CHAPTER 713: CHAPTER 708: SURFACING

Fang Pingying nodded her head as she watched and then proceeded to ask in detail about the matter between her and Zhang Jianguo.

Actually, regarding Zhang Jianguo, Luo Cuilan herself wasn’t sure what to do. For her now, if Zhang Jianguo was willing to mend his ways, she might be willing to accept him. After all, she was just a woman, and she was still very uncertain about her future life.

But the problem was that Zhang Jianguo was now hopelessly in love with Zhang Xuehua. Xuehua was younger than her, prettier, more cunning, and was better at having children. Zhang Jianguo would definitely not look back, so Luo Cuilan knew she must prepare to live on her own.

Fang Pingying looked at Luo Cuilan and also understood that Luo Cuilan hadn’t let go of Zhang Jianguo yet, and still harbored hope in her heart.

In Fang Pingying’s view, men like Zhang Jianguo weren’t worth it, even if one day he comes crawling back begging; Luo Cuilan should not accept him.

However, after all, there was a distance between Fang Pingying and Luo Cuilan, so she didn’t dare to directly advise a breakup, only reminding her, "No matter what, you have to be prepared. You have a son to raise; you can’t keep going on without doing anything."

After hearing this, Luo Cuilan immediately nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I’ve thought about it too. I want to find a job. My child can still stay with my mother. In the future, I’ll just live by myself. It was almost enough to support the entire Zhang family when I was working by myself before. Now, as long as I can support Zhuzhu and myself, there definitely shouldn’t be any problems."

Fang Pingying thought this was also good. As long as a woman can support herself, she’ll have more confidence in the future, and who knows, once Luo Cuilan starts to earn money, her vision might change.

She nodded and asked, "Okay, do you have any place in mind where you want to go?"

Speaking of finding a job, Luo Cuilan did want Fang Pingying to help her, but she was too shy to speak up, so she said, "Not yet, I’ll look around once Zhuzhu gets a bit better..."

Fang Pingying was a clever person, and seeing Luo Cuilan’s expression, she understood her thoughts. After thinking for a bit, she found her a job, "In that case, a supermarket in the city is hiring; you work there. The salary isn’t low for a month; work eight hours a day, shift work, and two meals are included."

For the time being, the only supermarket in the provincial city was the one opened by Fang Pingying. Luo Cuilan knew the place, and she had heard that the pay was good, the benefits were generous, and the workload was light. She just didn’t have a way in. Hearing what Fang Pingying said, she was overjoyed and agreed, "Really? Thank you so much, sister-in-law."

While they were talking, several little ones came out of the house, including Zhuzhu, now totaling four kids. The house was like a small kindergarten, bustling with activity.

Even Zhuzhu, who was initially very shy, became much more lively.

Fang Pingying looked at the little ones and smiled, then she asked with concern, "By the way, did they find out how Zhuzhu got poisoned?"

Luo Cuilan answered, "Yes, they found out. The doctor said he accidentally ate cookies that contained rat poison. The cookies were for poisoning rats on the ground at my mother’s place, and Zhuzhu picked them up and ate them."

Such accidents indeed happen often, so Fang Pingying didn’t suspect anything more and just advised, "Then you have to be more careful in the future. Kids don’t know any better and are most likely to accidentally eat things."

"Yes." Luo Cuilan said, suddenly mentioning Xu He, "But that damn Xu He is also to blame. She’s always been so stingy, as if she’d split a penny in two to spend it. Yet this time, she kept buying cookies for Zhuzhu, making the kid develop a craving. That’s how he ended up picking up cookies from the ground."

"Was it Xu He who bought the cookies?" Fang Pingying was shocked. She was a bit suspicious before, and after hearing this, she thought she might have been overthinking, but it turned out the conversation was still somehow related to Xu He.

Luo Cuilan, clearly frustrated, nodded, "Yes, it was her. If it weren’t for her being pregnant, I would give her a good slap."

Fang Pingying looked at Luo Cuilan thoughtfully, not saying anything more. She was still pondering whether this could be related to Xu He, but if it was, why would Xu He poison a child? It made no sense.

Luo Honglan, who was beside them, hearing that Xu He was pregnant, just remembered that she was about to give birth. She said, "Big sister, Jianguo’s baby is about to be born, right? I’ll go visit too. Although I don’t like that Xu He, but Jianguo has been nice recently and comes over to see dad often, buying him things now and then. And after all, the child she’ll give birth to is my nephew; it’s only right I go visit."

Luo Cuilan, still furious about Xu He, blurted out, "What nephew? He’s not really related. It doesn’t matter whether you see him or not."

"Cuilan, do you know something?" Since Luo Cuilan stopped talking halfway last time, which made Fang Pingying speculate endlessly, this time she was determined to get to the bottom of it and immediately followed up on Luo Cuilan’s words.

"I..." Luo Cuilan almost let it slip, but remembering her promise, she held back and just said, "Anyway, don’t expect too much from the child in Xu He’s belly. Whether they are related or not is still uncertain."

Hearing Luo Cuilan stopping there again, Fang Pingying bluntly asked, "Cuilan, what you mean is that the child in Xu He’s belly isn’t Zhiming’s, but someone else’s, right?"

Shocked, Luo Cuilan opened her mouth wide, staring blankly at Fang Pingying.

Luo Honglan was also startled by Fang Pingying’s abrupt question, stuttering, "Really? Is that true?"

"How did you know, sister-in-law?" Luo Cuilan, recovering from her shock, felt her question was as good as a direct admission and immediately waved her hands in denial, "No, no, I didn’t say anything, don’t ask me."

Luo Cuilan’s reaction was practically a confession, and not just Fang Pingying but even Luo Cuilan herself didn’t believe her own denials as they all stared at her.

Now, Luo Cuilan knew she couldn’t hide anymore and reluctantly decided to reveal the truth. However, she was curious and asked Fang Pingying first, "But, big sister, how much do you actually know? The way you spoke seems like you know quite a bit."

Fang Pingying smiled and lowered her voice a bit, jokingly saying, "It’s just us three here, so I’ll just guess. Let’s see if I’m right, and if I’m wrong, let’s just leave it and think of it as a joke."

"Okay, guess, go ahead and guess."

Fang Pingying glanced at Luo Cuilan and Luo Honglan, curled her lips slightly, and slowly spoke, "The child in Xu He’s belly isn’t Zhiming’s but belongs to that Shuanzi who once came to the Luo family to collect debts, right?"

"Big sister, you..." Luo Cuilan was completely astonished; she didn’t expect Fang Pingying to know so much.