How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 314 - 316: Annoyance_1

Ma Ling said, "Li Qiao, did you have a fight with your parents? Go out and speak with them properly, causing a commotion at the entrance of the unit reflects poorly."

Xun Dong also heard the commotion and came out of his office: "Li Qiao, let them come in to talk if there’s something to say."

Li Qiao was seething with anger.

She had anticipated such a day would come.

She didn’t expect it to come so soon, but if Li Shengcai and Dong Lamei thought they could manipulate her this easily, they were gravely mistaken.

During the New Year’s celebration, Grandma was there, and she had her concerns.

Now that she was alone, there were no prohibitions.

She strode to the gate, where not only were Li Shengcai and Dong Lamei waiting, but Li Jinhua had also followed them.

It must have been this woman who instigated it!

Daxue and Maimiao said that after the new year, when they went back to school, Jin took a bunch of people and gave them a severe beating.

Seems like they’ve forgotten the pain once their wounds healed.

"Ungrateful..." Li Shengcai saw her and the rest of his words stuck in his throat. "Aren’t you supposed to be at work? How come you’re out here?"

Quite a few people had gathered at the entrance.

Colleagues from the compound were peering curiously from the windows.

There were whispers:

"Li Qiao’s parents? They don’t look anything like her."

"Little Li is pretty and dresses like a city girl, while her parents look like country folks. Could she be adopted?"

"That could very well be the case, and did you hear her dad scolding her? Says she became Top Scholar and ignores them. A child does not despise his mother’s ugliness, a dog does not dislike his home’s poverty; if not their own flesh and blood, the affection isn’t deep."

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At Li Qiao’s end, the doorman saw her and opened the main gate to let Li Shengcai and the other two in.

Li Jinhua entered the courtyard, looking around.

The environment here was really nice, with clean grounds and lush greenery.

The people coming and going, some in plain clothes, others in uniform.

Each walked with their head held high, chests out, full of vim and vigor. Li Qiao was really lucky. If she had the chance to work here, she would definitely outperform Li Qiao.

Xun Dong appeared and led everyone into a vacant conference room; Ma Ling poured water for the guests.

"Qiaoqiao, learn from your colleague here, see how sensible they are."

Xun Dong said, "We’re doing this out of respect for Li Qiao, it has nothing to do with being sensible. You parents can fight all you want, but why bring it to her workplace? Arguing and shouting, aren’t you afraid of affecting her job and future?"

"Isn’t she just here for a summer job? What’s there to affect?" Dong Lamei retorted dismissively.

Xun Dong’s expression cracked for a moment; he finally understood why Li Qiao avoided them.

They were clearly here to cause trouble.

This won’t do.

They need to be driven out!

He left first, taking the opportunity to lead Ma Ling away.

Ma Ling closed the door to the conference room as she left.

Li Qiao got straight to the point: "What are you here for? Just say it."

"Did you buy a house in Beijing?" Li Shengcai’s eyes bulged with righteous indignation, as if Li Qiao had committed a grievous offense against him.

A sense of sinking filled Li Qiao’s heart - could it have been her older niece who mentioned it?

Her sister and brother-in-law would never say anything, she denies it: "No."

"Your colleague said you don’t live in the unit, so where do you stay?" Li Shengcai challenged.

Li Qiao’s expression turned frosty: "Can’t I rent a place? Rent in Beijing is expensive, and I can afford it, let alone renting in the city for two or three yuan a month."

"You’ve got two or three yuan, why not think of me?" Li Shengcai slammed his hand on the table and bellowed, "I raised you all these years, never reaped any benefits from you, don’t you think that’s unfair?" Other people’s college kids can bring home dozens of yuan a month, but look at his own - she doesn’t give a dime.

She doesn’t even come home to visit during the holidays.

"I’m unfair? You’re the unfair one!" Li Qiao raised her voice even louder than him and reiterated everything he and Dong Lamei, along with Li Jinhua, had done to her, also slamming the table in anger: "You hurt me, and yet you expect me to show you respect, why?!"

She had never seen such outrageous parents in all her life.

Yu Feng, as bizarre as she is, at least knows how to protect her own child.

But he, on the other hand, plotted against his own biological daughter with his stepwife and stepdaughter.

"When have I ever harmed you? Everything I’ve done was for your own good!"

Li Qiao laughed angrily, "For my good? Just because you claim it’s for my good, you think you can just disregard my feelings and do whatever you want? Should I call my colleagues over for them to judge our disagreement?"

"One shouldn’t air one’s dirty laundry in public," Li Jinhua said.

Li Qiao: "So you agree that they are unreasonable? You know everything yet pretend to be confused!"

Li Jinhua: "Big sister, let bygones be bygones. From now on, let’s live a good life. You’re a college graduate, be more magnanimous. Why must you haggle over every little thing with dad and mom?"

In just a few sentences, not only did she gloss over the things Li Shengcai, Dong Lamei, and herself had done, she even accused Li Qiao of being petty.

Dong Lamei chimed in, "Your sister is right. We raised you for over a decade, and sending you to school wasn’t easy. Now it’s time for you to repay us, you can’t hide from this."

Li Shengcai said, "Now that you’ve moved to Beijing, let your mom and I live in your city apartment. It’s too hot in the village, and there are too many bugs in the rooms."

Dong Lamei coughed twice.

As if hearing a command, Li Shengcai continued with his demands, "Your mom and I don’t eat much, just give us five yuan a month, that will be enough."

Li Jinhua said, "My family now includes someone who can’t work and needs to be looked after. You know many people, help me find a job. I’ll definitely work hard, big sister. If our family lives in harmony, others will surely be envious."

"...."

Li Qiao was so angry she wanted to hit someone, filled with aggravation. Why was she even trying to reason with them?

It was just impossible to clarify things!

She planned to pack up her things and return to Beijing.

She didn’t believe they could follow her there.

She had just reached the back door and was about to reach out to open it.

The door was pushed open from behind by Director Tong, "I’ve been looking for you for ages, what are you doing here? Have you finished your work? All you ever do is slack off!"

Li Qiao: "..." Who’s slacking off?

Director Tong glanced around, "Who are these three people?"

"I don’t know them."

"You don’t know them and yet you’re chatting here, got nothing better to do? Get back to your office!" Director Tong pointed at her nose and scolded.

Li Qiao, stunned, said "Oh," and walked away with her head down.

"Lock up these three troublemakers and give them a good lesson in ideology," commanded Director Tong. Immediately, three young men entered, flashing their handcuffs.

Li Shengcai and Dong Lamei’s hearts skipped a beat.

"We’re here to see our daughter," Dong Lamei quickly responded.

Li Jinhua testified, "The one just now is my eldest sister, she’s having a temper tantrum and that’s why she said she didn’t know us."

"What child does not recognize their own parents and siblings?" Director Tong waved dismissively, "Take them away!"

Li Shengcai and the others were taken away.

Li Qiao returned to her seat, her heart still pounding.

Had Director Tong come specifically to help her out of the situation?

She looked out the window to see Li Shengcai and the others being led by the young officers to the back yard.

Caught up, were they?

Ma Ling noticed too but didn’t say a word.

She and Director Xun were eavesdropping by the door; then Director Xun signaled for her to call Director Tong.

Director Tong couldn’t stand listening to it all.

They couldn’t believe Li Qiao came from such a family.

And that sister of hers, she didn’t look like good news.

Did they think the workplace was owned by Li Qiao, to arrange jobs as she pleased?

Now that they’re locked up in the back yard, they should become more manageable, right?

At that moment, Xun Dong entered the room.

Li Qiao finally snapped out of it, "Sorry to have made you witness such a scene."

Xun Dong: "Not at all." It wasn’t something to laugh about, "Next time they probably won’t dare to come. Even if they sue you, you’ll still have to pay up. It would be better to negotiate how much to give them every month."

Li Qiao hummed in agreement.

If they really sued her, she would go by the court’s decision, not wanting to be entangled with them any longer.

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