Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 817 - 812: Dog-Eat-Dog

Originally, what Mr. Lin said did make some sense, but honest advice is often hard to swallow, especially for someone like Liu Fengsheng who is in such a radical state right now. He didn't even notice the main point of Mr. Lin's words; instead, he focused on Mr. Lin saying Luo Zhiyong was a good kid, capable, and had achieved accomplishments at a young age in the army, implying he couldn't compare to Luo Zhiyong in this regard.

Liu Fengsheng is currently unable to bear any provocation, especially when it's coming from his biological father. At this moment, his mind is completely twisted; he feels he can't stand it when everyone says he's inferior to Luo Zhiyong, no matter where he goes.

If there were no Luo Zhiyong in this world, or if he could see Luo Zhiyong fall into despair, would he perhaps live more easily?

In Liu Fengsheng's view, making Luo Zhiyong live in misery is a very simple matter. He believes that the current glory of Luo Zhiyong is entirely based on the success of Fang Pingying.

Without Fang Pingying, Luo Zhiyong would just be a poor boy from Luojia Village, with a family that's a mess and an endless pile of chaotic affairs.

If there were no Fang Pingying, then Luo Zhiyong would be nothing, and the halo on his head would naturally disappear.

So it's very simple. He would collaborate with Xu He to separate Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying.

At this extremely angry moment, Liu Fengsheng truly made a decision he would regret for the rest of his life. He didn't care what kind of person Xu He was; as long as Xu He could help him split up Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong, that would be enough.

Moreover, Liu Fengsheng was becoming increasingly radical in his thoughts. He no longer listened to Mr. Liu and Mrs. Liu's endless chatter; he immediately went out to find Xu He.

Meanwhile, on Fang Pingying's side, because she had inadvertently revealed some information to Zhou Yunmei previously, coupled with Mrs. Liu confirming her tone, she believed Zhou Yunmei would soon ask for money from Mrs. Liu. Therefore, she had someone keep an eye on Zhou Yunmei; as soon as she saw Zhou Yunmei leave the house, she would definitely notify Fang Pingying.

Fang Pingying planned to catch them on the spot at the moment they exchanged money, allowing everyone, including Luo Dashan, to see Zhou Yunmei's true nature and understand the real reason behind her recent changes.

As Fang Pingying predicted, not long after Zhou Yunmei informed Mrs. Liu, she began pressing Mrs. Liu for money within a couple of days.

On Mrs. Liu's side, she was actually quite calculating. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Although initially she couldn't think of any other way, she agreed to give Zhou Yunmei money because she felt that compared to her son's supermarket and her husband's future, 4,000 yuan was truly insignificant.

But nowadays, when acknowledging relations with Fang Pingying, because Fang Pingying was very agreeable, and after secretly assessing the situation, she felt Fang Pingying's willingness to cooperate was not because Zhou Yunmei persuaded her; she believed Fang Pingying never showed excessive respect or affection for Zhou Yunmei. She agreed to help mainly because Xiutao was Luo Zhiyong's biological mother, and they collaborated for the sake of relatives.

Thinking this way, she felt that suddenly giving 4,000 yuan to Zhou Yunmei was a bit much.

Even though the Liu family is wealthy, 4,000 yuan isn't a small amount at this time; someone with 10,000 yuan in savings would be considered a wealthy person.

Mrs. Liu felt that giving out this amount of money at once was really not worthwhile.

Therefore, when Zhou Yunmei pressured her intensively, she directly arranged to meet with Zhou Yunmei.

They agreed to meet at a place not far from Zhou Yunmei and Luo Dashan's home. Upon seeing Mrs. Liu, Zhou Yunmei impatiently walked over and reached out her hand towards Mrs. Liu, asking, "So, have you achieved your goal and can you give me the money now?"

Mrs. Liu looked at how eager Zhou Yunmei was for the money and didn't directly say she wanted to reduce the amount but tested with her words, "Zhiyong's mother, it's not impossible to give you the money, but the task hasn't been completely done yet, aren't you a bit too anxious?"

Zhou Yunmei naturally understood that although Mrs. Liu said she wanted to help Xiutao and Zhiyong reconcile, she undoubtedly had other benefits in mind after the mother and son reunited. But since Mrs. Liu was unwilling to divulge this initially, she couldn't be bothered to ask, pretending not to know, and questioned Mrs. Liu back, "What do you mean by completely done? Fang Pingying already told me they've reconciled with Xiutao."

"It's true they've reconciled, but on my side...," Mrs. Liu's words suddenly paused, as she realized Zhou Yunmei was unaware of this, and she didn't plan to let her know, as it might ruin things.

Seeing this, Zhou Yunmei pursued, "What business is yours?"

Mrs. Liu glanced at Zhou Yunmei and coldly replied, "It's none of your business."

Feeling it wasn't worth asking further, Zhou Yunmei immediately said, "Then it settles it. You initially tasked me with ensuring Fang Pingying acknowledges Xiutao, and now that my job's complete, why aren't you paying?"

"This..." Mrs. Liu hesitated, unsure about antagonizing Zhou Yunmei at this time, fearing she might stir up trouble as the matter was yet unresolved.

Detecting her hesitation, Zhou Yunmei boldly stated, "Mrs. Liu, I'm telling you, I'm walking away with that money today, or you're not going anywhere."

Being so direct, Mrs. Liu bit the bullet and presented her counter plan, "Zhiyong's mother, don't you think what you've done isn't much, but you are demanding quite a lot at once with 4,000 yuan, isn't that a bit excessive?"

Briefly paused, Mrs. Liu observed Zhou Yunmei's expression, elaborated her suggestion, "How about reducing it, and I'll pay you immediately."

"Reduce it a bit?" Zhou Yunmei raised an eyebrow at Mrs. Liu, internally smirking, wondering what kind of person Mrs. Liu took her for; she wasn't someone who would do favors without proper payment.

Mrs. Liu nodded, "Like half, as in just 2,000."

"Hmph, Mrs. Liu, you really are adept at burning bridges, first tricking me into doing the task and now unwilling to pay, isn't it?" Discussing money, Zhou Yunmei's expression turned fierce, disregarding any decorum, loudly reproaching Mrs. Liu,

"But let me tell you, I, Zhou Yunmei, may compromise on other issues, but no one will get any benefit when it comes to money. Don't forget, you originally wrote me an IOU. If you don't pay up, I'll directly confront you for it and let's see if your bank manager husband would lose face over his wife owing money."

Speaking of the IOU, Mrs. Liu surprisingly smiled, showed no fear, and looked at Zhou Yunmei, coldly asking, "Zhou Yunmei, can you even read, are you sure the IOU was indeed written by me?"