The Chief Minister's Ferocious Wife

236 Are You Trying to Tell Me What to Do?

“Don’t forget that there is the Yuan clan,” Xie Heng reminded Zhao Chuchu. “If necessary, you can let the Yuan clan deal with the Xia clan. The Xia clan is different from the Zhao clan. You should not deal with the Xia clan in the same way as you deal with the Zhao clan. It’s not worth it to have your reputation stained.

“I know you don’t care about that, but Chuchu, sometimes a good reputation can do a lot of things. So, you don’t have to make your grievances against the Xia clan that obvious. If you trust me enough, I can take care of it for you.”

“Da Lang, I never like to keep myself bottled up. I hate to forgive people. I’m not like you. Besides, considering what I did to the Zhao clan, I’ve got enough problems if someone is really trying to mess me up. It doesn’t matter if the Xia clan intervenes.”

Zhao Chuchu made a confession about her thoughts to Xie Heng.

!!

She would hurt those who hurt her first even more.

In front of absolute power, any plan and trick were useless. She was not worried even for a little bit.

As for Xie Heng, she believed he was capable enough of protecting himself.

She wouldn’t find a weak man as her husband anyway.

Xie Heng stroked Zhao Chuchu’s head. “Okay. I’m just making suggestions. It’s up to you whether you accept them or not. But no matter what you do, I’m on your side.”

“Da Lang, do you think I’m mean?”

“To be merciful to your enemies is to be cruel to yourself. As long as you are protecting yourself, whatever means are justified. Chuchu, don’t be hard on yourself.”

Zhao Chuchu smiled and cracked a bright smile.

She just liked Xie Heng’s nature of not being a pedant and giving lectures everywhere.

Advising and forcing were different things.

Xie Heng had always been the one to accept everything she had to offer, not to shape her.

Even if he would be affected this way, he never said no, and everything was done in her favor.

“What if I affect your career one day?”

“Then, we will live in seclusion in the mountains and not enter the government organization. Chuchu, as long as you are happy, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do.”

Power was a two-sided blade. Some people were dominated by power and became slaves to it, while he was invariably the one who was in control of it.

Zhao Chuchu looked at Xie Heng and smiled. “Why do you listen to me on everything? Aren’t you afraid that you will regret it in the future?”

“Missing you is what I will regret for the rest of my life.” Xie Heng scratched Zhao Chuchu’s nose. “It’s a blessing for me to meet you, so I’m not trying to pursue anything anymore. Chuchu, no matter what happens in the future, you must remember that I will never do anything to hurt you.”

“You have to believe in me too!”

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

However, Zhao Chuchu had only seen Yuan Hui when she was waiting for the members of the Xia clan to show up.

The aura of Yuan Hui had changed drastically after several months of absence.

Zhao Chuchu knew from Xie Heng that Yuan Hui had been fighting with the Yuan clan’s people for a long time and that she had won for the time being.

She was no longer weak as she was at the beginning, and she had changed into a person with an imposing and confident presence.

“Chuchu.” Yuan Hui cracked a bright smile at Zhao Chuchu as soon as she got off the carriage. “Long time no see.”

Zhao Chuchu walked over and looked Yuan Hui up and down. “You’ve changed. You look fantastic now!”

“Oh, aren’t you sweet? I haven’t come to thank you properly before because I was delayed by family matters. I hope you don’t mind!” Yuan Hui explained briefly. “But I heard that you are trying to work on new recipes. I wonder if I can try them today?”

“Hahaha, of course, you can. Come in first.” Zhao Chuchu dragged Yuan Hui into the house.

Except for Xie Heng who knew that Yuan Hui had once recuperated from her injuries in his family, no one knew Yuan Hui.

Xie Jun asked Zhao Chuchu curiously, “Chuchu, it seems like I have never seen her before. Who is she?”

“She was injured and has been recuperating at home. I didn’t tell you because I was afraid that I would scare you,” Zhao Chuchu said.

“Junjun, come. Let me introduce myself. My name is Yuan Hui.” Yuan Hui looked at Xie Jun with a smile.

“Hi.” Xie Jun was a little embarrassed. “Chuchu didn’t tell me, and I didn’t know that you have lived here before. I’m really sorry.”

“You don’t have to apologize because you didn’t know it.” Yuan Hui smiled, then she waved her hand. “Xiaozhi, bring it over here.”

The teenager in green clothes immediately fetched a box from the carriage and scuffled to Yuan Hui’s side.

Yuan Hui took the box and handed it to Xie Jun. “Junjun, this is a gift for you. Why don’t you open it and see if you like it?”

Xie Jun looked at Zhao Chuchu.

Zhao Chuchu nodded. “Just take it, Junjun. Don’t forget to thank Huihui.”

“Thank you, Huihui.” Xie Jun grinned as he took the box and opened it. The box contained a very delicate set of writing brush, ink stick, ink slab, and paper.

Xie Jun fell in love with it at first glance and the smile under his eyes became even stronger.

“I like it very much. Thank you, Huihui.”

Xie Jun said thanks again.

“You’re welcome.” It was just a suitable gift for a child like Xie Jun.

Although Zhao Chuchu wasn’t an expert on this, she knew this gift was worth a lot.

“By the way, unload other things and take them to the courtyard too,” Yuan Hui instructed Xiaozhi. “After that, you guys go back to the city first. I am probably going to stay here for a few days.”

“Miss, I’m afraid this is not appropriate…” One of the mammies hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.

Yuan Hui’s tone was slightly cold. “Mammy, are you trying to tell me what to do now? Have you forgotten what you said before you came out?”

“I dare not. I’m only worried that you will not get used to the life here. Why not let me stay with you?”

“Let me make this clear to you. You’re not in the position to tell me what to do. Do you understand?”

Yuan Hui’s expression was so cold that the woman immediately knelt down. “I do.”

“I don’t think you do!”

...

“I’m wrong.”

“Either go with them, or I will sell you.”

“I’ll go with them.”

She gave an immediate response, afraid that if she hesitated, she would really be sold by Yuan Hui.

When Yuan Hui lost her temper, the others did not dare to say anything.

Zhao Chuchu stood on one side, staring coldly at the Yuan clan’s people.

One by one, they carried things from the carriage, taking up most of the Xie clan’s yard.

Zhao Chuchu was a little speechless.

“Why so many?”

“I originally thought of helping you in remodeling the house, but you have already married. I thought it would be inappropriate, so I can only bring you some worthless things, in case you should need them.”

“I don’t think they are worthless.”

...

In fact, the wealth of every villager combined was not enough to buy 10 percent of those things.

Yuan Hui smiled. “They’re really worthless.”

Zhao Chuchu sighed. “Miss Yuan, that’ll get you more haters before you know it.”

“With you around, no one dares to touch me.”

“Maybe one of them is me.”

“If that were true, you would not have saved me in the first place. It’s only because of you that I shouldn’t have been killed.”

When Yuan Hui said this, she took a glance at the mammy.