How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 26 - Sharp_1
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After calming his emotions, Li Qiao returned to his mother’s home with Qin Jin.
From a distance, they could see a crowd of onlookers gathered at the door, Dong Lamei’s affected scolding and Li Jinhua’s cries carried far and wide.
Qin Jin looked unfazed, “What are you all doing standing around here?”
The neighbors wore indulgent smiles, “You young people, isn’t it enough to stay inside?
You just have to seek thrills outside.”
Li Qiao felt utterly mortified, his face swiftly flushed red, and his pace involuntarily slowed, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
“It’s not like you’re being bothered,” Qin Jin grumbled and reached out to knock on the door, “Li Jinhua!
Get out here and apologize to your sister.”
Li Jinhua’s face, which had been injured by him earlier, had just healed, but today it was swollen again, and her nose even seemed a bit crooked.
Would she lose a layer of skin if encountered head-on?
Terrified, she ran into the room without looking back.
“You shameless girl, you still have the face to hide!” Dong Lamei scolded while opening the door for Qin Jin, “Jin, it’s Jinhua who’s in the wrong here.
Your dad and I have already punished her.”
Li Shengcai echoed, “If she dares to spout nonsense again, I won’t let her off.”
The eldest sister and the second sister were very dissatisfied.
Your attitude towards Qiaoqiao was not like this before.
Especially dad.
He was ready to beat her to death just on Li Jinhua’s say-so.
Now that Li Jinhua is the one who made the mistake, he’s trying to gloss over it with a careless remark.
The favoritism was all too evident.
Indeed, with a stepmother comes a stepfather.
Qin Jin wasn’t about to let it go.
He had already shown restraint for the sake of his in-laws by not pursuing the first incident when she touched him.
This was the second time.
If he continued to endure, wouldn’t others think he was easy to bully?
But he wasn’t planning to make a spectacle of it either, so he casually locked the door behind him.
Standing in the center of the courtyard, he spoke bluntly, “It may be hard for you to believe, but Li Jinhua touched me on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
She also said that Li Qiao wasn’t a virgin, but she was very pure, and told me to take her.”
He was confused and unable to comprehend what she meant by ‘want’.
All he knew was that her behavior was inappropriate, and it wasn’t until today’s incident with Li Qiao in the hayloft that he understood Li Jinhua’s intentions.
It sickened him.
The freak dared to harbor such thoughts about him.
The noise in the courtyard abruptly ceased.
Everyone was in disbelief that Li Jinhua could do such a thing, not to mention that Qin Jin was already married to Li Qiao.
Even if he were single, no decent family’s daughter would be willing to marry him.
Furthermore, Li Jinhua was still a high school student.
Several potential suitors had better conditions than Qin Jin.
“Jinhua fancies you?
Are you trying to ruin our reputation?” Dong Lamei exploded, her face full of disdain, “No offense, but with your family’s situation, your reputation, what does Jinhua see in you?
If it weren’t for Qiaoqiao being seen after you pulled her out of the river causing a huge stir, I would never have allowed her father to marry her to you.”
In just a few sentences, she not only questioned Qin Jin’s account but also belittled him as utterly worthless.
At the same time, she set herself up as a model good mother.
Qin Jin’s anger flared, “Wasn’t it you who came to propose first?”
She made it sound as if he was begging to marry her, when in fact, based on Li Qiao’s prior behavior, he looked down on her completely.
Dong Lamei was at a loss for words, but quickly changed her tune, “Qiaoqiao, do you believe it?
Speak justice, do you think your sister would seduce your man?”
Li Qiao’s earlier suspicions had been confirmed by Qin Jin, and he wasn’t very surprised.
But based solely on his guess and Qin Jin’s words, it wasn’t enough to convince anyone.But she had to demand an explanation for the smearing of her reputation, “She knows best whether she’s seduced Jin or not, whether she’s said I’m not a pure maiden or not.
What I want to ask is, why did she spread rumors about me and Cai Hechuan getting into the hayloft?
And even brought along the entire family, young and old, to go there.
Was it to catch an adulterer in the act?”
Dong Lamei choked again.
The eldest sister and the second sister demanded that Li Jinhua come out and face Li Qiao to give an explanation.
Li Jinhua was so frightened that she dared not utter a sound; she couldn’t comprehend how the situation had escalated to this point.
But avoiding the issue was not a solution either, so she thought up an excuse and said weakly, “I, I saw you meeting with Cai Hechuan near the small shop.
I was worried you would make a mistake with him, so I went home and told our parents.
My intention was to have them persuade you to reconsider and live a stable life.
I didn’t expect it to blow up like this.”
Li Qiao laughed dryly, “Is that so?
But weren’t you the one who always encouraged me to pursue true love bravely?
If I were together with Cai Hechuan, wouldn’t you have normally covered for me given your past behavior?
Why did you go back and tell our parents then?
Could it be that you’ve always disliked me and set me up deliberately?
Or did you want to tell Jin so that he could catch us himself?
Jin can’t stand flaws in his eye.
If he had caught me and Cai Hechuan in the hayloft today, he would certainly divorce me.
Being someone who has divorced twice, with a bad reputation on top of that, as our mother says, who would want him?
If at that time, a high school student who was dead set on him…”
Li Qiao didn’t finish her sentence.
Everyone else understood clearly.
Dong Lamei was stunned.
Li Qiao was brought up by her since she was five and knew her personality like the back of her hand.
She was timid yet prideful, and Dong Lamei was confident she could manipulate her.
Hadn’t Li Qiao followed her advice, even though hesitantly, in marrying Qin Jin?
So how had her words become so sharp now?
Every word and sentence hit where it hurt the most.
Compared to her daughter, she seemed like a fool.
Dong Lamei cursed Li Jinhua in her heart a thousand times, but with a pained and troubled face, she said, “Qiaoqiao, Jinhua is your sister, how could you disparage her like this?”
The eldest sister and the second sister grew furious:
“How did we disparage her?
Jin is handsome, tall, and well-built.
Which young woman or bride wouldn’t take another look at him when passing by on the road?
Jinhua must be drawn to his good looks.”
“Exactly, Jin is such a handsome and generous man.
How many in the entire commune can match his handsome figure?
And he never visits his mother’s home empty-handed, always bringing tobacco, alcohol, meat, and eggs.
“Mother, didn’t you just say today that out of all your sons-in-law, Jin is the most filial?
Why have you changed your mind now?”
Li Qiao nodded in agreement, right?
Before the New Year’s, Dong Lamei had praised Qin Jin for his thoughtfulness when he brought fish.
Dong Lamei choked up again, and it took her a long time to force out, “Anyway, Jinhua could never be interested in Jin.”
Qin Jin said darkly, “Not interested yet she reached into my bed to grope around?
I’ve never seen a woman more wanton than her!
A female hooligan!”
Listening to Qin Jin’s insults from outside, Li Jinhua was overwhelmed with shame and grief, sobbing continuously.
She was a chaste young woman, devoted to him wholeheartedly.
What was there for him, a poor man, to be so arrogant about?
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“You wretch, don’t talk nonsense.
If this gets out and affects Jinhua’s reputation, I won’t let you off,” Dong Lamei’s old face turned red with shame.
If these words spread, her daughter might never marry.
She absolutely could not allow this to happen.
Li Qiao took over the conversation, “What about my reputation then?
Every time I return to my mother’s home in the future, how many people will ridicule me saying I throw myself at men?”
And what about Li Jinhua?
Did she think that just because Qin Jin didn’t speak up, her reputation wouldn’t be affected?
The entire village already knew about her scheme to harm her sister.
How could such a page be easily turned?
Through the gossip of those old ladies, Li Jinhua was already scandalized.
And she still hopes for redemption?
Dong Lamei cursed Li Qiao in her heart.
She, a senior family member, had lowered her voice, yet Li Qiao was still aggressively pressing the matter.
But for the sake of maintaining her image as a good stepmother, she gritted her teeth and banged on the door violently, “Jinhua, come out this instant and apologize to your elder sister.”
