Back to the 1980s: Becoming the Villain's Lucky Wife

Chapter 397: Chapter 397: I Thought You Hated Me Back Then

Shen Yi said, "The clothing factory is still short a few security guards. Brother Ji, are you interested? Your salary will be fifty yuan a month. If you know anyone, you can help me find another five or six people. I’ll pay them thirty yuan a month. If they perform well later on, there will be opportunities for a raise. Oh, and room and board are included."

Even in North City, these terms were quite good.

Ji Changxing was delighted, but then he looked at the two of them with a hint of suspicion. They were too young, and he didn’t remember ever seeing them before. He asked cautiously, "These terms are so good. Why me?"

"The terms are good mainly because we also want to learn some martial arts from you, Brother Ji." Shen Yi took a step forward. Seeing Qin Jiao look away, he lowered his voice and said to Ji Changxing, "I know you’re a veteran, Brother Ji. And as you can see, my wife is too beautiful. It’s inevitable that some people will have eyes for her or try to bully her. I can’t rest easy."

Ji Changxing glanced over a few times and had to agree that the young woman was indeed very beautiful. He put himself in Shen Yi’s shoes; if his own wife were that beautiful, he wouldn’t be able to rest easy either.

He thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then. I’ll find a few friends, and tomorrow we’ll go to that clothing factory you mentioned. Besides handling security every day, once you two have some free time, we can find a place and I’ll teach you how to fight."

Shen Yi: "Thank you, Brother Ji."

And just like that, the matter was settled. Qin Jiao and Shen Yi walked slowly toward the university. Qin Jiao said, "So those martial arts you knew in your past life, you learned them from this Ji Changxing?"

"Yeah. But back then in my past life, I had a terrible temper. Shen Zhengfeng didn’t actually want me learning how to fight, so I would sneak out and ended up at the small restaurant Ji Changxing had opened. He gave a great career transition opportunity to a fellow soldier and opened a restaurant with a friend instead, but he had no talent for it and wasn’t making any money."

Qin Jiao thought for a moment, and understanding dawned on her. "So that’s why you were always running off back then. You were sneaking out to learn how to fight from Ji Changxing. I thought..."

"You thought what?"

They had unconsciously drawn close again, their warm breaths brushing against each other. Qin Jiao pressed her lips together, shuffled to the side, and said, "I thought you hated me back then."

Shen Yi suddenly fell silent. He felt a bitter taste in his mouth. Back then, he had been clueless, unaware that he was interested in Qin Jiao. Sometimes he would even deliberately act fierce toward her and bully her.

Growing up, he had always seen his mother, Du Liya, be ardently devoted to Shen Zhengfeng, while Shen Zhengfeng was always cold to her. Shen Yi had misunderstood, thinking this was how all married couples in the world interacted.

Only later did he realize how wrong he had been.

"Jiao Jiao, I’m sorry..."

"Forget it. Stop saying you’re sorry. Didn’t we agree to let the past stay in the past? In any case, the hand we’ve been dealt in this life is much better than our last one. That’s more important than anything."

Shen Yi hummed in agreement, but he added in his heart, ’No, there’s one card we haven’t played well—our marriage card.’

’When our fake marriage becomes a real one, *that’s* when we’ll truly be playing a better hand than in our last life.’

The two returned to the university and went their separate ways for class. Since Shen Yi had more classes in the afternoon, Qin Jiao packed her things after her last class and prepared to head back to the courtyard house.

Everyone had been so busy lately, and it didn’t feel right to leave Grandpa Du home alone. Her classes ended early today, so she decided to go back ahead of schedule.

Fortunately, by leaving early, she missed the evening rush hour for work and school. The subway wasn’t crowded. After getting off, she saw someone selling rolling donkey cakes at an intersection on her way back and bought some. Xiao Shi loved them.

She didn’t expect that when she got back, even before she stepped into the courtyard, she would hear someone inside muttering, "I’m telling you, Second Brother, our Xiao Jiao has already married a rich man. How hard can it be for you to find me a job?"