Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 92 - 87: The Unusual Luo Cuilan (Third Update)

Zhou Yunmei, pointing at Fang Xiu, said resentfully, "Divorce her; our Luo Family doesn’t want such a daughter-in-law."

Luo Zhiming was stunned, his expression becoming even more impatient.

He said with a frown, "Alright, divorce then. I’ll go and do that, but mom, don’t forget: if I get divorced and remarry, it’s going to cost a lot of money. Don’t regret it later."

Luo Zhiming’s words were meant to dissuade Zhou Yunmei from wanting them to divorce, but to Fang Xiu, it seemed as if Luo Zhiming didn’t care about divorcing her; it was just the cost of remarriage that concerned him.

Her nose turned sour, and she started crying out of grievance toward Luo Zhiming, "Luo Zhiming, you heartless man, go ahead and divorce! I can live without you."

"What’s wrong with you now?" asked Luo Zhiming, sounding impatient.

In the past, seeing Fang Xiu’s tears would genuinely hurt him, but today he was utterly annoyed.

"Just last night, you told me how much you loved me, and now you readily agree to divorce. If it weren’t for the cost of taking another wife, would you really want to divorce me?" Fang Xiu cried out.

Luo Zhiming, tired and frustrated by the mother and daughter-in-law, sighed helplessly, turned around, and walked away, "You two enjoy the drama; I’m going out for some peace."

"Zhiming, you..." Seeing Luo Zhiming leave, Zhou Yunmei turned towards Fang Xiu with threatening words, "Don’t think this matter is over just like that. I must go to the village’s Party Secretary and tell your misdeeds, let everyone see how competent our daughter-in-law really is."

"Go if you like," Fang Xiu glanced at her and then turned to leave the yard, seemingly heading back to her maternal home.

With everyone gone, there was no point for Zhou Yunmei to make a scene at home. She tidied up the house and, despite Luo Dashan’s objections, insisted on heading out of the yard, probably to talk about what Fang Xiu did today at the village head’s place.

Fang Pingying watched Zhou Yunmei’s receding figure and shook her head. It was an internal family matter that should not have been taken outside. Others could not solve her problems; they would just agree superficially and laugh behind her back.

Luo Dashan, worried that Zhou Yunmei would really do as she said and bring people from the Party Secretary’s home to reason things out, and that making a big scene would shame their family, was not at ease. After telling Fang Pingying, he also followed out.

Luo Cuilan, who was just pulled aside by Fang Pingying, had initially joined Zhou Yunmei in scolding Fang Xiu and even intended to join in the fight. Fang Pingying, worried that Cuilan might accidentally be hit in the stomach and cause serious issues, had pulled her aside.

She looked after Zhou Yunmei and others’ backs, muttering under her breath, "Having such a spendthrift woman in our home, no amount of money would ever be enough for her to squander."

Then, she suddenly seemed to remember something, and turned to Fang Pingying with a blaming look, "Sister-in-law, if you hadn’t held me back just now, mom wouldn’t have been hit by Fang Xiu like that."

Fang Pingying felt that Luo Cuilan was really a bit off today, as if she were itching to fight with Fang Xiu. But considering their usual relationship wasn’t that bad and there was no deep hatred, she found it strange.

She glanced at Luo Cuilan’s stomach and gently reminded her, "Cuilan, don’t forget you’re pregnant."

"That’s right, big sister, you need to be careful with your body," Luo Honglan said, also reaching out to gently stroke Luo Cuilan’s belly.

"What’s there to be careful about; better off without it, it’s just this child causing trouble," Luo Cuilan muttered under her breath with a pout.

Since she didn’t speak very loudly, Fang Pingying didn’t quite catch what she said and didn’t ask further.

Fang Pingying went into the house to continue sewing her clothes, and Luo Honglan followed her to her room.

After entering the room, Luo Honglan closed the door and glanced outside the window. Seeing Luo Cuilan had returned to her own room, she approached Fang Pingying and spoke in a hushed voice, "Sister-in-law, I feel something’s off with Eldest Sister these past few days. Have you noticed anything?"

"What’s wrong?" Fang Pingying was puzzled and set aside her work to ask Luo Honglan.

Luo Honglan thought briefly and recounted the events of the past few days,

"It started a few days after the family decided she would marry Brother Jianguo. She was very happy and chatted with me all night, saying she hoped this child would be a boy because Brother Jianguo’s family only has him as a son. They definitely want a boy to carry on the family line. If her first child is a boy, she wouldn’t be worried about having a second one."

"Uh-huh, and then?" This, in fact, wasn’t wrong. At that time, because of the strict enforcement of family planning, most people thought this way.

"These last few days, she suddenly stopped talking about all that, and when she lies in bed, she keeps sighing as if she has many troubles. When I ask her, she doesn’t tell me. I see her staring blankly at her stomach and I’m really worried about her," Luo Honglan said with a worried look.

Fang Pingying had also noticed these past few days that Luo Cuilan wasn’t as talkative as before.

Before, whenever her marriage was mentioned, she would be extremely joyful, asking for this and that, but these last few days, even when Zhou Yunmei suggested taking her to town to buy fabric for clothes, she would say she wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to go.

At first, Fang Pingying thought it might be mood swings due to her pregnancy, but with Luo Honglan saying this, it seemed there indeed might be something wrong.

However, the relationship between Fang Pingying and Luo Cuilan wasn’t very close. If Luo Cuilan wasn’t willing to talk even to Luo Honglan, she probably wouldn’t be willing to talk to her either.

Therefore, Fang Pingying gave Luo Honglan an idea, "How about telling Mom about your sister’s situation and letting her ask Eldest Sister?"

Luo Honglan nodded, "I’ve already talked to Mom about it."

"And then?" Fang Pingying asked, "What did your mom say?"

"My mom doesn’t seem to have found out anything either. I guess Eldest Sister won’t talk about it. She usually tells me more about her matters," Luo Honglan frowned slightly, then added, "I just told my mom it’s nothing, that it’s normal for pregnant women to be this way, it’s no big deal."

Saying this, Luo Honglan looked a bit aggrieved and continued, "And for this, my sister scolded me, saying I’m too gossipy and tell Mom everything."

"If that’s the case, there’s nothing we can do. When you have time, just keep a close eye on her." With that, there wasn’t much Fang Pingying could do.

Fang Pingying lowered her head and continued with her work. The cotton shoulder cover she was making for Fang Xiu was almost done; she was finishing up the final touches.

Luo Honglan took the finished piece of clothing and inspected it, then sighed again, "Actually, I can’t blame Mom for what she said today. My second brother and his wife don’t do any work and keep asking Mom for money. After getting the money, they spend lavishly. Anyone would feel uncomfortable seeing this."

"Although Mom also spends liberally, at least she still works. If there’s a lot of work in the fields, she goes out to help Dad," (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)