At Fang Pingying’s ho, Luo Zhiyong managed to get leave from the army until the 10th, and he could stay in the city for two more days.
Thinking about how Fang Pingying’s shop had just opened, there was still much work to be done; just having a few won, they probably couldn’t handle it.
So, Luo Zhiyong discussed with Fang Pingying, "Let’s not open the shop today. You guys clean up the place, and I’ll go to Uncle Zeng’s place to arrange for him to start delivering goods tomorrow."
"Okay," Fang Pingying nodded her head, suddenly rembering that during the New Year, it would be inappropriate for Luo Zhiyong to go there empty-handed, so she asked him, "Are you going to Uncle Zeng’s ho or to his factory?"
Luo Zhiyong thought for a mont, and said, "I’ll visit his factory, I haven’t had the chance to go there yet."
Even if it was just to the factory, Fang Pingying still felt that he should bring sothing, "During New Year, you should bring sothing over."
Luo Zhiyong nodded, asking her, "Should I buy so fruits or sothing like that? Would that be okay?"
"That would be fine. You decide, buy more. Uncle Zeng has helped us a lot these days." Originally, Fang Pingying wanted to bring so specialties from her hotown to Uncle Zeng, but this ti, since she had left in a hurry with Zhou Yuni, she hadn’t brought anything and could only buy sothing instead.
However, thinking of Uncle Zeng, Fang Pingying also rembered Juzi and Huang Lin, and she told Luo Zhiyong, "Right, when you go there, please also tell Uncle Zeng to have Juzi and Huang Lin co here for dinner tonight, and ask Uncle Zeng to join us as well, and we’ll have dinner at our place."
"Got it," Luo Zhiyong agreed, and they prepared to leave.
Just then, Luo Honglan and Yu’er were also done packing, and they brought their luggage out. Luo Honglan called out to them, "Sister-in-law, are you ready? Shall we go to the shop now?"
"Alright, let’s go," Fang Pingying answered, still instructing them to also carry Luo Zhiming’s things, guessing that Luo Zhiming would co to get them soon.
Speaking of Luo Zhiming, Luo Honglan couldn’t help but complain to Luo Zhiyong, "Big brother, you should talk to second brother later. He’s married, yet he hasn’t co back ho even after dropping soone off last night. What is he really up to?"
Luo Zhiyong was also aware that sothing was amiss, nodded his head, and said he would definitely have a talk with Luo Zhiming later.
Luo Zhiyong left with them and when they arrived at the shop, they saw Luo Zhiming waiting there.
His face had turned purplish from the cold wind, and he looked extrely impatient.
Seeing Fang Pingying from a distance, a flash of anger swept through Luo Zhiming’s eyes, but he quickly concealed it and nodded to Luo Zhiyong and the others, calling out, "Big brother, why did you co out from that side? Why aren’t you staying in the shop?"
Luo Zhiyong did not go into details, rely responding lightly, "The shop was too crowded to stay in, so we set up a place on that side and stayed there last night."
Luo Zhiming nodded, didn’t inquire further about the house, but looked at Luo Honglan, "Where is my stuff?"
Luo Honglan raised the bag she was holding for him, "Here."
"Give it to , I’m heading back to the factory to work now." Luo Zhiming reached out to take the bag from Luo Honglan’s hands and turned to leave.
"Zhiming, wait a mont." Luo Zhiyong held him back, then turned to Fang Pingying and the others, instructing, "You guys go inside first, just tidy up the shop a bit, the major tasks can wait till I co back."
Fang Pingying nodded, and entered the shop with Luo Honglan and Yu’er.
Outside, Luo Zhiyong pulled Luo Zhiming aside, his face stern as he asked, "Where did you spend last night?"
Hearing Luo Zhiyong ask about the previous night, Luo Zhiming felt sowhat guilty. He lowered his head to conceal it, before finally answering, "At the guest house."
Seeing his deanor, Luo Zhiyong suspected sothing was amiss and probed him, "Just to drop soone off shouldn’t take all night, why didn’t you co back imdiately?"
After the fleeting guilt, Luo Zhiming’s expression normalized. He looked at Luo Zhiyong and replied indifferently, "I dropped Xu He off there, thought about how she wouldn’t have a place to eat once back at the factory, so we had dinner together. Later, there was no bus service, so I stayed overnight at the guest house."
Without discussing whether he had done anything inappropriate with Xu He last night, the eagerness he showed just towards Xu He was enough for anyone to guess his intentions.
But Luo Zhiyong didn’t want to call him out directly, just watched him closely and sternly lectured, "Luo Zhiming, what are you really up to? It hasn’t been long since the last incident, and your thoughts are straying again."
Luo Zhiming grew impatient, "Big brother, what straying? It was just a simple drop-off, we’re just fellow villagers."
"If it was really just a villager’s concern, I wouldn’t bla you," seeing that he wouldn’t admit it, Luo Zhiyong reminded him, "Don’t forget, your wife is pregnant and resting at ho, and you’re going to be a father in a few months. Don’t ss around. If the sa issue arises again, not even the mighty heaven can help you."
Speaking of the issues with Fang Xiu, Luo Zhiming’s anger flared up, and he shouted at Luo Zhiyong, "Did you help last ti? Big sister-in-law has her own shop, handling so much money, yet she refused to contribute a single cent."
"Luo Zhiming, if you’re a man, think it through properly," Luo Zhiyong, who also had a temper, beca furious upon hearing this, his voice louder than Luo Zhiming’s, "How dare you act so righteous when you demand others to pay for your mistakes?"
"Forget it, I know you will always side with your wife, you don’t even care about our mother, let alone a younger brother like ." Luo Zhiming looked at Luo Zhiyong with a cold smile, picked up his things and walked away, "I’m leaving, going to work."
Luo Zhiyong watched Luo Zhiming walk past him with a pale face, instantly sensing a change in him; Luo Zhiming seed different from before.
In the past, whenever Luo Zhiming ssed up, no matter how he, as the older brother, scolded him or even hit him, Luo Zhiming would willingly endure it, still admiring his big brother greatly.
But today, not only did Luo Zhiming talk back, but his words also carried a hint of indifference.
Luo Zhiyong felt sothing was off. Watching his retreating figure, he shook his head and planned to visit the lumber mill to check on him in a few days.
Luo Zhiyong went to find Uncle Zeng, while Fang Pingying and the others cleaned up the shop.
Returning after just over ten days, the shop was dusty but not very dirty.
Yu’er and Luo Honglan were both capable, and considering Fang Pingying was pregnant, they hardly let her lift a finger.
The two of them alone cleaned the entire shop in less than two hours, and the shop was waiting for Uncle Zeng Shuming to deliver goods the next day, which they would stock.
Seeing that everything in the shop was organized and it was getting late, Fang Pingying thought it was ti to prepare lunch. Since there was no plan for lunch yet, she decided to go out with Yu’er and Luo Honglan to buy so groceries and also familiarize Yu’er with the area. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to cast your recomndation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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