How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s
Chapter 239 - 241: Going Back to My Hometown_1

Chapter 239: Chapter 241: Going Back to My Hometown_1

Li Qiao brewed the hangover remedy tea and, in a vengeful act, yanked his ear and dragged him up to drink.

Qin Jin winced in pain, "You’re trying to murder your own husband! If I die, let’s see what you’ll do!"

Li Qiao deliberately said, "I’ll spend your money, live in your house, and bring men into your bed."

Qin Jin let out another loud cry, half-sobered, and nearly jumped off the bed, "How dare you!"

Li Qiao: "If you die, I dare."

Qin Jin: "..." He can’t die!

After Qin Jin finished the hangover remedy tea, he went back to sleep.

Li Qiao used the neighbor’s wheelbarrow to haul away the snowman that Qin Jin had knocked over and cleaned the yard. Then she took out the spare key to head to the Xue Family:

"Sir Xue, here are the keys to our house. I’ve prepared the food for the dog and cat already. Just take out a portion from the large vat under the eaves and warm it up each morning and evening. Thank you for your trouble."

Old Mr. Xue said, "You’re still making pet food yourself? Aren’t they supposed to eat leftovers?"

Li Qiao: "They are leftovers, from the school cafeteria."

"There are leftovers at the school cafeteria? Modern students don’t know how to save at all." Old Mr. Xue said with a touch of heartache—he had endured times of cloth shortage and hunger, even eating snow during the war.

Li Qiao: "I know how to save."

Xue Sufen: "Just showing off!"

Old Mr. Xue glared at her, then turned to Li Qiao, "How’s Jin doing?"

"He’s asleep. Aren’t you going to sleep?"

"After drinking, I somehow feel more awake." Old Mr. Xue said, "When I was young, I could drink even more. Your grandfather was the same. I never expected the younger generations to be worse than the last when it comes to drinking."

Li Qiao glanced at Xue Sufen and thought to herself, Did you hear that? Jin’s grandfather could drink too. It’s all pointless worry.

Li Qiao stayed for a short while before leaving. Old Mr. Xue gave the Qin family’s keys to Xue Sufen, "Feeding the dog will be your responsibility."

Xue Sufen: "Deal with your own promises yourself."

"No New Year’s money for you then," Old Mr. Xue said.

"I get allowances now; I don’t need your pittance."

"..."

.....

Early the next morning.

Old Mr. Xue and Xue Lingqing came to visit.

Li Qiao was already packed and ready to leave. She assumed Old Mr. Xue came specifically to feed the dog, "Sir Xue, the dog has already been fed."

After sitting down, Old Mr. Xue said, "I’m afraid of being bitten by the dog, here to get acquainted."

Qin Jin moved a stool for them to sit and called the dog that was hiding indoors for warmth. Patting the dog’s head, he said, "As long as nobody takes anything from the house outside, it won’t bite or bark, don’t worry." Checking the time, he added, "Sir Xue, Professor Xue, take your time getting to know each other. Qiaoqiao and I will head out first."

Old Mr. Xue responded: "Ah, travel safe."

After the couple left, Old Mr. Xue said, "Lingqing, try taking something outdoors and see if the dog will bite."

Xue Lingqing countered, "Why don’t you try it?"

Old Mr. Xue: "I’m afraid of being bitten by the dog."

Xue Lingqing: "..." He’s not afraid of being bitten?

....

On the twenty-sixth of the twelfth lunar month, Li Qiao and Qin Jin finally returned to Feng Family Village after several changes in transportation.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, they were stopped and chatted up by the village aunties.

"Qiaoqiao is back? Haven’t seen you for half a year, and I almost didn’t recognize you."

They looked Li Qiao up and down.

The style of her cotton coat was something they had never seen before, long to her calves, tucked into cotton-padded boots, both stylish and pretty.

"Isn’t that coat too thin? Aren’t you cold?"

"Hello Mrs. Wu, I’m not cold," Li Qiao replied.

"Are you going over to your mother’s house today to give gifts?"

Li Qiao: "I didn’t buy any gifts. I’ll go tomorrow." Wouldn’t Dong Lamei encourage Li Shengcai to come make a fuss if she didn’t bring gifts? Now with Li Jinhua married into the village, if she wasn’t thoughtful, who knows what the village would say. She quickly made up excuses to the aunties and headed home.

Old Mrs. Qin was busy making a fire to steam buns, with Xu Maimiao and Jin Daxue lending a hand.

"I appreciate your hard work," Li Qiao said.

"Ah, we were just talking about the two of you," Xu Maimiao’s eyes shone brightly: "Your outfit looks so beautiful, how much did it cost?"

Li Qiao: "Jin bought it, I don’t even know."

"Jin really dotes on his wife. My old man, he only cares about dressing himself to the nines," Jin Daxue said enviously.

Xu Maimiao: "Before I had the baby, my old man was just as caring as Jin. After the baby, not even as good as a dog."

Li Qiao laughed out loud: "Really? Jin wouldn’t treat me like that, would he?"

Old Mrs. Qin: "If he dares to treat you that way, I’ll disown him as my grandson. It’ll be just you and me with the kid."

"Mhm." Li Qiao nodded seriously, daring him to change his heart, he can go straight to hell! Humph!

Qin Jin: "..." Can he get a word in?

....

Li Qiao went back into the room, opened her luggage, and took out a bag of candies. She grabbed a couple of handfuls and went outside: "Try some of these."

After a bit of polite refusal, they took the candies and each unwrapped one to pop into their mouths.

"These are tasty, where did you buy them? I’ve never seen them in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative."

"Why is there a taste of alcohol?"

Li Qiao: "They’re liquor-filled chocolates sent from the ’educated youth’."

"Those ’educated youth’ are still in contact with you? I thought they’d all gone off to university," Jin Daxue said.

"They write often," Li Qiao replied: "They said they’ll come back to settle accounts on the ninth day; hasn’t the village’s accounts been settled yet?"

"Weren’t they waiting for you, the university student, to come back and do it?"

"Jin has passed the accounting certification exam, so he can do it from now on," Li Qiao couldn’t help but show off Qin Jin’s academic achievements.

"He passed the accounting certification?" Old Mrs. Qin said with relief.

"The results haven’t been released yet, but Jin is confident he will get the certificate."

Old Mrs. Qin was equally delighted; although her grandson was prone to bragging, he wouldn’t dare exaggerate about something as serious as a certification exam.

Xu Maimiao and Jin Daxue were astounded.

Qin Jin had never attended a day of school in the village, yet he managed to pass an accounting exam. Was it because the exam was too easy, or was he incredibly smart?

Impressive.

"Now that Jin has passed accounting, he should be able to get a decent job, right?"

Xu Maimiao and Jin Daxue thought to themselves, why couldn’t their own men be as ambitious as him?

Li Qiao: "It’s not easy." Government units typically don’t recruit publicly, and even with a certificate, you need a recommendation for a unit to take you in. Unless it’s a large factory, but for that, you also need a high school diploma as a foundation and to pass their exam.

Just like Li Dadao and Li Xiaonan.

"Then what’s the use of him passing it?"

While they were discussing, Li Jinhua came knocking: "Third Sister, I heard you were back, so I came to see you. Are you going to visit your parental home?"

Li Qiao looked at her leisurely, not calling her Li Qiao, huh? She really admired Li Jinhua’s thick skin, so flexible. "Tomorrow."

"I heard from Old Mrs. Qin that you skipped a grade, did you make it?"

Old Mrs. Qin also wanted to ask but hadn’t found a chance to interject.

"Of course I did, I’ll be in my third year after the New Year," Li Qiao said proudly, tilting her chin up.

Old Mrs. Qin was exceedingly happy.

One child had passed an accounting certification, and another was able to graduate early by skipping a grade.

Today was truly a good day.

"After you graduate from university, you ought to have kids," Xu Maimiao said.

Li Qiao: "Definitely."

Qin Jin beamed: "I’ll take care of them when they’re born."

Li Qiao smiled: "Good." She couldn’t agree more.

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