Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 660 - 655: Xu He Comes Knocking

Xu He glanced at her, silent. Her questioning was actually a test, and Zhou Yunmei’s response confirmed her suspicion that Luo Zhiming had indeed been secretly sending money to Zhou Yunmei these past months.

Damn Luo Zhiming, thinking he could turn the world upside down just by setting his foot outside!

Xu He said no more, went straight back to her room, and started packing.

Although she did not care about Luo Zhiming, he was her man after all, and she was carrying the Luo Family’s child. She wouldn’t allow Luo Zhiming to neglect her. At the very least, the money Luo Zhiming earned should be handed over to her.

However, she wanted to see what Luo Zhiming was up to in the provincial city, why he had been ignoring her for so long. Therefore, she decided to go to the provincial city without informing Zhou Yunmei, to prevent Zhou Yunmei from tipping off Luo Zhiming in advance.

She stealthily packed up some things at home and then straightforwardly told Zhou Yunmei the next day that she planned to return to her parents’ house for a while and told Zhou Yunmei not to worry about her.

Zhou Yunmei, already fed up with her, was thrilled to see her pack such a big bag and say she was going back to her parents’ house. She was just short of setting off firecrackers to send her off.

Xu He and Duan Fenghua didn’t know where Luo Zhiming lived in the provincial city, and couldn’t just search aimlessly. After discussing for a while, they directly went from the train station to Fang Pingying’s pastry shop to ask Fang Pingying. Even if they couldn’t find out where Luo Zhiming was, they could learn where Dashan lived, knowing that Luo Zhiming, upon arriving in the provincial city, would definitely look for Dashan.

Luckily, it was just after six in the evening when Fang Pingying’s pastry shop was closing for the day. Fang Pingying locked the shop, instructed Xiao Yu and another girl who lived in the back courtyard of the shop, and was about to head home.

Just then, as she walked out, she saw Duan Fenghua and Xu He peeking around the entrance to the shop.

Fang Pingying paused, then pretended not to see them and passed by intending to head home.

Duan Fenghua and Xu He had thought Fang Pingying would at least come forward to say hello. Seeing Fang Pingying’s attitude, Duan Fenghua quickly stepped forward, tapped Fang Pingying on the shoulder, and asked, "Pingying, wait a moment, Auntie has something to ask you."

Fang Pingying turned around and swept a detached glance over them.

Seeing Fang Pingying’s expression, Xu He secretly clenched her teeth.

To be honest, the moment she saw Fang Pingying coming out of the shop, she felt a pang of jealousy.

Firstly, Fang Pingying’s shop kept growing bigger. Such a great shop—if it were in the countryside, it would probably sustain a whole family for a lifetime. She wondered how much money Fang Pingying had made in the city.

Secondly, Fang Pingying was dressed quite meticulously from head to toe. Although these were brands she couldn’t name, having stayed in the city before, she knew such clothing styles were only sold in big department stores and must have been expensive.

Looking at herself, dressed in cheap clothes from the countryside stalls, heavily pregnant, and looking like a yellow-faced woman.

In the countryside, she felt somewhat superior, but now, comparing herself with Fang Pingying, she felt like dying.

Perhaps trying to assert some dominance, she too glanced distantly at Fang Pingying and asked with a hint of disdain, "Fang Pingying, do you know where Luo Zhiming lives in this city?"

Fang Pingying smiled wryly. Who did Xu He think she was, acting all high and mighty when asking for a favor?

Frowning, she glanced at Xu He and asked with raised eyebrows, "Unless I’m misunderstanding, you need my help right now, and this is how you ask for it?"

"You..."

Before Xu He could speak, she was stopped by Duan Fenghua by her side.

Duan Fenghua knew very well that now the only way to find Luo Zhiming and Luo Dashan was to start with Fang Pingying, and it was best not to offend her.

So, she said with a smile to Fang Pingying, "Pingying, I’m sorry, Xu He is pregnant and her temper is flaring up, please don’t mind her. We just want to ask if you know where Zhiming might be?"

Seeing that Duan Fenghua’s attitude was not bad, and since there wasn’t any deep animosity between Fang Pingying and Duan Fenghua, Fang Pingying replied as if to an acquaintance, "Aunt Fenghua, I usually don’t have any contact with Luo Zhiming, I don’t know his whereabouts."

Hearing this, Xu He became anxious and immediately asked again, "What about my dad, surely you must know where my dad lives?"

Fang Pingying completely ignored Xu He and only looked at Duan Fenghua.

Seeing this, Duan Fenghua hurriedly continued, "Yes, Pingying, that damned Luo Zhiming, ever since he came to the city to work, he hasn’t sent money home, nor has he..."

Duan Fenghua originally wanted to portray Luo Zhiming in a pitiable light, hoping that Fang Pingying would help them on account of Xu He being pregnant.

But Xu He couldn’t stand losing face in front of Fang Pingying, so she immediately stopped Duan Fenghua, lowering her voice and saying, "Mom, why are you telling her all this?"

Then, she turned back to Fang Pingying, commanding almost as if giving an order, "You tell me my dad’s address."

Fang Pingying just smiled lightly, ignored the two, and walked away.

However, on the way back, Fang Pingying did mockingly curl her lips, realizing that even someone as clever as Xu He couldn’t deal with a man who didn’t care about her, even if Luo Zhiming was worthless in her eyes, as long as she depended on Luo Zhiming for a living, she would still cling to him.

Also, Xu He had come to this pass; Fang Pingying felt a slight thrill of pleasure.

Back at home, Luo Honglan had already prepared the meal, and the family was just about to eat.

Luo Zhiyong said with a smile, "I came back a bit late today."

Fang Pingying thought for a moment, then said to Luo Honglan and the others, "Honglan, I ran into your sister-in-law by the shop entrance earlier, she said she came to the city looking for your second brother."

"Second sister-in-law?" Luo Honglan was momentarily confused, and after thinking for a long time, recalled, "You mean Xu He, she came to the city?"

Fang Pingying nodded, "Yeah, it seems like she said your second brother has ignored her ever since he came to the city, she came to the city to hold him accountable."

Hearing this, Luo Honglan immediately shook her head, "Impossible, my second brother sends money back every month, I’ve seen the receipts of his remittances."

Fang Pingying didn’t concern herself with these matters but reminded her, "However, they now can’t find your second brother and are looking for your dad, probably planning to depend on your dad."

Finding this troubling, Luo Honglan frowned unsure what to do, then looked to Luo Zhiyong.

Luo Zhiyong thought a moment and instructed Luo Honglan, "Honglan, you go to the construction site tomorrow and tell Luo Zhiming that his wife has come, let him handle it himself. The house where you are now living is rented by me for dad to retire here in the city, it’s not for the Luo Zhiming family to live in. If Xu He ends up squatting there, don’t blame me for being rude."