How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 374 - 376: Intentionally Provoking Her_1

Li Qiao: "My family only has two rooms, no place to stay. We did buy a big house earlier, but later converted it into a small factory. Once the factory is built, the house is renovated, we can invite you to stay."

"Buying a house? You really have money, didn’t you take out a loan? This house must be mortgaged, right? Where do all the villagers who moved to Beijing with you live?"

Li Qiao raised an eyebrow. Cai Hechuan’s mom was really quick to spread news, even Li Jiaojiao knew about Qin Jin’s loan. "Yes, it’s mortgaged. Our clothing workshop is also mortgaged. If not, who will give you money? The villagers rent their own places, but after the factory is built, they’ll have to move out." Qin Jin said, and by then, he’d see if he could buy it from the landlord and turn it into a private office and leisure area.

"You really have struck it rich," Li Jiaojiao prodded with questions from all sides.

Li Qiao answered what she could, taking advantage of the fact that they were both there, she suggested they try their luck in Beijing.

Song Lin didn’t have a proper job to begin with, and with the promise of making money, he naturally didn’t refuse and agreed readily.

Fang Chaonan, who had a formal job, was very hesitant.

Li Jiaojiao flatly disagreed: "Big sister and second sister going is enough, our family is doing okay, we don’t need to run around."

Li Qiao didn’t understand: "Is it still running around when you bring the kids with you? Board and lodging provided, schools arranged for you, where else can you find such good deals? Additionally, studying there will make it easier to get into local universities later on." Qin Jin’s business would grow in the future, and he would buy land to build houses for the workers, right?

Owning a house would make it possible to apply for local residency, which would be a huge advantage for the children.

"You could still get into Beijing’s universities from the village, couldn’t you?" Li Jiaojiao said.

Li Qiao stopped persuading.

Is it the same?

Her special skill was studying; ever since she was young, she could casually score full marks on any test.

How many like her were there?

Li Jiaoyang: "Qiaoqiao would never deceive us. Your brother-in-law and I will follow Jin."

Li Qiao smiled: "Yeah. If it were other villagers, Jin wouldn’t care at all. Even if his best friend came over with kids, he didn’t promise to find schools for their children in the future." The implication was clear: why would he care about anyone who’s not family?

Li Jiaojiao thought, those people are already familiar with the place following Qin Jin and wouldn’t need help; they can probably find schools for their kids themselves. No matter what you say, we aren’t going to leave our hometown.

Li Jiaoyang: "If we move there after the New Year, will the children be able to start school on time?"

"Yes." This time, the answer came from Qin Jin.

"But our third child is too young; I won’t be at ease leaving him alone at home."

Qin Jin: "He’s three, right? That’s old enough for kindergarten."

"At three years old, they can go to school?"

"Yes, send them to school in the morning, pick them up when classes end. They have weekends off, just like you, and you’ll have to figure something out for the summer and winter breaks."

Song Lin: "Send them back to the grandparents during the longer holidays." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

"How expensive are the school fees? And what about meals?"

Qin Jin had specifically inquired: "The school fees are only three yuan more expensive than back home, and there are many food stalls near the school. The oldest and second child should be able to buy food themselves, right? A couple of dimes should be enough for both children. The youngest will have meals provided by the school. Add it all up, and you’re looking at maybe twenty or thirty yuan a month for all three kids. Your monthly wages are 150 yuan; these costs are just a drop in the bucket for you."

Li Jiaojiao marveled, "Such high wages, studying doesn’t seem to matter anymore. I heard Cai Hechuan only makes fifty-five a month."

Qin Jin didn’t respond; indeed, workers’ wages these days were abnormally high, and he felt that they wouldn’t increase for the next five years.

They might even become the cheapest labor because they don’t require an education, any able-bodied person can do the work.

What’s valuable is an educated person.

All positions in management require their insight and knowledge.

Li Qiao didn’t hold back: "Just the other day you said I made something of myself through studying, and now you’re saying it’s useless?"

Li Jiaojiao: "..."

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After the eldest sister had got all the details, she and the second sister stayed for dinner, only suggesting they leave in the evening.

When the grandmother and grandchildren saw the guests out, they ran into Li Jinhua passing by the door.

Li Jiaoyang and Li Jiaojiao both gave her unfriendly looks, and after shooting her a glare, they each went their separate ways.

Li Qiao was also about to take a walk.

She happened to walk in the same direction as Li Jinhua and deliberately slowed down her pace; Li Jinhua was walking quickly, and before long, the distance between them had grown.

At the crossroads, Feng Kui invited Qin Jin to play cards.

Qin Jin said, "I need to accompany my wife."

"She’s not a three-year-old child, what do you need to accompany her for? I didn’t even accompany my own wife when she was pregnant. What, is your wife pregnant too?" Feng Kui looked Li Qiao up and down. She was still so beautiful; she definitely wasn’t pregnant.

His own wife, before getting pregnant, had been quite delicate and pretty.

After getting pregnant, she directly turned into a yellow-faced woman.

Too embarrassing to take out in public.

"She is, get ready to give your gift money," Qin Jin half-jokingly said.

"Give me a break, my family was ahead of yours, and I haven’t even asked you for gift money yet. You have the nerve to ask me first," Feng Kui said as he dragged Qin Jin along.

Qin Jin pretended to pull away.

Li Qiao spoke up, "Jin, you go have some fun with him, I can stroll around by myself."

Qin Jin glanced around, Li Jinhua was far away, and Qiaoqiao wouldn’t go near her. After considering for a moment, he said, "Okay, but watch your step."

"Okay."

After Feng Kui had led Qin Jin away, Li Qiao wandered around aimlessly, and before she knew it, she had arrived at the pigsty near the youth spot.

Recalling the scene of feeding the pigs here two years ago, she couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

"What are you laughing at?"

The voice of Li Jinhua, ghostly appearing behind her. The sky was overcast, Li Qiao got startled suddenly, and the baby in her belly seemed to sense something, giving her a reaction for the first time.

Li Qiao felt an itch in her belly, like someone was gently scratching her from the inside. She felt odd, it was amazing.

Was the baby warning her of danger?

Or was it because she got startled that the baby got scared too?

She turned to Li Jinhua, suddenly getting angry, "Are you crazy? Scaring me like that." What if her baby was frightened?

"The guilty are afraid; the innocent sleep in peace."

Li Qiao scoffed, "How many guilty things have you done yourself? Have the nerve to talk about others."

Li Jinhua said, "I have always been upright and honest."

Li Qiao said, "...." I’m amazed by your thick-skinned nerve!

Li Jinhua went on, "I had my uncle feel my pulse; this baby is a boy." Having heard that carrying a boy makes you ugly, and seeing Li Qiao looking unchanged, she must be carrying a girl. In time, her son could swap places and inherit all of Qin Jin’s properties. And if Li Qiao’s daughter ended up in her hands, she could marry her off to some old bachelor. She purposely said, "Now you’re not allowed to have more children. If you have a daughter in the future, it’s going to be tough. Don’t be fooled by what Old Mrs. Qin says about liking girls; in reality, the Qin family values sons most. Qin Jin’s great-grandfather, grandfather, father, were all the only sons in their families. If you have a daughter, the line will end with you, and they will certainly divorce you to remarry a girl who can give birth to a son."

Li Qiao gasped for breath. She finally understood why this woman suddenly came to find her; it was purposely to infuriate her.

"Nonsense!" the one cursing was Old Mrs. Qin.

She came out from the adjacent alley, pointing at Li Jinhua’s nose, "You are truly malicious. Qiaoqiao hasn’t done anything to you, is there a need to curse someone like this?" The line ending with her? My goodness, she’d never even utter such an angry curse.

How wicked?

"If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have ended up in this state," Li Jinhua said with resentment, and then she ran off.

Old Mrs. Qin spat, "Evil woman!" She comforted Li Qiao, "Qiaoqiao, please don’t listen to her nonsense. What single line of descendants are we talking about? Our family doesn’t hold with that." Where did her family have any business, let alone a throne that required a male child?

Even if there was a throne, what’s wrong with being an empress?

A thought suddenly flashed across her mind, how did Li Jinhua know about their family’s situation? She had to let Jin know about it.

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