How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 327 - 329: Taking One’s Appointed Place_1

After Qin Jin came back, he said, "Qiaoqiao, shall we go?"

"Let’s go, but we need to tidy up the place. Otherwise, it won’t be fit for anyone to stay during the New Year."

Qin Jin said, "I’ve already given the keys to Fugui’s mother, asking her to air out the quilts for us when she’s free." The last time he entered the room, he had smelled something odd but had forgotten about it until they were walking into the village.

"That works," Li Qiao replied, closing the window again. "Did you ask Cuiying Auntie about it?"

Qin Jin answered, "She said she’d think about it, I’ll come back and ask again tomorrow."

As they spoke, they walked outside, and from next door came a burst of scolding.

The gist was that Peng Chunhua spent all day holding her broken-mouthed child and did nothing else.

Feng Hu, following behind Yu Feng, echoed her criticism of Peng Chunhua, "Is there something wrong with the child that he can’t be healthy? Always creating a fuss, do you even want to live a normal life anymore?"

Then came Peng Chunhua’s response, mixed with sobbing that Li Qiao couldn’t make out clearly.

Li Qiao said with complicated feelings, "Women who have had children, they become worthless. In the beginning, Feng Hu was quite attentive to Chunhua, but it didn’t take long for him to grow impatient. Would you become like that too after I’ve had a child?"

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The village paths were difficult to navigate after the rain. Qin Jin pushed the cart to the main road before Li Qiao climbed into the back seat, repeating the conversation she had overheard between Peng Chunhua and the others.

Qin Jin said somewhat unhappily, "Isn’t that prying too much? What if she goes to Beijing and isn’t cured? Won’t they blame you for the failure?"

"How could they blame me?"

Qin Jin retorted, "And why couldn’t they?" He had once been matched with Peng Chunhua, and during his matchmaking, his brothers were more concerned than anyone about what kind of girl she was—they had told him all about her even before he had met Chunhua.

Parents can preach all the big principles, but when you’re the one in the situation, it’s not the same story.

Regardless of her parents and character, he didn’t fancy her either way.

Li Qiao expressed her concern, "What if the surgery fails? Could it come back to haunt me?"

Qin Jin’s lips curved in a faint smile, "What’s there to fear with me around?"

Li Qiao laughed, having forgotten that he was regarded as the village loser, someone others didn’t dare to mess with.

The two stayed overnight in the county town, and the next morning, Qin Jin picked up Yu Cuiying. As soon as she entered the door, she smiled at Li Qiao, "Haven’t seen you in a long time, you’re more and more like a city girl." Then, turning to look around the room, which was big and spacious with snow-white walls, she said enviously, "Is this your new home in the city?" It seemed that some village rumors could be trusted after all.

Indeed, Qin Jin had bought a house in the city.

Li Qiao also smiled, "Yes, please take a seat."

"Oh," Yu Cuiying was a bit reserved.

Li Qiao quickly packed up their luggage while Qin Jin turned off the main power and locked the door.

The three of them took a minibus to the train station.

Using the excuse of a business trip for his workplace, Qin Jin bought two soft sleeper tickets and one hard sleeper ticket.

When the train arrived, Qin Jin arranged, "Qiaoqiao, you go ahead and board first. I’ll get Cuiying Auntie settled."

"Sure," Li Qiao boarded first.

After finding her soft sleeper and setting down the luggage.

She took out a book to pass the time, and soon Qin Jin returned.

In their private compartment just for two, they sat properly at first, but it didn’t take long for Qin Jin to sit close to her, instantly setting an intimate atmosphere. He whispered, "Qiaoqiao, this environment is perfect for us to bond, to make little ones," he said, starting to make a move.

"I don’t want to make babies today," Li Qiao swatted his hand away and turned her body, facing the window and turning her back to him.

This was a compartment for four, and others could arrive at any time.

What if it leaves a strange smell, how awkward would that be?

Besides, it’s not appropriate in a public place.

Qin Jin resentfully withdrew his hand, somewhat childishly saying, "If you don’t follow me, then when you feel like it later, I won’t follow you either."

"Whatever." Li Qiao said indifferently. After all, she could endure it, whether he could was another matter. She paused for a moment, "You said you memorize English vocabulary daily, but I’ve never seen you do it. If you’re free, let’s start the assessment now. I want to see if you’ve been doing as I asked."

"Here?"

"Right here, I’m the teacher now! Hurry up, don’t dawdle."

Qin Jin: "....." One thing after another! Women always want more! He complained inwardly but said, "I memorize them in the order they are in the dictionary. If you ask me randomly, I’m afraid I might not be very familiar."

Before Qin Jin could finish speaking, Li Qiao pulled out a Chinese-English dictionary from her bag.

Qin Jin: ".....Where did you buy that?"

"Underground market." Li Qiao said. She had previously planned to start a ready-made clothing business with her sister and brother-in-law and had purposely visited the market. The management there was strict, and the market’s location often changed, unknown to most people.

Plus, it was easy to get caught going into the market, and she had been caught before.

Fortunately, she had been with Ma Ling at the time.

Ma Ling had her ID with her, and since they hadn’t yet made any purchases, they were able to get away with the excuse of investigating a case.

Li Qiao first had Qin Jin recite words in order, and he was quite fluent.

She then picked a few words for him to recite and conversed with him in English, and he managed to respond.

"Not bad, and your pronunciation is good too," Li Qiao smiled.

It seemed he really had done as he said he would.

Qin Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead, relieved to have passed the test. Offhandedly, he said, "Professor Xue studied abroad, and he also praised my spoken English as being standard."

Li Qiao became enthusiastic, "You’ve communicated with him? Has he found a match for blind dating?"

"He’s found one, but it’s as good as not having found one," Qin Jin teased like he was telling a story.

Li Qiao: "I don’t understand."

Qin Jin continued, "When Madam Xue moved to Beijing, she verbally agreed to a marriage with a household that was reputedly famous in the city for having a female doctor. Later on, that family got into trouble and hid in the mountains; now, only a granddaughter remains. The girl showed up at the door with the engagement token given by Madam Xue. She demanded that the marriage agreement be honored, claiming it was her grandmother’s dying wish. Madam Xue felt pity for the orphan girl and went back on her word, offering to adopt her as a goddaughter instead.

The girl flatly refused, wanting only a man from the Xue Family.

I died laughing when grandma told the story. Sir Xue agreed to the request, but as soon as Xue heard about it, he disagreed. Without even meeting the girl, he used work as an excuse to go on a business trip out of town and couldn’t be contacted. Sir Xue wanted Professor Xue to take responsibility; Professor Xue ignored it, stayed at the university, and didn’t go home. Sir Xue then took the household registration and, on his behalf, registered the marriage with the girl."

Li Qiao: "....." "You can register marriage on someone’s behalf? Sir Xue went too far. Marriage isn’t a joke, is he trying to trap Professor Xue for life? How reckless of the girl too, why insist on a Xue man? With Xue Sufen and Madam Xue being how they are, if Professor Xue doesn’t take her side, won’t she be bullied to death once she enters the door?"

Qin Jin suddenly burst into laughter, "Not at all; it’s Xue Sufen and Madam Xue who are afraid of her. The day after she entered the house, she twisted Xue Sufen’s mouth out of shape. Whenever Madam Xue spoke up, she would brandish a silver needle, and Madam Xue dared not object.

They had to treat her with the best food and care. Grandma said the girl is quite good; although uneducated, she is literate and well-mannered, and her medical skills are excellent. She’s particularly stunning—fair, neat, with a slim figure and tall stature. In my opinion, she is more than a match for Professor Xue in terms of looks."

Li Qiao scrutinized, "You’ve inspected the girl quite carefully, huh?"

Qin Jin earnestly said, "Don’t get any wild ideas; she came over to treat grandma, that’s when I saw her. I couldn’t just look at her sideways, could I? Her medical skills are really good; grandma often had back pain and couldn’t even lift anything heavy. After a week of acupuncture treatments and two prescriptions she left behind, grandma was fine carrying water and moving things around."

Li Qiao grew excited, "That’s impressive, what’s her name? When I get home, I’ll invite her for a meal."

"Nan Chuyi, funny name, right? I heard she was born on the first day of the new year. As for the meal, seems unlikely since she’s run away."

"Run away? Wasn’t she the only one left in her family? Why run away and not return?" Why get married in the first place? Must be a rumor, right?

"How would I know?"

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