How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 201 - 203: Filial Piety_1

Li Qiao’s lips curled slightly, not needing to ask she also knew the teacher pressured Cheng Shuqin. "Is there something you can’t say in front of the other students?"

Cheng Shuqin pressed her lips tightly, her heart bleeding with hate. Li Qiao must have guessed her intention, yet she wanted to embarrass her in front of the students, how despicable! Yet, she couldn’t retort at the moment: "It’s... some private matters, not good to say directly."

"We are not that close, what private matters do we need to discuss behind the students’ backs?"

With one sentence from Li Qiao, Cheng Shuqin felt more embarrassed: "I... I want to apologize for what I did to you before. I’m sorry!"

Li Qiao played dumb: "What have you done that warrants an apology?" freewebnσvel.cѳm

Xue Sufen figured out the reason, it was probably because Cheng Shuqin hired thugs to block Li Qiao and it got reported to the school, leading to Cheng Shuqin’s punishment.

Ma Hongxiang asked with confusion: "Cheng Shuqin, what did you do? Li Qiao plagiarizing Xue Sufen’s paper, that can’t be related to you, can it?"

The words hit Cheng Shuqin’s ears like she was being directly accused of stealing the paper, and she bristled like a cat whose tail was stepped on. "Stop talking nonsense!"

Ma Hongxiang said honestly: "I’m just guessing, sorry." Why so fierce?

Li Qiao was enlightened, maybe the paper really was stolen by Cheng Shuqin, using it to stir up trouble between her and Xue Sufen.

After all, the two had eased their relationship somewhat because their elders were old acquaintances.

She chimed in: "What are you in such a hurry for? Feeling guilty?"

Cheng Shuqin felt her chest fill with hatred, but she didn’t dare to burst out, turning it all into tears streaming down her face. Sniffling, she said: "It wasn’t me who took it, can we step outside to speak for a moment?"

Li Qiao flatly refused, if it had been right after she time-traveled, she would have naively agreed to Cheng Shuqin’s request for forgiveness, because in her mind, to know one’s mistakes and correct them is very commendable. But Li Jinhua’s actions had taught her that repeatedly forgiving others’ mistakes was equivalent to indulging and fostering their arrogance.

Cheng Shuqin had no choice but to put the apology aside for now.

Writing a self-criticism was equally urgent after all.

Speaking of which, it was also Xue Sufen’s fault. If Xue Sufen hadn’t targeted Li Qiao from the start, she wouldn’t have opposed Li Qiao at all.

She wouldn’t swallow this resentment easily.

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After giving Cheng Shuqin a hard time, Li Qiao was in a good mood and as soon as she got home, she told Qin Jin about Cheng Shuqin’s situation.

Qin Jin said, "Serves her right!" He wasn’t too willing to talk about Cheng Shuqin, pulling her into the house, he presented something like a treasured gift: "I heard Beijing’s winter is colder than our hometown by seven or eight degrees. Isn’t Liu Er into fur? I secretly had him find a tailor to make you a mink coat. Look, there’s even a hat, is it stylish? Just received it today."

Li Qiao gasped at the sight , a black coat with fur all in one.

The fur was shiny and smooth.

When worn, warmth was unmistakable.

But it was so bulky and large.

Was it really made for her?

She tried the hat on her head, but it was too loose and would fall off if she tilted her head, not fitting at all.

She felt slightly disappointed, then said: "It’s so big, I bet you could wear it."

Qin Jin frowned: "Damn Liu Er, he didn’t make it to my size, did he?"

Li Qiao: "Why don’t you try it on?"

Qin Jin slipped it on, and it fit perfectly. "Damn! It’s really my size."

Li Qiao took a quick look and thought he looked quite handsome.

Particularly stylish.

She thought to herself, didn’t you make it for yourself, and out of fear that I’d be upset, pretended it was for me?

She noticed his shoelaces had come undone and squatted down to tie them for him.

Qin Jin: "I can do it." How could he let his fairy-like college student wife tie his shoelaces?

Just as he knelt down, there was a terrifying scream.

Both turned their heads towards the door at the same time.

Old Mrs. Qin’s face turned pale, and her body lurched backward.

Qin Jin took three steps in two strides and caught Old Mrs. Qin just as she was about to fall, "Grandma, did you have an encounter with a ghost?"

Old Mrs. Qin regained her senses and energetically slapped Qin Jin’s arm, "You rascal! Dressed up like that, from behind I thought some big black bear from who knows where had come in to gnaw on Qiaoqiao."

Li Qiao burst into tears of laughter. A big black bear? To gnaw on her?

Qin Jin immediately took off his coat.

After calming down, Old Mrs. Qin said, "These clothes are nice, thick and warm." When she was young, she had many fur shawls, but unfortunately, she left in such a hurry that she didn’t bring a single one.

They were surely plundered by others.

If only they had been handed down, she could have given them to her granddaughter-in-law, who surely would have looked prettier in them.

Li Qiao: "The stores have them for sale now, I’ll take you shopping for one this weekend." According to her local classmates, it usually started snowing at the beginning of November.

Now that it was October, it was time to prepare winter clothing.

Grandma’s cotton-padded jackets were all filled with old cotton and patched up on the outside.

At the end of last year, Jin indeed brought back a cotton-padded jacket, but wearing it here, it was clearly a bit thin.

The elderly cannot retain heat in their bodies, making winter especially tough, so it was essential to make good preparations for warmth.

Old Mrs. Qin happily agreed, her granddaughter-in-law was really filial!

Qin Jin was concerned about the wrong size of the clothes made by Liu Er and waited for Old Mrs. Qin to return to her room before sitting at the desk to write a letter of inquiry.

The next day, Li Qiao brought the letter to school and dropped it into the school’s mailbox on her way.

Passing by the porter’s lodge, she caught a glimpse of Xue Sufen’s name written on the blackboard by the door.

There was a note beneath it.

Please tell this student to collect their mail if you know them.

She hesitated, wondering if she should meddle. Just then, Sufen appeared at the entrance of the porter’s lodge, and upon seeing this, Li Qiao walked away quickly, only to be called back after a few steps.

"Li Qiao."

Li Qiao stopped in her tracks, "What do you want with me?"

"I have never written a paper, and yet there’s a journal that returned a paper of mine. Wouldn’t you like to see if it was the one you wrote?" Xue Sufen was extremely puzzled, and suddenly she remembered what Ma Hongxiang had said.

The disappearance of the paper might be related to Cheng Shuqin.

And regarding Li Qiao’s paper, it required her uncle’s guidance.

Even if she had lost Li Qiao’s manuscript, Li Qiao would not be able to do anything to her due to her uncle’s face.

Would this not create a conflict between the two of them?

Li Qiao gave Xue Sufen a look and took the express package, saying, "I’ll take a look."

Xue Sufen: "Hmm."

Li Qiao only needed to see the beginning to confirm it was indeed her paper, but the handwriting was not hers.

There was also a letter inside acknowledging the merit in her argumentation but pointing out a few areas where the process was not rigorous, hoping she would revise and resubmit it.

Li Qiao: "It’s almost certain that it was stolen by Cheng Shuqin, deliberately written under your name, trying to stir up a conflict between you and me." Shuqin might have thought she would take revenge on Sufen. She really did feel like beating her up, but what could she do when her uncle was her teacher?

Moreover, he was a decent person; as long as the discussion was study-related, he would spare no effort in teaching.

How could she need him on the one hand, and beat up his niece on the other?

Xue Sufen: "This isn’t Cheng Shuqin’s handwriting."

Li Qiao was dumbfounded. If the stolen paper wasn’t taken by Shuqin, then who? She speculated aloud, "Someone else could have copied it."

Xue Sufen said, "I’ll ask around."

Li Qiao: "She might not admit it without evidence." She had heard that Shuqin was to be disciplined with a recorded demerit; if she got involved in this paper mess too, she’d probably be expelled, right?