Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

After that conversation just now, Fang Xiu already completely saw Xu He as a close sister, so she didn't hide anything from Xu He and went straight to her saying, "I myself don't even know about this matter, I just hope that God shows me some mercy and I hope this child is Zhiming's."

At this moment, Xu He actually despised Fang Xiu greatly, finding her to be a woman beyond redemption, both shameless and foolish, to the point of not even knowing who the father of her child is.

"It's fine, after all, it's your child, and even if it's not, nobody will know, where would any evidence come from?" But on her face, she just smiled at Fang Xiu, and comforted her, "Don't worry about it."

Seeing Xu He being so considerate towards her on this matter, Fang Xiu felt even more grateful to Xu He, and while holding Xu He's hand, she laughed and said, "It would be great if you were my real sister."

Xu He just laughed and didn't speak, but deep inside she also wished it was true, that way she could be with Luo Zhiyong.

The two chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Fang Xiu stood up and said to Xu He, "Alright then, let's settle it like this, I should go now. I will tell my family I'm going to my mom's place, as I'm worried Zhiming might come looking for me later."

"Okay." Xu He nodded, but then suddenly as if remembering something, she called her back, "Oh right, sister-in-law, I bought a dress in the county but it's a bit big for me. You are taller than me, I'll give this dress to you."

After saying this, she took out a red plaid wool dress from the wardrobe and handed it to Fang Xiu.

When Fang Xiu was in the provincial city, she had always wanted to buy this type of dress, but it was a bit expensive and she had hesitated to buy it.

Now, upon seeing this dress, she eagerly took it and tried it on her body.

But upon hearing Xu He say it was a gift for her, she still felt somewhat bad, "Wow, such a beautiful dress, it wasn't cheap, right?"

"It's okay, we're good sisters." Xu He smiled and pointed to the cloth she had brought earlier, "Look at the things I brought you just now, you see I accepted them too."

With Xu He saying this, Fang Xiu stopped declining, and since she liked the dress as well, she took it and left.

At this moment, Fang Xiu completely felt at ease in her heart; she really felt that she and Xu He had become close sisters, and they could share everything in the future.

But what she didn't expect was that back at Xu He's house, the conversation between Xu He and her mother Duan Fenghua was exceptionally ugly to hear.

Duan Fenghua initially did not know about this issue with Fang Xiu, she had just overheard it at the door, and was genuinely surprised.

Now, seeing Fang Xiu leaving, she watched her back and spat disdainfully, "This Fang Xiu really isn't good news, what she and Zhiming did in the woods back in the village, the villagers laughed about it uncontrollably. Back then I only thought she was just bold, never expected her to dare to cheat on someone outside."

Xu He slightly tugged at her lips, her tone full of disdain, "Not just cheating, but dumb as a rock, not only did she not get any advantages from that man, she even got swindled of a lot of money."

Duan Fenghua sighed, "This Luo Family must have gone through some karma to have such things happening, their Zhiming has been wearing a green hat from start to finish, just watch, if Zhou Yunmei ever tries to show off in front of me again, I'll spill the beans."

Hearing this, Xu He sharply rebuked Duan Fenghua, "Mom, don't mess around, Fang Xiu is so foolish and is also one of the Luo Family, she might be useful later on, you mustn't let this slip, at the right time, this matter might just help us out."

"No way." Duan Fenghua knew Xu He was referring to her and Luo Zhiyong's affair, she said disbelievingly, "Fang Pingying is her own sister, can she really help you with this?"

Xu He scoffed derisively, "What does being her own sister matter? For someone like Fang Xiu, once it involves her own interests, even her mother means nothing."

After leaving Xu He's house, Fang Xiu felt completely relieved and no longer wanted to visit her parental home, heading straight for her own house instead.

She hummed a tune all the way home, and upon arriving, found Zhou Yunmei and others were busy making powdered sugar and fried sweets.

Fang Pingying had seen Fang Xiu carrying things out, claiming she was going back to her parental home. But Fang Pingying didn't quite believe her; Fang Xiu never carried anything when she went to her parental home, and even if she were to bring something, it would never be something nice. The full series is hosted on My Virtual Library Empire, known as MV7LEMPYR.

The piece of fabric she took had been given to them by Zhou Yunmei just this morning. It was the New Year, and Zhou Yunmei hadn't been able to provide new clothes for the family, so she gave each person a piece of fabric to make their own, knowing Fang Pingying could sew.

Zhou Yunmei was actually quite generous with these things; anyway, at New Year's time, no one in the house was short of a new set of clothing.

Fang Pingying knew even if Fang Xiu really did go back to her parental home, she would not take the milk powder nor the fabric.

Remembering how Fang Xiu had been panicky and terrified at home previously, and comparing it to her relaxed demeanor now, and thinking back to when Fang Xiu mentioned she wanted to ask Xu He for help, Fang Pingying immediately guessed where she had gone.

She shook her head secretly, hoping that Fang Xiu wasn't just bringing trouble upon herself.

She didn't believe Xu He would genuinely help Fang Xiu keep this secret; she probably had some scheme in mind.

Anyway, Fang Xiu's matters weren't her responsibility. However, Fang Pingying made a firm resolution that from now on, she would never allow Fang Xiu to go there again. As long as she wasn't involved with Xu He, Fang Xiu could mix however they wanted without affecting her.

Fang Xiu, in Xu He's house, was given a piece of clothing by Xu He, which she found pretty and had kept on.

Now Zhou Yunmei, noticing she had changed into a new garment, which was different from what she had been wearing when she left the house, thought she had gone to the town's retailer to buy it, and slightly displeased, she asked, "Where have you been just now? I saw you carrying a lot of things."

Feeling good, Fang Xiu didn't pay mind to whether Zhou Yunmei was upset or not, and cheerfully replied, "I went back to my parental home, didn't I tell Zhiming earlier?"

As soon as Fang Xiu finished speaking, Zhou Yunmei's frown deepened even more, "You went back to your parental home? Your mother was just here though."

Fang Xiu's face went pale, but she quickly recovered, "Oh, when I went back to my parental home, I stopped by Aunt Fenghua's place. I must have just missed my mom; we didn't bump into each other."

Zhou Yunmei, now on good terms with Duan Fenghua, did not ask why she went there. After all, neighbors visiting each other was quite common.

However, Luo Cuilan had noticed the new clothes on Fang Xiu immediately, a hint of jealousy flickering across her face as she said sarcastically, "Where did you get those clothes, has our village started selling such fine clothes recently?"

"What business is it of yours," Fang Pingying glanced at her, her tone not without irony, "You think everyone is like you, lived here for half your life without a single confidante? This garment was given to me by Hehua just now. It's a fine item bought from the provincial city, you probably haven't even seen it before." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommend and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)