Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 800 - 795: Persuasion

To Mrs. Liu, she isn’t like Xiutao, whose concerns lead to chaos. Because she truly worries Zhou Yunmei might reveal her connections with the Luo Family, causing many future problems, she isn’t focused on deducing Zhou Yunmei’s identity at the moment, but rather on how to gather the money to seal Zhou Yunmei’s lips.

And as Mrs. Liu listened on the side, hearing Zhou Yunmei clearly understanding the relationships within the Luo Family, she became immediately suspicious and confirmed one thing.

She believes that someone understanding the Luo Family’s affairs so clearly and knowing the relationship between Xiutao and the Luo Family must be extremely close to them.

Moreover, given her somewhat understanding of the Luo Family and Zhou Yunmei’s hatred towards Xiutao, Mrs. Liu faintly guessed Zhou Yunmei’s connection. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Therefore, after Zhou Yunmei left, Mrs. Liu didn’t go to Xiu Tao’s house but secretly followed Zhou Yunmei to ascertain her identity.

Later, upon seeing Zhou Yunmei returned to Luo Dashan’s place, Mrs. Liu made some inquiries and confirmed her guess that Zhou Yunmei was indeed Luo Zhiyong’s foster mother.

To Mrs. Liu, this was truly heaven’s favor. She not only had Luo Zhiyong’s biological mother over there but now also an avaricious foster mother, and from the look of it, someone willing to do anything for money. Mrs. Liu suddenly felt that perhaps this foster mother was more useful than the biological mother.

Because greedy people are actually the easiest to control, after all, their Liu family doesn’t lack that small amount of money for now.

But just in case, after returning home, Mrs. Liu further cross-examined Liu Fengsheng and roughly uncovered Zhou Yunmei’s character.

After learning about Zhou Yunmei’s previous notoriety, Mrs. Liu felt a mix of joy and worry. The joy was that it would definitely be no problem bribing Zhou Yunmei, but the worry was whether such a person like Zhou Yunmei would still carry weight when speaking in front of Luo Zhiyong and the others.

However, thinking it over, there was no other way now but to take a risky move and give it a try.

Thus, the next morning, Mrs. Liu was waiting downstairs at Luo Dashan’s place, and when Zhou Yunmei went out to buy groceries, she approached her.

Mrs. Liu sized up Zhou Yunmei and asked, "Are you Fang Pingying’s mother-in-law?"

Upon hearing Fang Pingying’s name, Zhou Yunmei became inexplicably angry and glared at Mrs. Liu, "Yes, who are you?"

Mrs. Liu immediately smiled and pointed to a less crowded spot nearby, "Good, follow me, I have something to discuss with you."

Zhou Yunmei was somewhat guarded and initially unwilling to go, defensively saying, "Who are you? Why should I go with you? I’m not going."

Mrs. Liu had her methods. She gave a faint smile, went close to Zhou Yunmei, and said, "Want Xiu Tao’s US$ 3,000? If so, follow me."

Seeing that Mrs. Liu actually knew about this, Zhou Yunmei looked around immediately to make sure nobody was paying attention, then dragged Mrs. Liu to a quiet corner and frowned, asking, "Who are you?"

Mrs. Liu didn’t reveal her true identity, only said simply, "I’m a relative of Xiu Tao. Xiu Tao told me about your situation."

"Since you’re a relative, that’s good." Zhou Yunmei assumed Mrs. Liu came to deliver money, looked Mrs. Liu up and down smugly, "Judging by your clothes, you must have gathered the money, right?"

Mrs. Liu pulled her lips slightly, smiling, "US$ 3,000 is certainly no big deal for me. I can give it to you anytime, but you must agree to do one thing for me, and upon completion, I’ll add US$ 500."

Zhou Yunmei wasn’t foolish. After a brief pause, she immediately realized who should have the upper hand in this matter and looked sarcastically at Mrs. Liu, "Do you think you have the right to negotiate terms with me?"

"If not, then forget it; let’s stand separately." Mrs. Liu spoke bluntly, "You truly believe you can threaten Xiutao? For years, Xiutao hasn’t cared about Luo Zhiyong; what do you think she feels for him? All that’s left is some guilt. But if you propose a condition she could easily fulfill, she may wish to alleviate that guilt. However, if she can’t fulfill your condition, do you think she’d care about guilt? She could very well allow you to tarnish Luo Zhiyong’s image."

Mrs. Liu, having acquired information from Liu Fengsheng, knew Zhou Yunmei and Luo Zhiyong didn’t have a good relationship. She calmly continued, "In fact, given your status, you wouldn’t dare defame Luo Zhiyong publicly. From what I know, you’re still relying on Luo Zhiyong, correct? Even your threats to Xiutao are likely unknown to the Luo Family."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei hadn’t expected Xiutao to find such a formidable character, thoroughly investigating her side of the story, and she immediately wanted to retort.

However, when it came to a clear mind, Mrs. Liu had it all planned out, having seen much of the world over the years, clearly organized the matter in her mind, and straightforwardly interrupted Zhou Yunmei, softly smiling with a slightly threatening tone, "I wonder, should this matter be known to Luo Zhiyong or even Luo Dashan, what consequences might you face."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei was silenced, as indeed, she had nothing to say and dared not let the Luo Family know all the matters.

"So, promise me one thing, and I’ll give you the money immediately." Seizing the moment, Mrs. Liu began persuading, "Don’t worry, it’s not difficult, and on the contrary, accomplishing it might win you a good reputation, ensuring no one in the Luo Family would resent you."

"Let’s hear it." Naturally, Zhou Yunmei wouldn’t let such a good opportunity slip.

Mrs. Liu simply stated, "Exert your utmost effort to help Xiutao and Luo Zhiyong reconcile, allowing Luo Zhiyong to accept this biological mother."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunmei immediately objected, "Are you crazy? If he accepts his biological mother, what about me?"

Mrs. Liu, hearing this, gently shook her head, listing out the consequences if Zhou Yunmei managed to accomplish this task, "First, even if Luo Zhiyong doesn’t accept his biological mother now because of your past actions, Luo Zhiyong hasn’t seen you as a mother for years, nor does Fang Pingying recognize you as her mother-in-law. If you continue like this, you might end up with nothing in the end."

"Second, if he accepts his biological mother, you can obtain a sum of money from me. Just imagine how much you could do with that amount, it’s enough even for your retirement."

"Third, assisting in their reconciliation may cause both Luo Dashan and Luo Zhiyong to view you differently, thinking you’ve truly bettered yourself."

"Fourth, most importantly, I assure you, regardless of whether Xiutao and Luo Zhiyong reconcile, Xiutao will not return to be with Luo Dashan now that she has a family and children. Her family would certainly not allow it."