Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

When Li Aihua was pregnant with her, she was only eighteen and unwed. Despite the harsh conditions, she still gave birth to her, which actually shows that Li Aihua did care for her.

Because Fang Pingying had seen some city folks sent down to the countryside in her childhood, many of these educated youths engaged in forbidden romance. But most people facing such a situation would choose to terminate the pregnancy.

Li Aihua insisted on giving birth, which comparatively speaks to a responsible attitude.

Moreover, Fang Pingying was aware that although Li Aihua went abroad afterward, she still had the man send money every month, not neglecting her.

So, although Li Aihua did wrong, if Fang Pingying is willing to be magnanimous, there's nothing unforgivable.

But as for acknowledging it or not, it's fine to leave it as is for now.

If Li Aihua wants to come, let her. Fang Pingying wouldn't be nasty to her, but she can't immediately call out "Mom" without any reservations.

By almost noon, Luo Zhiyong came back from outside.

When he got back and saw Fang Pingying arranging the goods, he immediately went over, took the items out of her hands, and said with urgency, "What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to rest properly?"

Fang Pingying smiled at him, "It's fine, just arranging some goods, it's good exercise anyway. Didn't the doctor advise me to move more?"

Luo Zhiyong nodded, arranged the items for her, and then instructed, "Then be careful. Don't do any climbing or risky tasks, just have Hong Lan and the two girls do it."

Right after his words, a very young voice came from behind him, "Sister-in-law, if there's any heavy lifting, just command me. I'll move it for you..."

Following that, a young man in his twenties, dressed in a green military uniform, emerged from behind Luo Zhiyong, smiling at Fang Pingying.

"Who might you be?" Fang Pingying thought he looked familiar but couldn't recall where she had seen him.

The young man smiled at Fang Pingying, revealing a set of white teeth, "Sister-in-law, I'm Chen Jie, just call me Xiao Chen. When you first came to the unit, I was the guard at the gate."

"Right, right, look at my memory." Fang Pingying now remembered that it was him who had come to find Luo Zhiyong about the incident where Fang Xiu and Luo Zhiming were fooling around outside. She smiled at him, "Come in and sit down. I'll pour you some tea."

Chen Jie immediately waved it off with a smile, "No need, I was on my way to run some errands and just happened to meet Camp Chief Luo, so I tagged along back. I thought to pop in and greet my sister-in-law, and I'm heading back to the base right away."

Luo Zhiyong was always strict with his soldiers. He gave Chen Jie a look and commanded, "You go back first, don't delay important matters."

"Yes, Battalion Commander." Xiao Chen saluted Luo Zhiyong and bid Fang Pingying goodbye before turning and walking towards the store's entrance.

Seeing that he had made a special effort to greet her and hadn't even had a cup of tea, Fang Pingying quickly called out to Luo Honglan, "Hong Lan, hurry and pack some pastries for him, it's almost time for lunch."

"Okay." Luo Honglan quickly packed some items and chased after him to the door.

Xiao Chen had met Luo Honglan before and remembered her slightly, exchanging a few words with her outside.

From inside the shop, Fang Pingying watched the two talking outside and an idea struck her: she had always told Luo Zhiyong to find a suitable match for Luo Honglan in the unit, but Luo Zhiyong hadn't taken it seriously, and a suitable candidate had not been found.

She looked at this Chen Jie and thought he was not bad, matching Luo Honglan in age, and smart-looking too. He was promoted from a guard quickly, showing ambition. She wondered if there was a chance if she put these two together.

So, Fang Pingying watched the two and asked Luo Zhiyong with a slight smile, "Where is this Chen Jie from?"

Luo Zhiyong wasn't particularly attentive and replied casually, "I heard he's from around here."

Upon hearing this, Fang Pingying frowned slightly, "Is he from the city?"

If he really was from the city, there might be some difficulties. At that time, the disparity between urban and rural areas was significant, with many city folks looking down on country people.

Luo Zhiyong thought for a moment, somewhat unsure, "Seems like he's not exactly from the city, but from some county around here. It only takes just over an hour to get there by car."

If he's from the county, perhaps it wouldn't be so bad.

Fang Pingying continued to probe, "What about his family? Who does he have at home?"

Luo Zhiyong now realized Fang Pingying was asking too many questions and asked with a laugh, "Why are you asking so much about him?"

As soon as Luo Zhiyong finished speaking, Yu'er chuckled on the side and moved closer to Luo Zhiyong, saying, "Brother Zhiyong, sister-in-law is matchmaking for Sister Hong Lan."

Fang Pingying glared at Yu'er and swatted her.

Luo Zhiyong glanced at the two outside, and seeing them together, they did seem quite compatible. He curved the corner of his mouth slightly and raised his eyebrows to ask Fang Pingying, "You think Chen Jie is suitable?"

Fang Pingying smiled and countered, "Do you think Chen Jie and Hong Lan are not a good match?"

"It's not that, I've just never considered this before." Luo Zhiyong thought for a while before saying, "Besides, there's Li Shunsheng, right? I think he's a decent guy; he really helped me out a lot with Zhiming's issue."

Speaking of Li Shunsheng, the smile on Fang Pingying's face faded, and she gave Luo Zhiyong a sideways look, "So you plan to give your sister to him as a way to repay the favor."

Luo Zhiyong glared back at her, "What are you talking about?"

Fang Pingying looked at him and muttered, "I already said, Hong Lan can't marry Li Shunsheng. Even Hong Lan herself doesn't want it anymore, so let's not bring this up again."

Originally, Luo Honglan didn't have any real feelings for Li Shunsheng; she only considered him because everyone at home said he was a good match. Knowing that a girl eventually has to marry, she thought Li Shunsheng was fine since everyone else approved, so she didn't object.

But after arriving in the provincial city, she barely interacted with Li Shunsheng, so there was no talk of any feelings. Plus, with Fang Pingying's opposition, Luo Honglan had stopped considering it altogether.

"Fine, let's not talk about it. If you think Chen Jie is okay, I'll look into his background more when I get back to the military," said Luo Zhiyong. Knowing that Fang Pingying didn't like Li Shunsheng and her firm opposition likely had its reasons, he thought Chen Jie was also not bad, and if he were suitable for Luo Honglan, then that would be great. He decided not to dwell on it further.

He helped Fang Pingying tidy up the shop a bit, and then went over to the counter to help her with the accounts, asking as he did so, "Where's my mom?"

Fang Pingying remembered Zhou Yunmei's about-to-explode expression when she left and said with a laugh, "She left in a huff."

Seeing that Fang Pingying didn't look upset, Luo Zhiyong deduced that she hadn't been arguing with Zhou Yunmei, so he asked, "Who upset her?"

Fang Pingying thought for a moment, her lips curling slightly as she replied, "Her mother-in-law?"

"Mother-in-law?" Luo Zhiyong thought for a moment, then remembered Li Aihua, "You're not talking about Aunt Li, are you?"(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)