How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 328 - 330: Sloppiness_1

The next day at noon, the three of them got off the train.

Li Qiao saw Feng Kui and Jin Daxue from a distance by the road, thinking that they had come to pick them up. She waved to signal them and called out, "Daxue, we’re over here."

Qin Jin squinted slightly towards the direction of the two.

Jin Daxue only then noticed Li Qiao and Qin Jin and burst into tears, wailing, "Qiaoqiao, I don’t want to go back to my hometown, wuuu...."

"Stop making a scene on the main road," Feng Kui threatened and warned with a clenched fist.

Li Qiao realized belatedly that they were not there to pick them up but to send Jin Daxue away. "If you don’t want to go home, just stay here," she said.

"Stay here for what? To eat and drink for free all day?" Feng Kui’s face turned red with anger. Liu Er and Fugui’s wife have children at home worrying about them, and they work hard from dawn till dusk honestly.

She, without children, loafed around all day and even took Jin’s wages behind his back.

If she hadn’t taken them, Jin would have definitely shared the money with them.

Li Jianguo often went to the post office to deposit money, sometimes as much as several hundred yuan.

And that was in the summer. In winter, clothes were expensive, and at the end of the year when they settled accounts, they would get the smaller share, but it must also amount to a few thousand yuan at least, right?

What a wasteful woman!

Now, Jin had given all the wages to them, and they didn’t get a share of the accounts anymore.

Fugui and Liu Er cursed him out every now and then, calling him a moron over and over.

"When have I ever freeloaded? Haven’t I always been working? I’ve even earned nearly three... mmm!"

Li Qiao covered her mouth, "Daxue, stop talking." This woman really was a bit foolish, talking without any regard for the people coming and going. They were running a business that couldn’t stand the light of day, brazenly flaunting it. If they were to be caught all at once, confiscation of their earnings might be the least of their concerns.

Feng Kui reached out to grab her, but Jin Daxue immediately hid behind Li Qiao.

Feng Kui asked, "Are you leaving or not?"

"I’m not leaving!" Jin Daxue’s face turned red. Back at home, her in-laws nagged her to have children, and there was endless farm work to do. She hardly saw any money all year round. Here, she didn’t have to worry about meals and could even earn wages. Was she a fool?

"Things are complicated here; let’s go back home for now," Li Qiao suggested.

The group turned around and headed back, first arriving at the new house.

Li Qiao greeted everyone.

Puppy bounced around Li Qiao excitedly, while Old Mrs. Qin took Li Qiao’s hands and looked her up and down, "It seems you’re not doing badly living on your own."

Li Qiao couldn’t help but laugh. Was she worried about her getting thin?

Since Yu Cuiying had been staying in the village the whole time, Xu Maimiao immediately pulled her aside to ask about the child’s well-being after entering the house.

"He’s doing well; your mother-in-law takes him everywhere, and he’s chubby and healthy," Yu Cuiying assured.

Xu Maimiao was relieved.

Hu Zhuyun said, "I wonder how my child is doing."

"I’ve seen him; he can already walk. Your parents even asked when you’d return to your hometown. How about you take the day off today, rest up, and go back home to spend a week or so? When you come back, consider bringing the child; I’ll find a new place for you to live. If you get off work at five, you can still spend some time with your child. What do you say, Jin?" Li Qiao suggested.

"What you say goes," Qin Jin replied.

"That’s good to hear," Xu Maimiao and Hu Zhuyun responded happily.

Only Jin Daxue was unhappy, "I’m not going back."

"Then you can stay here," Li Qiao said. There was a place to sleep, as long as she didn’t cause any trouble.

Feng Kui was shouting that he wanted to take her away.

Li Qiao said, "If she’s not leaving, then stop forcing her."

With many people around, Feng Kui was helpless, "If you’re not leaving, I am!" He stormed off, locked himself in his room.

Yu Cuiying asked, "Qiaoqiao, where will I stay?"

"Hasn’t Liu Er come back yet?" Qin Jin inquired.

Hu Zhuyun replied, and then said, "You can stay with me."

"Okay."

.....

After chatting familiarly for a bit, Li Qiao went home, with Qin Jin accompanying her, walking shoulder to shoulder. She brought up Jin Daxue, "How long has she been fighting with Feng Kui? And what’s with Feng Kui anyway, always hitting her?"

Qin Jin did not comment.

Li Qiao brought up the matter of renting a house again.

Qin Jin agreed and planned to arrange another place for them to stay during the time they returned to their hometown.

The flowers that had been scattered and planted in the small courtyard had withered, and many dry twigs littered the corner of the wall.

Li Qiao felt an inexplicable sadness, "The bloom is really short-lived, just like people, once youth is gone, they wither away with the wind just like the flowers."

Listening to her, Qin Jin said with goosebumps, "Why are you so sentimental?"

"I’m just sighing," Li Qiao said as she entered the room, where the dressing table was a mess, covered with books, notebooks, pens, ink bottles, fabric swatches, a stapler...

On the bed was a bamboo mat and a thin quilt, which was in a crumpled mess, and shoes were strewn across the floor in disarray, with smelly socks stuffed inside them.

The room had a distinct odor of sweat.

And the windows were closed.

She started by pushing the windows open to air out the room.

While kicking the shoes aside, Qin Jin embraced the quilt, "I’ll clean up right now so you can rest."

Li Qiao felt helpless, as soon as she left, the house would be a mess.

A young person, yet not as tidy as an old one, Grandma’s room must be neat and fresh. Taking advantage of Qin Jin getting a new quilt, she placed the worn shoes by the well and then went back to tidy up the room.

Touching the dressing table, she got a handful of dust.

Qin Jin said, "Let me do it, let me do it."

Li Qiao snorted, "Slob!"

Qin Jin said, "....."

Although Li Qiao had slept in a soft sleeper the night before, the noise from the train and the frequent stops had kept her awake, so she was indeed tired now. She couldn’t bother to be angry and went to bed.

The mat was cool, and she asked, "Don’t you find it too cold when you sleep?"

After August in Beijing, the mornings and evenings began to cool down.

Could one really do without covering up with a quilt?

Qin Jin replied, "Not cold, I’m still hot."

Li Qiao said, "Well, I need a quilt."

"I’ll make the bed for you."

Li Qiao waited for Qin Jin to make the bed, and then she climbed back in to sleep. By the time she woke up again, it was already evening.

The room had been cleaned up nicely, all the clutter on the table was gone, and the air was filled with the fragrance of food.

She got out of bed and stretched, stepping out of the room.

In the kitchen, Qin Jin wielded the spatula while cooking, and out of the corner of his eye he spotted Li Qiao, "You’re awake, it’s time to eat."

Li Qiao walked over to the well to wash her hands, and the shoes she left there were gone.

Glancing around, she saw them cleaned and drying on the wall.

The stinky socks had been washed too.

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She sat down at the round table under the eaves and casually picked up a newspaper to flip through, noticing a small notice advertising a heritage house for sale, not far from here.

When Qin Jin brought the dishes, Li Qiao pointed to the advertisement and said, "Here’s an old house for sale, do you want to check it out?"

"This is like being sent a pillow when you’re dozing off," Qin Jin read it carefully, "It’s not far from where I work, I’ll take a look tomorrow." He put down the newspaper and went back into the kitchen.

Li Qiao continued to leaf through the newspaper.

After the meal was ready, Old Mrs. Qin returned, accompanied by Yu Cuiying. The former said, "Today’s our lucky day, dinner’s ready just as we walk in."

Li Qiao pulled out a stool for the visitor, "Auntie, please have a seat."

"Eh," Yu Cuiying looked around and whispered, "Your living space is quite spacious. How much does it cost you a month?"

"Not much, a few dollars," Old Mrs. Qin said with newfound confidence after their living conditions improved.

Yu Cuiying remarked, "A few dollars is still a lot, you’ve become quite assertive since moving to the city."

Old Mrs. Qin spoke with a sense of nostalgia, "It’s all thanks to the hard work and struggles of the two kids." As one grows old, if the children are not successful, how could she have the confidence to be assertive?