Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 657 - 652: What Can Be Changed

Luo Zhiyong wasn’t bothered by the teasing from his comrades, instead, he just laughed and teased back at Camp Commander Xu, "Get out of here. You don’t even know what kind of a sweet talker you become in front of your wife."

Camp Commander Xu laughed and then turned to Fang Pingying with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you’re the one I admire the most for being able to tame our Ice-faced King so well."

Fang Pingying was not very familiar with some of the comrades there, and she blushed a little at the comment. She quickly grabbed a thermos and while heading out, she said, "You guys continue talking, I’ll go get some hot water."

With Fang Pingying gone, the comrades teased a bit more, then Camp Commander Xu sighed and said to Luo Zhiyong, "Your wife is a good woman, and she cares deeply about you. The day you got injured, she came to the hospital with the kids and the elderly. Despite being obviously scared, she still had to take care of the whole family. It’s not easy."

"Uh-huh." Luo Zhiyong responded, his eyes filled with deep affection.

He had always known about her care for him.

If she had lost affection for him, she probably wouldn’t care about his life or death.

The two talked about some domestic trivial matters and some work-related issues. By the time Fang Pingying came back, Camp Commander Xu was getting ready to leave.

He greeted Fang Pingying, and she walked him to the door.

After half a month of meticulous care from Fang Pingying in the hospital, the doctors said that a transfer to another hospital was possible, but it was also fine to be discharged and taken care of at home. They just needed to return to the hospital for regular check-ups and be cautious of possible infections because of poor care.

Of course, the hospital still recommended that they stay a little longer.

In reality, the most serious injuries Luo Zhiyong had were his arm and a burn on his thigh. The rest of the injuries weren’t severe.

Once Luo Zhiyong heard he could go home, he refused to go back to the hospital and insisted on recovering at home.

Fang Pingying had no choice but to let him have his way.

When they returned, it was the military that arranged a car to take them home. Fang Pingying had called home early to let them know, and when they arrived, all who were there to welcome them were already downstairs. People like Li Yuchun and Li Aihua, who weren’t eager to welcome Luo Zhiyong back, just stayed upstairs, complaining.

As soon as their car stopped downstairs, Yaoyao, who was next to Luo Honglan, saw Fang Pingying with her sharp eyes and hurriedly clapped her little hands, shouting, "Auntie, my mom is back."

Luo Honglan and the others had seen them coming already, but to play along with Yaoyao, Luo Honglan feigned surprise and exclaimed, "Wow, my Yaoyao has sharp eyes, it really is big sister-in-law and them."

While talking, the car came to a stop, the door opened, and everyone surrounded them, spotting Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong sitting inside.

Fang Pingying stepped out of the car, then Luo Dashan and Fang Ping’an jointly helped Luo Zhiyong get down. Yaoyao was ecstatic to finally see her parents together and laughed out loud, saying, "Dad and mom came back together."

After speaking, seeing Luo Zhiyong’s arm bandaged and hanging on his neck, she frowned with concern and asked Luo Zhiyong, "Dad, does it hurt?"

Seeing his little girl’s worried expression melted Luo Zhiyong’s heart. Ignoring his injury, he leaned down slightly and touched Yaoyao’s head, smiling and saying, "Sweetie, dad doesn’t hurt."

After that, he pulled the two children by his side and said with a smile, "From now on, Daddy will be at home to play with you every day. How does that sound?"

To the kids, having Daddy to play with them was better than anything, and they quickly forgot about Daddy’s injury. Both of them started laughing and jumping up, "Good."

Seeing this, Luo Zhiyong hugged the two little ones to his chest with a laugh, then glanced at Fang Pingying standing beside him and gave a soft smile.

It had been over a year, and for every one of those nights, he had been longing for this moment. Now that it had finally arrived, he could hardly believe it was real.

Everyone watching the family of four together also chuckled softly.

It was only when the soldiers who had driven them from the unit gently reminded them to return on time that Luo Dashan and the others remembered to retrieve Luo Zhiyong’s belongings from the car.

Then, with everyone carrying the items and heading upstairs, Luo Dashan said, "Zhiyong, you’re back. That’s good. From now on, the four of us will live a good life together."

Luo Zhiyong nodded; this was his wish, too.

Fang Ping’an, standing to the side, glanced at father and son, and without continuing the conversation, instead said, "Zhiyong, how are you doing? Have you suffered a lot this time?"

Luo Zhiyong smiled back at Fang Ping’an and shook his head, "Dad, it’s nothing serious." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Fang Ping’an replied, "Let’s head home. Everything has been prepared for you there."

When they reached the upstairs, Li Aihua and Li Yuchun were waiting at the door. At the sight of everyone coming up, the two first gave Fang Pingying a stern look, then Li Aihua exaggeratedly addressed Luo Zhiyong, "Oh, our great hero is back! We truly should have welcomed you from afar."

Luo Zhiyong felt a bit embarrassed by what Li Aihua said and touched his nose, finding an awkward retort, "Mom, this time I’ve troubled you. Pingying has been taking care of me, and I’ve also been relying on you to help look after Ruirui and Yaoyao."

"You..."

Li Aihua was about to continue speaking when Fang Pingying stepped forward, pulling one child in each hand, and with a somewhat helpless tone, she said, "Mom, let’s go inside and talk, okay?"

Li Aihua gave Fang Pingying’s hand a tug in irritation but didn’t block the doorway anymore. However, her words were laden with sarcasm, "Ruirui and Yaoyao are our own grandchildren, of course, I don’t mind the trouble. But you have to thank Pingying. She’s no relative of yours, at most a former wife, yet she put aside everything to take care of you for so long. You should be grateful to her."

"I will spend a lifetime repaying her." Luo Zhiyong, pretending not to understand the implication in Li Aihua’s words, solemnly promised her, "Mom, I will take good care of Pingying in the future and not let her suffer the way she did before."

Li Aihua snorted and said, "Zhiyong, are you oversimplifying things or do you just not understand? There are some things that can’t be changed, whether in the past or the future, like the relationship between you and your mom."

Indeed, this was the truth. He was born to his mom, and nothing could alter that relationship. Luo Zhiyong fell silent,

but Luo Dashan suddenly interjected, "It can be changed."

"Ah?" Everyone in the room was stunned. They thought Luo Dashan’s words were a bit cryptic. To enable these two to be together, could Luo Dashan actually sever their mother-son relationship?

Feeling a bit awkward under everyone’s gaze, Luo Dashan coughed and, without explaining further, added, "If I say it can be changed, then it can. We’ve already made things clear back home last time; Zhiyong has done what he should, and Yun Mei certainly won’t repeat her past behavior."