How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 57 - No Way Out_1
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The next morning, bright and early.
Qin Jin delivered breakfast, two large meat buns and a cup of soy milk.
“Did you give the notebooks and exam papers I gave you yesterday to the educated youth?” asked Li Qiao.
“I did.
Han Zhiqing said he would be going to the town primary school tomorrow morning for a meeting and would drop them off to you on the way,” Qin Jin replied.
Li Qiao said, “When are you going back home?
There’s no one in the classroom today, if you’re not in a hurry to get back, stay with me, keep me company.” She moved closer to him and whispered, “I really miss you, Jin.”
The warm breath of the girl sprayed onto his ear and neck.
Qin Jin felt a sudden rush of heat, his ears turned red, his breath became heavier, and a wave of warmth surged through his chest without warning. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
His face instantly turned red.
After noticing this, Li Qiao covered her mouth and giggled mischievously.
He’s so easy to tease, she thought and stood up composedly.
“Let’s go.”
Qin Jin pretended to be calm: “Can outsiders enter the school?”
Li Qiao said, “There’s no rule forbidding it.
Most of the students studying here haven’t seen you, so there’s no need to worry about being recognized and causing gossip.
If someone asks, you can introduce yourself as my little brother if you don’t want to say you’re my boyfriend.”
“Little brother?” Qin Jin’s enthusiasm cooled by half.
“You’re a month younger than me according to the household registration,” she said.
Qin Jin said seriously, “Let me clarify this again, the captain made a mistake when registering, I’m actually two months older than you.
If you don’t believe me, ask Grandma.”
“The documentation is there, in black and white, no use denying it,” she teased.
Qin Jin: “….”
After eating, Li Qiao led him into the school.
The classroom doors were wide open, and there wasn’t a soul in sight.
He sat next to Li Qiao, resting his cheek on his hand, watching her solve problems.
He was about to get closer to take advantage but worried he would disturb her thinking.
With that in mind, he sat by the window and observed her.
She looked so nice and obedient when she was concentrating.
“Li Qiao, you’re quite diligent, studying even on a day off,” Mr.
Zhou, the class teacher on duty, commented as he rounded the corner and saw her in the classroom.
“Which class are you from?
What are you doing sitting there?” Mr.
Zhou scolded Qin Jin.
Li Qiao quickly said, “Mr.
Zhou, that’s my boyfriend, Qin Jin.
He came early this morning to bring me food.
He’s never been to school, just curious about what it’s like, so I’m showing him around.”
Mr.
Zhou’s attitude softened slightly: “So this is your boyfriend, young man, you’re quite good-looking.”
Li Qiao winked at Qin Jin and smiled, “I think he’s super handsome too.”
“Pff— No shame in a young girl,” Mr.
Zhou said, chuckling as he walked away.
Li Qiao’s straightforward introduction made Qin Jin smile.
Taking advantage of the lack of people around, he leaned in to peck her face: “Qiaoqiao, I should get going too.
I still need to visit your dad.”
Li Qiao said, “Alright, thanks for your hard work, I won’t see you out.”
“No need for you to see me off.”
Li Qiao waited for Qin Jin to leave the classroom and reached out to touch her face, where he’d touched her as if scalded, her heart pounding.
She quickly gathered her thoughts and focused on doing the problems until hunger made her stomach growl and she had to leave her seat.
The cafeteria was not heating food for students over the weekend, so she went outside and spent 14 cents on two sesame seed cakes stacked together and rolled up 2 cents worth of bean sprouts, eating them warm on her way back to school.
Just before she reached the school gate, someone called out to her.
It was Hu Xiufang with Li Jinhua and Liu Lanlan.
The three of them got off the shuttle bus, one after the other.
Li Jinhua hurried to Li Qiao’s side: “Big sis, can you look at this English study material I bought?”
Li Qiao inwardly rolled her eyes.
She was clearly just making conversation.
She took the book and flipped through it: “This is the one.
Do the exercises when you have time and stop thinking about pointless things all day long.”
Li Jinhua: “….” Complain about her being restless?
Hu Xiufang said, “Li Qiao, where did you buy your sesame seed cakes?
Are they still for sale at this time?
Things in the county town are really expensive.
A bowl of clear soup noodles actually costs thirty-five cents; I held back and didn’t buy it.”
Li Qiao pointed with her little hand, “Just across the road at Dashan Sesame Seed Cake Shop, you need to hurry, it seems like people reserve their cakes there.
When I came out, they were negotiating the price.”
“Thanks.”
Hu Xiufang and Liu Lanlan went to buy cakes together.
Li Jinhua eyed the cake in Li Qiao’s hand, swallowing her saliva, “Big sister, I’m hungry too.”
“Hungry?
Then follow them quickly and buy some.” Li Qiao turned and went back to the dormitory.
Thinking about having her cake?
No way.
Li Jinhua was furious.
Two big sesame seed cakes, and you’re eating them all?
Aren’t you afraid of stuffing yourself to death?
She stamped her feet and chased after Hu Xiufang and Liu Lanlan.
Li Qiao ate her fill and drank a big mug of water before crawling into bed to sleep.
Just as she was about to doze off, the door made a screeching sound.
She cracked open one eye; it was Hu Xiufang and Li Jinhua, among others.
She closed her eyes again.
Hu Xiufang hushed, “Li Qiao is sleeping.”
Liu Lanlan: “Let her sleep, it’s not like anyone’s disturbing her.
Hey, do you think she can really score 680?”
“Who would lie about their exam scores for no reason?
We’ll all see the papers on Monday when they’re given out,” Hu Xiufang said.
“I’ve noticed that Li Qiao is only enthusiastic in math class; in other subjects, she’s barely noticeable.
She’s not even as good as Li Jinhua in English class.
When the teacher calls on her, she stands up and can’t say a word for ages.
Isn’t that right, Li Jinhua?
Do you think your big sister can score that high?”
“She’s seen the graded paper, so it must be true,” Li Jinhua said.
Li Qiao wouldn’t fool us.
She lowered her voice intentionally, “My big sister’s friends from the village, the educated youth, are good at English.
They speak it just like foreigners.
My big sister studies with them.
Maybe she thinks speaking up would embarrass the teacher.”
“Foreigners?
Have you ever seen a foreigner?”
Li Jinhua, with prideful arrogance, puffed out her chest: “Of course.”
“Where did you see them?”
Li Jinhua could not give a clear answer.
She couldn’t just tell them she saw them while working at a Sino-foreign joint venture factory.
“Believe it or not, I’ve seen them.”
“Your big sister has the educated youth to teach her, no wonder she doesn’t open her mouth.
She’s afraid that if she speaks too standardly, people will come to her for advice and surpass her.
Coming from the same parents, why is she so selfish?
She doesn’t even help you,” Liu Lanlan said.
“That’s not something you can say.
She’s married and living at her in-laws’; we’re not in the same village, it’s inconvenient,” Li Jinhua quickly responded.
By that she implied that once Li Qiao got married, she didn’t care about them at all.
“If it were my sister, I would definitely tell my parents.
If you ever want to complain, I’ll back you up,” Liu Lanlan said righteously.
This was exactly what Li Jinhua hoped for, but she replied, “It’s hurtful to talk about such things among family.”
Hu Xiufang: “What are you two whispering about?
I need to rest too, so don’t keep talking, or when it’s your turn to sleep, I might come read by your ear.”
Li Jinhua: “….”
Liu Lanlan: “….”
Li Qiao vaguely overheard Li Jinhua talking about pronunciation like a foreigner.
She was incredibly shocked.
As a country native, Li Jinhua rarely even went to the county town, so how would she know what a foreigner’s pronunciation sounded like?
Could she also have traveled through time like her?
No!
If she had traveled through time like her, then why would they treat Jinhua as the youngest sister?
Could it be that she knew Qin Jin had some extraordinary talent?
He was just a young man full of adolescent fantasies and brotherhood.
She really couldn’t see what was extraordinary about him.
Lost in thoughts and overcome by sleepiness, Li Qiao dozed off.
When she woke up, it was already dusk.
Students who had gone home early were returning one after another.
Li Qiao, carrying her thermos, fetched some hot water from the tap and called Hu Xiufang to run in the forest for exercise with her.
They stopped when they were about to sweat, then went out together to buy some food.
After eating, they went to the classroom, turned on the lights, and worked on math together until nine o’clock before turning off the lights and leaving.
