??Chapter 61: Chapter 60: Running to the Gate of the Courtyard and Crying
Chapter 61: Chapter 60: Running to the Gate of the Courtyard and Crying
Lu Jingqiu ca back and told Gao Qing who had co to look for her at her ho.
Gao Qing didn’t make a big deal of it and continued to study with Lu Jingqiu. Her motivation had already been maxed out by Lu Jingqiu and the teacher.
Now it was all about burying herself in her studies, and she had even eaten lunch at the Gao Family’s ho today.
Aunt Zhao had specifically co back to cook for them and hurried away after finishing.
Lu Jingqiu saw that there was both fish and at and said in surprise, “Isn’t this a bit too extravagant? Does your mom know about this?”
Gao Qing nodded with a smile, “I only told my mom, and she’s especially supportive. She knows I study with you at night and spend the whole day locked up in my room, so she really pities . That’s why, to thank you, she said she would co and cook for us today and tomorrow at noon.”
“I really am so grateful to Aunt Zhao. How co she didn’t ntion it just now?”
“She’s embarrassed. She feels guilty about what happened between you and my fifth brother and doesn’t feel right speaking up.”
“You tell Aunt Zhao not to overthink it.”
“I’ve told her, but she always feels that Gao Shu and the Gao Family have wronged you.”
Lu Jingqiu laughed, “There’s no wronging here. If we start feeling guilty because soone couldn’t win over another person, then this world would be full of such debts.”
“Isn’t that so? It’s okay, ti will dilute everything.”
Gao Qing picked up a piece of fish for Lu Jingqiu and, after thinking it over, said, “Qiuqiu, you’re working so hard because you want to live better than them, right?”
Lu Jingqiu’s chopsticks paused while eating, her expression froze.
Gao Qing knew she had guessed correctly and quickly explained, “Don’t think too much, I just feel that if it were , I’d do the sa. I’d want to show them that even without him my life could still shine brightly.”
Lu Jingqiu kept her head down, playing with the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, “I do want to live a little better, not necessarily much better than them, but at least to be well-fed and clothed, and to live happily.”
“What do you an ‘appear’ to live happily? You have to be truly happy. Qiuqiu, although he is my fifth brother, I hope that you are also happy. To have a good job, to have a man who loves you.”
“Qingqing, has anyone ever told you that you’ve learned to put yourself in others’ shoes and considerate of them?”
Gao Qing replied unreservedly, “Of course, I’ve been bullied a lot in the Cultural Work Troupe and I’ve learned to think more. Qiuqiu, I can guess that those two years you spent in Ten-miles Village were not good, and the you who ca back has really changed a lot.”
“Is this , the one everyone likes?”
“Absolutely, my mom even says you’ve beco so well-behaved.”
Lu Jingqiu laughed because of what she said; doesn’t everyone have to grow up?
The two of them didn’t finish two dishes and Gao Qing packed the leftovers into a lunchbox, planning to take it to Lu Jingqiu’s house for dinner.
Mainly because there were two other sister-in-laws at ho who, if they saw that her mom made her special als at noonti, would definitely be angry.
Lu Jingqiu knew that Eldest Sister-in-law Gao and Second Sister-in-law Gao were indeed fierce.
In the afternoon, Gao Qing went to the park.
Lu Jingqiu stayed at ho to study, planning to spend two or three hours, but ca back after just over an hour.
Gao Qing even brought back so pastries for her.
“Try these, the red bean ones are really delicious.”
“How co you ca back so quickly?”
“It’s more than twenty minutes from here to the small park. When I arrived, he was already waiting, and he had even dressed up specially. I didn’t even allow him to be happy for five minutes before I made things clear to him. Right after I finished, I ca back.”
“Ah, did you say it too directly? He must be heartbroken.”
“I glanced back at him, and at that mont he was sitting on the steps with his head down, looking quite pitiful. But Qiuqiu, you know, so things can’t be forced.”
Lu Jingqiu nodded, understanding deeply. She didn’t offer advice but simply listened.
This afternoon, they didn’t study much. It was all about listening to Gao Qing talk about her perspective on Wu Zhengran. Not very tall, slick with words, careless, lacking in ambition—not one good trait.
Just as Gao Qing finished her rambling and left for a short while, the security guard at the main gate ca over to say soone was looking for her.
She hurriedly grabbed Hua Hua and went to the gate, only to see a thoroughly drunk Wu Zhengran.
Wu Zhengran saw her and burst into tears, “Jingqiu oh, woohoo… Qingqing, Qingqing said she doesn’t like , she really hates .”
Lu Jingqiu suddenly felt a headache coming on, “Hey, Wu Zhengran, sober up a bit.”
Wu Zhengran was unsteady on his feet, but he knew enough to hug a large tree. A grown man crying his eyes out; many people were coming and going from the compound at this ti, making it look as though she had abandoned Wu Zhengran.
“My heart aches, Jingqiu.” As he spoke, he painedly pounded his chest, “I really do like her, I wanted to marry her. My family may not be as good as hers, but it’s not bad. She’ll have an apartnt as soon as she enters the door, and whatever she wants, I’ll satisfy her. I would definitely dote on her.”
Lu Jingqiu nodded, she obviously knew about this from her previous life where Wu Zhengran was indeed good to Gao Qing.
Unfortunately, Gao Qing had her reservations.
Lu Jingqiu said, “As a grown man, acting like you’re dying, what woman would like soone like you?”
That seed to have an effect, Wu Zhengran indeed quieted down, sniffling, “I’m not usually like this.”
Lu Jingqiu couldn’t help but snort with laughter, “Then stop crying,” she said, handing him so tissues.
Upon receiving them, Wu Zhengran blew his nose loudly.
Lu Jingqiu quickly turned her head away, and when there was no more noise, Wu Zhengran started crying loudly again, “Ah, my Qingqing, I really am…”
“Don’t say anything more. If you keep this up, how is Qingqing supposed to stay in the compound? You can cry, but don’t talk.”
“I’ll cry, I’ll cry. I feel so suffocated inside, I don’t want to live.”
“Hey, don’t be like that, life is long, and there are all sorts of flowers in this world. You’re bound to find soone more suitable for you than Qingqing. The pain is temporary; it will be better once you sober up.”
“How can it be okay, how can it be.”
Lu Jingqiu opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say. Yeah, she’d spent a lifeti.
Others’ consolations are like taking one’s pulse; it’s only when one realizes for themselves that the cure is found.
Continuing this deadlock wasn’t a solution. Lu Jingqiu was just thinking of asking the guards to help send him ho when her father and Regintal Commander Liu returned, with Jiang Nanzhou and Lih Huakun in tow.
“Qiuqiu, what’s happened, who is he?”
“Dad, my classmate, he… he’s heartbroken and ca to
to vent.”
Lu Xianrun frowned at the sight of Wu Zhengran crying and drunk: “He’s heartbroken, so why co to you? Does he like you?”
Lu Jingqiu hurriedly shook her head.
Her father, looking on at Wu Zhengran’s drunken ss, scolded, “Acting like this at your age, what a disgrace.”
Regintal Commander Liu was prepared to drag Wu Zhengran away for a military style talk.
Lu Jingqiu quickly held back Regintal Commander Liu, “Uncle Liu, please don’t. Just look at how pitiful he is.”
After saying this, she turned to Lu Xianrun, “Dad, can we have soone send him ho?”
Before Lu Xianrun could speak, Wu Zhengran burst out again, “I don’t want to go ho. I want to find Qingqing.”
Regintal Commander Liu was surprised, “Qingqing? Old Gao’s daughter?”
Lu Jingqiu nodded, her face twisted in distress, “Yes.”
“Dad, dad, Uncle Gao cannot find out about this,” Lu Jingqiu quickly blocked Jiang Nanzhou’s path, explaining, “If Uncle Gao finds out, Wu Zhengran and Qingqing will both get a beating. My classmate just has unrequited love; he was rejected by Qingqing, that’s why he’s drinking away his sorrows. He’s quite pitiful; can you find a car to take him ho?”
Lu Jingqiu’s words caused Lih Huakun to curl his mouth, looking at Wu Zhengran’s ss, even he, a grown man, felt disdain, let alone the female comrades.
Jiang Nanzhou, noticing the bustling crowd, also spoke up, “Commander, Regintal Commander, let
drive him ho.”
Lu Xianrun hesitated as he looked at Wu Zhengran, then at his daughter who was gazing at him with pleading eyes, and finally nodded.
Lu Jingqiu was overjoyed and quickly gave Jiang Nanzhou his address.
She watched as he and Lih Huakun helped Wu Zhengran into the car and drove away before she felt relieved.
Before leaving, Regintal Commander Liu and Lu Xianrun said, “Lately, Qingqing is always running to the logistics departnt, especially those girls from the Cultural Work Troupe, know why?”
Lu Xianrun shook his head, “Has there been so sort of benefit lately?”
Regintal Commander Liu chuckled, “A handso young man arrived in the logistics departnt. Well, shall we discuss this matter or not?”
Lu Jingqiu silently prayed for Gao Qing.
In the car…
Lih Huakun glanced at Wu Zhengran, who was passed out in the back seat, and said, “This guy is the one who brought Lu Jingqiu cherries yesterday, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Tsk, how did he get heartbroken so quickly?”
“How should I know?”
“Nanzhou, have you noticed that just now, Lu Jingqiu only gave you the address, not .”
Only then did Jiang Nanzhou turn his head from the front seat to look at him, “That’s trivial.”
Lih Huakun laughed, “Trivial or not, I know best.”
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