Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 338 I Want to Live a Different Life

Wu Tianjiao was also stunned and looked nervously at Lin Qingping.

The voices outside continued; it was Wu Tianping, bewildered and furious, yelling, "Old Gu! What exactly do you mean? I've prepared everything for you! Look, look, look! I didn't even put this much effort into pursuing Mei Li!"

Gu Juncheng replied, "You should focus your attention on your own wife. I don't need you to worry about me!"

"No... Gu Juncheng! Old Gu! You stop right there!" Wu Tianping's voice gradually faded into the distance. Clearly, Gu Juncheng had left, and Wu Tianping had gone after him.

"Bottle...I'm sorry..." Wu Tianjiao felt very regretful and annoyed.

She never liked to meddle in Lin Qingping's private affairs, and this time, she really miscalculated.

"There's nothing to apologize for," Lin Qingping said with a generous smile. "It's great, isn't it just helping me see his true feelings?"

Wu Tianjiao stared at her and sighed, "Although you may be trying to comfort me, there might be some truth to it. Men are like this: if they suit your taste, you keep them around for fun; if not, they can go far away. What's the point of having two people if you're not as happy as one?"

Lin Qingping had never asked about Wu Tianjiao's private life before, but as the conversation progressed and the atmosphere became more relaxed, she naturally brought it up, "What about you?"

"Me?" Wu Tianjiao knew what she was asking, smiled, and said generously, "We're just not compatible! We argue every day for ten years now. It's so much better to be alone now than to be apart!"

"Really all alone?" Lin Qingping returned from decades later. In her previous life, she had also lived alone and didn't think there was anything wrong with being alone. However, in this era, especially in a family like Wu Tianjiao's, this idea was somewhat unconventional.

Wu Tianjiao laughed, "I've always been self-centered and very capricious. My parents can't control me. If no one can make me happy in this life, I'll be all alone. But if such a person appears, well, nothing is absolute. Nobody knows who they'll meet in the future."

Lin Qingping listened and nodded. What made Wu Tianjiao most enviable was that she had a family that unconditionally supported her no matter what she did. Such a family didn't necessarily have to be rich and powerful, but rather, it had love. Because of love, there was understanding and support.

"What? You agree with me? Want to stay single forever with me?" Wu Tianjiao asked her with a smile. "What kind of stinky men are you? Get lost!"

Lin Qingping chuckled, "No, I want to live a different life. Like, in such a wonderful place..."

Lin Qingping stood up and opened the window, only to find that the courtyard outside had been decorated with many things since she came in, inspired by Western movies, making it quite romantic.

Wu Tianjiao replied instantly, "Alright, such a wonderful place, and so much effort put into it. Some people may not understand the charm, but of course, my talented young men do. You just wait!"

Lin Qingping calmly spent the afternoon drinking tea with Wu Tianjiao in the alley, seemingly unaffected by what happened that afternoon. Wu Tianjiao breathed a sigh of relief; otherwise, she would have been truly to blame.

Gu Juncheng did not return that night. He was at school and did not appear again for many days afterward.

In fact, this kind of life is the norm for Lin Qingping. Due to the special nature of their profession, and the fact that they are in such a period of time, they can leave and return at any time, and they are separated more often than they are together, which is quite normal.

Add to that the line: I don't want to make up with her.

Then there's even less reason for him to come back, isn't there?

However, Lin Qingping discovered that Gu Youlian had been staying at the Capital Hotel for several days.

Zhiyuan also said, "Staying in a hotel is great, Xiaomai is much happier."

Lin Qingping felt that was inevitable. Du Gen's parents didn't like Xiaomai in the first place. Children are very sensitive to love and lack of love. With her grandparents here, how could she be happy?

But Lin Qingping realized that she had been simplistic in her thinking.

One day when she came back, she found Du Gen's parents bragging to someone under a tree on the street. The clothes that Du Gen's mother was wearing looked somewhat familiar. Upon closer inspection, they were clearly Gu Youlian's.

Actually, their hometown accent is very strong. Du Gen's parents don't usually go out to chat with the neighbors, but somehow, they met a fellow villager today. Well, not exactly a fellow villager, since their hometown is in a neighboring province, but it's close enough that they can still understand each other's language. They stayed at the fifth house past Gu Youlian's house.

Dugen's parents somehow got into a chat with someone, and now they were talking animatedly.

Lin Qingping went over to listen. Du Genniang was saying proudly, "Our son is so successful. He's been a money-making machine since he was little. Now he's a factory manager. He earns enough every year to buy all the houses on this street. Look, this house is one my son bought specifically for our retirement, and also for our future grandchildren's schooling..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingping's heart began to pound: Gu Youlian couldn't stay in this fancy hotel! She had learned this the hard way in her past life! If she stayed in this hotel any longer, who knew what might happen? She had to clarify who owned the house!

She still doesn't know what conflict happened between Gu Youlian and Du Gen that led Gu Youlian to stay in a hotel. She previously thought it was a conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and that Du Gen might be siding with his mother. But now it seems that the word "grandson" is not unfounded. After all, Du Gen's mother had considered giving Du Gen the child of her relatives. What if she pulls this stunt again and Du Gen softens his heart and changes the ownership of the house?