CHAPTER 711: CHAPTER 706: KEEPING IT HIDDEN IF POSSIBLE

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Speaking of Fang Pingying, Xu He was absolutely indignant and furious. She immediately started yelling sarcastically at Zhou Yunmei, "Indeed, I’m not as wealthy as Fang Pingying. If you think that daughter-in-law is so good, go live with her! After all, in your heart, you’ve always thought Luo Zhiyong is more promising than my Zhiming."

After saying this, Xu He purposely nudged Luo Zhiming, indicating that he should speak up.

In reality, in front of his older brother, Luo Zhiming was willing to concede, as he already knew his brother was more successful, and he didn’t mind it.

However, Zhou Yunmei saw through Xu He’s intentions, she rolled her eyes at Xu He, "Stop stirring up trouble here. I’m telling you, if it weren’t for the fact that you’re carrying my grandson, I would have told your sister-in-law about the rat poison issue, and see if she wouldn’t slaughter you."

As soon as Zhou Yunmei spoke, Luo Zhiming immediately asked in amazement, "My older sister doesn’t know that Xu He bought the rat poison?"

Originally, Luo Zhiming was worried. Since Zhou Yunmei came back with such anger towards Xu He, he didn’t know what would happen when Luo Cuilan returned.

Naturally, Xu He was pleased upon hearing Zhou Yunmei’s words, thinking she stumbled upon something beneficial.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunmei looked indignant and glared at Xu He, then explained, "I feared that your sister-in-law might do something drastic, so I said I bought the rat poison. Your sister-in-law scolded me harshly at the hospital, and that was the end of it."

After speaking, Zhou Yunmei repeatedly instructed, "Remember, when your sister-in-law comes back, just say that I bought the rat poison. She has already scolded me anyway."

Luo Zhiming nodded slightly after hearing this, indicating that he understood.

But Xu He was absolutely thrilled and immediately smiled at Zhou Yunmei, "Okay, thank you, Mom."

Seeing Xu He’s smug smile, Zhou Yunmei pointed at her belly and yelled irritably, "Don’t think I’m protecting you; I’m protecting my grandson. I’m afraid something might happen to him."

Then, Zhou Yunmei once again emphatically pointed at Xu He, almost threateningly, "But I’m telling you, you better obediently give birth to my grandson. If anything goes wrong, I’ll take your life."

"Hmph." Xu He snorted softly at Zhou Yunmei without saying a word, yet she was cursing furiously inside. Moreover, she was now eager for the day she would give birth. When the truth is revealed and Zhou Yunmei’s dream of a grandson is crushed, she truly wanted to see Zhou Yunmei’s reaction.

Since Zhou Yunmei was covering for her about the rat poison, Xu He was relieved, as no one would pursue the matter further. She constantly fantasized about the day her child would be born and the day Shuanzi would marry her, so she could finally hold her head high anywhere.

Although Shuanzi gave her a specific time to have the baby, Xu He didn’t take it seriously. She thought since Shuanzi so desperately wanted a son, he would certainly value the son too. What difference would it make if it was a bit late? She didn’t take Shuanzi’s deadline seriously.

Afterwards, she continued to stay at the Luo family’s home, enjoying good food and accommodations, getting money to spend—as every time Luo Zhiming settled his accounts from the construction site, he automatically gave her money, keeping only a small portion for Zhou Yunmei’s living expenses.

As for having someone to serve her, at her beck and call, Zhou Yunmei would come immediately, although reluctantly, repeatedly saying it was for serving her grandson.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Cuilan’s Zhuzhu had been in the hospital for a week already, and the doctor said he could be discharged.

Early in the morning, Zhou Yunmei went to the hospital to pick up Luo Cuilan and Zhuzhu for their discharge.

As soon as Zhuzhu got home, Xu He, feeling guilty, immediately brought him several packs of cookies, but the little guy had a mediocre memory. He used to drool at the sight of those cookies, but now when Xu He handed them to him, he not only didn’t reach out to take them, but also stammered, "Mom said not to eat them, the cookies are poisoned."

When Luo Cuilan saw the cookies, she reacted as if seeing her father’s killer, slapped Xu He’s hand away, threw the cookies to the ground, and yelled, "You still dare to give her cookies, it’s these cookies’ fault this time. It’s also weird of you to buy such crappy cookies; without them, this mess wouldn’t have happened."

Xu He felt that Luo Cuilan was simply unreasonable and couldn’t hold back anymore, also shouting out of anger, "How can this be blamed on me?"

"I say it can, so it can." Luo Cuilan actually didn’t continue to argue with Xu He about this, noticing Zhou Yunmei was no longer in the room, she suddenly stretched out her hand to Xu He, "Right, Zhuzhu’s hospital stay cost quite a bit of money, give me some money, I need to pay off the debt."

Xu He was stunned, "Pay back to whom?"

"My sister-in-law."

"How much do you need?" Xu He asked this clenching her teeth, wishing she could smack Luo Cuilan dead. She truly regretted it; had she known earlier, she would have followed Bai Jing’s method and pushed Luo Cuilan out to get hit by a car, ending it all.

Luo Cuilan didn’t specify an amount, just saying, "However much you have, anything helps."

Hearing this, Xu He scoffed, "I don’t have a penny."

Actually, to be honest, Xu He wasn’t as worried about Luo Cuilan revealing her child’s affair by now; if it really came out, she would just leave, but thought it better to keep it hidden if possible.

Luo Cuilan noticed that after she returned this time, Xu He was not as easily manipulated as before. Squinting her eyes, she brought up old matters again, "Xu He, haven’t seen you in a few days, you’ve grown bolder, huh? Do you believe I’ll tell my mom about the child in your belly right now?"

"You..." Xu He thought for a moment, deciding to still keep it a secret for now, dragging it out, "Then let me gather some money. I will call my mom later to see if I can scrape together some; I really don’t have money on me right now."

"Okay."

Due to this incident with Zhuzhu, Luo Cuilan truly felt grateful towards Fang Pingying, even overflowing with gratitude. Plus, she already had thoughts of reconciling with them, so the day after Zhuzhu came home, Luo Cuilan took some things from home, with Zhuzhu in tow, and went to Fang Pingying’s house.

When she reached the building where Fang Pingying lived, Luo Cuilan still felt somewhat ashamed to go upstairs; after all, she had done quite a few wrongs previously, acting like she had major grievances before, and now she was visiting after accepting their kindness.

Coincidentally, while Luo Cuilan was hesitating downstairs with the child, Luo Honglan came back from outside with Yaoyao and, upon seeing Luo Cuilan, Luo Honglan immediately ran over joyfully shouting, "Big sister, why have you come?"

Seeing Luo Honglan, Luo Cuilan also felt somewhat uneasy, pulling Zhuzhu along, she awkwardly greeted, "Hong Lan, long time no see."