Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 622 - 617: You Only Care Because of Love

Even though Fang Pingying’s heart was already a tumultuous sea, when faced with Luo Honglan, she still managed to carry a faint smile and said, "It’s alright, no need for a special explanation. After all, we’re not his family. There’s no need for him to visit and wish each of us a Happy New Year; it’s enough that he told you."

After saying that, Fang Pingying’s gaze shifted to the TV as she said to Luo Honglan, "Watch TV, it’s interesting."

After Fang Pingying finished her words, Luo Honglan didn’t know what to say next. She had a feeling that Fang Pingying might be angry, but she wasn’t sure, and, indeed, Luo Zhiyong was at fault first in today’s matters.

The two of them had been getting along well, but suddenly it seemed as if they were intentionally neglecting Fang Pingying.

Originally the whole family was happy, but Luo Zhiyong’s phone call disrupted the mood. Although people at home were watching TV and chatting, and the children were still laughing and playing, the atmosphere had changed somewhat.

So much so that, before the TV program ended, Luo Dashan told Luo Honglan he felt tired and suggested they head back first.

When Fang Ping’an saw that Luo Dashan was ready to go home, he called Li Yuchun and Fang Xiu to leave together.

But Haohao, the little chubby boy, immediately clung to Fang Pingying when he heard they were going home, and with a pleasing face said, "Auntie, Haohao will sleep here, with brother."

Fang Pingying understood the little guy’s intention and couldn’t help but lower her head to kiss his forehead, smiling as she said, "Alright, then Haohao will sleep here for the next few days."

After that, she turned to Fang Xiu and said, "Xiu’er, you sleep here tonight as well; take my room. Let Haohao and the others play together. It’s the New Year after all."

The Luo Family had a total of three rooms. Since Li Aihua’s home was slightly farther and she was pregnant, Fang Pingying didn’t want her to travel back and forth every day, so she gave the room originally intended for Luo Honglan to Li Aihua. During the New Year’s days, Zhao Longsheng would occasionally stay over too.

Seeing there was enough room at home, Fang Xiu quickly agreed, "Okay."

After sending off Fang Ping’an and Luo Dashan, Fang Pingying boiled water for Zhao Longsheng to wash up, then tidied up the room. Everything was in order, and just when Fang Xiu had put the children to sleep, the two of them went back to their room to sleep.

Fang Pingying, under the lamp, was preparing the red envelopes for the children for tomorrow. Although the little ones didn’t know how to use money, they had somehow learned to ask for red packets and had been asking Fang Pingying for them, so she needed to prepare a few.

Fang Xiu glanced at Fang Pingying and, recalling the phone call from Luo Zhiyong in the evening, asked Fang Pingying, "Big sister, are things really over between you and brother-in-law?"

Fang Pingying’s heart flared with a faint irritation at the mention. Counting the red envelopes in her hand, she frowned at Fang Xiu and said, "Even Honglan has changed her way of address, why do you keep saying ’brother-in-law’ all the time? Call him Luo Zhiyong from now on; he has a name."

Fang Xiu saw that Fang Pingying seemed angry, but instead of falling silent, she burst into laughter and teased Fang Pingying, "Big sister, in your heart, you’re still thinking about brother-in-law. This kind of reaction, as the saying goes, is because you care due to love."

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Fang Pingying blushed inexplicably at Fang Xiu’s remark. She gave Fang Xiu a glare, stopping her accusatorially, "What does it matter whether I care or not? Haven’t you seen how they can’t wait to sever ties with me? You keep calling him ’brother-in-law’ this and ’brother-in-law’ that, if word gets out, people will think I, Fang Pingying, can’t get married and am clinging to him."

"Big sister, actually..." Fang Xiu blinked, wanting to put in a good word for Luo Zhiyong.

But in Fang Xiu’s view, having been through a scumbag like Luo Zhiming, she thought Luo Zhiyong was already quite decent.

Fang Pingying guessed what she was about to say from the first half of her sentence, and cut her off directly, "Try defending him."

Fang Xiu shrank back at that and fell silent.

Fang Pingying glanced at her and changed the subject, "About getting married, have you figured out what you want to do? After the wedding, have you thought about where to live, whether to go back to the military camp at night or stay together at the shop?"

When the topic of housing came up, Fang Xiu began to describe her plan, "Big sister, I wanted to discuss this with you. I was thinking, after Guangsheng and I get married, we could temporarily live in the shop or at the military camp, but I actually would like to buy a house for our parents first. It doesn’t have to be big, just about the same size as our current place is fine. They can live there with Haohao. After all, our current place is Aunt Li’s, and who knows when she might ask for it back, but she doesn’t have the heart to kick us out seeing us live there."

The house that Li Yuchun and the rest of them are currently living in was actually meant to be a gift to the Fang Family from Li Aihua to begin with, just out of worry that Fang Xiu’s temperament was not stable at that time, which is why it wasn’t mentioned openly.

Now that Fang Xi brought up the matter, Fang Pingying took the opportunity to say, "No, that house was supposedly for our parents from my mom, but the truth is, they planned to give it to them, after all, our parents raised me for so many years, my mom wanted to show some gratitude."

On hearing this, Fang Xiu hurriedly waved her hands, "Sis, that’s not right. Mom and dad wouldn’t even accept money from Aunt Li, let alone that house."

"My mom told me about it a long time ago, but back then I was worried that you might fall back into your old ways, so I didn’t dare to transfer the title of the house," Fang Pingying looked at Fang Xiu and nodded with a smile, "But over this past year and more, Xiu’er, I’ve seen with my own eyes, you’ve truly changed."

Embarrassed by Fang Pingying’s praise, Fang Xiu scratched her head and asked with a smile, "So how have I changed?"

Fang Pingying said, "For the better. You’ve become a normal person. Otherwise, you might have ended up like Xu He."

Fang Pingying was certain that if Fang Xiu had been with Luo Zhiming, she would have ended up like Xu He, or maybe even worse off, because Xu He is malicious at heart and could dominate Zhou Yunmei, but Fang Xiu, who is only tough on the surface, would be dominated by Zhou Yunmei.

On hearing that, Fang Xiu heaved a long sigh, expressing her feelings, "Big sister, do you know, seeing all that happened with the Luo Family, I really feel fortunate that I divorced Luo Zhiming. Otherwise, following Luo Zhiming, I truly would have turned into someone like Xu He."

Fang Pingying nodded and once again warned Fang Xiu, "Yep, so like I always tell you, one must be independent, especially for women. It’s not just about being financially independent, but also emotionally independent. No matter whether you have a man by your side or not, don’t think about relying on a man. You need to rely on your own abilities to live a good life."

After a pause, remembering the things Fang Xiu had gone through with that scumbag and with Luo Zhiming, Fang Pingying added another piece of advice, "Also, a woman must know how to love and value herself. If a woman doesn’t even love and treasure herself, don’t expect others to love you, understand?"

Fang Xiu clearly understood, replying somewhat sheepishly, "Big sister, I understand."

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