Chapter 257: The Taciturn Head of the Doting Wife x The Delicate Young Educated Youth (End)
Since returning to Qiaogou Village, Aunt Qiao's life has been filled with laughter and joy. The children have grown up gradually and have reached the age where they can run and jump. Xu Zhixuan looks very much like Xu Hanzhang, and Xu Zhenni looks very much like Aunt Qiao. The whole family dotes on the two darlings.
Aunt Qiao pays great attention to her children's education, because if the world develops according to the current situation, the national college entrance examination will be restored in 1978. Aunt Qiao wants her children to become intellectuals. In this era, as long as they can go to college, they will have a bright future.
But Aunt Qiao will not force her children to do anything they don’t like.
Take the two children for example. Xu Zhixuan doesn't like studying, but he admires his father Xu Hanzhang very much. He is determined to become a policeman when he grows up. However, Xu Zhenni likes studying the most. In Xu Zhixuan's own words, Xu Zhenni is simply a nerd. Apart from being pretty, she has no energy at all. For this, Xu Hanzhang often spanked Xu Zhixuan.
Aunt Qiao couldn't have another child because Xu Hanzhang didn't allow it. He always took very good protective measures and didn't give Aunt Qiao any chance at all.
In 1988, Xu Zhenni was admitted to the Medical Department of Peking University through her own efforts. Although she was already 38 years old, Aunt Qiao was still very beautiful. Standing next to Xu Zhenni, they looked like sisters, except that Aunt Qiao looked more charming.
"Dad, Mom, I told you that you don't have to send me to school."
Xu Zhenni shook Aunt Qiao's arm coquettishly, with an unhappy look on her face.
Aunt Qiao smiled gently and said, "How can I let you take the train alone?"
Xu Zhenni sighed maturely, "Hey, Dad, please stop being so strict with your wife. Your daughter is so scared of her that she can't stand it anymore."
Xu Hanzhang smiled indulgently and said, "I love your mother. When you are looking for a partner in the future, you must find someone who loves you. By then, you must first pass the test of Dad."
Xu Zhenni curled her lips. If she were to ask her, her father was not only aloof in front of outsiders, but also a sullen man at home. She had even discovered that her father had kissed her mother secretly several times when she wasn't paying attention.
"I'm not in a hurry to find a partner. You should pay more attention to your brother. He is the most disobedient. I'm afraid he will cause trouble behind your backs."
Jinjin Qiao and Xu Hanzhang looked at their opponents helplessly, as they were at a loss as to what to do with their son. However, apart from being a little naughty, their son was quite sensible and would never disobey his elders.
Peking University is a nationally renowned university, and Xu Zhenni was admitted here with excellent grades. Aunt Qiao and Xu Hanzhang helped Xu Zhenni make her bed and gave her a lot of instructions before leaving the school.
"Wife, is there anywhere you want to go? You haven't been back to Beijing for many years."
Aunt Qiao lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "There's no place in particular I want to go."
Aunt Qiao knew that Huang Mei and Qiao Chenggong had cut off contact with Qiao Linlin more than ten years ago. The old couple rented a one-bedroom apartment and had been relying on the living expenses sent by Aunt Qiao for all these years.
The living expenses given by Aunt Qiao are not much, from the initial ten yuan per month to thirty yuan now. The old couple are unemployed, and if they don’t do some small business or find a way to earn some income, this little money will be too tight.
However, no matter how stressful the old couple's life was, they never wrote to Aunt Qiao to complain. Aunt Qiao thought that perhaps Huang Mei and Qiao Chenggong had already regretted it a long time ago.
Xu Hanzhang took Jinjin Qiao for a stroll around the former owner's home.
There have been a lot of changes here. The former dilapidated tube building has been converted into a four-story family building.
"Oh, you look so familiar."
An old voice sounded from behind Aunt Qiao. When she turned around, she saw a strange old lady's face.
The old lady hunched her back, squinted her eyes and looked at Aunt Qiao carefully, then suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, aren't you Aunt Qiao? Don't you remember me? I was your former neighbor, Aunt Wang."
Aunt Qiao didn't remember Aunt Wang at all, but she still smiled awkwardly and said, "I remember, how could I not remember?"
Aunt Wang said regretfully, "Hey, you said your parents checked out too early. If they had checked out a few years later, they could have received some compensation."
"Did you marry a local when you were an educated youth?"
Aunt Qiao nodded slightly and said to Aunt Wang, "Yes, this is my husband."
Aunt Wang looked at Xu Hanzhang with bright eyes and said, "Oh, this temperament looks like he is not an ordinary person. Auntie's life is much better than your sister's."
"You haven't seen your sister in many years, right? I heard that your sister destroyed someone's family and was scolded by the ex-wife. Her face was ruined. Now she has been picking up scraps on North Street to make money."
Aunt Qiao shrugged, not ready to lie, "We haven't seen each other for many years. Aunt Wang should also know that I am here to replace Qiao Linlin."
Aunt Wang understood this very well. "Yes, your parents were too partial at first, but I think they must be regretting it now."
"Okay, I won't say any more. Auntie has to go home to look after her grandson. Come over to my house when you have time. My house is on the fourth floor."
After saying goodbye to Aunt Wang, the two walked hand in hand on the street again. Looking at the increasingly prosperous streets and people's living standards getting better and better, Aunt Qiao's heart was filled with excitement for some reason. She knew very well that in another 20 or 30 years, the country would be even more developed.
"Han Zhang, let's buy a house in Beijing. It will be convenient for Jenny to live there."
When Aunt Qiao thought about the crazy increase in housing prices in the future, she wanted to buy a few more houses in Beijing.
Xu Hanzhang smiled dotingly and said, "You've already bought three houses in Hai City, and now you're planning to buy another one in Jing City? Is my wife addicted to buying houses?"
Aunt Qiao smiled sheepishly and said, "Han Zhang, believe me, if you buy a house now, the price will definitely increase several times in ten years."
Aunt Qiao squinted her eyes and smiled with satisfaction. Although this world was not very rich, she felt very fulfilled.
[Congratulations to the host for returning to the system space. Now we are calculating the points for the host.]
[The host currently has 13730 points. Completing this world will reward you with 10000 points, so the total points are 23730]
Aunt Qiao calmed herself down a bit, but she still felt very sad after experiencing the pain of separation from her husband.
[Host, you two are already very old in this world. You have lived to be 100 years old, and your husband has lived to be 108 years old. You should be content.]
Aunt Qiao sighed and said, "I know, I just want to calm down so that I can face the next world. But Tongzi, although I live happily in this world, can I be happy and wealthy in the next world?"
[Wuhu~The host will be disappointed. The next world is the beastman world. Please inform the host in advance. The host of the next world will be a female rabbit.]
"Please explain, I don't quite understand"
[In the next world, the only males are orcs, beasts, and fallen beasts]
[Only females that transform into human form are called females, those that do not or cannot transform into human form are called female beasts.]
[Male beastmen can only look for females to reproduce. As for female beastmen who cannot transform into human form, most of them will be abandoned by the group. Because they cannot reproduce, keeping them is a waste of food and resources. There are two endings for abandoned female beastmen: one is to mate with wild beasts, and the other is to be eaten by fallen beasts.]
[Fallen beasts are male beastmen who have made mistakes and have been expelled from their tribe. Generally, Fallen beasts are inhumane and very cruel.]
Aunt Qiao shuddered, feeling horrified at the thought.
[The reward for completing the mission in the next world is still 10,000 points. After the host wakes up, she will be abandoned as a female beast. The original owner is a female beast that cannot transform into a human form, but with Ben Tongzi here, transformation is not a problem. There will be a heart-thumping value reward in the next world.]
[However, the host should be aware that in the next world, the host is a female rabbit and her brain is not very good.]
"What? My life is so miserable. I live in the world of beasts, my brain doesn't work well, and I can only eat raw meat and drink raw water? I am from the rabbit tribe, so I am a vegetarian. I don't even have desserts or snacks. Hey, Tongzi, you are getting worse and worse."