How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 152 - 154: Stealing the Admission Notice_1

The next day was overcast, and Li Qiao chose to stay at the quadrangle house again after work. When she arrived home, she fumbled for her keys to open the door.

Yan Xiaoyu came out from the neighboring house, her attitude cautious and careful, "Li Qiao, I’m really sorry about what happened the other day."

Li Qiao had already heard from her colleague that Yan Xiaoyu had confessed everything right there.

Since no real harm was done, they only asked Yan Xiaoyu to apologize and clear the air, she wasn’t quite satisfied with the outcome.

If she hadn’t been prepared, Qin Jin’s reputation would have stunk by now.

She said icily, "Do you think ’sorry’ is enough? Did you explain to each of the aunties and women who were gossiping with you yesterday?"

Yan Xiaoyu was mortified, "I’ve explained everything to them now, can you give me a letter of forgiveness?"

"I need to ask the neighbors nearby, verify the facts, and then consider whether to forgive you or not," commented LI Qiao as she opened the door and went inside, leaving Yan Xiaoyu outside.

Yan Xiaoyu was seething with rage but was powerless to do anything.

After eating dinner, Li Qiao figured that people from every household would be back from work by now.

She visited each household one by one to confirm whether Yan Xiaoyu had lied or not.

"She came over to explain last evening, ah! If she had admitted her mistake on the spot, things wouldn’t have gotten to this point," they said.

Li Qiao was noncommittal.

"By the way, young wife, is your name Li Qiao, the Top Scholar of this year’s college entrance examination?"

Li Qiao nodded slightly.

"Wow! Never would have imagined that our neighborhood would be home to a Top Scholar, and one who was admitted to Beijing University ahead of time at that, too incredible." To be a Top Scholar and keep such a low profile, if it had been their kid, they would have had to tell everyone they knew. "If Yan Xiaoyu hadn’t mentioned your name, we wouldn’t have known."

Li Qiao smiled, "What’s there to say if you don’t know them?"

"I heard you’ve started working, where are you employed?" the neighbor asked.

"In the forensic science department of the criminal police team."

The neighbor was taken aback, no wonder Yan Xiaoyu was taken away so easily, the lady had connections. They had to make more effort to be friendly with her from now on.

Li Qiao still had more houses to check, so she didn’t stay long, finding an excuse to leave.

After going from house to house and confirming that what Yan Xiaoyu said was true, she felt a bit more satisfied.

Returning home, she found both the outer and inner doors ajar.

Li Qiao called out, "Jin?"

Qin Jin walked out from the main house, "Where have you been?"

Li Qiao told him about her day.

Qin Jin was noticeably relieved, "She got what she deserved!" This matter wasn’t over yet! "Can I go to work with you tomorrow?"

Li Qiao was surprised, was he out of work? "No problem!" Anyway, her department hadn’t said that they couldn’t bring family members.

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The next day, Qin Jin went to work with Li Qiao, bringing a jar of goji berries for Xun Dong and sharing sweets with colleagues.

You owe favors to those who give you treats; Ma Ling and Xu Feng couldn’t stop praising him for being handsome and well-matched with Li Qiao.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jin was nearly ecstatic.

That afternoon, their department received a task, and he accompanied Li Qiao, returning home with her in the evening.

They saw quite a crowd gathered outside Yan Xiaoyu’s house.

As Li Qiao approached, she heard everyone discussing how Yan Xiaoyu’s house had been burgled, and though nothing had been stolen, all the kitchenware and dining utensils had been smashed.

Yan Xiaoyu, in tears, complained to those around her, "It must be that Qin Jin from next door taking revenge!"

"My partner has been with me all day long, and my colleagues can testify to that. Who knows if it’s because you were flirting with someone again, and their wife sent someone to smash your place?" Li Qiao showed no mercy, her humiliating words infuriating Yan Xiaoyu.

"You’re talking nonsense!"

"You know very well whether I’m talking nonsense or not!" Li Qiao stopped at her own doorstep and issued a warning, "Spread rumors about my partner again and I’ll take it to your husband’s factory!"

A cold light flashed in Qin Jin’s eyes, "I’ll cause a scene there tomorrow!"

Hearing this, Yan Xiaoyu wilted like a defeated rooster.

If the trouble reached Zhu Changsheng’s work and affected his job, she wouldn’t be able to escape the consequences.

She hastily begged for mercy and admitted her wrongs.

Her actions drew the scorn of the onlooking neighbors.

After everyone dispersed, Yan Xiaoyu became increasingly enraged, unable to let the incident of her house being trashed go unresolved.

She also wanted to file a report, as there were people on duty at the police station in the evening. She went there to explain the situation and inform the staff of her suspect.

Li Qiao was seen with Qin Jin all day, and the news had spread throughout the courtyard; it couldn’t have been him.

It had to be one of those fair-weather friends who often came in with him.

But all this required evidence. Unless Yan Xiaoyu could provide sufficient evidence, they couldn’t arrest anyone.

"So my house should just be smashed for nothing?" Yan Xiaoyu couldn’t swallow the indignation in her chest.

"We will investigate this matter."

After arranging for someone to visit and take statements, since everyone was at work during the day and hadn’t heard anything, the investigation couldn’t proceed, and the matter was left unresolved.

And the neighbors unanimously believed that Yan Xiaoyu’s indecency was the reason her house got smashed, so those who used to be friendly were now avoiding her everywhere.

For a time, she was the talk of the town, subjected to pointing fingers wherever she went.

Zhu Changsheng was indeed taken to task by Qin Jin at work. His superiors interviewed him, urging him to handle his personal affairs and not affect the factory’s image. Furious, he beat Yan Xiaoyu and then moved into the factory dorm.

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Yan Xiaoyu’s days were not easy, and Li Jinhua was also suffering.

Anxiously waiting for the notification letter for the young women from Feng Family Village, she stationed herself at the post office entrance for a whole week, to no avail.

When she went to Feng Family Village to inquire, she learned that the notification letters for the Educated Youth had already been brought back by Li Qiao from the county post office two days prior.

All five of them had already received their notification letters.

Wang Nannan, Liu Jing, and Zou Qing had returned to their hometowns yesterday.

Only Han Ting and Du Xinxin were left living at the youth spot, and she decided to sneak in and steal Du Xinxin’s letter.

After mulling over her plan, she made her visit.

Han Ting wasn’t there, only Du Xinxin was in the house, making it convenient for action. She unabashedly schmoozed, "Where are the others from here?"

Du Xinxin found it strange that Li Jinhua had suddenly come over. If she was here for Han Ting, hadn’t she gotten married? "They’ve gone back to their hometown."

"Why don’t you go back too?"

"It’s quite far to my home, and buying a ticket isn’t very convenient," Du Xinxin made an excuse.

Han Ting had asked her yesterday if she hadn’t gone back because something happened at home.

She couldn’t hold back and told him about her family situation.

He supported her decision. Everything was up for discussion except for education, which pertained to her future and was non-negotiable.

Her sister could try to get into university on her own merit.

He offhandedly asked her if she wanted to go to his home.

She was no longer the naive girl who had just arrived, not understanding anything; she knew what he meant.

After thinking it over for a night, she was still undecided.

She planned to ask for Li Qiao’s opinion when he had a day off tomorrow.

Li Jinhua then said, "Aren’t you going to invite me to sit inside?"

Du Xinxin hesitated but, considering it was impolite to turn away a visitor at the door, she invited her in.

"Give me a glass of water," Li Jinhua said unceremoniously, discreetly surveying the layout of the house.

There were rooms on both the left and right sides of the main hall.

Were they separated by gender, men on the left and women on the right?

Responding, Du Xinxin went to get water from the kitchen, as the thermos was in there.

Li Jinhua seized the opportunity to peek into each room, searching for Du Xinxin’s room.

One of the rooms had pillows and blankets on the bed when she pushed the door open, and she guessed it was Du Xinxin’s room. She was about to enter.

As Du Xinxin came in with the water, Li Jinhua had to sit back down. "You know about Li Qiao going to work, right?"

Du Xinxin didn’t plan to tell the other party about Li Qiao’s affairs. After all, their dispute had a long history, and she was on Li Qiao’s side. "If you have anything to ask, you can ask her directly."

"You know the conflict I have with my third sister. Ah! She disliked me when she didn’t get into university and ignored me even more after she did," Li Jinhua insidiously told Du Xinxin about Li Qiao’s snobbery.

But Du Xinxin didn’t catch Li Jinhua’s drift, though she had learned enough about Li Jinhua’s character from classmates and Li Qiao. She became a bit angry and said bluntly, "Isn’t it because you’ve been constantly scheming against her that she has distanced herself from you? I’m a bit sleepy now, so I won’t keep you."

The unmistaken order to leave meant Li Jinhua had to go. She secretly noted the location of Du Xinxin’s room, preparing to return at night to steal it.

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