Chapter 174: Bringing Him Back
Fang Pingying only then realized that what she thought was about the last incident.
However, speaking of that incident, since Qiu Lian asked, Fang Pingying did not hide it and spoke softly, "Not hiding it from you, there is such a matter. My younger brother and sister-in-law are young and naive, the couple haven't seen each other for a long time, so..."
She paused awkwardly before continuing, "After the incident happened that day, Zhiyong scolded them thoroughly and has since forbidden them from visiting the military base again."
Qiu Lian, who has children herself and understands these matters, smiled and waved her hand, indicating that Fang Pingying shouldn't worry too much, "It's nothing serious. They're a couple and it's nothing shameful. Young people, everyone has been a youth, I understand."
Fang Pingying nodded, then remembered something else, "But I'm curious, normally, those young soldiers in the military wouldn't gossip, who exactly spread this news?"
Qiu Lian was silent for a while, then looked out the window and leaned close to Fang Pingying to say, "Pingying, I heard this through the grapevine, someone said that it was Luo Chun who spread the news. She heard it when the young soldiers were reporting to Camp Chief Luo, she was listening inside the room. I don't know who she spoke to, but it ended up being spread by others."
Fang Pingying was startled, "I never thought it would be Luo Chun who said it."
That night when the young soldiers came over, it was already quite late, and they spoke softly. Even Fang Pingying inside the door didn't hear it clearly, but Luo Chun heard it. It seems that Luo Chun purposely paid attention to this idle matter and listened without missing a word.
Thinking of this possibility, Fang Pingying felt that from now on, she need not even maintain basic courtesy with Luo Chun, as she was utterly disrespectful and excessively meddlesome, with no regard for their previously good relationship, as if eager for her to be the laughingstock of the compound, spreading such matters everywhere.
"Forget it, Pingying, it's already been spread, and it's not a serious matter. Everyone has troublesome relatives at home," said Qiu Lian, seeing that Fang Pingying's expression was not good and advised her, "Think about it, in my village, such things were quite common. I think the people in the compound will understand too, it's just some gossipmongers who love to talk."
"Yeah, it's okay, let them talk. We live our own lives and ignore what others say." Regarding this matter, Fang Pingying didn't care, in this compound, anyway, there were many women who gossiped, and Fang Pingying had no intention of associating with them.
Luo Chun nodded slightly, but said softly, "Well, just be careful with Luo Chun, she's not exactly a bad person, but she is not sincere, always seeming nice to us."
"Mhm." Then, Fang Pingying smiled and said to her, "By the way, sister-in-law, I've opened a pastry shop in the city for someone, if you have time to go to the city, come sit in my shop."
"Sure, I just thought you have been busy in and out these days, I barely saw you," replied Qiu Lian without asking her about the business details, but complained with a smile, "Plus with juzi and your mother-in-law having disagreements, often not being around, I'm the only one here, it's unbearably boring, I even thought about going out to work."
"You are busy enough, someone still needs to look after this little rascal at home, how could you leave," said Fang Pingying, reaching out to pinch the cheek of her Lele.
The little guy hadn't seen Fang Pingying for a while but still recognized her, reaching out towards Fang Pingying.
Fang Pingying smiled and picked him up to play in her arms.
Qiu Lian gave her own son a look and half-jokingly said, "This little guy has really held me back from a lot of things."
While they were talking, Luo Zhiyong came back from outside.
Knowing that they were in a hurry to leave, Qiu Lian did not stay long, greeted them, and took the child back home.
Fang Pingying didn't delay either, they packed up some things and quickly rushed back to the shop.
Over there, Huang Lin was being helpful, knowing Luo Zhiyong needed to hurry back, he didn't immediately go to juzi's place. Instead, he bought a train ticket for after twelve o'clock and brought it to Luo Zhiyong, which was just in time for him to catch the train back.
Fang Pingying had already packed Luo Zhiyong's belongings, and she even stuffed 30 dollars into his pocket and took some pastries from the store to fill his luggage bag, advising him, "If there's time, buy something to eat at the station, otherwise these snacks are also good enough to fill your stomach."
Luo Zhiyong nodded slightly and whispered, "If anything comes up, you can ask Huang Lin and juzi for help, I'll be back soon."
Fang Pingying also nodded, straightening his clothes, "It's just a few days, nothing serious, go back with peace of mind."
Luo Zhiyong agreed, and was just about to leave with his things when Fang Xiu suddenly came out from the house carrying her stuff, "Big sister, I've also packed my belongings, I'll go back with brother."
"You don't have a ticket, don't go this time, wait until your Zhiming arrives, then we can discuss," Fang Pingying could not let Fang Xiu go back, it would be more problematic if both of them went back, Luo Zhiyong definitely couldn't force them to come.
After saying this, Fang Pingying hurried Luo Zhiyong to leave quickly, otherwise he might miss the train.
After Luo Zhiyong left, Huang Lin said goodbye to Fang Pingying, "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving now too, call me if anything comes up these next few days."
Fang Pingying smiled and nodded, "You're off today, right? If you're free this afternoon, bring juzi over for a visit." This copy was generated from content at MV|LEMPYR.
"We'll see then, I don't even know how juzi is doing recently."
Thinking that it had been a long time since the couple last met and they must have things to talk about, she didn't insist, "Alright, I'm here at this store anyway, you guys can come anytime."
After Huang Lin left, Fang Pingying and others went into the store, where workers were doing a renovation.
Remembering Luo Zhiming's affairs, Fang Pingying asked Fang Xiu, "Fang Xiu, what're your plans for the future?"
"What?" Fang Xiu did not understand.
Fang Pingying sighed, feeling that Fang Xiu, who was usually sharp during arguments with her or when asking for money, seemed utterly clueless about dealing with Luo Zhiming.
She spoke bluntly, "Talking about Zhiming, a man who is lazy, lacks ambition, flirts with women, avoids responsibility when troubles arise, and now ignores even you, don't you have any thoughts about this?"
The underlying meaning of Fang Pingying's words was clear: this man is unreliable, and it would be best to leave him.
But Fang Xiu showed no intention of getting a divorce. She sighed, "What can my thoughts do, after all, we're married, can we really get a divorce?"
Fang Pingying looked at her and sighed deeply. There were too many women like Fang Xiu in this world, which is why some men are so audacious.
Trying to counsel her out of deep concern, she said, "Fang Xiu, from the standpoint of your elder sister, I hope you'll seriously consider how to live with Luo Zhiming in the future. Even if not talking about divorce, shouldn't you also plan something for yourself?"
"What will you do if Luo Zhiming repeats this kind of behavior again?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)