260 My Hands Are Not That Long
When Cui Li returned from her maiden home, she dismissed the servants and personally made four dishes and a soup. When she saw her husband enter, she gestured. “It’s just in time. Wash your hands and eat.”
Zhu Dekun washed his hands and sat down at the table. “What’s the matter?”
Cui Li looked at Zhu Dekun. “I asked my husband to come back for dinner. Must I have a reason? Do you think this joke is funny?”
Zhu Dekun frowned.
“Hubby, we’ve been married for 20 years. You know very well why we got married back then. I haven’t forgotten either.” Cui Li smiled. “Try it first and see if my culinary skills have deteriorated.”
“Why are you talking about this?” Zhu Dekun picked up his chopsticks. “What exactly happened?”
Cui Li didn’t say anything. Instead, she lowered her head and ate.
Zhu Dekun ate too. To be honest, he hadn’t eaten Cui Li’s cooking in a long time. Back when they first got married, although she was a rich Young Lady, she would still prepare food every day and wait for him to come home from work. But now…
The couple ate quietly. Then, like when they first got married, they cleaned up the table and the kitchen together before returning to the living room and sitting down.
Zhu Dekun looked at Cui Li with a complicated expression. “Can you tell me now?”
Cui Li nodded. “Zhu Dekun, I know you have someone outside.”
“You-”
“Don’t be shocked. Don’t be anxious.” Cui Li waved her hand. “I’m just not exposing you for the sake of my two children.”
Zhu Dekun frowned and lowered his eyes.
“What do you think will happen if I report you for cheating?” Cui Li smiled.
“How dare you!” Zhu Dekun suddenly looked up. The most taboo thing for people in the government was family discord. If there was a scandal in the family, he would no longer be within the scope of promotion. It had not been easy for him to climb to his current position. He could not be ruined.
“You’ve gone too far. Let’s see if I dare.”
Zhu Dekun exhaled. “What exactly do you want?”
“Don’t you know?”
Zhu Dekun was silent.
“Nothing can happen to Han Guosheng.”
“Do you think I can interfere?” Zhu Dekun growled. “That’s Xiling City, not Beichuan City. My hands aren’t that long yet.”
“You can’t, but someone can. Don’t forget that the Cui family used a lot of financial resources to help the Zhu family back then. If something happens to the Cui family, do you think the Zhu family can still stay out of it? At that time, your career will also end.”
Zhu Dekun rubbed his face. He understood that this was equivalent to a domino. If one falls, there might be a string of aftermath. However, how could he be willing to be threatened? He sneered. “Isn’t that all caused by your stupidity?”
“Yichen is our son. I’m anxious, but what about you?” Cui Li exploded. “How long has it been since you went to see him? He’s only 16 years old. His life has just begun. I want him to live!”
Zhu Dekun frowned. “He’s also my son. It’s not that I don’t care about him. It’s just that there have been a lot of things recently. As you know, Jiaojiao is already a headache.” He paused for a moment. “Don’t think too much. How can I have someone outside?”
“Heh, Zhu Dekun, you’re really hypocritical. Do you think that if Yichen is gone, the person outside can enter? Let me tell you, as long as I don’t die, you can dream.” Cui Li’s eyes widened in anger. “You’d better hide well and not be found. Otherwise, the fish will either die or the net will break.”