Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 524 They're all lying to her

“You know my mother, she’s easily swayed. If someone begs her, she can’t resist. Now that the reform and opening-up policy is sweeping across the country, all the relatives back home know that my eldest sister is doing well in the capital, and they all want to come and follow her, to get a job in the city, especially in the capital. My mother couldn’t resist the relatives’ chatter, so she brought someone along, but that angered my eldest sister.” Gu Juncheng continued to explain to her, “My mother was also angry, feeling that she would lose face in her hometown. I had no choice but to bring my parents out and talk to them, and persuade them to go back.”

"You've seen them off on the train and come back?" Lin Qingping's gaze gradually turned cold as she looked at him.

He was lying to her too.

She and he were husband and wife for two lifetimes. Even though they didn't have much contact in their previous life, in this life, she treated him with all her heart. She not only knew his personality like the back of her hand, but she also understood it very well. He was never good at explaining himself, nor did he care to. He was always taciturn. For such a person to talk about a very simple thing from different angles over and over again was itself abnormal.

Gu Juncheng, your mental fortitude shouldn't be like this.

"What time is their train?" she asked casually.

"I just saw them off on the train. I'll be right back after that." He avoided answering the question directly.

Lin Qingping hasn't been back to her hometown for many years and doesn't know how many trains run back each day or what time they depart.

But she didn't say anything more, only closed her eyes slightly and whispered, "I want to sleep for a while."

"Okay. I'll carry you back to your room."

The moment he stood up and picked her up, she clearly heard him let out a sigh of relief.

Gu Juncheng, no matter how I ask you now, will you never tell the truth?

She never liked to force people, so if they weren't going to talk about it, she wouldn't ask anymore.

However, she disliked being deceived. She wanted to know what had happened. Even if she only had tomorrow left to live, she wanted to know her fate clearly today and make arrangements in advance.

In the afternoon, Mei Li came to see her.

Over the past year, Mei Li has handed over the management of the factory in the south to a professional manager, and she herself has been stationed in the capital. One reason is that she wants to move the brand towards the high-end market, and the other is that her son, Xiao Wu, is growing up, and she can't keep running between the two places.

She pulled Meili aside and asked her to do something for her. "I have some things to take care of back in my hometown, but as you can see, I can't go back in my current condition. I want my second sister to go back in my place. When you go back later, please go to the train station and see how many trains are going back to my hometown and what time they depart."

"Then I'll buy your train ticket for you while I'm at it," Meili said.

"No need, we haven't decided on a specific day to go back yet. Can you check the time for me first?" Lin Qingping said.

“Okay, you don’t need to go to the train station to check! I’ll just go home and look at the train timetable. I’ll come back and tell you when I’m done. Don’t you have one at home? I’ll bring you one later. Or I might as well go now. I told you a long time ago that you wanted to get a phone installed.” Meili said goodbye and got up to look at the trains.

Mei Li returned quickly, in less than an hour, holding a national train timetable. She handed it to her, saying, "I was worried that this timetable might not be up-to-date, so I went to the train station to check it. It's correct, no problem."

Mei Li marked out all the train routes heading back to her hometown.

Lin Qingping looked and saw that there were three trips a day: one in the morning, one in the evening, and one at 2 a.m.

No matter which trip it was, it was not something Gu Juncheng could afford to take his parents on.

Lin Qingping stared at the three red lines, her mind gradually going blank: Why did he lie to her?

Mei Li stayed with her until dinner before leaving. Zhang Zhu liked Mei Li very much and even chased after her to see her off, which made Mei Li like Zhang Zhu even more. She even said to Lin Qingping, "Why don't I take her back to play for a few days and then bring her back to you later?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Juncheng immediately brought his daughter back.

Gu Juncheng's reaction was exactly what Mei Li expected, but Zhangzhu still chased after Mei Li to hug her, stretching out her little arms and calling "Auntie".

Therefore, Gu Juncheng had no choice but to send Mei Li out.

Once outside, Mei looked at him and asked, "What are you planning to do? Are you thinking of changing careers?"

Gu Juncheng frowned slightly, but his tone was firm: "Let's take it one step at a time."

Mary nodded. "You can't just abandon her like this. Please take good care of her."

“Of course,” he said. “How about the scales?”

"It's going well. I'm not used to it yet, but I'll be able to handle it and won't let you down," Mei said, looking at him.

Gu Juncheng has temporarily left the island, and Wu Tianping has taken over his position.

Gu Juncheng nodded, meaning that with Wu Tianping around, he had no worries.

“My sister has already gone to find a way, we…we’ll work together.” Meili said, but her voice began to choke with emotion.

"Yes, thank you," Gu Juncheng said.

“Auntie…” Zhangzhu keenly noticed that Meili seemed about to cry.

Mei Li looked at Zhang Zhu with a tearful smile, "Zhang Zhu, Auntie has sand in her eyes, can you blow it out for Auntie?"

"Okay—" Zhangzhu said in a childish yet firm voice, puffing out her cheeks and blowing into Meili's eyes.

The sweet, milky scent wafted past Meili's nostrils, making her eyes feel even more sore...

the next day.

Gu Juncheng went to buy groceries as usual in the morning.

With the hot weather, the family doesn't often stock up on vegetables, especially veggies. Gu Juncheng has taken on the task of buying groceries. Every day, after tidying up the house, Lin Qingping, and their daughter, he goes out to buy groceries.

Normally he would be back in twenty minutes, but today he was gone for almost an hour.

Moreover, after returning, they hurriedly left after putting down the vegetables.

He called to his second sister, "At noon, you and my eldest sister can see who is more convenient to cook and who is more convenient to take care of your sister. You two can divide the tasks. I have to go out for a while and may not be able to come back for lunch."

Gu Youlian hadn't arrived yet. Sister Zhao had just gone to the shop. After Gu Juncheng left, only the two children, Lin Qingping, and the second sister were at home.

Lin Qingping grasped her second sister's hand. "Go, follow Gu Juncheng and see what he's up to."

"Sister..." the second sister was very surprised.

"Qingyun, we are sisters. I only trust you and I only believe that you won't lie to me. You must see clearly where he went and what he did and tell me the truth. You are not allowed to hide anything, do you hear me?" Lin Qingping's tone was very serious.

The second sister was taken aback by her seriousness and quickly nodded, "Okay."

"Be careful, don't let him find out, he's not an ordinary person," Lin Qingping warned.

"I know. But you..." My second sister is gone, and now she and the children are all alone at home!

"It's no big deal. I'm lying here and don't have to do anything. What could be wrong? If I need anything, I can just call Zhiyuan. He's almost as tall as me now. Besides, my older sister will be here soon. Hurry up, or you'll fall behind," Lin Qingping urged.