Looking at the handsome young man five meters away, his probing eyes were suddenly stunned. He felt that the other man looked very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before. He was very sure that he had seen him before, and even his name sounded familiar.

But I can't remember exactly where it was; it was probably just some inconspicuous soldier from another unit.

On the battlefield, good looks don't guarantee victory. If his daughter hadn't fallen for this pretty boy, he wouldn't have bothered to take him as his son-in-law.

I thought it would be an easy matter to handle, but it turned out to be so troublesome. If the Pei family were Fu Jingchen's elders, it would be fine, since blood ties cannot be severed. The Pei family kept making promises over the phone that they would let Fu Jingchen marry Lixue, but what happened?

Even now, I still haven't won over Fu Jingchen. It would have been one thing to sever ties in the newspaper, but even if I were to take the initiative to reunite the family, Fu Jingchen would never accept a traitor as a relative.

They mistreated Fu Wan Ning in the past and allowed the imposter to act arrogantly. Even if she were their own child, they wouldn't necessarily want to acknowledge her, let alone someone who wasn't. The Pei family is also suspected of harming the Fu siblings' biological parents. Just for this reason alone, the hatred between the Fu siblings and the Pei family has only increased.

The Pei family was simply eager to find a powerful in-law, and their daughter happened to have taken a liking to Fu Jingchen. So, regardless of whether he was their biological son or not, the Pei family wanted to control Fu Jingchen and use him as their servant. However, they underestimated Fu Jingchen's abilities.

Fine, for his daughter's sake, he reluctantly accepted this son-in-law. As for whether he would help the Pei family, he was sorry, he had no intention of forming a marriage alliance with the Pei family. It would be better if Fu Jingchen did not acknowledge the Pei family. The Pei family was now like a candle in the wind, no longer a branch of the former five lower-ranking families. It was just that Pei Tai married Zhao Baiping and became the son-in-law of a branch of the five lower-ranking families.

The Pei family was furious. They had a good idea that with the Du family and Shi Zhenxiang present, Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen would behave themselves. They didn't expect the two to attack indiscriminately. Their words were truly offensive and venomous, making Shi Zhenxiang and the Du family resentful of the Pei family and think that it was no use for them to discipline Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen.

Even Battalion Commander Du, dressed in military uniform, couldn't control the two men. They really couldn't figure out what the two men were afraid of.

Madam Du looked at Fu Jingchen with the eyes of a mother-in-law, and the more she looked at him, the more satisfied she became. Like her daughter, she was a sucker for good looks and liked handsome men. The man in front of her was even better than He Wenyan. Apart from his low position and sharp tongue, he was otherwise quite good.

"Fu Jingchen, I'll just ask you one question: do you want to marry my daughter or not? You should think it through carefully so you don't regret your choice later. My daughter has taken a liking to you, giving you the opportunity to climb the social ladder. You should feel honored."

Fu Jingchen's expression was calm, and he said firmly, "Impossible. I just said that we are enemies. You are the five great families, and so am I."

His attitude was quite clear, representing the irreconcilable conflict between the upper five families and the lower five families.

Pei Tai frowned, his face showing great displeasure. "When did you become one of the five upper-class families? You are a grandson of the Pei family, a member of the lower-class family. Your parents' wishes and the words of the matchmaker are not something you can refuse!"

Fu Jingchen generously revealed, "My grandparents' new friends are from the Upper Five Families. It was because of their help that my grandparents were able to overturn their case. Do you understand? My grandparents are already under the protection of the Upper Five Families. Old man Pei, your Upper Five Families are nothing."

“You…” Zhao Baiping really didn’t expect that the Pei family’s adopted son would have such an opportunity, directly connecting with a benefactor. She wondered which important figure from the five great families the other party was, probably a collateral relative.