Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

However, Fang Pingying didn't take this matter to heart. After all, whether Liu Fengsheng had feelings for her, as Luo Zhiyong suggested, she was a married woman and wouldn't care about such things.

Juzi and the others naturally didn't inquire deeply. Juzi immediately laughed and said, "It's great to buy here, you and your Sister Fang can come and go frequently."

After hearing this, Tingting wrapped her arm around Fang Pingying's arm, smiling affectionately, "Mhm, I'm willing to be here just because Sister Fang is here."

Fang Pingying smiled and patted her head, cheerfully calling out, "Eat up, eat up."

At the women's table, once the meal was over, everything was done. Fang Pingying cleaned up the table and let the children play there.

At the men's table, they were drinking and chatting, and it looked like they wouldn't finish anytime soon, so Fang Pingying let them be, planning to clean up whenever they were done.

Thus, the lunch at the men's table lasted almost into the late afternoon. After the meal, most of them were somewhat drunk.

Fang Pingying asked the men's wives to take care of their own husbands, helping them over to the sofa for a rest, and to go home after they recovered.

Instructor Su and Huang Lin naturally had their wives to take care of them, and Luo Zhiyong was helped up by Fang Pingying. Finally, only Zhou Guangsheng and Gao Sheng were left sitting at the table since everyone else was busy taking care of the others and hadn't gotten to them yet.

Seeing this, Li Yuchun went to help Fang Pingying and the others get some hot water, saying that she would wash the faces of the drunk men with it. Meanwhile, she nudged Fang Xiu beside her and whispered, "How can you be a girlfriend like this? Go pour him a glass of water. If he's too drunk, make some sobering soup."

After hearing this, Fang Xiu frowned impatiently, remaining seated on the sofa.

Later, she glanced over to the table and saw Zhou Guangsheng appeared even more drunk than Gao Sheng, his face beet red, and he was still occasionally sipping his drink.

Since no one in the room was paying attention to him, Fang Xiu heaved a sigh and got up to walk over.

Little did she know, as Fang Xiu approached the table and before she could speak, Gao Sheng stood up, extending his hand to Fang Xiu while smiling, "Xiu'er, I'm fine, just a bit dizzy. Just help me to the sofa to sit for a while."

Caught off guard, Fang Xiu instinctively took Gao Sheng's hand. They had been together for so long, they hadn't done much that was too intimate, but holding hands had happened.

She reached out to help Gao Sheng, saying softly, "Let's go sit on the sofa."

As she helped Gao Sheng away from the table, Fang Xiu saw Zhou Guangsheng staring at her, and her heart ached for a moment. She felt the urge to leave Gao Sheng and help Zhou Guangsheng instead, but recalling that Zhou Guangsheng agreed to go on a blind date, she felt somewhat angry.

However, as she passed by Zhou Guangsheng, she casually said, "If you can't drink, then drink less. Others have wives to take care of them, but you don't."

Zhou Guangsheng's eyes flickered when he heard this, but he didn't speak.

Instead, Gao Sheng chuckled softly, squeezing Fang Xiu's hand and whispered, "Don't worry, it won't be long before you're my wife."

Gao Sheng was still by Zhou Guangsheng's side when he said this. Zhou Guangsheng stood up almost without any hesitation, his incredulity showing as he asked Fang Xiu, "Fang Xiu, you're getting married?"

Fang Xiu looked into Zhou Guangsheng's eyes, unsure of how to respond. She bit her lip and turned her head away without answering.

However, Gao Sheng just started laughing at Zhou Guangsheng, "That's right, Chief Zhou, we're going to get married in a few days. We'll invite you to our wedding banquet. Then, we must definitely have a few good drinks."

After hearing this, Fang Xiu remained silent, which to Zhou Guangsheng, seemed like an affirmation.

This time, Zhou Guangsheng heard it clearly and confirmed that Fang Xiu was indeed going to marry Gao Sheng. In that moment, he didn't know what he was thinking, only feeling that the situation was somewhat awkward.

At the same time, when he and Fang Xiu heard about him being set up for a blind date, they both had the same thought: that they had been deluding themselves into believing that Fang Xiu was interested in him. In reality, Fang Xiu was already getting married to someone else.

Seeing that Zhou Guangsheng wasn't responding, Gao Sheng called out to him with a smile, "Chief Zhou?"

Zhou Guangsheng snapped out of it and managed to squeeze out a smile, saying to Gao Sheng, "Sure, I'll definitely come when the time comes."

The others in the room were quite happy to hear that Fang Xiu and Gao Sheng were getting married. Li Aihua immediately laughed and said, "Xiu'er, when do you plan to get married? You've been together for quite some time now, it's about time."

Qiu Lian and Juzi also heard and laughed, offering their congratulations, "Today is really a double celebration."

"Right, right." After thanking everyone one by one, Gao Sheng came over to Fang Pingying and the others and said, "Dad, Mom, Sister, Brother-in-law, I formally ask for your daughter's hand in marriage. I hope you will give Xiu'er to me. I will definitely treat Xiu'er well in the future. Regarding the wedding, please feel free to make any requests. Though my family isn't the very best, I definitely won't skimp on marrying a wife."

Li Yuchun was overjoyed, "Great, great, I've been looking forward to this day for so long."

Fang Ping'an also seemed relieved, adopting the stance of a father-in-law as he said to Gao Sheng, "Yes, Gao Sheng, just follow the usual customs of the city for the wedding. As long as you live well in the future, we as parents have no objections."

"Sister, Brother-in-law, what about you? Do you have any requests?" Gao Sheng specially turned to Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong, "I know that Xiu'er has been in your care these past few years. If you have any requests, feel free to make them."

Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying both knew about the situation between Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng. They were stunned by the sudden talk of marriage.

Especially Luo Zhiyong, who was looking at Fang Pingying—completely unable to react. Just a few days ago, they were discussing the matter of Zhou Guangsheng and Fang Xiu, and now Fang Xiu was getting married so soon?

Fang Pingying couldn't explain to Luo Zhiyong at the moment and pinch him secretly to keep him quiet.

Then she glanced at Fang Xiu and saw that Fang Xiu didn't speak, as if she had agreed to the marriage proposal.

Of course, she knew why Fang Xiu had agreed. So she thought for a moment, didn't reject the proposal outright, and started laughing. Then, half-joking, she said, "Gao Sheng, marriage is a lifelong commitment. Let's talk about it in detail when you're sober. Getting married isn't something that can be settled in just a few words. You seem to be drunk right now."

Although Fang Pingying didn't reject the proposal, because everyone else had agreed, her response not being an outright acceptance seemed somewhat abrupt. The room went silent immediately as everyone looked at Fang Pingying, and the atmosphere grew a bit awkward.

Fang Pingying didn't explain because she knew Fang Xiu wasn't truly willing to marry Gao Sheng. If she agreed now, there would be no turning back, and if Fang Xiu later refused to marry, it would be called a broken engagement. There was no need to rush a reply now; at least there was still time to consider.