"The Pei family wants to become in-laws with our Du family, so why not grant their wish?"

Originally, the Du family did not want to have anything to do with the Pei family, but now they are eager to drag the Pei family down with them, since the Pei family was the one who started the trouble!

The Pei family no longer cared much for Du Lixue. The Du family was now like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment. Pei Tai spoke up, "Du Lixue doesn't think much of Guangzong, so let's just leave it at that, unless..."

It would be a lie to say they don't regret it. If they had known that Fu Jingchen was so promising and that Gu Wanwan was the granddaughter of a meritorious official, they would never have made the mistake of offending her. In a moment of folly, the Pei family was doomed and they missed out on a bright future.

Actually, it's fine for the Pei family and the Du family to get married, provided that Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen don't harm the Du family.

Zhao Baiping was conflicted. On one hand, she really wanted the Du family's help, but on the other hand, she wished she could strangle Du Lixue. "If it weren't for your Du family's overestimation of their abilities and shamelessness in trying to break up Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen, the Pei family wouldn't have offended such an important person!"

Du Lixue was possessed and resisted frantically, "I don't want to marry Pei Guangzong, I want to marry Fu Jingchen and become the regimental commander's wife..."

Brother Du looked grave, disgusted by his sister's desperate attempt to win him over. "Mom and Dad," he said, "my sister is so stubborn. We should just sever ties with her in the newspaper. She'll ruin our Du family sooner or later."

No matter how heartbroken Mrs. Du was, she could only agree to her husband and son's decision. "Lixue, you're being ridiculous. You're really going to become a daughter without a mother's family!"

After learning Gu Wanwan's true identity, Pei Antong had to give up the idea of ​​marrying Fu Jingchen, even though she desperately wanted to. If Gu Wanwan came from a bad family, perhaps she could still fight for it, or at the very least, she could report her to the Pigeon Tail Society.

Now, the Pigeon Tail Society is useless, simply because Gu Wanwan is the granddaughter of a meritorious official. Just this identity alone makes her someone she can't afford to offend. Unless she's not afraid of death, with the power of the Gu family, killing a nobody like her would be a piece of cake.

“Pei Guangzong, it seems your plan is going to fail. I don’t think the Du family will fare any better. Your father-in-law will lose his position as battalion commander.”

This time, Pei Guangzong really didn't dare to mess with Wan Jie and Chen Ge. He was afraid that Fu Jingchen would compete with him for the position of Pei family's young master, so he deliberately confronted him. Now, he only felt that he was the clown. Fu Jingchen and Fu Wanning are really lucky to have the Gu family as their big backer.

"He can't be a battalion commander. The Du family is still a branch of the lower five noble families. Marrying her is better than marrying an ordinary person."

Cui Hailu was initially hesitant, but after hearing her nephew's analysis, she decisively agreed with his approach. "We still have to marry Du Lixue. Otherwise, with our current reputation, which woman from Beijing would want to marry us? If there are wives with good family backgrounds, we shouldn't be picky. Are we going to have Guangzong marry those country girls? That won't do. Guangzong is going to make something of himself in the future and bring honor to our Cui family!"

Pei Antong lost the will to persuade them. The aunt and niece didn't know that marrying Du Lixue was tantamount to standing against the five great families. "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, your wishful thinking has collapsed. I wonder how you feel now that you know Gu Wanwan is a daughter of the Gu family?"

"If you treated Fu Jingchen better, the Pei family would have received some benefits, but unfortunately you are not fortunate enough to receive them."

Battalion Commander Du closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and, ignoring his daughter's objections, asked Pei Guangzong, "Guangzong, are you willing to marry my daughter?"