Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 523 - 518: The Hen That Can’t Lay Eggs

Shuanzi had been watching surreptitiously around the village with a few of his men, ready to target anyone from Luo Zhiming’s family if they dared to step out.

You can’t do much to them within the village, but outside it should be fine, right?

And to be honest, Luo Zhiming was the one at fault initially. When he borrowed money, they made the high interest rates very clear.

Although their interest rates are high, they never force anyone to borrow money.

It was Luo Zhiming who willingly borrowed the money, so repaying it is naturally expected.

Not only has he fled to the countryside, but he’s even dared to let people attack them—Shuanzi and his men have never suffered such a loss before.

Forget about the money for now, just for the grievances suffered today, they will make sure Luo Zhiming and his family of three won’t have an easy life.

Shuanzi was a clear-headed guy; he knew Luo family still had Dashan, but since Dashan didn’t lay hands on them, Shuanzi wouldn’t count him in the revenge.

He only targeted Luo Zhiming, Xu He, and Zhou Yunmei.

Initially, Luo Zhiming’s household was on guard against Shuanzi and his people. They stayed home for two days, afraid that Shuanzi and his men would come back.

But after a few days of silence and hearing no news or sightings of the men from other villagers, they became bold.

They firmly believed that as long as they didn’t go to the provincial city, there would be no trouble.

After all, for Luo Zhiming and his family, if they really needed to find work, it didn’t have to be in the provincial city; they could go anywhere else. They could find work in the county, or if not, just farm at home. At this time, not many were going out to work anyway, most were farming at home as usual.

Three days later, one evening, Xu He thought about how she hadn’t visited her parents for a few days and decided to go see them.

She changed her clothes, and after finding herself quite satisfied with her reflection in the mirror, she called out to Luo Zhiming, who was half-lying on the kang, "Zhiming, I’m going to my mom’s place. If I don’t come back, don’t wait up for me tonight. I’ll sleep there."

Luo Zhiming watched as Xu He changed her clothes in front of him, his desire ignited by the sight of her fair skin. He got up and pulled Xu He onto the kang, smiling playfully, "Wife, it’s better you come back to sleep, I..."

As he spoke, he pressed himself against Xu He, his hands eagerly starting to undress her.

Recently, because of the debt issue, even their intimate moments as a couple, Luo Zhiming hadn’t had the heart to initiate.

Finally, now that issue was resolved, he was desperate to pin Xu He down on the kang.

But Xu He was not like Fang Xiu of the past; she wasn’t someone who would comply just because he wanted her to. She had to be in the mood, so Luo Zhiming didn’t dare to overstep.

Since marrying Luo Zhiming, Xu He had grown increasingly annoyed with him.

Initially, she thought marrying him could get some money from Fang Pingying for a decent wedding, but on their wedding day, not only did she not get any money, but Fang Pingying’s family also caused a scene, which was incredibly unlucky.

After getting married, she thought about having a good life with Luo Zhiming, perhaps have two children, let Zhou Yunmei raise them while she and Luo Zhiming went to the provincial city to make money, keeping all their earnings, and maybe after saving enough, even ask Zhou Yunmei for some money and possibly buy a house in a few years.

Anyway, Luo Zhiyong sent Zhou Yunmei quite a bit of money every month, with extra during festivals, and Zhou Yunmei always had a lot of surplus each month.

But unexpectedly, despite trying for a long time, Xu He never got pregnant, thinking it was her issue, she planned to go to the hospital, but Luo Zhiming panicked when she mentioned it.

With no other choice, Luo Zhiming came clean about possibly being infertile.

Xu He was so angry she almost divorced Luo Zhiming, but she knew that being a divorced woman would decrease her value, making it hard to find someone else in the future.

After struggling with the situation, she came up with a plan. If Luo Zhiming couldn’t father a child, someone else in the Luo family sure could.

Look at Luo Zhiyong, didn’t he have twins?

Xu He had her sights on Luo Zhiyong already, now thinking of his robust physique, her heart fluttered even more. She deliberately created a big fuss at home, insisting she must have a child to avoid idle talk, even if it meant stealing one.

Zhou Yunmei, who usually missed the point when listening to serious talks, quickly caught on when it came to complicated matters.

She quickly thought along the same lines as Xu He.

At first, Zhou Yunmei feared Xu He wouldn’t agree, but Xu He just acted coy momentarily and soon agreed, even logically stating, "If it’s someone else’s child, the Luo family definitely won’t be happy raising it, but if it’s Luo Zhiyong’s, it’s not much different from Luo Zhiming’s; it’s still Luo family blood."

Zhou Yunmei thought it made sense and immediately agreed.

So, the last time they locked Luo Honglan in the house, it was partly because of her and partly to lure Luo Zhiyong back, but unfortunately, he was out on a business trip and missed the opportunity.

Afterward, no suitable opportunity arose.

Then came Luo Zhiming’s debt issue, the family was so troubled about money, they didn’t bother about it anymore.

So, Xu He felt that ever since she married into the Luo family, nothing had gone her way, and she grew more and more irritable, with Luo Zhiming being the root cause. If he hadn’t forced her back then, she wouldn’t have married him.

Now seeing Luo Zhiming, Xu He was utterly disgusted.

Seeing his hands wandering over her, she slapped them away irritably, snapping harshly, "Go away, we can’t have children, being with you is just a waste of time."

"You..." Luo Zhiming was after all a man, and being spoken to like this by Xu He left him with no dignity, his face turning darkly grim as he glared at her angrily.

"What, did I say something wrong?" Xu He didn’t care about his reaction, glaring back at him, she yelled loudly, "Haven’t you heard the gossip in the village these days? They say we’ve been married so long without any signs of a child, they say there must be something wrong with me, calling me a hen that can’t lay eggs, just wasting food."

At this, Luo Zhiming cowered, no longer daring to be angry. He immediately came forward, grabbing Xu He’s hand and whispering, "Why care what others say, as long as our family doesn’t say anything."

"Your family dares to say something about me?" Xu He still shook off his hand disdainfully, scoffing, "Hmph, I haven’t spread around that you’re not a real man, I’ve done right by you, at least."