Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 595 - 590: Settling the Accounts at Home

Seeing Luo Dashan persistently asking her to stay, Fang Pingying really couldn’t refuse again, and besides, she was curious about what Luo Dashan had to say to her, or perhaps she actually wanted to gossip about how Luo Dashan would deal with Zhou Yunmei.

Although Luo Dashan hadn’t said anything in the hospital, appearing very calm, it was because of his excessive calmness that Fang Pingying felt it was the calm before the storm. This time, Luo Dashan would definitely not let Zhou Yunmei off easily.

Unable to suppress the gossip gene inside her, Fang Pingying finally agreed.

When the group returned home from the county, it was just noon, and they encountered many villagers returning from farming outside.

The villagers all knew that Luo Dashan had been seriously ill, transferred from the town’s health clinic to the county for treatment. Many people asked with concern about Luo Dashan’s health when they encountered them on the road.

Luo Dahu and Qiu Xiu also returned from farming, and seeing how quickly Luo Dashan had come back, they were overjoyed, saying that it was the ancestors’ blessing, and they would have to offer incense to the ancestors in the afternoon.

On the way, after the Luo Family responded to the villagers, they headed back home.

But as they approached home, still at Luo Dahu’s gate, Luo Dashan suddenly called out to Fang Pingying, "Pingying, let Ruirui and Yaoyao go with the second brother to their place, to play with their family’s Zhuwa. Have lunch over there too, your second aunt will take care of them."

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, vaguely understanding Luo Dashan’s intentions.

Qiu Xiu and Luo Dahu seemed to have also realized what was happening. Qiu Xiu immediately came over, took Ruirui and Yaoyao’s hands, and said to Fang Pingying, "Alright, Pingying, leave the two of them with me. I’ll keep an eye on them. You all first settle the matters at home."

Fang Pingying nodded, crouched down to instruct the two kids to listen to Uncle and Auntie, and then let Qiu Xiu take them away.

As they were about to enter the door, Zhou Yunmei, who was inside the house, seemed to hear the noise outside. She poked her head out of the doorway, and upon seeing Luo Dashan and the others returning, she was stunned and immediately came out shouting, "Old man, how come you’re back today? Didn’t you say you would stay there for half a month? I was planning to visit you in a few days."

But when she saw Fang Pingying behind Luo Dashan, her expression instantly darkened. She extended her arm to block the doorway and glared at Fang Pingying, "What are you doing here? Who let you in?"

Fang Pingying hadn’t intended to enter the Luo Family’s home, but offended by Zhou Yunmei’s words, she insisted on entering. She brushed away Zhou Yunmei’s hand and stepped directly into the yard, provocatively raising an eyebrow at Zhou Yunmei.

Zhou Yunmei was about to speak again in anger, but was coldly silenced by Luo Dashan, "I invited her here. Do you have an issue with that?"

"Old man..."

Luo Dashan didn’t pay any attention to Zhou Yunmei. He stepped into the yard and said to Fang Pingying, "Pingying, please sit wherever you’d like."

Then, he proceeded to greet everyone to sit down and rest.

After a while, seeing that everyone had rested enough, Luo Dashan called into the house, "Zhiming, Xu He, come out here."

Luo Zhiming and Xu He had actually heard the commotion outside long ago, but Xu He knew that they would likely be held accountable today, so she deliberately hid in the house with Luo Zhiming, thinking to avoid the confrontation for as long as possible, hoping that Luo Dashan would only focus on Zhou Yunmei and that she might escape the situation.

However, now that Luo Dashan called them by name, Luo Zhiming immediately went to open the door without any hesitation, then asked about Luo Dashan’s health.

After seeing them come out, Luo Dashan nodded and directed Zhou Yunmei as well, "Yunmei, come over here too."

Seeing this array, Zhou Yunmei started to feel nervous, looking at Luo Dashan with unsettling laughter, "Old man, what’s happened? You just got back, why is it like this..."

Before she could finish speaking, Luo Dashan sighed deeply, his gaze filled with disappointment, "Zhou Yunmei, how can you have the face to ask that question? Do you really think that if we don’t bring it up, we don’t know what you’ve been up to these past days?"

Zhou Yunmei was frightened by Luo Dashan’s expression and didn’t dare to speak rashly, but she couldn’t admit to what she had done just like that. She was not sure how much Luo Dashan knew.

She stuttered, "I... what did I do?"

Luo Dashan, nearly gnashing his teeth, began to list the accusations, "To stop me from going to the provincial city, you and Zhiming collaboratively drugged me. Then, in the provincial city, you actually tried to have Zhiyong replace Zhiming to father a child with Xu He..."

Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying were shocked to hear this; how did Luo Dashan know about this, not until Luo Honglan gestured to them did they realize Luo Honglan had told him.

Luo Honglan was a straightforward person. She thought that Luo Dashan was really going to let Zhou Yunmei off the hook and felt indignant, so she spilled the beans to them while Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong were away.

However, before Luo Dashan could finish speaking, Luo Zhiming grasped the crux of the matter. His eyes widened in disbelief, "What do you mean by fathering a child? Weren’t they there to borrow money?"

Luo Honglan, upon seeing this, whispered, "You fool, you’ve been completely deceived by Xu He. She and Mom went to the city to let your older brother... with her..."

Luo Zhiming didn’t listen to the full explanation and became agitated, his body trembling with anger as he pointed at Luo Zhiyong and Xu He, "You..."

Knowing he misunderstood, Luo Zhiyong quickly clarified, "Don’t get so riled up. You think you’re stupid, and I’m the same? I’m nothing like you; I don’t touch just any woman."

"Then..." Hearing this, Luo Zhiming’s anger subsided somewhat; after all, he was aware of this before, and it wasn’t a huge secret. Since Luo Zhiyong spoke in this way, it must mean nothing had happened, which relaxed him a bit.

Some things can be spoken of, but once they happen, as a man, he could not accept it.

But before he could fully relax, Luo Honglan delivered another devastating blow, "Xu He may not have succeeded with your older brother but ended up at the mercy of the man who lent you money at high interest. The two of them..."

Before Luo Honglan could finish, Xu He’s gaze turned venomous, and she stared at Luo Honglan, "Luo Honglan, if you dare continue, I swear I’ll tear your mouth apart today!"

Luo Honglan was honest and was intimidated by Xu He’s threat.

Seeing this, Fang Pingying scoffed, her gaze slightly provocative as she looked at Xu He and continued Luo Honglan’s words, "Xu He didn’t get your older brother, but she spent the night with that high-interest loan shark. We saw it all very clearly. If you don’t believe it, you can also ask your mother. There’s definitely no falsehood here."

With these words, Fang Pingying implicated both Zhou Yunmei and Xu He, also telling Luo Zhiming that the one who betrayed him wasn’t just Xu He alone, but also his own mother.