How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s
Chapter 231 - 233: Improve Yourself_1

Chapter 231: Chapter 233: Improve Yourself_1

Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Cheng came to the school, where the homeroom teacher listed out all of Cheng Shuqin’s misdeeds.

"My child’s face has also been injured, why is only our family being punished?" Mrs. Cheng felt it was unfair.

Mr. Che: "If it was Li Qiao who caused the injury, present the evidence."

Cheng Shuqin: "It was his girlfriend who did it."

Mr. Che reiterated: "Present the evidence."

Cheng Shuqin had none: "My cousin can testify."

Mr. Che scoffed: "So your cousin brought people to take revenge for you? Why didn’t you seek a teacher’s help at that time? The matters of you framing classmates over and over again are set in stone, they can’t be erased." He took out the notice of expulsion again: "Let’s not talk about anything else. The decision to expel you was made after a meeting of the school, and it cannot be changed."

Cheng Shuqin was in despair.

Mr. and Mrs. Cheng refused to sign.

Mr. Che didn’t insist: "If you don’t withdraw on your own, you can be expelled. Withdrawing allows you to reapply next year, but expulsion is much more severe."

At these words, Mrs. Cheng panicked. She said she would think it over; she thought about asking Li Qiao to put in a good word so that Cheng Shuqin could avoid expulsion.

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While Li Qiao was translating in the library, Mr. Cheng, Mrs. Cheng, and Cheng Shuqin found her.

The latter pleaded with Li Qiao to say a few kind words for Cheng Shuqin.

The library was quiet, and Mrs. Cheng’s voice drew the sideways glances of the surrounding students, with some curious onlookers moving closer to watch.

Li Qiao jumped in shock but quickly gathered her books and led the still stunned Old Mrs. Qin out.

Mr. and Mrs. Cheng followed closely behind: "Li Qiao, as an elder, I’m begging you. Can you please say a few kind words for Shuqin? She’s about to be expelled."

Li Qiao was silent.

That Cheng Shuqin was being expelled was expected.

How could teachers keep indulging her troublemaking, just as her parents did over and over?

Old Mrs. Qin was still unaware that Cheng Shuqin’s cousin had brought people into the classroom to beat up her granddaughter-in-law. She thought it was about last night’s incident that had been discovered by the school. She mused if the school didn’t criticize her granddaughter-in-law for hurting the other party’s face, instead expelling the other party.

It seemed as if her granddaughter-in-law’s abilities had completely won the school over. Thus, they were taking their side.

She felt instantly honored and stood with pride, straightening her back.

Full of force, she said: "Yesterday, your child brought a girl to smear my child’s reputation in front of me. Where did that arrogance go?"

Mrs. Cheng, frustrated like a parent who couldn’t forge steel, smacked Cheng Shuqin and asked Old Mrs. Qin to look: "I’ll take care of her right now. You see, can you please persuade Li Qiao to plead for us? Getting accepted into a Beijing university is so difficult; if she gets expelled, her future is ruined."

Old Mrs. Qin: "When your child was smearing mine, why didn’t you consider that my child’s future could be ruined? Show some empathy! It’s easy to talk without facing the consequences."

Mrs. Cheng: "From now on, I will definitely teach her well. Just please say something nice for us this time. We beg you."

Old Mrs. Qin: "The school isn’t ours to control; we can’t make decisions on this matter."

"But the school will consider your words."

Old Mrs. Qin thought to herself, so it all comes down to my child suffering to accommodate yours? After such a long talk, you haven’t even apologized to my child, showing no sincerity at all. "Don’t bother us."

Mr. Cheng spoke fiercely: "We’ve lowered ourselves this much, yet you still want to see my child get expelled. Do you have no conscience?"

Old Mrs. Qin: "..."

Li Qiao: "..." Is that what they call lowering themselves? And speaking of conscience, who lacks conscience?

The onlooking students: "...."

There was a buzz of conversation among them.

Li Qiao and Old Mrs. Qin didn’t wish to engage any further and quickly left. After exiting the school gate, Mr. Cheng caught up with them, blocking their path.

He threatened: "If you don’t speak up for my daughter Shuqin, you won’t have peace in the future."

Old Mrs. Qin understood then—he was planning to be a bully. "You can try; we aren’t afraid!"

With full confidence, Old Mrs. Qin walked away, her family had a ready-made thug— who were they to fear?

Mr. Cheng decided to teach this family a lesson in a couple of days.

As Mr. Cheng walked away, Li Qiao expressed her concern: "Grandma, won’t that man come to harass us?" She wasn’t afraid for herself, but what about Grandma if Jin wasn’t at home and something happened to the old lady?

Old Mrs. Qin: "It’s nothing, we have a dog at home to keep watch; whoever dares to come will get bitten." Jin mentioned going back to his hometown to sell socks. She planned to follow and see if she could help. Even if that family comes knocking, who would they harass? As she discussed returning to the old home with Li Qiao, she added: "When we go back to the village, you’ll stay in the dormitory." The school dormitory was definitely safe.

Li Qiao nodded slightly: "Okay."

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In the end, Cheng Shuqin was expelled from the school, sobbing uncontrollably. She wanted to seek help from Xue Sufen.

But Sufen had already gone into hiding.

Mr. Cheng blamed all faults on Li Qiao. Using his position as the patrol team leader, he brought people to the door, claiming that the Qin family was suspected of hoarding stolen goods as a pretext for a search, ready to pin a label on them and settle the score with Li Qiao’s family.

Qin Jin happened to be at home.

Old Mrs. Qin recognized Mr. Cheng in his patrol team uniform and was shocked. She’d thought he was just an ordinary ruffian, but it turned out he had some skill. She whispered to Qin Jin that this man was Cheng Shuqin’s father, "Jin, what do we do now?"

Qin Jin was not flustered at all.

Qiaoqiao had been with the criminal police force, and in the small county town, investigating a homicide required superior approval for a search warrant to enter the locals’ homes.

The rules in the city should be even stricter. A patrol team leader, and not even from their district, wanting to enter and search the house was blatant hooliganism.

Without a word, he punched each one.

Leaving Mr. Cheng to be beaten slowly.

Mr. Cheng raised his neck and called for help, but everyone was too scared of Qin Jin to do more than stand at the door and watch.

Neighbors had gathered to see the commotion too.

Qin Jin had a powerful punch and struck hard.

Mr. Cheng screamed for help in pain.

Old Mrs. Qin, worried about trouble, intervened, "Jin, that’s enough."

Only then did Qin Jin stop and kicked the man out of the yard, sending him crashing into the wall.

Mr. Cheng’s face pressed against the outer wall, grimacing in pain.

He had come fully prepared, never expecting Qin Jin to be capable of this.

"Get lost!" Qin Jin yelled with a deep voice from his diaphragm.

Everyone scattered like birds and beasts.

Qin Jin did not intend to let it go, so he sought out Sir Xue to explain the situation.

Sir Xue was furious. A mere patrol team leader dared to intrude into a private home like this.

Throwing him out was the least of it.

He immediately made a phone call to the patrol department.

And demanded to speak to the person in charge.

The person in charge, hearing it was Sir Xue, answered the phone.

Immediately trying to please him, "May I know the reason for your call?"

Cheng Shuqin and Xue Sufen had been high school classmates for three years, and Sir Xue knew everything about Cheng Shuqin’s family members and her parents’ jobs. He reported what Mr. Cheng had done, and only after hearing a promise from the person on the phone to deal with Mr. Cheng immediately did Sir Xue hang up.

"Jin, don’t worry, that old boy won’t cause any waves."

Qin Jin thanked him. "Thank you, Sir Xue. Please come to my place for dinner tonight, I’ll cook myself."

"Don’t mention it." Sir Xue then chatted idly with Qin Jin, enjoying their talk so much that he dragged him into a game of chess.

Qiaoqiao and her children could beat him, but he could always win against Jin, who didn’t study.

But as it turned out, he was mistaken again.

Qin Jin moved as fast as Li Qiao in chess, barely needing to think.

He was surprised, "How do you also know how to play chess?"

"My wife taught me," said Qin Jin.

Sir Xue: ".... What else did she teach you?"

Qin Jin didn’t hide from Sir Xue, openly saying, "A lot. For example, martial arts. Qiaoqiao once read a book of martial arts secret scrolls and passed it on to me. When I have nothing else to do, I also read books she has read. Things like ’The Art of War by Sun Tzu’, ’History of World Conspiracy’, and such. Early on, when she was working as an autopsy assistant, I’d look over crime cases with her, mystery novels, and the like—a big stack of them. Now, she’s helped me enroll in accounting classes. When we have some free time, she said she’d teach me English too."

Reading these books, he learned quite a few schemes and conspiracies. Before, he was used to resolving issues with brute force, but now he understands how to control his emotions and play the game of using others to do his bidding.

Sir Xue: "...." Getting married can also improve oneself?

This marriage was too valuable!

"Are the martial arts secrets real or fake?" He believed everything else but was skeptical about this one. "I thought her stick skills the other day were taught by you."

"She taught me everything, if you don’t believe me, ask Grandma."

Sir Xue: "Now I believe it." And he was envious. Not only could this wife teach her man to be better, but who wouldn’t be jealous of her Top Scholar status and her beauty?

If only she were his daughter-in-law, his granddaughter-in-law.

If his son or grandson ever argued with a wife like this, he’d be the first to slap his unfilial offspring.

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