Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 562 Treating it like family

Lin Qingping came to Gu Youlian's house to tidy up her things.

Gu Youlian was busy when she opened the door and saw her. She quickly said, "You don't need to come over. I already told you, I'll bring it to you after I've finished packing."

"These are all old things. I came to take a look. I'll just throw away what I don't need. There's no need to move them around," Lin Qingping said with a smile.

Gu Youlian thought about it and agreed, then led her into the house.

Gu Youlian was thinking that her parents were getting old and there was no one else in their hometown, so she planned to bring them to the capital to live with her. The two elders agreed. After they went back to settle things at home, they planned to move to the capital to be next to their daughter. Now, these packages are all things from their hometown. They asked someone to mail them over first. The elders are still in their hometown and will come in a few days.

Lin Qingping has no intention of interfering in the Gu family's affairs.

Given what happened during her pregnancy, it's impossible for her to reconcile with her in-laws. But taking care of their parents is the responsibility of the children. As long as they don't involve her, whatever they want to do is fine.

Gu Youlian had almost finished sorting them out. Pointing to one pile, she said, "These are all yours. Take a look and see which ones you want and which ones you don't. Leave the ones you don't want here, and I'll throw them away in a bit. If you want them, I'll take them back for you."

"Okay." Lin Qingping sat down on a small stool and looked at each item one by one.

Most of the things in this pile are old clothes, some of hers, some of Zhiyuan's, and some of Gu Juncheng's.

Zhiyuan's clothes were all for three or four-year-old children, and they were too old to wear anymore. Gu Juncheng's clothes were mostly old ones from before he joined the army. Hers were newer, but they were all out of style. She casually rummaged through them a few times and said, "I don't want any of them anymore. I can't wear these anymore."

"I thought so too, but I still called you to come and see," Gu Youlian said with a smile. A quick glance revealed that Lin Qingping was reading a letter.

That's right. Among the things sent were letters and books, which were mostly Lin Qingping's. The elderly in her family were illiterate, so any letters they sent were sent to Gu Youlian. Gu Youlian had already packed everything when she came to the capital.

However, Gu Youlian suddenly noticed that the letter was addressed as "Sister".

Although many years had passed, Gu Youlian immediately remembered the contents of the letter. She hurriedly snatched the letter back, saying, "Oh no, no, this letter is mine."

But Lin Qingping had already seen most of what she needed to see.

The letter was in an envelope with her name on it. She took it out and saw that the salutation was "sister". She originally intended to return it to Gu Youlian, but at a glance she saw her own name in the letter and couldn't help but read on.

The gist of it is: I've said it many times before, I'm often away from home and haven't fulfilled my responsibilities as a husband. It's not easy for her alone; even if she needs to buy something, it's not a big deal. A man's duty is to provide for his family. Please talk to our parents and elder sister; there's no need to be so critical of her over such trivial matters. Let her live freely. Furthermore, now that she's come to live with us, she's part of our family. To our parents, she's their daughter; to you, elder sister, she's their younger sister. Please treat her and protect her as you would your own family. If I were here, I would certainly not allow the gossip from the villagers. I also ask that you and our parents stand with us; protect her as you would protect me. Elder sister, I married her to protect her completely; please understand.

The message about her was only a few lines long, and she finished reading it in a few glances.

After reading it, I only had one thought: So that's how it is...

There is no hatred without a cause, nor is there love without a cause.

In her past life, she was so willful, yet her in-laws tolerated her. It wasn't that they were particularly forgiving, but rather that he repeatedly protected her. She had a bad reputation in Linjia Village, but when she arrived in Gujia Village, everything went smoothly for her. Although there was a lot of gossip, no one dared to bully her. Her in-laws acted as if they had never heard of her. It turned out that this was also due to his and his family's protection.

Treat her like you would treat your own family.

These words, written with the powerful strokes of calligraphy in the letter, are now etched in her heart. Each stroke is clear and distinct.

Gu Youlian was quite embarrassed, because the origin of the letter made her ashamed to face Lin Qingping.

At that time, Lin Qingping had only been married for a short time, and her parents were already quite unhappy about Gu Juncheng proposing marriage to the Lin family. Who doesn't inquire about the girl's family before proposing marriage?

Good heavens, when they went to Linjia Village to inquire, they found out that this was the kind of person he was. His reputation was bad even before the marriage. Immediately, his parents put the matter aside and planned to ask a few more matchmakers to introduce him to other families.

To everyone's surprise, her younger brother took this matter so seriously, as if he were timing it perfectly with their marriage proposal. After he finished inquiring and returned, the village secretary immediately called her parents to answer the phone, saying it was from the military.

She went with her parents to answer the phone, never expecting that her younger brother would call to ask about the wedding arrangements and whether the other party had agreed...

Isn't this taking it way too seriously? Her parents naturally told her younger brother what they'd heard, hoping he'd change his mind. But not only did they fail to persuade him, he also lectured her and their parents, saying that people just follow the crowd, and that the person he'd chosen couldn't be wrong. How could they believe the gossip from the village? How many women in the village had suffered because of gossip? This is a new era, why are they still so old-fashioned…?

In short, they managed to persuade their parents again, and the next day they quickly prepared things to propose marriage.

In the immediate aftermath of their marriage, Lin Qingping truly lived up to her and her parents' expectations; she was quite the drama queen...

She couldn't accept her brother's wife, but since it was someone her brother had chosen, she could only stay far away from her. Not being a troublemaker was already the greatest tolerance she could show.

As a result, her parents couldn't stand it anymore and made her write a letter to Gu Juncheng to have a good talk about bringing this big shot into the family.

This is the origin of this reply.

However, Gu Youlian herself was very surprised. How did her younger brother and sister-in-law suddenly become two people? It seemed to have started when Gu Juncheng came home to visit his family six months after their marriage.

Perhaps her younger brother said something to her?

Maybe.

Perhaps her younger brother was right. He was away from home most of the year, and it was normal for Lin Qingping, a young girl, to harbor some resentment. But once her brother returned and she could feel his kindness towards her, her attitude naturally changed...

After Gu Youlian reconciled her own logic, she put the letter aside, took Lin Qingping's hand, and sincerely apologized, "Pingzi, I'm so sorry. I didn't know you well back then, and I wrote Chengzi such a letter, which is why Chengzi replied like that. I didn't mean to speak ill of you behind your back, I..."

Seeing Gu Youlian's embarrassed expression as she hurriedly tried to explain, Lin Qingping smiled and shook her head, "It's all in the past, why talk about it anymore? Everyone is doing well now, that's the best ending."

Gu Youlian's eyes reddened upon hearing this. "Pingzi, I'm not an ungrateful person. I'm so regretful. Back then..."

"Alright!" Lin Qingping interrupted her. "I already said we don't need to talk about this anymore. Let's just talk about the future, okay? We don't need any of these things. Just trust me to take them back."

Lin Qingping only carried her letters, some from the clothing factory, some from Gu Juncheng...

When they got home, Zhiyuan hadn't returned from school yet. Gu Juncheng was playing with Zhangzhu, and he was lying on the ground making her ride on his back like a horse.

"Zhangzhu, come down," Lin Qingping called out calmly.

"It's nothing, this amount of activity is nothing." Gu Juncheng's forehead was covered in sweat. If he were in better health in the past, he wouldn't be like this.

But Zhangzhu had already slid down and ran to her excitedly, "Mommy, Mommy, tonight, let's go eat that chicken that the old man fried!"