How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 330 - 332: Little Aunt_1

"You must be Li Qiao," the girl said with a smile brimming with warmth. "I’ve seen your photo."

Li Qiao’s mind raced, and he ventured, "Nan Chuyi? Professor Xue’s partner? Mrs. Xue?"

"Not exactly a partner, but you can call me Mrs. Xue," she said.

Li Qiao blurted out, "Didn’t you run away?"

"Who said that?" Nan Chuyi traced the rumor to an individual, "It must have been the professor’s mom who said that. When I left, I had informed her that I was going back to my hometown for follow-up consultations with my previous patients and to deal with some house and land affairs there. I was also moving the medical books left by my grandmother here, so it would take a while to come back. And she’s been going around telling people I ran away."

They’ve already gotten the marriage certificate; where could she run?

Li Qiao didn’t dare to respond and began to make his exit, using the excuse of returning to school.

Nan Chuyi spoke up, "Perfect, I need to find someone too. You can show me the way."

Li Qiao understood; she was looking for Professor Xue. As they stepped into the school and walked along the main road, Li Qiao pointed to a small path, "Mrs. Xue, do you see that staff building? Go straight along this path to get there... You should ask the resident manager yourself; I don’t know his exact location." He deliberately didn’t say, fearing Nan Chuyi might misunderstand.

"Thanks a lot."

"You’re welcome." Li Qiao left, went to his dorm to tidy up his bed, and sat down to read.

Before long, Xue Sufen arrived, accompanied by Mrs. Xue.

"Hello, Auntie," Li Qiao greeted her.

"Ah, hello. I heard you went back to your hometown to work as a forensic assistant. That’s pretty impressive. Did you gain anything?"

"A bunch of praises," Li Qiao said.

Mrs. Xue chuckled.

Xue Sufen sneered, "What’s there to brag about dealing with dead bodies?" Just as annoying as that Nan Chuyi.

Mrs. Xue reprimanded, "Don’t be so negative about others. What’s wrong with dealing with dead bodies? Every profession is honorable. Qiaoqiao is doing it on a voluntary basis; we should learn from her spirit."

Li Qiao felt somewhat embarrassed; she wasn’t volunteering. Her salary plus bonus was even ten yuan higher than the regular worker Ma Ling, and she also received eggs, grain, oil, and "meat ticket" subsidies. "I’m also paid for my work, but I don’t deal with bodies; we have professionals for that. I only help with some reports."

"That’s still better than our Sufen here, who did nothing but eat and laze around all summer."

Xue Sufen was speechless. Is this woman really her mother? She just embarrassed her in front of a classmate.

Mrs. Xue left after putting down her things.

Xue Sufen began to tidy up on her own, occasionally ordering Ma Hongxiang to fetch things for her.

Li Qiao couldn’t stand it, but it wasn’t his place to comment.

Ma Hongxiang had to rely on her own toughness to escape her current plight. If Li Qiao helped her, once he was gone, Xue Sufen would only take more advantage, making Ma Hongxiang’s life even harder.

He left the room.

As he approached the mouth of the alley, someone called out to him.

"Li Qiao."

It was Nan Chuyi.

Li Qiao turned around to find her walking with Xue Lingqing.

They made a striking couple, perfectly matched.

"Mrs. Xue, I thought you were staying at the school," Li Qiao said.

Hearing the term "Mrs. Xue," Xue Lingqing glanced at Li Qiao.

"I am staying at the school, but I needed to go home to fetch some things," Nan Chuyi explained. Her family included a trouble-making mother and a sharp-tongued niece; she didn’t want to waste time squabbling with them.

The man looked kind, and although they hadn’t met before, he seemed not to mind her presence.

Even though the room was small, it was clean.

He wasn’t much of a talker, which probably meant he liked peace and quiet, which suited her just fine.

Nobody would disturb her when she immersed herself in studying medical books.

She added, "You can come and hang out when you have time. Oh right, when I helped you up, I felt your pulse; you have a cold constitution and insufficient yang energy. You must suffer from dysmenorrhea, right? Buy some Motherwort Granules to drink; the small clinic should sell them, three times a day, one packet each time. Drink it for three days starting a week before your period. Remember, drink it half an hour after eating."

Li Qiao: "...." She could tell from a single touch that she had a cold womb; that was impressive. "Okay, I’ll go buy it later. Goodbye, Professor Xue, Mrs. Xue." She left.

Xue Lingqing: "...."

Nan Chuyi’s eyes narrowed with a smile, and when she turned her head, her gaze met Xue Lingqing’s.

Was he looking at her, or were they together watching Li Qiao?

She immediately shifted her gaze away.

He also turned his head, today he thought she was a student from some class, she opened her mouth and said she was his partner, asking him if he had been telling everyone that she ran away.

She also said that she wanted to live with him from now on.

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After Li Qiao got home, she took some change and bought Motherwort Granules as Nan Chuyi had suggested.

The small clinic did have them.

She purchased a fixed amount and walked back home.

On the way, an uncle approached her with a smile, then whispered to her, asking if she wanted to buy pears: "Young lady, they’re from my own tree, a whole basket for just five cents."

Li Qiao looked at the pears, which were quite large and appeared to be good quality, a whole basket must have been at least ten pounds, right?

Wasn’t it two cents per pound for the pears she bought last year? To sell so many for five cents was like a pie falling from the sky. She paid and said, "I don’t have anything to carry them in, could you deliver them to my house?"

"Eh, sure." The uncle looked around after entering the alley: "Are your parents home?"

Li Qiao: "Yes."

"I’m not selling anymore." The uncle suddenly said, then returned Li Qiao’s five cents and hurried away.

Li Qiao was utterly baffled, and a second later, her heart skipped a beat.

He left as soon as he found out there were adults at her home, right?

So this uncle, under the guise of selling pears, actually had ill intentions. She needed to spread the word quickly to prevent other girls who were alone at home from getting hurt.

.....

She notified each and every one of the neighbors she knew who had young daughters at home, and even then, not feeling reassured, she went to the nearby police station to report the incident.

Around four-thirty in the afternoon, she was carrying a basket to buy vegetables and turned the corner out of the alley, she saw Jiang Wanqiu and Xue Sufen walking ahead of her.

She hesitated for a long time before greeting them.

Jiang Wanqiu said, "When did Qiaoqiao come back? Are you in your senior year now, is the study pressure a lot?"

"Not really," Li Qiao said.

She had borrowed senior year textbooks to skim through last semester and had roughly previewed the content.

She would also seek clarification from her professors on anything unclear in her major.

If her studies weren’t too demanding, she could still take on translation work for the publishing house.

It would be best if she could pick up another book to translate.

She quietly contemplated.

Xue Sufen was disdainful, thinking to herself she refused to believe Li Qiao could still get a three-hundred-yuan scholarship this semester.

Jiang Wanqiu paused before saying, "Did your grandmother ever mention to you about Professor Xue getting married?"

Li Qiao: "She didn’t, but Jin told me about it, and I met Mrs. Xue today."

"Who gave you permission to call her auntie? We haven’t agreed to this marriage," Xue Sufen stressed.

Li Qiao immediately retorted: "What does your disapproval have to do with me? Do I need your permission for how I address someone? So presumptuous!"

Xue Sufen: "....."

Li Qiao strode past the two of them and left. After buying vegetables, she went home to cook. Just as she began chopping the vegetables, Qin Jin got off work, took over her task, allowing her to sit in the courtyard to drink tea. She informed Qin Jin about her encounter with Nan Chuyi today and the consultation for the diagnosis.

"So you met her. How was it?"

"A great beauty," she said.

Qin Jin found it amusing. Weren’t you a great beauty yourself? "Did you buy the medicine?"

"I did." Li Qiao then mentioned the encounter with the pear-selling man.

Qin Jin was furious: "Son of a bitch, daring to target my wife with his dirty schemes, if I find out who it is, I’ll skin him alive!"

"....."

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