How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 348 - 350: Guest_1

The teacher regretted it too late, wishing he had really stopped them from coming to the school for the interview, so none of this mess would have happened.

Because the school was featured in the newspaper, the number of visitors had doubled recently.

The cafeteria was overcrowded at lunchtime.

The teachers and students of our school couldn’t even get a meal during lunchtime.

Wherever you went, you could hear people discussing Li Qiao.

Some even brought up her marriage, saying, "See, even the most capable women have to get married, so educating girls is pointless, they eventually belong to someone else’s family, and it has a terrible influence."

In the end, it even endangered student safety.

The teacher promised to give Li Qiao an explanation.

Li Qiao thought the issue had been resolved, said goodbye to the teacher, and not long after walking out of the office building, she ran into Xue Lingqing. She remembered the promise she made to Nan Chuyi, approached him, and greeted him, "Hello, Professor Xue, have you been living at the school recently?"

"Did Chuyi tell you that?"

"Er..." Li Qiao said, "She mentioned she looked for you a few times but couldn’t find you, and asked me to tell you if I saw you, it’s the weekend autumn outing." She added, "Jin and I will also go. My family has a big tent we can take for camping overnight."

Xue Lingqing didn’t plan to go.

Nan Chuyi was smart and observant, and if she spent time with him and Li Qiao together, she might sense something was off, which could hurt her.

He planned to go home tonight. He said, "I’ve been a bit busy lately, so I won’t join you."

"Alright then."

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After finishing her afternoon classes, Li Qiao decided to stop by the Xue family on her way home from the alley entrance to tell Nan Chuyi about her conversation with Xue Lingqing today.

Turning around, she glimpsed Professor Xue cycling towards her.

He must be going home, right?

Then she decided not to go to the Xue family.

She went back to her own home.

Recently, she had been busy with exams and translations and had no time to tidy up her room, which was a mess. She cleaned up a bit and then went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Just as she finished chopping the vegetables,

Qin Jin arrived, carrying a big burlap bag, with Yu Xiu by his side.

Li Qiao was both shocked and delighted, "Sister Xiu, you’re here." freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Yu Xiu was equally happy, "Yes, I’ve been wanting to come see you. A friend of Qin Jin visited my place and I thought he was a scammer. Before I drove him off in anger, he left his home address. Later, when I received your letter, I went back to apologize to that person and then took leave to come here. The teachers at school insisted on me bringing something, here," she gestured to the burlap bag that Qin Jin set down under the eaves.

"They’re too enthusiastic."

"It’s just a little token from everyone," said Yu Xiu, looking around. Although the yard was small, it was kept very tidy.

There were flowers planted all around which must have looked lovely when they bloomed.

Curiously, Li Qiao opened the bag to find it full of local specialties.

Almonds, dried persimmons, dried bamboo shoots, dried figs, and pickled radishes.

Each in a large bundle, filling the entire burlap bag. "Give them my thanks," she said.

Yu Xiu smiled with her eyes curved, "Don’t be polite about it."

"I’ve made a new friend here. After dinner, I’ll take you to meet them," said Li Qiao.

Yu Xiu looked up, "It’s getting late, let’s do it tomorrow, we have all day since it’s Saturday."

"That works."

Li Qiao led Yu Xiu into the house, "You’ll stay with me tonight, my partner is staying out."

"Can’t I stay with Old Mrs. Qin?" Yu Xiu said. She couldn’t intrude in the couples’ bed. She glanced around and said, "Your place is so clean."

Li Qiao was embarrassed, "I just tidied up half an hour before you came back."

Yu Xiu: "It’s just the opposite for me, every time my room is clean and tidy, there’s not a single relative around, but whenever it’s messy, someone is sure to visit. It’s embarrassing."

Li Qiao chuckled lightly.

...

As dusk fell, Old Mrs. Qin came back, and Yu Xiu greeted her: "Good evening, Old Mrs. Qin."

Old Mrs. Qin smiled warmly: "Oh, it’s you, hello. Have a seat."

"Okay."

Li Qiao spoke privately with Old Mrs. Qin, pulling her aside: "Grandma, is it okay if Yu Xiu stays with you tonight?"

"Sure, as long as she doesn’t mind staying with an old lady like me," Old Mrs. Qin said jovially.

Li Qiao quickly prepared the bedding and brought Yu Xiu’s luggage into Old Mrs. Qin’s room.

...

After dark, Li Qiao went out to walk the dog as usual.

This time, Qin Jin didn’t follow. Yu Xiu was there, and the two of them seemed to have endless conversations. Inevitably, Yu Xiu brought up Mrs. Cai, expressing her resentment: "After apologizing, she still had that defiant look, utterly despicable." Initially, Yu Xiu didn’t want to quarrel with Mrs. Cai, but her actions not only disrupted Yu Xiu’s normal life, they also tainted her reputation.

She sighed: "In this lifetime, they’ve doomed me to become an old maid. Even more infuriating is that I heard the Cais matched Hechuan with a girl from a particularly good family in Beijing. After toying with me, he immediately found someone else, making me so angry my teeth hurt."

Li Qiao had an idea: "Don’t want to be an old maid? That’s easy to solve. I can introduce someone to you, right in the family compound just ahead of our house. He’s better looking than Cai Hechuan, and his family background and job are both better."

"I’m just a country girl, and he’s a city dweller. With such a good environment, it’s easy for him to find a girl who matches his conditions. Why would he pay any attention to me? Mentioning me would just make you look bad. It’s better not to meddle."

Li Qiao: "I didn’t think that much about it."

Yu Xiu smiled: "Alright then." She understood Li Qiao’s thinking; when two young people are a good match in looks and education or share the same ideas and interests, they are considered compatible. After all, Li Qiao’s own marriage was like that. But in reality, not everyone thinks this way. Both men and women scrutinize when choosing a partner. She had scrutinized Cai Hechuan, corresponding with him because his family background and education seemed good. Who could have known that the promising young man from the letters would actually turn out to be a scoundrel?

She considered herself lucky for cutting losses in time, otherwise, things could have ended as miserably as they did in her dream.

At least she still had her life, even though her reputation was now ruined.

Her thoughts shifted: "Are you going back now?"

"Yes."

...

After Li Qiao returned home, he washed up and went to bed.

Yu Xiu, however, stayed up chatting with Old Mrs. Qin, talking about trivial matters from their hometown for a long time before they finally went to sleep.

The next day, as Li Qiao left for school, Yu Xiu went with Old Mrs. Qin to the place where they made clothes.

The warehouse was filled with many goods.

Old Mrs. Qin told her to pick any two items she liked. Yu Xiu felt a bit shy about it, but the workers there persuaded her, so she no longer resisted and chose a coat to try on: "It’s so warm."

"It’s made of wool, can’t be washed with water, or it’ll shrink."

"Then, how should it be cleaned if it gets dirty?"

Old Mrs. Qin: "You’re wearing a dark color, so it won’t get dirty easily. If it doesn’t get stained with grease, there’s no need to wash it."

Yu Xiu thought such clothes were meant for the wealthy who didn’t have to do chores and wouldn’t get dirty. "Old Mrs. Qin, how much does this one cost?"

"You don’t have to pay for it."

"I won’t pay, I’m just asking."

"Factory price twenty-nine," said Old Mrs. Qin.

Yu Xiu was shocked, the factory price was nearly a month’s salary: "Who do you sell it to?" She gently took off the coat and placed it back in its packaging box to keep it safe.

Old Mrs. Qin: "I don’t know, Jin handles the sales."

"Qin Jin is so capable," Yu Xiu had to admit with admiration.

Selling such expensive items, the man Top Scholar had set her eyes on truly could not be ordinary.

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