Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 794 - 789: Courting Disaster Again

Now that it’s been clarified, Fang Pingying will naturally respect Luo Zhiyong’s opinion; she will directly tell Luo Zhiyong about Xiutao, and whether Zhiyong wants to meet is entirely up to him.

Thus, she hastily nodded to Luo Dashan, saying, "Okay, I understand. I’ll go back and probe Zhiyong’s feelings and see what he thinks."

After discussing this matter, Fang Pingying didn’t want to say too much. Now that Luo Dashan and Zhou Yunmei were living together again, she didn’t want to bother with Luo Dashan’s trivial affairs; all the living expenses were handed over to Luo Honglan by Luo Zhiyong.

After sitting in Luo Dashan’s room for a while and reminding him to take care of his health and saying Zhiyong would come to visit him, she planned to return home.

However, as Fang Pingying was about to reach the door, Luo Dashan suddenly called out to her, then asked awkwardly, "Pingying, can you tell me where she’s staying now? I want to meet her alone."

Fang Pingying looked at Luo Dashan, knowing he was talking about Xiutao. To be honest, she wasn’t sure if it was a good idea for Luo Dashan to meet Xiutao, or what Luo Dashan’s feelings would be seeing Xiutao in her current state?

Would it be sympathy, or schadenfreude?

But she felt that simply put, it was just two old friends meeting up, nothing too serious, so she hesitated for a moment before giving the address to Luo Dashan, "Here’s her address; it’s quite far. If you ever really want to go, call me, and I’ll ask Hui Zi to drive you there."

"Okay." After taking the address, Luo Dashan reminded Fang Pingying, "But don’t let brother Zhiyong and Yunmei find out about this."

"Okay."

Luo Dashan said so, but they didn’t realize that, given Zhou Yunmei’s temperament, seeing Fang Pingying and Luo Dashan keeping things from her, she wouldn’t just sit back and let them whisper behind her back. What if Fang Pingying secretly gave Luo Dashan a sum of money? At the very least, she would want to know how much.

So she initially took Zhuzhu downstairs on purpose but then sent Zhuzhu to play outside while she went back upstairs to eavesdrop.

Upon hearing Fang Pingying mention finding Xiutao, Zhou Yunmei’s face immediately changed color, and seeing Luo Dashan’s excited expression upon seeing Xiutao’s photo made her gnash her teeth.

No matter how deep her feelings for Luo Dashan over the years, Luo Dashan was ultimately her husband. No woman could allow her husband to hold space in his heart for another woman, even after nearly thirty years; upon hearing Xiutao’s name, Luo Dashan still got so excited. It’s clear that he probably never forgot her.

In that moment, she almost rushed over to confront Fang Pingying and Luo Dashan.

Regarding Fang Pingying, she wanted to scold her for being a daughter-in-law aiding her father-in-law find an old flame, what’s the intention behind it; was Fang Pingying only happy if Luo Dashan left her?

Yet, even if Zhou Yunmei was unkind to Fang Pingying, would that unseen mother-in-law be better to her?

As for Luo Dashan, she wanted to question what position Luo Dashan had placed Zhou Yunmei over the years; she bore children for him, managed the household, and even raised the son of his old flame, yet he keeps thinking about a woman who heartlessly abandoned him. To what extent had Luo Dashan demeaned himself?

But recalling all the recent events, Zhou Yunmei gritted her teeth and held back.

When Fang Pingying said she was leaving, Zhou Yunmei quickly headed toward the stairs.

Thus, by the time Fang Pingying went downstairs, all she saw was Zhou Yunmei playing with Zhuzhu downstairs as if she hadn’t left at all.

Remembering what Fang Pingying did earlier, Zhou Yunmei didn’t greet Fang Pingying but just gave her a cold look before continuing to play with Zhuzhu.

However, Zhuzhu ran over immediately when she saw Fang Pingying, clinging to Fang Pingying’s leg and sweetly calling, "Aunty, are you leaving? Can you take Zhuzhu to your house? I want to play with Yaoyao and Ruirui."

Fang Pingying smiled at Zhuzhu’s cute appearance, squatted down to appease her, "Aunty is busy today; next time when your mom is off, come to my house and play, okay?"

"Okay." Zhuzhu said, releasing Fang Pingying and promised to wait for her mom’s day off to visit.

But Zhou Yunmei nearby pulled Zhuzhu away with attitude, giving Fang Pingying a side-eye, "Hmm."

Fang Pingying noticed Zhou Yunmei’s unpleasant tone, but since she never had much expectation of her, it wasn’t surprising. After speaking with Zhuzhu a bit more, she simply left.

Once Fang Pingying was gone, Zhou Yunmei’s mind started to race.

She had heard Luo Dashan say he wanted to visit Xiutao, but she didn’t know when he would go, or what would happen once he did.

Meanwhile, in Zhou Yunmei’s view, Xiutao, a city girl, had gone to great lengths to leave Luo Dashan to return to the city; surely her life was good after returning—at her age, she probably had children and possibly even grandchildren now, with a good family situation.

If that were the case, Xiutao’s current family probably wouldn’t know about her past in the countryside, or about her son, and Xiutao would certainly want to keep this secret, even going out of her way to conceal it.

So, could Zhou Yunmei take advantage of this opportunity to make some money?

Frankly, Zhou Yunmei’s thoughts were leaning towards extortion, though she didn’t see it that way; in her mind, she was simply taking what she deserved.

She, Zhou Yunmei, had worked tirelessly to raise her son, who was regarded as her own, and now Xiutao lived a life of luxury in the city—asking for some compensation for her effort and secrecy wasn’t excessive.

With these thoughts, Zhou Yunmei felt increasingly justified in her demands, finding them ever more reasonable.

Thus, after returning home, she observed casually, trying to sneakily obtain Xiutao’s address from Luo Dashan. But Luo Dashan guarded that thing like it was precious, hiding it beneath his pillow at night and wearing the shirt with the address by day, refusing to take it off.

Seeing no other way, Zhou Yunmei kept a close watch on all of Luo Dashan’s movements, planning to follow him discreetly as soon as he left the house, certain that she’d eventually find out where Xiutao lived.