How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s
Chapter 240 - 242: Thorough Understanding_1

Chapter 240: Chapter 242: Thorough Understanding_1

Li Jinhua was crazily jealous, if only she had been reborn a few days earlier, she definitely could’ve married Qin Jin in place of Li Qiao, being cherished and protected by him.

How could it be like now, getting beaten by a man every few days?

At this moment, she wanted revenge but was afraid of losing completely just like the previous few times.

She comforted herself silently, although she couldn’t be rich and noble in the future, she would still live a comfortable life.

Because in her previous life, Feng Erguanggun’s land was coveted by Qin Jin at the end of the Nineties, the village relied on Qin Jin to become wealthy, convincing Feng Erguanggun to sell the land.

Qin Jin immediately took out two hundred thousand as compensation.

At the time, this matter caused quite a stir, and it was only then that Feng Erguanggun managed to get a wife.

But not long after, he fell ill and died.

Now that she’s married into the family, wouldn’t all that money be hers in the future?

A house in the county town back then could be bought for just twenty or thirty thousand, for a big one. All that money, she’d use it all to buy houses, become a landlady in the future, and live a stable life.

To top it off, find a younger and handsomer man than Qin Jin to date, how carefree would that be?

As for children, in her previous life she had so many descendants, and not a single one was filial or successful, this life she would rather not have any.

....

At this moment, the sound of a child’s cry came from outside.

Yu Feng came to the door with a child in her arms, having heard that Li Qiao was back from university, she came specially to broaden her horizons, to see what a girl who had been to university could turn into.

Whether she’d grow an extra eye or another nose.

"The university graduate is back, huh," Yu Feng scrutinized secretly. Her hair was tied up on top of her head, revealing a fair, clean, and handsome little face. Dressed in fine clothes clearly showing she came from a wealthy family, raising a child must be a breeze for her, yet she actually sent the child away.

That damned wretch.

Li Qiao kept silent, Old Mrs. Qin was equally nonresponsive.

The atmosphere turned chilly in an instant.

Feng Kui’s family had connections with Yu Feng’s family, and they usually greeted each other when they met. Jin Daxue couldn’t just ignore her and broke the frosty atmosphere, "Auntie, did your family steam any buns or rice cakes?"

Yu Feng sighed, "Where do we have the stuff to steam." The spring floods swept away the crops, and the later planted corn and peanuts didn’t yield much. After the land was divided, there was no public accounting, and the earlier accounts hadn’t been settled, leaving everyone struggling. In the village, the well-off ones were probably Loser Qin and Fugui, and a few other rascals from Feng Kui’s family.

It was rumored in the village that these people had made a fortune suddenly.

Now their pockets were bulging with money.

Feng Fugui even bought a small courtyard in the city.

But their family kept tight-lipped, nothing could be pried from them.

Yu Feng shifted the topic, "How about letting me borrow two pounds of flour from your family?"

Jin Daxue replied, "I’m not the one in charge here, you should talk it over with my mom."

Yu Feng curled her lips, thinking just say you don’t want to lend, why bother being so roundabout? The richer people get, the stingier they are. She spitefully taunted, "You and Kui have been married for over a year now, huh? How come there’s no news from your belly? Didn’t the herbal medicine your mother made you drink work? My Chunhua is about to give birth to her second child already."

Jin Daxue unfriendly replied, "Qiaoqiao has been married for over a year too, and there’s no news from her belly either, right?" Why was she the only one being talked about?

"She’s in school, isn’t she."

Li Jinhua jumped in, "Having a lot of children doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good, look at those families in the village with four or five brothers, how many are truly saddened when the old people die? Aren’t they all relieved like they’ve thrown off a burden?" It’s the parents who work hard all their lives and still don’t end up well.

She was the living proof!

Li Qiao couldn’t help but give Li Jinhua another look, pretty insightful, huh.

Yu Feng, hating Li Jinhua more than Li Qiao because Li Jinhua had bitten off one of Feng Bing’s ears, added fuel to the fire, "Wait till you have a child to talk, you barren hen! Lucky for our eldest son, he didn’t end up with you."

Li Jinhua retorted immediately, "Excuse me, it was I who didn’t want him! Even if I can’t lay eggs, it’s better than you, throwing away the child your daughter-in-law gave birth to." She vaguely remembered that in her previous life Peng Chunhua indeed had twins, but Chunhua knew that the younger one died due to lack of oxygen.

At that time, Li Qiao and Qin Jin had not yet divorced, and it was unknown where the child was discarded, only to be dragged by stray dogs into the haystack by Qin family’s door. Old Mrs. Qin, who found the child while gathering straw for the fire, fainted from the shock and fell seriously ill.

Li Qiao didn’t want to tend to her and ran back to her mother’s house to stay for a month.

Peng Chunhua gave birth to a son the next year, who was born with a cleft lip, which is what people later referred to as "hare lip."

"Stop farting around! Who’s abandoning their child?" Yu Feng shouted angrily.

The baby that had just calmed down in her arms started crying out of fright.

"It’s common knowledge."

Qin Jin couldn’t hold it in any longer and roared, "Scram and argue in your own home!" Coming to his house to quarrel during the New Year’s, how utterly unlucky!

With that, the two of them finally fell silent and slunk away.

Qin Jin went back inside, took out a string of firecrackers, and set them off at the door to purge the uncleanliness.

....

Li Qiao put on an apron, ready to help steam the buns, but Old Mrs. Qin stopped her: "It’s almost done, are you tired from the ride? Go back to your room and get some sleep."

Li Qiao: "I’m not tired."

"Then wait to eat the meat buns, we got the meat early this morning. If I had known you were coming, I would have prepared more so you could bring them to your mother’s house tomorrow," said Old Mrs. Qin.

Li Qiao: "I can buy them fresh, no rush." She gathered the cooled buns into a winnowing basket.

Xu Maimiao and Jin Daxue said one after another:

"I should be heading home too, Qiaoqiao, come visit when you have time."

"Stay for the meat buns," Li Qiao politely insisted.

"We have some at home, no need for that." The two of them left.

Li Qiao and Old Mrs. Qin saw them to the door and waited until they were far away before returning to continue their busywork.

After the meat buns were finished steaming, Li Qiao ate one and proceeded to start the major clean-up inside the house.

The room wasn’t dirty, but the blankets, unused for a long time, had a faint smell of sweat, so she took them apart and sewed new covers on.

Old Mrs. Qin said, "Isn’t it hard to sew the thick blankets? Let Jin do it, he’s got the strength and thick skin, a needle prick won’t bother him."

Qin Jin: "...." Who said his skin is thick? His skin has gotten more delicate since he went to the capital, okay?! He grumbled, "Needlework is a woman’s job anyway, what would people think if they saw me, a grown man, doing it? Besides, I don’t know how to do it."

"What’s the big deal? If you haven’t done it before, come over and learn a couple of stitches."

Qin Jin: "...."

Li Qiao smiled, "I can manage by myself."

Qin Jin felt warmed in his heart, his wife still knew how to take care of him.

.....

After dark, Feng Fugui came knocking on their door, asking Qin Jin to play cards.

Li Qiao prepared a thermos of hot water and placed it in the bed, went to wash up early, and went to bed. Just as she was about to doze off, a hurried knocking came from outside the door.

"Who is it?"

"It’s me. Is Li Jinhua hiding at your place? Let her come out."

Li Qiao recognized the voice of Feng Erguanggun: "I haven’t seen her."

"Impossible, I clearly saw her entering your house," Feng Erguanggun said with a heavy, rough voice.

Li Qiao impatiently replied, "I said there is no such person here! If you don’t leave, I’ll have Jin deal with you."

As soon as Feng Erguanggun heard Qin Jin’s name, he immediately left.

Li Jinhua was hiding behind the wall of Li Qiao’s house and only after a while did she cautiously peek out and gently knock on the back wall of Li Qiao’s house. "Third sister."

Li Qiao pretended not to hear.

She saw through Li Jinhua’s intentions. Having married Feng Erguanggun, she was often beaten. If she spent the night here, and intentionally let the villagers see her tomorrow, everyone would not only think the sisters had reconciled, but Feng Erguanggun would also not dare lay a hand on Li Jinhua anymore for fear of Qin Jin’s influence.