Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Luo Zhiyong took Li Shunsheng to the guesthouse. Fang Pingying, seeing that it was late at night and thinking it would be troublesome to clean up the place again and make the beds, brought Luo Honglan and Yu'er straight back to her own home.

Yu'er was coming out of the countryside for the first time, and she found everything surprising.

Seeing the snow-white walls of Fang Pingying's home and the furniture that was not yet available in the countryside, she was very surprised, "Sister-in-law, did you buy this house yourself?"

Facing Yu'er, Fang Pingying didn't hide it from her and nodded, "Mhm, I just bought it last year. It's a second-hand house that I repainted."

Yu'er looked around and then admired Fang Pingying, "Sister-in-law, you are so capable. You've only been in the provincial city for a few months, and you've got everything."

Fang Pingying smiled and patted her on the head, saying, "In the future, you work hard following your Sister Hong Lan, and you can have these things too."

Yu'er was carefree and immediately nodded vigorously in agreement, "Yeah, I'll work hard. I also want to settle down in the city so I don't have to go back and quarrel with my sister-in-law all the time."

Fang Pingying and Hong Lan both laughed softly seeing her childlike behavior.

After chatting for a while, Luo Honglan saw that it was getting dark. They hadn't eaten much on the train at noon, so she asked Fang Pingying, "Big sister, what are we eating tonight? I'll make something, and let Yu'er tidy up the house. It's been a long while, and there's dust everywhere."

Since they had just come back and hadn't bought groceries, Fang Pingying said, "Don't cook. Wait for your big brother to come back, and we'll buy something to eat downstairs."

"Sister-in-law, don't spend the money. Let's cook ourselves," Yu'er suggested, even taking out a few jars of stuff from her bag and handing them to Fang Pingying, "My parents told me to bring some pickles and smoked fish and stuff. We can just make do with these for dinner tonight. There's just a few of us; it should be enough."

Fang Pingying saw that Yu'er's aunt had been thoughtful. Whilst they were pickles and smoked fish, they were all cooked already, and they could just be heated up. She nodded and agreed, telling Luo Honglan to wash rice and cook.

While Luo Honglan was washing rice, she counted the number of people and remembered Luo Zhiming, saying out loud, "Big sister, shall I cook rice for my second brother as well? I reckon after he drops off Xu He, he'll have to come pick up things here."

Fang Pingying was about to reply when Yu'er snickered and whispered, "I don't think Second Brother will come back. He might just stay the night there."

Luo Honglan, being naive, hadn't noticed anything odd between Xu He and Luo Zhiming, so she glared at Yu'er, scolding her, "Yu'er, don't talk nonsense. Why would my second brother spend the night at Xu He's?"

Yu'er glanced at her and leaned in close to Luo Honglan and Fang Pingying, saying, "Sister-in-law, Sister Hong Lan, haven't you noticed? Brother Zhiming seems to be interested in Xu He."

Hearing this, Luo Honglan immediately objected, "Nonsense, Second Brother is going to have a child already. How could he have any feelings for Xu He?"

Yu'er continued, "I saw it on the train—Brother Zhiming and Xu He were very close." She even gestured, "I saw Brother Zhiming hug Xu He's waist."

Luo Honglan looked towards Fang Pingying, and seeing that Fang Pingying neither confirmed nor denied, guessed it to be true.

Although she was naive, she wasn't stupid and vaguely sensed something, but she just didn't want to think of her second brother in such a bad light.

Now that Yu'er had brought it up, and Fang Pingying might as well have acknowledged it, she felt a bit troubled and frowned, looking at Fang Pingying, "Big sister, what do we do? Should we tell my parents?"

Fang Pingying glanced at this silly girl, "What can you say? We don't have any evidence. Would your second brother admit it if we told him?"

"That makes sense," Luo Honglan pondered for a moment before conceding, "When my second brother comes back, I'll have my eldest brother talk to him. He's already got a wife and kid; why is he still messing around with other women?"

Fang Pingying nodded, feeling it was indeed necessary for Luo Zhiyong to give Luo Zhiming a reminder, whether it would be effective or not. Since they had both witnessed it, it had to be addressed.

However, what they didn't anticipate was how quickly Luo Zhiming acted. While they were still discussing the need to remind him, he had already entangled himself with Xu He.

After Luo Zhiming dropped Xu He off at her workplace, she wasn't in a good mood because Luo Zhiyong had been ignoring her all the way.

Once she got off the bus, she reached out to take her luggage from Luo Zhiming's hand and said indifferently, "Brother Zhi Ming, you can go back now. Thank you for bringing me here. I'll treat you to a meal next time when I have a chance to thank you."

"Look at you, what are you talking about? We're from the same village, isn't it right to help out with this little favor?" At this moment, in front of Xu He, Luo Zhiming showed a bit of a gentleman's demeanor, "Besides, as a man, it wouldn't be proper for me to accept a meal invitation from you. I'll treat you, let's go now. You pick a place, and we'll drink a couple of glasses."

Hearing this, Xu He hesitated, "It's getting late today, you should head back or there won't be any buses later."

Luo Zhiming smiled carelessly, "No worries, if there's no bus, I'll just take a cab back. It won't cost much."

"That…" Xu He was somewhat tempted, thinking that having a meal wasn't a big deal.

Luo Zhiming did have some understanding of women, and seeing Xu He was tempted, he felt a surge of joy inside. He took the things from her without any hesitation, saying very generously, "Don't be hesitant, it's just a meal. You have to eat anyway, and at this hour, where would you find food back at the factory? You can't go to bed hungry tonight." This соntеnt is prеsеntеd by М4VLЕМРYR.

Xu He thought for a moment and agreed, "Alright, we can go to a small stall over there. It's not expensive, and the food is decent."

Luo Zhiming responded with a smile, "Wherever you say is fine."

Although the food at the small food stall was not as expensive as at the bigger places, it wasn't cheap either. The two casually ordered three dishes and a few bottles of alcohol, which also cost Luo Zhiming tens of dollars.

When Luo Zhiming set out, he had just under 30 dollars with him. Spending half of that all at once made him a bit distressed, but in front of Xu He, he naturally had to put on a show of wealth.

When the food was served, he first picked up a few chopsticks full of dishes for Xu He, and kept asking, "Is this enough? If not, we can order more. We've got to eat to our heart's content today."

"That's enough, that's enough," Xu He replied. Although she worked in the provincial city, she didn't earn much in a month. She rarely went out to eat, so seeing Luo Zhiming being so generous made her feel not as repulsed by him as before.

She poured herself a glass of alcohol and then poured one for Luo Zhiming as well, adding, "Here, Brother Zhi Ming, let me toast to you, thank you for bringing me here today. Of all the people, you were the only one willing to take me, not like Brother Zhiyong…"

As she spoke, Xu He suddenly paused, her expression becoming a bit distressed.

Seeing this, Luo Zhiming felt somewhat indignant, but at the same time, he couldn't help feeling a bit thrilled.

He knew that a woman was most vulnerable and in need of a man at times like these.

His attentiveness towards Xu He today was naturally also with thoughts of male-female relations.

He shifted his gaze around, and initially seated across from Xu He, he moved his position a bit closer to her, bringing himself much nearer to her.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com) with a recommendation ticket or a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)