Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

While Luo Honglan was boiling water and cleaning pots, Fang Pingying thought of what she did today and gave her a thumbs up in approval, smiling, "Honglan, in the future, you need to act like you did today. When you need to resist, you should know to resist. Don't always yield to others. For those who don't think, the more you yield, the more they'll take you for a fool."

Luo Honglan thought of the family matters and smiled faintly, "I always thought that compared to my brothers and sisters, my mom just didn't like me as much. I never expected her to go this far, actually wanting to sell me for money."

Fang Pingying, upon hearing the words "selling for money," couldn't help but laugh and teased Chen Jie who was next to her, "That also depends on how much you're worth in this young man's heart, otherwise, your mother couldn't sell you."

Luo Honglan's face reddened with Fang Pingying's teasing, she gave Fang Pingying a glare and stopped talking.

Chen Jie, however, chuckled and held Honglan's hand, making a promise, "Honglan, if you marry me, I will treat you well. I will never mistreat you."

"Mm." Luo Honglan looked at him, her face blushing slightly out of shyness, but she nodded her head very firmly. She had seen all he had done for her and was moved in her heart.

If it were any other man who knew their family was such a mess, that they were already scheming about the bride price even before their daughter was married, many would likely be scared off. But Chen Jie not only stayed with her through thick and thin but also always stayed by her side. For her to encounter such a man was the luckiest thing in her life, and there was no reason for her not to agree.

Chen Jie looked at Luo Honglan with eyes full of compassion and vowed in his heart to always treat her well and make up for her past misfortunes.

Fang Pingying watched the lovey-dovey couple with a smile and went to find something to eat.

It was the New Year, so the house had no shortage of food, and there was a whole cutting board of meat.

After all, they were the ones who had paid for these things, so Fang Pingying helped herself without hesitation, taking some pork, lamb, and fish.

She cut over a pound of pork belly to make braised pork. Seeing a few potatoes in the corner of the room, Fang Pingying took some potato skins, cut the potatoes into cubes, and used them to stew with the braised pork.

She also used a clay pot for the lamb, adding some radishes to make a mutton with radish slices dish.

The fish was simply braised.

After a busy cooking session, she produced several dishes that looked quite professional.

When it was time to eat, Fang Pingying had intended to call Luo Dashan to join them, but he was not in the courtyard and seemed to have gone over to Luo Dahe's to talk about where to sleep tonight. Therefore, Fang Pingying didn't call him over and just enjoyed a delicious meal with the three of them.

What they didn't realize was that while they were dining, Xu He, Zhou Yunmei, and Luo Zhiming were brewing a major conspiracy.

Xu He looked outside from the house and made sure no one was around before whispering, "Mom, what should we do? We thought that once they found out about this, big brother would come back and our plan would succeed. But big brother hasn't returned, and instead, Fang Pingying has come back, not only thwarting our plans but also messing up Honglan's situation."

Zhou Yunmei was also angrily slapping her thigh, with a frustrated expression, "I didn't expect this either. It's really unlucky that Zhiyong happened to be away on a business trip. It was truly a miscalculation."

"If it's not a success, then it's not. We can always find someone else," said Luo Zhiming, who sat in a corner of the room looking extremely unhappy.

Xu He heard him and glared at him irritably, scolding, "Don't you be unhappy, if you weren't so useless, we wouldn't need to go through all this trouble."

Zhou Yunmei glanced at Xu He and said with some displeasure, "Stop nagging. The timing wasn't right this time. Let's wait until after the New Year, I have a plan."

Regardless of how Luo Zhiming doesn't stand up for himself in front of Xu He, Zhou Yunmei couldn't bear to see her son belittled by Xu He and always felt the urge to defend him.

Xu He had long become accustomed to Zhou Yunmei's reactions, and she didn't argue, just frowned and said, "That's the only way, then."

After finishing their meal, Fang Pingying and the others were greeted by Luo Dashan returning from outside, followed by Yu'er and Yu Fen.

Upon seeing Pingying, both of them smiled and greeted her.

Yu'er peeked in and seemed not to notice Zhou Yunmei and the others, then she walked confidently into the yard, linking arms with Fang Pingying, and said affectionately, "Sister-in-law, you're back."

Walking alongside her, Yu Fen also came in with a smile and asked Fang Pingying, "It's great you're back, sister-in-law. How many days are you planning to stay at home?"

Fang Pingying smiled and replied, "I came back for some matters, I'll leave tomorrow."

After saying that, Fang Pingying invited the women into the house to chat, asking Chen Jie to talk with Luo Dashan in the yard, so that Luo Dashan could personally judge Chen Jie's character.

As the group entered the house, Yu Fen heard they would leave tomorrow, and felt reluctant for her husband to go, "Ah, leaving tomorrow? Then wouldn't it mean Cheng Fei and Yu'er will have to leave too?"

"Yu'er will leave with me tomorrow; the shop will be opening in the next few days, it's just a day or two left now," Pingying understood the situation, young couples struggle to part with each other, she smiled and said, "As for Cheng Fei, I heard from Uncle Zeng that their work will start a few days later. It's fine for Cheng Fei to stay home a few more days, he can take the bus by himself when it's time."

"Great, let him stay a few more days at home then. It's rare for him to come back once a year, and it's only for a few days, so let him spend more time with his son. Otherwise, the son won't recognize him," Yu Fen said happily and then continued to chat with Fang Pingying, "By the way, sister-in-law, your twins must be over half a year old now, right? Can they call out to people yet?"

Thinking of her own two mischievous little ones, Fang Pingying's face softened with tenderness and she laughed, "They still can't speak very clearly, words just pop out one by one, but they can call 'mama' now."

Upon hearing this, Yu Fen immediately praised them, "Your children are really smart. Mine is already one year old and still not talking much. Occasionally blurts out something, but I can't even tell if it's 'mama'."

"No worries, children start talking at different ages, no big deal," Pingying smiled and reassured her.

"That's right, I'm not worried," Yu Fen then held Fang Pingying's hand, her face full of gratitude, "Sister-in-law, actually, I came here today especially to thank you. Look, you referred Cheng Fei to work in the city, he made some money this latter half of the year, and our life has improved a lot."

Actually, Fang Pingying had seen Yu Fen's real colors and she didn't particularly like Yu Fen, she even found her somewhat annoying.

And she had not anticipated Yu Fen would specifically come to thank her for this, which left her feeling quite flattered, but at the same time, she also thought to herself that indeed all sorts of people are brought up in all sorts of ways.