Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 591 - 586: On the Mend

These past few days, Luo Zhiming has always stayed here, not leaving. Although he couldn’t think of a solution, it was evident he felt guilty. Moreover, he told Luo Honglan that he didn’t administer the laxative; it was Zhou Yunmei and Xu He who did it, and he truly didn’t expect it to turn out this way.

He was also completely unaware of Xu He and her plan to borrow seeds. Before this, Xu He mentioned going to Fang Pingying to borrow money to repay a high-interest loan, which is why he agreed to it.

Actually, Fang Pingying always knew that Luo Zhiming, although not a good man—selfish, lazy, dependent, and useless—was not fundamentally malicious. The reason he made so many mistakes was because of Xu He’s manipulation and instigation behind his back.

Nevertheless, even so, Luo Zhiming does not deserve forgiveness.

Who made him so blind initially, to desperately associate with and even marry Xu He?

Luo Zhiming, eventually, will be ruined by Xu He.

After Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong arrived at the guesthouse, Fang Pingying suggested getting another room, but Luo Zhiyong stopped her, "No need, I’m just going to sleep for a few hours, and at night I’ll go take over for Hong Lan. Let’s not waste the money."

Fang Pingying thought it made sense; the room had two beds and wouldn’t cause any inconvenience, so she nodded and went back to the room with Luo Zhiyong.

The two little ones were truly exhausted; as soon as they reached the room and touched the beds, they fell soundly asleep.

But as for Luo Zhiyong, even though he was exhausted these past few days, with all these worries on his mind, he couldn’t fall asleep.

Fang Pingying, lying on the other bed and patting the two little ones to sleep, saw Luo Zhiyong like this, hesitated, and then asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"

Luo Zhiyong turned over, his hand under his head, and hesitatingly said, "Pingying, I’m thinking, if my dad gets better this time, I should take him to the provincial city."

"Hmm?" Fang Pingying signaled for him to continue.

Luo Zhiyong said, "I’m thinking of renting a cheap place there, closer to my military base. Normally, he should be able to take care of his own living, and I can also visit him on weekends."

This idea, Fang Pingying actually thought was feasible; taking Dashan to the city for care would also stop Luo Zhiyong from worrying.

But Fang Pingying considered Dashan’s feelings, "It’s feasible, but I’m just worried Uncle Dashan wouldn’t be willing to go."

"Why?" Luo Zhiyong thought Fang Pingying was referring to Zhou Yunmei, "You think after all this, he still can’t leave my mom?"

"It’s not that, but the elderly have their own homes, and unless absolutely necessary, they won’t want to go to the city." Fang Pingying said, "Moreover, judging by Uncle Dashan’s nature, he probably would also not want to burden you; he’d rather stay at home."

Luo Zhiyong nodded and sighed. He understood Dashan’s nature.

Dashan actually had always been unwilling to be a burden. Since that time in the city when he was humiliated by Li Aihua, he hadn’t even been to the city to see his grandchildren. Now talking about taking him to the city for care, where everything costs money, and he can’t earn money himself and might need looking after, he definitely wouldn’t want to.

But Luo Zhiyong was also worried, "If he stays at home, who knows what might happen next time."

Fang Pingying understood Luo Zhiyong’s intention and after thinking for a moment, she said, "If your dad is not at home, can you really ignore your family’s matters?"

"What else can I do? My dad was harmed by them and is nearly dead, I am not going to care about anything anymore." At this point, Luo Zhiyong no longer felt angry at Zhou Yunmei; instead, he felt cold, "In the future, Luo Zhiming and I will each take care of one."

"This matter..." Fang Pingying saw the indifferent tone Luo Zhiyong used when he spoke. She remained silent; with the situation that had arisen, it was Zhou Yunmei’s own doing. She only said, "Let’s wait until Uncle Dashan wakes up and ask for his opinion."

Luo Zhiyong nodded, but in his heart, he wondered what he would do if Luo Dashan insisted on not leaving and how he would handle the family matters.

After all, if Zhou Yunmei and Luo Dashan continued to stir things up, it definitely won’t be possible. Zhou Yunmei dared to drug him to prevent Luo Dashan from going to the provincial city. No one can guarantee what she might do next time.

Luo Zhiyong thought, if it really doesn’t work out, he might just let them divorce, completely leading separate lives—him taking care of Luo Dashan, and Luo Zhiming taking care of Zhou Yunmei.

However, Fang Pingying quietly calculated the days and said to Luo Zhiyong, "I reckon your mom and the others should be back tomorrow."

Luo Zhiyong scoffed lightly, "Let them come back, do you think my mom will still be heartbroken to the point of wanting to die when she sees my dad like this?"

Fang Pingying shook her head; in fact, she could not really tell whether Zhou Yunmei actually had feelings for Luo Dashan. If she did, how could she bear to cruelly drug Luo Dashan into this state?

And to say she didn’t, after decades of living together, no one would believe it.

Luo Zhiyong was very tired; he fell asleep while talking to Fang Pingying. When he woke up, it was already evening. Fang Pingying had bought dinner, and after eating, she let him go and swap with Luo Honglan.

The next day, when they went to the hospital, the doctor had just finished examining Luo Dashan and said that Luo Dashan’s condition was gradually stabilizing and he could be moved to a general ward. If the condition continued to stabilize, he could be discharged in ten days to half a month to recuperate at home.

But the doctor still advised that this time Luo Dashan had narrowly escaped death, and it was fortunate enough that he saved his life. From now on, he shouldn’t do heavy work and needed to be careful with what he ate, not just settling for anything and that he must come to the hospital regularly for check-ups.

All these things, Luo Zhiyong and the others were mentally prepared for; as long as Luo Dashan’s life was saved, they could slowly arrange for the future.

Moving from the ICU to the general ward, once everything settled down, Fang Pingying brought the two children to visit Luo Dashan.

Luo Dashan had already woken up, and he seemed in not too bad spirits—much better than the last time at the clinic. As soon as Luo Dashan saw Ruirui and Yaoyao, his eyes crinkled into smiles, looking even more spirited.

Seeing this, Fang Pingying let Ruirui and Yaoyao spend more time accompanying Luo Dashan.

She decided to stay here for another two days at most before taking Ruirui and Yaoyao back to the city. The deal on buying land had just been finalized, and there were many follow-up matters that needed her attention.

Actually, she had planned to leave tomorrow, but seeing how dearly Luo Dashan loved Ruirui and Yaoyao, she reluctantly decided to stay a few more days.

However, she did not expect that staying a few more days would also bring quite a bit of trouble.

That afternoon, Fang Pingying and Luo Honglan were accompanying Luo Dashan in the hospital room with the two little ones. The kids quietly chattered away with Luo Dashan, who was extremely fond of them and listened patiently to their chatter, while Fang Pingying and Luo Honglan discussed some family matters on the side.