Chapter 874: The Rat's Fault 4
Li Shuitian hesitated for a moment, "Hongzhu, I have a way to take precautions in advance, but you have to promise me one thing."
"What's the matter? Tell me! I will agree to whatever you say." Cao Hongzhu responded seriously.
"Don't slander innocent people by reporting them in the future." Li Shuitian took her hand and patted the back of her hand gently. "Hongzhu, your parents and children have been gone for many years. We should not dwell on the past. Birth, aging, sickness and death are beyond human control. What kind of misery have we not seen? How many families cannot support all their children. In the future, I will work hard and seriously to let you live a good life. There is no need for us to suspect that other families have bad origins just because they live a good life."
Cao Hongzhu's eyes suddenly turned red, "Paddy field..."
"If you have real evidence and want to report corrupt officials, I agree with you because their actions have harmed the interests of the general public, and their pampered lives are built on the hardships of the common people." Li Shuitian did not erase his wife's sense of justice, "But we can't slander others just because of hearsay. We shouldn't make unfounded accusations, like the Army Commander's family. Hongzhu, you're not wrong to report others, but you're wrong to report them. They're good people, really."
Cao Hongzhu bit her lower lip and lowered her head. "I know I was wrong, Shuitian. I have regretted it a long time ago. I regret that I reported them based on a few hearsays in a fit of anger. At that time, I was blinded by jealousy and made a conclusion without investigating. However, I caused them so much trouble and almost brought about a catastrophe. I am too ashamed to see them, and I don't expect their forgiveness."
Cao Hongzhu is self-aware. Although admitting one's mistakes is a great help in improvement, some mistakes cannot be undone once they are made. The so-called apology is worthless to the person who has been hurt.
Hearing his wife's soft words, Li Shuitian finally felt a little relieved and let go of the past on behalf of his wife.
After so many years, he didn't want his wife to indulge in hatred, and didn't want her to use her intelligence, the external situation, and the orders from above to hurt innocent people.
It can be used as a weapon to protect yourself, but it cannot be used as a weapon to hurt others.
Li Shuitian has always had his own life principles, so he tried his best to make amends after his wife made a big mistake. When some of his subordinates were dissatisfied with Lu Jiang being the acting commander, he quietly resolved the issue and did not let several officers with more seniority than Lu Jiang make a fuss. Instead, he led his subordinates to obey all of Lu Jiang's orders and unconditionally supported Lu Jiang in the meeting.
Lu Jiang could sense the latter point, and guessed that Li Shuitian might want to make up for Cao Hongzhu's mistake. As for the previous incident, someone let it slip when he was drunk, and Zheng Xuefeng happened to hear it and told him when he came back.
Li Shuitian is a person who is impeccable both in terms of his personal ability and sense of responsibility towards his family.
Cao Hongzhu was notorious for reporting others, so why did everyone tolerate Li Shuitian in the end? On the contrary, Jin Hong's popularity became worse and worse? It was because Li Shuitian himself did a good job, and Cao Hongzhu's mistakes should not be blamed on him.
Just as Zheng Xuefeng told Lu Jiang what he had heard, someone outside reported that Li Shuitian had arrived.
"Oh, this is really the case of speaking of the devil and he will appear!" Zheng Xuefeng sighed.
"Please let him in." Lu Jiang said as he stood up.
(End of this chapter)