How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 354 - 356: Lesson_1

Li Qiao rolled her eyes, "A blessed nest? More like a huge pit."

Moreover, if your family background is so eminent, why couldn’t you pick any girl when you were young?

Why wait until now?

Bragging without checking the reality.

She wanted to scold him, but she had no companions by her side and feared that her harsh words would provoke him and lead to her harm.

But the man got more and more enthusiastic, and once again he asked for Li Qiao’s opinion, "Little girl, will you come with me? My house is nearby, and you can stay there for the night. I’ll take you back to school tomorrow morning."

Li Qiao: "No need, I have companions."

The man didn’t believe her.

If you have companions, why are you here alone?

You must be tired from wheeling your chair and resting here.

This girl is really pretty.

If it wasn’t for her leg problem, he wouldn’t have dared to approach her.

He watched more and more eagerly and reached out to touch Li Qiao’s face.

Li Qiao dodged again, praying that Hu Zhuyun would return quickly.

"What are you doing?" A deep, angry roar startled Li Qiao into a shiver.

The middle-aged man also jolted; as he turned his head, the other’s fist came swinging onto his face.

He yelped as he fell.

Qin Jin grabbed the man’s collar and launched a series of punches, and, still not satisfied, began to kick him.

It was Li Qiao who stayed sensible, "Jin, stop it." What if he got seriously hurt and blamed us?

Qin Jin spat on the man’s face, "Get lost! Son of a bitch, daring to flirt with my wife!"

The middle-aged man was so frightened he peed himself, scrambling to his feet and running away in disgrace.

"Where did Hu Zhuyun run off to?" Qin Jin’s eyes reddened with anger; his beautiful wife could have been in trouble.

No sooner had the sound dropped than Hu Zhuyun hurried out from a hidden spot, "Jin, you’re here, I just..." She felt a bit embarrassed, struggling to utter the words "the latrine."

Li Qiao: "She wasn’t feeling well just now, so she went to the toilet."

Hu Zhuyun looked at Li Qiao gratefully.

Qin Jin clenched his fist, "Next time you go to the toilet, bring someone with you."

Hu Zhuyun was puzzled, but she didn’t argue, "Alright."

Li Qiao: "...Why should you bring me to the toilet?" Smell the stink? In those days, public toilets had no partitions, pits were closely lined up, and the strong smell could make you tear up. She didn’t want to go. Besides, nobody would have thought there would be hoodlums in a school.

Qin Jin: "Anyway, you have to bring someone."

Li Qiao: "......"

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In the days that followed, Hu Zhuyun was almost always by her side; the sleazy man never showed up again.

One day, Li Qiao noticed that Hu Zhuyun was daydreaming again and silently figured out stuff to keep her occupied. She couldn’t just sit and accompany her all day without talking; she might get sick from boredom.

The next day, Li Qiao asked a classmate for an elementary school book for Hu Zhuyun, taught her to read, and bought her practice copybooks. "If you have something to do, you won’t be bored."

Hu Zhuyun was both amused and ashamed; she was already at an age.

What was the point in learning this?

But she was idle anyway, and the academic atmosphere at the school was so good that doing nothing made her feel out of place.

She followed Li Qiao’s request to learn to read and write.

Being busy made the time seem to fly by.

Two months later, she could handle daily writing without a problem.

"If I had the chance to go to school, maybe I could get into a university."

Li Qiao smiled with a twinkle in her eye, "It’s not too late to study now. Wait until Jin’s clothing factory starts, and I’ll ask her to make you a supervisor. You can record daily production and teach the newcomers."

Hu Zhuyun became excited. "I’m definitely willing, just not sure if Jin would agree."

"They should agree, I guess. They’ll need people to start with, and for management, they’ll likely give priority to people they know," said Li Qiao.

Hu Zhuyun couldn’t contain her excitement, and after a moment, pointed at Li Qiao’s leg and said, "When are you going to have the cast removed? It’s been stuck on your leg for two months."

"Tomorrow," Li Qiao said.

"Can you walk after the cast is off?"

Li Qiao replied, "Let’s see what the doctor says." Nan Chuyi had told her in advance that after the cast was removed, she would need to exercise the joint and then use crutches for a month before walking. This was to prevent incomplete recovery and further injury.

An injury to bones and muscles takes a hundred days to heal.

That saying couldn’t be truer.

She got injured in September, and now it’s December, just beginning to have the cast removed.

Thankfully, the house is warm enough.

If it were back in her old home, she’d be getting frostbite right now. freewebnoveℓ.com

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The next day, Li Qiao had her cast removed.

She was quite frightened to realize that her legs were of different thicknesses and hurriedly asked the doctor about it.

The doctor told her that it was normal and that it would recover with time.

He then arranged for her to have an x-ray for a follow-up.

After getting the results, the doctor said, "You’re recovering well. For the next week, move the joint around more, but don’t walk on the ground. At least use crutches for a couple of months."

Exactly as Nan Chuyi had said.

...

She went home after leaving the hospital.

Qin Jin went out to buy groceries, and not long after he left, Nan Chuyi came to check on Li Qiao’s condition after the cast removal.

Li Qiao repeated the doctor’s advice while showing her the x-rays.

Holding the x-ray, Nan Chuyi observed, "You’re healing quite well. I have this ointment here that’s specially for bones; apply it every night before bed. In a couple of weeks, you should be able to walk a few steps."

Li Qiao thanked her and took it, "Have you taken your medical licensing exam yet?"

"Next month," Nan Chuyi shared her plans, "I’ve been thinking about whether to work in a hospital or to open a clinic. If I were to open a clinic, I don’t have the money, but Qin Jin should have some, right? He could set one up for me. I’d work there, and he can pay me a salary at the end of the month, any amount would do."

Li Qiao couldn’t help but laugh, "Working in a hospital is so much better; you get a pension when you retire."

"How many years until retirement? I’ve inquired about working in hospitals; you have to be punctual and even do night shifts. I’m used to freedom and can’t imagine being managed every day for decades, with no joy in life. It’s different with a clinic. If I want to work, I work; if not, I close the doors."

Li Qiao said, "I’ll ask around for you to see if it’s possible to open a private clinic."

"Great."

Nan Chuyi added, "Has Qin Jin’s garment factory started up yet?"

Li Qiao answered, "Not yet, but the land approval came through. The plan is to start construction next year when it’s warmer." Qin Jin was indeed in a hurry; he had taken many orders but didn’t have enough people to fulfill them.

It looks like they won’t be able to return to their hometown for the New Year.

Because they have to rush the orders.

The tobacco business is also going well; he proudly said that all his good brothers are making money with him, enough to build houses and buy bicycles.

He has also picked out a storefront, planning to venture into the tobacco and liquor business. He’s been busy renovating it and coming home very late after work. Just the other night, he told her that since taking over the shoe factory, he had left the transportation unit.

Next, he needs to address the problems at the shoe factory, but almost all the workers there are hired through connections.

They dawdle over their work.

A person can’t even make three pairs of shoes in a day, and when he tries to manage them, they talk back, saying slow work produces fine work.

The money earned is not even enough to pay their wages.

But these people can’t be just let go either.

He said he needs to think of a plan to get rid of them, perhaps recruit a group from back home for training.

Whether he has figured out a plan or not, she has one in mind already.

While he’s at home today, she’ll look for an opportunity to ask him about it later.