Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Li Yuchun truly wished for Fang Xiu and her husband to do well, but after hearing what Fang Ping'an said, she couldn't help but complain, "Old man, why would you speak like that, isn't Zhiming also out working in the provincial city now? Given some time, he'll probably be just as good as Zhiyong, and we can rely on them to take care of us when we're old."

"You think too highly of it. Looking at Zhiming that way, I don't see him ever amounting to much in this lifetime. Initially, it was Xiu'er who insisted on marrying him; I never approved." Fang Ping'an said and then sighed heavily,

"Zhiming is spoiled by Luo Dashan and his wife at home, having no sense of responsibility. And before marrying Xiu'er, who knows how many village girls he'd been involved with. If he can treat Xiu'er better in the future, that would satisfy me. Relying on him for our old age care probably won't be that fortunate."

"This…" Despite Li Yuchun's hope for Luo Zhiming, she couldn't deny that Fang Ping'an was right and grimaced, "Then it wouldn't be too much to ask Pingying to take care of us in our old age. After all, we took her in and saved her life; we do have some credit there."

Fang Ping'an gave her a look, advising, "Exactly, since you think so too, then when in front of Pingying and Zhiyong, try not to be too biased, at least appear fair on the surface. Behind your back, you can be nicer to Xiu'er, and I won't say a word."

"I understand, I will pay more attention from now on…"

Li Yuchun hadn't finished speaking when she heard a shout from outside, "Aunt Yuchun, are you home?"

"Yes, yes, what's up." Li Yuchun walked to the door and saw it was Duan Fenghua, exclaiming in surprise, "Oh, Fenghua dear, what brings you here?"

Duan Fenghua laughed and patted Li Yuchun's hand, "I just thought I'd walk around the village since there's nothing much to do this morning, and thought why not stop by for a chat."

"Sure, we're free here anyway." Li Yuchun smiled and welcomed Duan Fenghua into the yard.

Since Fang Ping'an heard from the yard that Duan Fenghua was here for a chat, and as it was women talking about family matters, he preferred not to intervene and had already gone inside.

Following Li Yuchun into the yard, Duan Fenghua caught a glimpse of the items on the small table and her eyes flickered slightly, remarking, "Oh, such nice things, did Zhiming buy these?"

"Zhiming?" Li Yuchun thought Duan Fenghua had confused the two brothers and corrected, "No, Zhiming is working in the provincial city. It was Zhiyong who bought these; don't mix up their names."

Upon hearing this, Duan Fenghua feigned surprise, "Oh, Aunt Yuchun, did you not know? Zhiming came back the day before yesterday. I even saw him chatting with people at the village entrance yesterday."

"Zhiming is back?" Li Yuchun was genuinely unaware of Luo Zhiming's return, pausing briefly before saying, "What's going on? Why didn't Zhiyong mention it just now?"

Duan Fenghua looked around deliberately, then leaned close to Li Yuchun and whispered, "Zhiming came back the day before yesterday, and Zhiyong only yesterday. The two brothers returned one after the other; seems like there's some issue."

Li Yuchun also felt something was amiss, "That's strange, Zhiyong said he came back to deal with some military matters, so what did Zhiming come back for, and why didn't he visit us?"

"Oh, I wouldn't know about that." Duan Fenghua saw that her objective was achieved and she dropped the subject.

"This Luo Zhiming, he couldn't have gotten into some trouble outside, got kicked out after less than two months, and now doesn't dare to show up at our house." Li Yuchun spoke, growing slightly angry, "Also, he came back himself, leaving Xiu'er alone in the city, what's that about?"

"It's no good, I have to ask him and see what exactly happened?" Saying this, Li Yuchun abruptly intended to head out of the yard.

Seeing this, Duan Fenghua quickly grabbed her, feigning urgency, "Sister-in-law Yuchun, look at you, I thought you knew he was back, that's why I came here to chat. If you go rushing to the Luo Family like this, they'll certainly think I'm stirring up trouble."

Li Yuchun was indeed grateful to Duan Fenghua, thinking that Duan Fenghua was here to make amends, and she promptly reassured, "Dear, don't worry, I definitely won't say it was you who told me, and since Zhiming has been back for two days, I'd have found out eventually."

That was exactly the assurance Duan Fenghua wanted, she quickly smiled, let go of Li Yuchun's hand, "Just remember that, and absolutely don't let it slip. I really didn't mean anything by this, I thought you knew." This chapter was made possible by the community at MV|LEM|PYR.

"Rest assured, I definitely won't say it was you."

"That's good, I must be going now." Duan Fenghua turned around, a scheming smile crossing her face.

She had previously chatted with Zhou Yunmei, who complained about Luo Zhiming's situation in the provincial city, even mentioning that Fang Pingying was too stingy, holding tight to her money and refusing to help Luo Zhiming, even talking about reporting to the police station.

Moreover, Luo Zhiyong mentioned that if they forcefully pressed Fang Pingying to earn money, theirs would also surely be a troubled marriage.

Their marriage failing is precisely what Duan Fenghua was hoping for, as she encouraged Zhou Yunmei to just go to the provincial city herself and ask Fang Pingying for money personally, given that they are family and should help out in times of difficulty.

On this end, Duan Fenghua planned to escalate the situation by deliberately coming to Li Yuchun's house to stir things up.

Although both Fang Ping and Fang Xiu are daughters of the Fang Family, Fang Xiu is their own flesh and blood. The fact that Li Yuchun favors one over the other was no secret in the village, and if Li Yuchun found out that Fang Pingying wouldn't help Fang Xiu and Luo Zhiming, she would definitely cause a commotion.

If both Zhou Yunmei and Li Yuchun ended up going to the provincial city to create a scene, Duan Fenghua was convinced that Fang Pingying would be pressured to part with her money.

And with Zhou Yunmei and Li Yuchun's tendencies for stirring trouble, even if they didn't succeed in getting money, the situation between Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying was bound to be disturbed.

Thus, as Luo Zhiyong said, the couple would no longer have a peaceful life together.

Conveniently, Xu He had also accompanied Luo Zhi to the provincial city, and when the couple had a dispute, Xu He could make her move.

Even if the couple didn't split due to this, it would still agitate Fang Pingying, a situation favorable either way.

After Duan Fenghua left, an angry Li Yuchun entered the house and called out to Fang Ping'an, "Old man, we need to make a trip to the Luo Family, I heard that Luo Zhiming also returned recently. I'm worried if he encountered some trouble in the provincial city and sneaked back."

"Is that so?" Fang Ping'an was startled, then rose rather reluctantly, "Then we really should check it out." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, I invite you to vote at Qidian (qidian.com) by casting your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)