Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 751 - 746: No Defense Against Every Threat

Xu He was immediately skeptical upon hearing the Village Branch Secretary’s words, asking in disbelief, "Wasn’t it someone from Fang Pingying’s family who said it?"

"No, it was someone named Shuanzi..." The Village Branch Secretary explained the entire sequence of events, and of course, because he too was unaware of the actual situation, some of his account was based on conjecture.

However, it was quite clear that Xu He had caught the gist of the situation.

Shuanzi had come to her demanding money and had spilled all the beans. Now, whether it was her family or the villagers, everyone knew what Xu He was up to outside. And it was precisely because of this her reputation-loving father had fallen ill and been hospitalized.

Since the villagers had only heard bits and pieces, no one knew why Shuanzi had suddenly shown up to demand money. Thus, Xu He was still in the dark about the reason for Shuanzi’s visit, let alone the trouble with the child.

She simply thought that Shuanzi was being shamelessly greedy, having had second thoughts about the money now that he had the child in his care.

She had anticipated such a ploy, which was precisely why she had deliberately moved to this location.

But knowing this much was plenty. Xu He definitely wouldn’t return to Luojia Village now.

To put it bluntly, even if her father passed away, she likely wouldn’t go back.

With that, she casually brushed off the Village Branch Secretary with a few words and hung up the phone.

After the call, Xu He started to ponder. Since Shuanzi could find her in the rural area to ask for money, it was very likely he’d soon come to look for her in the provincial city. And if her uncle could find her so easily, there was no guarantee Shuanzi couldn’t.

If she was found, not only would she lose the little savings she had, but all her secrets would be exposed as well. Then what would have been the point of all her hard work and scheming?

No, that wouldn’t do. For the sake of safety, it was clear she could no longer stay in the provincial city; she had to move away from here.

After all, for Xu He, with a substantial amount of money in her hands, life could be comfortable anywhere as long as she spent it prudently.

Previously, the reason she had come to the provincial city was that she hoped to benefit from Luo Zhiyong’s influence. But now that she wanted to keep her distance from them, there was no point in staying here.

Worried that Shuanzi would soon be on her trail, Xu He became anxious.

As soon as she got home, she hurriedly said to Zhou Yunmei, "Quick, pack up, we’re leaving this place."

Zhou Yunmei looked at Xu He as if she were insane. They had just discussed not leaving that morning, and now all of a sudden, she was in such a rush. Annoyed, Zhou Yunmei asked, "Leaving here, to where?"

Xu He’s eyes darted around as she thought she couldn’t tell Zhou Yunmei the truth, fearing she might let slip.

Seeing her silent, Zhou Yunmei guessed wildly, "Are you thinking of going back to the rural area?"

"Right, back to the rural area. Haven’t you always wanted to go back?" Xu He immediately agreed, thinking to herself that Zhou Yunmei couldn’t read anyway, so she’d just follow along. Zhou Yunmei wouldn’t know anything, and they’d deal with it once they were elsewhere.

"Okay then, I’ll get going," Zhou Yunmei said joyfully. Then, as if she remembered something, she addressed Xu He, "But I want to go out this afternoon. Can you look after the kid for me?"

Xu He asked cautiously, "Why would you go out all of a sudden?"

Zhou Yunmei didn’t hide it from Xu He and said directly, "I’m going to see Zhiming’s father. After all, we were husband and wife. I’m about to leave, and who knows when I’ll be able to see him again."

"You..." Xu He initially wanted to oppose outright, but she was afraid Zhou Yunmei would become suspicious and refuse to leave with her, causing trouble. Her expression changed and, to her surprise, she agreed, "If you want to see him, go ahead."

Seeing Xu He agree so readily, Zhou Yunmei naturally did not suspect she had any other intentions and immediately accepted, "Okay."

However, Xu He certainly wouldn’t give Zhou Yunmei the chance to see Fang Pingying at this critical juncture. Therefore, in the afternoon, she started thinking of ways to keep Zhou Yunmei at home.

Originally, she thought about devising a scheme to make it look like her own child had an accident since Zhou Yunmei now cared most about her grandson. If anything happened to her grandson, she would definitely drop everything.

But though the child wasn’t her own flesh and blood, she was the one he followed every day, and he grew up drinking her milk. She felt some affection for him after all and couldn’t bear the thought.

Later, Xu He turned her attention to Zhuzhu. She saw Zhuzhu playing not far away and deliberately lured him to climb high. Sure enough, Zhuzhu fell from a high place as she teased him, injuring his forehead badly and bleeding a lot.

Xu He then pretended to be very anxious and urged Zhou Yunmei to take Zhuzhu to see a doctor.

Although Zhou Yunmei sometimes complained about being reprimanded by Xu He for not receiving the living expenses from Luo Cuilan, Zhuzhu was still the child she had raised. She was heartbroken to see him hurt and immediately took him to see a doctor in a flurry.

In the end, with all the fuss, the entire afternoon passed, and naturally, Zhou Yunmei no longer had the chance to visit Luo Dashan.

That evening, when Luo Zhiming returned, Xu He told him about wanting to move to another place to live.

She lied to Luo Zhiming, saying that her uncle gave her some money. Although it was not enough to buy a house in the provincial city, it could suffice to purchase a house in a smaller place like an ordinary county.

Later, seeing that Luo Zhiming seemed not quite convinced, she simply showed him the money and pointed out a specific location—a small county some distance from the provincial city—saying that her uncle had business there. If Luo Zhiming relocated, he could work in an office and wouldn’t have to haul bricks anymore.

Honestly, Luo Zhiming had spent more than half a year hauling bricks, not only was he exhaustingly tired every day, but he also saw the work as undignified. According to his nature, he had long wanted to quit. It was only Xu He’s insistence and the motivation that came with having a child that forced him to continue.

Upon hearing Xu He’s proposal, he immediately agreed.

In any case, for Luo Zhiming, he felt that he had already left his hometown, and it was all the same wherever he went.

However, Luo Zhiming disagreed with leaving early the next morning, saying that there was still some money to be settled from the brick-hauling, and at the very least, he wanted to get his wages before they talked.

So, Xu He gave him the morning to settle his wages and then they would immediately catch the train at noon.

Xu He originally thought it was only a matter of the morning and nothing would go wrong, but what she didn’t expect was that while she guarded against Zhou Yunmei, she didn’t anticipate Luo Zhiming.

Luo Zhiming thought that since he was leaving, he might never see his family again, such as his father and Haohao. He thought he must go see them.

So, after settling his accounts on the construction site, he bought some things and went to Luo Dashan’s place.