Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Xu He looked at Fang Xiu with a faint smile, then continued speaking to Zhou Yunmei and the others, "Auntie, you have no idea, people in the provincial city who have a bit of money really live recklessly."

"At the place where I work, I personally saw a woman who's clearly married getting mixed up with a pretty boy. I heard that the pretty boy has been spending the woman's money all along. Later, when it seemed like the woman's money ran out, the pretty boy left too. The woman, undeterred, waited there for a long time, saying she wanted to find that pretty boy."

When Xu He said this, Fang Xiu's face immediately turned pale.

Fang Pingying was also stunned for a moment. It was clear that Xu He was talking about Fang Xiu and Liu Junting.

Could it be that Xu He knew about Fang Xiu and Liu Junting's affair?

But that shouldn't be possible. No one at home knows, how could Xu He know?

However, on second thought, it's understandable. After all, the earth is round, and they are both in the provincial city. It's likely that where Fang Xiu stayed before wasn't far from Xu He, or perhaps Xu He saw Fang Xiu and Liu Junting together, and with just a bit of inquiry, she would have found out.

The other people in the courtyard naturally didn't know that this matter was related to Fang Xiu, and right then Zhou Yunmei began to curse with venom, "A married woman messing around on the outside, isn't that blatantly having an affair? In ancient times, she would have been drowned in a pig cage. I wonder what kind of man her husband is. If it were me, I'd beat her to death."

"Ah, it's not like the old times anymore, a lot of people who go out now mess around," Duan Fenghua said with a sneer and a dismissive smile. "Some men live off women's money, and some women live off men's money. Didn't the Li Yunsheng family from the village next door used to be so poor they jingled? They owed a bunch of debt. After their two daughters went out to work, they were able to pay off all the family's debts within a year."

"Later on, I heard that those two daughters of Li Yunsheng became escorts or something in the big cities down south."

"What's an escort?" Zhou Yunmei heard a new term and pursued the question.

With a smug smile, Duan Fenghua leaned in closer to Zhou Yunmei and said mysteriously, "Anyway, it's about sleeping with men for money. They say that sometimes you can earn tens of dollars in one night."

After hearing this, Zhou Yunmei looked somewhat embarrassed, then spat and complained, "The social mores are really getting worse and worse. No wonder so many men never come home once they go out, so there are such dealings."

"In my opinion, that's still okay, after all, the women aren't married, and men spend the money; it's just a transaction," Xu He said, glancing at Fang Xiu on purpose before continuing, "The one I was just talking about, that woman has a family. Just imagine if her in-laws knew she was doing such things outside, being cheated out of her body and money, I don't know what they would think."

Zhou Yunmei seemed particularly disgusted with the topic, frowning and saying, "That's right, a married woman messing around with men outside, she deserves to die."

After saying this, she noticed Fang Xiu, who was making buns, had dropped several bun skins on the ground and quickly called out, "Xiu'er, what's wrong with you?" Catch the formatted version at M|V|LEM_PYR.

"What?" Fang Xiu, her mind in disarray from Xu He's words, did not even realize what she was doing.

Zhou Yunmei pointed to the bun skins she had dropped on the ground, "Such a large space, and you still dropped the buns on the floor, how could you still eat this, what a waste of several buns."

Fang Xiu bent over to pick up the bun skins, and said with an embarrassed face, "I was distracted by your conversation and wasn't paying attention."

Xu He looked at Fang Xiu with a faint smile, "Sister-in-law Xiu'er, you should be more careful next time."

Xu He's words seemed to imply something, and Fang Xiu, biting her lip, glanced at her and then dared not lift her head again.

Fang Pingying observed the reactions of the two, sighing inwardly to herself. The saying was true: you can't wrap fire in paper. Fang Xiu had thought that her misdeeds in the provincial city were unknown to her family, but it turned out that Xu He had stumbled upon them.

It seemed inevitable that her family would find out sooner or later. By then, what Fang Xiu and Luo Zhiming had muddled up would be anyone's guess.

Furthermore, there was the matter of the child she was carrying. She didn't know what to do about it when the time came.

She let out a soft sigh and shook her head helplessly.

Fang Pingying, sitting next to her, heard the sigh and quickly turned to ask, "Are you feeling uncomfortable from sitting on the low stool for too long? If you're really not feeling well, take a break. We have the whole day ahead of us."

Duan Fenghua, noticing Zhou Yunmei's unusually kind demeanor towards Fang Pingying, was somewhat puzzled and asked aloud, "Is Pingying not feeling well?"

"No," Zhou Yunmei cheerfully replied, "It's my Pingying who is pregnant, over two months already."

"So soon?" Duan Fenghua and her daughter asked in unison, unable to hide their surprise.

"Quick? It's been almost half a year; I think it's slow," Zhou Yunmei chided them with a glance. "Some people get married one month and announce their pregnancy the next—that's really fast."

Upon hearing this, Duan Fenghua and Xu He's faces changed immediately.

They had always been plotting for Fang Pingying to divorce Luo Zhiyong, but never expected Fang Pingying to get pregnant so quickly.

This development significantly increased the difficulty of breaking them up.

Duan Fenghua lost hope immediately. She sat down casually and then, finding an excuse, quickly left with Xu He.

Back at home, Duan Fenghua pulled Xu He into the room and whispered, "My girl, just let it go. She's carrying a baby now. You shouldn't go after Luo Zhiyong anymore. Didn't you say that Zhiyong has been ignoring you since he overheard you talking to Zhou Yun and the others about Fang Pingying? Now with this, trying to break them up will be even more difficult."

"No, I, Xu He, will not let anything stop me from achieving what I want," Xu He's eyes flashed with a sinister look, and she ominously said, "Fang Pingying shouldn't hope to carry that child to term."

"Daughter, what are you thinking? We can't do something illegal," Duan Fenghua exclaimed, startled by Xu He's words and quickly pulling her, "You can't risk your whole life for a man."

Fang Xiu, having already made up her mind, cracked a grin and said to Duan Fenghua, "Mom, you just relax. I have my ways. Even if it costs someone their entire life, it definitely won't be me."

"Daughter..." Duan Fenghua felt uneasy about such plans and wanted to persuade Xu He to give up.

Although she initially supported Xu He's efforts to sabotage Luo Zhiyong's marriage, she now saw her daughter getting increasingly ensnared, even appearing like a completely different person when discussing these matters. She grew fearful.

"Mom, don't talk anymore. Once I've decided on something, I certainly must do it," Xu He said with a ferocious expression, "Even if I can't marry Luo Zhiyong, I won't let Fang Pingying live happily with him."

Duan Fenghua, looking at her daughter's extremely fierce face, let out a deep sigh, unsure of what else to say. (To be continued. If you like this work, we invite you to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)