How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 349 - 351: A Sense of Pride_1

Li Qiao arrived at noon, accompanied by Nan Chuyi.

The former wore a red sweater on the top, a simple pair of blue tracksuit bottoms underneath, with white shoes; many in the countryside dressed like this, but on Li Qiao, it somehow looked stylish.

The latter donned a light coat, a white underlayer, a pair of black, slim-fit trousers, and little leather shoes.

The vibe of city girls.

Both were so beautiful.

Yu Xiu looked down at herself.

A pair of black cloth shoes, standard issue tops and trousers, incredibly outdated—in the rural areas, her skin was considered to be on the fair side, but next to them, it suddenly looked many shades darker.

It was the first time she felt a sense of shame about her appearance.

"Mrs. Xue, she is the senior I mentioned to you," Li Qiao introduced Yu Xiu to Nan Chuyi.

After getting to know each other, they quickly started chatting.

Li Qiao mentioned the outing planned for the next day.

Yu Xiu felt excited, "Sure."

Li Qiao, "There will also be a few male comrades joining us; all are very easy to talk to."

Yu Xiu agreed, not intending to chat with any men since there were girls present.

Li Qiao, "Now, let me take you for a tour around our university."

"Okay."

Once they reached the main road, Nan Chuyi said goodbye to them, "See you tomorrow."

"Okay." Li Qiao waved goodbye, and, linking arms with Yu Xiu, they headed in the direction of the university.

Yu Xiu expressed her curiosity, "Do you have an uncle here?"

Li Qiao explained, "The girl we just met is my teacher’s partner. My teacher happens to be the youngest son of a family friend of my grandmother’s. I should call him ’uncle,’ but I haven’t. I’m worried others would think I’m trying to curry favor with him."

Yu Xiu was amazed, "I can’t believe you can meet people you know in Beijing."

Li Qiao smiled, "Maybe that’s fate?"

.......

As they talked, they reached the university.

Upon entering the campus, Yu Xiu was stunned; the difference between universities was enormous.

Compared to Beijing University, her school was just a rural middle school.

"I really need to study hard," Yu Xiu uttered after a long silence.

Li Qiao hummed in agreement.

Yu Xiu continued, "Does your university have a photo studio? I’d like to take some photos to take back home."

"Yes, I’ll take you there now," Li Qiao said, leading Yu Xiu through a series of twists and turns to the university’s photo studio.

There were many people waiting for photos; the master photographer had gone out for a shoot, so the later customers had to wait.

Yu Xiu asked, "How long will we have to wait?"

"I’m not sure, I’ve never had photos taken here. But I heard it’s half the price of outside studios and the quality is even better," Li Qiao replied.

Yu Xiu’s worldview was shaken; it took her a while to respond, "Prestigious universities really are different." At their school, let alone a photo studio, there wasn’t even a small store; to buy things they had to go to the school gates. Inside Beijing University, walking along the road, there were towering buildings, several canteens.

Stores selling clothes, barbershops, everything you could need.

The students all looked spirited and confident.

When she first started university, she thought she was quite confident too, but comparing herself now, that should have been called being full of hot air.

This, this was confidence.

.....

They waited roughly two hours before it was their turn to take photos.

When Yu Xiu offered to pay, only students from their own university were entitled to a fifty percent discount, and Li Qiao produced her student ID as proof.

The photographer, upon seeing the two characters Li Qiao, "Are you Li Qiao from the ’76 math and physics major?"

"Yes."

"Your photos are free."

Li Qiao was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you."

As soon as everyone heard that she was Li Qiao, they all rushed to greet her. Some even crowded around, pushing Yu Xiu aside, and asked Li Qiao to be their pen pal.

Yu Xiu was stunned.

After Li Qiao had taken quite some effort to send everyone away, Yu Xiu approached and whispered, "Are you very famous at school?" As soon as they hear your name, everyone goes crazy.

Li Qiao replied with some annoyance, "I’ve just become famous recently." The students from our own school are better, they leave after a sentence or two.

If those from outside recognize her, there’s no way she can break free from the crowd for at least ten minutes.

In the past, walking was carefree.

Now, she walks with trepidation, terrified that a single mistake would invite endless scrutiny.

Take the incident a few days ago when her nose itched and she scratched it. The students who recognized her discussed it as though watching a monkey, "Look, Li Qiao also picks her nose." Utterly speechless.

Yu Xiu felt a sense of pride and raised her thumb in praise, "You’re really doing our hometown proud."

Li Qiao: "...."

.....

After the photographer finished taking pictures, he informed Li Qiao she could pick them up in three days.

Yu Xiu asked, "Can’t it be done any sooner?"

"This is already the fastest."

Li Qiao: "Then that’s settled." She then said to Yu Xiu, "Since you’re here, you should have a good time."

"But you’re at school, so who would I hang out with?"

"I’ll take a leave on Monday to accompany you."

Yu Xiu wouldn’t agree. She couldn’t delay Li Qiao’s classes no matter what.

They left the school together.

Li Qiao suggested going to a movie: "Nowadays, the entrance to the movies is bustling with all sorts of vendors."

Yu Xiu replied, "Great." She hadn’t seen a single indoor movie during her four years at university. Her classmates often invited her, but she was worried about not doing well in studies and not getting a good job, so she focused on studying. She was in the top five of her class, and in the end, she was assigned to teach at a middle school back in her hometown.

She had thought that she would be assigned to a proper unit in the city.

Alas!

Thinking about this, she said, "When you’re about to graduate, remember to give some gifts to the teachers, do some networking. You can’t be silly like me. In the end, I was sent back to my hometown."

Li Qiao: "They wouldn’t dare do that to me."

Yu Xiu thought about it and agreed. Li Qiao was the Top Scholar, a notable figure at the school, so her situation was different.

The two chatted all the way to the cinema.

After buying the tickets, Li Qiao was about to buy sunflower seeds and peanuts when Yu Xiu held up a bag in her hand, "I’ve got them already, let’s go in from here."

Li Qiao hummed in agreement. The movie she took Yu Xiu to see was the same one she had seen with Nan Chuyi.

After coming out of the cinema, Yu Xiu remarked, "Women should still get married and have children, otherwise what will you do when you’re old and unable to move?" In her dreams, her two children were quite adorable, yet she was willing to part with them.

In reality, she definitely couldn’t let them go.

And with a man like Cai Hechuan, if he were to become a widower, he would definitely find someone else quickly. How miserable would her children have been?

Her heroic sacrifice wouldn’t have been worth it at all.

Li Qiao thought to herself, how many days does one have when they are old and unable to move? Besides, living a single and carefree life, one deserves those few days of suffering. However, when it comes to whether a woman should marry and have children, she believed that everyone has the right to choose their own way of living, and outsiders have no right to interfere.

As they were talking,

A familiar voice reached their ears.

"I’ll take a pack of peanuts, and a pack of sunflower seeds."

Li Qiao and Yu Xiu turned their heads at the same time. It was indeed a small world; the person was none other than Cai Hechuan, with a slightly plump girl beside him.

Feeling indignant, Yu Xiu immediately called out, "Cai Hechuan!"

But as the words left her mouth, she covered it with her hand. She had separated from Cai Hechuan after trying to learn about his character from Li Qiao, and Cai’s family particularly resented Li Qiao because of it. With her shout, wasn’t she blatantly revealing to Cai Hechuan that the complaint she made against his mother was also related to Li Qiao?

By the time she realized this and thought about hiding, it was already too late.

Cai Hechuan looked at the two of them, slightly surprised.

He had started working here right after his graduation, which had been for half a year, and this was the first time he had encountered Li Qiao.

"Cai, she is..."