How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 368 - 370: Let him have a taste of it too_1

"I also heard from Maimiao that you’ve gotten yourself into some kind of research studies and are gonna be a university professor in the future, is that true? Never heard your grandma mention it."

Li Qiao’s mouth curled in a smile, "Graduate student, yes it’s true but it’s nothing so spectacular as to warrant mention."

"Not spectacular? Being the only university professor in the village!"

Everyone was filled with envy.

Old Mrs. Qin was just too lucky.

She accepted a granddaughter-in-law and turned her grandson into a big-time boss.

People say trading loses dignity, but the Top Scholar doesn’t seem to mind one bit.

Their face, could it ever be as big as the Top Scholar’s?

"...."

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As Li Qiao was chatting leisurely with the fellow villagers, Yu Feng came out of her house and cheekily tried to cozy up, "The university student is back, I see."

Li Qiao showed no expression to Yu Feng, deliberately turned his head to avoid eye contact.

The fellow villagers laughed at Yu Feng’s embarrassment.

Yu Feng’s face fell in public dismay.

Hearing that Qin Jin has made a name for himself, Yu Cuiying left in September according to the solar calendar, and a few days ago, she returned with Old Mrs. Qin and others. It’s said that in just half a year, she earned nearly seven hundred yuan.

All expenses paid.

Coming back for the New Year, the factory gave each person five jin of rice and flour, a five jin bucket of oil, thirty jin of pork, and reimbursed the round-trip tickets.

Everyone else was green with envy.

They all were thinking of making big money in Beijing with Qin Jin over the New Year.

She also planned to take Old Feng and their second son with her.

In less than three years, they could be like Fugui and the others, building a big house in their hometown.

Thinking this, she insisted on striking up a conversation with Li Qiao, "Our grandson’s mouth, Chunhua said you helped, thank you for that. We’re making dumplings tonight, your whole family should come."

Li Qiao continued to ignore her. She turned to go back in the house, got the keys, locked the door, intending to take a walk.

The neighbors at the door teased, "Got the cold shoulder, didn’t you? That’s what you get for making a scene with them back then, and dumping your kid on them too."

To this day, Yu Feng still insisted, the child picked up by Li Qiao wasn’t hers, "That’s Qin Jin’s illegitimate child, they’re just trying to frame me."

The neighbors didn’t want to hear it and scattered.

If Qin Jin really had illegitimate children, would he not claim them? Trying to slander without looking at the facts.

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Yu Feng’s eyes darkened as she decided to incite Peng Chunhua to persuade Old Mrs. Qin to take their family up to Beijing.

Because Old Mrs. Qin had returned to her hometown this time, Peng Chunhua often brought her two children to visit the Qin family. The old lady liked children, and each time they came, she gave the eldest granddaughter snacks to eat. Their family was facing difficulties now, so could Old Mrs. Qin refuse, considering the two children’s sake?

The child she discarded was still being meticulously cared for by Old Mrs. Qin back then.

She turned back home and immediately discussed the matter with Peng Chunhua.

Peng Chunhua flatly refused, everyone in the village was saying Li Qiao would become a university professor in the future. In the long run, when her kids needed education, they might need his help, so she wanted to maintain a good relationship now.

As for working with Qin Jin, that had nothing to do with her.

"Bah, you’re a family-ruining woman, money right there for the taking and yet you refuse, are you dumb or just stupid?......" Yu Feng cursed vehemently.

Peng Chunhua’s voice raised even louder, "I’m the family-ruining woman? What have I done to ruin my family? Aren’t you the one ruining it? Who’s the fool here? I had twins, and you actually threw one away. When the child had a problem with his mouth, I begged and pleaded for your help, what did you say? Just toss it away and have another! What kind of grandmother are you? Are children just objects to be thrown away? Just wait until you’re old and suffering my retribution!" She regretted every day why she ever listened to Yu Feng’s persuasion.

After Li Qiao had given up the child, he still asked if the child was really hers, ready to take it back if she admitted it.

She regretted even more that she hadn’t listened to Qin Jin and stayed by his side at that time.

How accomplished Qin Jin is now?

How good a person Old Mrs. Qin is?

Calls Li Qiao a dear granddaughter-in-law every chance she gets. freewebnσvel.cøm

In the village, who knows how many daughters-in-law envy her?

Never mind being a dear daughter-in-law, if not being called lazy by the mother-in-law, then it’s greedy, being called fiery is the nice way to put it, the nastier version, the cursed woman of my household.

When there was no daughter-in-law, the whole family was anxious.

Once a daughter-in-law arrived, they found fault with her in every way.

Not knowing how to satisfy them.

Yu Feng shivered with anger, "Do you still want to take revenge on me? You won’t have the chance. If it really comes to that, I can take the medicine myself!"

"It’d be even better if you died. I’d burn everything for you and throw it in the ditch to the south."

Yu Feng couldn’t argue back, so she sat down and slapped her thighs in a tantrum.

The two children were so frightened that they burst into tears.

Peng Chunhua took the younger one who couldn’t walk and left, while the elder one followed her, heading to meet Li Qiao across the main road.

She whispered orders to her talkative elder daughter to greet her, "Call her auntie."

The child was timid and didn’t dare to shout upon seeing a stranger.

Hiding behind Peng Chunhua, Peng Chunhua had no choice but to speak up herself, "Are you the only one out for a walk?"

"Hmm." Li Qiao walked on.

After the person was far away, Peng Chunhua instructed the child, "Next time you call her auntie, I’ll buy you candy."

The child, hearing there would be candy, was very eager to agree.

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After Li Qiao got home and went into the house to lie down again, she couldn’t sleep so she prepared to make dinner.

Just as she started picking vegetables in the kitchen, Qin Jin and Old Mrs. Qin returned, took over the task from her, and told her to rest properly.

"It’s so cold, you could catch a chill, and that would be serious."

Qin Jin was preparing a hot water bottle for her to hold and warm her hands.

Li Qiao had no choice but to sit back and watch the old and the young bustling about the kitchen. It wasn’t that cold, she thought.

"I need to go into the city tomorrow, do you want to come with me?" Qin Jin paused briefly, "Perhaps we could also visit the Gorge Mountain Temple?"

Li Qiao unconsciously touched her stomach. How could she travel while pregnant?

If the original host returned and discovered she was pregnant with Qin Jin’s child, would she despise and get rid of it?

If she really did that,

it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the grandmother and Qin Jin.

Thinking this, she said, "I’d rather not go." She’d go after the child was born. By then, even if she truly left, she could do so with peace of mind.

Qin Jin caught her small movement, "Whenever you want to go, I’ll take you. Don’t go by yourself. It’s remote and unsafe there."

Li Qiao murmured an acknowledgment.

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After dinner, Li Qiao tidied up and went to bed. The next day, Old Mrs. Qin chopped stuffing for steamed meat buns, and Li Qiao helped her.

Next door, Peng Chunhua’s daughter ran over by herself.

A steamer of buns had just been removed from the pot, and Old Mrs. Qin handed one to her.

Instead of eating it, the girl looked eagerly at Old Mrs. Qin and said, "I have a little brother too."

Old Mrs. Qin, smiling warmly, was impressed that such a little one already cared for her brother. "When your brother comes, I’ll give him one too." She pointed to a bench in the yard, "Sit there and eat it."

The child, of course, didn’t sit but turned and ran off.

Soon after, she ran back crying, saying her grandmother had snatched her bun.

Old Mrs. Qin cursed the neighbor briefly and handed another bun to the child. This time, the child didn’t leave and sat where Old Mrs. Qin had pointed earlier to eat her bun.

Li Qiao peeked out from the kitchen at the little girl, whose skin was a bit dark, but she was actually quite cute. "Her grandmother snatches even the child’s things. Doesn’t Peng Chunhua say anything?"

"Since I’ve been back, mother and daughter-in-law have been arguing twice a day. She’s probably not home right now." Old Mrs. Qin sighed, "Getting married... if the in-laws don’t care for you, it’s best not to have children. It’s too hard to manage alone. Her family has two children; it’s tough."

Li Qiao said, "When I give birth, I’ll hire a nanny to help you take care of the baby."

"Didn’t Jin say he would take care of it? Let him do it. I’ve had a hard life, and I don’t know how many years I have left; I don’t want to take care of kids. You shouldn’t either, it ages a woman by ten years. When I first came to this village, I was young, and people thought Jin was my son. To raise him, I exhausted myself to the bone. Now it’s only right for him to take care of his own child; let him taste the hardship."

Li Qiao: "....."