Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Luo Zhiyong didn't say anything, but Luo Honglan actually quite agreed with Fang Pingying's words.

She stood beside Fang Pingying and said, "Sister-in-law, don't be upset, I also agree with you. Now, as for that family, I have no plans to go back either, except for my dad. As for the rest of them, whether they're dead or disabled, it has nothing to do with me. After all, they never treated me as one of the family. Why should I bother with them?"

Fang Pingying looked at Luo Honglan with a nod of approval.

She was somewhat surprised by this girl. She originally thought that although Luo Honglan was angry the last time she was at home, maybe it was just a spur-of-the-moment outburst and that she was soft-hearted, and if something really happened at home, she might just scurry to help as before.

But from what happened today, she realized that Luo Honglan really meant what she said. Once she said she would not bother with family affairs, she truly didn't.

It seems that even the nicest person has their limits in tolerating others.

The actions of Zhou Yunmei and the others last time must have crossed Luo Honglan's bottom line. Now she truly feels an indifference towards those people in the family, as she said, even if they are dead or disabled, it doesn't concern her.

On the other hand, after Fang Pingying finished speaking, Luo Zhiyong became silent.

Perhaps he was worried that if the loan sharks really caused a commotion when they went back, he was concerned that Luo Dashan and the others wouldn't know how to handle it, since those people are not to be trifled with.

Fang Pingying could see his worries, but she didn't address them.

Luo Zhiyong had promised her many times that he wouldn't take care of these messy family matters, especially anything to do with Luo Zhiming.

Now, if he starts to waver again, Fang Pingying would just let him deal with it himself.

Whatever he wants to do is up to him, but Fang Pingying won't take out a single yuan, and she definitely won't have anything to do with Luo Zhiming again.

Even for the sake of Luo Dashan, she would not spend her hard-earned money to pay off the debt of her enemies, although the two thousand yuan now is just a small sum to her.

If it were to be spent on Luo Zhiming and Xu He, she would rather throw the money into the water.

After making the situation clear, Luo Zhiyong returned to the army. He had taken leave temporarily, and there were things to handle back with the troops.

Originally, Fang Pingying had made plans to go to the supermarket today, but Zeng Weiguo and the others said they would go tomorrow, so she didn't go out, staying at home to review the accounts of the pastry shop.

It was almost the fifteenth of August of the year, and the pastry shop's business had improved a lot, receiving many orders.

Since the pastries from the pastry shop were all created by Fang Pingying herself, she had added many varieties over the last two years. Sometimes during festivals, Fang Pingying would introduce one or two special pastries.

Last year on the fifteenth of August, Fang Pingying made a kind of crystal mooncake from a previous lifetime, with thin crust and abundant filling, in various flavors and packaging, available for individual sale, as well as in gift sets, attracting a lot of customers.

Moreover, this kind of ice-skin mooncake was a specialty of her shop. She didn't sell it in Uncle Zeng's department store, but made large orders just for Zeng Weiguo's factory and charged him for the labor.

Because it was only available in Fang Pingying's shop, it gave people the impression of exclusivity, which drove a lot of business, bringing her pastry shop to a peak. Thus, Fang Pingying started to have other plans for it.

This year, several months in advance, people had already come to place orders, and Fang Pingying was arranging how to handle the shipments.

Fang Pingying was thinking that maybe her pastry shop should start preparing to open a branch in another place. Many people had come because of its reputation, saying the food here was really delicious, but the distance was too far.

If she could open a branch somewhere further away, it would be convenient for customers to make purchases and definitely profitable.

Seeing such an opportunity, Fang Pingying naturally wouldn't let it slip by others, but she couldn't handle everything herself. She planned to let Fang Xiu handle a shop.

The goods would be the same as hers, taken from Zeng Weiguo, and she would renegotiate the prices with Zeng Weiguo's side. Even if it was a bit more expensive, it would be okay, because the profit margins of these goods were still high.

If a shop was opened in a good location and Fang Xiu managed it well, earning a couple of thousand yuan a month would not be a problem.

And the capital needed wouldn't be too much, just rent for the shop, some decorations and such. But once it's up and running, Fang Xiu's life would definitely be very happy.

So after some calculations, Fang Pingying called Fang Xiu and asked her to come over to her house in the afternoon after she was done with her work, as there was something she wanted to discuss with her.

Just after she made the call, Li Yuchun came with Haohao in her arms.

Li Yuchun had the keys to the place. She opened the door herself and upon entering, she called out, "Pingying, did something happen at your place today? On my way over, I heard people talking about your family's business."

Sure enough, the neighbors must have seen the loan sharks come to collect debts, and people would naturally speculate wildly.

Fang Pingying briefly explained to Li Yuchun, "Luo Zhiming borrowed money from someone last year when he was here, and now they've come to collect the debt."

Upon hearing Luo Zhiming's name, Luo Yuchun cursed angrily, "That damn Luo Zhiming, how come with so many people dying every day, he just won't die? He's always causing trouble."

After giving it some thought, Li Yuchun then asked, "So what are you going to do, pay off his debt for him?"

"His death is his own business, I'm certainly not going to help him pay it off," Fang Pingying frowned and said, "I've already called home to tell him to come over himself. Don't worry about it."

Li Yuchun thought that was indeed the right thing to say, she nodded firmly and also reminded Fang Pingying to be careful these days and not to run around everywhere.

Fang Pingying nodded absentmindedly, then remembering the plan to let Fang Xiu open a shop, she asked Li Yuchun, "Mom, I have a question for you. You and Fang Xiu have been in the city for so long, have you managed to save much money?"

"We've saved some." Li Yuchun's eyes curved into a smile when she thought of the money they had saved these days. She told Fang Pingying honestly, "Your dad now earns a salary of eighty yuan a month, and you occasionally slip me some money. Xiu'er also gives me twenty or thirty yuan for living expenses each month. I've saved up almost eight hundred yuan by my side, and Xiu'er should have saved some too. Together, we should have over a thousand yuan."

Thinking it over, Li Yuchun assumed that Fang Pingying needed money for herself, so she hurriedly said, "What's wrong, do you need money? If so, take Haohao with you, and I'll go back and get it for you right now."

As she spoke, she stood up, ready to go get the money.

Fang Pingying smiled and pushed her to sit back down on the couch, sharing her own plan, "No, I don't need money, I have money of my own if I need it, and I wouldn't use yours. I was thinking, since you've managed to save so much money, instead of just keeping it, why not take it out and let Fang Xiu start a business with a shop."