Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 246 - 0246: Encouraging Wang Jiao 2_1

Chapter 246: Chapter 0246: Encouraging Wang Jiao 2_1

Even though she had been married into the Lu Family for quite some time, Feng Qingxue rarely visited other people’s homes due to Lu Jiang’s need for care whilst he was convalescing at home. When she did leave the house, it was mostly to visit her uncles and aunts

So, when she saw Wang Jiao, who often visited her, Feng Qingxue was delighted, which slightly eased the pain of Lu Jiang’s departure.

Despite Wang Jiao having many flaws, with even strangers finding her an unsuitable candidate to be a wife, Feng Qingxue admired her carefree spirit and the vigor that was typical of this era.

This Wang Jiao lived comfortably and at ease - it was her expertise.

"Cousin, has Uncle arrived?" Feng Qingxue asked directly.

Considering the time, Wang Zhengguo should be back home; Lu Jiang should also be stepping on the train.

Thinking about Lu Jiang, who didn’t know when he would return, Feng Qingxue’s mood plummeted again.

"My father? He’s back. He just arrived and scolded me for just eating sunflower seeds and not working. I got so mad that I stormed out," Wang Jiao plopped herself down on a chair, watching Guan Yu struggling to support a roll of wool. Feng Qingxue pulled a thread from the wool roll, slowly wrapt it around her fingers to form a yarn ball. The yarn was a bright red, exceptionally beautiful.

Seeing this, Wang Jiao became envious. "Xiaoxue, did Lu Jiang buy you new wool? It’s beautiful!"

Feng Qingxue smiled slightly and did not comment on Wang Zhengguo’s scolding or answer Wang Jiao’s question; instead, she asked back, "Cousin, do you like this wool?"

"Isn’t it obvious? How could red wool not look good!" Wang Jiao adored the color red the most, particularly bright red.

"Shall I knit you a sweater with this wool?"

Hearing Feng Qingxue’s words, Wang Jiao went blank. With dirty fingers stained from eating sunflower seeds, she pointed at her nose, stuttering, "A sweater? Xiaoxue... Are you kidding? Knit me a sweater? This is wool. New wool! And it’s bright red! Last time when Zhang Yuejin and I were at the department store, we found out that wool is so expensive. It’s terrifying. Twenty dollars a pound. Although your blended wool is not that expensive, you still need ten dollars to buy a pound. Without coupons, you can’t get it at all. Xiaoxue, I’m only slightly taller than you and seems a bit chubbier. To knit a sweater, it’d take two pounds of wool!"

Wang Jiao couldn’t believe this good fortune.

Ten-dollar blended wool, a sweater would cost at least twenty dollars.

Twenty dollars, that is twenty days of wages for Zhang Yuejin.

Seeing such a Wang Jiao, Feng Qingxue only laughed, "Didn’t I tell you on the day of my wedding, cousin, that I would give you a new outfit on your wedding day? Your wedding is just after the autumn and before the beginning of winter. I thought about it, wearing cotton-padded clothes would be too hot, wearing single-layer clothes would be too cold. How about a knitted sweater with a robe over it? I’m sure it would look great."

After hearing this, Wang Jiao was so tempted, she had an appearance of both wanting and being too embarrassed to say it, which was rather amusing.

As long as Wang Jiao doesn’t try to snatch her husband, Feng Qingyun will not dislike her. She deliberately said in a coquettish tone: "Cousin, if you do not want it, I’ll ask Big Sister to knit a new sweater for me. She said that last year my brother-in-law bought her some wool yarn, which she used to knit a sweater for me. This year, it’s a bit small, so she plans to unravel it and add some yarn to reknit, but I still prefer a new one!"