Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 49: Sulking

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Fang Pingying knew that Luo Cuilan was not an easy person to deal with, but she at least thought she would be somewhat better than Zhou Yunmei. She didn’t expect the words that came out of her mouth to be so harsh.

She was also not going to be polite anymore, and looked at Luo Cuilan with a cold eye, "Cuilan, one must have conscience when living. I want to ask, before I joined the family, did anyone of you ever consider the future of your elder brother and this household?"

Pausing for a moment, Fang Pingying continued, "Let’s not talk about your brother’s part for now. Even just in this household, if we continue living the way we did before, I’m afraid not only will we be lacking meat on our table in a few years, but everyone in the family might encounter problems."

"What problems? Hasn’t our family always been living well?" Luo Cuilan scornfully rolled her eyes, thinking that Fang Pingying’s words were completely alarmist.

Since it was like this, Fang Pingying decided to have a proper calculation with them, "Think about it for yourselves, just because things were okay before doesn’t mean they will always be. A family that doesn’t know how to manage, even if wealthy, will eventually decline." freёnovelkiss.com

Fang Pingying meticulously analyzed for them, "You siblings are growing older, and all need to get married. When the time comes, the sons need money for wedding expenses, daughters need a dowry, and these aren’t small expenditures. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Mother how much money was spent in the end for Zhiming’s marriage."

After speaking, Fang Pingying glanced at Zhou Yunmei.

Zhou Yunmei naturally knew that she had failed Luo Zhiyong in regards to marriage, so she turned her face away and did not continue the conversation.

Especially for someone like Luo Cuilan, Fang Pingying had specifically analyzed the situation, "Moreover, Cuilan, I’m telling you the truth, regarding to someone like Jianguo’s family, you are well aware that they probably can’t offer much in terms of a bride price, and you haven’t saved up much money over the years either, so what are you going to do about your own dowry?"

When it came to dowry, Luo Cuilan sneered and lowered her voice a bit, "Hmph, I knew you’d bring up that dowry. Don’t let me guess right that you’d tell Mother to set aside money for my dowry, but in reality, you want to keep the money in your own hands and won’t be able to bring it out when it’s time to buy the dowry."

Seeing Luo Cuilan say this, Fang Pingying thought she was very ungrateful and didn’t bother to argue, but directly proposed a solution, "How about this, if you’re really worried that I won’t keep my word when the time comes and won’t provide for your dowry, then let’s do it the old way, and let Mother handle all your dowry when the time comes. We, as your brother and sister-in-law, won’t have to worry about it anymore."

"In the future, I will still give the family a sum of money each month, whether you want to treat that money as your allowance or for buying your dowry, it’s up to Mother and you to decide how to use it."

"What are you trying to say? You said before you’d help us save some dowry money, and now you say let Mother take care of it. Are you really trying to squirm out of giving us the dowry money?" Luo Cuilan was utterly unreasonable and didn’t grasp the essence of Fang Pingying’s words, instead, she just emphasized on whether or not a dowry would be bought.

Fang Pingying looked at Luo Cuilan with a frown, feeling that some people in this world really do not understand what gratitude is.

She and Luo Zhiyong had discussed saving up dowry money for her because Fang Pingying knew that the situation at Zhang Jianguo’s house was not good, and when the time came to go through the formality of marriage gifts, Jianguo’s house would definitely not be able to come up with much money for this side. That meant if Luo Cuilan wanted to marry off splendidly, her maternal family would have to cover the costs.

Although Fang Pingying and Luo Cuilan didn’t have a good relationship, she was still her sister-in-law and Fang Pingying also hoped she could marry off splendidly. If the maternal family could contribute a bit, she would at least be able to hold her head high in front of her in-laws later on.

Not like in her past life where Luo Cuilan, not knowing the consequences, got pregnant during her relationship with Zhang Jianguo,

Later, when she married into the Zhang family, they didn’t give much for the bride price, and Zhou Yunmei didn’t provide her with a decent dowry either. Her formidable mother-in-law would belittle Luo Cuilan every time there was an argument at home.

Saying that at that time, Luo Cuilan insisted on marrying into their family, and always praised how good the Luo family was and how her elder brother was an official outside, yet couldn’t even provide a decent dowry, not even matching what ordinary families would have.

Naturally, it was unreasonable for the Zhang family to say such things, as at that time, it wasn’t customary for the bride’s family to provide a dowry, but there are people in the world who unashamedly distort right and wrong.

Moreover, Fang Pingying herself had been belittled many times by Zhou Yunmei because her family didn’t make her look good when she got married. Therefore, Fang Pingying thought that since she could afford it, she might as well give some money to this little sister-in-law, hoping that her married life would be respected by her husband’s family.

But Luo Cuilan not only failed to appreciate her kindness but was also harboring doubts that the money Fang Pingying said she would save for her dowry was a lie. Luo Cuilan probably had these thoughts for a long time, she just hadn’t expressed them.

Given this, Fang Pingying really wanted to settle this matter today, "The matter of the dowry, I said I could handle it, and I can. If you don’t believe it, forget it. When I get my paycheck, I’ll give the money I saved for you to Mom."

She looked coldly at Luo Cuilan, Fang Pingying continued, "But I want to make it clear to you today that treating you all with consideration is our kindness. If we don’t look after everything, it wouldn’t be unreasonable either."

"This money is not a debt we owe you. We have an obligation to support our parents, but we are not obligated to support you all. Everything is only because your elder brother believes in family ties."

Taking a deep breath, Fang Pingying glanced at all the members of the Luo family, speaking sternly, "However, I want you to remember, kindness is mutual. We are good to you, and I hope you keep that in mind. If you can’t tell right from wrong, then it won’t make any difference to me whether we treat you well or not in the future."

Fang Pingying finished speaking and turned to leave.

She didn’t want people to say that the Luo family was always arguing and that everything had to be resolved by a heated family dispute.

Back in her room, Fang Pingying sat alone on the kang bed for a while, too lazy to bother with these annoying matters, casually found something to eat, and then lay down and fell asleep.

When she woke up, Luo Zhiyong had returned and was sitting in front of her, clutching a cigarette in his hand.

Fang Pingying turned over, opened her eyes to look at him, and so they quietly watched each other for several minutes without speaking.

Luo Zhiyong felt uneasy under her gaze, he shifted his body and spoke, "What’s wrong? Did I wake you up, or is the smoke bothering you?"

While saying this, he stubbed out the cigarette because Fang Pingying had told him before that she disliked his smoking.

Indeed, Fang Pingying didn’t like him smoking, as she thought it was harmful to his health, but she didn’t scold him this time, simply shaking her head and continuing to look at him without speaking.

Luo Zhiyong thought she was upset about the quarrel over dinner with Luo Cuilan, so he tried to comfort her, "Don’t take Cuilan’s words to heart. She’s just like that, just like my mom. When she gets angry, she can’t distinguish between good and bad."

"Did you have dinner?" In fact, Fang Pingying felt a bit choked up inside, wondering why Luo Zhiyong hadn’t come to join her in the room all this time.

They had all stayed outside for so long, surely they had eaten already, but nobody had called her for dinner.

Even though she was lying in the room, her sleep was light. She would have known if someone had entered. This meant that Luo Zhiyong had also ignored her during dinner, not caring whether she had eaten or not.

When Luo Zhiyong heard her question, he suddenly realized. It turned out that she was sulking alone, thinking that he had eaten without bringing her food or calling her to eat.