Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Luo Cuilan may be fierce, but when it comes to fighting, she's not as brave as Yu Fen.

She was bumped by Yu Fen and staggered back a few steps. Her face changed color. She wanted to retaliate, but seeing Yu Fen's pregnant belly, she didn't know how to react and thus froze in place.

Yu Fen wanted to continue the scuffle, but just then Zhou Yunmei came back from outside. She grabbed Yu Fen and shouted, "Enough, stop the chaos, everyone. The second uncle is still in the hospital, and we don't know his condition. We're making a spectacle of ourselves here, and we're all family."

Yu Fen spat in Luo Cuilan's direction, "Who's family with her? She's nothing but goods that had to pay a dowry to get married. Being in the same family as her is an embarrassment to me."

Seeing Zhou Yunmei return, Luo Cuilan somehow felt emboldened and started getting aggressive. She pointed at Chen Yufen and scolded, "Chen Yufen, what are you saying? Believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart."

Yu Fen glared and was about to charge at Luo Cuilan again. Anyway, she had figured out that with her pregnant belly, Luo Cuilan wouldn't dare to lay a hand on her, so she became even bolder.

"What's all this ruckus about early in the morning? Don't you think there are enough problems in the family already?" But Zhou Yunmei didn't have the patience. She stopped Yu Fen and pushed her toward the door, "Yu Fen, if you're fine then go back and rest. Don't come to my house and create a scene."

Yu Fen, being restrained, didn't continue the fight but just scornfully curled her lip at Zhou Yunmei and said irritably, "Auntie, I came to tell you that this incident with my dad was caused by your Cuilan. So your family should cover the medical and medication expenses. Don't even think about making our family take responsibility."

Zhou Yunmei glared at her, "Has it become your turn to make decisions for your family? Running over to my house early in the morning and making all this noise. If you have something to say, let your mom come and talk to me."

"Auntie, it's the same thing if my mom says it. Your family must pay for the medical bills for this incident, don't think about avoiding it." Yu Fen knew that once Qiu Xiu and the others came back, they would definitely not discuss the medical fees with Zhou Yunmei. She wanted to come over and discuss it in advance.

Seeing Zhou Yunmei mention Qiu Xiu and the others, Yu Fen didn't say much more, left her piece and went back home – after all, she couldn't get any money by herself here.

Watching Yu Fen's retreating figure, Zhou Yunmei frowned and muttered under her breath, "Pah, dreaming if she thinks I will pay."

Luo Honglan bit her lip and glanced at Zhou Yunmei, whispering, "Mom, second uncle got like this trying to save my sister. It's right that our family should pay for the medical expenses."

"Little girl, don't blabber nonsense." Zhou Yunmei gave her a pat, glaring at her, "Do you think your second uncle has just a common cold or something, that a few dollars would be enough to cure him? Did you see how he was burning up yesterday? And he hasn't returned from the hospital since last night, it must be serious. He'll probably have to be hospitalized. I reckon it won't be less than 100 to 200 yuan to treat properly, does our family even have that much money?"

"Mom, if we can't afford it, second uncle's family can't either." Fang Pingying felt empathetic.

At this time, 100 to 200 yuan was no small amount. Even if the second uncle's family was getting by, it wasn't certain they had that much in savings.

Moreover, it's uncertain if 100 to 200 yuan would even be enough.

Zhou Yunmei gave Zhou Yunmei a displeased glance upon hearing her, without cursing her, simply saying, "Then what do you suggest we do? Where am I supposed to find that much money?" Brought to you by the folks at MV|LEMPYR.

After a moment of silence, Fang Pingying finally spoke, "First, we should pool whatever money we have at home, and have both families contribute some. If that's still not enough, then we'll have to think of something else."

"Some people just talk sweetly, why don't you say that you'll pay the money? I don't believe that with the shop you've been running in the provincial city for so long, you can't even come up with US$ 200." Luo Cuilan said sarcastically to Fang Pingying, "As I see it, out of everyone in our family, you're the only one who can afford it. You should be the one to pay. Why should my mom have to chip in at all when she barely has any money?"

"Fang Pingying, have you lost your mind or what? After all, why did Second Uncle get sick? Was it because of me? Why should I be the one to pay?" Initially, Fang Pingying did not intend to provoke Luo Cuilan, but Luo Cuilan's words made her angry, and she straightforwardly gave Zhou Yunmei a suggestion,

"Mom, I actually think that the Zhang family should pay the money. Cuilan belongs to the Zhang family, and the reason she jumped into the pond was also because of the Zhang family. After Second Uncle comes back from the hospital, let's tally up how much has been spent. We should at least get the Zhang family to contribute."

Zhou Yunmei didn't want to pay the money herself, but Luo Honglan and Fang Pingying's suggestion to have Luo Dahu's family pay everything made her feel a little guilty. Fang Pingying's idea, however, was exactly what she wanted, and she nodded in approval after looking at Fang Pingying,

"That's right, the Zhang family should pay the money. It was their fault, after all. If they simply provided the betrothal gifts and held the banquet as they should, none of this would have happened. She wouldn't have needed to go seek death."

Upon hearing this, Luo Cuilan glanced at Fang Pingying with displeasure, then looked helplessly at Zhou Yunmei and said, "Mom, the Zhang family can't come up with that much money."

Annoyed, Zhou Yunmei glared back at her and retorted, "And you think our two families can come up with it? You're still speaking on behalf of the Zhang family's side, do you even want us to stand up for you at Zhang family's door?"

"Mom, I..." Luo Cuilan glanced at Zhou Yunmei in embarrassment, too afraid to speak, but her eyes were intently glaring at Fang Pingying, blaming her for such a rotten idea.

Fang Pingying rolled her eyes at her. In her view, it was all caused by the Zhang family, and it wouldn't be a loss for them to pay.

"Your sister-in-law is right, even if the Zhang family doesn't pay it all, they should at least contribute some. We'll collect however much we can." Zhou Yunmei thought for a moment, then suddenly let out a soft chuckle, as if she had thought of a way to ask the Zhang family for the money. She waved her hand at Luo Cuilan and the others, "Don't worry about this for now. When the time comes, I'll know how to ask the Zhang family for the money."

"Alright." Fang Pingying guessed she must have thought of a solution, but she didn't ask further. Instead, she pointed to the kitchen and said to Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, Hong Lan and I have prepared breakfast, planning to take it to the hospital later."

"You're going?" Zhou Yunmei looked at Fang Pingying's belly and then outside at the weather, feeling it was fine and didn't object, "Alright then, just be careful. Walk slowly, those who are fine should come back earlier, and find out exactly what's happening with your Second Uncle, so we know what's really going on with him."

Fang Pingying nodded her head, then went back to the kitchen with Luo Honglan to finish cooking the remaining pancakes and didn't bring much of the porridge they boiled - just enough to fill a lunch box, thinking that if Second Uncle could eat, that lunch box of porridge would be enough for him, and the others could just fill their stomachs with some pancakes, as now was not the time to be picky.

As they finished packing things up, just as they were about to leave, Fang Pingying remembered the conversation about the medical expenses and returned to the room to take US$ 200 with her.

Just in case Second Uncle really needed the money and his wife's family couldn't come up with any, they couldn't delay his medical treatment. The priority was to get Second Uncle treated, and they could slowly tally up the expense later. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)