Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 729 - 724: Showing Off

(Yesterday, Si Ye had a kidney stone attack, suffered all day, so there was no update, today he’s a bit better and forced himself to write one Chapter. If it doesn’t recur this afternoon, there will be another update; if not, I will mention it in the group in advance.)

It’s not that Xu He was truly heartless, having no feelings whatsoever for her own flesh and blood; rather, she wanted Shuanzi to see her absolute ruthlessness toward the child, so he would genuinely believe that she would no longer have any connection with the child in the future.

Moreover, she also knew that if she wanted to live a peaceful life, she had to completely sever any contact with Shuanzi.

If there were lingering ties, it would be hard to guarantee that the Luo family wouldn’t discover it one day.

After sending the child to Shuanzi’s side, Xu He returned home.

Once back, she immediately called Duan Fenghua to prepare, and then sent Duan Fenghua to call the people from the Luo family, telling them that she had just given birth, and the mother-daughter duo had already aligned their testimony, claiming that Xu He delivered the child today.

Thus, when Zhou Yunmei and Luo Zhiming rushed over, Xu He was lying in bed holding the baby, pretending to be very weak.

However, Xu He was indeed quite weak in reality, having given birth not long ago, then undergoing major surgery, and having negotiated with Shuanzi in the morning; it wasn’t all an act.

But right after giving birth, there are indeed some differences compared to a few days postpartum; not to mention anything else, just the room of someone who had just given birth would be different. If Luo Zhiming and Zhou Yunmei were a bit more observant, they might have noticed something off as soon as they arrived.

However, when the two heard from Duan Fenghua over the phone that Xu He had given birth to a boy, they were so thrilled, they didn’t remember their own last names, let alone suspect anything else.

The couple hurried over, and as soon as Zhou Yunmei entered, she immediately scanned the room, and seeing Xu He holding a baby, she ran over very excitedly and exclaimed, "Oh, my dear grandson, my big grandson."

Seeing Zhou Yunmei’s reaction, Xu He gently laughed and confirmed in her heart that her strategy was correct, and she tenderly called out to Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, your grandson is here, come see."

Saying so, Xu He handed the child over to Zhou Yunmei.

Zhou Yunmei took the child and examined him seriously for a moment.

While Zhou Yunmei was looking at the baby, Xu He showed no expression, but Duan Fenghua was a bit anxious; guilty consciences indeed, as she feared that Zhou Yunmei might notice something.

But after a while, Zhou Yunmei became very happy and joyfully said to Duan Fenghua, "Oh, mother-in-law, this big grandson is so white and chubby, and his little face looks exactly like my Zhiming’s, I’m just..."

Zhou Yunmei’s words halted mid-sentence as tears welled up in her eyes, and she became too moved to speak further.

Regarding the first part of Zhou Yunmei’s statement, Duan Fenghua wouldn’t respond, because she was certain that no matter from which angle, the child did not resemble Luo Zhiming.

Thus, she cleverly just smiled and patted Zhou Yunmei, laughing, "Mother-in-law, this is a joyous occasion, why the tears?"

"I’m happy, so happy, for this eldest grandson, it really wasn’t easy for me," Zhou Yunmei said as she spoke, bowing her head to kiss her grandson’s cheeks several times.

When Zhou Yunmei said this, Duan Fenghua would also not forget to credit her own daughter while taking the opportunity to slightly criticize the Luo Family, "Mother-in-law, it’s not just you who had it tough, my Hehua also had a hard time. During her pregnancy, your Luo Family didn’t exactly cherish her, and during childbirth, even Zhiming wasn’t by her side. Luckily, I was there; otherwise, she wouldn’t have known what to do."

Usually, Zhou Yunmei would not have a nice word to respond with, since staying out was Xu He’s own choice and had nothing to do with them. But today was a happy day, and Zhou Yunmei chose to keep the peace, quickly saying, "Yes, yes, Hehua has worked hard."

Then she purposely nudged Zhiming, who was already joyfully watching his son beside her, signaling him to attend to Xu He.

Luo Zhiming snapped out of his joyful surprise. He immediately sat beside Xu He, gently stroked her hair, and tenderly asked, "Do you feel better? What would you like to eat? I’ll go buy it."

"I don’t want to eat anything." Xu He nestled softly in Luo Zhiming’s arms and whispered, "Zhiming, I finally gave you a son. Are you happy?"

In that moment, even if Xu He had said she wanted to go to the sky, Luo Zhiming would have found a way to make it happen. Hearing her words, Luo Zhiming held her hand and affectionately said, "Silly, how could I not be happy?"

Because Xu He had given birth to a child, her status in the Luo Family really rose considerably. Even Zhou Yunmei, who previously had many grievances, now kept quiet. No matter if Xu He overdid some things, Zhou Yunmei would turn a blind eye. Now, her happiest activity every day was to carry her eldest grandson around to show off, as if she were the only person in the world with a grandson and no one else had one.

At first, it was okay. Zhou Yunmei took Xu He and Duan Fenghua to stay at her place, just walking around the courtyard with her grandson to show off occasionally. Although people in the courtyard could not stand her, they were not particularly antagonistic; after all, having an additional child was a happy event for any family.

However, as the child’s full-moon celebration approached, Zhou Yunmei was no longer satisfied with just strolling in that large courtyard.

One day, she suddenly had the idea of taking the child out for a stroll outside, perhaps near the Fang family’s place, to let Fang Pingying and Fang Xiu see as well, even if they did not have Haohao, Zhou Yunmei did not lack a grandson.

Zhou Yunmei was a woman of action; she really did what she set out to do. She knew that Fang Pingying was busy with work, but that she generally stayed home with the children on weekends, and most of the time, Fang Xiu would come over too.

So, one early weekend morning, she told Luo Zhiming and the others that she was taking the grandson out for a stroll, then went with Zhuzi, carrying her eldest grandson, straight to Fang Pingying’s building.

Early in the morning, Fang Pingying, begrudgingly, wanted to sleep in, but several little ones came together in the living room, making a ruckus, prompting Fang Pingying to get up with difficulty.

Seeing Fang Pingying up, Yaoyao and a few little ones suddenly blinked their eyes, then Yaoyao came over and said, "Mommy, I want to eat meat buns."

Fang Pingying looked around the house, normally at this time, Luo Zhiyong would have already been preparing breakfast for the children. Not seeing him around, she lowered her head and asked Yaoyao, "Where’s daddy? Tell daddy to go buy them."

Yaoyao shook her head, "Uncle just called and took dad away. Dad said aunty would come to take care of us later, but aunty hasn’t arrived yet."

Fang Pingying nodded, "Then let’s wait for aunty to come, and I’ll go buy you buns."

"Mommy, take us to buy them. Maybe we’ll run into aunty on the road." The little ones started persuading Fang Pingying, saying they wanted to eat buns but actually wanting to go out and play.