Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 730 - 725: You Old Witch

(Sorry everyone, I truly apologize. I have been suffering from kidney stones for the past few days, and it hurt for three days. It only got better last night, so I only asked for leave in the group yesterday. I’m feeling better today, so starting from today, unless something special happens, I won’t stop updating. Rest assured, dear readers, this book is close to its end, and I definitely won’t abandon it or anything like that.)

Fang Pingying saw the cunning looks of the little kids, reached out and pinched one on the cheek, and smiled, "Okay, mom is happy today, so I’ll take you guys out, but don’t be naughty outside."

Naturally, the little ones happily agreed. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

So, after Fang Pingying finished washing up, she took the little ones downstairs.

Little did she know, as soon as she came downstairs, she ran into Zhou Yunmei holding her child, seemingly having been there for a while.

Fang Pingying glanced at the child in Zhou Yunmei’s arms, pursed her lips, and said nothing. She roughly guessed that the child might be Luo Zhiming’s.

To be precise, the child under the name of Luo Zhiming, bluntly speaking, was evidence of Xu He’s infidelity.

Today, she planned not to meddle in these trivial matters, but she also didn’t want to deal with Zhou Yunmei; she initially intended to walk past Zhou Yunmei with the kids.

However, Zhou Yunmei was deliberately showing off, not letting her pass easily.

She first looked at Fang Pingying with a disdainful expression, then deliberately walked up to Haohao, looking very proud, and then pointed to the baby in her arms, only a month old, "Haohao, do you know that this is your little brother? He was born to the same father as you."

Haohao was not very interested in this matter of a blood brother, but he did recognize Zhou Yunmei, who had hit him several times, causing him injuries, and he remembered it distinctly.

He frowned at Zhou Yunmei, then immediately pulled Ruirui and Yaoyao behind Fang Pingying, while shouting, "You’re an old witch, and he is not my brother, Ruirui is my brother, go away."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei was so offended by Haohao’s rejection and being called an old witch, she burst out angrily, "Damn child, really, what kind of children are brought up by what kind of people, following a fierce aunt and your shameless mother, it seems like he won’t turn out to be anything good."

Fang Pingying, seeing Zhou Yunmei’s fierce look, glanced at her coldly, shielded the kids behind her, and then said hauntingly, "Zhou Yunmei, do you think you didn’t get killed by my family’s Xiu’er last time, and now you’ve come to my doorstep on your own? Let me tell you, Xiu’er is at my house right now, and she’s coming down soon."

Zhou Yunmei had already been downstairs for a while and was sure that Fang Xiu hadn’t come down yet, and she was not scared but rather loudly said, "Hmph, you think I’m afraid? I haven’t settled last time’s matters with her, I will give her trouble sooner or later."

"We’ll be waiting for you," replied Fang Pingying nonchalantly, so much time had passed, who cares that much about her anymore.

Moreover, when Luo Cuilan came over last time, she also mentioned this matter, saying she had persuaded Zhou Yunmei, and Zhou Yunmei probably won’t do much.

However, Zhou Yunmei didn’t come this time to talk about last times’ matters, she remembered her original purpose and then shouted at Fang Pingying very triumphantly, "Do you know who this is in my hands?"

Fang Pingying looked at her, waiting for her to finish speaking on her own, as she had no inclination to guess.

Zhou Yunmei didn’t plan on waiting for Fang Pingying to respond either. She simply stated, "Let me tell you, this is my own son Zhiming’s biological son, almost a month old now, a real baby boy. In the future, I certainly won’t be so fixated on Haohao anymore."

Fang Pingying, upon hearing this, smirked internally, especially at the mention of Zhou Yunmei’s own son. She really wanted to burst out laughing, but she held it back.

She merely blinked her eyes, then with an underlying meaning, yet in a voice softer than usual, she said, "That’s even better, take good care of your grandson in the future, and I hope your daughter-in-law will give birth to more such grandsons for you."

Zhou Yunmei, hearing Fang Pingying actually say such nice things, suddenly didn’t know how to respond. She expected Fang Pingying to say something unpleasant, or at least make a few sarcastic remarks. She was ready for a quarrel, but now she found herself at a loss for words, staring at Fang Pingying without knowing how to reply.

Seeing that Zhou Yunmei was rendered speechless, Fang Pingying decided to leave with the children. However, just before she could walk away, she suddenly felt her trouser leg gripped by a small hand, followed by a cautious voice, "Aunt Fang."

Fang Pingying turned around to see that it was Zhuzi who had come with Zhou Yunmei. She hadn’t noticed Zhuzi standing at the corner, or maybe he had been blocked from her view by Zhou Yunmei’s figure.

She quickly called out, "Zhuzi."

After calling his name, she looked at Zhuzi and was stunned.

She remembered that the last time she saw Zhuzi, although he had just been discharged from the hospital not long ago, the little fellow had a good complexion and was a bit chubby, adorable indeed. But now, it hadn’t been that long, and here he was, his face sallow, his small arms and legs looking like those of a refugee who hadn’t eaten a full meal in a long time.

Actually, since Xu He’s child was born, Zhuzi indeed hadn’t received proper care.

Firstly, because Zhou Yunmei had devoted all her attention to her eldest grandson, often even forgetting about Zhuzi. At meal times at home, they were always in a hurry, eating one meal and then moving on to the next. Nobody remembered Zhuzi; he grabbed whatever he could when he encountered food, and if he didn’t eat, nobody cared.

Secondly, because Luo Cuilan had recently disappeared, she had naturally stopped giving money to Zhou Yunmei on time. Moreover, since Xu He had a child and was in her confinement period, the household expenses were significant. Luo Zhiming’s salary was just enough for household use, and their finances were very tight. Thus, whenever Zhou Yunmei remembered Zhuzi, she had even more complaints about Luo Cuilan.

Thirdly, there were the malicious intentions of Xu He.

Previously, when Luo Cuilan was around, Xu He disliked Luo Cuilan but also feared that Luo Cuilan would expose her secret. Therefore, she was relatively nice to Zhuzi. Now that Luo Cuilan was gone, the threat was also gone, and it was unlikely she would treat Zhuzi well.

Besides, in her heart, she knew that Luo Cuilan was dead, but Zhuzi was still with the Luo Family, meaning that in the future, Zhuzi might rely on the Luo Family, Luo Zhiming, or even her to provide for him for life. She certainly wouldn’t be happy about that and wished she could throw Zhuzi out of the house. But she didn’t dare show that she knew Luo Cuilan was dead and didn’t dare speak openly about it, so she always mistreated Zhuzi secretly.

A child not even three years old, living in such an environment every day, wouldn’t have a good complexion, and it was fortunate he hadn’t been tormented to death.

Fang Pingying was unaware of these facts; after observing Zhuzi for a while, she pulled him closer and asked softly, "Zhuzi, what’s been going on recently? Where’s your mom?"