Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Yun Mei held her eldest grandson in Li Aihua's home, unwilling to let go as if she could never get enough of watching him.

Suddenly, it was already afternoon. Zhiyong had to rush back to the military that night, so he called out to Yun Mei, "Mom, let's go back first. I'll come back next week to bring you here to see Ruirui."

Yun Mei looked at her eldest grandson in her arms and was reluctant to move.

After thinking for a while, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she proposed to Pingying, "Otherwise, let Pingying take the two kids back. With so many people at home now, there's no worry about them being uncared for, right?"

Pingying pursed her lips, knowing full well that Yun Mei would treat her grandson like a treasure and wouldn't want to let go, wishing she could hold him all the time.

But Pingying didn't want to cause a fuss over this, so she just glared at Zhiyong, implying that he should explain it to Yun Mei himself.

Zhiyong glanced at Yun Mei, gesturing her to hand over her grandson to Pingying, while saying, "Don't you still need to sort out Cui Lan and Fang Xiu's issues? Where would you find the time to take care of them? And Pingying is in her postpartum period; she shouldn't be overworked. Let's talk after the confinement period."

"That's fine then. I'll come over after I've sorted out Cui Lan and Fang Xiu's issues," Yun Mei said, reluctantly handing over the child to Pingying, muttering a string of instructions, "Take good care of them. Children in confinement must be watched cautiously, or they easily get sick..."

Li Aihua was quite agitated listening to all the nagging from Yun Mei; she talked about her eldest grandson all the time, never once asking about her daughter-in-law. Dissatisfied, she said, "Mother-in-law, the kids and Pingying have been fine during your absence, there's no need for so many instructions."

"You..." Yun Mei was about to speak when Pingying stopped her.

Pingying never expected Yun Mei to genuinely treat her well; her not causing trouble was enough satisfaction.

Pingying called out to Zhiyong, "Zhiyong, you guys go. It'll be dark soon, and you still have to return to the military, don't delay."

Zhiyong agreed, urging Yun Mei to leave.

Actually, Zhiyong himself was reluctant to leave too, with his wife and children here, how could he not worry?

While urging Yun Mei to go, he held one child in each arm, kissed them on the forehead, and looked at Pingying with a steady gaze. If it weren't for the crowd at that moment, that final kiss would've been for Pingying's forehead.

Pingying surely understood this man's feelings, teasingly pushing him away and taking the children from him, smiling, "Hurry on, once I've finished the confinement period, I'll go back."

"Okay." Zhiyong nodded, placed the children into her arms, and left with Yun Mei.

Li Aihua had Aunt Zhou see the mother and son off outside the door, then she took one child from Pingying, enquiring, "Was it just your mother-in-law who came to the provincial city this time?"

Thinking of her home, surely crowded now, Pingying sighed, "No, Zhiyong's older sister Cui Lan and Fang Xiu came as well."

"What?" Li Aihua was taken aback; she thought at most Luo Dashan would have come along.

"She came to the provincial city for some matters," said Fang Pingying as she nodded to her, "Her elder sister has some health issues and hasn't been able to have children despite being married for a while; she said she's here for treatments."

Li Aihua had heard some of the Luo Family's issues from Fang Pingying and knew that there was not a single person in Luo Family who didn't cause worry; she was somewhat aware of Luo Cuilan's situation.

She let out a long sigh and said, "As for Zhiyong this son-in-law, I am actually satisfied, he's good to you, and also values the child. It's just that his family has too many problems, today one thing, tomorrow another. Even after you moved from your hometown to the provincial city, they still cling to you."

After a pause, Li Aihua continued, "To blame Zhiyong, well, it's not exactly fair. If he really cut ties with all his family members, I'm afraid he'd be criticized by others, and he definitely wouldn't feel at peace himself. After all, they are blood relatives, but if this continues, life will be hard for you two."

Fang Pingying also understood this and nodded, "Yes, too many problems indeed."

"Fang Xiu is your sister, right?" Li Aihua recalled what Fang Xiu mentioned about having a child and asked Fang Pingying, "What do you plan to do?"

"Let's see how Luo Family arranges it," Fang Pingying thought for a moment and said, "It depends on Fang Xiu's attitude; if she's willing, I'm thinking of letting her get divorced."

"In my opinion, she should have divorced a long time ago. That Luo Zhiming is no good, he's been involved with other women time and time again," Li Aihua felt indignant for Fang Xiu, "Fang Xiu indeed made mistakes, but Luo Zhiming was at fault first."

Thinking of the things Fang Xiu had done, Fang Pingying sighed and shook her head, "It's also because Fang Xiu herself is thoughtless; we can't just blame others."

Li Aihua thought about Fang Xiu's situation, then looked at Fang Pingying and said, "How about this, see when you can go back and check on Fang Xiu. If she's willing to divorce Luo Zhiming and Luo Family doesn't care for her, let her come and stay at our house, I'll look after her during her pregnancy."

"Mom…" Fang Pingying looked at Li Aihua, touched.

She knew that Li Aihua cared so much for Fang Xiu because of her.

Li Aihua felt that Fang Xiu's parents had taken care of her for so many years, and now it was her turn to take care of Fang Xiu as a way of repaying the Fang Family's many years of nurturing kindness.

"I know that you and Fang Xiu might not have had a good relationship before, but after all, her parents raised you, and without them, you might not have survived," Li Aihua said, then she lowered her head and kissed Yaoyao, who had already fallen asleep, "How could I have met you and now have such a wonderful grandchild."

Li Aihua smiled and said, "One must remember kindness received for a thousand years; moreover, they raised you to adulthood. Now, if I help take care of Fang Xiu, I should. I am thinking, if Luo Family ends up not caring, once Fang Xiu has the child, I can help take care of the child too. Consider it repaying this debt of gratitude."

"Then I will go see Fang Xiu tomorrow to see what her current plans are," Fang Pingying looked at Li Aihua and nodded; some things between mother and daughter didn't need to be said.

However, regarding Fang Xiu, if she can think sensibly, be willing to listen, and not cause trouble like before, then it wouldn't be a problem for Fang Pingying to take care of her for a while.

Seeing her agreement, Li Aihua said, "I'll go with you tomorrow, we'll have Sister-in-law Zhou watch the children at home, and we'll make a quick trip there and back."

That day, after Luo Zhiyong and Zhou Yunmei returned home, Luo Zhiyong also called Luo Cuilan over and directly asked the two about Luo Cuilan's medical expenses.

Having heard Luo Zhiyong's words, Luo Cuilan pouted and said, "Big brother has really changed, in the past the salary was given right away to the family, and now since getting a wife, whatever happens, it always comes down to money. I haven't even settled down here yet, and you're already calculating about money matters; must be your wife who's directing you, huh?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)