How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 24 - Pleasing to the Eye_1

24: Chapter 24: Pleasing to the Eye_1

24 -24: Pleasing to the Eye_1

The next day, Li Qiao woke up to the crowing roosters and stretched, accidentally bumping into the person behind her.

Turning her head, she caught sight of the youth’s peaceful sleeping face, which seemed more careless than usual.

At this moment, his long eyelashes hung low, and angled shafts of sunlight filtered through the window, softly spilling over his refined profile, casting faint shadows.

So handsome.

She rolled over to face him, propping herself up on her arm to admire him.

Caught off guard, the young man opened his eyes, and with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile, he said, “Peeking at me?”

Li Qiao’s face flushed red—wasn’t he a heavy sleeper?

Especially since last night she didn’t even know what time he came back, but today he was up so early.

She feigned composure, “Do I need to sneak a look?

Can’t I watch whenever I want?”

Sitting up, she reached for the clothes at the end of the bed, her palm-sized waist indented as she leaned forward, accentuating her figure.

Qin Jin’s eyes widened slightly, his heartbeat became erratic, and his breathing turned labored.

Instinctively reaching towards her, Li Qiao passed him his clothes as well, “It’s getting late, we better hurry and get ready to visit relatives.”

“Oh,” Qin Jin took the clothes, while she had already slipped on a bulky flower-patterned cotton-padded coat that hid her enchanting curves.

He had to look away, pausing before asking, “Why aren’t you wearing the coat I gave you?”

Li Qiao, “It’s too thin.

I’ll wear it when it’s warmer.” She quickly put on her clothes and went out to clean up after straightening the bed.

After breakfast, she also packed two sanitary pads into her pocket for emergency use, then set off with Qin Jin, carrying presents to her mother’s house.

Passing by the entrance of the village, Li Qiao’s peripheral vision instinctively glanced towards the first crime scene, and Feng Dezhong’s figure caught her eye.

He was actually there—could he be the murderer?

It seemed the other party sensed someone watching him and looked up.

Li Qiao tightened up inside, immediately hugging Qin Jin’s waist and burying her face in his back, her heart pounding wildly.

Qin Jin turned his head and could only catch a glimpse of her round head.

Everything about her used to annoy him, but now, everything seemed pleasing to the eye.

He even felt a strange impulse from heart to body that made him anxious yet curious to explore.

…

Li Family in Tulou Village.

Dong Lamei had been standing at the door early, waiting to welcome the two.

As soon as the car stopped, she helped with the presents.

She was still saying, “Didn’t you just bring meat over the other day?

Why bring more again?

Has Jin recently struck it rich or something?”

Qin Jin laughed, “No, no.”

Upon seeing Li Shengcai, there was the passing of cigarettes and the lighting of them.

Li Shengcai, with a cigarette in hand, furrowed his brow and took a deep drag, his voice deep as he said, “I heard you got arrested the other day, I was worried.

Everything okay?”

“Who’s the bastard spreading that?

They just invited me over for a chat to ask about things,” Qin Jin also started to smoke, even blowing smoke rings towards Li Qiao.

Choked by the smoke, Li Qiao coughed incessantly and glared at him before getting up to move away.

Li Jinhua followed her, “Big sis, didn’t you say your brother-in-law bought you a wool coat?

Why aren’t you wearing it today since it’s warm?

I wanted to see it.”

Li Qiao raised an eyebrow—both Qin Jin and Li Jinhua asked why she wasn’t wearing the wool coat.

Was it a coincidence?

Faced with Li Jinhua’s smart look, she smiled, “It would look funny with the old cotton shoes and pants under the wool coat, doesn’t match.” She wouldn’t possibly go out looking so ridiculous; she preferred the big cotton coat and pants, warmer that way.

Li Jinhua opened her mouth but couldn’t say anything for a while.

If Li Qiao didn’t wear the red coat, would she still go into the haystacks with Cai Hechuan?

“Qiaoqiao.”

It was her older and second sisters with their families.

“Big sis, second sis, what a coincidence that you’ve come together?” Li Qiao greeted them joyfully.

“Auntie.”

“Auntie.”

The children from her sisters’ families affectionately called her.

Dong Lamei, hearing them, hurried out the door to also help with the gifts.

Li Qiao didn’t recognize a few of her nephews, but she prepared red envelopes and waved them in front of their eyes, “You get one if you can write your name.”

The two little ones immediately began to cry upon hearing this, as they hadn’t started school and couldn’t write.

Li Qiao said, “You’ll get a red envelope if you can tell me your full name.”

And like that, Li Qiao spent fifty cents to get to know five of her nephews.

The eldest sister and the second sister entered the room to greet Li Shengcai before seeking out Li Qiao to ask about Qin Jin.

Confirming that Qin Jin was not involved in the case, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Eldest sister Li Jiaoyang was still shaken, “I heard about it last night and was about to ask at your place, but your brother-in-law said that it’s unsafe to walk the night roads so late.

We could ask early in the morning.

I was so anxious I didn’t sleep all night.

Early in the morning, I took your second sister to your place, and your grandma said you had gone to visit relatives.

Otherwise, we would have been there earlier.”

“You actually went all the way to my house?” Li Qiao was quite touched, as her sisters truly cared about her even though they each had their own families and weren’t as free.

The two sisters chatted with her for a while before being called away by their children.

Li Qiao moved to the earthen slope at the doorway and gazed at the endless fields and low hills in the distance.

One day, she would leave this place.

Li Jinhua observed Li Qiao’s movements and noticed that she looked in the direction of Cai Hechuan’s house for a moment before heading down the slope toward the village entrance.

Li Jinhua’s eyes gleamed; history indeed never changed.

She stealthily followed behind, only returning after witnessing Li Qiao meet with Cai Hechuan.

…

On the other hand, Li Qiao never expected to encounter Cai Hechuan.

Just as her period came suddenly, she wanted to go to the toilet to change into a clean sanitary napkin.

Since the current sanitary pads didn’t have adhesive on the back, she’d forgotten to bring a safety pin to secure it and had to buy one from the convenience store.

“I heard Qin Jin got caught for murder,” Cai Hechuan said as if enjoying a drama.

“Who said that?

Bullshit!” Li Qiao swore before covering her mouth.

She’d picked up bad habits from rubbing shoulders with Loser Qin!

Cai Hechuan: “…”

Li Qiao entered the store and asked for two safety pins, ignoring Cai Hechuan.

After finding a clean toilet and changing, she was preparing to return to her mother’s home when she saw Qin Jin with his hands in his pockets, walking towards her.

“Jin,” Li Qiao ran over to him.

“Why did you come out from home?”

“To buy cigarettes,” Qin Jin’s eyes held a hint of danger.

“What about you?

What are you doing out here?”

“I had to use the toilet.

Can’t you just quit smoking?”

“Got a nicotine craving,” Qin Jin admitted.

Li Qiao’s eyes darted.

“I have a way to stop your nicotine craving.

Smoking is bad; you should quit.”

Qin Jin: “What’s your way?” Now with a wife to support and soon her education to fund, the expense of smoking was something he indeed thought about quitting.

But the craving was unbearable when it hit.

“Come with me,” Li Qiao led him toward the village entrance.

Qin Jin scanned around: “Is your idea to have me smoke the northwesterly wind?”

Li Qiao pursed her lips with a smile and was the first to crawl into the hay stack: “Come on in.”

Curious about what she intended, Qin Jin followed her into the stack.

The space inside was fairly large, even with two people, Li Qiao had enough room to move freely.

She mimicked scenes from TV, sat on his lap, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Qin Jin felt as if a buzz went through his brain, losing the ability to command his actions, and remained as still as wood.

The next second, his lips softened.

The blood in his veins seemed to rush straight to his head.

Before he could process the sensation, the girl backed away, her voice soft and coy, “Now you don’t have the craving for a smoke, right?”

Qin Jin took a deep breath, his eyes deepened: “Not anymore.”

How could anyone resist this?

Once is chance, twice is familiar; Qin Jin quickly took the initiative.

Worried things might go too far, Li Qiao pushed him away and informed him that it wasn’t the right time for her and that they needed to wait a few days.

Qin Jin felt as if he had gone mad.

Wait a few more days?

How was he supposed to get through the upcoming days?

“You started this; you’re responsible for it.”

Li Qiao covered her face, emitting a shy “mm-hmm” sound, ready to employ all her knowledge, when she heard the sound of footsteps.

“Someone is coming this way, I’m afraid of being seen,” Li Qiao worriedly said.

Qin Jin didn’t care, “You’re not sneaking around; what’s there to be afraid of?

Besides, who can see us inside this hay stack?

Hurry up.”

Li Qiao: “…”