How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 291 - 293: Thank You_1

Xue Jingyi couldn’t let go of his pride and cleared his throat, "Uncle, what are you doing?" Are you on a short fuse or something?

Xue Lingqing: "I really can’t stand the way you act."

"I can walk by myself just fine," Tong Meiyu said with tears in her eyes, on the verge of crying.

Xue Jingyi felt a little heartbroken and was about to offer a ride, but Xue Lingqing took hold of him, "You still think of yourself as a woman, you choose!"

Xue Jingyi: "..." He clenched his teeth, there were plenty of women out there, but he only had one uncle! "Meiyu, if you’re free tomorrow, you can come to find me again, I’ll take you to have some good food, watch a movie."

Xue Lingqing: "..." Still eat, still watch a movie?

Tong Meiyu felt somewhat disappointed, Xue Jingyi actually didn’t insist on sending her off.

Once Xue Lingqing and the others left, he scoffed, "Such affectation! Twice as pretentious as Sufen, not a good thing either."

Xue Jingyi: "..." One sentence insulted two people. "Uncle, what’s the matter with you today? What has Meiyu done to offend you?"

Xue Lingqing relayed Old Mr. Xue’s thoughts to him, not missing a word.

Xue Jingyi’s heart sank halfway, "Li Qiao witnessed it with his own eyes?"

"Yes, he even provided a portrait of the man. Your grandfather has already started looking into it," Xue Lingqing said.

Xue Jingyi: "I find it hard to believe."

"Believe it or not, it’s up to you, just don’t regret it after getting married," Xue Lingqing conveyed Old Mr. Xue’s thoughts and left.

.....

Three days later, Old Mr. Xue came to thank Li Qiao, "Thanks to your warning, that girl actually did have a partner, and they had been together for two or three years. When it came time for marriage, the young man’s family couldn’t meet the bride price demanded by Tong’s parents, so the Tong family forced them to break up, but the two young people were still entangled with each other.

She was initially forced by her parents to go on the blind date and immediately drew boundaries with her boyfriend when she took a fancy to our family’s conditions. The young man told me everything."

Old Mrs. Qin clucked her tongue, "Such an untrustworthy girl."

"If she had any sense of integrity, she wouldn’t have done this," Old Mr. Xue said indignantly, like his family was made a fool.

Fortunately, Jingyi heeded the advice, and the day after Lingqing made things clear, when Tong Meiyu came to his workplace to find him again, he skillfully avoided meeting her.

Old Mr. Xue sat for a while and then said, "I should be going back now, no need to see me out."

....

Old Mr. Xue walked to the entrance of the alley and bumped into Qin Jin, "Jin, finishing work at this time?"

"It’s Saturday today, only half a day of work," Qin Jin said. "Sir Xue, would you like to come to my place for a bit?"

Old Mr. Xue waved his hand, "No, I just came from your house." He pondered for a moment, "There’s something for which I need to apologize to you."

Qin Jin puzzled, "Apologize? What for?"

"It’s about your Madam Xue..." Old Mr. Xue started talking about something Xue Sufen had said before, "I’ve been wanting to explain it to you in person for the last few days, but I haven’t had the chance."

Qin Jin dismissed it with a laugh, "I thought it was something serious, no worries. Qiaoqiao already told me a few days ago." He did not believe Xue Sufen; he knew his grandmother’s character the best and she would not do such a thing.

Even if it did have something to do with his grandmother, she must have been deceived, and he did not blame her.

"You are magnanimous," Old Mr. Xue patted Qin Jin on the shoulder, "Go back now."

"Sir Xue, have a safe walk."

"Yeah."

Qin Jin glanced backward, the smile on his lips fading. When he arrived home, Li Qiao was tidying up, so he asked, "Heading back to the countryside?"

Li Qiao: "No, just putting away some dry clothes."

Qin Jin announced some good news, "My application was approved. I start driving lessons next week. I heard there will be a test soon; can I skip doing those accounting papers?" He had just finished one set, and she brought back two more, driving him crazy.

"No, take them with you and write," Li Qiao said. "I won’t let you off if you fall behind me too much in the accounting exam."

Qin Jin’s face fell, "Life is too hard!" He said this as he sat down at the desk and flipped through the papers.

Old Mrs. Qin quietly gave Li Qiao a thumbs up, "You’re the real deal, got him totally in line."

Li Qiao smiled subtly, it was all due to his self-discipline.

She folded the clothes neatly into the wardrobe, went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of egg noodles, and brought it to him, "Hungry, right? Eat while it’s hot."

Qin Jin took the bowl and chopsticks and started eating heartily.

Li Qiao said, "Want to watch a movie together tonight?"

Qin Jin readily agreed, "Sure. I haven’t watched a movie in a while, don’t know what’s good."

Li Qiao took out the movie tickets.

Qin Jin looked at them, "Cowherd and Weaver Girl, an animated film? My grandma used to tell me about it when I was little."

Li Qiao, "Hearing about it can’t compare to seeing it with your own eyes."

After Qin Jin finished her meal, Li Qiao took the dishes to wash, went out to dump the slops, and heard the neighbor’s grandmother next door saying that the river outside the city had dried up, revealing swarms of fish, and many people had gone over to pick them up.

Li Qiao was tempted, finished dumping the slops and went home to grab a deep blue plastic bucket, and headed to the spot the grandmother had indicated by the big river channel.

The river was crowded with people looking for fish.

After spotting her target, Li Qiao kicked off her slippers and waded into the river to catch fish.

The river water, warmed by the sun, wasn’t cold.

The top layer of mud was warm, flowing over her ankles, very comfortable.

She walked to the middle of the river, bent down, and hugged a big fish.

The fish, restrained, thrashed its tail fiercely.

Li Qiao’s neck and face were slapped squarely by the fish tail, which caused pain and made her loosen her grip. The fish fell into the muddy water and was snatched away by someone behind her.

She tugged at the person asking for the fish back, and was pushed over, falling into the mud.

She let out a sharp scream, got up looking for the person who pushed her, but there was no sign of them.

She thought about going back, but worried about being laughed at for getting dirty without catching any fish.

She continued to fish.

Bang! Mud splattered everywhere.

As she looked up, a middle-aged man threw stones into the river, looking fierce, "Get out quickly, they’re releasing water."

He then ran off.

Li Qiao looked around; everyone was enthusiastically fishing.

No one paid any attention to the man.

She ignored him too.

Hard at work, she caught two fish, each about three pounds, when the man came back down, grabbed her forcefully and scolded, "You damn girl! Didn’t you hear me? They’re releasing water upstream, and if it floods here, you won’t be worrying about eating fish, you’ll lose your life!" he shouted loudly, "Hurry up and leave! They’re going to release water from the reservoir soon."

Still, no one paid him any mind.

Li Qiao looked into the distance. The river was quite long but not very wide; which reservoir was it connected to?

The river connected to the reservoir at her hometown was both wide and broad.

Could any water possibly be stored in the reservoir when it’s so dry here? Was someone trying to chase them away to catch the fish themself?

With two fish in hand, she didn’t plan to get greedy. She picked up the bucket and, using the man’s pull, climbed out of the river, ready to head home.

She then realized her slippers were gone.

After looking around and not finding them, it dawned on her that someone had stolen her slippers.

She had bought those slippers for a yuan and two jiao, and they had only been worn for two days.

The two jumping fish combined weren’t worth a yuan and two jiao; she was so angry that she was steaming.

She cursed, "Whoever stole my slippers may their son be born without an asshole."

There was a noisy commotion around her.

No one paid any attention to her, and she walked away barefoot and disgruntled.

When she got home, she threw the bucket in a fit of anger.

With a thud!

Qin Jin looked up and, through the window, saw her covered in mud, her face smudged completely black, and burst into uncontrollable laughter. "Did you fall into a gutter? Where are your shoes? Did they sink so deep that you couldn’t pull them out?"