Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 611 - 606: It’s Almost New Year’s Again

However, the corridor of the inpatient department allowed one to see straight to the end, and Liu Fengsheng could not spot anyone. He pondered for a moment, and immediately ran a few steps towards the exit.

By a stroke of coincidence, just as Liu Fengsheng reached the balcony outside the hospital, he happened to see a tall man in a military uniform exiting the hospital’s entrance.

Seeing just the figure’s back, Liu Fengsheng was certain it was Luo Zhiyong.

It turned out that Fang Pingying’s feeling was not a misperception; Luo Zhiyong had indeed come.

Could their connection really be so profound that they were in sync to this extent?

Liu Fengsheng found it hard to believe, and unexpectedly, he felt a touch of sourness.

It appeared that even after their divorce, their feelings for each other still lingered. Neither was willing to easily forget the other; it was as if no one else could intervene.

But if Luo Zhiyong did come, why didn’t he see anyone and suddenly leave?

After thinking for a moment, Liu Fengsheng seemed to have a sudden epiphany, with a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes.

He stood in the corridor for a while, looked in the direction Luo Zhiyong had gone, glanced at the entrance of Fang Pingying’s ward, then slightly narrowed his eyes and began walking downstairs.

After leaving the troop, Luo Zhiyong originally intended to visit Dashan, but as it was getting late, going there would certainly delay his return to the training camp. So he made a call to his home from downstairs at the hospital.

The call was answered by Luo Honglan. Upon hearing that Luo Zhiyong was calling, she assumed he would not be able to return and thus did not insist on it. She mentioned that Fang Pingying was merely anemic and told him not to worry, as she would take good care of her.

Luo Zhiyong spoke a few sentences over the phone, then hung up and walked to the military parking area, which was some distance from the hospital.

By a stroke of coincidence, just as Luo Zhiyong was about to get into the car, he happened to meet Qiu Lian, who had come to visit Fang Pingying at the hospital. Upon seeing Luo Zhiyong, Qiu Lian immediately exclaimed, "Battalion Commander Luo, are you back from a mission?"

Luo Zhiyong turned around, saw that it was Qiu Lian, took a few steps towards her, shook his head with a smile, and said, "No, I was just handling some affairs in town, and now I must return immediately."

Upon hearing that he was there for business, Qiu Lian expressed her surprise, "Ah, I thought you came back to see Pingying. Don’t you know? Pingying is hospitalized. I just heard it from Yu’er and the others today, and I was about to go to the hospital to see her."

"I..." Luo Zhiyong was at a loss for words, not knowing how to explain himself. He had avoided entering the ward precisely because he did not want Fang Pingying to know he had returned for her. If she had really decided to pursue a relationship with Liu Fengsheng, he did not want to burden her with any additional worries.

He said to Qiu Lian, "Sister-in-law Qiulin, if you see Pingying, don’t tell her I was back."

"Why?" Qiu Lian was taken aback, not understanding the situation.

Luo Zhiyong gave a smile and made up an excuse, "It’s rare for me to come back, and even though I know she’s sick, I don’t have the time to visit her. Although we are divorced, it still doesn’t feel right."

Qiu Lian felt that made sense, and she also knew that Fang Pingying still harbored feelings for Luo Zhiyong in her heart. If Pingying knew that he had been back and close to the hospital without visiting her, she would definitely feel upset. Qiu Lian immediately agreed, "Alright, I won’t say anything."

Luo Zhiyong nodded and bid farewell to Qiu Lian, "Then I’ll be going first."

Ever since Fang Pingying fell ill, Li Yuchun and Li Aihua were extremely anxious. They insisted on her staying home and not tiring herself with running about anymore.

Li Yuchun even concocted various nutritious foods to aid Fang Pingying’s recovery, determined to replenish her blood.

Indeed, after falling ill this time, Fang Pingying didn’t want to push herself too hard anymore. No matter how much money one earns, health is most important. Besides, she isn’t lacking food and clothes now and is still young; she should take care of her body above all.

Therefore, she relaxed a little. With Zeng Weiguo and others managing the supermarket, they would consult her whenever something came up.

Regarding the land, the government hasn’t made any moves right now, so leaving it be wasn’t causing any trouble.

Hence, she would spend some time each day checking on the supermarket and books of the store, or if she was really bored, she’d hang around the pastry shop. Her days were quite comfortable.

Time flies when life is leisurely, and in the blink of an eye, it was almost the Lunar New Year again - it was already the twelfth lunar month.

This was the first time Fang Pingying wasn’t spending the New Year with Luo Zhiyong.

To be honest, when she occasionally thought back to past celebrations, Fang Pingying felt a bit of heartache. At least back then, the family of four would be together, happy during the New Year. This year, it was just her with the two children. When the kids occasionally asked for their dad, she didn’t even know how to respond.

Fang Pingying thought it over. Since Luo Dashan was in the city this year, Luo Honglan would naturally spend the New Year at Luo Dashan’s place, and Fang Pingying felt it would be too lonely to spend it just with her two kids. If she were to go to Li Yuchun’s for the New Year, Li Aihua would get jealous, and if she went to Li Aihua’s, Li Yuchun would grumble, so she might as well do as last year and invite both Li Aihua and her husband along with the several people from the Fang Family to her own home.

Moreover, since Li Aihua was almost six months pregnant and no longer working, planning to look after the child after birth, she officially retired from the school a month before the New Year and was now staying at home every day.

Seeing her bored, Fang Pingying had simply asked her to move into her house a month ago. She could help watch over Ruirui and Yaoyao, and whenever Fang Pingying and Li Yuchun cooked something, they could also make some for her.

As for Zhao Longsheng, he would come back to Fang Pingying’s house to see Li Aihua every few days. Normally, he stayed at his own home. Since the army got busy with many tasks close to the New Year, and he was worried that he couldn’t take good care of Li Aihua, he felt more at ease with her staying at Fang Pingying’s.

Soon, it was the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.

The pastry shop closed its business on the twenty-fifth. Yu’er was waiting to go back home for the New Year with her older brother Cheng Fei. They had bought train tickets for the twenty-seventh. These two days, she spent the daytime with Luo Honglan, helping to take care of Ruirui and Yaoyao, and at night, she went to Luo Dashan’s place to sleep.

Fang Pingying remembered how warmly Luo Dahu and his wife always treated her whenever she visited them, always insisting she bring a lot of local specialties back from home. Although those things weren’t worth much in the countryside, their kindness was always heartwarming.

She took advantage of Yu’er’s trip back home to buy some city goods for Yu’er to take back to Luo Dahu and his wife.

Since there were quite a few items, when Luo Honglan and Yu’er brought the things back to sort them out, they woke up Luo Dashan, who was sleeping in the inner room.

Wrapping himself in a garment, Luo Dashan got up coughing and saw them with so many items, then inquired softly, "Why are you buying so much stuff? Must’ve cost quite a bit of money."

Luo Honglan saw Luo Dashan wearing thin clothes, so she wrapped a blanket around him and said with a smile, "These are gifts sister-in-law is sending to Second Uncle and Aunt. They’re New Year goods and such from the city."

Upon hearing this, Luo Dashan inevitably thought of things back home, and heaved a long sigh, "Yeah, it’s New Year’s time again, I wonder how everything is at home."