How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 135: One Pair of 1

Li Qiao, embarrassed, "I picked it up, and just couldn’t bring myself to eat it." She had originally agreed to let Qin Jin kill it. When he picked up the knife, she couldn’t bear it and stopped him. "Will you eat them? I’ll give you one."

Xun Dong weighed a rabbit by its ears and chose the biggest of the two.

Li Qiao: "...." He really isn’t shy at all.

Old Mrs. Qin poured tea and cut the watermelon to serve. "What brings you by this time?"

"Just happened to be free." Xun Dong, eating watermelon, said while spitting out seeds, "You can come play in my department during the summer vacation, if you have time."

Li Qiao shook her head, "I’m not going, there are dead people in your department, I’d have nightmares if I came back at night." She previously had the courage to record the autopsy process just for Qin Jin’s sake.

"You won’t have to deal with the dead bodies, you just need to follow me to look for clues to solve cases, and you’ll have female colleagues to keep you company," Xun Dong added, "I’ll introduce you to people with higher positions than mine from the police force next door, take you to dinner gatherings, and you can bring a family member."

Xun Dong couldn’t persuade her with reason, so he began to tempt her with incentives.

Qin Jin had plans to make money, and what he needed most was networking.

Li Qiao was tempted. Was he painting a pie in the sky? She considered for less than a second, "Alright, but I’m not doing it to meet big shots. When do I start work? How’s the pay calculated?"

Qin Jin facepalmed, amused that she was talked into working so quickly!

Xun Dong curled his lips, "Would you have agreed if I didn’t mention meeting big shots?"

Just like Qin Jin, she was only motivated by profit.

After a thought, he said, "Today’s Friday, come over on Monday. Your salary will be the same as an assistant, three thousand if you complete a month. Are you sure you’ll come? I need to write an application. Don’t back out after I’ve finished applying."

Li Qiao, "I always mean what I say, you can count on me. I’ll find you on Monday."

....

Guests arrived at their home.

Li Qiao personally went out to shop; it was too hot for chicken and duck, as they are too greasy.

She bought a fish, preparing to steam it, and also weighed some river shrimp, to make garlic shrimp. Paired with beer, it would be absolutely delicious.

Preparing three cold dishes in addition should be about right, shouldn’t it?

On returning home, she soaked the wood ear mushrooms.

She began to prepare the dishes while Old Mrs. Qin personally killed the fish, and Li Qiao cleaned the river shrimp. They worked in sync as a team, seamlessly coordinated.

After busying themselves for nearly an hour, they laid out a table full of dishes.

They called the two men to eat.

Qin Jin poured wine for Xun Dong and poured tea for himself.

Xun Dong clicked his tongue, "Look at you, pouring me wine and drinking water yourself, is that proper?"

Qin Jin laughed, "I’ve quit drinking! Sorry."

"If the host doesn’t drink, what am I supposed to drink?"

"Then let’s just eat."

Li Qiao, "Dr. Xun, try the fish I made."

"It smells good." After tasting a bite, Xun Dong found the fish tender and smooth, with a delicious flavor. The accompanying chili brought a mild spicy kick that was very appetizing.

The wood ear cold dish also tasted good.

The river shrimp was even better, rich in garlic flavor, perfect for mixing with rice.

After praising the dishes, he dug in, only putting down his chopsticks when he was full. "Delicious, I’ll come again when I have time."

Old Mrs. Qin smiled, "You’re welcome anytime."

As Xun Dong was leaving, Li Qiao handed him the rabbits.

"Thanks, see you next Monday," Xun Dong said.

"Take care."

"...."

...

In the evening, Li Qiao and Old Mrs. Qin headed back to the village.

Because the loudspeaker broadcast predicted rain for the next two days.

The corn in the field needed fertilizing.

The aunties working at the entrance greeted them as they passed.

"Finally back, how did you find living in the city? The guesthouse’s accommodation fees must have cost quite a bit?"

Old Mrs. Qin lied without the slightest change in her expression or heartbeat, "Jin knows people, so it didn’t cost much."

She put down her luggage and checked the workmanship of the items knitted by her aunts.

"There are pieces made by your classmate Qiaoqiao in your yard," said Yu Cuiying.

Upon hearing this, Li Qiao tidied up her luggage and went out of the room to check.

Hu Xiufang’s work was meticulous; there wasn’t much in terms of quantity, but the quality was assured. She recorded this and neatly arranged the finished pieces.

She then heard from the aunts that Li Shengcai had stopped by a few times.

Li Qiao guessed that Li Shengcai was after her for money since he had come to her more than once, crying poor.

....

Early in the morning, Tulou Village.

Li Shengcai instructed Li Jinhua, "Go and see if your third sister has come back from Feng Family Village."

Li Jinhua, who was petrified of running into Feng Bing’s family, was extremely reluctant to have anything to do with Feng Family Village. She planned to take a stroll near the reservoir to bluff Li Shengcai.

After acknowledging, she left.

Today, the weather was dry and hot, and the reservoir area was crowded with people.

Some were bathing, others were fishing.

As she passed by, she saw two young men from Feng Family Village sitting by the bank, fishing.

An idea struck her.

If even a loser like Qin Jin would kindly jump in to save someone like Li Qiao, then these educated youths, often subjected to ideological education, wouldn’t just ignore someone in need, right? She decided to take the risk, aiming to bag a college graduate for a husband.

She purposefully elongated her cries to draw everyone’s attention, then, after ensuring she had done so, she climbed up onto a bridge pier, shut her eyes, and jumped.

There was a splash.

Everyone looked around at the sound, assuming it was someone swimming, and continued with their own activities.

It wasn’t until Li Jinhua began frantically thrashing about that people realized she couldn’t swim.

Han Ting and Zou Qing were landlubbers and stood on the bank to watch.

Li Jun from the same village pulled her out of the water.

Li Jinhua had fainted from nearly drowning, and Li Jun pressed on her abdomen to rescue her.

Before long, Li Jinhua spat out water and opened her eyes in shock, sitting up suddenly. She was taken aback—why wasn’t it one of the educated youths who had saved her? She said with disdain, "What, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing? Saving you. If you can’t swim, why’d you get in the water?"

Women didn’t usually come to play at the reservoir, so it was mostly men and older children gathered around. Now, everyone was surrounding Li Jinhua. In her panic, she scrambled to her feet and ran towards home. Having inhaled too much water, she was dizzy and unsteady; she stumbled and fell to the ground after just a few steps.

This time, no one paid her any attention.

Li Jinhua rested for a long while before she felt strong enough to continue running home. By the time she reached her doorstep, she had also dried off.

Li Shengcai asked, "Has your third sister come back yet?"

"No, they must have bought a house in the city," Li Jinhua suspected.

Who would move into the city without a house to live in?

Rumors outside indicated that Qin Jin had become quite wealthy from selling fertilizer, and if it could be confirmed that he owned a house, reporting him for speculative trading, even with his connections, could lead to trouble if it involved a large sum of money.

Li Shengcai didn’t believe Qin Jin was capable of that; otherwise, Qin wouldn’t have taken back the bridal gifts or denied it vehemently. But staying and eating in the city for several days must cost a lot of money. Thinking of this, he had to believe it might be true.

If the Qin family really did move into the city, as the father-in-law, he would have to make sure he got to share in the good fortune. "I’ll go and ask your second sister. Qiaoqiao took her to do some knitting and they made some good money. She tells her everything, she must know." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Li Shengcai borrowed a bicycle and went to Li Jiaojiao’s house. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he tried to probe Li Jiaojiao, "Your sister mentioned that Qin Jin bought a house in the county town, did you know that?"

"A house? I didn’t know that. Did Qiaoqiao tell you herself?" Li Jiaojiao, who thought her sister referred to Li Qiao, was genuinely pleased at the thought of Li Qiao doing well, "Dad, please don’t spread this around. If it gets out and people start looking into where Jin got the money, it could lead to trouble, right?"

Li Shengcai felt somewhat disappointed, She didn’t know about it after all. "Ah, of course, I can’t talk about it."

Li Jiaojiao then said, "You know that Qiaoqiao got Top Scholar, right?"

Li Shengcai sighed deeply, "I heard it from others! She’s too proud to pay attention to her dad now."

His tone was desolate, his expression sorrowful.

Li Jiaojiao felt a twinge of sympathy, "I’ll talk to her. There’s no need for a father and daughter to hold grudges."