Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 564 What is it like to grow old together?

Gu Juncheng was somewhat apprehensive the moment he reached out his hand.

Since his discharge from the hospital, his relationship with Lin Qingping has suddenly become estranged.

Suddenly it became very bland, like plain water, without intense conflicts or contradictions, but also without much passion.

She became very quiet in his presence.

She hardly spoke to him each day. When he asked her questions, she would answer in a flat tone, without sadness, joy, anger, or resentment.

He wondered if it was because she hadn't fully recovered from the surgery.

But she was very friendly and cheerful when she was with Zhangzhu, Zhiyuan, and others.

Then he knew that she only treated him that way.

Ultimately, it's because I'm not good enough.

So he became cautious around her, afraid of offending her too much and making her even angrier.

Today, perhaps influenced by the joyful atmosphere of the children in KFC, especially since most of them came as families, the harmonious atmosphere of other people's homes infected him, so after some hesitation, he finally reached out and held her hand.

The moment he grasped her hand, he felt a surge of nervousness, fearing she might struggle. He didn't know whether he should let go if she did.

He even told himself that if he counted to three and she struggled for more than three seconds, he would let go.

However, three seconds later, her hand was still in his, and she didn't struggle at all, just as calmly as she usually spoke.

He panicked even more, unsure whether her indifference or tacit approval was genuine.

Looking at her sideways, I saw that her gaze was fixed on the three children in front of her, her expression serene and her eyes smiling.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and a quiet joy rose in his heart.

"Lin Qingping." He gripped her hand tighter, trying to make conversation. "Why didn't you think of opening a fried chicken shop back then? Let the foreigners make the money first?"

Lin Qingping thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that she really had never thought about opening a fried chicken shop.

“I never thought about it.” She said directly, “In the beginning, I only had one goal in my life. Everything else was left to fate, including selling clothes, opening a dessert shop, and everything else that happened later.”

Even the birth of a baby girl is a matter of fate.

“What is this goal?” he asked.

Lin Qingping ignored him.

Her goal was clear from the very first day of her rebirth!

"So... did it come true?" Since she wouldn't say, he tried a different approach.

"I don't know either." Lin Qingping's voice also became drawn out.

“Tell me what it is, and I’ll help you achieve it.” He squeezed her hand.

Lin Qingping smiled slightly and nodded, "Then... let's give it a try!"

She's not even thirty yet, and he's only in his thirties. They've both walked the line between life and death time and time again, but God hasn't taken them away. They're still here. Life is still so long, so let's give it another try. She's never experienced what it's like to grow old together. Even if there's an afterlife, she can't guarantee that she'll still be Lin Qingping in the next life.

"Dad, Mom, hurry up!" Zhangzhu shouted back from Zhiyuan's back, "Don't get lost!"

The little guy was worried they'd get lost!

Lin Qingping chuckled, while Gu Juncheng said to Zhangzhu, "Slow down, wait for Mom."

Suddenly, Zhangzhu remembered that her mother was always sick and couldn't walk fast, so she put on a serious face and said to Gu Juncheng, "Daddy, carry Mommy on your back."

These words startled both Gu Juncheng and Lin Qingping.

Even Lin Qingping felt embarrassed. Her daughter, Zhangzhu, was too young to understand, but Zhiyuan and Xiaomai were older and more sensible…

But Zhangzhu had her own reasons: "Zhuzhu, if you can't walk, your brother will carry you; if your mother can't walk, your father will carry you."

The little girl didn't think there was anything wrong with this; wasn't it just common sense? Here, besides her father, no one could carry her mother on their back!

Gu Juncheng smiled, stood in front of Lin Qingping with his back to her, and half-squatted down, "Come on, I'll carry you on my back."

"What are you doing?" Lin Qingping frowned. "The children are watching!"

Gu Juncheng suddenly lowered his voice, "When did you become so reserved?"

Lin Qingping glared at him, "Are you even capable?" He himself had only recently been discharged from the hospital after being seriously injured, and he wasn't that quick to react!

"Stop nagging!" Gu Juncheng grabbed her wrist, draped her over his shoulder, and easily carried her on his back.

The girl in the palm of her hand was the happiest. "Let's go home!"

Home is just ahead!

Seeing Xiaomai smiling, Lin Qingping couldn't help but say to Gu Juncheng, "Look, Xiaomai is making fun of you!"

"Auntie! I didn't!" Xiaomai quickly explained.

She's not joking!

She was happy! It's so nice of her uncle and aunt to be like this!

Of course, at the same time, she was also a little envious, envious that Zhangzhu had such a father who didn't look down on her just because she was a daughter. You could tell from her name, Zhangzhu, Zhangzhu, the apple of his eye. Her uncle treated her aunt, Zhiyuan, and Zhangzhu like the apple of his eye, willing to risk his life to protect his family, unlike her father…

However, she has the best mother in the world, and that is enough. She will take good care of her mother from now on!

It wasn't far from the bus stop to their house; they arrived in no time. They took the wheat home first, and then the four of them went back to their own rooms.

Zhangzhu was very active throughout the day and hadn't taken a nap. She was sleepy as soon as she got home and washed up. When Lin Qingping came out after taking a shower, she found that her daughter was already asleep on the sofa.

Zhiyuan is now very self-disciplined in his studies. After taking a shower, he went back to his room to read.

Only Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng remained in the living room.

Lin Qingping wants to watch TV series.

At this time in her past life, she was busy making money, working from dawn till dusk, and hardly watched any of the popular dramas of that era. Looking back now, she realizes that old dramas have their own unique charm.

"Aren't you going to rest?" Gu Juncheng sat down next to her.

"I'm resting now." Lin Qingping held a bowl of oranges, small tangerines from the south, easy to peel, sweet and sour, which Xiao Tian brought to them a couple of days ago when he passed through the capital.

Seeing Gu Juncheng's disapproving expression, she said, "You don't agree? Didn't you ask me what my goal was?"

"Is he watching TV?" Gu Juncheng was naturally puzzled.

"I wanted to live a life of leisure, watching TV series and eating snacks. In other words, I wanted to just coast along and wait to die." Lin Qingping started talking nonsense.

However, in her previous life, she had worked hard all her life and had never experienced what it was like to just laze around and wait to die. These words were used by her niece-in-law.

Gu Juncheng began to think seriously, "Lin Qingping, I'm sorry." Being with him had always been a hard life for her.

"Never mind, I'm not watching anymore." Lin Qingping put down the oranges and turned off the TV.

"Why aren't you watching anymore?" He got up and followed.

"Will you come with me to watch it?"

"Ah."

"You don't like watching them anyway!" Lin Qingping laughed as he went upstairs. What did he care to watch these family dramas?

"How do you know I don't watch?" He thought for a moment and realized that he didn't need to watch TV dramas; all he needed to do was sit next to her and keep her company.

"Then let me tell you, I know all the plot details of the rest of the show. I'll tell you."

"Okay!"

Later, Gu Juncheng realized what kind of trap this was.

That night, she talked about the plot for most of the night. Whenever he had any ideas and touched her, she would slap his hand away, saying, "I haven't finished yet. Didn't you say you liked watching it?"

Gu Juncheng: ...