lei burst into tears. "Uncle Gu, I'm sorry, I killed the flowers. Does this mean Zhiyuan and Aunt Lin won't be coming back?"