How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 439 - 441: Reminiscing_1

Li Qiao: "Hmm, grandma has also rested. Is the grave fixed yet?"

"Not yet, the feng shui master I found said today is not suitable for digging, we need to wait three more days. And the previous location has been damaged, it’s no good any more, so we need to pick out a new spot. I’ve already ordered the coffin and tombstone, we can relocate our ancestor once we can dig," Qin Jin said.

Li Qiao pulled him over to look at the family tree, "There are twenty-six generations above you in your family, and the old ancestor was Qin Yunye, who married a Lady Shangguan. Isn’t that curious? I had a dream while I was pregnant with our son." She told him the content of her dream. "Isn’t that amazing?

Qin Jin looked carefully at the contents of the family tree, "Past and present life? It’s a bit amazing." But his wife was truly amazing in nature, their son, a little boy, shared the same name as the old ancestor, which was quite a coincidence in his case.

Li Qiao: "I feel it’s a bit ominous. This old ancestor lost his wife before he was even twenty, only had a daughter, and then lived alone for decades after she married off, how pitiful. We might as well give him a new name."

Speaking of giving a new name.

The child seemed to grow ears and sat up in shock, starting to hum and haw.

Qin Jin: "Baby son is awake, huh? Are you upset to hear your mom talking about changing your name?"

The child nodded vigorously, "Yeah!"

Li Qiao explained, "You were named after the old ancestor, and he had an unfortunate fate. Mom wants to give you a name with a better destiny." It wasn’t that his fate was bad, as he had still been quite impressive in his career, a Cabinet Scholar, which is akin to an emperor’s secretary. He was the most prestigious in this entire book.

It was just the decades of solitude she couldn’t accept.

The child pointed at Qin Jin.

Li Qiao was taken aback, "You mean to say that we should rename you as Qin Jin?"

"Yeah!"

Qin Jin ground his teeth, "You little rascal, you even want to share a name with daddy, trying to take advantage of me."

Li Qiao: "Baby, sharing a name with your great ancestor is even more advantageous for you." frёewebηovel.cѳm

Qin Jin: "It’s different. That’s at most a case of the same name, and when he was named, we didn’t even know that there was such a person in our family."

At this time, the child was held in Qin Jin’s arms, and he cupped Qin Jin’s face with his hands, gently caressing it.

Qin Jin bowed his head to touch his forehead.

Seeing this, Li Qiao gently touched her forehead, she couldn’t believe they were performing an act of fatherly love and filial affection in front of her.

Alright then! If we’re not changing the name, so be it.

She could only pray that her son would have smooth love affairs as he grew up, as a mother couldn’t stand to see her child alone.

She put away the family tree.

Old Mrs. Qin appeared at the door, "Qiaoqiao, Jin, let’s go buy something and take the child to see Old Lady Qian.

Li Qiao: "Okay."

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The family of four set out together, purchasing some gifts before arriving at Old Lady Qian’s home.

Her vision dimmed with age, Old Lady Qian peered closely for a long time before recognizing Old Mrs. Qin and chattered warmly, "It must have been almost two years since I last saw you, right? You look even healthier than you did two years ago; life must be treating you well. Why didn’t you come back last year? If you’re here, you’re here—there’s no need to bring things. You’re too polite. Where are you staying now? At the guest house? Ah, my place doesn’t have room to accommodate you."

Old Mrs. Qin gave her own address to Old Lady Qian and then said, "At that time, my daughter-in-law was pregnant, so it wasn’t convenient to travel far with her."

Only then did Old Lady Qian notice the child in Qin Jin’s arms. She reached out to touch him, but the child evaded her hand. She touched him lightly and then withdrew, "So fair and clean, is it a girl?"

"It’s a boy."

Old Lady Qian smiled, "A boy is good; your Qin family finally has a descendant. By the way, I heard that your family’s house was returned, I don’t know why they don’t give ours back to our family. When my kids tried to go there, they were chased away."

Old Mrs. Qin: "Really? I thought you were used to living here, so you didn’t return to your own home. I’ll have Jin inquire about it later."

Old Lady Qian expressed her gratitude, "Thank you for your trouble."

"Why be polite with me?" Old Mrs. Qin took the initiative to ask about the employment status of Old Lady Qian’s children.

"They don’t have proper jobs. I heard that there are private factories now where they can work, but when ours went there, they were turned away for lack of education," Old Lady Qian sighed in resignation.

Old Mrs. Qin couldn’t bear to watch the young sisters from her younger days live in destitution, so she took the initiative, "Now my Jin has become somewhat successful, managing two factories, but that means moving to the capital. I wonder if you’re willing?"

"This..."

Old Lady Qian’s son didn’t seem too keen, "That’s too far. We’ve lived here for half our lives. To uproot ourselves in middle age and leave our hometown, how many years can we still work?" He had heard the rumors about the Qin family from the neighbors.

Qin Jin’s father had been generous, otherwise back then, Old Mrs. Qin and Qin Jin wouldn’t have been able to escape.

But Qin Jin’s grandfather was notoriously ruthless and at barely over twenty, to be managing two factories and to have reclaimed such a large estate, could an ordinary person achieve this? It’s likely he’s even more cold-hearted and ruthless than Old Mr. Qin. If they went there, mightn’t they end up skinned and dismembered?

Qin Jin said, "Uncle is a shoemaker, right? You must know where to wholesale shoe polish. Nowadays, more people are buying leather shoes. If you wholesale some shoe polish and along with aunt and your elder brothers go door-to-door selling, you can make quite a bit of money in one day."

"I’m not going."

"Neither am I. It would be too embarrassing if the neighbors saw me."

Old Mrs. Qin said, "Doing business requires a thick skin. After I left here, I often took the kids to collect antiques, pushing through regardless of face. My daughter-in-law and my grandson even secretly set up a street stall before."

Business started to pick up at that time, and it was really busy. But seeing the fabric in the house gradually diminishing, it felt like all the hard work was worth it.

Unlike now, idleness every day is unbearable.

And she was too old to roam the streets anymore.

The daughter-in-law led a simple life, always either at the school or coaxing the children.

Even with money, she didn’t know how to spend it.

Old Mrs. Qin was really anxious, thinking if only she were twenty years younger, she would definitely go out every day to earn money for her grandson.

What’s the point of a man earning money if a woman doesn’t spend it?

If the man finds another woman in the future, wouldn’t all the money she saved end up benefiting the other party?

Old Lady Qian said, "All my children are thin-skinned. If they had Jin’s thickness of skin, we wouldn’t have fallen to such straits. I’ve lived to this age and understand that face really isn’t of much use."

Old Mrs. Qin said, "Exactly, that’s why you have to learn from my grandson and be shameless."

Qin Jin, "...."

"...."

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In the end, Old Mrs. Qin was unable to persuade Old Lady Qian’s son and grandson, and she said, "How about you help clean our house instead? I’ll pay you a monthly salary."

Old Lady Qian’s daughter-in-law’s eyes lit up, "Alright, how much will you pay?"

Old Lady Qian cleared her throat, "Cleaning a house isn’t hard work, how much do you expect?"

Old Mrs. Qin asked, "Jin, what do you think?"

After some thought, Qin Jin spoke, "Our house is empty, it doesn’t need many people. How about twenty each for the uncle and aunt? If the house leaks, inform me promptly. I’ll send you the money to find someone to fix it."

The couple thought it was a good job.

An empty, spacious Qin family estate was the easiest to clean and the two could earn more than forty?

"Okay, how will the salary be paid?"

"Naturally, I will send it to you every month," Qin Jin said.

"Eh, great. Great."

Apart from Old Lady Qian, the rest of the Qian family were very happy, and their attitude toward Qin Jin warmed several degrees more than when they first walked in.

They were constantly offering to pour more tea and water.

Old Lady Qian felt somewhat ashamed; her son used to be a decent man, but in the past two years, he had also become completely mercenary.