Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 874: Hesitant due to Concerns Over Valuables 2

Chapter 874: Chapter 874: Hesitant due to Concerns Over Valuables 2

"Of course it’s good, we should live our lives well, but I won’t let anyone who dares scheme against you get away with it!" Cao Hongzhu said with a fierce look, "That bastard Jiu Hong, you were so good to him, yet he stabbed you in the back."

"What did you do?" Li Shuitian sensed something was amiss.

Cao Hongzhu smiled, "I didn’t do anything, it was his wife who acted. Jiu Hong really is a bastard, I thought he was only bad to you, but it turns out he’s heartless and ungrateful to his wife and daughter too! He wants to divorce Lu Zhaodi, and he’s already drafted the divorce application like a report and sent it off. Lu Zhaodi doesn’t want to divorce him, and now that things have escalated between them, she came to me for advice. She said she wants to make Jiu Hong regret divorcing her, so of course, I pointed her in the right direction."

Li Shuitian wasn’t at all surprised by the divorce between Jiu Hong and Lu Zhaodi, as he had known even before the matter became public that Jiu Hong had no feelings for Lu Zhaodi; otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked him to set him up with someone.

"What did you instruct Lu Zhaodi to do?" Li Shuitian was only concerned about one thing.

"Nothing much," Cao Hongzhu took Li Shuitian’s coat and hung it on the rack, "I just taught her how to write exposure and criticism articles about Jiu Hong for the newspapers. I think, seeing such articles, Jiu Hong’s face would be quite a sight, being betrayed by the person beside his pillow. That’s more painful than being stabbed in the heart."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuitian immediately knew what kind of newspaper it was, and couldn’t help but stamp his feet, "Hongzhu, you’re so foolish!"

"How am I foolish? The one posting the articles is Lu Zhaodi, not me."

Li Shuitian sighed, "Do you think everyone else is a fool and you’re the only smart one? Hongzhu, although I’ve never interacted with Comrade Lu Zhaodi, I know she’s a formidable character."

Cao Hongzhu said with amusement, "Formidable? If she were formidable, would she be in her current situation? All her compromising couldn’t win back Jiu Hong’s heart. It must be out of desperation that Lu Zhaodi has decided to fight to the death with Jiu Hong."

"Sigh! Apart from the preference for sons over daughters, Lu Zhaodi is not a bit foolish. Perhaps she’s not the smartest person, but she’s definitely good at adapting to circumstances," Li Shuitian sighed, "In Jiu Hong’s family where sons are favored over daughters, she managed to protect herself and her daughter. Do you think Lu Zhaodi is foolish? And I remember very clearly that Jiu Hong’s salary has always been sent to his parents, not to Lu Zhaodi. Despite the severe disasters a few years ago, didn’t they still manage to survive? And they even managed to do so smoothly until the military relocation. Now that Jiu Hong wants to divorce her and reconciliation is out of the question, she immediately thought of a way to threaten Jiu Hong. Could an ordinary fool come up with this?"

After listening carefully, Cao Hongzhu couldn’t help but respond, "So you’re saying that Lu Zhaodi came to me with calculations in mind?"

"You! When will you change your envious temper? It’s right to seek revenge for a grudge, and I don’t expect you to repay evil with kindness, but to retaliate against it. However, we mustn’t make unfounded accusations, and because someone else’s life is good, we shouldn’t be hostile at every turn, stirring up trouble. You shouldn’t have reported the army commander’s family at the time. Fortunately, the army commander and his wife were magnanimous and, although our relationship with them is tepid, did not pursue your past actions. I am grateful to them for that," Li Shuitian said, his head aching, "I think, the likelihood is that Lu Zhaodi came to you for advice to deter Jiu Hong from bringing up the divorce again."