Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 601 - 596: Barbed Words

Luo Zhiyong had barely returned to the city when the military sent a notice urging him to set off immediately, without a moment’s delay. They even arranged transportation to take Luo Zhiyong and a few other officers to the training base.

Luo Zhiyong had no extra time to say anything to Fang Pingying, he just made a point of stopping by her place when he passed by, stepping out of the vehicle to pay a quick visit and asked Fang Pingying to help Luo Honglan take good care of Luo Dashan.

He handed over the 300 yuan that he had planned to use for Luo Dashan’s medical treatment to Fang Pingying, gave her a long, deep look, glanced at the two kids, and then hurried off.

Watching the hastily departing figure of Luo Zhiyong, Fang Pingying felt a complicated and inexplicable mix of emotions stir within her. The duration of Luo Zhiyong’s mission this time was especially long, and something about it left Fang Pingying feeling anxious and preoccupied.

After Luo Zhiyong left, Li Yuchun learned that Fang Pingying had returned and brought the whole Fang Family, including Haohao, to visit that very night.

To the Fang Family’s surprise, they saw Luo Dashan at Fang Pingying’s when they arrived; they hadn’t expected Luo Dashan would come to the city. They had also heard from Yu’er that Luo Dashan’s illness was quite serious.

Fang Ping’an, being a more broad-minded man, walked in with a smile and greeted Luo Dashan, "Uncle Dashan, you’re here!"

Li Yuchun, who harbored deep-seated hatred for the people of the Luo Family, and with the incident causing Haohao’s hand to be what it had become by Zhou Yunmei, naturally took out her anger on Luo Dashan.

Seeing Luo Dashan playing with Yaoyao and Ruirui, she quickly called the two over to her side and said pointedly, "Dashan, did you go to the wrong place? This isn’t your son’s home anymore. What are you doing here?"

Luo Dashan, upon hearing this, found it hard to retort, awkwardness written all over his face.

Seeing this, Fang Ping’an nudged Li Yuchun to stop her from saying anything further.

But Li Yuchun did not hold back, her words becoming harsher, "Dashan, just because Fang Pingying has earned some money and used to spend some on your Luo Family, it doesn’t mean she owes you anything now."

Luo Dashan had no idea how to respond to Li Yuchun’s biting remarks.

In the meantime, Fang Pingying and Luo Honglan, who were in the kitchen cooking, came out upon seeing what was happening. With a smile, Luo Honglan said to Li Yuchun, "Aunt Yuchun, my dad isn’t staying here. He’ll go to a guesthouse later. It’s just that it’s still early, so he’s just watching Ruirui and Yaoyao play for a bit and then he’ll leave."

"Better not watch, for all you know, you might end up doing something to my Ruirui and Yaoyao too." Li Yuchun snapped back, indicating towards Haohao who still had his hand wrapped in a bandage, "Look at my Haohao’s hand, it still hasn’t healed."

This was the first time Luo Dashan had seen Haohao, and his gaze lingered on the plump and extremely cute little boy, who, because his right hand was wrapped in a thick bandage, found it quite inconvenient to play and was merely standing obediently by the sofa watching Yaoyao and Ruirui play. Without needing to be told, he knew Haohao’s hand must have been damaged by Zhou Yunmei.

Feeling somewhat guilty, Luo Dashan looked at Li Yuchun and spoke up tentatively, "In-law..."

Li Yuchun snorted dismissively, cutting him off, "Don’t call me in-law. We aren’t in-laws anymore."

With no alternative, Luo Dashan had to change his address, "Yuchun, sister-in-law, I truly apologize for Haohao’s situation; I didn’t know Yun Mei would do such a thing, I..."

Luo Dashan was a man more on the honest side, unable to utter overly flamboyant words, and faltered as he spoke.

Seeing this, Fang Pingying said to Fang Ping’an, "Dad, you chat with Uncle Dashan."

Then, dragging Li Yuchun and Fang Xiu with her, she went to the kitchen, "Mom, Xiu’er, come help me cook in the kitchen."

Upon reaching the kitchen, Li Yuchun was still fuming. She jabbed Fang Pingying’s forehead crankily, "Fang Pingying, what on earth are you up to? Are you planning to get mixed up with Luo Zhiyong again? What kind of spell has Luo Zhiyong cast on you that you just have to get involved with him?"

"No, don’t let your imagination run wild over a little matter." Fang Pingying glanced at her, amused, and explained, "Uncle Dashan is planning to move to the city for a long stay. He just arrived this afternoon, and couldn’t find a house on short notice, so I invited him for a meal at home. What’s wrong with that?"

Hearing this, Fang Xiu and Li Yuchun asked in unison, "Uncle Dashan is planning to stay permanently? Then what about Zhou Yunmei?"

"They’ve separated."

"Separated?" Li Yuchun frowned. "How did they separate?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xi also immediately followed up with questions, "Big sister, what exactly happened during your trip back this time?"

This topic was connected to a multitude of issues. Li Yuchun, who was someone that insisted on getting to the bottom of things, kept pressing Fang Pingying with questions. Left with no choice, Fang Pingying briefly recounted the entire situation to them.

After learning the full story, Fang Xiu and Li Yuchun were dumbfounded.

After a while, Fang Xiu regained her composure and frowned, "Is the Luo Family performing some kind of drama? How could so many things have happened?"

Especially when talking about the surrogacy issue, Li Yuchun cursed resentfully, "That Zhou Yunmei and Xu He really are too much."

"Mm." Fang Pingying nodded, but said nothing.

Li Yuchun thought for a moment, looked outside, and then said, "So, what you mean is that this time Luo Dashan and Luo Zhiyong have completely cut ties with Zhou Yunmei, and from now on, Luo Dashan will not return to the city, and Zhou Yunmei will be supported by Luo Zhiming?"

"That’s correct, we’ll see how things develop." Actually, Fang Pingying wasn’t sure if they could completely sever ties; Luo Zhiyong was determined, but it was hard to say what Uncle Dashan would decide.

They could only take it one step at a time.

After hearing about these things from Fang Pingying, Li Yuchun’s tone softened when she came out from the kitchen and saw Uncle Dashan.

After all, the wrongful deeds were committed by Zhou Yunmei, not related to Dashan. Now that things between Dashan and Zhou Yunmei had turned out this way, it wasn’t right for her to redirect her anger.

Furthermore, when Li Yuchun came out, she saw Uncle Dashan holding Haohao and playing with Yaoyao and the other kids, which melted her heart a bit.

Nobody knew whose child Haohao really was, but for Dashan to treat him this way was already decent.

So, she sat down beside the sofa and initiated conversation with Dashan, her tone much kinder, "Uncle Dashan, I heard from my daughter that you’re looking to rent a place. What kind of place are you looking for?"

Uncle Dashan probably knew that Fang Pingying had talked to Li Yuchun about the family matters, which is why Li Yuchun’s attitude had improved.

He didn’t take to heart the unpleasant things Li Yuchun had said earlier and replied with a smile, "Any kind would do, as long as it’s cheap, that’s fine. Just need a place to live."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuchun said, "Just so happens, someone living diagonally opposite to me bought a bigger house in the city and mentioned to me the other day about wanting to rent out their place, which isn’t expensive. Would you like to move there?"