My Promotion Story Through Time Travel

Chapter 183 Right and Wrong

Lin Ziping climbed over the wall into the backyard of Fuchunlou, intending to ask someone for directions, but he didn't encounter a single person along the way.

I don't know if they all ran to the front.

Thinking back to the place where I saw Li Qiongying playing the piano last Mid-Autumn Festival, I guess she probably lives nearby.

Following the direction he remembered, Lin Ziping went there.

Calculating the time, it had been about forty minutes since he came down from the second floor. Lin Ziping felt a little anxious and quickened his pace.

I came across Li Qiongying's artificial hill pavilion during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A winter snowfall blanketed the world in silver.

Where is Miss Li Qiongying?

Walking along the path beside the artificial hill, a unique little courtyard comes into view.

The plum blossoms planted in the yard are now in full bloom.

Lin Ziping looked around the courtyard and guessed that this should be the place.

"Miss Qiongying..." Lin Ziping called out from the courtyard gate without entering the courtyard.

After waiting for a long time, no one answered.

Isn't this the place?

Lin Ziping called out twice more, but still no one answered.

I should have asked earlier, even in my haste.

How long will it take to find this without any clear direction?

Maybe we should just forget about it. We've already come here ourselves but couldn't find anyone, and objective facts shouldn't be changed by external forces.

Lin Ziping mentally prepared himself and got ready to leave.

"crunch-"

"Young Master Lin, please wait!"

The door to the house in the courtyard opened, and a woman's voice came out.

Lin Ziping turned around and saw a little girl of eleven or twelve years old with two small bags tied on her head. Judging from her clothes, she should be a maid.

"Young Master Lin, please wait a moment. My young lady invites you in." The young girl curtsied to Lin Ziping and said in a clear, sweet voice.

"Your young lady?!" Lin Ziping asked in confusion.

The little girl made a gesture of invitation.

Lin Ziping lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, going through the names of the people he knew in his mind.

It should be Li Qiongying.

"Thank you for your trouble, young lady." Lin Ziping clasped his hands in a gesture of respect.

Upon entering the room, it was indeed Li Qiongying.

A charcoal fire was burning inside, and tea was being brewed over it. Hu Rongrong was roasting chestnuts and peanuts nearby.

Li Qiongying played chess with Hong Lao Er while reading a book.

A red plum blossom is placed in the vase behind it.

In this setting, it's undoubtedly a true scene of gathering around a stove to brew tea.

"Young Master Lin has arrived," Li Qiongying said.

Lin Ziping clasped his hands in a respectful greeting: "Miss Qiongying."

"Sit wherever you like," Lin Qiongying said, pointing to a chair next to her.

Hong Lao Er looked up at Lin Ziping and called out, "Brother."

After speaking, he lowered his head and began to focus on the chessboard in front of him.

Lin Ziping responded and sat down in the seat indicated by Li Qiongying.

Then Hu Rongrong placed a cup of tea in front of him.

Lin Ziping tapped the table lightly.

I picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and smelled a faint fragrance of plum blossoms. The slightly bitter taste melted on my lips.

Lin Ziping casually remarked, "Good tea."

"What's so good about it?" Li Qiongying asked, looking up.

This……

Lin Ziping awkwardly touched his nose and said, "It's...it's fine."

Li Qiongying and Hu Rongrong covered their mouths and chuckled upon seeing this.

“Hehe…” Lin Ziping echoed.

Suddenly, I felt like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.

Hong Lao Er looked up at the group, puzzled.

Lin Ziping thought of the last time he planned to send Hong Lao Er to Xinping Village.

So I asked, "Honghong, what do you want to do in the future?"

As soon as he finished speaking, only the gurgling sound of boiling water remained in the room.

Li Qiongying and Hu Rongrong stared blankly at Lin Ziping.

Under the gaze of four pairs of eyes, Lin Ziping said, "Originally, I was the one who brought you down the mountain, but I haven't had time to take good care of you. Instead, I've been troubling Miss Qiongying all along."

Lin Ziping picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of water, and continued, "I am familiar with the village head of Xinping Village. I think the people in the village are simple and kind. Would you be willing to live in Xinping Village?"

Hong Lao Er looked at Lin Ziping with a blank expression, seemingly trying to understand the meaning of his words.

“What’s the difference between sending him to Xinping Village and having him stay with Miss Qiongying?” Hu Rongrong asked.

Lin Ziping explained in a low voice, "Miss Qiongying is, after all, a woman."

"It's just that you went from owing one person a favor to owing another," Hu Rongrong said. "You're not capable of shouldering the responsibility for one person at all, so why did you try to act tough? Why did you do this in the first place..."

“Rongrong…” Li Qiongying frowned and interrupted Hu Rongrong.

Lin Ziping was taken aback by Hu Rongrong's words.

It seems so.

Hong Lao Er didn't know what to do with him.

He didn't know what to do with the group of women he rescued on the mountain.

He didn't know what to do with the child who was with him on the mountain.

There were also Li Zhen and others.

And Yang Jiahui.

……

There was even Hu Rongrong.

Lin Ziping suddenly felt powerless; his pity seemed to have no effect on these people.

Or rather, it's of little use in this era.

If this were in modern times, Lin Ziping thought that the most likely course of action would be to call the police and help them seek government assistance.

Lin Ziping fell into deep thought. Why did he take on so much responsibility after arriving in this era?

But should we just stand by and do nothing when something like this happens?

Years of education have made Lin Ziping truly incapable of doing such a thing.

To help or not to help, right or wrong, Lin Ziping was caught in a battle between heaven and man.

"Rongrong, Lin Ziping did not do anything wrong."

Li Qiongying's voice was like a thunderbolt. Lin Ziping instantly snapped back to reality.

That was close; I almost lost my Dao heart just now.

Hu Rongrong, her eyes red, looked stubbornly at Li Qiongying.

“Rongrong, if it weren’t for Lin Ziping, your life would have ended in that cave.” Li Qiongying’s voice was calm and her tone was even, but her words were as sharp as a sword, slashing straight at Hu Rongrong.

Lin Ziping was somewhat taken aback, not expecting Li Qiongying to have such a sharp side.

She continued, "Everyone has a path to walk. Will you get stuck in the mud and never move forward in your life, or will you stride forward with great strides?"

"I..." Hu Rongrong didn't say anything, covered her face and ran out.

Li Qiongying sighed and instructed the maid beside her, "Xiao Tao, go out and take a look."

"Yes," the maid who brought Lin Ziping in replied.

He grabbed the cloak from the clothes rack and chased after them.

Only Li Qiongying, Hong Lao Er, and Lin Ziping remained in the room.

"Young Master Lin, please don't mind Rongrong's impolite behavior," Li Qiongying said with a faint smile.

"Huh?" Lin Ziping was a little surprised that Li Qiongying would apologize on Hu Rongrong's behalf. After realizing what was happening, he waved his hands repeatedly, "Not at all, not at all."

"Brother, I want to be a guard so I can protect you and sister in the future," Hong Lao Er said loudly as Lin Ziping was struggling with whether or not to leave.

Li Qiongying explained, "He was answering your question earlier."

Lin Ziping recalled the question he had just asked Hong Lao Er: "What do you want to do in the future?"

“I’ll learn kung fu from Chen Feng and Lao Qi, so I can protect you from now on!” Hong Lao Er said.

"Goo~Goo~"

The cooing of pigeons came from outside the window.

Lin Ziping's train of thought was interrupted, and he inappropriately thought, "Don't pigeons hibernate?"

"Sister, Little Black is back!" Hong Lao Er said excitedly, pointing towards the window.

Li Qiongying nodded: "Sister heard you, Honghong, could you please bring Xiao Hei in for me?"