Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Cao Hongzhu was indeed a clever woman, and upon hearing Li Shuitian’s words, she immediately grasped the situation.

"What a move by Lu Zhaodi, daring to scheme against me like this!" She could almost predict Lu Zhaodi’s next move, if she was as smart and adaptable as Li Shuitian had described.

"You plotted against others first, so you can’t complain when someone gets the better of you." Li Shuitian was not taking his wife’s side unconditionally, his concern now was that Lu Zhaodi might use this as leverage to blackmail both Cao Hongzhu and himself, "Hongzhu, tell me carefully, that newspaper article, did you write it, or did Lu Zhaodi write it herself?"

"Lu Zhaodi wrote it following the content I provided, after all, she’s not as well-informed as us. Most of the writing was done by her, because she is semi-illiterate, some words she can say but can’t write, so the words she couldn’t write were penned by me." Cao Hongzhu was filled with regret. She should have insisted on her initial approach, making Lu Zhaodi copy the words she couldn’t write herself from a paper.

At first, she was somewhat cautious, hence the suggestion to have her copy from what she wrote. But later, worn down by Lu Zhaodi’s pleading and overwhelmed with excitement, she let her guard down.

Li Shuitian sighed and said, "Hongzhu, Hongzhu, now you know what it feels like to be manipulated by others, don’t you?"

"Shuitian, could this affect you?" Cao Hongzhu was not worried about herself, she was concerned about her husband.