Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 644 - 639: Heart’s Knot

The two elderly people followed Fang Pingying home. Granny Zhou was somewhat better; she had visited Fang Pingying’s home a few times before, but for Mr. Zhou, it was his first time entering the city, and his first sighting of such a nice house like Fang Pingying’s.

The snowy white walls and the floor cleaner than their village’s kitchen, to put it bluntly, even the bathroom was cleaner than where they lived in the village; he genuinely felt restrained.

Wherever he stood or sat, he felt like he might dirty these things.

Mr. Zhou had only sat on the sofa in Fang Pingying’s home for a while before feeling completely out of sorts.

If he were to stay here for a few days, he would worry about dirtying the place, ultimately, Mr. Zhou covertly asked Zhou Xiaoyan to speak to Fang Pingying, "Sister Ping Ying, my parents say they’d rather stay at a guesthouse. There are too many people at your place, and there’s no room."

"What’s wrong? Wasn’t everything arranged just now?" Fang Pingying’s home had three rooms. Li Yuchun and another could stay in one room with the kids, Granny Zhou could stay in another room, Xiao Yan could stay in the living room for a few days, or share a room with her if needed. There was also a small bed in addition to her own bed.

Zhou Xiaoyan glanced at her parents somewhat embarrassingly and told Fang Pingying the truth, "Mainly, my parents rarely come to the city. Your home is so nice, they just don’t feel accustomed to it."

Fang Pingying smiled, shaking her head, wanting to persuade the two elderly people, but Zhou Xiaoyan held her back and whispered, "Let’s just stay at the guesthouse then. It’s okay to spend a bit of money. When my older brother gets better, they will go with him to the army."

Zhou Xiaoyan had just finished speaking when Li Yuchun walked over and said, "Your brother won’t recover overnight, not to mention his leg, which will need someone to take care of him for a while. It’s like Zhiyong before; he had to recuperate at home for nearly half a year, and living in the hospital would take perhap a month or so."

Mentioning Luo Zhiyong, Fang Pingying’s thoughts drifted far, all the way back to the time when she and Luo Zhiyong had just gotten married.

On this end, Zhou Xiaoyan, hearing that hospitalization would require a month, exclaimed, "A month?"

At this time, even the poorer guesthouses cost US$ 60 per night. For a month or so, that would be US$ 60. In the countryside, US$ 60 could feed a family for several months.

Li Yuchun nodded in agreement, "That’s right, think about how much money you would spend if you kept staying at the guesthouse."

However, Li Yuchun was still a contemporary and understood their thoughts. After considering for a moment, she came up with an idea, "In this case, if you find it inconvenient here, you can temporarily stay at my place. We’ve been staying here with Haohao anyway, and that house is empty."

Zhou Xiaoyan was taken aback, "Just us stay at your place?"

Li Yuchun nodded in affirmation, and even gave her the address of her home, finally telling her, "Everything is there, and your family of three can fit. Although the house is old, it’s still better than a guesthouse."

Hearing Li Yuchun say this, Zhou Xiaoyan immediately went to discuss with her parents. Upon hearing that only their family of three would stay, and also considering the money that guesthouses cost, they immediately agreed, "Well, alright then."

Mr. Zhou also thought it was quite good, but somewhat embarrassedly said to Li Yuchun, "I just don’t know if this will cause any inconvenience for you, mother-in-law."

"Not at all," said Li Yuchun and glanced at Fang Pingying who had been standing quietly at the side, asking, "Pingying, do you think my arrangement is alright?"

Fang Pingying was still immersed in the memories of Luo Zhiyong’s leg injury and recuperation at home.

Actually, that period should have been their sweetest time, newlyweds and early affection blooming. Although there were some worrisome matters at home, compared to now, those were nothing really.

Time flies so fast; in the blink of an eye, two years had passed, and she and Luo Zhiyong went from such intimacy to what they are now!

If she had known that reliving her life would still lead to this outcome, she didn’t know if she would still choose to marry him?

Perhaps the answer is yes. Some people, some matters, you know the outcome is doomed, but at certain stages, you still can’t let go.

Seeing that Fang Pingying didn’t respond after calling her several times, Li Yuchun pushed her gently and said, "What are you thinking about?"

After Fang Pingying got the details, she felt this arrangement was quite good. Moreover, if a big group crowded together, it might lead to more conflicts. This way, the Zhou Family would be comfortable, their own home too, and she also agreed, "It’s very good, let’s do it this way."

And so, the Zhou’s parents settled down temporarily. They had nothing to do in the city and could take better care of Zhou Guangsheng.

Ultimately, Fang Xiu had a store to keep an eye on, and life at home had to go on; not everybody could drop everything to look after Zhou Guangsheng.

And because Zhou Guangsheng saved Bai Jing, Fang Xiu always felt uneasy, always thinking that Zhou Guangsheng still had feelings for Bai Jing.

After all, Zhou Guangsheng had loved Bai Jing so deeply in the past, even doing so much before Bai Jing’s wedding, and Zhou Guangsheng cherished her in his palm. Yet, she never received such treatment from Zhou Guangsheng. She felt Zhou Guangsheng probably didn’t love her, and out of helplessness, needed to marry a wife, so he just made do with her.

Therefore, since Zhou Guangsheng’s situation stabilized, she never went to the hospital again, and even after Zhou Guangsheng was discharged, she didn’t come back to see him. She has been staying at the store and didn’t come back.

As for their marriage, Fang Xiu never mentioned it, acting as if it never happened.

On Zhou Guangsheng’s side, when he left the hospital, his leg injury was more severe than they originally thought; his leg had no sensation, as if it was useless, and although the doctor said it requires a slow recovery and will improve, just this situation alone made it difficult for Zhou Guangsheng to accept. He appeared utterly defeated and exceedingly despondent.

He had lost confidence in himself and consequently became extremely pessimistic. He felt he was now a cripple and wouldn’t be able to trouble the army in the future, so he must leave the service. But after retiring, he had no clue what’s best to do. Even if he wanted to do something, in his current condition, he was incapable.

The Zhou Family, including the Fang Family, were all clouded with worry about this matter, not knowing how to resolve it.

One day, while Fang Pingying was doing the accounts in the store, she remembered that she hadn’t visited Zhou Guangsheng for several days. She asked Yu’er to pack some snacks, planning to carry them over to see Zhou Guangsheng.

When leaving the house, she unexpectedly encountered Fang Xiu returning, which was rare. Fang Pingying quickly said, "Xiu’er, it’s good that you’re back. I was just about to go check on Guangsheng. Come with me."