How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 101: Frustration_1

"Qiaoqiao."

Qin Jin had come, waiting at the school gate for Li Qiao for quite a while, when her classmate Hu Xiufang, carrying some pork, told him that Li Qiao’s reward was half a pig, and she was keeping an eye on it.

His gaze shifted to the half-slab of pork on the table, complete with skin and bone.

His eyes sparkled.

Oh my goodness!

It must weigh around a hundred pounds, right?

Taking half a pig home, wouldn’t grandma be overjoyed?

Li Qiao snapped out of her reverie and waved at him, tilting her chin up proudly and pointing at the half-slab of pork by her side.

He slightly curved his lips, "You’re amazing." It made him feel quite useless!

At this moment, his desire to become a wealthy person grew even stronger.

Mr. Zhou chuckled, "Here to pick up Li Qiao, eh? Will it be easy to get that pork home?"

"Hello, teacher. No problem!" Not just half a pig, he could carry a whole one if needed.

Who would complain about having too much meat?

Qin Jin grabbed a pig leg, while Mr. Zhou’s gesture to help came a step too late.

"You’re so strong, lifting more than a hundred pounds of meat just like that," Mr. Zhou exclaimed in surprise. "You don’t hit women, do you?"

If Li Qiao took a hit from him, wouldn’t she be killed on the spot?

Qin Jin touched his forehead. Did he have the face of a wife-beater? Everyone seemed to think so. "How could I bear to do that?"

Mr. Zhou thought about it and realized it made sense. Li Qiao was lovely and academically excellent. An ordinary man would consider it a fortune accumulated over several generations just to marry her. He would pamper her at home, not to mention hitting her.

"Qiaoqiao, I’ll go back first and come to pick you up later."

"Okay," Li Qiao obediently replied.

Shortly after Qin Jin left, Li Qiao expressed to Mr. Zhou her wish not to board at the school, providing her reasoning, "Ever since the hooligan appeared in the girls’ dormitory, I’ve been having nightmares every night; it’s already affecting my revision."

"Is it convenient for you to commute?" Mr. Zhou, hearing the words affecting her revision, immediately became concerned.

Li Qiao: "It’s convenient."

Qin Jin would pick her up in the morning and evening; it wouldn’t take much time.

They could also chat on the way and strengthen their relationship.

After some thought, Mr. Zhou told her to write an application to be submitted next Monday.

Li Qiao agreed and, after Mr. Zhou left, she went back to the classroom to sit and wait for Qin Jin.

The class monitor and several other students who usually had good grades were deep in their urgent revisions, asking her for studying tips.

"Each person has different habits. What works for me may not suit you. Here are the materials I usually prepare for each subject, stored with the class monitor; the problems that are circled are typical questions I’ve marked. You should practice them thoroughly. I believe adding ten or so points to a subject is doable," Li Qiao generously shared all her materials.

"Thank you so much."

"Can we take a look at your notebooks?"

"Not right now, maybe next Monday." Li Qiao estimated the time as she packed up her notes and returned to the dormitory to organize her things to go home. Upon entering, she saw Li Jinhua sitting on the upper bunk, her legs dangling, reading a book.

The dormitory was eerily quiet. With no concern for prudence, Li Jinhua said, "Who are you, really? You’re so vicious! You actually got Dong Qiang onto my bed."

Li Qiao laughed in exasperation.

Bringing a man into the dorm to ruin her reputation—who was actually the vicious one?

If it hadn’t been dark and Dong Qiang hadn’t been unable to adapt quickly enough to the darkness to see the environment clearly, she wouldn’t have been able to knock him down so easily, nor would she have managed to pull down Li Jinhua.

It was what Li Jinhua deserved.

As soon as the man entered, Li Jinhua locked the door from the outside and immediately cried out for help. Regardless of whether she subdued Dong Qiang or not, it was her reputation that was ruined.

In the end, Dong Qiang was the only one who suffered misfortune.

Who could have imagined that Li Jinhua would hide outside, eavesdropping, wanting to witness her tragedy?

Heart of a snake!

Li Qiao sneered, "I am your ancestral grandmother!"

Li Jinhua clenched her fist, "You! I’ve already written to Cai Hechuan to tell him you’re possessed by a ghost, so just wait for him to bring people back to deal with you." At this time, Cai Hechuan genuinely liked Li Qiao; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been willing to accept her even knowing she was married. "I will also tell Qin Jin you are not Li Qiao!"

"Go ahead, tell him! If his punch doesn’t knock the shit out of you, it means you’re cleanly constipated!" Li Qiao retorted using the kind of language Qin Jin would use against Li Jinhua.

As for Cai Hechuan, he had provoked her and had been punished by her several times already. Had he not learned his lesson?

Deal with her? Superstition was the last thing tolerated in these times. Had he gone mad?

She packed up simply, slung her schoolbag over her shoulder, grabbed her things, and strode out.

Li Jinhua couldn’t beat her nor out-argue her.

She shed tears in frustration.

Just you wait and see!

Sooner or later I’ll catch Qin Jin red-handed with his antiquities trafficking, and I’ll be the one to see him behind bars for the rest of his life.

When Old Mrs. Qin can’t take the shock and kicks the bucket, let’s see if he’ll try to blame his grandmother’s death on you.

Do you think you two will still have a future together?

....

As Li Qiao reached the school gates, a quick glance caught a glimpse of Qin Jin’s figure.

"I heard from Feng Fugui that Dong Qiang was caught harassing Li Jinhua in the girls’ dormitory and got two years. Is that true?" Qin Jin asked.

Li Qiao was taken aback, "That has been decided already?"

Justice sure is swift these days.

She once followed a case where a man murdered his wife, dismembered the body, and threw it in a septic tank.

The murderer was arrested when she was in high school, and she was in her third year of university when the news reported that the case was still being tried and the murderer was appealing.

Qin Jin said, "What, they should keep him until the Spring Festival? Do you know the situation at the time? Come on, spill it, let me have a laugh."

Li Qiao couldn’t help but giggle, worried about overturning the ladylike image he had of her, so she didn’t plan to tell him the truth. She only revealed a little, "I witnessed it myself, it was the night you took me back that weekend, just during the evening self-study...."

She repeated the words she told the dorm manager.

Qin Jin said, "Probably a mutual thing, but once you found out, Li Jinhua feared loss of face and changed her story." He had experienced Li Jinhua’s flirtatiousness.

Trying to pick him up and failing, she probably couldn’t sleep out of desperation and just grabbed any random guy she could find.

That must be it.

He’d have to tell his brothers who didn’t know about this, and they’d go home and mention it to their wives.

Women’s mouths are like loudspeakers.

One tells ten, ten tell a hundred.

The rumor would spread across the entire commune.

Let’s see who’d dare marry her after that.

Stay single, then!

Li Qiao snickered to herself; he really had quite an imagination, and she echoed, "Possibly."

"Others get a piece of pork, but why do you get half a pig? Grandma was so happy, spinning around on the spot. She brags about you to everyone she meets. I couldn’t resist and let slip about you getting into Beijing University."

Li Qiao’s smile was faint, "The school teachers couldn’t help but mention it during meetings either."

"..."

The two chatted all the way.

As they nearly reached the village entrance, they were stopped by several women.

"Qiaoqiao, you really got into Beijing University, huh?"

Li Qiao tilted her head and smiled, "Could there be any doubt?"

"The Qin family’s ancestors must be puffing out green smoke, huh? From now on, you’ll be the first university student from our village, and you’ll probably become a government official after graduation, won’t you? Don’t forget to look out for our welfare by then."

Li Qiao could barely keep a straight face; her major wasn’t exactly one for becoming an official. But she still played along, saying if there was a way she could help in the future, she definitely would. "Sure."

After chatting and joking with the women for a bit, she went home with Qin Jin.

Halfway home,

they ran into Yu Feng and Peng Chunhua, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Qiaoqiao, did you really get into Beijing University?" Peng Chunhua asked incredulously.

She might not have much education, but she had heard of Beijing University.

According to the college student who got in through recommendation, Beijing University wasn’t accessible to just anyone.

Last year, not a single person in the entire county got into Beijing University through the standard exams.

Could Li Qiao, who had failed before, really get admitted?

Even if she had a sudden flash of brilliance, it wasn’t to such an extent, was it?

"It’s true. The school even gave me half a pig as a reward. The admissions notice from the university should arrive before long, and I’ll show you all then," Li Qiao said.

Let’s see if you’ll still look down on people then!

"No admission notice yet? What if they decide not to send one, you won’t be able to attend, right?" Yu Feng said gloomily, "Your family is celebrating too early. If it turns into a joke, how will you all deal with the embarrassment then?"

Qin Jin retorted, "That’s still better than your family of illiterates."

"Who are you calling illiterate! My eldest son and second son have both gone to school for a few years, unlike you who never spent a day in class," Yu Feng fired back like a cat with its tail stepped on, not willing to be outdone.

"Back when I was studying, they didn’t know anything beyond playing with mud."