Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 238 What to do

Lin Qingping was not lying.

The moment she saw Zhiyuan in the alley, the little guy looked so pitiful, barefoot, one sock missing, wearing only a sweater, and freezing cold. At that moment, her heart ached terribly.

She was really glad she made it this far.

After Zhiyuan arrived, she was already feeling uneasy. At noon, Yunqi came over again to wish her and Gu Juncheng a Happy New Year and had lunch together. Yunqi stayed at home and didn't want to leave. In the afternoon, Lin Qingping couldn't stand it anymore and asked Gu Juncheng to stay home with Yunqi while she went out to pick up Zhiyuan.

She truly couldn't imagine what Zhiyuan would have done if she hadn't come, with him crying all the way...

Lin Qingping was wearing a sweater and crying her eyes out. A red down jacket was wrapped around Zhiyuan. No one doubted her.

Moreover, when Zhiyuan was walking in the alley just now, there were witnesses among the neighbors. Someone immediately said, "That's right, I just saw this child. I was just saying, 'Whose child runs out barefoot without any clothes on? I was worried he'd get cold. I was even thinking of taking him home, but this child wouldn't respond no matter how much I called him!'"

"Yes, I saw it too. The little guy was crying the whole way. It was so pitiful."

The neighbors' gazes towards the Wen family changed. "My God, how could the Wen family be like this?"

"Yeah, life wasn't too bad, this is just too cruel!"

"Alright, that family always likes to take advantage of others. Last time, one of the sausages you had drying outside was missing. Wasn't it the eldest son of the Wen family who took it?"

"It's one thing to steal a few small things on a whim, but to strip a child naked and kick him out—who would do such a thing?"

"We need to be more careful in the future and keep a closer eye on our belongings."

Now that the Wen family's windows and doors were gone, the neighbors' words reached their ears, and Grandpa Wen felt utterly humiliated and unable to face anyone.

Sister-in-law Wen was about to go out and argue with the neighbors when Grandpa Wen glared at her, and the eldest son of the Wen family grabbed her and wouldn't let her go, shouting angrily, "Have you not embarrassed yourself enough already?"

Seeing that the neighbors had finished their discussion, Lin Qingping wiped away her tears and said, "Tell me, in this sub-zero weather, even a drop of water outside freezes instantly. What if the child gets sick from the cold? I'm so angry... I really wouldn't even mention breaking down doors and windows. If anything really happens to the child, I'd fight them to the death!"

The neighbors expressed their understanding, saying, "Indeed, they are all mothers, and it's heartbreaking for us outsiders to see them like this."

Zhiyuan then walked over to Lin Qingping, took off his down jacket, and offered it to her.

Zhiyuan had recovered from his dazed state and was worried that she might get cold.

Lin Qingping, her eyes red, looked at Zhiyuan's frostbitten face and nose, and tears fell again.

She originally intended to put on a show of "I am weak, therefore I am right" in front of her neighbors, after all, she had smashed the Wen family's windows and doors, so she had to stand up for herself. However, it was not a show, and not a single word she said was false.

She quickly put his own clothes on him and put his shoes on him. Touching his dirty, cold feet, she shed big tears on his shoes.

"Let's go home. We'll never come back to this place again!" Lin Qingping put on her clothes and apologized to the people watching the commotion in the courtyard. "I'm sorry. It's the New Year, and I've caused you all trouble. I'm really sorry."

The neighbors in the courtyard waved their hands, indicating that everything was alright and they all understood. They also told her to quickly take her child back to warm up and make ginger soup so that she wouldn't catch a cold.

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