Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 407 New Sprouts

Pushing open the fence gate, Lin Qingping still had the tree she had planted back then; only a few bare stalks remained, standing there.

He couldn't help but stop and take another look. Inadvertently, he was drawn to a tiny, almost imperceptible patch of new green on the pole.

His pupils dilated for a moment, he dropped his luggage and immediately squatted down.

He was right!

It really is a new sprout!

This abandoned, withered tree has miraculously sprouted new buds in the scorching summer heat.

Although it was still just a bud, so small that Chen Lei hadn't noticed it despite coming and going around it, it had truly revived.

Gu Juncheng carefully extended his index finger to touch the bud; it was soft, yet full of moist and resilient vitality...

"Uncle Gu!" Under the scorching sun, a boy running up, covered in sweat, was carrying a flower in his hand. "Uncle Gu, I dug up another one. Look, this one has white flowers, it's so pretty. Let's plant it on the left."

Once he was told, Gu Juncheng realized that many new plants had been planted around the fence in his yard.

Gu Juncheng seriously suspected that this kid's initial attempt to "make amends" had evolved into him having developed a love for gardening. "Did you plant all of these?"

Chen Lei chuckled, "Yeah, Uncle Gu, do you think Auntie and Zhiyuan will be happy when they come back if we plant all these?"

"Probably," Gu Juncheng said after thinking for a moment.

Chen Lei's eyes lit up. "Uncle Gu, will Zhiyuan and the others really come back?"

"Yes, it will come back." Gu Juncheng smiled slightly and beckoned Chen Lei into the yard. "Come on, let's plant it together."

Chen Lei was overjoyed and loudly replied, "Yes!" He then picked up a small hoe from the fence and began digging the ground. He was now quite skilled at planting flowers!

Gu Juncheng looked at the courtyard, which had become overgrown with weeds after he hadn't returned for many days, and fell into deep thought.

capital.

As the weather gets hotter, graduation is drawing ever closer.

While preparing for her graduation from school, Lin Qingping was also making final handovers with people and affairs in the capital.

Gu Youlian was reluctant to part with her, but she was going to reunite with her younger brother, and as her sister-in-law, she wouldn't stop her no matter what. She simply handed over the profits from the dessert shop in the first half of the year to her.

Lin Qingping was going to refuse. She had made up her mind to go to the island and sever ties with the industries in the capital. As for what would happen in the future, she had her own plans.

But Gu Youlian wouldn't allow it. Not only did she force her to accept it, she also set targets for her: if more investment was needed each year, she had to contribute one out of the three shares, and she also had to research new products on the island and submit an assignment every year.

Gu Youlian was thinking that even if she went to the island and didn't come back, her brother couldn't come back during the annual family visit leave, and her sister-in-law couldn't come back either.

Lin Qingping was speechless. Moreover, Gu Youlian's attitude made it impossible for her to refuse. She even threatened that if she didn't agree, she and Sister Zhao would quit.

In fact, Lin Qingping knew that Gu Youlian wouldn't refuse, but she was deliberately threatening her like this. On the surface, it was putting responsibility on her, but in reality, it was to give her a share of the profits.

She ultimately accepted Gu Youlian and Sister Zhao's kindness, but Gu Youlian wasn't the only one with this intention.

Wu Tianjiao, Mei Li, and Factory Director Cheng all shared this sentiment.

In their words, Lin Qingping was the beginning of all their careers; without her, none of them would be where they are today.

Wu Tianjiao and Mei Li, in particular, are familiar with some international brands and told Lin Qingping frankly that they want to create their own brand and enter the international market.

Of course, this is not something that can be achieved in the short term.

"If ten years isn't enough, we'll try twenty; if twenty years isn't enough, we'll try thirty. Even if we're poor all we can do in our lives, we'll pave the way forward!" Meili was very ambitious.

Lin Qingping was at her wit's end. Not only could she not hand over the burdens, but she also found herself burdened with one heavy load after another. Life on the island was anything but easy.

Finally, the moment of parting arrived.

I have been practicing this for several days in a row.

The first person we saw off was Liang Jiaqi.

Liang Jiaqi is going back to his hometown to inherit his father's business, so he has closed his steakhouse. He decides to return home, and Lin Qingping and his large group have their last meal together at Liang Jiaqi's steakhouse.

Liang Jiaqi exclaimed, "I want to go home and open steakhouses all over the country. Then, no matter which province you're in, you'll be able to eat my steaks, just like... seeing me..."

At this point, the suppressed emotions finally erupted, and Liang Jiaqi began to sob. She looked around but couldn't find a suitable shoulder to lean on. Finally, she got up, walked past the two of them, and hugged Zhiyuan, sobbing.

Zhiyuan, acting like a little adult, patted him on the back to comfort him, "Uncle Liang, don't worry, I'll eat wherever you drive from now on!"

Liang Jiaqi's eyes were red as she looked at Zhiyuan, "Are you going to pay?"

Zhiyuan, being just a child, wasn't sure if Liang Jiaqi was joking or serious. He paused for a moment, but then realized, "That makes sense. How can you eat without paying and let Uncle Liang lose money?" He quickly nodded, "Yes! Uncle Liang! I'll definitely pay!"

Liang Jiaqi was amused by his appearance and ruffled his hair. "Silly boy, you come to my shop to eat and then pay? Aren't you insulting me?"

Liang Jiaqi had a classmate from Northeast China in her dorm, and over the years, Liang Jiaqi has picked up a bit of a Northeast accent herself.

"I, Liang Jiaqi, hereby declare that all the brothers and sisters eating at this table today, as long as my Liang Jiaqi shop is still open, no matter where it is, you will all be free for life!"

There were many people present that day, including the Lin Qingping sisters, Gu Youlian and Sister Zhao, Zhiyuan Xiaomai, Yunqi, as well as the Cheng family and He Qiancheng and his group. Everyone applauded and cheered, wishing Liang Jiaqi a prosperous business and a bright future.

Liang Jiaqi left the capital with everyone's entrustment, and deliberately announced a late train time. When Lin Qingping and the others were about to see him off at the train station, his roommate said that he had already left and that the train was in the middle of the night.

"Mom, Uncle Liang definitely doesn't want us to see him off; he's afraid he'll cry," Zhiyuan said, sounding very knowledgeable.

Lin Qingping thought of Liang Jiaqi sobbing while holding Zhiyuan, nodded, and took Zhiyuan home.

The second person to be seen off was the second sister, Lin Qingyun.

My second sister is going abroad to continue her studies, but this time, she's not going alone; Yunqi is going with her.

Before leaving the country, Lin Qingping met with the Yun family to formally discuss the future of her second sister and Yun Qi.

Yunqi's heart for his second sister was as firm as a rock, and everyone in the Yun family, except for Liu Yan, liked his second sister very much. As for the second sister herself, she finally nodded when Yunqi wanted to accompany her to study.

Lin Qingping did not inform her parents in Linjia Village. As the head of her second sister's family, she and the Yun family arranged for her second sister and Yun Qi to get engaged first, and then get married after returning from school.

Yunqi was somewhat disappointed by this decision. He had wanted to get married right away, but his second sister wouldn't agree, and there was nothing he could do. Fortunately, they could finally spend every day together from now on.