80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 501

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 501 – Does a woman dressing up mean she’s cheating? (2)  

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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Though Gu Jianshe was still the high-and-mighty deputy secretary for now, Chu Qiao was certain his position wouldn’t last. 

By next spring at the latest, he’d be demoted. 

The old man would never allow a man of questionable character to hold such a position in a major factory. But the old man wouldn’t act immediately. 

Chu Qiao guessed it would happen in the spring. 

Or maybe even sooner.  

Anyway, it didn’t matter when it happened, Chu Qiao was patient. In this lifetime, she would watch as Gu Jianshe gradually fell into ruin, never to be able to rise again.

“This skirt is actually quite simple to make. You’re all skillful with your hands, so I’m sure you can learn it quickly.” Chu Qiao said.

Chu Qiao explained the process of making the skirt, not particularly caring whether the women understood or not, and then politely ushered them out.  

“Xiao Chu, what about the hem part? How should that be done?” Someone was still confused and tried to ask again.  

“It was explained in this book.”

Chu Qiao handed over a thick clothing pattern book filled with various fashion designs. 

This suspender skirt of hers was based on one of the patterns in the book, with her own slight modifications.

She flipped to the page with the suspender skirt, folded the corner, and handed it over with a pleasant smile, showing no trace of impatience.

But in truth, she was already fed up. She didn’t even know these women well, two of them didn’t even live in the same staff housing building, and yet they had suddenly shown up at her home wanting to learn how to make skirts.

Out of courtesy, she had entertained them and even taught them some basics.   

Yet these women had the audacity to spout nonsense in her home, completely lacking manners. 

Now, Chu Qiao just wanted them gone and brushed them off casually.  

Some of the other women were a bit more perceptive. Noticing her displeasure, they exchanged glances and laughed as they made their goodbyes.

“Thanks for your time today, Xiao Chu!” 

“You’re welcome. Just remember to return the book!”

Still smiling slightly, Chu Qiao saw them out and reminded them to bring the book back. After all, she had spent 5.8 yuan on it.  

It was only after the women went downstairs that they began to speak freely, even grumbling in dissatisfaction.

“Hmph, she really puts on airs. Even the factory director’s wife isn’t that full of herself!” said the woman holding the book, annoyed. 

If she could read and understand the book, she wouldn’t have needed to come asking for help.

“She’s always either scolding or hitting Gu Jianshe herself, doesn’t look like they’re relatives at all. But the moment we say something about his mother, she puts on that act. So pretentious.” 

The more they talked, the angrier they became, feeling that Chu Qiao had slighted them and not given them enough respect.

“Alright, enough. Zhu Yuzhen is her sister-in-law. It was wrong of us to badmouth her in front of Xiao Chu, and Xiao Chu didn’t even scold us for it.”

One woman couldn’t take it anymore, finding her friends too harsh.  

But no one listened. The women kept on gossiping about Chu Qiao, saying she didn’t work, spent money recklessly, dressed up so flirtatiously, and that it was only a matter of time before she cheated on Gu Ye.

For these housewives, this kind of gossip was their only daily entertainment.

After shooing the women away, Chu Qiao stayed inside to work on her kidney-tonic medicine. She had already tried several times and failed, this was the ninth attempt. 

She didn’t know if she would succeed this time, but even if she failed again, it doesn’t matter. She could just try again. 

After all, the one who had kidney deficiency wasn’t Gu Ye, so there was no rush.

It was October, the golden autumn. The osmanthus trees at the machine tool factory were in full bloom, saturating the air with their sweet fragrance. 

Chu Qiao had gathered plenty of the flowers, planning to make osmanthus honey. Stored in glass jars, so it could be enjoyed until next year.

Gu Ye’s sales performance was still zero. But he was an optimist, he went out every day with a cheerful smile, and every evening he came home smiling as well. 

Yet Chu Qiao knew that he was actually burdened with worries, he just didn’t show them. He would sort out his emotions outside and never bring them home. 

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