Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 774 - 769: Insincere

Luo Dashan did not refute what Zhou Yunmei said this time.

Although, in Luo Dashan’s heart, Xiutao has always been like a white lotus, even if she abandoned him and their son, he never blamed her too much. He never allowed others, including family, or even Zhou Yunmei, to say anything bad about Xiutao.

But now, Zhou Yunmei’s words about Xiutao left Luo Dashan with no room to refute. In fact, back then, Xiutao didn’t have a real reason to leave the countryside. If she had been willing to stay and live with Luo Dashan, despite the hardships, it wasn’t that bad a place.

She simply couldn’t stand the idea of living in such a rural place, living a life of facing the soil and turning her back to the sky, or just being a country person.

In fact, when she was willing to be with him back then, she was just using him, and Zhiyong was merely a product of her using Luo Dashan. She never cared about him.

Ultimately, Xiutao was nothing more than a thoroughly selfish woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

Even though he didn’t want to face it, it was impossible for him not to. In the presence of Luo Zhiyong, if he tried to refute it, he wouldn’t know how to explain her leaving Luo Zhiyong after giving birth.

At the same time, Luo Dashan was worried about how Luo Zhiyong might feel about this. After all, no matter who it is, a biological mother holds a unique significance.

So Luo Dashan kept watching Luo Zhiyong, intending to step in if Luo Zhiyong reacted strongly, even if it meant finding some excuse for Xiutao’s compelled abandonment of Luo Zhiyong back then.

Unexpectedly, after listening to what Zhou Yunmei said, Luo Zhiyong was silent for a long time. When he finally spoke, he seemed calm and had no further questions, only saying softly, "I understand."

After saying this, Luo Zhiyong turned around, as if intending to leave and go upstairs.

"Ah?" Luo Dashan and Zhou Yunmei couldn’t believe it and exclaimed in unison, "Zhiyong."

Hearing them, Luo Zhiyong stopped in his tracks, and said lightly, "Aren’t you here to see Cui Lan? Go ahead and talk to her."

With that, Luo Zhiyong silently went upstairs, without saying anything more.

His actions stunned everyone. Originally they thought that since he made such efforts to understand his background, he would surely want to know who his biological mother was. Now that he knew, they expected him to inquire about her whereabouts.

Most likely, they thought he would seek out his biological mother.

But after understanding the whole process, Luo Zhiyong didn’t ask a single question.

Fang Pingying, being the closest to Luo Zhiyong, had some understanding of his calm reaction.

In fact, the calmer Luo Zhiyong appeared, the harder it likely was for him to accept these things internally.

For many, being born out of wedlock and abandoned by one’s mother from a young age isn’t considered very serious. For example, her own background wasn’t much better, but she was used to it since childhood and was indifferent.

When she met Li Aihua, there wasn’t much hesitation; seeing her kindness, she accepted her as a mother.

But Luo Zhiyong was different. First, there was his status in the military; if people found out about his background, it might be difficult for him to face others.

Furthermore, unlike Li Aihua, who was truly compelled and arranged everything for her before leaving, even searching for her after returning from abroad.

But Luo Zhiyong’s biological mother abandoned him without any hesitation, never looking for him. Because the Luo Family always lived in Luojia Village, she could have easily found him, proving she never looked.

For Fang Pingying, she couldn’t say much more to others, but addressed everyone, "Let it go, since Zhiyong doesn’t want to bring it up, don’t mention it in the future. Let’s keep living as we are now."

After a brief pause, observing the late hour and the hassle, as night fell, she glanced over the room and told Luo Dashan, "Dad, you, Hong Lan, and Cui Lan have dinner here tonight. I’ll arrange someone to drive you back later."

With that, Fang Pingying intended to head back upstairs.

Of course, she did not include Zhou Yunmei and Luo Zhiming among those people. She never intended to invite them over, nor take responsibility for their transport.

Zhou Yunmei quickly understood Fang Pingying’s intentions and immediately called out to her, "Pingying, wait, I have something to say to you." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Hearing this, Fang Pingying turned around, but merely looked at Zhou Yunmei without speaking.

Indeed, confirming that Luo Zhiyong wasn’t Zhou Yunmei’s biological son might add a layer of gratitude to Zhou Yunmei’s role in raising him, but so what? Does it mean the past should be erased, like nothing ever happened?

Even if she pretended nothing happened, would Zhou Yunmei be able to live peacefully with her as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

However, whether to repay or how to repay this gratitude, Fang Pingying hadn’t decided. She thought of consulting Luo Zhiyong first.

Overall, given Zhou Yunmei’s past actions, it’s impossible to act like nothing happened; at best, some compensation in other ways could be given.

Seeing Fang Pingying halt, Zhou Yunmei quickly approached her and began a round of sincere apologies, "Pingying, I really came to apologize today, sincerely. I know many things were my fault as a mother-in-law in the past, and I won’t do them again. I only hope we can live peacefully as a family..."

Overall, Zhou Yunmei said a lot in front of Fang Pingying, reflecting on the past in detail, mentioning major events that happened in the family over the years.

But during her self-examination, Fang Pingying noticed that she never admitted her own mistakes, instead placing all blame on Xu He.

This kind of apology seemed insincere to Fang Pingying, viewing it as Zhou Yunmei’s way, pressured by no options, to show goodwill.

Still, truth be told, for someone like Zhou Yunmei, with such a strong personality, the willingness to show goodwill was indeed rare.