How I Tamed My Wolfish Husband Back in 80s-Chapter 335 - 337: Guarding Duty_1

Li Qiao looked at the report with clear skies.

Indeed, it explicitly stated that individual business management was allowed.

When they said liberalize, they really meant it.

Luckily, Qin Jin had positioned himself at the forefront in advance. With his abilities, soaring to great heights was just a matter of time.

No wonder Li Jinhua was going crazy, running back and forth. He was good-looking, bold yet meticulous, and full of courage. Moreover, he was righteous, not forgetting to bring along his brothers when he made money. He indeed made women’s hearts flutter.

She asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

Qin Jin replied, "Buy land to build factory buildings." He had begun planning this early on.

With the walkie-talkies and silver dollars, plus the bowls he had procured earlier, selling all of them should be just about enough to buy land and build the factory.

He would use the money he had on hand to purchase machinery.

Professor Xue revealed that there were more than ten thousand.

He would use it to handle the procedures and documents, with the remaining funds used for hiring workers.

With this thought in mind, he laid out his plans in detail.

Li Qiao thought it was feasible, "That’s fine, but are you going to quit your job?"

"Not for the moment," said Qin Jin.

Li Qiao thought for a moment and said, "It’s not very good to use your own money to buy land. Not to mention whether people will suspect the source of your money, a big sum appearing all of a sudden will make many people jealous. What if they want a cut and come up with reasons to charge you extra fees every now and then? Can you still do business? In my opinion, you should inquire first if you can borrow from a bank, a few hundreds of thousands or millions. If you fail in business and jump off a building, they’ll have to catch you down below. They’re afraid you won’t pay back the money."

Qin Jin was suddenly enlightened, "Exactly! Educated people really see things differently. With you here, it seems I can avoid many detours."

He also told her that he was recently interested in tobacco.

Once it was liberalized, there would surely be many people wholesaling it, and the money came much faster than in the clothing business. It was a stable and profitable venture.

Li Qiao was supportive, and the couple discussed the business transactions until midnight before they rested.

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The next day, both of them went to work and to school.

During her noon break, Li Qiao went to the bookstore to find a couple of good references and took them to the well-respected English Professor Xia at the university to have him review them.

Professor Xia said with a smile, "You’ve been admitted to university yourself, yet you don’t forget to contribute to other students, showing gratitude. That’s very good."

Li Qiao gave a shy smile.

Professor Xia skimmed through the books briefly, "These are quite good, covering all the knowledge points. If you master them, I believe you can score over ninety in future exams."

Li Qiao was reassured. After thanking him, she left the office.

She walked along the tree-lined avenue of the campus with the books in hand.

A crisp voice came from behind her.

"Li Qiao."

Li Qiao looked to the side and saw Nan Chuyi holding a lunchbox. She asked, "Mrs. Xue, taking lunch for Professor Xue?"

"For his mom."

Li Qiao paused, then realized that Mrs. Xue was referring to Madam Xue being sent a meal, "Is Madam Xue eating at the cafeteria now?"

Nan Chuyi replied, "She had me bring her a portion of rib soup at noon. I suspect she’s just making things difficult for me on purpose."

"If you get Professor Xue to deliver it, Madam Xue would quiet down."

"He was invited by another school to give a lecture this morning and just left. He’s not coming back for a month or so. He said there’s no need to bother with his mom, but if I don’t, she’ll take the chance to badmouth me everywhere." Nan Chuyi was frustrated. She actually wanted to go with him, but she was worried about the inconvenience of accommodation. Moreover, she still needed to prepare for the medical qualification exam, so she had to stay and be bossed around by the old lady.

She really wanted to give that woman an injection.

Li Qiao hesitated and said, "If you do what she wants, isn’t she going to talk anyway?"

"Is that so? If I’m just going to be criticized, I might as well not deliver it." Nan Chuyi turned to leave.

Li Qiao: "Since you’ve got everything ready, let me help you deliver it this time. Then I’ll tell Madam Xue that you’re busy studying for your certificate and have no time to spare."

"Okay, thank you."

"You’re welcome." Li Qiao took the food container and walked to the Xue Family’s house.

Xue Jingyi stood in the living room, bowing her head to Old Mr. Xue’s critique. She was preparing to leave quietly when she ran into Jiang Wanqiu: "Madam Xue is well, Mrs. Xue asked me to bring you this pork rib soup."

"Why didn’t she come back in person?"

Li Qiao: "She’s busy revising for the medical practitioner qualification exam."

Jiang Wanqiu snorted coldly, wondering if someone who never went to school could even pass the exam. It must just be an excuse to avoid serving her.

The criticism inside the house abruptly ceased.

Old Mr. Xue: "Qiaoqiao is here, come in and sit."

Li Qiao happened to want to ask Xue Jingyi about the radio coupon and entered upon being called. "Did your Mrs. Xue say if she’s coming back to stay the night?"

Li Qiao: "I haven’t asked yet." With Madam Xue always causing trouble, who would want to come back?

"When you see her again, tell her to come back and stay. It’s not safe for a young woman to live outside. I read in the newspaper about last autumn, a female student at a school in the west side of the city was assaulted after evening self-study and thrown into the school’s river. She wasn’t found until the next day, and they still haven’t caught the perpetrator," said Old Mr. Xue.

Li Qiao: "....Oh." Actually, their school is quite safe.

The security staff is twice as numerous as the neighboring school’s.

"Weren’t you investigating cases during the summer break? Did anything similar happen there? Did they catch anyone?"

Li Qiao: "There were some, but our area has fewer people, so it’s easier to catch someone after a month or two of canvassing and investigations." Unless the perpetrator has a strong psychological quality and carries on life as usual, it’s hard to find anyone through canvassing. Many people flee out of guilt after committing crimes. Everyone then focuses on those who suddenly left home for further investigation. But in the busy city, if there are no witnesses, it’s very hard to discover them. frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Which is why I say, it’s not peaceful outside. She should come home to stay. Jingyi, you go and pick up your Mrs. Xue later."

"I’d feel awkward going." Xue Jingyi didn’t want to see her and feel unhappy. If he had known she was so pretty, why did he bother running away?

Previously, he felt sympathy for his younger uncle.

Now he realized he should be feeling sorry for himself!

Old Mr. Xue decided to go himself. There are many male students at the school, especially at the staff building. With his third son not around, a beautiful daughter-in-law could easily be led astray. He must bring her back home and keep a close watch.

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Xue Jingyi left the house on the pretext of having to return to work.

Li Qiao took the opportunity to say goodbye as well.

Both of them left the house together.

Li Qiao brought up the radio coupon.

"It’s because of your coupon that Grandpa berated me," Xue Jingyi fished out the ticket.

Li Qiao carefully took it and said, "Actually, you shouldn’t have run. Mrs. Xue is beautiful, skilled in medicine, and speaks her mind right away if something bothers her. A person like that won’t play tricks. I, a woman, even like her." She then changed her tone, "This also shows that your fate just hasn’t arrived."

Xue Jingyi: "....." Was she comforting him, or rubbing salt in the wound?

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After obtaining the radio coupon, Li Qiao made a beeline for the post office to withdraw money, but the imported radios at the department store were already sold out.

"When will there be new stock?"

"Don’t know, at least three days from now. Bring your money and the coupon when you come back," replied the clerk nonchalantly, answering with his head raised.

Li Qiao couldn’t stand the clerk’s attitude, so smug, and she thought to herself that when privately operated shops increased, with their better service, clerks like him should wait to be laid off!

Worried that Yu Xiu might be anxious, she sent a telegram back to her hometown to say that she had received the message and was in the process of purchasing.

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