How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 98: Idle Chatter_1

"Grandma, I’ll go over," Qin Jin took the money and left.

Old Mrs. Qin, submerged in joy, had no desire to work, "I need to go out and spread the word."

Li Qiao held her back, "Grandma, let’s not say anything yet, wait until the admission notice arrives."

"That’s true. If the admission notice doesn’t arrive, people will say we’re boasting," Old Mrs. Qin dismissed the idea and then asked Li Qiao about her recent days.

Li Qiao smiled lightly, confident that the first-place winner wouldn’t fail to receive an admission notice. It was more about worrying over jealousy from others, and the teachers had also given a warning. She recounted the encounter with a thief on the train, how she took the exams, how she drank and had fun, and took out some photos.

Old Mrs. Qin flipped through them, "These photos don’t do you justice, Jin looks really presentable though."

Li Qiao laughed out loud.

The grandmother and granddaughter chatted until Qin Jin, carrying meat, stepped into the courtyard. Only then did Old Mrs. Qin walk out the door, took the meat to weigh, "When will Qiaoqiao go back to school?" After getting the reply that she’d return to school this very evening, she said, "Keep some and I’ll make meat sauce for you to take to school."

Old Mrs. Qin kneaded dough, chopping filling.

Thump, thump, thump sounds carried outside.

The women outside started chatting again.

"Qiaoqiao must have done well in the exams; her grandmother has even prepared pork."

"Seems like it."

Yu Feng, idly cracking sunflower seeds, paced leisurely while carefully controlling the volume of her voice, "Last time she ranked first, and received pork and a bonus. Old Mrs. Qin was afraid others wouldn’t know, bragging everywhere. Now she’s silent as a mouse—definitely didn’t do well this time. Just wait and see, Li Qiao is the type to fail at critical moments.

The villagers say that last year she was full of confidence going into the exams, made He Qiurong, Old Cai’s daughter-in-law, happy as a clam. She told everyone she’d soon have a university student daughter-in-law, only to end up embarrassed, having wasted a year courting someone without success."

Yu Feng said the last part in a hushed tone.

Because the Qin family didn’t buy into Yu Feng’s fabrications, she felt resentful and took this opportunity to remind everyone:

Once upon a time, Li Qiao was regarded as Cai family’s future daughter-in-law.

After being with the young lad from the Cai family for a year, she surely must have done everything there was to do by now.

Qin Jin picked up someone else’s discarded shoe.

"How do you know all this so clearly?"

Yu Feng spit out a shell and continued, "I have a relative who married into Tulou Village from my mother’s side. I happened to hear it when she came back to visit and chatted with her relatives."

Yu Cuiying paused in her work, "Big sister, what relative from your family married into Tulou Village? I haven’t heard of this."

"It’s Dong Sanye’s daughter from our place—we all call her Second Sister. Her best friend, Ye Yizhi, lives on the west end of the village. She often came over to see Second Sister. You’re not familiar with her because you don’t associate with them. Just say whether there’s such a person in the village."

"If you said I’m not familiar with her, how could I be aware?" Yu Cuiying said with a twinkle in her eye. Indeed, there was such a person in the village, and she really had married into Tulou Village.

But Yu Cuiying didn’t want to confirm the gossip about Li Qiao for Yu Feng’s sake.

No matter what had happened between the young woman and the Cai family’s son, it was all in the past.

Spreading such rumors to Qin Jin’s ears would be disgusting. Wouldn’t it cause trouble if his temper flared, causing harm to a woman?

Yu Feng wanted to continue, but Li Qiao arrived, forcing her to hold her tongue.

"Your grandma mentioned you went to Beijing for the exams. How was it? What is Beijing like?"

Li Qiao looked at the person speaking, Feng Fugui’s younger aunt, and replied with a smile, "Hi, little aunt, the results haven’t come out yet, but I think they’re fine. Beijing is very bustling, with many tall buildings. The department stores have all kinds of goods."

She sat in Old Mrs. Qin’s spot and began to knit.

Occasionally answering the questions from the aunts, addressing each of them by title, she was humble and polite.

When Old Mrs. Qin called her for lunch, she put down her work and politely said, "Aunties, you’re all welcome to come over and have some food at my place."

"No, no."

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Li Qiao left.

Yu Feng started gossiping again, "You see, Li Qiao is so skinny, her sports shirt swinging all over the place, and she has such a small butt, she’s definitely going to have a daughter in the future."

This time, no one paid her any mind. The young wives had just been calling everyone aunt and grandma, and now these respected elders were critiquing a child—how did that look?

Feeling embarrassed, Yu Feng swayed her hips and left.

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The fried buns were crispy on one side and soft and tender on the other three.

Li Qiao, drooling with appetite, gently bit into one. The juice was savory, and the taste of meat filled her mouth. "Delicious."

"If it’s delicious, have a few more," Old Mrs. Qin said affectionately.

Li Qiao ate three, put down her chopsticks, went into the house to pack up her study materials, and took some photos with her to the youth center.

The educated youth were revising as usual.

Seeing her, they greeted her warmly and asked about her exam results.

Li Qiao said, "I did very well. I also took quite a few photos this time, brought them to show you all."

Everyone gathered around.

Du Xinxin said, "You and your sweetheart look great together."

"Hehe, we’re a match made in heaven; of course, we’re compatible," Li Qiao beamed.

"Match made in heaven? You’re bold to say that. Do you have any photos of the university? I want to see what it’s like."

Li Qiao replied, "I didn’t take any, but I visited the universities in Beijing, including the largest library in the country. The dorms are far from the teaching buildings; you might have to ride a bike. I was too lazy to go back and take photos when I left the school. But you all keep it up, especially the girls. If you’re admitted, your future partner will be either the top of the province or the city."

"It’s easy to say, but universities in Beijing, you have to have the ability," someone retorted.

Li Qiao smiled, "The important thing is to work hard. How many points did you get on the papers I brought last time?"

"We don’t know yet without the answers. It’s good you’re here; help us grade them." Du Xinxin was the first to take out her papers, looking for a red ballpoint pen.

Li Qiao graded each one, asking the person to correct any mistakes first.

Han Ting still had the highest accuracy rate, scoring full marks in English.

The rest weren’t far behind, with even Du Xinxin’s lowest score at 85.

They combined their total scores.

Du Xinxin scored 496 points and was so excited that she shouted, "With this score, I could’ve easily gotten into a college last year."

Li Qiao was happy for her, "Keep it up and go for university. Han Ting, what’s your score?"

"Just over 620."

Li Qiao exclaimed, "Wow! That’s so high; if you were at our school, you’d get pork as a reward. Honestly, you should apply to the team; stop juggling the role of the village elementary school head and just come study at our school. Study and take practice tests with us every day, and in two months, the unified exam might get you into Beijing, or, at the very least, Seaside University, another top university in the country."

"If Han Ting leaves, who will help us with our revisions?" Wang Nannan wasn’t pleased with the idea of Han Ting leaving.

They could still ask him questions when they didn’t understand something.

Li Qiao replied, "You can apply too. With your scores, the school will definitely accept you. I think it’s possible to improve by twenty points in two months; then everyone will make it, and the school will share in the credit. This is about your future—consider it seriously for yourselves."

Everyone naturally realized the critical importance of the final days, but it wasn’t certain the team would let them go.

Li Qiao only went over the wrong questions with Han Ting; the others could ask him later, which saved her a lot of trouble.

After explaining the wrong questions and taking a break, she continued to help with the difficult problems in their materials, then said goodbye and went home.

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