Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Upon hearing what Juzi said, everyone in the room was overjoyed.

It was indeed very rare to be pregnant with twins at that time, and there was no one around them who had ever had twins, so everyone was ecstatic.

Zeng Yueji and Li Aihua immediately took Fang Pingying's hands, eager to confirm if it was true.

Fang Pingying smiled at Zeng Yueji, nodding, "I just went to the hospital for a check-up, it should be right."

Zeng Yueji pursed her lips with a smile and then intentionally nudged Li Aihua, "Such good fortune, your daughter is expecting twins."

Zeng Yueji did it on purpose; to bring the mother and daughter closer together.

Li Aihua got the hint and also laughed joyfully, wanting to talk to Fang Pingying, "Pingying, this…"

"Let me ask about the shop first." Fang Pingying nodded to Li Aihua, quickly changing the subject, she asked Juzi, "Juzi, how's business today? With so many people helping, I hope we won't end up not even making back the capital."

Though Fang Pingying was reluctant to acknowledge that she was Li Aihua's daughter, she did not embarrass her in front of everyone and still greeted her at least.

Li Aihua felt uncomfortable inside, but she kept up appearances.

Nodding, she took Zeng Yueji to one side.

Juzi was a bit excited when Fang Pingying asked about the business, "It's not bad, we've already sold a few garments."

The two of them laughed and discussed what else could be improved in the shop.

Meanwhile, Luo Zhiyong was chatting with Zeng Weiguo.

"Zhiyong, come over, I want to introduce someone to you." Zeng Weiguo called Luo Zhiyong over, introduced him to Zhao Longsheng, and discussed Zhao Longsheng's military position.

Without a doubt, in the military, Zhao Longsheng was Luo Zhiyong's superior, and both men were in uniform; thus, Luo Zhiyong gave a military salute.

Zhao Longsheng waved it off casually, "We're all family here, no need to be so formal outside of the army."

Luo Zhiyong knew that Fang Pingying was unwilling to recognize Li Aihua, and he had said he supported her choice, so when Zhao Longsheng mentioned family, he smiled and deflected the conversation, not picking up on the topic.

Over there, Fang Pingying simply joined their conversation. She wasn't overtly rejecting Li Aihua, as everyone was just chatting together.

After talking for a while, more customers started coming into the shop. Worried that they might be disturbing Fang Pingying and others' business, Zeng Yueji called Li Aihua to leave.

When Li Aihua left, she specifically told Fang Pingying a few more things to be mindful of regarding pregnancy.

Fang Pingying watched her walk away, feeling somewhat conflicted.

She didn't exactly hate Li Aihua, but she also hadn't thought of forgiving her easily.

She sighed softly.

Perhaps Li Aihua had been overly concerned about Fang Pingying today, so much so that even Luo Honglan, who was usually not very sensitive to these things, sensed that something was amiss.

After seeing Li Aihua leave, she got close to Fang Pingying and whispered, "Sister-in-law, what's the deal with Aunt Li? How come she seems to treat you differently?"

Fang Pingying did not want to deceive Luo Honglan, and this matter couldn't be kept secret for long anyway.

She simply told Luo Honglan, "If I'm not mistaken, she's probably my biological mother."

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"Ah?" Luo Honglan's mouth hung open in shock, never having expected this.

"It's kind of incredible, isn't it?" Fang Pingying smiled and shook her head, "I still can't believe it myself."

"Sister-in-law, if it's true, I think it's pretty good. Aunt Li is a decent person," Luo Honglan always liked to think positively, smiling as she said, "Plus, you haven't been treated well by the Fang Family over the years, finding your biological parents is great."

"Let's talk about this later." How could this silly girl always be so naive? Fang Pingying smiled and patted her head, "Help out with hosting the guests."

The clothing store did better business than Fang Pingying and Juzi had imagined. On the opening day, they sold over a dozen pieces of clothing and after all expenses, they made a net profit of about a hundred dollars.

At this rate, with more clothing styles and customers, maintaining this number daily wouldn't be a problem.

Even with a conservative estimate, each of them could definitely make a thousand dollars a month.

Because they'd made money, Juzi's enthusiasm soared even higher.

In the evening, after sorting out the accounts with Fang Pingying, she chattered on for a long while.

The two women calculated their finances while dreaming big, already discussing opening branches and shopping centers in the future.

In the blink of an eye, it was already April.

Fang Pingying's belly was now six months along, and as she was carrying twins, it was much larger than average, looking like she had two basketballs stuffed inside from a distance.

With such a substantial belly, Fang Pingying wasn't moving around easily, and Luo Zhiyong didn't feel comfortable leaving her alone at home. Whenever he wasn't in the city, he'd have Yu'er and Hong Lan stay with her at night.

During the day, Fang Pingying mostly stayed at the shop.

Sometimes at the pastry shop, other times at the clothing store; the two were just over a mile apart, so Fang Pingying treated it like a leisurely walk.

Since the New Year, the Luo Family had, fortunately, been rather quiet.

Every month, Luo Zhiyong would send a fixed sum of money back, sometimes more, sometimes less. In their letters, Zhou Yunmei and the others didn't say much, just inquiring about Fang Pingying's pregnancy and her recent hospital visits, and whether the baby's gender could be determined from the check-ups.

In fact, Fang Pingying could accept this; after all, in rural areas, it was rare for in-laws not to prefer boys over girls, as long as they didn't go too far.

So, these few months were the most comfortable Fang Pingying had felt since marrying into the Luo Family, with no one interfering in their lives.

But good times never last, and soon the Luo Family encountered trouble.

That day, coincidentally a weekend, Luo Zhiyong was helping Fang Pingying and the others sort things in the store.

Suddenly, Li Shunsheng rushed in from outside in a hurry.

Li Shunsheng knew that Fang Pingying didn't like him much, so since he had started working at the lumber mill, he hadn't come around much. Occasionally, when he did visit and Hong Lan wasn't in the store, Fang Pingying would send him away.

Although Hong Lan initially had some feelings for Li Shunsheng, she trusted Fang Pingying implicitly. If Fang Pingying said Li Shunsheng wasn't a good person, she'd let go of any thoughts of being with him.

Moreover, since they weren't together, they hardly saw each other, and whatever initial feelings there were faded over time.

Seeing Li Shunsheng suddenly appearing in a hurry at the shop entrance, Fang Pingying instinctively tensed, sensing that something was about to happen.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Shunsheng walked in, he shouted urgently, "Brother Zhiyong, hurry to the hospital. Brother Zhi Ming has had an accident."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiyong put down what he was doing and came out to ask, "What happened?"

Li Shunsheng said, "This morning, when we were loading the wood onto the truck, he wasn't careful, and a piece of wood crushed his lower body. He can't move his lower half now." (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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