"Let your sister-in-law explain it to you properly, I have to leave now," Luo Zhiyong said, and then he instructed Fang Pingying, "Pingying, you go back to fetch Hong Lan. If my mom gets tough with you, you get tough back. The most important thing is to bring her back to the provincial city. We’ll deal with the rest when I return." Fang Pingying thought for a moment and then asked Luo Zhiyong, "What if your mom gets physical with me?" "You..." Luo Zhiyong choked. He obviously couldn’t let Fang Pingying fight with his mother in front of his subordinates, but he knew his wife wasn’t someone who allowed herself to be bullied. So he said, "Just handle it as you see fit." After Luo Zhiyong finished speaking, he slung his backpack on, greeted the people in the living room, especially giving each little treasure a kiss on the forehead, and then hurriedly left. Fang Pingying watched his retreating figure, sighing helplessly. Chen Jie still didn’t know what exactly had happened to Luo Honglan, and asked anxiously, "Sister-in-law, what exactly happened to Hong Lan at home? What happened?" Fang Pingying hesitated, unsure if she should divulge what happened to Chen Jie. While Fang Pingying was hesitating, Li Yuchun sized up Chen Jie and then asked, "Young man, are you the boyfriend that Hong Lan found in the army?" Chen Jie had met Li Yuchun before and remembered her, so he quickly replied, "Yes, Auntie." Li Yuchun told him, "Just now someone from our hometown called and said that Hong Lan’s mother had locked Hong Lan up." Chen Jie asked incredulously, "Locked up by her own family? Why?" "This..." Li Yuchun didn’t know whether to speak and looked at Fang Pingying, "Pingying, can I say it?" Fang Pingying thought for a moment. Luo Zhiyong had already said it, and since Chen Jie would be following her back to her hometown, he would find out sooner or later. She couldn’t keep it hidden. Moreover, Luo Zhiyong had told her that Luo Honglan had talked to Chen Jie about Li Shunbai, so Chen Jie was aware of his existence and the connection between him and Luo Honglan. So, Fang Pingying said to Chen Jie, "Chen Jie, don’t worry, it’s not a big deal. It’s just some family conflicts." Hearing this, Chen Jie felt slightly relieved, but still furrowed his brows, "Sister-in-law, I’m listening." Fang Pingying asked, "Do you know who Li Shunbai is?" Chen Jie nodded, "Yes, Hong Lan told me about him. He’s the matchmaking partner your folks back home found for her. Initially, everyone at home agreed, but later you didn’t Li Shunbai, so you didn’t let Hong Lan go through with it, right?" It seemed like that silly girl Hong Lan was not only honest with her family but also with Chen Jie, telling him everything about Li Shunbai. But, truth be told, being honest sometimes has its advantages. Now, in this situation, she didn’t need to explain much to Chen Jie, nor worry about his doubts. Moreover, Fang Pingying found it easier to explain, "Since you already know, that’s good. The folks back home now want to marry her off to Li Shunbai, but Hong Lan refuses. So now, they have locked her up, trying to force her to marry." "What era are we in that your family is still ?" Chen Jie said, then realizing it might not be polite to say this in front of Fang Pingying, he hurriedly explained, "Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with your family, it’s just really strange." Fang Pingying shook her head, telling him not to worry too much. Li Yuchun instantly spoke up, "Don’t say sorry. You’ll soon find out that your future mother-in-law is indeed quite strange..." Fang Pingying, not wanting Li Yuchun to say too much in front of Chen Jie, quickly interjected, "Chen Jie, let’s not talk too much now. Let’s go buy tickets now and rush back today, otherwise, once they finalize the engagement, it will be more troublesome than now." "Okay, I’ll go buy the tickets, sister-in-law you pack up, and then we’ll meet at the train station," Chen Jie said, then hurriedly left. Fang Pingying realized she wouldn’t be staying long after returning, so she only packed some toiletries and instructed Li Yuchun and others to look after the two children. Then she also quickly left. It took about seven to eight hours by train and car to travel from the provincial city to Luojia Village. By the time Fang Pingying and Chen Jie arrived at Luojia Village, it was already between seven and eight in the evening. When they got back to the Luo Family’s house, people at the Luo Family were eating dinner in the courtyard. For some reason, upon seeing Fang Pingying at the doorway, everyone in the courtyard, except for Dashan, didn’t seem much surprised, as if they expected Fang Pingying to return. At the moment, Fang Pingying was wondering if Xiao Fang’s phone call to her had been discovered by the Luo Family, which was why they knew she would be returning today. But she found it strange that as soon as Luo Zhiming saw her, he immediately lowered his head. Yun Mei and Xu He, upon seeing her, uniformly leaned their heads behind Fang Pingying, as if looking for someone, but Fang Pingying didn’t think much of it at the moment. She assumed it was because they saw her return and thought Luo Zhiyong must surely have come back too, looking to see if Luo Zhiyong had returned. Later, Fang Pingying would find out that everything had been planned by them all along, but that’s a story for another time. The first from the courtyard people to come up was Dashan. Upon seeing Fang Pingying, his surprise turned into delight. "Pingying is back! Quick, come inside, we’re eating." Follow current novels on NovelHub(.)net He ushered Fang Pingying into the house and upon seeing Chen Jie following her, he was puzzled but didn’t ask further, still smiling, "Come, young man, come inside as well." Then, he turned and told Yun Mei, "Hurry up, the child is back. Go and make some more food." Fang Pingying noticed that as soon as Chen Jie entered the courtyard, he started looking around, clearly anxious to find Luo Honglan. Fang Pingying quietly said to him, "Chen Jie, come inside first." Inside the house, Yun Mei, Xu He, and Luo Zhiming only then noticed the person following Fang Pingying, and they all curiously sized up Chen Jie. Upon glancing at Chen Jie, Yun Mei immediately shouted displeasedly at Fang Pingying, "Who is this? Where is my son Zhiyong? He didn’t come back with you, but you brought another man back instead? What are you trying to do?" Hearing Yun Mei’s words, Fang Pingying frowned slightly. What was Yun Mei talking about? She was just about to explain, but standing aside Xu He immediately picked up Yun Mei’s thread in a sarcastic tone, "Big sister, don’t tell me you’ve found someone else outside?" Considering the last time Fang Pingying ruined her wedding, Xu He hadn’t settled this account with Fang Pingying properly, and now was a perfect opportunity. Luo Zhiyong was not around, and she wanted to deal with Fang Pingying properly. "Slap." But as soon as Xu He finished speaking, her face was fiercely slapped. It was Fang Pingying who had hit her.