Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 4 Luo Zhiyong’s Thoughts

Fang Pingying looked up just in time to see Luo Zhiyong with a slightly red face, looking helpless as he stood in front of her. Her first thought was whether Luo Zhiyong's legs were giving out from standing too long at the wedding celebration today.

Without a second thought, she reached out to support Luo Zhiyong, anxiously looking at him and asking, "What's wrong, do your legs hurt?"

Due to Fang Pingying's touch, Luo Zhiyong's body temperature rose sharply and his face turned even redder, which worried Fang Pingying even more. She crouched down to lift Luo Zhiyong's trouser leg, wanting to check his injuries.

Although Luo Zhiyong had never experienced romance, he was still a man in his twenties and not completely ignorant of such matters. Fearing that Fang Pingying would notice his awkwardness, he immediately stepped back and said in a quiet voice, "My legs are fine."

Fang Pingying didn't believe him and looked up, "If your legs are fine, then what's wrong? You seem off to me."

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"I..." Because Fang Pingying was slightly bent over, Luo Zhiyong, from his higher position, could see down the collar of her somewhat loose dress.

It was still September, and the weather was somewhat hot. Fang Pingying wore only one layer of clothing, allowing Luo Zhiyong a clear view of everything beneath her loose undergarment, even seeing the fullness of her upper body and the tender skin beneath her neck.

Luo Zhiyong knew that if he didn't leave soon, he might make a mistake.

With a bit of restraint, he glanced once more at Fang Pingying's upper body, then while talking, hurried towards the door, "You should rest early. I'll go entertain the guests. If it gets too late, you can go to sleep first."

Fang Pingying watched as Luo Zhiyong suddenly left, extremely puzzled, but remembered that Luo Zhiyong naturally tended to keep things bottled up inside, hardly ever speaking frankly.

She didn't think much of it and turned back to clean up things on the kang bed.

It was unclear whether Zhou Yunmei outside had been called away by someone or just found it uninteresting and left on her own. The guests outside hadn't left their seats yet, and the sounds of the men competing in drinking could still be heard.

Fang Pingying was tidying up when she heard the door creak open; thinking Luo Zhiyong had returned, she quickly looked back.

The person who entered wasn't Luo Zhiyong, but his youngest sister, Hong Lan, carrying a basin of water.

She was only sixteen this year. Not fond of schooling, she dropped out of elementary school and returned home to help with various chores.

Being from the same village, Fang Pingying and Hong Lan weren't very close before, but they knew each other. Furthermore, Fang Pingying had lived in the Luo Family for many years in her previous life and was familiar with the personalities of the Luo siblings.

Luo Zhiyong, the eldest, was stern and preferred not to talk much. He was decisive as an officer in the army, but he was not good at handling family matters at home. The second sibling, Luo Cuilan, was just like Zhou Yunmei—arrogant and truculent, very problematic despite having no actual skills, always thinking too highly of herself.

The third, Luo Zhiming, was spoiled by Zhou Yunmei and her husband from a young age. Now twenty-three, apart from being required to work during the communal kitchen years, he did nothing at home, always unwilling to settle down.

Among the Luo siblings, only Hong Lan took after her father, Dashan, being honest and diligent at home.

This should have been a virtue, but in the Luo Family, it became her shortcoming. She wasn't skilled in flattery, so not only did she fail to gain her parents' affection, she was often bullied by her older sister, Cuilan, and third brother, Zhiming. With Luo Zhiyong rarely at home, there was no one to speak fair words for her, so Hong Lan grew up under constant oppression.

However, Fang Pingying liked this honest and straightforward nature in Hong Lan. Seeing her come in, Fang Pingying smiled and walked over to take the basin from her, apologizing with a smile, "Hong Lan, have you eaten yet? Today's events must have worn you out."

In the Luo Family, aside from Luo Zhiyong, who occasionally asked about her well-being when he returned, no one else ever spoke such kind words to her. Hong Lan was slightly taken aback. She hurriedly waved her hands at Fang Pingying, saying, "Sister-in-law, I'm not tired. We had helpers today since it's your wedding. It wasn't as tiring as usual."

Fang Pingying smiled faintly. This girl indeed was an honest one. If it were any other formidable sister-in-law, hearing such words would definitely think she was complaining about her daily fatigue.

She patted Hong Lan's shoulder with a chuckle, "Well, now the household has me and your second sister-in-law to help with the chores. You can rest more and go out to play whenever you like."

"Sister-in-law, you're really kind. I just went to deliver water to the second sister-in-law's room, and she had me running around non-stop. One moment she was hungry and wanted me to bring her food, the next moment she complained about having applied some Xue Hua cream on her hands and couldn't get them wet, asking me to wring out a towel for her." After speaking, Hong Lan suddenly remembered that Fang Pingying was her big sister-in-law, and hurriedly added, "Sister-in-law, don't mind it, I'm not saying the second sister-in-law is bad, I just mean..."

Although Hong Lan said this, she truly felt that Fang Xiu wasn't good, yet she couldn't find the right words to express it, frantically wondering how to phrase her thoughts better.

Fang Pingying knew all too well Fang Xiu's bossy nature; she had been ordered around like a servant by her at the Fang Family. But in front of her sister-in-law, she couldn't speak ill of her own sister.

She didn't directly respond to Hong Lan's remark, but smilingly diverted the topic, "Where's mom? I haven't heard her scolding anyone outside."

Hong Lan looked outside then covered her mouth, whispering to Fang Pingying, "My mom was scared off by my big brother earlier."

"Scared off?" Fang Pingying found that hard to believe. With Zhou Yunmei's temperament, who could scare her?

"Yes, just now big brother walked out and saw mom still making a scene outside. He warned her that if she said another word, he would immediately take you back to the army with him, and we'd never return. Hearing this, mom instantly backed down." Hong Lan recalled the moment Zhou Yunmei was intimidated by Luo Zhiyong and couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing for a while, she leaned towards Fang Pingying, lowering her voice and whispered, "Sister-in-law, you don't know, but mom always says at home that she's planning to rely on my big brother for her old age care. She wouldn't dare let my big brother just return to the army like that."