How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 133: Confrontation and Scolding_1

The two teachers reported to the school, and the school added Du Xinxin’s name to the list and sent someone to notify her that her score had been corrected to 532, which was her original score. Since her submitted college preferences had already been mailed out, there should be no issue with her admission.

The person who tampered with her score was also caught.

Those who briefly benefitted from her altered score also had their results cancelled and were ordered not to take the college entrance examination for the next five years.

Du Xinxin, whose nerves had been strained for days, suddenly relaxed and fainted.

Everyone rushed about trying to get her medical attention.

Wang Nannan made a special trip to inform Li Qiao of the investigation results.

Li Qiao’s anxious heart finally settled, "I knew it, Du Xinxin should be fine. What happened to the person who stole the score, though?"

"Their results were cancelled, and they are not allowed to take the college entrance examination for the next five years," Wang Nannan said indignantly, "Isn’t that just ruining someone’s life?! Luckily the score was retrieved in the end, so Du Xinxin didn’t get sunburned for nothing."

Li Qiao sighed inwardly at how every step of an exam was fraught with peril. It wasn’t just about effort, but also one’s luck. She cautioned, "It’s lucky, but now we need to worry about someone intercepting the admission letter."

Wang Nannan: "...." She gritted her teeth, "We’ll take turns staying at the post office."

.....

In Feng Family Village, six students had been admitted to universities, and one of them even became the Top Scholar. Through word of mouth, almost everyone knew about it.

Nearby villages, when looking for prospective matches for their daughters, preferred bachelors from Feng Family Village.

Not for any other reason but that this village was wholesaling college graduates.

The feng shui there must be incredible.

The Qin family’s house was bustling with visitors, all of them bringing gifts. Apart from the gifts from sisters and villagers, even distant acquaintances came with a couple of eggs to curry favor, leaving footprints at the doorway deeper than those at any other house.

Old Mrs. Qin managed to handle the visitors at first, but as more people came, it interfered with her chores. Unable to turn them away, she ended up giving her sisters-in-law two days off, and the family retreated to the city to hide.

He Qiurong visited twice.

At the entrance hung a plaque that the village had commissioned for the Qin family: "Top Scholar’s Household." Decorated with red cloth at the top, it was particularly conspicuous. She muttered softly, "It really is the Top Scholar’s house."

As Yu Cuiying walked by, she interjected, "Having regrets now?"

Of course, He Qiurong had regrets—who could have known that Li Qiao would turn out to be such a talent? However, she didn’t want to admit she had misjudged someone: "Regret what? My son has slept with her."

He Qiurong’s expression was one of considerable pride.

Yu Cuiying cautioned her, "You can tell me, and I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it, but if you spread it around, be careful it doesn’t reach Jin’s ears—or you might end up in the district court. Feng Bing next door was taken away three days ago for slandering Jin and was sentenced to three months. Whether Qiurong slept with your son, Jin would know best."

Qin Jin was no fool.

In the beginning, Li Qiao wasn’t even a college student.

Would he treat a girl who wasn’t clean well?

With his character, the kind that hated to be taken advantage of, he’d probably hit her eight times a day.

He Qiurong’s temple twitched, "Don’t scare me!"

Yu Cuiying spoke in a hushed tone, "Don’t believe me, ask around. It’s all over the village." It’s just that these days Li Qiao as the Top Scholar was the big news, so the focus wasn’t on Feng Bing.

There was also Feng Dezhong before him, sentenced to life imprisonment. Normally, the village would be abuzz with talk about him.

But now, with several university students emerging from the village, everyone was talking about them.

He Qiurong inquired about the two men, confirmed what Yu Cuiying had said, and felt her heart skip a beat. Covering her mouth, she couldn’t help but think that Qin Jin nowadays was so capable that he could even get someone sent to jail.

She decided it was best to go home.

Just as she was leaving the village, she ran into the last person she wanted to see.

Qin Jin.

She cleared her throat, "Even if Li Qiao becomes the Top Scholar, she’s someone who has dated my son."

Qin Jin immediately stopped the car. What did she mean by that? Was she insinuating his wife was unclean? He let out a cold laugh, "So you’re saying my wife has good taste, huh? She foresaw your son was no good and immediately kicked him to the curb to choose someone else."

The implication was clear: I’m better than your son!

He Qiurong: "... You’re the one who’s not up to par! It was we who didn’t want her, and she was practically begging for death."

"Whether I’m good enough is not for you to judge. My wife certainly knows better than you whether your son is fit for anything. Lucky for you that you didn’t take her, otherwise wouldn’t all the rationed grain she gets and the bonuses she earns end up in your hands? I wouldn’t have the leisure to wander around all day; I might have ended up behind bars by now."

He Qiurong was so angry that her face turned red and her neck thickened: "You... you thug! Sooner or later, you’ll end up in jail!"

Qin Jin whistled: "With the ability of the Top Scholar’s wife, getting out is just a matter of sooner or later." He said contemptuously, "Jealous much?" As he walked away, he mocked and cursed, "That old hag with her cataract-clouded eyes is nothing but an old cucumber, deserves a slap! Just wait and see, my wife, the Top Scholar, and I will have two kids in three years, six in five years; we’ll have a bunch of little Top Scholars to bring glory to the Qin family’s name..."

He Qiurong’s mind was stuck in a loop: the Top Scholar’s wife giving birth to a bunch of little Top Scholars, bringing glory to the family name.

Regret and rage intertwined, she fainted from lack of breath, collapsing in the wilderness where no one passed by until the sun woke her up.

She returned home covered in dust, her face ashen with pallor.

She immediately insisted that Cai Hechuan go on arranged dates, to find someone more beautiful and intelligent than Li Qiao.

Cai Hechuan was already in a bad mood, and now he was irate: "Do you think beautiful girls are so easy to find? Or Top Scholars? I’m just an ordinary person, not an omnipotent deity. I had chosen a Top Scholar, but you forcefully tore us apart. Had you not interfered in every possible way, that Top Scholar would be my wife now. How many people would envy me?"

Now, everyone was envying Loser Qin instead.

The more viciously people had badmouthed Loser Qin before, the more they now praised him for his success.

And him? He didn’t even dare to step outside, fearful of people saying, "You almost married a Top Scholar," which was agonizingly frustrating.

For the first time, He Qiurong was confronted by Cai Hechuan and left heartbroken, covering her face as she ran back to her room to cry.

Mr. Cai was also angry. A Top Scholar daughter-in-law had been lost because of a shortsighted woman, and she still had the nerve to cry! If the child weren’t already grown, he would have thought about punishing her himself.

...

Cai Hechuan was feeling morose and wandered around aimlessly, finding himself at Feng Family Village.

The door to the Qin family was wide open.

People were busy working at the doorway, but he didn’t see Li Qiao even after standing aside at a secluded spot for a while.

Soon, Qin Jin locked the door, went over to a woman, handed her something, and rode off on a bicycle.

As he was about to pass near Cai Hechuan, Cai quickly hid himself.

Once Qin Jin had gone far away, he emerged and walked back at a leisurely pace.

On the road, he encountered a few young men and women.

He recognized Han Ting and Zou Qing among them. They greeted him proactively, "Cai Hechuan, what brings you around here?" Looking for Li Qiao?

They had known Cai Hechuan two years earlier. After Li Qiao married and got to know them, they learned that Cai Hechuan and Li Qiao had once dated.

"Just wandering around," Cai Hechuan excused himself. "Heard you guys got into college, congratulations."

"Thanks a lot. Want to sit at the youth spot?"

Not wanting to go home, Cai Hechuan followed them to the youth spot, where Han Ting poured him some tea.

After looking around, Cai Hechuan asked, "Once you guys go to college, this courtyard will be empty, right?"

"Heard the brigade is planning to move in here for their office."

Cai Hechuan continued, "Which colleges did you all apply to, and what majors are you pursuing?"

Han Ting introduced the others’ intended colleges and majors one by one.