Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Zhou Yunmei and Luo Dashan, being an old couple, rarely had intimate moments. Most of the time, they bickered in their interactions, and when they did marry, introduced by a matchmaker, it happened so naturally that they went on to have children without much closeness.

At this moment, in front of the whole family, Luo Dashan carried her into the room, causing her face to blush instantly. The anger in her heart subsided by more than half. Sitting on the kang, she glared at Luo Dashan and said, "What are you doing? The kids are all here."

Luo Dashan had simply not wanted Zhou Yunmei to make a scene and disturb others, and moreover, it wouldn't be good to let their second son's family know that Zhou Yunmei was unwilling to contribute to the medical expenses.

After all, the other family had already said that they didn't want their money, and if they knew about the argument over this matter, they naturally wouldn't accept any money from them in the future.

However, after being scolded by Zhou Yunmei, he also realized that his earlier actions were somewhat inappropriate, and his face reddened slightly.

Then, as if to cover up, he walked to the door and called out to those in the yard, "Pingying, Zhiming, come inside. Let's discuss the matter of repaying your second uncle."

As soon as Luo Cuilan walked into the room, she pointed at Luo Honglan and said, "Dad, why even talk about it, doesn't Honglan have money?"

Frightened that the family would argue over money, Luo Honglan immediately nodded and said, "Hmm, I have some money, I will take out all my money then."

The others remained silent; people like Luo Zhiming and Fang Xiu had been quiet all day. After all, when it comes to money matters they had none, and speaking more might lead to mistakes, so they preferred to stay out of it and not to concern themselves with the issue.

However, Luo Cuilan sneered at Luo Honglan, clearly pleased that the issue seemed to be resolved at last.

Fang Pingying frowned upon seeing Luo Cuilan's demeanor and spoke up to Luo Dashan, "Dad, I don't think it's fair for Honglan to bear all the costs alone. She's just a young girl who works hard outside and it took her a long time to save up that US$ 200. I was thinking of keeping it for her dowry so she can have her own spending money when she gets married, so she won't have to hold her hand out to her in-laws all the time and be looked down upon by them…"

Fang Pingying meant to suggest gathering money from within the family and if that wasn't enough, then looking for other solutions. She had even planned to contribute a large portion herself.

"What do you mean by saying that? Are you implying I'm being looked down upon by my in-laws because I'm poor?" But before Fang Pingying could finish, Luo Cuilan cut in and shouted at her, pointing her finger,

"And you make it sound as if Honglan's money is so hard-earned. Why don't you put in your money? You're holding onto so much but hide it away, calculating your own petty gains. As I see it, mom is being bullied by you today…"

Luo Cuilan didn't finish her words before she received a slap on her face.

Indeed, the slap came from Fang Pingying, who couldn't stand it any longer.

The root cause of all the troubles at home was her.

But Luo Cuilan, instead of introspecting, was ceaselessly making excuses for herself, expecting others to clean up her mess without a shred of guilt.

Although Zhou Yunmei also quarreled with Luo Cuilan over this matter, she never properly guided her. So today, as her sister-in-law, she was going to have a good talk with Luo Cuilan.

"That's right, if you were truly valued by your husband's family, would you have ended up in this state today? Would all these things have happened at home?" Fang Pingying looked at Luo Cuilan with an extremely serious expression.

"Cuilan, haven't you thought properly these past few days, why the household has turned out like this? It's because you've been degrading yourself, never taking yourself seriously. Whatever the Zhang family wanted, you gave it to them. Now that you can't take it anymore, you start causing trouble back at home, making it so that nobody can have peace."

"I..." Luo Cuilan opened her mouth intending to speak.

But Fang Pingying didn't take her seriously and continued, "That's right, although there were always some issues at home, when has it ever been as serious as this time? You jumping into the pond, your second uncle falling ill, having to be hospitalized in the county, if it wasn't for my quick response today, mom wouldn't have survived. Isn't this all because of you?"

"Don't blame me for telling the truth. People like you, who are looked down upon by their husband's family, can't blame anyone else. There's a saying that goes, 'A pitiable person surely has a detestable side.' The more pitiable you are now shows how hateful you were before. If it were me, I'd just let you die; such an unfilial daughter, death would put an end to everything."

Pausing for a moment, Fang Pingying knew that ultimately, the most important thing was still the resolution of Luo Cuilan's marriage issue, otherwise the household would never be at peace.

She had said that she wouldn't bother with these troubles of hers, but now that everybody at home has been disturbed, she had no choice but to speak up.

She said, "But talking about this now is useless. What's done is done. At the end of the day, you're still a daughter of the Luo Family, and the Luo Family really cannot just watch you die. Your marriage issue, dad, mom, and your elder brothers still have to stand up for you."

"When your elder brother returns, we will call the Zhang Family over to discuss the marriage. Whatever conditions can be set by us, if the Zhang family does not agree, then this marriage is off. If you don't want to call it off, then it's up to you, we as your in-laws have fulfilled our duty—that's that. But one condition: we will call all the relatives over to make things clear, so later on, you can't say that the family didn't care for you or stand up for you. It's your own unwillingness to let others stand up for you."

Fang Pingying said all this, leaving Luo Cuilan with no chance to retort. Besides, Luo Cuilan was a bit dazed by Fang Pingying's slap just now.

When she came back to her senses, she instinctively wanted to start a fight with Fang Pingying, "Fang Pingying, you dare to hit me, I'm going to fight you today..."

Seeing her posture, Fang Pingying narrowed her eyes. She was confident about handling Luo Cuilan; indeed today, she really had to teach her a lesson, to show her how to distinguish right from wrong.

But just as Luo Cuilan made a move, Zhou Yunmei immediately flipped off the kang and stopped her, "Have you gone mad? Don't you know your sister-in-law is pregnant? If you dare to hurt the child in your sister-in-law's belly, I will chop off your hands."

"Mom." Full of anger and unwillingness to give in, Luo Cuilan struggled with Zhou Yunmei for quite some time, still wanting to fight with Fang Pingying. Thank you for reading. This was brought to you by M|V|L*EMPYR.

"Alright, stop making a scene," Luo Dashan saw Luo Cuilan's relentless pursuit and intervened with a fair word, "I think what Pingying said just now makes sense. Let's decide this way. We will discuss the matter when Zhiyong returns and call the Zhang Family over."

The family was actually quite troubled by all the recent events, too. While other families celebrated the New Year with joy and laughter, their family was in turmoil with endless vexing problems.

They had long wanted to resolve this matter quickly, and now Fang Pingying's approach was just perfect, and the whole family agreed.

But Luo Honglan also worried, "Dad, big brother might not even be back by New Year's Eve, wouldn't that mean older sister's marriage has to be postponed?"

"I will go to the Zhang family tomorrow to suggest postponing the marriage until the sixth day of the first lunar month," Luo Dashan thought for a moment and said, "That day is a good day, suitable for marriage." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)