How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 74 - Coveting Eyes_1

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Li Qiao stopped him.

If Qin Jin got to know Zhao Li, with his temper, he wouldn’t just start a fight, he would bring people to block the other party.

She thought the lesson this time was already impressive enough for Zhao Li.

Spare someone when you can.

She didn’t want to make a big fuss, to avoid him getting hurt and being invited for a “tea talk” with the authorities.

It would just add to the trouble.

She said, “I want to handle matters between classmates myself.”

Qin Jin doubted her capabilities, “You think you can handle it?”

“Let’s walk and talk.” Li Qiao led him in the direction of the forest, making sure no one was around, before she said, “I pretended to faint, but actually I gave her a beating, a really harsh one.”

Qin Jin expressed his skepticism, “You?

Fight?” She was so delicate and tender, his raised voice alone could make her cry, and she dared to fight?

“Really!

I’ve read a book of martial arts secret scrolls and learned martial arts,” Li Qiao insisted with conviction.

Qin Jin almost died laughing.

Li Qiao felt embarrassed.

Her reason was indeed far-fetched, but it was a fact that she knew some moves.

As a girl who cared about being ladylike, she’s hardly ever had to use them, “It’s true.

Feng Dezhong let go of me only after I kicked him low that day.”

To prove she could fight, she revealed the details of how she had escaped after being held hostage that day.

Xun Dong and a few others had seen it.

Qin Jin had always wondered how Feng Dezhong, a strong man, even if distracted, could lose his grip and let her escape so easily.

Now it made sense!

“What book?

Let me see it?”

Li Qiao fudged, “I can’t remember where I put it, but I can teach you.” Qin Jin was hot-tempered and resorted to brawling at the drop of a hat, relying on brute strength.

If he ever met his match, he would be helpless.

She could teach him techniques, and combined with a man’s strength and regular practice, she would be much more at ease when he traveled far in the future.

Qin Jin was excited, “Alright.” He really wanted to see what she could teach.

Li Qiao timely changed the subject, “Who called you here?”

“Li Jinhua.”

“What did she say?” Li Qiao wanted to get the story straight to prevent Li Jinhua from stirring up trouble with exaggerations.

Qin Jin recounted, “She ran home and said you were knocked out by a crazy woman named Zhao Li.”

Li Qiao felt relieved, Li Jinhua hadn’t spread rumors.

…

At that moment, the bell signaling the end of class rang.

Students began trickling out of the classroom, heading towards the cafeteria.

They could easily spot Li Qiao and Qin Jin at the entrance of the classroom.

The two were holding hands.

Liu Lanlan gossiped, “Li Qiao has such thick skin, holding hands with a man in public.”

Hu Xiufang spoke from behind her, “They are a married couple, isn’t it normal for them to hold hands?”

“Oh my goodness!

You scared the life out of me!” Liu Lanlan clutched her chest, then looked disdainfully towards the forest, “It’s okay to hold hands in the house, but why out here?

Aren’t they embarrassed?

Right, Li Jinhua?

You should talk to your parents about it, tell them to discipline Li Qiao.

Look at this, how improper.

Do you think they might start hugging each other too?”

Hu Xiufang interjected, “If you find it embarrassing, simply don’t ever get married and stay a spinster forever; how’s that for being proper?”

“You’re the one who’ll be a spinster.”

Hu Xiufang, “It was you who said it’s improper to be physically close with a man.

If you don’t become a spinster, won’t you have to be just like them and get close?

I fear you’d be even more unrestrained than Li Qiao when the time comes.”

“You, you!

Li Qiao’s lackey!”

“So, you’re calling Li Qiao a dog?

Great!

Her boyfriend is here, let’s have this out!”

Hu Xiufang brought up Qin Jin, and Liu Lanlan backed down, “I can’t be bothered to argue with you!” She took off.

…

At this time, Li Qiao and Qin Jin came out of the forest and headed towards the school gates.

She escorted Qin Jin to the school entrance, went directly to the cafeteria without seeing her lunch box, figured Hu Xiufang took it for her, and went straight to the dormitory.

Hu Xiufang said, “Li Qiao, your meal.”

Li Qiao thanked her, climbed up to her bed to get a can of eel, and found one dollar and twenty cents beside her bed.

“Where did this come from?”

Hu Xiufang glanced at Zhao Li, “Zhao Li put it there.

The teacher must have asked her to give you the money for the medicine back.”

Li Qiao pocketed the money without ceremony and twisted open the can lid.

A faint chili aroma began to drift through the air.

Hu Xiufang said, “Li Qiao, what did you bring?

It smells so good.”

Li Qiao picked up a large set of eel shreds with her chopsticks and placed them into Hu Xiufang’s lunchbox.

“I made it myself, try some.”

Hu Xiufang sandwiched the dish into her corn bread and took a bite, nodding as she said, “Mmm, delicious, it even tastes better than the dishes at the state-run restaurant.

Your cooking skills are really good.

The pork sauce you brought last week was also tasty.”

Li Qiao asked with a smile, “Really?

Or are you just saying that?” She hadn’t been to a restaurant to eat before, so she had no idea of the taste.

She made a mental note to insist that Qin Jin take her out for a meal when they were both free.

Li Jinhua looked on longingly, muttering under her breath, “You give others food but not me.”

Li Qiao’s eyes danced with mischief.

“Jinhua, what are you talking about?

Come and eat, the eel was even sent by your mom.”

“Sent by my mom?” Li Jinhua’s expression shifted slightly.

Oh?

Her mom secretly sent food to Li Qiao?

Was she trying to disown her own daughter?

And there was Li Qiao.

Even after buying a whole bucket of fish and shrimp, she still accepted things from her mom.

Never satisfied.

Jinhua no longer held back.

She grabbed a hefty amount with her chopsticks, stuffed it into her sorghum bun, and munched along with the vegetables, exclaiming how tasty it was three times in succession.

Li Qiao’s cooking skills were unexpectedly excellent.

The original third sister never made dishes that were so flavorful.

“Mom said these were for Jin to nourish his body.

She said it’s good for men.

Since Jin didn’t want them, I cooked them,” Li Qiao mentioned as if it were a casual afterthought.

Li Jinhua was surprised.

“Nourish the body?” Aren’t eels supposed to be good for the kidneys?

Why would he need to be nourished at such a young age?

Was her mom brewing something up?

Li Jinhua decided to ask about it when she went home on Saturday.

Li Qiao confirmed that Jinhua was in the dark about this matter, which made her more suspicious of Dong Lamei’s motives.

Was she hiding it from Jinhua because she feared Jinhua would spill the beans?

What good would her pregnancy do for Dong Lamei and Li Jinhua?

….

During the lunch break, the dormitory supervisor Auntie delivered a pair of red sleeve covers to Li Qiao, saying they were from her partner for her to pass on.

Li Qiao felt the stitching under the sleeve.

Had he seen it already?

Hu Xiufang said, “Your partner is really decent, eh?

He even knows to buy you sleeve covers to hide the torn cuffs.” She had always heard people talk about how Loser Qin was this and that; she thought he was an unreasonable hooligan.

But upon brief contact, he was not like that at all.

He was well-connected, managing to stay in the guesthouse without a permit.

Zhao Li knocked Li Qiao out cold, but he came to ensure his wife was alright before leaving, without holding a grudge against Zhao Li over the incident.

If it had been one of those street ruffians, they would have considered it polite just to extort some ‘nutrition fees’ from Zhao Li.

Li Qiao flashed a bright smile, showcasing her small white teeth.

She put on the sleeve covers and looked them over from left to right, exceedingly pleased.

“My partner is the very best person.

Others have misunderstood him.

It takes three people to make a tiger, and rumors can melt gold.

We’ve been immersed in study for ten years and are considered learned scholars; we mustn’t be like those illiterate village women, spouting filth and defaming people’s reputations behind their backs, right Zhao Li?”

Zhao Li, who was directly addressed: “….”

…

After this incident, Zhao Li became thoroughly well-behaved.

Li Qiao focused single-mindedly on her studies, pouring her energy into them, and in her spare time pointed out the areas where Hu Xiufang was lacking.

Having received guidance from an expert,

Hu Xiufang made rapid progress.

She was able to fill in the gaps in her weak physics and chemistry knowledge.

In English class, she scored full marks on every little exercise.

Li Jinhua, envious, begged Li Qiao to create a study plan for her. freeweɓnovel.cѳm