How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s
Chapter 266 - 268: Raising an Army to Demand Justice_1

Chapter 266: Chapter 268: Raising an Army to Demand Justice_1

Xue Sufen decided to go to the school to report the incident in person, but just as she stepped downstairs, she encountered Old Mr. Xue and Jiang Wanqiu again.

"Your Uncle Song gave us quite a few mangoes, you should pick a few to take to Old Mrs. Qin’s place, let her try them."

Jiang Wanqiu wore her displeasure on her face: "Our own family hasn’t had a taste yet, and you’re already thinking about outsiders."

"Who’s stopping you from eating? Stop with the insinuations!" Old Mr. Xue said, "Sufen, hurry up."

Xue Sufen refused: "I don’t want to go, Qin Jin even tried to hit me the day before yesterday."

Jiang Wanqiu chimed in: "Exactly, even in front of me. That Qin Jin is just a little thug, disrespectful and arrogant. Li Qiao is alright though, without her keeping him in line, with Qin Jin’s impulsive nature, he might have ended up in prison by now." Qin Jin’s character was far inferior to his grandfather’s and father’s – all his brains went into his looks.

Old Mr. Xue: "Jin tried to hit Sufen in front of you? Is he crazy? Did you two provoke him first? I’ll go and ask." He began to select the biggest mangoes in a net bag.

Jiang Wanqiu worried that Qin Jin would make a preemptive complaint and Old Mr. Xue would come back and take it out on her after being taken in by malicious gossip. She immediately changed her tune: "No need for that, it’s not such a big deal. I am quite forgiving, and I don’t stoop to arguing with children."

"When it has come to blows, is forgiveness still necessary? Don’t worry, you’re my daughter-in-law, Sufen is my granddaughter, if people from outside the family bully you, as the head of the family I must seek justice for you." Old Mr. Xue did not forget to pick the selected mangoes before leaving.

Jiang Wanqiu: "...." She followed to the door but did not chase after him.

Ruan Xiangjun’s sharp tongue – if it really came down to a fight, she couldn’t out-shout her. She encouraged Xue Sufen: "Go with your grandfather, don’t let Li Qiao and Qin Jin talk nonsense."

"Why don’t you go then?"

Jiang Wanqiu: "I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable in the stomach, and besides, this whole thing started because of you, so you should be the one to resolve it."

Xue Sufen: "..." Isn’t this just setting me up?

Old Mr. Xue: "Sufen, let’s go, or are you trying to smear Jin on purpose?"

Xue Sufen followed with reluctance.

...

The grandfather and granddaughter arrived at the Qin family’s place, where Qin Jin and Li Qiao were still posing as if they were reading. They greeted Old Mr. Xue in unison.

"Good day, Sir Xue."

"Good day, Sir Xue."

"Ah, good. You’re reading, huh? I’ve brought some mangoes for you to give to your grandma to try."

Li Qiao thanked him and busied herself moving a stool: "Sir Xue, please take a seat." She went to the kitchen to make tea.

Old Mr. Xue said: "No need for tea, I’m not thirsty. Where is your grandma?"

Li Qiao: "The son of the neighbor, Auntie Wang, is getting married. They know our grandma is good with needlework, so they asked her over to make shoes."

After exchanging pleasantries for a moment, Old Mr. Xue said, "I heard from Sufen that Jin tried to hit her. Is there some misunderstanding?"

Old Mr. Xue hadn’t mentioned it, and Li Qiao and Qin Jin weren’t even angry yet.

Li Qiao, sticking to the facts, briefly described what happened and asked, "Sir Xue, have you come to exact punishment?"

Old Mr. Xue denied it: "Certainly not." He glared at Xue Sufen: "What do you have to say?"

Xue Sufen felt intimidated by his gaze and shrank back: "It was just a joke, and they’re the ones being petty, talking about fighting and killing."

"Did anyone get hit? Was anyone killed?" Old Mr. Xue said. He scolded Xue Sufen in front of Li Qiao and Qin Jin, concluding with, "Thinking too highly of yourself, arrogant and proud, I see nothing wrong with Jin, he’ll definitely be no less than your brother in the future."

Xue Sufen scoffed. Qin Jin compared to her brother? Her brother was a university graduate! Young and promising, his future knew no bounds. What did Qin Jin have? He used to be unemployed, and now he’s just a junior accountant at a transportation company; surely, he didn’t get the job on his own.

Probably it was Li Qiao who asked someone for a favor; Li Qiao had thick skin, completely devoid of the modesty and caution a student should show before a teacher.

Probably it was through another teacher that she found Qin Jin the job.

This man really is hopeless!

She muttered under her breath: "It was clearly them being petty."

"What are you muttering about? Aren’t you going to apologize?!" Old Mr. Xue shouted.

Xue Sufen jumped at the sound.

Li Qiao: "There’s no need to apologize, it wasn’t that serious. We didn’t take it to heart at all. It’s only because you came here specifically to ask that we mentioned it. Grandma doesn’t even know about it yet."

Old Mr. Xue’s old face turned red, and though questioning was not his goal, being named by Qiaoqiao suddenly grouped him and Sufen as one, making him clear his throat awkwardly twice: "I believe in Jin, accustomed to the working habits of the transport unit?" he changed the subject.

Qin Jin considered he had received an explanation and relaxedly replied, "Quite accustomed."

"That’s good."

"..."

Old Mr. Xue stayed for a moment before leaving. After exiting the alley, Xue Sufen prepared to go straight to the school to report Li Qiao for bringing someone from outside the school to participate in the school anniversary selection rehearsal.

Old Mr. Xue asked, "Where are you going?"

Xue Sufen: "There’s still something at the school."

"What could there be? Dating?"

Xue Sufen seriously said, "Grandfather, please don’t talk nonsense."

"If it’s not dating, is it studying? Your uncle said you haven’t been focusing on your studies lately. He’s gone home, hasn’t he? You should ask him directly if you have questions." Old Mr. Xue said, "Your grandmother complains every day that I don’t care about you. Starting from today, don’t stay at the school dormitory overnight; come home, and I’ll personally supervise your studies."

Xue Sufen: "..."

....

Before you knew it, the weekend arrived, and early in the morning, Li Qiao got up and began to dress herself, with Old Mrs. Qin volunteering to do her hair.

Li Qiao observed Old Mrs. Qin’s hands through the mirror. At first, she knew the steps, but after involving the hairband, it turned into an ancient hairstyle.

Li Qiao looked left and right, very satisfied: "Beautiful! It’s poetic."

Old Mrs. Qin said, "It would be better if there were hair ornaments." She used to have several boxes of them, but unfortunately didn’t keep them.

Li Qiao: "Wearing hair ornaments isn’t convenient for moving around." She looked up.

Qin Jin leaned lazily against the doorframe, his eyes brimming with a smile, staring at her unblinkingly. He joked, "The moment you step out, you’ll dazzle everyone to death."

Li Qiao suppressed her upturned lips: "You’re the one who’s handsome."

Old Mrs. Qin: "Jin and I share the same taste."

Li Qiao laughed lightly: "Both of you keep praising me; aren’t you afraid I’ll become arrogant?"

"A bit of arrogance is good," Old Mrs. Qin doted.

"Grandma, should I do something with my hair?" Qin Jin gently tugged at the loose hair on his forehead. He had known he should have not cut his hair earlier; now it was hard to manage.

"You’re not competing for extra credits, why dress so handsomely? Who are you trying to attract? Just leave it like that."

Qin Jin: "..."

After getting ready, the three of them set out.

They attracted countless gazes along the way.

Qin Jin said, "What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen a great beauty before? Keep staring, and I’ll put out my cigarette in your eyes!"

The crowd turned their heads in shock.

Old Mrs. Qin chastised in a low voice, "I wonder why people always call you ’loser,’ today I’ve seen why." Putting out cigarettes in people’s eyes? Barbaric! She kindly said to the passers-by, "This boy is talking nonsense, sorry about that."

The passers-by didn’t respond, hurrying away.

...

Upon entering the campus, even more eyes turned their attention.

Qin Jin was quite uncomfortable but refrained from voicing anything else due to Old Mrs. Qin’s presence.

"Li Qiao?"

Li Qiao turned her head; it was Ma Hongxiang and Lv Qian. She greeted only the former, "Ma Hongxiang, have you had breakfast?"

"It really is you, I have eaten. You look so beautiful, probably just like one of the ancient Four Great Beauties," Ma Hongxiang exclaimed.

Li Qiao laughed: "You flatter me."