Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Fang Ping'an and Li Yuchun had stayed for several days, and ultimately, being a guest in someone else's home wasn't as comfortable as being in their own, so Fang Ping'an told Fang Pingying and Li Aihua that they were planning to return the next day.

Li Yuchun, after hearing about Fang Xiu's plans, was reluctant to go back and said to Fang Pingying, "Pingying, do you think you could find us a place in the provincial city? I've decided not to go back with Xiu'er, and let your dad watch over the fields at home."

Fang Pingying glanced at Li Yuchun and Fang Ping'an, laughed and asked, "Mom and Dad, do you think you could get used to living in the city?"

"Sure, what's there to adapt to? Everything is better in the city, and I've gotten quite accustomed to it," Li Yuchun, with good adaptability, chuckled, "I'll stay in the city and help Xiu'er with the kids while she goes out to work and earn money, and I can also frequently visit you two kids. I'd like to stay here."

Fang Pingying laughed and nodded, then turned to ask Fang Ping'an, "Dad, what about you?"

"I do miss our days back home a bit," Fang Ping'an hesitated and said, "Besides, if I were in the countryside, at least I could farm, but coming here to the city, I wouldn't be able to do any work, not to the extent of relying on you to provide."

"Sister-in-law Fang, if you'd like to stay in the city, and just find it dull, you could just find something to do here," Li Aihua said with a smile. "At your age, there are plenty of things you can do in the city."

Hearing this, Fang Ping'an was somewhat surprised. If he could also find work in the city, it would be best for the whole family to be together.

But he wasn't sure what he could do, so he awkwardly asked Fang Pingying, "I don't know how to do much, and at my age, can I still find work in the city?"

Li Aihua thought for a bit, smiled and said, "Of course, for example, you could watch over the entrance of someone's factory, or do some odd jobs, the earnings wouldn't be less than farming in the countryside."

"Dad, I think that's fine too, why don't you also find some work in the city," Fang Pingying seemed to think Li Aihua's suggestion was a good idea, and she chuckled encouraging Fang Ping'an, "in the future, you and Xiu'er can work outside, with Mom staying at home looking after the children, life in the city will be better than in the countryside."

"That…" Fang Ping'an hesitated.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiu was quite pleased and said, "I think that sounds good. It's just that housing here in the city is too expensive. Initially, I thought if only mom was here to help me with the children, I'd just need to rent a small place, but with dad coming along, we should rent a bigger place."

"Isn't renting a bigger place more expensive?" Li Yuchun was worried about the rent, fearing that if Fang Ping'an couldn't find work, they would be wasting money on renting a place.

Fang Xiu, however, chuckled and said, "It's okay, Mom, if dad can find work in the city, no matter how expensive the rent is, we can afford it."

Hearing Fang Xiu say that, Li Yuchun felt reassured and asked Fang Ping'an for his opinion, "Old man, what do you think, do you want to stay in the city or go back?"

"If I can find work here, staying here is fine too," Fang Ping'an thought for a moment and smiled, "After all, both daughters are here, and you're here too; me farming alone at home wouldn't amount to much."

"Then it's settled, we'll all stay," Fang Pingying, seeing they all agreed, smiled and told them about the housing situation, "As for the house, don't worry, I've already thought of a solution. My mom's family has an old house by the train station, it's been empty for a while. You can come and have a look with me tomorrow, and if you don't mind, move in there."

Hearing that Fang Pingying had already resolved the housing issue, Li Yuchun and the rest were delighted.

However, Fang Xiu felt a bit embarrassed, "Big sister, it's Aunt's house, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate? We have already troubled Aunt and Uncle Zhao a lot with this visit."

Li Aihua scolded her playfully, "Silly girl, still being so polite with your aunt; that house is vacant, you moving in is just fine."

Even so, Fang Ping'an thought about it for a while, but then didn't push back further. Smiling, he said to Li Aihua, "Then, we can stay in that house, but we'll pay the rent to Pingying's mother every month."

"Dad, we're family; there's no need to keep track like this. As long as you live well in the future, that's better than anything," Fang Pingying patted Fang Ping'an's hand and said, "Don't worry about the rent for now. We'll sort it out once we're more settled in the city. Xiu'er just mentioned setting down here; if you truly decide to stay and also have a child to raise, there will be a lot of expenses, we need to save what money we do have."

"That…"

"Stop hesitating like that, it's decided," Fang Pingying said with a laugh as she stopped him, "Tomorrow, my mom and I will take you to see the house."

On hearing this, Li Aihua also immediately said, "Yes, let's first check out the house. I'm just worried you might not like it."

"What's there to dislike; anything is better than our house in the countryside," Fang Ping'an, seeing their sincerity, immediately agreed, "Tomorrow we'll go then. Since the house has been unoccupied, it's definitely accumulated a lot of dust. We can clean it as well, air it out in the evening, and move in the day after."

"Okay."

The next day, Li Aihua took them to see the house while the children were left at home, looked after temporarily by Sister-in-law Zhou.

Li Aihua's house was about a mile from the train station and no more than two miles from Fang Pingying's place. The location was quite good with convenient transportation.

To Li Aihua and the others, the house seemed a bit old-fashioned, but to Fang Ping'an and his family, it was absolutely perfect.

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