Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 573 I've tried my best to get better, isn't that enough? (1)

To be honest, Lin Qingping had absolutely no interest in Liu Yan's invitation.

However, considering that her second sister was Liu Yan's sister-in-law and that Yun Yan was a sensible person, Lin Qingping still decided to go.

Liu Yan's reason for the invitation was quite impressive: the children have all been admitted to university, let's celebrate together.

This includes wheat, and Liu Yan specifically mentioned the wheat mother and daughter.

Then go for it!

But Lin Qingping didn't want Zhangzhu to go, so she left Zhangzhu at home for Sister Zhao to look after.

So that evening, Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng, along with Zhiyuan, and Gu Youlian, along with Xiaomai, a group of five, went to the Yun family.

The current situation of the Yun family is that Grandpa Yun still lives in the suburbs, and it is said that his health is not as good as before. After Zhiyuan returned to the capital, he went to visit him once with his second sister and Yunqi. The Yun Yan family lives in one house, while Yunqi and his second sister live separately.

Lin Qingping didn't tell her second sister that she would be visiting Liu Yan's house. She didn't know why, but it was a subconscious decision. However, later events proved that her decision was correct, because she was worried that her second sister would be in a difficult position if she came as well.

When the five of them arrived at Yun Yan's house, Yun Yan was not there; only Liu Yan and Yun Xiaoshan were present.

This……

Gu Juncheng felt a little inconvenienced as soon as he entered, but since he was already there, he couldn't just turn around and leave. He could only make the best of it.

However, Liu Yan was still very hospitable, pouring tea and water for them, serving fruit platters and expensive candies. Her manners were truly impeccable, so much so that Lin Qingping began to wonder if Liu Yan had a completely different mind. There was only one thing that made her uncomfortable: every time Liu Yan took out an expensive candy, she would explain which European country it was from and how rare and precious it was…

However, this also proves that the person in front of us is indeed Liu Yan. Her heart hasn't changed, and her nature is hard to alter. It's not a big deal, and for the sake of the overall harmony of the Yun family, it's not something we can't tolerate.

After blowing on the candy, Liu Yan blew on the fruit. "Oh my, in Europe there's a fruit called cherry. It's bright red, like a little lantern, like our cherries, but different from ours. It's so delicious, a hundred times better than our cherries!"

Lin Qingping and the others listened, simply maintaining polite smiles.

Yun Xiaoshan felt embarrassed instead and said to his mother, "Mom, that's enough, stop talking."

Liu Yan raised her chin. "Isn't this sharing? They've never been abroad before. We're sharing the good things we've seen with them. Only good friends do that!"

The five people on Lin Qingping's side, plus Yun Xiaoshan, all had the same thought in their eyes: Who's your friend?

Liu Yan smiled and handed a handful of chocolates to Xiaomai. "Xiaomai, come on, have some. You come from the countryside, you've probably never had such good chocolate before. This was bought in Switzerland!"

Wheat's expression had changed.

Gu Youlian's expression also turned sour. Normally, she would have lost her temper by now, but considering the feelings of her younger brother and sister-in-law, since they were her second sister's sisters-in-law, she tried her best to hold back.

After Liu Yan finished speaking, she stuffed another handful of food into Zhiyuan's hand, saying, "Here, Zhiyuan, have some too."

"No, Auntie, thank you. I'm from the countryside, and I'm not used to eating this," Zhiyuan said.

In short, Yun Xiaoshan's face turned red. Zhiyuan glanced at him, shut his mouth, and said, "Fine, for your sake, I won't say anything worse."

But Liu Yan couldn't tell the difference between good and bad talk, and asked Zhiyuan with a smile, "Zhiyuan, how did the college entrance exam go?"

"It's alright," Zhiyuan said.

Liu Yan smiled even more brightly, "That's right, you and Xiaomai originally came from the countryside, so your foundation was not as good as ours. And you went to such a far place, how could the educational conditions there compare to the capital? It's understandable that you didn't do well on the exam. For people like you, it's already very difficult to be able to return to the capital. Don't be discouraged!"

"Mom!" Yun Xiaoshan was already anxious from the side.

Liu Yan couldn't stop her. She then said to Xiaomai, "Xiaomai, you're the same. There's no need to compare yourself to the kids in the capital. It's good enough that you can come to the capital. Don't have too many expectations..."

"Mom! Why did you say that!" Yun Xiaoshan couldn't hold back any longer. Her face was flushed, and her eyes were filled with shame and anger, with tears welling up in them.

Originally, Lin Qingping and her five companions were very angry, but now they just found it funny. When someone is doing their best to play the clown in front of you, what is there to be angry about?

“I didn’t say anything wrong!” Liu Yan glared at her son, then turned to Xiaomai and smiled, “Xiaomai, I know you’re a hardworking child. After all, you come from the countryside and haven’t seen much of the good life. Seeing the prosperity of this capital, you want to climb the social ladder. That’s only human nature…”

Xiaomai was confused. "Auntie, what are you talking about? What does 'climbing the social ladder' mean?"

Not only did Xiaomai not understand, but Gu Youlian and her brother, as well as Zhiyuan, were all confused.

Lin Qingping understood. She had sparred with Liu Yan countless times and knew this person all too well. So she asked with a smile, "Liu Yan, what exactly makes you so tall? Is it your education or your height?"

Liu Yan was stung by Lin Qingping's words and retorted, "What's the point of a girl studying so much? In the end, she still has to find a job! I told Xiaomai, why did you have to be so nosy!"

After saying that, he spoke to Xiaomai, "Xiaomai, you know that your Uncle Yun has a lot of influence in the capital. After you graduate, considering how many years you've been classmates with Xiaoshan, it won't be difficult to arrange a good job for you. Besides, I grew up in the capital and know a lot of good young people here. I can introduce you to someone who is a good match..."

As she spoke, she took out another envelope containing a wad of cash. "Take this money. Consider it a congratulatory gift from your aunt for getting into university. You and Xiaoshan are both getting older, so from now on you should avoid suspicion. Men and women shouldn't spend too much time together; people might misunderstand..."

"Mom!" Yun Xiaoshan was furious. He turned to Xiaomai and said, "Don't listen to my mom's nonsense!"

Wheat finally understands now, because she has already experienced it once, so her mind has finally caught on.

As for Zhiyuan, he also realized what was happening and pointed at Yun Xiaoshan, "Yun Xiaoshan! Don't you want a beating?!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan quickly protected Yun Xiaoshan, saying, "Li Zhiyuan, this is the capital city, and you're over eighteen. If you keep acting like a barbarian, I'll call the police!"

"Call the police?" Zhiyuan sneered. "Yun Xiaoshan, I'm going to beat you up today! You try calling the police!"

Yun Xiaoshan's face scrunched up as if he was about to cry. "Can you guys stop messing around?"

Only Lin Qingping snatched the envelope from Liu Yan's hand, saying, "Let me see how much money is in it!"

Gu Juncheng was initially quite displeased, but seeing his wife's happy face, he felt relieved. Fine, let her perform. If she didn't perform well, he could intervene later. Besides, once his wife got into the swing of things, she rarely had a bad performance…