Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

When Luo Zhiyong entered the yard, he saw Fang Pingying staring at him in a daze. He walked up to her and took her hand that was hanging by her side, smiling and asking, "What, you think I look good, so entranced by me?"

"Show-off." Fang Pingying smiled and gave him a glance, then said, "You came a bit late today; has there been a lot going on at the base recently?"

Luo Zhiyong thought of Luo Honglan and felt happy inside, smiling as he replied, "Not really. I ran into Chen Jie on the bus, and then I went with them to the store for a bit."

"Right, I haven't seen you much lately, and I forgot to tell you this." Fang Pingying remembered she hadn't talked to him about this before, and after telling him about Hong Lan's previous visit, she winked at Luo Zhiyong, "The two of them are pretty good together, huh?"

"Yeah, not bad. I didn't expect that without us playing matchmaker, they actually hit it off on their own." Luo Zhiyong sighed slightly and said with a smile, "Whether it's good or bad, we'll leave it to them. Hong Lan isn't young anymore. Some things she should decide for herself. We can only see what's on the surface; whether it's good or not, she has to grasp that herself."

Fang Pingying agreed with his statement and nodded at him, "Come inside, Uncle Zhao and Mom are both in the house."

As the two walked towards the house, Luo Zhiyong supported Fang Pingying with one hand and gently stroked her belly with the other, whispering, "How has the little one been these past few days? Still well-behaved? Any sign of him wanting to come out?"

"I reckon it'll be in these next few days." Fang Pingying's body had been feeling heavier lately, and the due date mentioned by Doctor Zhou was drawing near, so she was well prepared, "Mom has prepared everything; don't you worry."

The two entered the room, where Li Aihua was tidying up some things, while Zhao Longsheng was playing chess alone at the coffee table, murmuring to himself.

When Luo Zhiyong came in, he greeted Li Aihua and Zhao Longsheng, to which Li Aihua immediately smiled, "Zhiyong is here, good timing. Go and play chess with your uncle. He's been complaining about you, saying only you are a match for him."

Hearing this, Zhao Longsheng also laughed heartily, "That's right. Zhiyong may be young, but his chess skills are truly impressive."

"Good." Luo Zhiyong helped Fang Pingying sit on the sofa and then sat by her side to set up the chessboard with Zhao Longsheng.

After Li Aihua finished packing up, she cut some fruits and brought them over, still laughing as she spoke to Luo Zhiyong, "You'll have to stay for a while today, Zhiyong. You've been too busy lately, hardly finding time for them mother and son."

Luo Zhiyong looked tenderly at Fang Pingying and explained to Li Aihua with a smile, "Well, these days I've been thinking about finishing up some work, so that I can be with Pingying during the few days of giving birth..."

Before Luo Zhiyong could finish his words, Fang Pingying, who was next to him, suddenly gripped his arm and shuddered, exclaiming, "My belly feels uncomfortable."

Once Luo Zhiyong heard this, he immediately dropped the chess pieces and put his arm around Fang Pingying, "Is it time to give birth?"

"What's wrong, is it time for the baby?" Seeing Fang Pingying's condition, Li Aihua was also in a panic, not sure what to do, incessantly looking at Fang Pingying and muttering, "What to do, what to do."

Upon seeing this, Zhao Longsheng stood up from the sofa, pulling Li Aihua who was pacing around, and helplessly said, "Ai Hua, don't lose your head, don't rush."

"Right, let's go to the hospital." Luo Zhiyong picked up Fang Pingying, ready to get up.

"Everyone, don't panic." Zhao Longsheng, after all, was used to being a leader, and he wasn't the party involved. He commanded with a calm demeanor, "Zhiyong, you stay with Pingying. Ai Hua, go pack up the things. Get ready everything that was planned to bring to the hospital for Pingying to stay. I'm going to make a phone call to get the car ready."

"Yes, right." Li Aihua finally snapped back to reality, immediately calling the housemaid, "Sister-in-law Zhou, we need to get ready quickly."

A group of people hurried to the hospital because Li Aihua had called Doctor Zhou from home, and Doctor Zhou was already waiting at the hospital entrance. Seeing them arriving, she instructed Luo Zhiyong to carry the patient to the ward. After an examination, she said it was the early stage of labor, but it was not time yet.

Fang Pingying insisted on trying for a natural birth if possible, so she wasn't taken to the delivery room yet. They would wait until it was time to give birth before the doctors would move her into the delivery room.

Having been through childbirth in the past, Fang Pingying was relatively calm. Although her stomach hurt a bit, she could bear it and lay on the hospital bed waiting until the little one was ready, deciding there was no rush to get anxious yet.

It was Luo Zhiyong and Li Aihua who were extremely anxious.

Li Aihua paced back and forth in the ward nonstop, mumbling about not bringing enough things and worrying about not being able to manage two people once the child was born.

Thinking of this, she immediately ordered Zhao Longsheng to call Juzi and have Luo Honglan and others come over.

As for Luo Zhiyong, he stood vigil by Fang Pingying's bedside, his face etched with tension. Every time Fang Pingying let out a soft moan from the pain, his expression would tighten further.

Fang Pingying felt that just by watching him, Luo Zhiyong seemed more like the one giving birth, extremely nervous.

She squeezed his hand, "Don't be so nervous. Now that we're at the hospital, if I can't deliver naturally, the doctors can perform a cesarean section. There won't be any problems."

But Luo Zhiyong was far from relaxed, he said nervously, "This kind of thing is never certain. Giving birth is definitely dangerous."

"Then why were you so eager to have me pregnant in the first place?" Fang Pingying suppressed the pain and teased him. Seeing him so tense, she was afraid that she might not have given birth yet and he'd faint from nervousness in the hospital, which would be really embarrassing.

Luo Zhiyong gripped her hand tighter, "I didn't know giving birth was this scary before. I've been reading up on childbirth books recently, and it's so difficult."

Fang Pingying curled her lips, "If you had known earlier, could you have stopped me from having a baby?"

"Is that not possible?" Luo Zhiyong replied.

Although she knew it was impossible, Fang Pingying still felt sweet inside hearing his words.

But she pretended to complain on the surface, "Your mom would eat me alive."

"Don't talk nonsense." Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiyong glanced at her and gently patted her hand.

No sooner had Luo Zhiyong's hand touched Fang Pingying's, she felt a sharp pain wash over her from below, and she couldn't help crying out, "Ouch..."

Luo Zhiyong was startled, staring blankly at Fang Pingying, "Did I pat you too hard?"

"Are you silly? I'm lying down, you couldn't have patted that hard." Fang Pingying's stomach hurt terribly, but she was amused by his comment, pointing at her belly, "It's the stomach pain that's severe."

Luo Zhiyong immediately stood up and walked toward the door. "I'm going to call the doctor."

Hearing that Fang Pingying was experiencing severe abdominal pain, Li Aihua and the others immediately gathered around, ready to take her to the delivery room. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and give monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)