Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Zhou Yunmei, seeing the situation, immediately spoke up in her defense, "Yes, Zhiyong, Cui Lan has really changed a lot."

Luo Zhiyong, not bothering to watch the pair echo each other, spoke up directly, "Luo Cuilan, cut the nonsense. If you really want to work, I'll ask someone to find you a job tomorrow. No matter what job you get, work hard. A salary of around thirty yuan a month is guaranteed. But if you insist on going to your sister-in-law's place, you should go back early and stop daydreaming."

"I..."

Luo Cuilan opened her mouth to speak, but Luo Zhiyong didn't want to talk anymore, cutting her off, "Mom, I'm going to see Pingying today. I'm leaving now and won't come over tonight."

After Luo Zhiyong finished speaking, he didn't bother with Luo Cuilan anymore and rode his bicycle to Li Aihua's house.

Over at Fang Pingying's place, the child had already passed the one-month mark, and Fang Pingying had more or less rested enough. She then started thinking about returning to her own home.

But Li Aihua said that Zhou Yunmei and Luo Cuilan were over there, and if Fang Pingying went back, the house would surely be in constant turmoil, which would frighten the child, so she kept insisting Fang Pingying not to return.

Of course, Li Aihua also didn't want her daughter and grandchildren to leave. She wished to keep Fang Pingying there, wanting to see her grandchildren every day.

However, Fang Pingying had her own home after all, and there were also two shops that needed her attention, she couldn't always rely on others to manage them.

But Fang Pingying also thought about the fact that with Luo Cuilan and Zhou Yunmei there, any small thing could lead to an argument if she went back, so these past few days she had just been packing her things, waiting to discuss with Luo Zhiyong when he came over, to see when Zhou Yunmei and the rest would go back.

If Zhou Yunmei was leaving these few days, Fang Pingying planned to stay at her mother's house for a while longer. Otherwise, Fang Pingying was also prepared to ask them to leave. After all, that was her house. She had let them stay for a month; it was not possible for her not to live in her own house and instead always let Zhou Yunmei and Luo Cuilan live there.

While Fang Pingying was packing, Luo Zhiyong arrived.

Luo Zhiyong came with Luo Honglan.

After Luo Zhiyong went to the shop, Luo Honglan heard he was coming here and insisted on coming along, saying she had something to discuss with Fang Pingying, so Luo Zhiyong brought her along.

When the two of them came in, the two little ones were lying in their cradles, babbling.

Seeing Luo Honglan had also come, Fang Pingying stood up and said with a smile, "Hong Lan, how come you're here today?"

"I came to see Ruirui and Yaoyao," Luo Honglan walked over to the cradle, teased the little ones inside, and said to Fang Pingying with a smile, "Big sister, it's been just over ten days since I saw the little ones, and they seem to have grown a bit again, becoming more and more adorable."

Fang Pingying gave her a playful glare, "Silly girl, how much can they grow in just ten days."

While they were talking, Li Aihua and Sister-in-law Zhou came out of the room and greeted them with a smile, "Hong Lan, Zhiyong, you're here?"

"Mom."

"Auntie."

Luo Zhiyong and Luo Honglan greeted Li Aihua.

Li Aihua nodded, then glanced at Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying, smiled with a curving lip, picked up her two children and cheerfully said, "The kids should go out for a walk. Sister-in-law Zhou, Hong Lan, and I will take them out to play for a while, you couples have a chat."

Unexpectedly, Luo Honglan, who usually couldn't wait to cling to the kids each visit, waved at Li Aihua and said, "Auntie, I have something to discuss with my sister-in-law, I'll come find you guys later."

Li Aihua guessed she had something to say to Fang Pingying and immediately agreed, "Alright then, Sister-in-law Zhou and I will take the kids out."

Once Li Aihua and Sister-in-law Zhou were gone, Luo Zhiyong, sitting on the sofa, looked at Luo Honglan, "Hong Lan, what is it that you want to talk to your sister-in-law about? I felt something was off with you on the road earlier; you seemed hesitant, like there's something you can't really get out."

Fang Pingying, while folding clothes, teased Luo Honglan on purpose, "Did Xiao Chen propose to you, and you guys plan to get married but feel too shy to say?"

Luo Honglan's face turned red, and she chided, "Big sister, that's not it. We haven't been together long, and my parents don't even know about us yet, what marriage?"

Fang Pingying laughed and urged her, "Then what is it? Just speak up, no need to beat around the bush with your brother."

After a moment's thought, Luo Honglan suddenly spoke up, "Big brother, big sister, I want to take US$ 200 out of the money you've saved for me,"

"US$ 200?" At this time, US$ 200 was no small sum; it was the salary of an ordinary person for four or five months. Luo Zhiyong was startled, "What do you need it for?"

"I..." Luo Honglan hesitated, simply saying, "I need it."

Seeing her reluctance to explain, Luo Zhiyong frowned, "Don't take the money without telling us the reason."

"Big brother," Luo Honglan, with her head down, muttered, "You and big sister said before, if I ever needed money, I could just ask you."

Seeing Luo Honglan like this, Fang Pingying's intuition told her it wasn't anything good; she always felt Zhou Yunmei or Luo Cuilan were up to some mischief again.

She patiently advised Luo Honglan, "Hong Lan, it's true, I did say that, but taking out so much money all at once, just tell your brother the reason, he will never harm you."

"I..." Luo Honglan looked at Fang Pingying, then glanced at Luo Zhiyong, but still didn't speak.

Seeing this, Fang Pingying intentionally provoked her, standing up as if about to leave, "Do you feel it's inconvenient for me to be here? Then I'll go out first, and you siblings can talk."

"It's not that, big sister." Luo Honglan bit the bullet and blurted out the lie she had thought up over the past few days, "Actually, I want to prepare some new clothes for myself; it's been a long time since I've bought any."

Luo Zhiyong raised an eyebrow, "New clothes need US$ 200?"

"Recently, Xiao Chen has given me quite a few things, and I thought I should return the favor, I can't always be indebted to him, especially since we aren't married yet." Luo Honglan's lie grew more fluent, "Also, big sister and mom are in the provincial city, and they might go back soon, I wanted to buy them some gifts."

"If that's the case, then it's fine," Luo Zhiyong scrutinized Luo Honglan for a while and, seeing nothing but her blushing face and assuming she was just embarrassed to mention Xiao Chen, didn't suspect anything and agreed, "Have your sister-in-law give it to you later."

"Hong Lan, I'm just keeping this money for you; it's still yours in the end. If you really need to spend it, I definitely won't refuse," Fang Pingying always felt the situation wasn't that simple, but the money was Luo Honglan's after all. If she pressed too hard, Luo Honglan might get annoyed, so she just hinted at it, "But you also need to think it over yourself, some money should or shouldn't be spent; after all, it's not easy to save up."

Luo Honglan's intention for coming was to get the money, and with Luo Zhiyong agreeing, she felt a sigh of relief and immediately responded, "Big sister, I know, I won't waste it." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)