Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 231 Compensation

After setting off the firecrackers, Gu Juncheng took out three large red envelopes and gave one to each of the three of them.

Zhiyuan accepted the thanks without hesitation, saying "Thank you, Dad."

The second sister was a little embarrassed, "I'm so old..."

"No matter how big she is, she's still my sister!" Lin Qingping laughed, waving the red envelope folded from red paper in her hand. "I still have them all!"

After the firecrackers were finished, the children no longer had to stay up all night and went to sleep. My second sister also stopped being a third wheel and went back to her room.

Gu Juncheng and Lin Qingping continued watching TV.

Gradually, Lin Qingping also grew tired and leaned against Gu Juncheng's chest, feeling drowsy.

Gu Juncheng covered her with a blanket. "Still looking? Why don't you go to sleep too?"

Lin Qingping shook her head, snuggled deeper into his embrace, and squinted her eyes, "Gu Juncheng, I suddenly have a feeling that we're getting old and need each other's company."

Gu Juncheng kissed her. "Okay."

He has always been a man of few words when it comes to expressing his feelings. Does a simple "okay" mean agreement or a promise?

Well... okay then!

Lin Qingping smiled and eventually fell asleep in his arms.

When I wake up again, it will be a new year.

She was sleeping in bed.

It could only have been Gu Juncheng who carried her up.

She was sleeping so soundly that she didn't even notice him carrying her upstairs...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the four members of their family went to the temple fair.

The temple fair at this time was quite rich and bustling, a truly lively and vibrant event.

There were traditional folk art performances, people admiring ancient calligraphy and paintings, vendors selling snacks, and vendors selling all sorts of fun and interesting trinkets—it was incredibly festive.

Sugar painting, sugar blowing, candied hawthorn, colorful windmills...

Soon, Zhiyuan's hands were overflowing with items, while Gu Juncheng continued buying.

The funny thing is that Gu Juncheng bought two of everything, one for Zhiyuan and one for Lin Qingping. Suddenly, he saw his second sister and bought another one for her as well.

Lin Qingping was both amused and exasperated, biting into a candied hawthorn and munching on a sugar painting, "We're not children anymore!"

Gu Juncheng ignored her and continued buying, buying three more portions.

Lin Qingping had no choice but to stuff the candied hawthorns she couldn't finish into his mouth, and he ate them without hesitation.

After visiting the temple fair, it was past noon. They ate all the way and didn't feel hungry. In the afternoon, they decided to go ice skating.

Lin Qingping really can't do this.

She can't keep her balance in any game that involves slippery surfaces, and she's afraid of it. The main reason is that she couldn't conquer such games in her previous life. For example, when her business friends invited her to go skiing, she couldn't do it at all, so she naturally assumed that this was her weakness in this life.

Therefore, no matter how much Gu Juncheng encouraged her, she was unwilling to wear ice skates.

Gu Juncheng was at his wits' end with her.

"I'll watch you guys skate. I'm happy to see you skate too!" Lin Qingping pushed Gu Juncheng out, "You go ahead, don't let Zhiyuan get hurt!"

She remembered that it was also Zhiyuan's first time ice skating.

"I'll be there in a bit." Gu Juncheng was also worried about Zhiyuan, who had already left the field.

Gu Juncheng took Zhiyuan with him. At first, Zhiyuan was very cautious, but after Gu Juncheng only took him for two laps, the guy was able to skate very skillfully.

I have to say, he really has athletic talent!

The second sister is better than Lin Qingping!

The second sister actually ran into a classmate at the ice rink. That classmate was obviously an expert. Before Zhiyuan went off the ice, he dragged the second sister along and started teaching her. The second sister stumbled and staggered, but at least she dared to take a step.

After Zhiyuan was able to skate on her own, Gu Juncheng returned to her side and stood outside with her to watch.

"Why aren't you going? Go skate by yourself, don't worry about me, I'm fine, I just enjoy watching." It was he who suggested coming to ice skating, and Lin Qingping was afraid of spoiling his fun.

He glanced at her sideways. "I'm already in my fifties, do you think I still love this?"

He doesn't love her?

"Then why did you suggest it?" Lin Qingping was puzzled.

Gu Juncheng glanced at her again.

what does it mean?

Lin Qingping nudged him, "Why?"

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Isn't it because you thought you didn't play this when you were a kid?"

"Huh?" Lin Qingping was shocked.

"Lin Qingping," he said, "was your childhood very pitiful?"

Lin Qingping's mind suddenly cleared up, so the reason he bought her a copy of everything he bought earlier was to make up for her childhood.

"Really?" she asked, grabbing his arm. "Is that so?"

Gu Juncheng was so dizzy from being shaken that he nodded haphazardly.

"You even bought three portions!" Lin Qingping understood why she bought three portions. Her second sister had suffered just as much as she had in her childhood. If one daughter in the family was like this, the other daughter must have suffered the same way.

Because of her, even her family was taken care of.

This has always been his style, whether in his past life or this one.

A warm current rushed into her heart, making her eyes well up with tears.

“Gu Juncheng…” If it weren’t for the crowds, she would have loved to throw herself into his arms and hug him tightly, but she couldn’t now. People weren’t that open-minded back then, so she could only hold onto his arm. “But we don’t have these things back home. We don’t have candied hawthorns, we don’t have ice skating…”

He thought about it carefully, "This is all there is to my childhood in the capital. I'll think of something else when we get back."

Lin Qingping: ...

He actually took this seriously and considered it a matter.

"No need, it's already very good." She said softly, rubbing her face against his arm. "Really, Gu Juncheng, thank you."

Gu Juncheng looked down at her and said, "Silly girl, so easily satisfied."

Lin Qingping smiled slightly. Who's stupid? Being able to have it back is enough.

That day, Lin Qingping ultimately didn't go ice skating, but Zhiyuan and his second sister had a great time, sweating profusely and extremely happy.

When I get home, it will be time for dinner.

In the evening, Zhiyuan went to rest after playing, while Lin Qingping seemed preoccupied and began to pack some things.

"What are you doing?" Gu Juncheng asked, noticing that she wasn't sleeping and was busy doing this and that.

"Zhiyuan is going to the Wen family tomorrow, so I'm getting ready." Lin Qingping had laid out a lot of clothes on the sofa, all of them children's clothes, and was putting them on one by one.

Gu Juncheng didn't understand, "It's just going to the Wen family's house, why do you need to prepare so many clothes?"

Lin Qingping glared at him, "I want to see how to make it look good!"

Gu Juncheng was even more confused. "What's the difference?"

"I can't be bothered to talk to you!" Lin Qingping finally picked out three outfits, intending to have Zhiyuan try them on tomorrow and choose the one that would look best.

When Gu Juncheng saw her fold the clothes again, he hissed, "Are these all Zhiyuan's clothes?"

"Yes!" She makes clothes! How could Zhiyuan possibly lack clothes?

Gu Juncheng remained silent.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingping looked up at him.

Gu Juncheng tapped her forehead, "You don't even have this many clothes yourself!"

"Yes, I do! It's just that I always wear the same few outfits, I'm used to it." She prefers to dress more comfortably for everyday wear. "I'm not going to talk to you anymore, come and take another look, help me choose what Zhiyuan should bring tomorrow."

"Bringing things along?" Gu Juncheng immediately objected.