Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 79, 1 piece! Leave him!

Lin Qingping never expected that there would be such a bold person in this era.

Her brief silence emboldened the girl, who then walked up to her.

"Are you from the same village as Brother Gu?" the girl asked arrogantly.

Actually, no, but there's no difference; what the girl wanted to emphasize was the word "village."

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Yes."

"Your family are all farmers, and you have a younger sister and a younger brother, right?" The girl's arrogance was tinged with pride, as if to say: Look, I've easily figured out your family situation.

Lin Qingping still answered "yes".

The girl laughed, "Look, how can your family's situation help Brother Gu? My family is different. You probably know what kind of people my parents are, right?"

Lin Qingping still smiled, "I'm sorry, I didn't know."

She really doesn't know.

The girl asked in surprise, "Didn't Brother Gu tell you?"

Gu Juncheng mentioned it briefly, but didn't say what the Lu family does now, and she wasn't interested in knowing.

The girl replied, "Then let me tell you! Brother Gu is being transferred to civilian work, and my dad can arrange for him to become a leader in a good unit. My dad can help him advance his future. Can your family do that?"

Lin Qingping shook her head.

No, so she decided to grant her wish.

"So, leave him. If you really care about him, you must want to see him do well, right? You're not thinking of sticking to him forever, trying to rely on him for a government job, are you? That would be too selfish!" the girl scolded harshly.

“Let him come and talk to me!” Lin Qingping said with a smile.

Yes, she really intends to quit.

Her thought upon being reborn was to repay a debt of gratitude, not to possess.

She originally wanted to spend her whole life with him because she thought she could build a happy and beautiful marriage with him, but now it seems that's not the case.

If he wants to change careers, it proves that his fate has truly changed after his rebirth.

In his previous life, he didn't have the option of being demobilized; he stayed in the army until he sacrificed his life five years after their marriage.

Now that he's changing careers, does that mean there won't be any more sacrifices in his life?

How wonderful that would be!

Of course she was willing to make the sacrifice, to give him a better and happier life, even if it meant heartache for her.

However, she didn't need anyone to tell her this.

Her marriage to him was their own affair; its beginning and end were matters for the two of them to resolve, and she didn't want to see anyone else involved.

But her words clearly displeased Lu Meizhi.

Lu Meizhi was very angry. "Are you just taking advantage of Brother Gu's kindness? If he could ask, he would have done so long ago! He's worried about this and that, afraid of letting you down. He's been tormented by this and that. If you really care about him, would you let him be caught in this dilemma?"

She's reluctant to part with it, but she doesn't need to tell you.

The scenario of wives and mistresses tearing each other apart is something we've seen far too often in real life, in dramas, and in the news.

She never intended to tear this girl apart.

Because she wished Gu Juncheng well...

She smiled and prepared to turn and head to the cafeteria.

But the girl wouldn't let her go and rushed in front of her, blocking her way.

"Tell me, what will it take for you to leave Brother Gu?" the girl asked, both anxious and angry. "I'll give you a thousand yuan!"

"One thousand yuan?" Lin Qingping frowned and repeated.

The girl was smug. "That's right! A thousand yuan! You country folk have never seen so much money before, have you? I'll give you a thousand yuan, and I'll even get you a job as a permanent employee in the factory, so you can eat in the city with dignity!"

Lin Qingping smiled and said, "Thank you, but no need."

This information gathering is incomplete! Everyone knows she's a temporary worker at the garment factory, but why not find out what she actually does there?

The girl thought she was complaining about the low pay, so she stomped her foot and said, "I'll give you 2000! You can get a job as a full-time worker in the garment factory! Think it through. Even if you get a full-time job, you'll only make about 30 yuan a month, which is just over 300 yuan a year. It would take you almost ten years to save up that much!"

"Really?" Lin Qingping still had a calm smile on her face. "Excuse me, I have to go to the cafeteria to get food. I'm hungry."

"You..." The girl stomped her foot angrily, "Look at you! Brother Gu is injured and hospitalized, and all you care about is eating! You heartless woman!"

Lin Qingping didn't want to get entangled with her anymore, so she quickened her pace and headed straight for the cafeteria.

Because I didn't want to run into them again, I got my food at the cafeteria and ate it there.

Outside the cafeteria window, the sun was blazing. She shoveled rice into her mouth spoonful by spoonful, but couldn't taste anything at all.

It feels like something is stuck in my throat, it's very uncomfortable. With every bite I swallow, the food piles up and presses against that stuck spot, making the pain even worse...

In the end, the pain became so intense that she could no longer swallow it, and she just stared blankly out the window.

"Little sister, what's wrong?" a kind voice rang out.

Lin Qingping looked up and saw it was the family member of the woman in the next bed.

"I...I'm eating, it's nothing..." Lin Qingping quickly smiled.

"Silly child..." the old woman smiled, gently stroking her face with her finger.

The woman's fingertips were wet...

Lin Qingping then realized that she had started crying while eating, without even realizing it...

"Hehe..." She quickly wiped away her tears and laughed, "It's just that the sun outside is too bright."

"You silly child!" the old woman sighed. "You're not that Commander Gu's sister, but his lover, right?"

Lin Qingping paused, then lowered her head and said, "Mm."

The older woman patted her hand. "I heard you're going to take the college entrance exam?"

Lin Qingping smiled, "I do have that plan."

"Good luck on your exam!" the older woman said, patting her hand. "May you get into the capital city!"

This is the second person to ask her to take the exam to go to the capital.

Lin Qingping laughed and said, "Auntie, it's not like I can just take the exam wherever I want!"

The older woman gave her a reproachful look, "Keep it up, you can do it!"

After saying that, the older woman added, "Young lady, we're being discharged from the hospital. See you in the capital then!"

"Are you from the capital?" Lin Qingping thought the old lady's family were retired local leaders.

"No! My son is in the capital and insisted on bringing us over. We're actually doing quite well in our hometown!" The woman said this, but she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

"That's wonderful! The whole family can be reunited!"

"Remember to come visit my home when you come to the capital!"

Lin Qingping chatted and laughed with the older woman all the way back to the ward, and by then her emotions were well hidden.

Lu Meizhi has also left.

There were several books on the bedside table, with the name Lu Meizhi written on them.

They are all exercise sets, covering various subjects.

Gu Juncheng looked at her with a strange expression.

He's been looking at her strangely these past few days. She doesn't know why. Could it be that he really has something to say to her but can't bring himself to say it?