CHAPTER 419: CHAPTER 414: THIS TIME IT’S THE BOTTOM LINE

Fang Ping’an and Luo Zhiyong were tidying up some large items in the house, and as it was getting late, Fang Pingying called Fang Xiu to help make dinner together.

As the two worked and talked in the kitchen, Fang Xiu asked Fang Pingying, "Sis, what do you and your husband plan to do about the Luo Family from now on?"

"Forget about them, let them do whatever they want," said Fang Pingying, having made up her mind that she and her husband would no longer meddle in the Luo Family’s affairs. They decided to reconsider only if a day came when Zhou Yunmei and Luo Dashan got old and needed care.

Fang Xiu gave Fang Pingying a disbelieving glance, "You and your husband won’t even care about Zhou Yunmei and Uncle Dashan?"

Fang Xiu knew Luo Zhiyong; to outsiders, he might seem domineering and cold, but he always had a soft spot for his family matters, and he liked to take on everything himself. She knew this from when she was Luo Zhiming’s wife and found it hard to believe that Luo Zhiyong could easily detach himself from it all.

With a snort, Fang Pingying said, "Since Zhiyong’s mother was so desperate for Luo Zhiming and Xu He’s marriage, just let Luo Zhiming take care of her."

"Hmph, I bet it won’t be half a month before Zhou Yunmei and Xu He start fighting at home," Fang Xiu, recalling the scene they caused in the yard today, laughed gleefully, "Neither of them is easy to deal with."

"That would be great," Fang Pingying laughed as well, her tone not without schadenfreude, "It’s the daughter-in-law she married into the family herself, she’ll have to suffer through the consequences even if she cries about it. Everyone must pay the price for their actions."

Fang Pingying guessed that once Xu He entered the Luo Family, Zhou Yunmei wouldn’t have an easy time of it. It serves her right to realize how ridiculous it was to make so much effort to marry Xu He to Luo Zhiming. Perhaps Zhou Yunmei would even change her ways after the torment from Xu He.

After sharing a laugh, Fang Xiu said, "So you’re saying you’ve severed ties with the Luo Family?"

"We don’t need to say that out loud. You know your brother-in-law, he always feels a sense of responsibility towards his family. If we talk about severing ties in front of him, it probably won’t sit well with him," Fang Pingying thought for a moment before adding, "But from now on, we’ll live our own lives in the city. We won’t come back easily, and we made it clear that we don’t want Zhiyong’s mother and the others to come to the city. If they do, we won’t take care of them. This is kind of like separation, but we didn’t go as far as severance. After all, Mr. Zhi Yong is still there. This way, your brother-in-law will feel better, and the issue is resolved. That’s good enough."

"Sis, I used to think you were lucky to marry my brother-in-law, but now I feel you lost out," Fang Xiu sighed with regret, "Brother-in-law is good to you, upstanding and decent himself, but his family’s endless messes are just too much."

Fang Pingying admitted that Fang Xiu had a point, but at this time, it was really hard for any family to have a peaceful life.

At that time, every family was tight on money, and people fought over even the smallest amount. In some families, even with only one son, the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law still fought terribly. Let alone the Luo Family, with its many people, it was bound to be restless.

Speaking of all the messes in Zhiyong’s family, she frankly also found them annoying. But what could she do? Their relationship as a couple hadn’t faced any major issues, and each time, Zhiyong stood by her side. What could she blame him for?

It had not been easy for the two of them to come together, and now they had two sons. Unless they really had no choice, she didn’t want to take that path.

She sighed, shaking her head, "Every family has its own difficult scriptures to chant; if I had married into another family, I might have encountered similar issues."

"That’s true," Fang Xiu agreed, remarking, "Look at Luo Cuilan, the family she married into is even worse than the Luo Family."

Thinking of Luo Cuilan’s and her own experiences, Fang Pingying said resignedly, "Sigh, we’ve brought this upon ourselves; no one else to blame."

It was Luo Cuilan’s doing, and Fang Pingying was also responsible for her own situation.

She had been given a second chance in life, fully aware of just how problematic the Luo Family was, but she still chose to marry Luo Zhiyong.

She just hadn’t anticipated that in this lifetime, the Luo Family seemed even more troublesome than before.

In her previous life, Xu He never married Luo Zhiming. Although Luo Zhiming caused quite a bit of trouble for the Luo Family, he wasn’t inherently bad, and even though Luo Cuilan was problematic, she had married off and, aside from occasionally asking for things from her parents, she hadn’t done anything too outrageous.

Zhou Yunmei was tough, but without Luo Zhiming, Xu He’s affairs made her just a tough mother-in-law, unlike the extreme case in this life.

But having made her choice, she had no way out. She just hoped that after this incident, the Luo Family wouldn’t create any more problems, because even if she and Luo Zhiyong’s relationship remained strong, it might not withstand such a chaotic family.

Especially someone like Zhiyong, who always carried a sense of duty towards his family and his parents. It would be difficult for him to completely ignore them.

But as far as Fang Pingying was concerned, she was also human, she could get tired too. She worked hard to earn money for a better life, but if these family matters prevented her from ever having a good life, she would eventually be unable to cope.

Thus, she hoped Zhou Yunmei would stop at this juncture, or the Luo Family would just fall apart.

This time, it was the limit of Fang Pingying’s tolerance; there would not be a next time.

Just like Zhiyong told Zhou Yunmei, from now on they would live their lives in the city; if Zhou Yunmei and her group came knocking again, they would not bother with them. If Zhou Yunmei and her group came to make trouble again, severing ties would be the only option left.

If Zhiyong remained soft-hearted as before, allowing his family to follow their old ways, then Fang Pingying and Zhiyong might reach the end of the road together. She couldn’t and wouldn’t indulge in this behavior anymore. Now that there were two children at home, she couldn’t let them always be in a noisy environment, which would be detrimental to their growth.

While Fang Xiu and Fang Pingying were chatting, Fang Xiu suddenly remembered Luo Dahu, so she asked Fang Pingying, "Sis, have you been to see Uncle Dahe? His health doesn’t seem too good. The day before yesterday, I saw him and Aunt Qiu Xiu coming back from the hospital."

"I almost forgot about this. Yu’er mentioned it to me, saying we should have uncle go to the provincial city for a check-up," Fang Pingying had heard about it from Yu’er while in the city, and had planned to visit, but was almost forgetful due to the issues with the Luo Family. She quickly said, "After dinner, I’ll have to go and see him."

Fang Xiu nodded, "Go ahead, we still have some milk powder and stuff at home, you can take it over with you."

"Alright."