Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 619 - 614: New Year’s Eve Phone Call

However, Bai Jing is rich, cunning, and heartless. This city is her stronghold. If she truly wants to deal with someone, she can mobilize various connections to overwhelm them. Worse still, she doesn’t seem to need a reason to target someone, as long as she feels like it.

Being unpredictable and ruthless, Fang Pingying was still worried she might go after Fang Xiu because of the incident with Zhou Guangsheng.

After thinking it over, she still decided to warn Fang Xiu, "Bai Jing is a lunatic, be extra careful if you feel something is off on the street or if you run into her."

"I know." Fang Xiu nodded.

While they were talking, there came a knock on the door.

Fang Pingying dusted the flour off her hands and walked to the door, smiling as she said, "It must be Honglan and the others."

Upon opening the door, it indeed was Luo Honglan, dressed in a brand new plaid outfit with her hair braided in a twist. It’s hard to say whether it’s the city’s environment, but Luo Honglan has become much prettier since she first arrived.

Now, looking at her, with her fair skin and graceful figure, she didn’t look like a country girl at all.

She bounced in from outside and wrapped her arm around Fang Pingying’s, cheerfully saying, "Sister-in-law, happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." After Fang Pingying finished, she peeked outside and saw Luo Honglan alone, so asked, "Where’s Uncle Dashan?"

"He’s downstairs playing with firecrackers with Ruirui and Yaoyao." Luo Honglan mentioned Yaoyao with a proud complaint, "That little one, just like a boy, so daring, even daring to light firecrackers, I’m really afraid she’ll get scared."

Fang Pingying wasn’t concerned about her own daughter; that girl is really braver than any boy, she’s already used to setting off firecrackers every day with Fang Ping’an and them.

She chuckled and said offhandedly, "No need to worry, that girl has always been bold. At first her dad even said..."

She stopped midway, suddenly annoyed at herself for bringing up Luo Zhiyong.

Although she didn’t finish, Luo Honglan caught the drift and with narrowed eyes, smilingly asked, "Sister-in-law, what did my big brother say?"

Fang Pingying didn’t beat around the bush and simply finished, "He said when she grows up, he wants to send her to the military to toughen up, could be a female officer in the future."

"My big brother really has foresight," Luo Honglan seeing the candor in Fang Pingying’s answer, didn’t know what to say and switched the topic, "By the way, sister-in-law, has my big brother called you today?"

Fang Pingying knew what this girl was hinting at, trying to play matchmaker again, she had already lectured Luo Honglan before not to meddle in their affairs, let them handle it themselves.

So, with a frown of displeasure, Fang Pingying said, "Why would he call me?"

Seeing Fang Pingying upset, Luo Honglan didn’t continue on about Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying, just saying, "No, no, I was just thinking he would surely call back during the New Year to ask about Ruirui and Yaoyao."

Fang Pingying knew she was making excuses, mockingly glancing at her, "What’s there to ask? The two of them are doing very well."

Over at the table wrapping dumplings, Li Aihua and Li Yuchun hearing them talk about Luo Zhiyong, Li Aihua called out, "Honglan, come help us wrap dumplings, we’ll eat together in a bit."

Luo Honglan smiled and walked over, waving her hand, "No thanks, Aunt Aihua, my dad and I have already eaten, we sat at home for a while before coming over, why are you eating so late."

Li Aihua was about to answer when the phone at home rang. Seeing that her hands were still covered in flour, Fang Pingying urged Luo Honglan, "The phone is ringing, you go answer it."

Luo Honglan’s eyes darted around, thinking that it might be Luo Zhiyong calling. Wanting them to talk, she dragged Fang Pingying to the phone and sat down to make dumplings herself, "Sister-in-law, you go answer the phone, I’ll keep making dumplings for you."

Fang Pingying, pulled up by her, didn’t bother to argue. She simply wiped her hands and went to answer the phone, "Hello."

The caller was not Luo Zhiyong, but a woman with an unpleasant tone. She immediately asked, "Who are you?"

Fang Pingying instantly recognized the voice as Zhou Yunmei’s, frowned, suppressed her urge to hang up immediately, and coldly replied, "You call my house and don’t know who I am? What kind of call are you making? Hurry up and tell me who you’re looking for, or I’m hanging up."

Zhou Yunmei, fearing that Fang Pingying would hang up, quickly said,

"I’m looking for Luo Zhiyong."

"Not here."

"Then find Luo Dashan."

"He’s not here either."

At this, Zhou Yunmei on the other end gasped a few times, almost gritting her teeth, "You’re just opposing me on purpose, saying everyone isn’t here."

Fang Pingying couldn’t be bothered with her and was about to hang up, "Anybody else you’re looking for? If not, I’m hanging up."

Zhou Yunmei seemingly could imagine Fang Pingying already hanging up the phone, and she immediately shouted, "Let Honglan answer the phone."

Fang Pingying glanced at Luo Honglan and called out, "Honglan, your mom wants you on the phone."

"My mom?" Luo Honglan seemed confused for a moment about who her mom was. After collecting her thoughts, she shook her head, "Hang up, I don’t want to talk to her."

As Fang Pingying was about to hang up, Li Yuchun called out to stop her, then said to Luo Honglan with a gentle smile, "Honglan, you should listen, see how your mom’s family is spending the New Year."

Li Yuchun’s words made everyone curious, because they all knew that this year, Luo Family’s financial support, Luo Zhiyong, who was considered a cash tree in Zhou Yunmei’s eyes, had ignored them, leaving behind Zhou Yunmei and the lazy and cunning Luo Zhiming and Xu He. They were curious to see how Zhou Yunmei had messed things up.

Needless to say, if Zhou Yunmei was living well, she definitely wouldn’t be calling now; she might even come to the city to show off. So her call was probably a plea for help.

Seeing everyone’s hopeful faces, Luo Honglan sighed, patted the flour off her hands, and went to answer the phone, "Hello."

On the other end, Zhou Yunmei seemed somewhat unsure as she asked, "Is this Honglan?"

Luo Honglan didn’t answer, just said impatiently, "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Your dad?"

Luo Honglan thought for a moment, then directly preempted Zhou Yunmei, "My dad isn’t here. If you have something, talk to me. Right now my dad is in the city; my older brother and I are the ones providing for him. He doesn’t have a dime on him, so there’s no use looking for him."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei had specifically called Luo Dashan to lament about her own pitiful situation, hoping to gain Luo Dashan’s sympathy, to make him come home, or perhaps to send her money. But with Luo Honglan blocking her like this, she found herself at a loss for words.