Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 793 - 788: Confirmation (Third Update)

Fang Pingying didn’t quite like Zhou Yunmei speaking in such a manner. It seemed as though it made them appear very close, as if because Luo Dashan accepted her, everyone else had to accept her too, making Zhou Yunmei seem rather smug.

Fang Pingying heard her words, frowned, and replied bluntly, "Haohao doesn’t want to see you."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei noticed that from the moment Fang Pingying entered, she had been trying earnestly to please, but Fang Pingying hadn’t shown her a friendly face at all. She felt a bit impatient inside, with a flicker of annoyance in her eyes, instinctively wanting to retort.

Fang Pingying didn’t miss the expressions in Zhou Yunmei’s eyes. She retorted with a smile, thinking that it’s hard to change one’s nature, and Zhou Yunmei couldn’t have changed that quickly. It’s just for show; once life becomes slightly better, her true nature will reveal itself.

But today, she didn’t have the energy to bicker with Zhou Yunmei. She directly walked into the house and said to Luo Dashan, "Dad, I have something to discuss with you."

Luo Dashan didn’t expect Fang Pingying to talk to him about Xiutao, so he didn’t ask Zhou Yunmei to leave and let Fang Pingying sit down and speak directly.

Zhou Yunmei saw Fang Pingying’s demeanor suggesting she wanted herself to leave, but Luo Dashan’s attitude made her amused. She thought that, as a result, Fang Pingying certainly wouldn’t go against Luo Dashan’s wishes. So she deliberately said, "Go ahead, there’s no outsider here."

Fang Pingying just glanced at Zhou Yunmei indifferently, then looked at Luo Dashan, making her intention clear—she considered Zhou Yunmei an outsider, not wanting her to know the conversation with Luo Dashan.

Luo Dashan noticed and understood a bit, then instructed Zhou Yunmei, "Yunmei, take Zhuzhu to play for a while. Zhuzhu wanted to go out just now."

"I..." Zhou Yunmei felt unwilling but didn’t dare to defy Luo Dashan as she had before. After all, she hadn’t achieved her intended goal yet and must accommodate. She could only swallow her voice and say, "Okay, I’ll take Zhuzhu downstairs for a walk."

After Zhou Yunmei took Zhuzhu out, Fang Pingying still worriedly poked her head out to check, making sure Zhou Yunmei had gone far away before casually closing the door and getting straight to the point, "Dad, I want to ask you about Zhiyong’s biological mother."

Luo Dashan heard this and was slightly stunned, then suddenly became somewhat excited, seemingly unable to believe it, and asked Fang Pingying, "Did you find her?"

Fang Pingying spoke frankly, "It’s not really looking, just coincidentally encountering someone like her. But I’m not sure, and Zhiyong doesn’t know either."

Luo Dashan listened, excitedly standing up from his chair, trembling with his voice, throwing a series of questions at Fang Pingying, "Where is she now, how has her life been, is she alright?"

"Calm down, why don’t you check first?" Fang Pingying saw Luo Dashan so excited, frowned and thought, it seems the old man is still a romantic at heart, she said, "Look closely, is this the Xiutao you mentioned?"

After speaking, Fang Pingying handed the investigation details with Xiutao’s photo to Luo Dashan.

Luo Dashan almost trembled as he took the photo from Fang Pingying. After nearly thirty years, at this age, nothing could stir old concerns anymore, yet he really wanted to know how the one he cared about was doing.

When he took the photo from Fang Pingying, Fang Pingying thought Luo Dashan would take some time to recognize if it was Xiutao after being separated for so many years. The appearance must have changed, especially for someone like Xiutao, whose rough years would cause more significant changes.

Unexpectedly, upon receiving the photo, Luo Dashan’s eyes instantly welled up with tears, his emotions became very agitated, and his voice choked with sobs, unable to utter a complete sentence but nodding repeatedly to Fang Pingying, indicating this was indeed the Xiutao he spoke of.

Seeing Luo Dashan confirm it, Fang Pingying felt relieved, at least proving all her speculations were correct.

Moreover, if this were truly the case, recalling Xiutao looking at Luo Zhiyong, perhaps Xiutao wasn’t as cold-blooded as imagined. She might have reasons for her actions over the years.

Even though she knew that even if Xiutao had her difficulties, they might not easily forgive her, still she thought it held different significance in Luo Zhiyong’s heart.

However, at this moment, Fang Pingying still comforted Luo Dashan, afraid his excitement might affect his health, "Dad, it’s been so many years, and you and her have no connection now, don’t be so agitated, take care of your health."

"How has she been all these years?" Luo Dashan asked, then self-deprecatingly smiled and immediately dismissed his question, "But I imagine she’s had a better life than back in Luojia Village with me."

Fang Pingying recalled the investigation’s information, gave a slight smile, uncertain how to tell Luo Dashan about Xiutao’s situation. Considering whether it was necessary, she remarked, "Certain things are unpredictable; maybe she’s been regretting leaving you all those years."

Hearing this, Luo Dashan looked at Fang Pingying with a trace of doubt on his face, "Have you met her?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Met her..." Fang Pingying nodded, intending to briefly explain encountering Xiutao.

But before Fang Pingying could finish, Luo Dashan quickly asked, "Has she met Zhiyong, does she know Zhiyong is her..."

Fang Pingying shook her head, "They’ve met, but she doesn’t know their relationship with Zhiyong, and I’m hesitating whether to tell Zhiyong."

Hearing this, Luo Dashan felt unsure whether to be disappointed or relieved because he himself didn’t know whether he hoped for Luo Zhiyong to reunite with his biological mother.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Zhiyong seems not to want to talk about his biological mother. If Zhiyong doesn’t want to know about those past things, perhaps it’s better not to mention it and disrupt your lives. Your family is happy now, having everything. As Zhiyong said, he’s past the age of needing a mother, without adding unnecessary troubles."

Fang Pingying conducted the investigation secretly from Luo Zhiyong, not wanting to give him false information before confirming things. She understood Luo Zhiyong deeply desired to know what kind of person his biological mother was, but due to her abandonment, he felt deeply hurt and chose to remain silent about her.