Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 476 Spending My Money

In short, at this full moon celebration, the little princess was the envy of everyone, winning over the hearts of all the guests.

From uncles and elder brothers to younger brothers, everyone cherishes her dearly; the title of "island flower" is truly well-deserved.

Wang Yufei, the son of Deputy Division Commander Wang, accidentally spoke the truth: "On our island, there is only one flower. If Zhangzhu is not the island's flower, then who is?"

As a result, Wang Yufei instantly became the target of public criticism.

Wang Yufei repeatedly raised his hands in surrender, and from then on replaced Chen Lei as Zhiyuan's target for fighting.

Everyone in the residential area came to the banquet with their families, except for the Fang family next door, who only sent Fang Tuan and didn't even bring Fang Yi.

Everyone knows what happened, so they don't mention anything and just pretend nothing happened.

Lin Qingping was very polite. Since Gu Juncheng had planned to hold a full moon celebration long ago, she instructed him to prepare certain things and give each guest a gift. Moreover, the gifts were to be given per person, one gift for each family that had guests.

Fang Tuan only came as one person, and naturally, he only took one gift back with him.

On the way back, everyone said goodbye to each other with gifts in front of Lin Qingping's house, which was very lively.

Fang Tuan turned right into his own yard and saw Shu Xiaowen's back as she closed the door.

He knew what kind of personality his wife had, but seeing the Gu family's precious daughter today, who was truly adorable, warmed his heart.

Upon entering the house, Fang Yi sat down in a chair to write, then looked up and called out, "Dad!"

Fang Tuan excitedly put down the gift and said to his son, "Fang Yi, would you like to have a little sister?"

Fang Yi thought she was talking about Zhiyuan's sister next door. He wanted to go play, but his mother wouldn't allow it...

He glanced at Shu Xiaowen, then quickly lowered his head to do his homework.

Fang Tuan lost interest for a moment and simply gave the gift to Fang Yi, saying, "Here you go."

Shu Xiaowen glanced at it and snorted, "Everyone else gets three portions, but you only get one, and you treat it like a treasure."

Fang Tuan was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but retort, "Then three people would have to go! Did you go, or did you allow Fang Yi to go?"

Shu Xiaowen choked and fell silent.

Fang Yi had already quietly opened the gift box. Inside was a set of colored pens and a Hero fountain pen, clearly for the child. There was also a red gift box, which, when opened, contained a face cream set, a product of Lin Qingping's own company. It was now very mature and had received a very good response since its launch.

The last item was a military knife of a certain brand, which Wu Tianjiao bought and mailed to her.

This gift is very thoughtful, taking care of the whole family of three.

Fang Yi really liked that box of watercolor pens. It came in a pretty box and had 48 colors. It was much better than the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative in the small county town across the sea.

But Shu Xiaowen snatched the colored pencils from his hand and told him, "These colored pencils are no good. They're cheap and contain harmful substances. Using them will make you sick."

After saying that, he snatched the colored pencils away.

Fang Yi wasn't sure if he would get sick, but soon he heard his mother and father arguing in the inner room.

Dad said Mom was petty, and Mom scolded Dad, saying he was a beggar who brought home all sorts of trash and had never seen the world...

Fang Yi was very sad and helpless. Ever since Aunt Lin and Zhiyuan came to live with Uncle Gu next door, her mother had become particularly easy to anger...

The next morning, Lin Qingping went out to bask in the sun. She was really bored after Gu Youlian made her stay in confinement for forty days. She wished she could walk around the island every day.

As a result, a gift box was found in the bushes next to the gravel road, along with scattered colored pencils, a military knife, and skincare products.

This was thrown away as trash, and they even threw it in front of her house.

Lin Qingping stood there for a moment and thought about it. She felt that it wasn't worth getting angry over such a person, let alone wasting her things. Since the other person didn't want it, she would just take it back.

She squatted down and silently picked up the things.

As I was picking them up, a chubby little hand suddenly reached out from the other side of the fence, also rummaging through the watercolor pens.

The bougainvillea planted by Lin Qingping has grown tall over the past few months, covering the entire fence. People on the other side of the fence cannot see her squatting there.

Lin Qingping watched as that little hand slowly, bit by bit, took all the watercolor pens from this side.

There was another one a little further away, which Lin Qingping deliberately held in her hand. The little hand that reached out from over there touched it again and again, but couldn't reach it. Then, a soft counting sound rang out. She counted twice, only reaching 47, and then exclaimed "Eh!" as the little hand reached out again.

Lin Qingping couldn't help but laugh. She placed the colored pencil next to her little hand, which immediately grabbed it and cheered softly.

The hand holding the colored pen quickly retracted.

Alright, Fang Yi!

Solve your own problems; let's see how you hide from your mother's eyes...

Lin Qingping took the skincare products and the military knife back to her room. The incident in the morning did not affect her mood at all, but another thing made her a little uneasy—her eldest sister, Gu Youlian, was going back to the capital.

She was a little worried about how she would take care of Zhangzhu by herself, afraid that she wouldn't be able to handle it.

However, the eldest sister has been here for too long, Xiaomai is still in the capital, and there's also the eldest sister's shop. Now, the eldest sister Zhao is running it all by herself.

"Bring your daughter back for summer vacation!" her older sister told her as she left.

She nodded. She did want to go back and visit, mainly because she had something she wanted to talk to Wu Tianjiao or Mei Li about.

It was originally just a plan, and it could change at any time. For example, is it really suitable for long-distance travel since my baby is still so small?

But something that happened before summer vacation, at the end of this semester, made her even more determined to go back and take a look!

This story begins with Zhiyuan.

On the day the final exams ended, Zhiyuan came back looking listless, and he hesitated to speak several times.

Logically speaking, it's almost summer vacation, so why shouldn't he be overjoyed?

Finally, Lin Qingping couldn't hold back any longer and asked him during dinner, "Zhiyuan, did you do poorly on the exam?"

Zhiyuan shook his head hurriedly.

"So what's wrong with you?" Lin Qingping put a shrimp in his bowl. "Just say what you have to say."

"Mom..." Zhiyuan finally spoke, "Can I... take my money back temporarily?"

Zhiyuan has a little money.

When Gu Juncheng brought him to the Gu family, he was only three years old. His father's pension had been taken by his biological mother, but he still had several hundred yuan on him. Over the years, he had saved some money himself. For example, the "salary" Lin Qingping gave him when she first took him to sell clothes, and the New Year's money she gave him every year before the holidays, but he kept it with Lin Qingping.

Lin Qingping, considering his young age, agreed to keep his money safe for him—she genuinely meant it and never intended to touch it. In fact, she gave him his allowance separately.