Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 385 When New Branches Are Not Old Branches

"Chen Lei, what are you doing?" A deep male voice suddenly broke through the boy's sobs.

Chen Lei turned around with red eyes and saw Gu Juncheng standing behind him, looking travel-worn.

Chen Lei panicked even more, crying, "Uncle Gu... I... I killed your little flower. It will never climb all over the fence again. What should I do? I'm sorry, Uncle Gu..."

Gu Juncheng was carrying a bag when his gaze fell on the blackened, withered bougainvillea by the fence. He loosened his grip, and the bag fell to the ground.

As Chen Lei cried, he suddenly wiped away a tear and said, "Uncle Gu, I have an idea!"

Chen Lei ran away quickly, and Gu Juncheng didn't notice or hear what he said. He just stood there, looking at the dead flower.

For a long time, there was no movement.

It took a long time for Chen Lei to return, covered in sweat and mud, with a small hoe in one hand and a small tree full of red flowers in the other, without him noticing.

Chen Lei squatted down and dug around the fence, making a hole. He then planted the newly dug bougainvillea and wrapped the branches of the new tree around the fence.

After finishing all that, Chen Lei wiped his sweat and jumped up to Gu Juncheng, smiling at him, "Uncle Gu, look, I dug up a new one. Auntie doesn't know it's newly planted, she'll definitely come back."

Gu Juncheng then looked at the tree, smiled at Chen Lei, and remained silent.

He didn't want to say that the new branches were not the old branches.

Chen Lei was overjoyed, as if he had discovered a new continent. "Uncle Gu, we're no longer afraid of killing the flowers. There are plenty on the island. When this one dies, we'll just dig up another one. As long as we're quick, the flowers will never die!"

Chen Lei's eyes were sparkling; he genuinely felt he had solved a major problem.

Gu Juncheng listened and only hummed in agreement, then smiled at the child and said, "Go home and have dinner."

"Great!" Chen Lei was in a great mood. He carried his little hoe and went home covered in mud.

Gu Juncheng squatted down in front of the dead bougainvillea, holding the long branches in his hands, confirming that there really wasn't a single bit of green left...

He got up and went inside.

capital.

As the temperature gradually warms up, graduation is drawing ever closer.

Lin Qingyun is back.

Lin Qingping happily brought her younger sister home and found that her sister, who had been away for more than a year, had changed a lot compared to before. It wasn't that her appearance had become more beautiful, but rather that the confidence and radiance she exuded from her very core made her exceptionally beautiful.

This image of Lin Qingyun made Yunqi's eyes light up.

She had been away for so long, but she had kept in touch with Yunqi. Yunqi had been waiting for her to come back. Now that his beloved had finally returned, he felt that the time was right and couldn't wait to propose to Lin Qingyun. He even planned a grand proposal ceremony.

This was completely unexpected by Lin Qingyun.

What surprised everyone even more was that Lin Qingyun did not agree.

Yunqi was completely dejected.

After a deep conversation, Yunqi, though not overjoyed, finally brightened up.

Lin Qingyun told her sister that she didn't want to get married for the time being, as she wanted to continue her studies.

Lin Qingping wholeheartedly agreed.

"I knew it, sister, you'd support me," Lin Qingyun said with a smile. Her sister had pulled her out of the mire, and had always encouraged her to be the best version of herself. How could her sister object to her wanting to study instead of getting married?

However, Yunqi will have to wait again.

Lin Qingyun didn't want to delay Yunqi, but Yunqi herself had made a vow that he would not give up on and would wait for her forever.

This is her sister's relationship, and Lin Qingping will not interfere. Even if the Yun family has an annoying Liu Yan, she will take it one step at a time. Whether she marries Yun Qi or not, and whatever the marriage will be like afterward, is something that cannot be predicted. But she believes that Lin Qingyun will never be Lin Zhaodi again.

Only Gu Youlian found this remarkable. If she continued her studies, according to the customs of her hometown, she would become a grown woman. Although she didn't understand the spiritual world of university students in the capital, she stubbornly believed that girls would eventually get married, and that it was better to get married early than late. However, she herself had always been an example of someone who got married early, yet ended up like this. She felt that marriage was meaningless. Seeing Lin Qingyun transform from a girl named Zhaodi in Linjia Village into someone so radiant, she secretly resolved to raise Xiaomai to be like her!

Lin Qingyun's future is set; she will continue her studies. The others are also facing the question of where to go after graduation.

Everyone asked Lin Qingping what her plans were.

Lin Qingping only replied: I have my own plans.