How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s
Chapter 273 - 275: Good Luck_1

Chapter 273: Chapter 275: Good Luck_1

He had no way to trip up Li Qiao, so he secretly adjusted the order of her appearance.

If she made a fool of herself at such an important event,

the school would not let her off lightly.

He had not expected at all that changing the order of appearance would have no effect on her, her posture, her movements were even more powerful than during the selection process.

The two of them were completely the focus of the entire audience.

...

Li Qiao and Qin Jin finished their performance smoothly. She looked for Old Mrs. Qin’s figure after getting off stage, but she could not find her amid the dense crowd, so she sat quietly backstage to watch others perform.

Qin Jin said, "Why did we perform first? I was almost confused, thinking I was hearing things."

"I don’t know either." Li Qiao was also relieved; if she hadn’t reacted quickly, they would definitely have had a problem.

To make a mistake on such an important occasion, let alone academic credits, she would have been penalized.

Fortunately, she got the credits, and her hard work was not in vain.

The costumes of Li Qiao and Qin Jin were eye-catching, easily recognizable from a distance.

Xue Sufen glared at them, unable to understand why Li Qiao was still on the program.

She had already found Gu Weimin and personally told him that Li Qiao was attending the anniversary celebration with her husband. He seemed very angry at the time and claimed he would deal with it.

As a result, he moved their act to the opening performance. Is this his idea of dealing with it?

This is a reward, right!

Xue Sufen couldn’t sit still, left her seat, and walked to a less crowded area to get some air.

Passing under the staff dormitory building, she looked up and saw Xue Lingqing standing in the corridor looking toward the sports field.

She was so angry she couldn’t take it.

She rushed upstairs and confronted him: "Uncle!"

Xue Lingqing’s face was expressionless: "Why are you shouting?"

"You said you would help me get a spot in the anniversary performance, so how did Li Qiao end up performing instead? You couldn’t possibly have the hots for her like Grandma said, could you? She is already married," Sufen said bluntly and sharply.

Xue Lingqing rebuked: "Stop talking nonsense and going crazy here. I have nothing to do with Li Qiao’s performance."

"Then why was she able to perform?" Sufen pressed on.

Xue Lingqing: "Is it wrong to be selected on merit?" He had never thought of interfering in the anniversary matter. Li Qiao had come to him that day to inquire about the rankings, and he had simply asked one of the judges about the day’s selection and who got chosen in the end.

The judge mentioned the sword dance act and said that his niece’s performance was good, but she was a soloist, and another department had already chosen a pipa player.

If he wanted to squeeze someone in, he could only combine his niece’s performance with the pipa player’s.

He was thinking about how Sufen had started to struggle with math recently.

Therefore, he declined the suggestion, wanting her to have more time to study.

"What ability does she have? If she had partnered with someone from within the school, she definitely wouldn’t have been selected." Sufen said resentfully. Li Qiao’s selection was all due to Qin Jin’s support.

Once they got on stage, anyone with eyes could see that Qin Jin was the best with the sword.

"If you’re not convinced, you can go to the school. I’m neither a judge nor responsible for the anniversary celebration," Xue Lingqing said before turning and returning to his dorm, closing the door behind him.

Xue Sufen was left standing at a closed door, full of resentment: "Are you even my uncle?"

There was no response from inside the room, and she left in anger.

....

After the anniversary celebration ended, the students gradually left.

Li Qiao and Qin Jin were surrounded by a group of students, with people carrying cameras asking to take pictures with them.

Li Qiao never turned away any visitors.

Even when she posed for photos next to male classmates, Qin Jin couldn’t keep calm and wedged himself between them, "Men and women should avoid undue familiarity; it’s better if you keep a distance."

"Aren’t you a man?" the male classmate said.

Qin Jin: "..."

Li Qiao said with a beaming smile, "He’s my man."

The male classmate was taken aback, "You’re married? Which class is he from?"

"We got married before I sat for the college entrance exams. His name is Qin Jin, Qin of Emperor Qin Shi and Jin of cautious. He’s not a student at our school," Li Qiao introduced him openly.

Some classmates complimented the couple on being a good match.

Some male classmates inquired about Qin Jin’s age, education, and job.

Qin Jin’s eyes smiled as he chose which questions to answer.

Since he had only taken half a day off, he hurried away after the students dispersed around him.

Li Qiao was preparing to return to her dorm to change into regular clothes and head to the library to translate documents when Gu Weimin blocked her path, "Li Qiao, I have something to ask you. Why don’t you admit you’re married?"

Li Qiao felt somewhat guilty, but she quickly toughened up, "What’s it to you whether I’m married or not? I never flirted with you while pretending to be single, and I even hinted to you that I have someone I like. And as for the gifts you sent, I never accepted them." It was him pestering her.

Gu Weimin was left speechless.

Li Qiao went on, "The school rules say we can’t date. What, if I were single you’d want to date me? Have you dated anyone in school before and that’s why you aren’t afraid of being discovered?"

Gu Weimin’s eyebrows twitched. Had she heard some rumor about him?

He was worried that if he persisted, it would damage his reputation if it got to the teachers.

Admitting his fault, he skulked away.

Li Qiao snorted coldly. With such a reaction, the rumors were likely true—looking like a decent person but a scumbag at heart!

...

As soon as Li Qiao entered the dorm, Ma Hongxiang immediately came up to examine her, "Who did your hair? It looks better than the last style."

"My grandmother," Li Qiao said. Grandma used to love playing with hair when she was a young girl, dreaming of having a daughter to style her hair, but ended up with a son instead. Grandma also said that she was pregnant with her second child during the war when bombs were flying overhead, one exploding not far from her.

Shocked, she miscarried a girl and was heartbroken for a long time.

"Your grandmother is really skilled," Ma Hongxiang said enviously. "In the future, when I look for a partner, I also want to find a mother-in-law who is skilled, kind, and easy to talk to."

Lv Qian: "You’re not marrying your mother-in-law. Isn’t it enough if your partner is good?"

Ma Hongxiang: "That’s true, but if the mother-in-law is unpleasant, life can be difficult, can’t it?"

"We are Beijing University students. Marrying into any family would bring them honor. Wouldn’t our in-laws treat us well?" Lv Qian replied confidently.

Ma Hongxiang disagreed, "That’s not necessarily true. There’s a village near us where an educated youth married a local. Her mother-in-law beats and scolds her, and her husband doesn’t cherish her either. She has to work in the fields, take care of the household, and raise children. It’s tough."

"An educated youth is not a university student, let alone a Beijing University student," Lv Qian said with pride, believing that the prestige of Beijing University was an amulet.

Li Qiao wanted to say, does being a student at Beijing University guarantee happiness?

What about the rumors about the senior sister who was expelled for getting pregnant?

She believed choosing a husband was like being reborn for a second time.

If the family one marries into turns out to be bad, it’s a disaster for life.

Even with a divorce, the impact on oneself remains.

Even if one can move on, it causes significant damage.

Thinking this, she felt that she was really lucky. Although her husband’s family wasn’t a major clan, her grandmother-in-law truly cherished her, and her man was not only ambitious but also deeply involved in her life.