How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 384 - 386: Throwing Cold Water_1

"Why didn’t you come to ask for the child yesterday? If you had asked, I would have definitely given her to you. Now the adoption procedure has been completed, and she has taken the Qin surname. The one before was also nice-looking; at the time, she had just been accepted to university, her future uncertain. With Jin frequently wandering back and forth, Old Mrs. Qin getting on in years, and no stable income at home, we really couldn’t afford to raise her." Li Qiao couldn’t bear to criticize children, especially infants.

However, even with the current conditions, she wouldn’t have taken her in.

After all, she was the one Yu Feng threw away, although that old woman still does not admit to it today.

Xu Maimiao: "How is the child doing?"

Li Qiao: "Don’t ask me, I wouldn’t know even if you did."

"..."

Xu Maimiao sat for a bit and then left. Li Qiao had also packed her luggage. She picked out the clothes she no longer wore and handed them to Old Mrs. Qin: "Give these to Chunhua next door; the children can wear these after a few alterations."

"All right." Old Mrs. Qin said, smiling cheerfully.

Peng Chunhua received the clothes and personally came over to give the child a red string, claiming that she had sought blessings from a shaman for it during her youngest child’s surgery, and that it could protect the child.

Li Qiao didn’t accept it, declining gracefully. "I appreciate the gesture, but such a meaningful red string isn’t something I should take. Besides, our family might give the child away. Jin has already placed an advertisement in the papers. If no one claims her, then we will have to raise her ourselves."

Children are better off with their birth parents, after all.

"What if someone who doesn’t have children falsely claims the child through the advertisement?"

Li Qiao hadn’t thought about that: "We’ll screen them ourselves." The child’s swaddling clothes, garments, and diapers were all of high quality. In her experience and view, the conditions of the child’s family were at least more upscale than that of Sir Xue’s family.

It wouldn’t be easy for ordinary people to falsely claim a child.

"....."

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The next day.

Li Jiaoyang and his family arrived at the Qin residence to join the group.

They had already learned about the child’s situation from Qin Jin the day before. Now they were persuading Li Qiao to think it over. "If you start raising someone else’s child without having your own, people will surely talk about how there’s something wrong with your brain."

Li Qiao was speechless. What business was it of theirs? She took a deep breath: "Grandma, Jin, and I all agree."

Miss Song Dani, tiptoeing around the subject, said, "Third Aunt, will you still love us with this new sister around?"

"If I didn’t love you, why would I ask you to come?"

The child smiled: "That’s good."

Li Qiao also smiled: "Do you like this new sister?"

"If you like her, then I like her."

"You’re such a sweet talker." Li Qiao stroked the child’s head.

Qin Jin had hired a minibus, which came directly to the doorstep, and everyone got on.

The neighbors watched and discussed, showing envious glances. Li Qiao’s two older sisters were finally getting a taste of Li Qiao’s success. Having lived in the village for half their lives, they would now get to broaden their horizons in the big city.

Li Shengcai and Dong Lamei were too foolish.

Had they behaved and not caused trouble, they could have been the ones going to the city now.

Yu Feng was cursing at Peng Chunhua: "With such a good opportunity, you could miss it too! Serves you right for being poor....."

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Qin Jin had bought sleeper compartments.

After the group entered the train compartment, they occupied several cabins.

The children were very lively.

Noisy and boisterous, as if they were about to lift the train’s roof off.

Li Jiaoyang and Li Jiaojiao’s voices grew hoarse from shouting, but they still couldn’t keep the kids in check.

Song Lin and Fang Chaonan stepped in, and the kids finally settled down.

Li Qiao teased: "Looks like they’re afraid of their brother-in-law, huh?"

Li Jiaoyang: "Sometimes they don’t even fear him. Your little girl is quite well-behaved, huh? Full after eating, eating after waking up. Just like my youngest was. The eldest and second just love to make a fuss, crying all night long."

Li Qiao: "She cries at night, too."

"Who does she sleep with? Who soothes her?"

"She sleeps with Grandma. If she wakes up, Jin goes to soothe her."

At this moment, Qin Jin was catching up on sleep above in his bunk, these past nights of soothing the child had been torturous. He didn’t seem to like his daughter as much anymore. He had thought girls would be sweet and obedient, but that was not the case at all. She cried and fussed constantly, always needing to pee or poop. He felt like he was going mad.

Once they arrived in Beijing, he’d have to find a nanny for the child right away.

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The next day, the car arrived at its destination.

The sisters looked at the bustling streets, feeling a surge of excitement in their hearts.

The big city was indeed different.

Tall buildings and bustling scenes.

The tip of my nose was filled with the aroma of roasted sweet potatoes.

Li Jiaoyang said, "In the village, this stuff is pig fodder, but city folks actually buy it."

Li Qiao held her forehead, "The variety is different, the sweet potatoes from our hometown have fibers, but these have fewer, and they’re sweeter. Dani, Erni, and you kids, want some?" she asked the children.

"Want to eat."

Li Qiao stepped forward to buy sweet potatoes. Each child got one, and as they ate, they exclaimed how sweet it was:

"It tastes different from the ones we grow at home."

Li Qiao smiled, "Older sister, second sister, both brothers-in-law, do you want some?"

"Don’t want any."

"....."

Li Qiao and her party took the tram to the guesthouse, settled everyone in, and then took them to eat. When leaving, she cautioned, "Don’t wander off, okay?"

"Eh."

After that, Li Qiao’s family of four finally went back to their own home.

Qin Jin was sleepy and went to sleep with the children.

Old Mrs. Qin was cleaning.

Li Qiao returned to the garment workshop, expecting it to be empty, but to her surprise, Hu Zhuyun and Ma Hongxiang were there making clothes. freёwebnoѵel.com

"It’s the New Year, why aren’t you two out enjoying yourselves?"

"Ah, you’re back, we just went out yesterday," Ma Hongxiang said.

Hu Zhuyun asked, "Just got back?"

"Yeah." Li Qiao casually picked up the clothes they’d made. The workmanship had slight flaws, but it wasn’t a big problem. "How many days have you worked on these? Did you keep a record?"

"Recorded the number of pieces, didn’t make many." Hu Zhuyun took out a notebook, "I’ve only been here for less than two hours today, so I’m embarrassed to ask for a day’s pay. These were made by your classmate."

Li Qiao smiled. No wonder they were a bit rough: "I’ll settle your wages later." She then said to Hu Zhuyun, "When do you plan to return to your hometown?"

"Whenever Jin comes back, we should be able to leave at any time, right? I’ll ask Liu Er and the in-laws when I get home tonight. It would be best to leave tomorrow and come back after the Lantern Festival." Nothing was more important than earning money.

Li Qiao offered, "I’ve adopted a little girl, want to meet her?"

The two were surprised:

"Where did you adopt her from? Let’s have a look."

Li Qiao led them back home, greeted Old Mrs. Qin, and went inside. Qin Jin was still fast asleep. The child was awake, with big eyes blinking, not crying or fussing. She carried the child to the kitchen.

"My, she’s so beautiful."

Ma Hongxiang said, "If you hadn’t just been on holiday, I would have thought you gave birth to her."

Li Qiao beamed, "From now on, you can consider her as my own."

"Old Mrs. Qin and Jin agree too?"

"Of course. Otherwise, how could we adopt?"

Old Mrs. Qin announced the child’s name: "Qin Manman, from now on you all can call her Manman."

"Manman, sounds nice."

The two inspected the child for a while, then returned to the garment workshop.

Li Qiao waited for Qin Jin to wake up, and the family of three went to the Xue Family to pay a New Year’s visit.

When Old Mr. Xue learned that Li Qiao and Qin Jin had adopted a child, he was stunned.

Nan Chuyi said, "She looks so lovely, just makes you like her at first sight."

Jiang Wanqiu remarked, "Even the sight of an adopted child makes you jealous." Li Qiao is not too bright, and Ruan Xiangjun has issues too.

Raising a child isn’t like raising a cat or dog, yet they agreed to do it.

Xue Sufen threw cold water, "Doing it just because you’re full and have nothing better to do."

Li Qiao glared at her.

Old Mr. Xue wanted to hold the child, asking for the name and weight, to which Li Qiao had all the answers.

Old Mr. Xue said, "Lingqing, did you see? People here go back to their hometown for the New Year and end up becoming fathers outright. You’re not getting any younger, and yet you’re not in a hurry."

Xue Lingqing didn’t answer.

Nan Chuyi asked, "Who will take her to school in the future?"

"Jin said he would ask someone to look for a nanny to take care of the child’s diet and daily life tomorrow."

"Where will the nanny live?"

Li Qiao said, "For now, she’ll live with Old Mrs. Qin."

"....."

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