CHAPTER 401: CHAPTER 396: HEART-TO-HEART

Fang Pingying blushed at Luo Zhiyong, knowing what he wanted to do. She pushed him gently, "Stop fooling around, I haven’t taken a shower yet."

"I don’t mind," Luo Zhiyong said, then picked up Fang Pingying and laid her flat on the bed.

Perhaps because of some joyous occasion, that night, both were especially enthusiastic, bustling around until the latter half of the night.

In the end, worn out to the extremity, Fang Pingying finally fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, while Fang Pingying was still in bed, she heard a knock on the door. "Pingying, are you up yet? I’m coming in."

Through the haze, Fang Pingying recognized the voice as Li Yuchun’s. She remembered how after last night’s deed, both had been so exhausted that they just lay down.

Thinking that they had gone to bed so late, Luo Zhiyong surely hadn’t gotten up yet. If Li Yuchun came in and saw them in that state, what a sight it would be.

She rolled over to sit up, about to call out to Luo Zhiyong, thankfully, Luo Zhiyong wasn’t on the bed anymore, but she herself was stark naked.

Just then, Li Yuchun had already pushed the door open, with Fang Xiu following behind, carrying a child.

All being women, there was no need for Li Yuchun and the others to be discreet. Seeing Fang Pingying sitting on the bed with no clothes on, they simply closed the door and came straight in.

Fang Pingying, startled, immediately retreated under the covers. She was not used to this.

But Li Yuchun had already spotted the bruised marks on Fang Pingying’s body from last night’s wildness. Frowning, Li Yuchun said, "You young people, you should take it easy at night. Getting yourself all bruised like this, doesn’t it hurt?"

Instantly, Fang Pingying’s face blushed so much it reached her neck as she called out to Li Yuchun with annoyance, "Mom."

Li Yuchun was experienced with such matters and had long since stopped being prudish. She pulled at Fang Pingying’s quilt, "Let me see if you need to apply some ointment, it’s all bruised like that."

Fang Pingying, with her face so red she couldn’t lift it, just clutched the quilt tightly.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu started to smile with pursed lips, taking Li Yuchun’s hand, "Mom, don’t tease big sister anymore. All young people are like this, and you’ve made big sister too embarrassed to even speak."

Li Yuchun glanced at Fang Pingying with a scolding look and handed her the clothes from the headboard, "Alright, enough, quickly put on your clothes, don’t catch a cold."

Worried that Li Yuchun would see more and make further comments, Fang Pingying fumbled for the clothes under the quilt and put them on haphazardly. Then she threw back the covers and quickly changed the topic, "Mom, Xiu’er, why have you come over so early in the morning?"

After saying this, Fang Pingying reached out to take the little one from Fang Xiu’s hands.

Since the Luo Family did not want the child, he took Fang Xiu’s surname, named Fang Hang, with the nickname Hang Hang.

Hang Hang recognized Fang Pingying, and in her arms, he didn’t cry or fuss, very quiet.

Fang Xiu looked at her son and smiled, then told Fang Pingying, "Sis, didn’t you mention a few days ago that Luo Zhiming asked me to go back and get a divorce? I’ve organized things at home these past few days, planning to go back tomorrow to sort things out with Luo Zhiming."

Fang Pingying actually felt it was better to clarify things between Fang Xiu and Luo Zhiming sooner rather than later to avoid future complications.

Especially now that Luo Zhiming and Xu He were involved, no one knew what might happen next.

She immediately nodded and said, "Alright, then you head back, make it a quick trip."

"I’m thinking of not bringing the child back with me, let mom take care of him and stay at yours for a few days – you can feed him some milk," Fang Xiu said. "Dad will come back with me, and after sorting things out with Luo Zhiming, we’ll bring some stuff over from home too."

Fang Pingying nodded her head, agreeing to the idea of her child staying at her place without any issue.

However, upon hearing that they were planning to bring stuff over, she casually asked, "What do you have at home that you need to bring all the way here?"

"At least we have some food," Li Yuchun said. "Everything costs money in the city. We have everything at home, and bringing some can save us a month or two of food expenses."

"Alright, if you can, then bring it over," Fang Pingying also felt that as they were just settling down in the city and were not financially well-off. Although she could provide some support, they ultimately had to rely on themselves in the long run, so she said, "Once Xiu’er and dad come over from home, find a job to keep, work hard, and in the future, live your lives here in the city."

Li Yuchun nodded and then asked, "Pingying, could you find them a job?"

"I know Uncle Zeng and the juzi folks are planning to partner up and open a supermarket; they’ll definitely need a lot of workers then. When the time comes, Xiu’er and dad can go help out," Fang Pingying did not mention that she also had a share in the venture.

She was afraid that if Fang Xiu talked too much, Zhou Yunmei might learn about her wealth and come knocking for a share.

Also, since this endeavor hadn’t been set up yet, Fang Pingying, aside from discussing it with Luo Zhiyong, had not told anyone else and didn’t want to spread the word too soon.

Upon hearing that, Li Yuchun immediately smiled with joy, "Really? Then how much salary can they earn per month?"

Fang Pingying intentionally quoted a lower salary range, "It won’t be too high, but it won’t be too low either, probably around 40 yuan. If they do a good job, they might get a raise."

"That’s good, that’s quite a bit of money. If both of them work, they could make eighty yuan a month," Li Yuchun felt that even 40 yuan a month was a lot and was quite happy, "I’ve calculated, right now our daily expenses for several people don’t come to one yuan. With this, we can save quite a lot in a month, and once we have money, we can pay the rent to your mother."

"That’s true, sister, this is a lot of money. We came here from the countryside not knowing anything; having a salary of a few tens of dollars a month is already very good," Fang Xiu’s tone was extremely content.

To be honest, Fang Pingying was quite happy to see them like this. At least they recognized where their abilities lay and were not greedy. People like that would work with a peace of mind.

If they continue this way, their future would not be difficult.

Moreover, over time, Li Yuchun and Fang Xiu made Fang Pingying feel more and more like family, able to truly confide in each other.

If it weren’t for the ongoing issues between Fang Xiu and Luo Zhiming, Fang Pingying would have liked to tell them about the house; if they knew she had a home in the city, it would give them some peace of mind.

But for now, Fang Pingying felt it best to keep observing Fang Xiu for a while longer, and it was better to keep silent. She merely said, "Don’t worry about the rent. The house is empty anyway, and if you live there, you can also help keep it clean."

"Your father insisted that we must pay the rent, otherwise it would seem as if we are leveraging raising you to ask for favors," said Li Yuchun while holding Fang Pingying’s hand, "You were raised by us; you’re our daughter. I don’t want anything from your biological mother’s side, as long as you see us as your parents."

"I understand," Fang Pingying was somewhat moved; she held Li Yuchun’s hand back and nodded, "Let’s talk about the house another time."

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