Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 296 Just a "Hello" Relationship

Wu Tianping still couldn't see any emotion on Gu Juncheng's face. Under the dim streetlights, Gu Juncheng's eyes were like a dark, deep pool, as still as stagnant water.

"Do you even know what you're saying?" Wu Tianping's anger was directed at Liang Jiaqi.

"I know!" Liang Jiaqi smiled and held up the bag in her hand. "Sister Pingzi just made some sweet soup and asked me to take it back with me."

"you……"

Wu Tianping was really going to beat up Liang Jiaqi this time; he had even raised his fist when Gu Juncheng stopped him, saying, "Tianping."

Gu Juncheng reached out and blocked his fist.

"Old Gu!" Wu Tianping was furious. The green light was shining right above his head, and Old Gu was still so calm?

"Brother Chengzi, Brother Tianping, I'm leaving." Liang Jiaqi shook the bag in her hand and got into the car.

Wu Tianping glared at Gu Juncheng, waiting for an explanation.

Gu Juncheng bypassed him and went straight to his sister's house.

Watching his retreating figure, Wu Tianping felt like he was about to vomit blood in anger, and roared, "I'm not going to care about you anymore!"

He turned and went home.

I'm so angry!

It's better to go home and get a beating from his sister than to suffer this humiliation here!

Gu Juncheng, reeking of alcohol, pushed open the door to Gu Youlian's house.

Seeing his expression, Gu Youlian was also annoyed. "Have you had enough? If not, your brother-in-law left a few bottles of wine at home. I'll get them for you."

Xiaomai tugged at her mother's clothes, "Mom, don't let Uncle drink anymore. Didn't you tell Dad that drinking too much alcohol is bad for your health?"

After Xiaomai said that, Gu Youlian felt embarrassed to argue with her brother in front of the children, so she turned around and went into the kitchen to make a hangover soup.

This is a method she only learned in the last two years.

Back in my hometown, there weren't so many rules. After drinking, the men would boast and then go home and fall asleep. There was no need for any hangover soup. Besides, Du Gen didn't drink at all back then, so she had no idea that such a thing existed.

In recent years, Du Gen has become the backbone of the garment factory. When he goes out to do business, he inevitably drinks alcohol. The method of making this hangover soup was taught to her by Lin Qingping. When she was working for Du Gen, she would make it for him. However, they rarely saw each other.

When she finished making the soup and came out, she saw her brother sitting in a chair with his head against the wall, his eyes closed, looking very dejected. Her heart couldn't help but soften.

"Here, drink the soup." She took her brother's hand and handed him the soup.

She was really worried sick.

Her younger brother had always been taciturn, and she never knew what he was thinking. After he went to join the army at the age of eighteen, she would only see him once a year, and they became even more distant and had even less to say to each other.

Gu Juncheng went along with her wishes, drank all the soup, put down the bowl, and prepared to go back to his room.

"Stop right there!" Gu Youlian called out to him.

Gu Juncheng stopped in his tracks.

"You better explain yourself clearly today, what exactly happened between you and Pingzi?" Gu Youlian wasn't taking sides. If things really weren't going well between the two of them, they should each go their own way. She was still his sister, and she was still Pingzi's sister. As long as they were both doing well, she had nothing to say. But she couldn't stand the current situation. They were all looking like wilted gourds. What were they trying to do?

After hearing her say that, Gu Juncheng remained silent and continued walking.

"Gu Gousheng!" Gu Youlian suddenly shouted.

Gu Juncheng: ...

This was his childhood nickname. After he started school, his teachers said that the name was not good, so his parents asked the teacher to give him a new name, which is how he came to be Gu Juncheng.

"If you don't explain yourself clearly today, our sibling relationship is over! Don't ever set foot in my house again!" Gu Youlian even called him "Gu Gousheng," which showed how angry she was.

"What's going on? Didn't you see it clearly?" he said.

Gu Youlian was even angrier. "What did I see clearly? What I saw was that you and Pingzi are done with each other, and Liang Jiaqi wants to be with her! And then you were drinking like a sick chicken! Is that it?"

Well, he didn't answer her again and prepared to go upstairs.

"If that's the case, it's good too. Liang Jiaqi is a warm-hearted young man, his family is rich, and most importantly, he has a good personality. He says what he thinks, unlike you, you can't get a word out of me even if you hit you three times!" Gu Youlian shouted at his back.

Her response was the sound of the door opening after Gu Juncheng entered the room.

He closed the door.

Gu Youlian could only glare angrily at the door.

After a while, the door opened again, and he poked half his body out. "Are you really watching over him?"

Gu Youlian was stunned for a moment. Who was it?

In an instant, she realized what he meant and realized he was talking about Liang Jiaqi!

He immediately sneered, "Of course it's good, a million times better than you. It's so considerate and thoughtful!"

Then, with a "bang," the door slammed shut again.

Gu Youlian glared at her: Serves you right!

"Xiaomai, come here, it's time to take a bath and go to bed," Gu Youlian called to her daughter.

Lin Qingping and Zhiyuan were about to rest when Zhiyuan suddenly remembered something and took something out of his bag. "Mom, this is for you."

Lin Qingping took a look and saw that it was a cloth bag no bigger than the palm of her hand, with the words "So-and-so Palace" printed on it.

This became a very famous temple many years later, and it was also the place she wanted to go to burn the first incense during the Lunar New Year.

"What is this?" she asked, squeezing it.

“My father gave it to me this morning and asked me to give it to you,” Zhiyuan said, looking at her expectantly.

Lin Qingping frowned, opened the small cloth bag, and inside was a dark red talisman with the words "Peace" written on it.

"Gu Juncheng gave it to me?" She was a little incredulous, as Gu Juncheng was not a believer in ghosts or gods.

“Yes!” Zhiyuan nodded. “Xiaomai and Aunt Zhao were both here this morning. You can ask them if you don’t believe me.”

Just then, Sister Zhao came out and interjected, "Yes, I saw them off this morning. Commander Gu gave them to Zhiyuan and told him to give them to you. He also said that Zhiyuan should take good care of you."

Lin Qingping frowned and muttered, "Why are you always doing this? Go to sleep, you have school tomorrow!"

"Oh, okay." Zhiyuan even took a book from the bookshelf, intending to read it before bed.

"Don't watch it lying down, and don't watch it too late!" Lin Qingping couldn't help but give a word of advice.

"Got it!" Zhiyuan replied as he ran upstairs.

Lin Qingping was going back to school the next day, and she planned to walk there slowly by herself with crutches.

The doctor said she can't be lazy, and she can't be afraid to walk; she needs to practice more.

So she gets up very early because she's sure to walk slowly, and she needs to have enough time to dawdle.

She didn't even tell Sister Zhao or Zhiyuan before planning to go by herself; she had to walk there on her own eventually!

So, when she opened the door and went out, it was still dark, and she met Gu Juncheng at the courtyard gate.

She stood in the courtyard, and Gu Juncheng passed by from outside. The two stopped and stood facing each other.

Lin Qingping didn't drink last night, so she remembers every detail clearly. She just doesn't know if he, who drank glass after glass last night, still remembers.

Now, his eyes were clear, and he was no longer drunk.

After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "Good morning."