Pei Guangzong thought to himself that, regardless of whether the Pei family intervened or not, he would eventually sever ties with them, because there was nothing left for them to cherish in the Pei family.

They have no money, no power, and are not even a legitimate member of the lower five noble families. They are just a minor son-in-law's family in the collateral branch. Now they have been targeted by the Gu siblings, and it is only a matter of time before their family is destroyed.

If he doesn't run away, is he supposed to stay and share the hardships with the Pei family?

Dream on! The Pei family has probably forgotten that in order to reunite Fu Jingchen, they despised Pei Guangzong in every way, ignoring the humble pleas of the aunt and nephew, and insisted on driving them out of the Pei family to fend for themselves.

He still held onto this resentment, and once he had squeezed the last bit of value out of the Pei family, he would immediately publish a notice in the newspaper to sever ties with them, pack his bags, and leave, not allowing the Pei family to benefit from him in any way.

He was able to marry Du Lixue only because of Fu Jingchen's charity, and it had nothing to do with the Pei family. No wonder he was an ungrateful, cold-blooded, and ruthless person.

“If you don’t have money, then borrow it. I want to see your sincerity, considering how you treated us, aunt and niece.”

Zhao Baiping knew that Pei Guangzong was bringing up old grievances, but she could only suppress her dissatisfaction and anger. "Guangzong, your grandparents have loved you for twenty years. You can't forget your roots. Grandma was wrong about what happened before, and Grandma is willing to change. You are still the most sensible and filial grandson in Grandma's heart. The Pei family is counting on you to bring honor to the family!"

"The Pei family will do everything they can to make your wedding beautiful, so that you and both the Pei and Du families can have a great time. They won't let you and Du Lixue suffer any hardship. Your grandparents will go to borrow money from relatives later. If they really can't, there's your aunt. She's saved up quite a bit over the years. I'll give you some money!"

Before Pei Danfeng could speak, Pei Tai said matter-of-factly, "It's only right, your aunt loves you so much."

With things having come to this, Pei Zexing could only place his hopes on Pei Guangzong, who was, after all, the son he had raised for twenty years. Although not his biological son, he was easier to control than Fu Jingchen, and could be easily manipulated with just a few words.

The Fu siblings, who were not obedient to teaching, inherited the bad temper of Fu Qingning and Fu Yanzhou, making her taste the bitterness of defeat.

"We can't let Guangzong suffer, lest the Du family think the Pei family doesn't value him."

"Of course, of course." Pei Tai nodded, then turned to Pei Danfeng and asked her to pay first. "When you were with your husband's family, your mother and I subsidized you a lot. It's time for you to repay your family."

Pei Danfeng immediately roared at her parents like a tigress, "Why should I pay for a fake? Cui Hailu and her niece treated me like that, hiding things from me. She even seduced my husband. I'm a married woman, why should I pay for this? I have my own family, my daughter-in-law is pregnant. Why should I leave money to an ungrateful wretch instead of leaving it to my future grandchildren?"

“I warned you so hard just now, I shouted myself hoarse, but you wouldn’t listen and insisted on offending the Gu siblings. Now that you can’t get Fu Jingchen back, and you’ve remembered Pei Guangzong and Du Lixue’s marriage, don’t you understand what kind of people Cui Hailu and her niece are? Even if I pay for it, they won’t be grateful to the Pei family, much less to me. Aren’t you worried that Cui Hailu and her niece will take the money and run away?”

The Pei family believed they still had control over Cui Hailu and her niece. They had gone to great lengths to get Cui Hailu to divorce, but she stubbornly refused, threatening to use secrets to blackmail them into staying together. This showed how much Cui Hailu still cared for the Pei family. Besides, Cui Hailu and Zexing had a son, so she wouldn't abandon her husband and child.