Reborn as a Tough Army Wife
Chapter 143 - 138: Totally Outrageous

Chapter 143: Chapter 138: Totally Outrageous

Who knew Luo Zhiming would pick up the item, glance at it, and then disdainfully throw it on the table with a face full of disgust, "I’m sick of eating this at home, it’s sickeningly sweet, I don’t like it."

Fang Pingying glanced at him and said indifferently, "Then go hungry, we’ll be having lunch soon anyway."

Luo Zhiming felt that since he was visiting Fang Pingying, her treatment towards him was too cold, as if she disliked his presence.

Frowning, he said, "Sister-in-law, this is my first visit here, how can you treat me like this? If my brother knew how you treat guests, he would probably not be pleased."

Fang Pingying, infuriated yet amused, raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "Should I go to the office and call your elder brother back to make you noodles? He makes delicious noodles, I’ll call him right now."

Saying this, Fang Pingying actually made a move as if she was genuinely going to call Luo Zhiyong back to cook noodles for him.

Seeing this, Luo Zhiming immediately chuckled slyly and said ingratiatingly, "Never mind, never mind, I’ll just eat some of this."

Fang Pingying glanced at him again and couldn’t bother to speak further.

Seeing him sitting in the living room, she went into the bedroom herself. The door to the study was open, but she slightly nudged the newly built wooden wall door.

Fang Pingying tidied up the room a bit, and before long, Luo Zhiyong also returned from outside.

Upon entering the door, Luo Zhiyong immediately noticed Luo Zhiming half-reclining on the wooden chair, feeling a surge of anger.

After returning to the office just now, Huang Lin had specifically called his uncle and found out that Luo Zhiming had been quite irresponsible these past few days on the communal land.

He had worked less than ten days, always arriving late and leaving early, and last night he went out on his own to play, resulting in some bricks from the construction site being stolen.

Huang Lin’s uncle, seeing that he was someone introduced by his own family, merely scolded him a little, saying that the loss of the bricks was his responsibility and would be deducted from his wages. However, since it was hard for him to come out to work, they would deduct a little each month and still pay him the remainder according to regulations, which was quite generous.

But Luo Zhiming actually argued with Huang Lin’s uncle and even said such a menial job wasn’t worth his time, claiming there were plenty of other places waiting for him to work.

In the end, the other party didn’t drive him away; he quit the job himself.

They didn’t make him compensate monetarily, just withheld his wages from those ten or so days as compensation. He then made a scene at the construction site, and it was only controlled when Huang Lin’s uncle called some people over.

Huang Lin’s uncle fiercely scolded Huang Lin over the phone, warning that if Huang Lin ever recommended such people to his construction site again, he would beat Huang Lin to death.

Having been scolded by his uncle, Huang Lin relayed the whole story to Luo Zhiyong.

Luo Zhiyong was furious at the time, thinking that if Luo Zhiming had been in front of him then, he would have beaten him to death.

Luo Zhiming, using his name outside to work, not only failed to work responsibly but also caused trouble everywhere, even involving Huang Lin. Fortunately, it was Huang Lin’s uncle; if it had been someone else, it would have made Huang Lin’s life difficult.

Before coming back, Luo Zhiyong had already suppressed his anger, planning to reason with him properly since he was already an adult.

But upon returning and seeing Luo Zhiming not only without a trace of remorse but also sitting arrogantly in the chair, smoking a cigarette, his anger could no longer be contained.

He walked over and kicked Luo Zhiming, shouting loudly, "Luo Zhiming, with the way you’re behaving, stop everything and get back to your hometown right now."

Luo Zhiming felt the pain and jumped up holding his foot, crying out. Seeing Luo Zhiyong glaring at him with a dark face, he dared not continue and sat back down with his head lowered.

Fang Pingying, hearing the noise, came out of the room and asked, "What’s going on here?"

Seeing her come out, Luo Zhiyong, still angry, called out to her, "Pingying, go make lunch. After we eat, I’ll take this kid to the train station and have him go back immediately."

Fang Pingying knew Luo Zhiyong meant what he said and didn’t say much; she just nodded and went to the kitchen to cook.

Only Luo Zhiyong and Luo Zhiming were left in the living room.

Luo Zhiyong kept scolding while Luo Zhiming, knowing he was at fault, said nothing.

After a while, seeing that Luo Zhiyong had almost vented his anger, Luo Zhiming spoke up pleadingly, "Big brother, I don’t want to go back. I still want to work in the provincial city."

Luo Zhiyong glanced at him coldly, "You can’t even handle a job guarding a construction site, what else can you do?"

"That job was too tough," Luo Zhiming quietly mentioned people asking him to move bricks.

"Tough?" Fortunately, Huang Lin had just phoned his uncle, and Luo Zhiyong knew what happened, "I just called and asked people about it; those so-called moving bricks were just occasionally helping to pick up a few bricks, not blocking the way. Is that what you call moving bricks?"

"I..."

Luo Zhiming wanted to argue, but Luo Zhiyong frowned and glared at him, "I know everything that’s happening there; everything has been told to me. Don’t think you can lie to me."

Since Luo Zhiyong knew the truth, Luo Zhiming dare not lie any further.

But within five minutes, he began to shirk responsibility again, "Big brother, the brick-losing incident yesterday really wasn’t my fault. I only left ten minutes early and had asked someone to keep an eye on it. Little did I know that the person had no sense of responsibility. He agreed, then turned around and left, and that’s how the bricks got lost."

This was indeed true; even Huang Lin’s uncle had mentioned that Luo Zhiming had instructed someone else before he left. However, it was still Luo Zhiming’s responsibility as it was his job, and the others were merely helping him out of goodwill.

Since the scolding was already done, Luo Zhiyong had calmed down and began speaking earnestly to Luo Zhiming, "Zhiming, you’re not getting any younger, you’re twenty-three this year. We’ve helped you arrange a marriage at home. If I were at home too, our brothers might even be splitting the household and living separately by now. It’ll be up to you to support the family."

"But with your behavior, you can’t manage farm work at home, nor can you handle work in the city. What exactly are you planning to do? Do you really think money is that easy to come by in the provincial city, just waiting for you to pick it up?"

Luo Zhiming pursed his lips, murmuring softly, "Big brother, when you first told me to come work in the city, you said it would be a good job, not a construction site like that."

"I would like to find you a good job, but can you handle it?" Luo Zhiyong was utterly helpless, "Can you handle documentation or do you have any special skills?"

Luo Zhiming heard this and hung his head, saying nothing.

After a while, he spoke again, pleading with Luo Zhiyong, "Big brother, I know I messed up this time. It’s also because I’ve never worked outside before and lack work experience. Next time I will do my best and not cause you any trouble."

"This time, when sister-in-law and I came here, father, mother, and Xiu’er were so happy. They are still waiting for me to send money back to make their lives easier. If I go back now without earning any money, and after having spent quite a lot on the travel, I wouldn’t have the face to return." (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for a recommendation ticket or monthly ticket, and your support will be my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)