Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Luo Zhiyong finally came to his senses, realizing that neither the timing nor the location was appropriate.

He withdrew his hand from Fang Pingying's clothes, straightened them out for her, then pulled her over to sit by the bed inside the room, leaning with her against it. "I've explained the situation to Zhiming at home. They are going to pay back the debt over ten months anyway. If Fang Xiu agrees, the couple can repay it together, 50 dollars a month, which shouldn't be a problem."

"Did he agree?" Fang Pingying thought that the reason Luo Zhiming went home was definitely to seek support from Zhou Yunmei, and he wouldn't agree so easily.

Luo Zhiyong pulled Fang Pingying closer into his embrace, playing with her hair, and nodded as he said, "He agreed, otherwise he wouldn't have come back with me."

Fang Pingying looked up at him, a bit puzzled, "Since it's all settled, what does it mean for your mom and my mom to come over?"

Luo Zhiyong hadn't had time to think about it, and his hand paused.

After a moment, he said impatiently, "I didn't expect them to come either, but whatever. We don't need to worry about them. We'll send them back tomorrow."

Fang Pingying analyzed with him, "I've been thinking, and I guess the reason my mom and your mom came over is to pressure me into giving money to help Zhiming solve the compensation issue. They just arrived today and haven't had the chance to speak up, but they'll definitely come to the shop tomorrow."

Luo Zhiyong frowned slightly, "I'll take them to the train station first thing tomorrow morning." Enjoy the story by reading on M|V|LE%MPYR.

"No need, I'll go to the hostel with you later, let's see what they have to say. I can handle them," said Fang Pingying thoughtfully. "But regardless of what they say, tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to the hostel. I'll hold them off, and you go with Zhiming to meet that woman. Settle the matter in front of her, so that everything matches up, and from then on, that woman can't come looking for us, and Zhiming won't dare to shirk responsibility onto us."

"After resolving the matter, we'll send my mom and your mom back the day after tomorrow. I also need to talk to Uncle Zeng about the shop, we need to open as soon as possible, can't afford any delay."

"Okay, that's the plan," Luo Zhiyong agreed, feeling that it was a good solution.

Although Fang Pingying guessed what their purpose was for coming over, but Li Yuchun and Zhou Yunmei had traveled from afar, Fang Pingying couldn't just ignore them. At the very least, she had to make sure they were fed.

She had planned to buy some groceries and prepare something to take to the hostel for them, but because of the cold weather and early nightfall, it was dark by the time they finished talking and there was no place nearby to buy vegetables.

So Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong ordered a few dishes from a small roadside stall nearby and took them to the hostel.

The two had just reached the door, carrying the food when they heard people inside discussing how to get her to give money.

It started with Zhou Yunmei's voice, "I think Pingying, running such a nice shop, can easily take out these several hundred dollars. Later on, I'll still go to the shop, I must make her take out the money."

This was immediately followed by Luo Honglan's displeased rebuttal, "Mom, what are you talking about? Brother's wrongdoing has nothing to do with Sister-in-law. Why should she give out money? Besides, 500 dollars is a lot, Sister-in-law doesn't have that."

"Honglan, you can't play favorites. Although your sister-in-law treats you well, it's just because you work hard. Auntie is your true mother; you can't turn your back on her," this was Xu He's voice.

As expected, Xu He is such a conniving woman, always playing the innocent flower in front of Luo Zhiyong, but stirring trouble behind his back.

Fang Pingying subtly glanced at Luo Zhiyong and, sure enough, saw his complexion turn sour after hearing Xu He's words, then he kicked the door open, looking extremely displeased at the people inside.

Xu He didn't expect Luo Zhiyong to appear at this moment. Her complexion changed, but she quickly recovered, stood up, and said with a smile to Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying, "Oh, Brother Zhiyong and Sister Pingying are here. We were just talking about you."

"What about us? Planning on how to make me cough up money?" Fang Pingying had hit her earlier this afternoon, and now she couldn't be bothered to be polite. She looked at Xu He with a half-smile, "Or, are you telling Hong Lan that I'm an outsider and advising her not to side with others over her family?"

"It's not..."

Xu He wanted to explain in a hurry but was cut off by Luo Zhiyong, "Xu He, you should go back to your room. It's time for dinner; go eat on your own. We as a family have things to discuss. You are the outsider here; it's not quite appropriate for you to stay."

Hearing this, Xu He's face flashed a hurt expression. It pained her that Luo Zhiyong called her an outsider, that he was defending Fang Pingying like this, essentially throwing back in her face what she had said earlier about Fang Pingying being an outsider.

Although she indeed was an outsider, she didn't accept this in her heart. And now, in front of all these people, being sent away by Luo Zhiyong—it was just too painful.

But what could she say? She just lowered her head, acknowledged quietly, and then left the room.

Once Xu He had gone, Zhou Yunmei spoke up, "Pingying, I have something to discuss with you."

"If it's about money, save it," Fang Pingying had already prepared her excuse, "First, I don't have that much money. My shop is a partnership with someone named Uncle Zeng, Xiu'er and Hong Lan both know it. They each get thirty dollars a month, and I only get a slightly more—around fifty dollars. These past two months, since I started staying here with Zhiyong, we've bought a lot of things and spent a great deal of money. Plus, as soon as Zhiming came, he took several tens of dollars from Zhiyong, and now with you all here, we'll definitely have to spend more. I'm doing well even being able to afford putting you up in a guesthouse."

"And secondly, the wrongdoings were committed by Zhiming. Neither Zhiyong nor I will take responsibility for this. If you truly feel you can't come up with the money, then you might as well report it to the Police Station. Whatever the Police Station decides, you do that. After all, the Police Station is certainly a place where reason prevails."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei opened her mouth but was at a loss for words, because all the reasons she had planned on using to pressure Fang Pingying to give her money were now blocked by Fang Pingying's arguments.

With no other choice, she made eye contact with Li Yuchun.

Li Yuchun caught her look and then turned towards Fang Pingying, trying to speak kindly, "Pingying, look, Zhiming is Zhiyong's own brother, and Xiu'er is your own younger sister. Just help them out, the five hundred dollars is just too much for them to come up with."

Fang Pingying looked at Li Yuchun coldly, "Mom, people already said that they don't need to pay all at once. They can pay it over ten months, just fifty a month is fine."

"Fifty is not a little, they..."

"Don't say again that they can't come up with it. I know how much they earn each month, and it's definitely more than fifty." Fang Pingying had been extremely annoyed by this matter these days. It had been the same troubles over and over.

Now, both Li Yuchun and Zhou Yunmei were joining forces to pressure her, and she was extremely impatient.

"Well then, how about this idea?" Seeing that Fang Pingying didn't look pleased, Li Yuchun tried to take a step back, "They find part of the money themselves, and you also chip in a bit. Each pays half."

"I've said it before, I won't pay a cent for this matter. The mess Zhiming made should be solved by himself." Fang Pingying frowned again, "And I've been working hard in the provincial city, not to spend money on his troubles."

"Mom, I actually came to ask if you wanted to go out and look around tomorrow. It's not every day you come to the provincial city, but since you've been talking about money the whole time, it seems you're not in the mood, so I'll leave. I have things to do tomorrow anyway."

After speaking, Fang Pingying planned to leave, indifferent to what these people might do next, as she was done dealing with them. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)