Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

"There's been a bit of a misunderstanding," Fang Pingying thought about it and felt that she couldn't drag it out any longer. She needed to ask for clarity, so she tapped Luo Zhiyong, who was semi-reclining on the sofa because of drunkenness, "Luo Zhiyong, stop lying there. Go catch up with Chief Zhou and ask carefully about what Aunt Qiu Lian said regarding his agreement to the blind date and what's the real story behind it."

Luo Zhiyong did not know the details and asked in puzzlement, "He agreed to a blind date? With whom?"

Fang Pingying didn't have the time to explain everything to him and urged him, "That's for you to find out. If the blind date is really just a misunderstanding, if it isn't true, then by the way, try to probe whether he is interested in Xiu'er."

Luo Zhiyong nodded, but quickly glanced at Fang Xiu and whispered in Fang Pingying's ear, "What if he is?"

After all, no promises had been made between Zhou Guangsheng and Fang Xiu, so it was hard to guarantee whether or not he really had the intention of arranging a blind date.

Fang Pingying looked at Fang Xiu and said seriously to Luo Zhiyong, "If he really agreed to Aunt Qiu Lian's arrangement for a blind date, then you don't need to say more, just come back directly. It's best to persuade him not to have any more involvement with Fang Xiu."

After a pause, Fang Pingying turned to Fang Xiu, "If it's really not the case, I suggest that you, Xiu'er, explain your past to Zhou Guangsheng yourself. If he likes you, he will certainly not mind and will instead appreciate that you care enough to be candid about your past. If he can't forgive you, then give up on him and look for someone else in the future."

Having finished speaking, Fang Pingying looked at Fang Xiu's still lovely face, frowned, and said, "I refuse to believe that a pretty girl from our family can't find a good man."

"Sister, I..." Fang Xiu was still hesitant, and she didn't know how to discuss her past with Zhou Guangsheng.

"Stop hesitating, where has that boldness of yours gone? Just decide," Fang Pingying did not want to drag the matter on and made a firm statement, "First, let your brother-in-law go and test the waters."

"Alright, I'll go and test the waters," Luo Zhiyong picked up the warm towel Fang Pingying gave him earlier, wiped his face, stood up, and prepared to leave, "I'll head back to the military dependents' compound now. If I find out the situation, I'll bring Zhou Guangsheng here, and we'll finalize the matter today. Whether it works out or not, if it doesn't, then just forget it. It's too agonizing to keep dragging it on."

"Okay," Fang Pingying nodded.

Luo Zhiyong tidied up a bit and then left the house.

The remaining few people in the house, Li Yuchun remembered another vexing matter, "What about the situation with Gao Sheng?"

"I'll ask my mom to take care of it," Fang Pingying didn't specify what was wrong with Gao Sheng, but simply said, "Actually, Gao Sheng isn't too bad a person either. It's just, as Xiu'er said, he doesn't have much deep affection for Xiu'er. He indeed just wants to marry a wife, and seeing that Xiu'er is well-matched in all aspects, he agreed."

Li Yuchun and Fang Ping'an were experienced enough to see what was going on. Hearing what Fang Pingying said, they both felt it made sense.

Fang Ping'an nodded and said, "Then let's proceed as Pingying suggested. If things work out with Chief Zhou, that's great. If not, we'll look elsewhere."

While Luo Zhiyong went to find people, Fang Pingying and the others waited at home and played with the little ones.

As they were playing with the little ones, the phone at home rang.

Fang Pingying went to answer it, "Hello?"

There was a moment of silence on the phone, and just as Fang Pingying thought it was a wrong number and was about to hang up, a voice came through, sounding somewhat old and slightly unfamiliar, "Pingying, it's your dad."

Fang Pingying was stunned for a moment, because in the past few times, it was Zhou Yunmei who called home, and Luo Dashan had never called. She didn't expect it to be Luo Dashan.

After realizing who it was, she quickly said with a smile, "Dad, it's you. I've been busy lately and haven't called you. How have you been?"

"Good, good," as if to clarify, Luo Dashan immediately said, "I'm calling from town myself. I was just thinking about how Yaoyao and Ruirui's first birthday is coming up, and I wanted to call and ask if you're planning to come back and have a birthday feast for them."

Fang Pingying laughed softly and said, "Dad, we won't have a big celebration for their first birthday back home. Zhiyong is busy with work and can't take time off. We'll just have a small celebration here, you don't need to worry."

"Alright then, I... I just called to ask about you all." Luo Dashan sounded somewhat disappointed but didn't say much else, only softly asking, "Are Ruirui and Yaoyao well? Is Hong Lan okay? She hasn't called back since she went to the city last time."

Fang Pingying replied, "Dad, we're all good. Hong Lan is being taken care of by us here, so don't worry too much. You just take care of yourself at home, and if there's anything, you can call us."

"Yeah, we're fine too at home, you don't need to worry," Luo Dashan sighed over the phone. After a moment, he immediately asked with some hope, "What do Ruirui and Yaoyao look like, do they resemble you or Zhiyong when he was a child?"

"Come here, Ruirui, Yaoyao," she called the two little ones over to her, then had them say into the phone, "Say hello to Grandpa."

The little ones usually called Fang Ping'an 'Grandpa' and Zhao Longsheng 'Maternal Grandpa', the term 'Grandpa' was quite unfamiliar to them. Hearing Fang Pingying say it, they both looked at her with big round eyes, hesitant to speak.

But Fang Pingying kept gently coaxing them to call 'Grandpa', and the little ones also imitated her and called out 'Grandpa' into the phone a few times.

This was the first time Luo Dashan had heard the milky voices of the little ones, and he was so excited that he almost burst into tears, nodding vigorously over the phone.

However, he soon realized his nod couldn't be seen through the phone, so he replied with a choked voice, "Alright, good, wait for New Year's, and let mommy and daddy bring you back."

After the little ones called 'Grandpa,' hearing no response through the phone, they found it uninteresting and ran off. Just as Luo Dashan uttered those words, Fang Pingying was the one who picked up the phone.

Fang Pingying, hearing the choked sound in Luo Dashan's voice, and remembering that the grandchildren were already so big, yet Luo Dashan had never seen them, also felt somewhat uncomfortable. Although the family ended up this way, Luo Dashan indeed had inescapable responsibilities. But there are too many people like Luo Dashan in the world, those who cannot control their wives and let them mess up the household.

In fact, as far as Luo Dashan was concerned, he was still pretty good to her. Whether before or after the disagreements with Zhou Yunmei and the others, Luo Dashan still stood on their side. It's just that he lacked the decisiveness a man should have, failing to manage the household properly, which resulted in the family's current state.