Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

So the couple locked their door and headed straight for the Luo Family.

By the time they reached the entrance to the Luo Family, they overheard Zhou Yunmei talking inside the courtyard. Fang Ping'an had an idea, he grabbed Li Yuchun who was walking in front of him, gestured with his finger toward the courtyard, indicating that they should first listen to what the people inside were saying.

The Luo Family was also discussing Luo Zhiming's affairs.

Zhou Yunmei believed Duan Fenghua's words and planned to go to the provincial city with Luo Zhiming, but didn't want to say in front of Zhiyong that it was about asking for money, and deliberately made up an excuse,

"Zhiyong, I've been thinking, how about I go to the provincial city with you all tomorrow? I'll meet that woman, and let's clear things up, if the child she's carrying is really Zhiming's or not. What if she's just swindling us, and she's not pregnant at all, or the child isn't Zhiming's? What then?"

"Mom, Zhiming is clear about what he has done, and I don't know if the child is his, but since she claims it is, what can you do to prove it even if you went there?" Luo Zhiyong naturally didn't want Zhou Yunmei to accompany them and explained,

"Besides, the provincial city is not like home, where if you argue and win the argument, that's it. Over there, everything is about evidence, and Zhiming's affair with that woman was known by everyone at the factory..."

Before Luo Zhiyong could finish his words, the loosely shut gate of the Luo Family was kicked open by Li Yuchun,

As soon as Li Yuchun entered, she pointed directly at Luo Zhiming, "Look at you, Luo Zhiming, it turns out you really did wrong by my family's Xiu'er, and you've sneaked back."

"Mom, Dad." Seeing Li Yuchun looking furious, Luo Zhiming was so frightened that he immediately jumped up and hid behind Zhou Yunmei.

Li Yuchun and Fang Ping'an's sudden intrusion gave the Luo Family quite a shock; they were all stunned for a moment.

Zhou Yunmei had previously instructed Zhiming to go somewhere else today, as they couldn't let Li Yuchun and her husband know about the situation, or it would become troublesome.

After recovering their composure, Zhou Yunmei steadied herself, flashed a smile at Li Yuchun, and with unusual warmth, took Li Yuchun's hand, "Mother-in-law, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

"Zhou Yunmei, I heard everything you just said, don't play these tricks with me." Li Yuchun shook off Zhou Yunmei's hand and shouted, pointing at her, "Your Zhiming has not been married to my family's Xiu'er for long, yet he has done this to her. I won't let it go just like that."

"What do you plan to do then? The thing is already done." Zhou Yunmei, who was never one to look at others' faces, saw that Li Yuchun was giving her no face and also lost her patience, breaking into an outright argument,

"Are you planning to have Xiu'er divorce my Zhiming? I'll have you know, if she gets divorced, she'll be considered a divorced woman. It won't sound nice to others, and she'll also have trouble finding another man in the future."

Fang Ping'an, having a clearer mind, knew that although Luo Zhiming had made a grave mistake, it wouldn't likely escalate to a divorce, so they couldn't afford to make things too stiff.

He pulled Li Yuchun to one side, then coldly looked at Luo Zhiming and asked, "Zhiming, now that you're back, does Xiu'er know about all this mess?"

"Dad, Xiu'er is with Sister-in-law, she won't have any problems." Luo Zhiming pursed his lips and hesitantly said, "She knows about it... She has forgiven me. It was her who let me come back."

Luo Zhiming spoke these words with some guilt since Fang Xiu had intended to come back with him, but never mentioned him coming back alone.

Being an astute man, Fang Ping'an could tell Luo Zhiming was uneasy, but he guessed that Fang Xiu must have also known the matter since Luo Zhiyong was aware, and Fang Pingying would have told Fang Xiu.

Although Fang Ping'an knew that the relationship between the two sisters wasn't considered extremely close, he still believed in Fang Pingying, who wouldn't ignore Fang Xiu. Even for the sake of the older couple, she would look after Fang Xiu.

Putting that aside, he asked Luo Zhiming, "Now, tell us, what exactly happened? Why did you come back all of a sudden?"

Seeing things had come to this point and that there was no way to keep hiding it, the Luo Family roughly explained the situation.

Once it was explained, Li Yuchun furiously pounded a few times on Luo Zhiming's body, "You heartless man! While my family's Xiu'er misses you every single day at home, you are out there messing around with someone else, and have even gotten her pregnant."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei, distressed by Li Yuchun's fists raining down on Luo Zhiming like a downpour, quickly held her back, "Mother-in-law, please, can't we talk this out nicely? I raised my son to this age, and I haven't even been willing to lay a hand on him yet." My Virtual Library Empire (M V L E M P Y R) appreciates your readership at the source.

At this time, Li Yuchun was too angry to hold back, and she glared back at Zhou Yunmei in fury, "Yes, you yourself can't bear to do it. Having raised him so spoiled, one day he'll go out and get beaten to death by someone else. Just be ready to collect his corpse."

"Who are you cursing..."

"Stop arguing, the incident has already happened, quarreling here won't do us any good now, let's first deal with Zhiming's matter." Seeing Zhou Yunmei and Li Yuchun about to start a full-blown conflict, Luo Zhiyong stepped between them and looked at Luo Zhiming,

"Zhiming, just do as I told you, tomorrow you'll come back to the military with me, then we'll talk to that woman face to face. Since the IOU has been signed, the money must be repaid. As for how to repay it, we'll discuss that after we get there tomorrow. But this is your responsibility, you can't escape it, don't even think about it. Otherwise, if you end up being reported to the police, it will be even more trouble."

Seeing how things had turned out, and that Luo Zhiyong had already expressed his position in the courtyard earlier — that Zhiming must repay the debt himself and wouldn't be involved — Luo Zhiming didn't dare to insist on Luo Zhiyong helping him repay, fearing a beating. He agreed to placate Zhiyong, "Alright, big brother, I'll go with you tomorrow, and I'll talk to that woman to see if I can pay back less."

As soon as Luo Zhiming finished speaking, Zhou Yunmei and Li Yuchun simultaneously clamored,

"I'm also going tomorrow."

"I'll go too."

"We can handle it ourselves, there's no need for you to go." Luo Zhiyong frowned impatiently, "If you insist on going, then I won't be involved in Zhiming's affairs, and you can deal with it yourself after you get there."

He knew that if these two went, there would be no peace in the provincial city, so naturally, he wanted to stop them.

Zhou Yunmei and Li Yuchun were instantly outwitted by Luo Zhiyong's words, and neither said a word, but in their hearts, they were both making the same calculation. If Luo Zhiyong wouldn't let them go to the provincial city, they could sneak along. With so many people on the train, Luo Zhiyong would never notice them.

Luo Zhiyong, thinking they had agreed to what he had said, didn't think any further.

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