Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 805 - 800: Mother and Son Reunion (Part 3)

(The third update will be released today. Thanks to everyone for the rewards and monthly tickets, really grateful. Also, the title was wrong, it should be 2, but it says 3. It doesn’t affect reading.)

Watching Luo Dashan and Zhou Yunmei react like that, a bad thought suddenly arose in Fang Pingying’s mind. Perhaps this mother-son reunion isn’t so simple, maybe Zhou Yunmei is up to something again. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Given the situation, Fang Pingying really wanted to see what Zhou Yunmei was scheming. So she agreed with Luo Dashan, "Dad said so, let’s go together then."

Originally, Fang Pingying thought it was just a simple meeting, and considering that the people at Xiutao’s home definitely didn’t know about her past, she didn’t want to cause trouble for her. So, she carefully asked Luo Zhiyong to park the car at a distance from Xiutao’s house and asked them to wait there while she came up with an excuse to get Xiutao out.

But just as Fang Pingying was about to go in and find Xiutao, Zhou Yunmei suddenly spoke up, her expression showing a touch of concern as she said to Fang Pingying, "I’ll go with you. You’re unfamiliar with this place, and it’s not very safe for a woman alone."

Hearing Zhou Yunmei’s concerned words, Fang Pingying smiled faintly. It’s not that she didn’t appreciate the kindness, but she increasingly felt that Zhou Yunmei was definitely up to something and it couldn’t be a sudden change of heart towards them.

Fang Pingying really wanted to understand why Zhou Yunmei was so enthusiastic, so she didn’t refuse and nodded to agree to go with her.

Wanting to observe Zhou Yunmei, Fang Pingying deliberately walked slightly behind her to see if there was anything suspicious.

Soon, Fang Pingying noticed the first oddity about Zhou Yunmei.

Logically, this should be Zhou Yunmei’s first time here, and she shouldn’t be familiar with this place. However, Fang Pingying noticed that she didn’t seem like it was her first visit.

The path here wasn’t easy to navigate, and someone without a good sense of direction might not find the place even if they asked for directions. However, along the way, the two of them didn’t ask anyone. They only had a brief description from Luo Dashan about Xiutao’s home’s location while in the car, and Fang Pingying was completely disoriented when she arrived.

But she noticed that Zhou Yunmei seemed very familiar with the place, quickly arriving at an alley entrance. At first, it seemed like she was going to rush inside directly, but then she seemed to remember something, suddenly pausing, and pretended to say to Fang Pingying, "According to what your dad said, I know roughly that it’s in this alley, but I don’t know which house exactly. Should we go in and ask each one?"

Fang Pingying glanced at Zhou Yunmei, saying nothing more, and just nodded, "Whatever."

So, Zhou Yunmei stood at the alley entrance with Fang Pingying for a while, then seeing someone approach, she deliberately stopped the person to ask where Xiutao’s house was.

In fact, the person they stopped wasn’t enthusiastic, just casually pointed ahead, "Just a little further up."

There were at least a dozen houses in this alley. According to the person’s direction, Fang Pingying found herself unsure which house it actually was.

Yet Zhou Yunmei said she understood and led Fang Pingying in.

Curiously enough, when they reached the innermost part, they saw Xiutao coming out of the house carrying a kettle.

Even more coincidentally, following her was Mrs. Liu.

When Xiutao saw Zhou Yunmei, a trace of fear flashed across her face, but then she seemed to remember something, and the fear immediately disappeared.

However, when she saw Fang Pingying behind Zhou Yunmei, Xiutao’s face turned pale immediately, and the kettle in her hand fell to the ground with a "bang."

Before the women outside could react, a voice began to shout from inside the house, "Liu Xiutao, what kind of nonsense are you doing outside again? If that kettle breaks, we’ll have to spend money on a new one."

When Xiutao saw Fang Pingying, she seemed stunned, unable to say anything. Truth be told, she wished she could find a hole to hide in, as she least wanted Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying to see her living like this.

Because Xiutao didn’t reply, Xie Lisheng’s scolding intensified from inside, and it sounded like he was about to struggle out.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu immediately spoke up to help Xiutao, "It’s not broken; it’s not broken. If it breaks, I’ll go buy a new one for your family later, so don’t make a fuss."

Instantly, the noise in the house stopped, and Xie Lisheng’s somewhat cheeky voice came from inside, "Thank you, sister-in-law. But there are a lot of things in the house that are broken. If you don’t mind, maybe you could replace them all for us today?"

"Alright, Xiutao and I will head out to buy them now," Mrs. Liu replied through gritted teeth to Xie Lisheng inside, then pulled Xiutao and whispered to the people outside, "Let’s not stand here, let’s talk outside."

During this short period, Fang Pingying also noted the reactions of Mrs. Liu and Xiutao.

She clearly noticed that when Mrs. Liu saw her and Zhou Yunmei, she didn’t show any surprise, as if she already expected their visit, while Xiutao seemed genuinely shocked.

What did all this signify?

Why did Zhou Yunmei seem so familiar with the road here?

Why did Mrs. Liu seem to know they were coming?

Why did everything today seem to follow a predetermined pattern?

Could it be that this mother-son reunion scene was pre-arranged by someone?

If someone really arranged it, it must be Mrs. Liu, and the reason is obvious.

As for Zhou Yunmei’s intentions, Fang Pingying felt it necessary to ponder over them carefully.

Mrs. Liu pulled Xiutao and led Zhou Yunmei and Fang Pingying out of the alley, then pretended to be surprised and asked them, "What brings you here?"

Fang Pingying didn’t reply, but Zhou Yunmei feigned innocence and immediately responded, "We learned about Xiutao and Zhiyong’s situation. We came today to let the mother and son meet."

Zhou Yunmei pretended it was her first meeting with Mrs. Liu and deliberately asked about Mrs. Liu’s identity. What she didn’t know was that recognizing someone for the first time can’t be faked—the eye contact and actions gave it away.

From their conversation, Fang Pingying was sure there was something fishy between Zhou Yunmei and Mrs. Liu. However, she knew uncovering the truth required patience, so she stayed quiet.

"Oh, it’s about that. I just recently heard from Xiutao too; what a coincidence." Mrs. Liu said, then walked over warmly, taking Fang Pingying’s hand and smiling, "Pingying, I really didn’t expect that our families are related. If we had known earlier, our families should have interacted more."