How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 205 - 207: Living Off a Woman_1

At that moment,

a youthful and clear voice came from outside.

"Is Sir Xue at home?"

It was Qin Jin.

Xue Sufen instinctively wanted to hide, but Xue Lingfeng said, "Sufen, go make some tea. We have goji berries at home, right? Brew a cup for Qin Jin too."

Xue Sufen was caught in a dilemma, not knowing whether to stay or go: "I have a bit of a stomach..."

Old Mr. Xue said, "Even if you need to go now, you must first brew the tea for me!"

Xue Sufen: "...."

Xue Lingqing wanted to cover for Xue Sufen, but just then his mother, who had been upstairs with his sister-in-law, suddenly called out to him, and he had to go.

Qin Jin arrived at the doorstep carrying a bucket of fish and was warmly welcomed by Old Mr. Xue, "These fish look quite good; your fishing skills aren’t bad at all."

Jiang Wanqiu came down from upstairs and said, "I remember when Qin was young, he also loved fishing and could spend a whole day by the river."

Qin Jin thought to himself, how would you know that my grandfather could squat by the river for a day?

Were you like Xue Sufen, chasing after my grandfather to become pen pals when you were young?

Xue Sufen, now resigned to her fate, made tea for Qin Jin.

When she brought it over, she tried to sound as calm as possible, "Your tea."

Qin Jin glanced at the tea and saw impurities. The goji berries were definitely not rinsed.

Was it on purpose, or is she just sloppy?

Old Mr. Xue scolded, "You? So impolite. I don’t know how your parents taught you."

Xue Lingfeng felt embarrassed, "Jin is younger than Sufen, right?"

Qin Jin replied, "Sir Xue, I’m twenty," to Mr. Xue.

"Actual age or nominal age?"

"Nominal."

"Then you’re the same age as Sufen, what month were you born?" Old Mr. Xue asked in detail.

Qin Jin stated his birth month and date.

Old Mr. Xue said, "Then you’re half a month older than Sufen; Sufen indeed should call you ’brother.’ Sufen!"

Xue Sufen cleared her throat, "Brother."

Qin Jin responded with a smile that was not quite a smile, "It’s not that much of a difference, just calling each other by name is fine." He wasn’t used to other women calling him ’brother,’ especially the one in front of him—he found her annoying.

He wanted to hear his wife call him ’Jin brother,’ but she used the excuse that her registered age was older than his on the household registration book to have him call her ’sister’ instead.

Old Mr. Xue insisted, "Being one day older is still older."

Xue Lingfeng asked, "What are you up to these days, Jin?"

Qin Jin answered, "I’m not up to much. A few days ago, I met a couple of friends who were kindred spirits, and we planned to go fishing together."

Xue Sufen, upon hearing this, looked down on him in silence.

She knew it; there must be a rascal hanging around Li Qiao. Initially, she thought it was Li Qiao’s parents, but now she sees it’s Qin Jin—birds of a feather flock together. He has no culture, does he?

Such a grown man, not doing anything proper, can fishing really bring food to the table?

She used to be quite jealous that Li Qiao had managed to find such a handsome partner, but now she realized that good looks were only skin-deep.

He was rotten on the inside.

She wondered if Li Qiao would regret getting married when faced with such a person.

After all, the male classmates from university, though not as good-looking as Qin Jin, were far more talented and also had decent jobs after graduation.

Old Mr. Xue laughed, "Haha, when I was young, I also liked hanging out with friends of similar interests."

Qin Jin got along well with Old Mr. Xue, who shared stories of his youthful days in the military with Qin Jin.

Qin Jin was also generous with his tales, talking about going out with friends to buy antiques.

Xue Lingfeng asked, "Buying antiques? Aren’t you afraid of getting caught?"

Qin Jin said, "It’s scary during transactions. At the beginning, I even lost several shoes while running." Back then he was also young and didn’t understand the ways of the world, too rash and high-profile in his dealings. It was common for him to be sorted out by others. After taking a few losses, he naturally got wiser.

Xue Lingfeng queried, "In the place where you live, doesn’t anyone suspect how well you live and report you?"

"I haven’t made much money, what’s there to report me for?" Qin Jin said with a frank expression.

Before he got married, he had never quite understood the intricacies of this line of work, barely making enough to cover the daily expenses for himself and his grandmother.

Later, he found a source and began dealing with buyers directly, which finally gave him some financial breathing room.

But now he did fewer deals, so even if someone reported him, there wouldn’t be any evidence to find.

He would even counteraccuse the other party of slander.

Having a college-student wife, sending the other party to sit in jail for a few months wasn’t a problem.

"So the household relies on the wife now?" Xue Lingfeng inquired.

"Yep, living off my wife." Qin Jin said.

Old Mr. Xue burst into laughter, the first time he’d heard someone speaking so brazenly about being a kept man. "Qiaoqiao doesn’t mind?"

Qin Jin was about to answer.

A gentle voice came through, just as he heard it:

"Jin, come back for dinner."

"Coming!" Qin Jin said, "Sir Xue, Madam Xue, Mr. Xue, do come visit us at home when you’re free." He rushed off in a hurry.

Jiang Wanqiu sneered, "This kid has no ambition! Li Qiao is still young, and they don’t have kids yet. Wait till she gets a bit older, she’ll know how troublesome it is to marry this kind of man. When picking a partner, you need someone like our younger brother, with good education, good looks, and culture. A respectable job."

Old Mr. Xue said, "Qiaoqiao is not foolish, in fact, she’s even shrewder than you. Jin’s words are only believed by you." The child had been dealing in antiques on his own since he was fifteen; what type of people hadn’t he seen? His thoughts were far more complicated.

Far beyond his peers.

The things he said, nine out of ten couldn’t be trusted.

If Xiangjun’s grandson were truly a kept man, she would have been irate by now.

Seeing her happy and chuckling every day, you knew how successful her grandson was.

On the surface, it seemed like Qiaoqiao was supporting the family, but in reality, it must be Jin.

They’re a family of clever people.

Making a fortune in silence.

....

When Qin Jin got home, Li Qiao reproached him, "You took so long to give away a fish."

"I was chatting with Sir Xue. Is your paper written? Tomorrow is Saturday, do you want to watch a movie in the evening if you have time?"

"It’s done, I submitted it today, I might even get paid for it. You can pick me up from school at noon tomorrow, and we can go straight to have fun in the streets." Li Qiao felt she had neglected him lately because she was busy with her thesis, so she planned to spend time with him the next day.

Qin Jin’s lips curled into a smile, "Deal." He prodded further, "What did the school say about Cheng Shuqin’s matter?" He had been busy socializing in the last few days and hadn’t paid as much attention to his wife.

Money could be earned slowly, but he couldn’t afford to neglect his wife.

If he wasn’t careful and she left, where would he find her?

Li Qiao said, "It’s on her record." It would be difficult for Cheng Shuqin to be accepted by a good employer after graduation.

But it wasn’t without hope.

The school had a regulation that if a student with a mark on their record showed excellent behavior for two years, the blemish could be erased.

Given Cheng Shuqin’s personality, the likelihood of her not causing trouble was slim.

There was also the matter of someone sneakily plagiarizing her thesis, which she still had to investigate. It would be ideal to find the first draft; otherwise, if it ended up in the wrong hands with malicious intent, there would be more trouble ahead for her.

Qin Jin was very dissatisfied with the outcome, thinking what if Qiaoqiao couldn’t defend herself, would the scoundrel not have succeeded?

Wouldn’t that ruin her life?

He said viciously, "Expulsion wouldn’t be too much."

Li Qiao agreed, but the teachers, considering the difficulty of getting into Beijing University, wanted to give the violator a chance to reform.

As a student, she couldn’t exactly question the teachers’ decision, could she?

Instead of wasting time arguing, she preferred to read a few more pages.

Because the knowledge she gained was her own.

The couple stood in the courtyard chatting, away from Old Mrs. Qin.

Old Mrs. Qin poked her head out of the kitchen and urged, "Time for dinner." She chatted away during the day, but things were quiet at night.

The house was colder at night than her own room.

If a young couple weren’t close, how could their relationship be good?