Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 54: Time to Fight (Seeking First Subscription, Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Time to Fight (Seeking First Subscription, Seeking Monthly Ticket)

Zhou Yunmei and her party had just entered the door and were unaware of Luo Cuilan’s situation when they saw Zhang Jianguo talking to Luo Zhiyong in the courtyard. Zhou Yunmei smiled and greeted him, "Jianguo is here."

Luo Dashan didn’t speak, but he also smiled at Zhang Jianguo.

"Uncle, I..." Seeing Luo Dashan and Zhou Yunmei, Zhang Jianguo felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.

He had just been discussing the matter of marrying Luo Cuilan with Luo Zhiyong. Naturally, as an elder brother, Luo Zhiyong harshly reprimanded Zhang Jianguo at first, but it was too awkward to speak too harshly on such matters.

Seeing that Zhang Jianguo admitted his mistake and kept insisting that it was his fault, Luo Zhiyong didn’t say much more, only suggesting that this time Luo Cuilan definitely could not go to the hospital for an abortion again, so the only option left was to get married earlier.

For Zhang Jianguo himself, he did not believe in the Feng Shui dates his parents talked about; he agreed to the idea of marrying earlier, but he was hesitant because he did not know if his parents would agree.

Zhou Yunmei had no suspicion of anything else, only that seeing Zhang Jianguo reminded her of the previous time she had asked him to make a cabinet.

At that time, Zhang Jianguo had agreed readily, but it had been a month and a half, and he still hadn’t delivered the cabinet. Every time she asked Luo Cuilan, Luo Cuilan would reply nonchalantly and tell Zhou Yunmei to ask him herself.

Zhou Yunmei treated Zhang Jianguo as her future son-in-law, so she wasn’t very formal with him, but she definitely wouldn’t go knocking on her future in-laws’ door herself.

So after greeting Zhang Jianguo, she ignored his uneasiness and asked him with a smile, "Jianguo, remember you promised to make a cabinet for me last time? I’ve been waiting for it, is it ready yet?"

"Working, working on it..." Zhang Jianguo stuttered, not knowing how to respond, and looked up at Luo Zhiyong.

Luo Zhiyong frowned slightly and stopped Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, what time is it now, and you’re still thinking about that cabinet?"

Zhou Yunmei chuckled, and said to Zhang Jianguo, "What’s wrong? Now that Jianguo is here, I just thought I’d ask him."

Luo Zhiyong glanced at Zhang Jianguo, with frustration twisting between his brows, and directly revealed the situation, "Cuilan and Jianguo had the same issue as before. I think they should get married sooner and keep the baby."

"Zhiyong, what are you saying, what baby?" The smile had not yet faded from Zhou Yunmei’s face.

Standing in the courtyard, Luo Dashan also paused and looked at Luo Zhiyong.

Luo Zhiyong sighed, motioned towards his own house, and said, "Go inside and ask Cuilan, she’s in my room."

Zhou Yunmei had actually pretty much understood what Luo Zhiyong meant just now, but she did not quite believe it.

You see, the last time this happened, she had severely scolded Zhang Jianguo and had gone to the Zhang family to reproach his parents, and they had assured it wouldn’t happen again.

After returning home, she repeatedly explained the seriousness of the matter to Luo Cuilan and advised them to restrain themselves, as it was only about half a year until the wedding when the couple could do whatever they wanted.

At that time, they all agreed well, and the parents from the Zhang family also said they would keep a close eye on the two children to ensure such incident would not happen again.

But it hasn’t even been half a year, and now they say she’s pregnant again.

Though such matters outwardly seem like the man’s responsibility, as Luo Cuilan’s mother, Zhou Yunmei felt utterly embarrassed.

If this was to get out, people would first say there’s an issue with their family’s upbringing, tarnishing their reputation.

Then again, others would talk behind Luo Cuilan’s back, calling her promiscuous, pointing out that such acts couldn’t possibly be done by a man alone.

Yet Luo Cuilan not only did it, but shamelessly got pregnant over and over again.

When Zhou Yunmei thought about all this, she completely lost her reason and grabbed a stick from the yard, charging straight into Fang Pingying’s room.

Fortunately, Luo Cuilan had anticipated that her mother wouldn’t let her go and had stayed in the corner furthest from the door.

Seeing Zhou Yunmei coming in with the stick, Fang Pingying, who was closer to the door, immediately reached out to stop her, "Mom, let’s talk this out calmly, Cuilan is too frail to be distressed."

Zhou Yunmei was already burning with rage, she pushed Fang Pingying aside and charged towards Luo Cuilan, furiously shouting, "What frailty? I might as well kill this shameless woman, and the one in her belly too! Getting pregnant by men again and again, if she has no shame, do I have any?"

Fang Pingying helplessly tried to embrace Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, what are you doing? At this point, what’s the use of hitting her?"

Fang Pingying was taller and bigger than Zhou Yunmei, and easily blocked her.

But Zhou Yunmei was so furious that she was almost losing her senses; she suddenly picked up the stick and struck Fang Pingying’s hand, "Get out of the way, or I’ll hit you too."

Pained, Fang Pingying had no choice but to let go.

Just then, Luo Zhiyong and Zhang Jianguo rushed in from outside.

Luo Zhiyong quickly pulled Fang Pingying away while Zhang Jianguo held back Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, don’t hit Cuilan, hit me instead, it’s my fault."

Saying this, Zhang Jianguo even knelt before Zhou Yunmei with a thud.

Seeing it was Zhang Jianguo, Zhou Yunmei grew even angrier. She swung the stick down hard several times on Zhang Jianguo, "You do deserve a beating."

This time, Fang Pingying did not intervene to stop it; she felt Zhang Jianguo indeed deserved it.

Talking about how nice he was to Luo Cuilan, yet repeatedly harming her body like this.

Listening to their earlier conversation in the courtyard, Luo Cuilan was scared, he was even thinking of sneakily taking Luo Cuilan somewhere else to get an abortion.

Even though Fang Pingying could understand the uncontrollable emotions between lovers, a man being irresponsible after making mistakes was truly not a good man.

Moreover, Zhang Jianguo’s problem was worse than just being irresponsible; not necessarily having any compelling difficulties, he just believed in his parents’ superstitious feng shui beliefs, and didn’t insist on marrying Luo Cuilan, allowing her to go through a second abortion, showing he never truly cared about her.

Thinking deeper, such a man was not worth marrying.

However, Fang Pingying just now tried to persuade her, and indirectly reminded Luo Cuilan about this, it was evident just how devoted Luo Cuilan was to Zhang Jianguo, even extremely tolerant towards Zhang family’s parents.

Realizing Fang Pingying’s implication, Luo Cuilan appeared very agitated and even slightly blamed Fang Pingying for undermining her relationship with Zhang Jianguo.

Thus, Fang Pingying naturally had nothing more to say.

Furthermore, during this era unlike decades later when attitudes were more liberal, a woman’s chastity was sometimes seen as more important than life itself, let alone Luo Cuilan, who had already been pregnant twice with Zhang Jianguo’s children; the Luo family would not allow her not to marry Zhang Jianguo.

Hence, Fang Pingying dared not insist on this matter, nor did she wish to take on such a huge responsibility herself. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), or cast a monthly ticket. Your support powers my motivation. Mobile users can read at m.qidian.com.)