CHAPTER 567: CHAPTER 562: LITTLE SCHEMER

Fang Pingying pursed her lips after listening.

It couldn’t be denied, she liked Luo Zhiyong’s candor, had she actually gotten to Chen Jie’s house and discovered that he went behind her back, no matter what good intentions Luo Honglan and the others had, she would probably have only felt more furious.

On the contrary, by clarifying things like this, Fang Pingying felt that it was open and straightforward, which was quite good.

She nodded at him, "Got it, you go and tell Hong Lan to get ready, as long as she’s ready we can leave at any time."

After Luo Zhiyong finished those words, he was actually somewhat expectant. He hoped Fang Pingying would say, "It’s fine if we go together."

But Fang Pingying still insisted on their exclusivity, as if she wanted to definitively draw a line between them.

He didn’t know why, but he always felt that although yesterday’s incident had not affected Fang Pingying, and Zhou Yunmei and the others hadn’t achieved their goal, Fang Pingying’s attitude towards him seemed somewhat different than before.

Before, he always felt that, aside from not living together, not much else had changed, since he felt that Fang Pingying always had expectations for their relationship.

But after yesterday, it seemed that Fang Pingying had lost that expectation.

This made Luo Zhiyong extremely anxious, as he might really lose Fang Pingying and this family.

With a hint of disappointment, he glanced at Fang Pingying and sighed softly, still nodding his head and preparing to leave.

However, Yaoyao in Luo Zhiyong’s arms seemed to sense the atmosphere between her parents, as she sat on the bed, suddenly grasping both Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying’s hands, looking back and forth between their faces, and stuttered, "Daddy goes, mommy goes, Yaoyao goes."

Luo Zhiyong looked at his daughter, his heart melting, no wonder people say daughters are like intimate little cotton-padded jackets for their parents, the little one really seemed to know what was on his mind.

But seeing Fang Pingying only lowering her head to fix Yaoyao’s clothes without responding, he coaxed Yaoyao, "Yaoyao is a good girl, you’ll go with mommy, daddy still has work."

"Wow..." Upon hearing this, Yaoyao immediately pouted and started crying loudly.

When Yaoyao cried, Ruirui at the side was startled too and then came over, also started crying loudly, and kept shouting, "Daddy goes."

"What’s the matter?" The crying of the two startled Luo Honglan and Chen Jie who were outside; Luo Honglan immediately ran in, comforting both while saying, "These two little ones hardly ever cry, why are they crying so sadly today?"

"Auntie, mommy is bad." Little Yaoyao, while crying, pointed at Fang Pingying, with an angry face accusing Fang Pingying.

Luo Honglan, puzzled, looked towards Fang Pingying, who, out of options, explained the reason and glared fiercely at Luo Honglan.

After hearing this, Luo Honglan gave Luo Honglan a guilty smile - since her "bad idea" was revealed by Luo Zhiyong - but then she really wanted to kiss Yaoyao fervently, this little one was truly a clever sprite, not only knowing daddy’s thoughts but also auntie’s thoughts.

So, Luo Honglan, while holding Yaoyao, took the chance to persuade, "Sister-in-law, go with big brother. Chen Jie’s family over there also knows some of our family’s circumstances, they are all waiting for you."

"Let’s go together, think of it as for Hong Lan’s sake." By now, Luo Zhiyong’s wish for Fang Pingying to go was devoid of any other intentions, but purely out of consideration for Luo Honglan’s matter, he said, "Our issues, from start to finish, I’ve never forced you. If you’re unwilling, if you dislike it, I wouldn’t do it."

"You’ve always treated Hong Lan as your own sister, just think of it as going to see what the in-laws are like for your sister. Otherwise, you’ll feel uneasy when she marries over."

"Mommy..." Little Yaoyao looked at mommy, with a pitiful expression.

Luo Honglan also said, "Sister-in-law, go ahead."

Seeing everyone waiting for her, and the little one looking so pitiful, Fang Pingying compromised. She nodded and said, "You all go and get ready, I’ll come out immediately."

Luo Honglan was overjoyed, humming a tune as she carried Ruirui out, while Luo Zhiyong also gave a faint smile before turning and walking out.

Leaving Yaoyao on the bed, who watched Fang Pingying change clothes. Suddenly, her eyes twinkled, she bounced onto the bed, ran over to Fang Pingying, hugged her neck, and gave her a kiss, gleefully saying, "Mommy is coming too."

Fang Pingying remembered that no matter how much she took care of the little ones, they still were closer to their father, and pretending to be upset, she said, "Mommy won’t go. You like to go with daddy, right? Daddy can take Yaoyao."

Upon hearing this, Yaoyao immediately flashed a pleasing smile at Fang Pingying, cuddling around her neck and cooing, "Mommy..."

Fang Pingying, seeing the child’s coquettish behavior, couldn’t help but to hug and kiss her fiercely.

In fact, she had a feeling that although Yaoyao and Ruirui were so young, they seemed to understand some things.

Like why dad used to come home every day, but now often they couldn’t see him, and why mom and dad used to always stand together, but not anymore.

At such a young age, unable to express themselves, they resorted to being petulant as a way of solving problems.

If this is the case now, Fang Pingying didn’t know how she would explain to them when they grew up a bit more.

A broken family, maybe, was indeed a bit cruel to a child.

She sighed, took a set of clothes out of the wardrobe, and changed.

In October, the weather in the north was already cold. Fang Pingying wore a wool sweater, velvet ankle pants, and a large white wool coat over them.

When Luo Zhiyong saw Fang Pingying leading Yaoyao out, his eyes brightened. Although she was the mother of two children, this woman was still so beautiful, just like the first time he saw her, stirring his heart.

The moment Fang Pingying came out, her eyes met Luo Zhiyong’s intense gaze. She felt her face warm up, and in an attempt to cover up, she called out to Luo Honglan, "Hong Lan, everything’s ready, let’s get going."

When Fang Pingying and the others went downstairs, Yu’er and Cheng Fei were already waiting there.

Cheng Fei was doing very well in the factory under Uncle Zeng. Since Cheng Fei was honest and diligent, Uncle Zeng had placed him at a very important technical post, and now his salary had increased significantly, making him seem much more confident.

Upon seeing Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying, he immediately walked over with a smile and greeted, "Big brother, sister-in-law."

"Cheng Fei," Luo Zhiyong nodded at him in response.

After casually chatting for a bit, they decided to eat breakfast first and then take a car to Chen Jie’s house.

However, unexpectedly, when they arrived at the breakfast place, they ran into Liu Fengsheng, who was also there for breakfast.

Although Fang Pingying felt somewhat uncomfortable in her heart after knowing Liu Fengsheng’s family background that day, she thought it over and didn’t mind it too much afterwards. After all, they were just friends, and she hadn’t thought about what would happen in the future. It was normal for others to be wary of her.

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