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

Chapter 440: Chapter 470: Let’s Soak Our Feet Together

That was all it took to convince Du Liya.

Du Liya thought gleefully, ’Xiao Yi and Xiao Jiao are both very smart kids. I’m sure they’ll find a way to solve it!’

Beidou comforted her, saying, "Exactly! If it really comes to it and they lose money, we can just cover their losses."

"Mhm."

「Back in China, in the courtyard house.」

Qin Jiao and her mother, Su Yun, were making a list of supplies they needed for the New Year. Su Yun glanced at her husband, Qin Zhonghui, who was not far off, and whispered, "Xiao Jiao, what do you think we should do about our hometown?"

"Has Dad mentioned going back?"

"No, he hasn’t." Su Yun shook her head.

Qin Zhonghui was such an honest and dutiful man, yet he had been hurt this badly. One had to admit, his parents were a real handful.

And then there was Qin Jiqun.

Su Yun didn’t even want to think about the things the old Qin family had done.

Su Yun said, "Your aunt told me privately that she isn’t going back to our hometown either. She said her parents don’t welcome her back anyway."

When Mr. Qin had tried to marry Qin Na off to that old man in the village, he had completely broken his daughter’s heart.

After all, in the old Qin family, sons were treasures while daughters were grass on the roadside.

Now, Sun Jianhua was doing very well at the clothing factory. He was a steady, down-to-earth man who handled all the business negotiations. He treated Qin Na impeccably. Moreover, Xiao Cheng, who once had a somewhat difficult personality, now got along great with his stepmother, Qin Na.

With her life going so smoothly, there was really no need for her to go back to her hometown just to be met with her parents’ cold shoulders.

Qin Jiao said, "Since Dad and my aunt aren’t going back, let’s just mail some money to our eldest uncle. Whatever he buys for Grandpa and Grandma, he can just include a share from us. We’ll send their living expenses at the same time, too."

They would do what was required of them, but that was all.

Su Yun actually felt the same way. She sighed and said, "I just hope your father doesn’t dwell on it too much."

But Qin Jiao was more rational. "He’ll be a little upset, of course. They’re his parents, after all. But that should be the extent of it. If he keeps worrying about his family back home, he’d be letting us down. But enough about that. Mom, are you not going back to Grandma’s this year either?"

Su Yun nodded. "There’s too much to do here, so I can’t get away. I was thinking I’d buy some things and mail them to your grandma and everyone. Once this busy period is over, I’ll find time to go back for a visit."

"Okay, that works. Once things aren’t so busy, we can all go visit Grandma and the others together!"

’In Qin Jiao’s memory, she wasn’t particularly close with her mother’s side of the family. They didn’t interact much, but when they were really in trouble—like when they had just moved to the county seat—her second maternal uncle had helped them out, hadn’t he?’

’When you compared the two, the relatives from the Su family were so much better than those from the Qin family.’

After discussing with her mom what New Year’s supplies to buy the next day, Qin Jiao returned to her room that evening. There, she found Shen Yi gleefully carrying his own bedding roll onto the kang bed in her room.

Their two computer desks had also been placed side-by-side.

Shen Yi’s old room was now practically empty. Qin Jiao pulled open her wardrobe and found that the empty half was now filled with Shen Yi’s clothes.

Qin Jiao: "..."

Just then, Shen Yi came in behind her, carrying a basin of hot water. He said, "Jiao Jiao, come on, let’s soak our feet together!"

He was being almost ridiculously attentive.

Qin Jiao sat on a chair, took off her socks, and placed her feet into the basin. The water was the perfect temperature. Meanwhile, Shen Yi had pulled up a stool and sat down across from her.

The moment he slid his large feet in, the water level in the basin rose, though thankfully it didn’t overflow.

The foot basin wasn’t very big, so his large feet and her small ones ended up tangled together.