Qiao Qiqi was stunned for a moment.
Looking at the torn bed sheet and then at the broken shoes on the windowsill, she finally understood how the shoes had been torn.
"Hahahaha..." After realizing what had happened, Qiao Qiqi almost died laughing.
Qin Huai became even angrier when he saw that she not only went out to find men but also came back to brag about it and even had the nerve to laugh.
He threw the blanket into the basin and got up to leave.
Seeing that she had to coax him, Qiao Qiqi immediately reached out her little hand and grabbed his big hand.
The man's palms were warm and damp.
Qin Huai frowned and immediately tried to pull his hand back.
Qiao Qiqi, having anticipated his thoughts, immediately grabbed his hand tightly and asked with a smile, "Don't you want to know where my blanket came from?"
Qin Huai's eyes flickered.
Qiao Qiqi didn't expect him to ask, and directly answered her own question: "I stayed at the educated youth resettlement site for a few days before, and I got my bedding from there."
Qin Huai was taken aback.
Realizing what was happening, he hesitated before looking into her eyes, asking with a hint of hope, "Did you go to the educated youth resettlement site to get your blankets?"
Qiao Qiqi shook her head and denied it, saying, "No, I mainly went to find Hou Yan."
In a flash.
Qin Huai immediately shook off her hand, his face turning extremely dark and ugly.
He lifted his foot to leave.
Qiao Qiqi immediately grabbed his hand, but Qin Huai shook it off.
Seeing that he was really furious, Qiao Qiqi had no choice but to stretch out her arms and quickly hug his waist, then spread one small hand upwards and asked, "Look what this is?"
Qin Huai looked down and saw a wad of money in her palm.
It was scattered, and although the exact amount was unclear, it looked like a lot, probably at least 40 yuan.
Qin Huai didn't quite understand what Qiao Qiqi meant.
But he didn't say anything.
That night, his mood was like a river, constantly rising and falling, and he was so angry he felt like he was going to die.
“This money is what I got back from Hou Yan. Since I promised to live a good life with you, I naturally have to sever ties with him. So I can’t just give him the things I gave him before for nothing. I went over tonight to make him pay back the money.”
Qin Huai was taken aback.
Qiao Qiqi went to Hou Yan to ask for money...
He frowned, then slowly turned around, meeting Qiao Qiqi's smiling gaze, and asked uncertainly, "Really?"
“The money is right here, how could it be fake? If you don’t believe me, you can ask anyone at the educated youth settlement. They were all there when I went there just now, and I asked Hou Yan for the money right in front of them.”
To convince Qin Huai that the money really came from Hou Yan, she even took out her own betrothal money from another pocket, saying, "Look, this is the betrothal money you gave me."
In fact, Hou Yan already believed it even without her paying the bride price.
"If you went to ask him for money, why didn't you say so earlier?"
When Qiao Qiqi saw that he still had the nerve to ask, she immediately put on an innocent face. "I was originally afraid that they would say some unpleasant things after we went there, and that you would feel bad if you went with me and heard them say those things. But when I saw that you were angry, I originally wanted to take you with me, but you didn't hear me when I called you."
"..." Qin Huai actually heard it.
But he thought Qiao Qiqi was deliberately trying to annoy him, so he deliberately ignored her.
Upon realizing it was a misunderstanding, Qin Huai felt somewhat embarrassed. "From now on, just tell me directly, and I'll believe you."
Qiao Qiqi looked into his eyes, "You really believe me? What if someone says I've been in contact with Hou Yan again..."
Before she could finish speaking, the man quickly interrupted her, "Don't see him again."
Qiao Qiqi's eyes crinkled with laughter.
She knew it all too well; men are all hypocrites. They may care in their hearts, but they'll say they believe you.
But what could she do about her own man?
We have no choice but to spoil them!
Thinking of this, Qiao Qiqi rushed over, hugged Qin Huai's neck, and kissed him on the cheek.
"I promise you, I promise I'll never go looking for him again. If he comes looking for me, I'll chase him away with a broom, okay?"
Qin Huai's body stiffened. Seeing that they were still in the courtyard, she kissed and hugged her, and he quickly pulled her hand off his neck.
"Be careful not to get seen outside."
Qiao Qiqi loved seeing him shy, so she immediately leaned close to his ear and asked with a suggestive look, "You mean it's not okay outside, but it's okay inside?"
Qin Huai's earlobe turned red.
Seeing that she was becoming increasingly irreverent, I simply stopped responding to her.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the torn quilt cover in the basin and asked somewhat awkwardly, "The quilt is torn, what should I do?"
Qiao Qiqi's gaze fell on the basin, and she said indifferently, "If it's broken, just throw it away. We don't need it anymore."
She has the space to make money, and this bed sheet isn't anything expensive; she can just buy another one later.
But Qin Huai was different from her. Having lived a life of hardship, he immediately said, "It's only slightly torn. It would be a waste to throw it away. I'll wash it first and take it back to my mother tomorrow to mend it."
Qiao Qiqi didn't stop her when she heard this, because she really didn't know how to sew.
The night passed quickly.
The next morning, as soon as Qiao Qiqi opened her eyes, she smelled the aroma of fish.
The next second, Qin Huai came in carrying fried dried fish and sorghum rice. Seeing that she was awake, he smiled and said, "Weren't you going up the mountain to pick mushrooms? I've already told Mother, she should be here soon."
Qiao Qiqi was still a little dazed, but after hearing Qin Huai's words, she immediately sobered up. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
She immediately got up, washed up, and had just eaten half a bowl of sorghum rice when Wang Guihua arrived with a basket.
"Mom, the fried dried fish from Qinhuai is delicious, please have some more."
Qiao Qiqi nibbled on the crispy dried fish and thought it was so delicious that she decided to ask Qin Huai to catch some more to eat in the winter.
Wang Guihua waved her hand in refusal: "Your father and I also fried some dried fish, and we came out full. You guys eat!"
"Then please have some water." Qiao Qiqi handed Wang Guihua the spring water she had placed at the end of the kang (heated brick bed), and after quickly finishing their meal with Qin Huai, they got dressed and began to prepare.
Qin Huai said there were wild grasses on the mountain that could cut the skin, and told her to be sure to wear long sleeves and trousers.
Qiao Qiqi nodded in agreement. Just as she finished changing her clothes, Wang Guihua reminded her to put on socks.
"There are lots of grasshoppers on the mountain at this time of year, so tuck your trouser legs into your socks."
As she spoke, Wang Guihua lifted her foot, saying, "With my foot like this, grasshoppers can't crawl in."
"Oh, oh." Although Qiao Qiqi didn't quite know what grasshoppers were, she knew that listening to Wang Guihua was the right thing to do, so she obediently did as she was told.
After they finished preparing, the three of them each carried a basket and went out.
Then, they encountered villagers who were also picking mushrooms on the mountain.
Seeing the family of three walking up the mountain with smiles on their faces, a villager couldn't help but say, "Wang Guihua, are you taking your daughter-in-law to pick mushrooms on the mountain?"
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