Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 243 Daughter or Son?

A few days later, Gu Juncheng returned to school and did not spend the Lantern Festival at home.

But Gu Youlian came back because the child needed to go to school, so she had to come back first to make preparations.

Dugan accompanied her back, and because Meryl was pregnant, Dugan had work to report to her.

When Dugan returns to the factory, he will be in the capacity of deputy factory director, and for the next two years, he will have full authority to represent Melly in exercising the powers of the factory director.

Gu Youlian was very happy. Before Du Gen returned to the factory, she prepared a sumptuous meal to celebrate his promotion to deputy factory director and to see him off.

When Gu Youlian married him, her family disagreed, and no one thought it would be a good match, because Du Gen was not good at carrying heavy loads and had only a handsome appearance.

Dugen's parents were also difficult to deal with and lazy. Rural people toil in the fields, relying on their labor for a living. The two elderly people in the family could do two days' worth of work in one day, but they were lucky if they could finish a third of the work in a day.

So the family was truly like a destitute household, poor, lazy, greedy, and filthy, and was notorious throughout the whole village.

But Gu Youlian just loved him and insisted on marrying him.

Her family all said she was possessed.

She herself felt that she was bewitched, bewitched by Dugan. He was good-looking, had a sweet tongue, and knew how to coax people, making her feel sweet and happy.

She wasn't afraid that the Du family was lazy, because she was diligent.

She wasn't worried about Dugen's lack of strength, since she was strong anyway.

After she married into the family, she became incredibly capable, managing everything inside and outside the house. The once dirty and chaotic Du family home was kept spotless thanks to her hard work. As for farm work, she was as capable as two people; she had plenty of strength and could work as hard as she could.

Actually, Dugan isn't lazy, he just has limited abilities.

Because her parents were lazy and unwilling to do farm work, their child wasn't cut out for it either. But Du Gen was still willing to work with her, which moved Gu Youlian even more. No matter what others said, she felt that she hadn't married the wrong person.

Now, Du Gen has finally made something of himself and can even become the deputy factory director. After being questioned and ridiculed for so many years, he can finally hold his head high.

Why is Gu Youlian unhappy?

She was so happy that she ignored the sour looks on her in-laws' faces the whole time she went back for the New Year, and she also forgot how her mother-in-law scolded her for being a chicken that never placed orders. She thought that since she would be living in the capital from now on and wouldn't be living with her in-laws, let them scold her, she wouldn't hear it anyway. As long as the three of them were doing well, that was all that mattered.

Dugan was also very moved during the meal.

He was already eloquent, and the alcohol made him even more excited. Holding his glass, he said to Gu Youlian, "Lianzi, thank you, thank you for not looking down on me back then, thank you for your hard work and dedication..."

Gu Youlian was more reserved; Lin Qingping and the children were also at the table. She blushed at the comment and quickly said, "You should thank Pingzi instead. Without her leading us to wealth, you wouldn't be where you are today."

"Yes!" Du Gen said sincerely, "I definitely have to thank my sister-in-law. I can only repay her by managing the factory better and making it earn more money."

Gu Youlian thought this was a practical statement and nodded repeatedly.

Actually, making money for the factory is also making money for Dugen himself. Although their factory hasn't mentioned the concept of a shareholding system yet, Dugen is already going to receive a share of the profits from the factory.

Gu Youlian was nodding when Du Gen grasped her hand. "Lianzi, I'll say it again: I will work hard to give you a good life and never let you down."

Seeing the adult and two children staring at her with wide smiles, Gu Youlian blushed instantly and quickly withdrew her hand, saying shyly, "I know! Let's eat!"

Dugan said this when they got married.

Back then, they were under pressure and ridicule, and Dugan spoke those words with humiliation. But now, Dugan's smile clearly showed confidence.

The next day, Dugen went south back to the factory.

Then, the children went back to school, Lin Qingping returned to school, Sister Zhao came back, and the Qingcha Capital University store opened for business. Life, along its established track, moved forward in an orderly manner.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the weather is gradually getting warmer.

Lin Qingping used her spare time to rush and knit two sets of gauze clothes for her child to wear next to his skin.

In this era, without the maternal and infant brands of the past, ordinary families have children who wear clothes made of yarn; wool is not suitable because it pricks the skin.

The pure white yarn comes directly from the yarn factory and is not dyed. It is soft and comfortable to weave.

She had just finished knitting the clothes when she received the good news—Meili had given birth.

She gave birth to a son.

"You don't know my brother, he has such a grumpy face. He was so eagerly waiting for a daughter, but it turned out to be a boy," Wu Tianjiao said with a laugh. "All the clothes my brother bought are pink and red. I wonder what he's going to do now!"

Lin Qingping was unaware of this, and found it amusing.

“He got scolded by my mom, and he still had something to say. He said it’s so much better to have a daughter who smells nice, but what’s so good about having a son who’s like him, rolling around in the mud when he was a kid?” Wu Tianjiao laughed even harder. “He even knows he was a nuisance when he was a kid!”

Lin Qingping suddenly remembered that when she talked to Gu Juncheng about children last time, she forgot to ask him whether he wanted a son or a daughter. She herself wanted a daughter more. She designed so many beautiful clothes, how wonderful it would be if she had a daughter! She could dress up however she wanted!

However, let's go see Mary first!

She chose an afternoon when she had no classes, took the gauze dress she had knitted and washed, and went to the jewelry store to pick out a pair of gold bracelets before going to the Wu family to see the children.

What she didn't realize was that someone was secretly following her as she left the jewelry store.

She took the bus to the Wu family's house.

At this moment, neither Wu Tianping nor Old Wu were home; only Aunt Xu and Mei Li and her son were there.

Lin Qingping handed the gold bracelet and clothes to Mei Li, who was startled. "These are too expensive! I gave birth to a brat, how could I possibly deserve such a fine gold bracelet!"

Lin Qingping was amused by her. "Why are you just like your Wu Tianping? What's wrong with the boy? Can't the boy wear a bracelet?"

Mei Li laughed at herself, "Isn't this because I was influenced by Wu Tianping? He's rolling around in the mud every day, and I subconsciously thought, what's the point of wearing a gold bracelet while rolling around in the mud!"

Aunt Xu, however, was extremely fond of the gauze dress she had knitted. "Oh my, Comrade Lin, this dress is exactly what I wanted to wear! I was just thinking about this. Children's skin is delicate, so gauze is the best material for them!"

Lin Qingping said with a smile, "I've never had a child either. I just saw other people's kids wearing these, so I knitted two sets. I guess I made it just in time."

"You're so thoughtful!" Aunt Xu praised her and insisted that she stay for dinner.

Lin Qingping couldn't refuse their hospitality, and also wanted to talk to Mei Li, so she stayed.

By the time we finished eating, it was already dark.

Old Wu didn't come back, and Wu Tianping wasn't home, so there was no way to take her back to school.

Lin Qingping repeatedly said there was no need to see her off, but Aunt Xu was too polite and told the nanny to stay home and watch the child. She personally saw Lin Qingping onto the bus before going back, thinking that the bus went directly to the school and there wouldn't be any problems.

However, a problem arose.