Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Zhou Yunmei brightened up immediately when she heard about his idea of opening a shop, "Zhiming, that's a good thought. If you really want to open a shop, you can talk it over with your elder brother and sister-in-law. You can open a shop like your sister-in-law's. It can make quite a lot of money."

Luo Zhiming had just mentioned it casually, not seriously. He brushed Zhou Yunmei off casually, "Let's talk about these things later. First, I'll go back with you to finalize the divorce with Fang Xiu."

"You're really going through with the divorce?" Zhou Yunmei now disagreed with his decision to divorce Fang Xiu after finding out about Luo Zhiming's health condition.

Luo Zhiming detected the tone in Zhou Yunmei's voice and angrily retorted, "Mom, after what Fang Xiu has done, if I don't divorce her, where can I put my face? How can any man tolerate such a thing? Wearing this cuckold's hat from head to toe, there's even a child involved."

"Zhiming, listen to me," Zhou Yunmei obviously had her own plans, "Look at the state of your health now; it might be easy to find another wife, but having children will be difficult. Since Fang Xiu is already pregnant, even if the child is someone else's, as long as we raise him from a young age, and after returning to the village, we keep the fact that you can't have children a secret forever, when the child grows up, won't he still be your son? And wouldn't you then have someone to take care of you in your old age?"

"Mom, have you lost your mind? Expecting me to raise another man's child? I'd rather die than do that." Luo Zhiming was determined to divorce Fang Xiu, ignoring whatever Zhou Yunmei said. He waved his hands at Zhou Yunmei, saying,

"Stop worrying about me. After divorcing Fang Xiu, I guarantee I'll find a woman a hundred times better than her. As for having children, we'll think of a way later on. Maybe I'll get better in the future, and if not, we can always adopt."

"This..." Zhou Yunmei wasn't quite in agreement.

But Luo Dashan was pulling Zhou Yunmei, not letting her say more, "Let it be. It's up to him now. If he doesn't want to live with Fang Xiu anymore, then let them divorce."

Luo Dashan was also clear-headed. He knew that Luo Zhiming had no affection for Fang Xiu anymore and coercing them to stay together might lead to who knows what kind of trouble in the future.

Better to divorce sooner rather than later and have a house without peace.

Plus, Luo Zhiyong had spoken to him early this morning about Luo Zhiming and Xu He.

Luo Zhiyong's intention was to remind Luo Dashan that Xu He had a difficult personality and to stop Luo Zhiming from getting involved with her.

But Luo Dashan didn't see anything bad about Xu He; he thought that if Luo Zhiyong really divorced Fang Xiu, getting together with Xu He might also be possible.

After all, he was a man himself, and he couldn't accept Fang Xiu having children with another man outside. He felt that Luo Zhiming marrying a clean and pure girl would be a better choice than Fang Xiu.

So he neither opposed nor supported the idea, letting Luo Zhiming make his own choice.

Seeing that even Luo Dashan agreed, Zhou Yunmei stopped voicing her concerns.

After a pause, Zhou Yunmei then asked, "So, when you say going home, when are we going back? Your father and I were planning on leaving today."

Luo Zhiming wanted to leave as soon as possible, feeling like he was carrying a time bomb; he thought maybe going back might help him avoid it for a while.

He said, "Let's see if there's a bus in the afternoon. If we return to the county, we can just spend the night there."

Luo Dashan nodded, "That's a good idea. Since we've already packed up, we don't need to trouble Zhiyong and Pingying anymore. Let's leave today."

"Right." After Luo Zhiming spoke, he handed the prepared meals to Zhou Yunmei, "Then I'll go buy the tickets. You two go say hello to your sister-in-law and take the food over. Have a meal together; I specifically bought it for you."

Zhou Yunmei was quite happy to see the food in his hands, but she complained, "Look at you, wasting money as soon as you get it. Why buy these things? Your sister-in-law cooks at home."

"It's fine, it doesn't cost much. You guys have been troubled by my brother and sister-in-law for my sake for a long time. Me buying a meal is not a big deal." After saying that, he glanced at the box of porridge that Luo Dashan was holding, hesitating a bit, then closed his eyes and said, "Oh, Dad, this porridge is really delicious, made with shrimp, very nutritious. They say it's especially good for children. Have it at your shop and eat together."

When Luo Dashan heard this, he immediately thought of the children, "If it's good for the kids, why should I eat it? I'll give it to your sister-in-law, she's carrying two kids now."

"As you wish." Luo Zhiming smiled uncomfortably, a mix of happiness and sorrow, but he didn't forget to instruct Zhou Yunmei, "But when you take this stuff to the shop, don't say I bought it. Just say you paid for it outside."

Zhou Yunmei didn't understand, "Why? You spent the money, shouldn't your sister-in-law know?"

Luo Zhiming deliberately shifted the subject to Luo Zhiyong, "Yesterday big brother even said he wanted to sever ties with me. If they knew I sent these, could they eat it?"

"Alright, I won't say anything. This time, you've done well." Luo Dashan felt buying this meal was the right thing to do since they had indeed troubled Luo Zhiyong and his wife quite a bit. He smiled at Luo Zhiming then urged him on, "You go buy the tickets. Try to get an earlier one; the sooner we can get home, the better. We're off to your sister-in-law's shop for a meal."

When Luo Dashan and Zhou Yunmei arrived at Fang Pingying's shop, she was just about to head back with Luo Zhiyong to cook. Seeing them holding several boxes of food, they were puzzled.

"What's all this you're carrying?" Luo Zhiyong frowned and asked.

"We just bought some prepared food outside. Thinking Pingying shouldn't be going up and down the stairs to cook with her condition," Luo Dashan said with a smile, "Besides, we're planning to return home today."

Luo Zhiyong frowned, "You aren't looking for Luo Zhiming anymore?"

Luo Dashan said, "Luo Zhiming just came by, says he's going back with us. This trip will sort out the issues with Fang Xiu."

"That's fine then. Since he no longer wants to live with Fang Xiu, better to part ways," Luo Zhiyong didn't object, thinking it best to conclude the matter sooner. "Eat quickly. I remember there's a bus at twelve o'clock. It would be best if you can catch that one."

"Alright, let's all eat together." Luo Dashan instructed Luo Honglan to set up the dining table inside, then purposefully pushed the box of porridge in front of Fang Pingying, "Pingying, you should have some of this; it smells delicious."

Fang Pingying, smelling the fragrant porridge and sensing Luo Dashan's good intentions, couldn't refuse and accepted with a smile, "That's great, I haven't had porridge in a long time, and I've been craving it these days."

"That's perfect, eat more." Luo Dashan was happy to hear Fang Pingying liked it.

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