How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 227 - 229: Rumor_1

"It doesn’t need to sound perfect, as long as it’s understandable," Li Qiao said. Although outsiders might find her pronunciation accurate, she still had an accent, which she didn’t see as a problem. Language is just a tool for communication, there’s no need for overly high standards.

Plastic English, everyone can understand the meaning.

Feeling encouraged, Qin Jin decided to learn. "Teach me when you have time." freewebnoveℓ.com

Li Qiao naturally agreed, seeing her partner’s enthusiasm as a good thing. "Sure. I’ll handle the night school stuff too." Mr. Che’s relative was a teacher at the night school.

Previously, she proactively asked her classmates if any of their family members were interested in attending night school to improve themselves.

Several local students inquired about enrollment.

She would also ask Mr. Che about it tomorrow.

Qin Jin suddenly chuckled, "It feels like I’m relying on my wife."

Li Qiao laughed too, "Then you’ll need to listen to me well."

"I always listen to you in bed."

Li Qiao: "..." So indecent!

....

They entered the yard one after the other.

Old Mrs. Qin approached with concern, "Where did you go? You said you’d be back soon; I thought you were just going to the toilet. Isn’t it cold? Sit by the stove to warm up."

After sitting down, Li Qiao patiently recounted the process of submitting her work and receiving a new assignment, and she mentioned using the payment to switch to a bigger house.

Old Mrs. Qin was reluctant to move because the house was decorated by her grandson, and there were even paintings on the wall done by the granddaughter-in-law. "Isn’t it nice living here? The teacher also lives nearby; you can ask him for help anytime you want. Isn’t that convenient? You’re not allowed to move."

Old Mrs. Qin was rarely so assertive.

Li Qiao: "But we still need to buy a house."

Qin Jin: "Buying a house isn’t urgent. It’s better to use the extra money for my business."

Old Mrs. Qin disagreed, "How unbecoming is it to use your wife’s money?"

Qin Jin was embarrassed; he didn’t want to take it, but what could he do if his wife had it?

Li Qiao thought it was feasible, "I’ll give it to you when I have the payment."

"Alright!" Qin Jin’s smile grew bigger.

Old Mrs. Qin showed her disdain as she prepared to return to her room, adding before she left, "You’ll have to pay it back."

"What I earn in the future will all go to her," Qin Jin said earnestly.

Old Mrs. Qin thought to herself that there was no need to give everything to the wife, but in front of her granddaughter-in-law, she didn’t want to say it outright. She thought she’d bring it up with her grandson when they were alone, but then wondered why bother talking about it when no money had been earned yet? Besides, the money wasn’t hers to earn, so it could go to whomever she wished.

Matters of the younger generation shouldn’t be interfered with by the elders.

Li Qiao said with a beaming smile, "Great!" Whether she was given the money or not, it didn’t matter to her.

She had her own allowance and extra earnings.

She wasn’t concerned about it.

....

The next morning, Li Qiao returned to the school to inform the headteacher of her end of leave, and she asked about enrolling in night school for accounting: "Mr. Che, my partner wants to get an accounting certification. Can we register with you?"

"I can help you with the registration, but he still needs to come to the school for enrollment," Mr. Che said. "What’s your partner’s name? How old is he? Where does he live?"

Li Qiao answered all the questions.

After taking notes, Mr. Che said, "Wait for my message before going to register."

Li Qiao expressed her thanks, left, and headed back to her dormitory. Along the way, she ran into several familiar classmates who all cast strange looks at her. She greeted them, but they didn’t respond, which she found quite odd. She entered her dormitory and found only Ma Hongxiang there.

"Are you feeling better?"

Li Qiao said, "Yes." She gathered her books and left with Ma Hongxiang.

Class started at eight o’clock, and it was already 7:45.

The dormitory was some distance from the classroom, so the two of them hurried along.

Ma Hongxiang looked around cautiously and spoke in a low voice, "Li Qiao, let me tell you something. The school doctor was arrested, right? Someone said they saw you doing something indecent with him in the medical office, and that’s why you accused the other student of molestation. There’s another rumor—I’m warning you, don’t get upset. They’re saying you’re pregnant, and the child is the school doctor’s, so your boyfriend came yesterday to ask for leave, which was to take you for an abortion. It’s been spread around several classes already."

Li Qiao let out a breath and took another deep one. "Somebody said? You heard it from somebody? Who exactly said it?" That was just too wicked.

"It was Lv Qian from our class," Ma Hongxiang honestly replied.

Li Qiao didn’t have a strong impression of her, but at this moment, she felt a bitter resentment: "I’ll find her right now!" And she ran off.

Ma Hongxiang chased after her, "Don’t tell her I told you."

Li Qiao, anxious, didn’t forget to assure her, "Don’t worry!"

What would normally be a ten-minute walk, she did in three, bursting into the classroom and, in front of all her classmates, grabbed Lv Qian by the collar: "Who told you I was doing something shameful with the school doctor in the medical office? And going home for an abortion—what nonsense! Have you ever seen someone as lively as a dragon after an abortion the day before?" Luckily, she had gone to a large hospital and had only been sick for one day.

What if she had stayed home for two or three days? Wouldn’t that solidify the rumor of her abortion?

The classmates were stunned and began whispering amongst themselves.

A male classmate asked Xue Sufen, "I remember you and Li Qiao are in the same dorm. Is the story about her and the school doctor true?"

Xue Sufen had also heard about it early in the morning. Although she deeply resented Li Qiao for causing her to lose half a tooth, if she were to simply confirm the rumors about Li Qiao, it wouldn’t just destroy Li Qiao—it could even lead to her own family members killing her. She corrected him: "Of course it’s not true! Think about it, it’s simply not possible. Her grandmother often goes to the library to save her a seat; as soon as her class ends, she’s there, sometimes even accompanied by Professor Xue. When would she have the time to fool around with the school doctor? Besides, Li Qiao’s boyfriend..." That damn hooligan, she really didn’t want to compliment him. She grinded her posterior teeth: "Is far better looking than that old school doctor, and she’s not blind. Why would she settle for the school doctor?"

Lv Qian was dumbfounded by the sudden turn of events and it took her a moment to respond, stammering, "I—I just heard it from others on the way."

Li Qiao demanded, "Who did you hear it from? If you don’t make things clear today, no one will have peace!" Decades later, society became more tolerant, but the love announcement between a beautiful reporter and an athlete was blown up by the athlete’s girlfriend exposing the reporter as a homewrecker.

Public opinion instantly turned against the female reporter.

She had followed the news of the reporter disappearing from the TV station for quite some time.

Moreover, in today’s society, such rumors were fatal to her reputation and future.

Was it Cheng Shuqin’s doing?

In the school, only the two of them were at odds.

"I heard it, heard it on the road... I don’t know them," Lv Qian said.

"You spread rumors without verification, just wait!" Li Qiao, without attending her class, directly submitted a complaint letter to the school.

She also went to the hospital to get checked by a doctor, who certified that she had not undergone an abortion.

Then she went to the nearby police station to report defamation.

After that, she took the doctor’s certificate to Mr. Che to explain everything and asked for justice.

Mr. Che was shocked, "Such a thing has happened?"

"It’s been spread around several nearby classes," Li Qiao said soberly.

Rumors fly with just a word, but quashing them requires running one’s legs off.

She hadn’t attended any classes today, fearing the situation would spiral out of control to the point where everyone knew, and it would be too late to clarify.

Mr. Che called for an urgent class meeting, sternly questioning Lv Qian in front of everyone, "Who did you hear it from? Spreading such unverified rumors, do you realize you could ruin someone’s life?"

After Li Qiao left, Lv Qian began to panic, fearing that she would tell the teacher. And just as she’d feared, it happened. But others in the class were discussing it too, and she didn’t understand why Li Qiao singled her out. It was just her bad luck. She only had one line of defense: "I—I also heard it, and I wasn’t the only one in the class talking about it."