How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 442 - 444: Sacrifice_1

The next day the family left the south, and after a long and bumpy journey, they arrived at Feng Family Village in the afternoon of the following day.

Returning to the familiar living environment, Old Mrs. Qin was affectionate and pleased.

Passing by the village’s small store, the fellow villagers enthusiastically came up to greet them.

"We thought you weren’t coming back this year."

"That child is so beautiful, I heard from people in the village that it’s a boy, but he looks like a girl."

"Boys with girl-like features, Qiaoqiao will definitely have a daughter in his next pregnancy."

"Now they don’t allow you to have many children. Qiaoqiao has a formal job, wouldn’t having children affect that?"

Li Qiao, "Nowadays they aren’t very strict, if you want to have another you can write an application. I should be eligible to have another child, and I want to continue, but I don’t know if Jin is willing to take care of it."

Qin Jin, "I’m not willing to take care of it." The night is supposed to be the best time for sleep, yet he would be woken up by the child’s kicks. He hadn’t had a full night’s sleep in half a year, who could understand his pain?

Li Qiao smiled with his eyes curved.

"Taking care of children isn’t bothersome, you are so wealthy, I’ve heard you even hired someone to take care, so if you can you should have more," the villagers said.

Old Mrs. Qin changed the subject, "Dahe, how are your parents’ health?"

"They are doing well. You just got back today, when are you leaving? We didn’t get to enjoy the baby’s one-month celebration, will you still hold it when you return to the village?"

Old Mrs. Qin, "We will, on the sixth day of the month. Bring your whole family to our house for a meal."

"Sure."

After a brief exchange, the family of four continued on their way home.

The Qin family’s yard was cleaned spotless, the bedding in the house had been aired in advance, and not a speck of dust on the windows.

Li Qiao said, "Jin, who did you ask to clean up here?"

Old Mrs. Qin, "I had Maimiao take care of it before the holidays."

Just as the family had finished sorting out their luggage, neighbors came over to visit.

They teased the child when they saw him, wanting to hold him, but he lay still in Qin Jin’s arms.

"Neither Jin nor Qiaoqiao are timid people, so why is this child so fearful? He won’t even let us hold him or laugh when we tease him. He hasn’t made a peep in all this time. People from the village who worked for you said even after several months the child wouldn’t laugh. Could there be some problem? Have you seen a doctor?"

Old Mrs. Qin, "He’s always like this around people he isn’t familiar with. After a few days, once he recognizes them, it’ll be fine."

The neighbors remained skeptical but said nothing more.

Old Mrs. Qin added, "We’re having a banquet on the sixth to make up for the one-month celebration. Everyone, come for the meal."

The neighbors agreed one after another.

Next door, Yu Feng also shamelessly came to cozy up, leading Peng Chunhua’s eldest daughter by the hand, "Dani, call him little brother."

Seeing strangers, the child was very timid and hid behind Yu Feng, not daring to face the crowd.

Yu Feng cursed ineffectively, then said, "They say a child follows the mother. This kid is the spitting image of Jin. Just that his skin is too white. It’s better for a boy to be darker." A pale-faced kid is like a girl, lacking any sense of masculinity. She didn’t voice her thoughts out loud.

Old Mrs. Qin, "We would also like him to be darker, but what can we do if he doesn’t tan?"

Li Qiao felt an inexplicable urge to laugh. Can’t tan? Those who want to be paler would be so upset to hear that.

Yu Feng then brought up Li Jinhua, "When will you visit Jinhua? She’s pitiable too. She traveled all the way to Beijing to see you, and after coming back she became paralyzed. She scared several people in the village who were thinking of going to Beijing; now they don’t dare to go."

Both Old Mrs. Qin and Qin Jin’s expressions soured upon hearing this.

"We’ll go visit tomorrow." It was a good opportunity to show off how good his life is now. "Beijing is much safer than here. I don’t know what she got up to. And the medicine was her own. Maybe she couldn’t accept seeing my life so well and got depressed. Ah, we’re sisters; wouldn’t I help her if she really had troubles?" Li Qiao said gracefully in front of everyone.

The fellow villagers only knew that Li Jinhua had become paralyzed in Beijing but didn’t understand the details, "So she took her own medicine? Where did she get it?"

"Who knows, wasn’t Feng Erguanggun the same before?" Li Qiao subtly reminded everyone about Feng Erguanggun’s condition.

Everyone recklessly speculated.

Some thought the medicine was intended for Li Qiao to drink, but by a twist of fate, she drank it herself and harmed herself.

Others thought Li Jinhua meant to have people speculate about Li Qiao for a lifetime, especially since she was poisoned on her way to Beijing, implying that her paralysis was connected to Li Qiao.

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After the neighbors left.

Li Qiao went inside to rest, having sat in a carriage for most of the day, he was very tired.

Old Mrs. Qin also went to bed.

Qin Jin and the child were full of energy, and the father and son duo wandered around the village.

Passing by a wheat field, the child suddenly called out, "Daddy." Then he pointed with his hand.

Qin Jin looked over to see a gray rabbit in the wheat field, "It’s not easy to hunt with you around."

The child pointed to the grass.

Qin Jin said, "You want me to put you down? What if someone steals you?"

The child pointed to his mouth, indicating he could yell if he was in danger.

Qin Jin said, "Catching rabbits requires tools, how can two legs outrun them? Do you think I can fly?"

The child silently rolled their eyes. If you don’t want to catch it, just say so. So many excuses.

The father and son strolled around the village and upon returning home, they encountered Peng Chunhua at the door.

"Ah Jin, you’re back, is this your child?"

"Mhm," Qin Jin responded coolly and stepped into the yard, then went inside to remove the child’s clothes and tucked him into Li Qiao’s bed. Li Qiao opened her eyes, hugged the child, then closed them again, and by the time she woke up again, it was already dark.

As she moved, the child woke up too, squirming in the bedding, "Mama."

"Don’t move, huh." Li Qiao tucked in the blanket properly, dressed first, then clothed the child, wrapping him up snugly before carrying him outside. There was a new cage in the yard, covered with straw.

"What’s inside?" Li Qiao approached, crouched down with one hand supporting the child and the other lifting the straw.

The child wanted to help but his arms were too short, about a fist’s distance from the cage, so he gave up. Then his expression changed, "Mama, rab, rab."

Li Qiao said, "You see it, can you say rabbit too? Do you like the little rabbit?"

The child nodded eagerly. Using the support from Li Qiao’s arm, he made an effort to squat, the house being cold, he was dressed heavily, sitting as if there was a stool beneath his bottom.

This made Old Mrs. Qin laugh, "Can’t even crawl yet, and he wants to squat."

"He’s completely relying on my strength," Li Qiao said as she picked up the child, "You sit on the bed first, mom will bring the cage inside for you to have a look."

"Okay," the child grinned.

Li Qiao placed the rabbit inside the house and asked Old Mrs. Qin, "This white rabbit must have been bought by Ah Jin, right?"

Old Mrs. Qin said, "It must have been, this rabbit is so fat, let’s slaughter it and eat it tomorrow..."

Just then, Qin Jin came in from outside, "The rabbit is a gift for my son, definitely cannot slaughter it." He ran over to the child, pinched the little one’s ticklish spot, and lifted him into his embrace.

The child touched his face and carefully gave him a peck.

Qin Jin’s eyes lit up—it was the first time his son had kissed him.

Before, the child would at most intentionally touch his forehead.

He suddenly felt a strong sense of accomplishment. No wonder people always say that children are closer to the one who spends more time with them; it’s absolutely true.

Affection requires wholehearted devotion for one to reap the rewards.

It’s like saving money; one can only withdraw after having deposited.