Pei Minghao was suddenly stunned by the angry roar and turned to look at Old Master Pei in astonishment.

He couldn't help but exclaim.

"Grandpa, this is not the time to talk about this..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized what was happening, and a look of tension and fear flashed across his eyes.

"I...Grandpa...I didn't..."

Old Master Pei raised his cane and slammed it down hard on Pei Minghao.

"You wretched child!"

Pei Minghao subconsciously shrank his neck, but the old man's cane still landed on him without mercy.

"How many times have I told you? The first rule of the Pei family is no drinking and staying out all the time! Is your brain filled with mush?!"

"Grandpa, stop hitting me! Ouch, it hurts so much! Stop hitting me! Your grandson knows he was wrong!"

"Shut up! I don't have a grandson like you!"

What Grandpa Pei hates most is alcoholism, especially drinking all night and not coming home.

Back when Mr. Pei was young, he had a younger sister whom he doted on. However, she ended up with late-stage liver cancer because she would spend all night partying and drinking until the early hours of the morning.

A beautiful woman, as delicate as a flower, was tormented by illness and turned into a skeleton.

Finally, unable to endure the torment of chemotherapy, Ms. Pei drank two bottles of vodka one night and caused a car accident on the highway, resulting in a 14-car pileup. The car was destroyed and she died, leaving no ashes behind.

The incident escalated and had a significant impact on the Pei Group, causing its stock price to plummet for two consecutive months, resulting in losses of trillions of yuan, the indirect loss of two major international deals, and nearly causing its cash flow to collapse.

It was because of that incident that Old Master Pei's father established this family rule.

Old Master Pei himself hated alcoholics the most, especially Pei Minghao, who was an alcoholic, philandering and dissolute, and whose behavior was almost exactly like his little sister's. Old Master Pei both loved and hated him!

"Grandpa, are you trying to kill me?"

"Just kill him and that'll be the end of it, so you won't cause trouble for your family!"

Pei Minghao screamed and tried desperately to dodge the blows, but Old Master Pei kept hitting him, and every blow landed accurately on Pei Minghao.

Madam Pei, standing to the side, had red eyes and was about to stop them, but was stopped by the steward.

“Madam, the old master is in a fit of anger right now. If you don’t let him vent his anger, the third young master will only be punished more severely. It might even affect the eldest young master and the master. Please think it over.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Pei's eyes turned red, and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked pitifully at her son being chased and beaten by Old Master Pei, but she still gritted her teeth and endured it without stopping him.

Pei Minghao screamed in pain as he was beaten, stammering for his mother.

Just as he walked past Ye Ningwan, Ye Ningwan quietly stuck out her foot.

There was a loud thud.

Pei Minghao stumbled and fell heavily to the ground. Before he could get up, Old Master Pei had already caught up with him, holding his cane.

The cane rained down on him, and Pei Minghao rolled around on the ground, clutching his head, his screams echoing incessantly.

"Mom! Help me, Mom! If you don't help me, Grandpa is going to beat me to death!"

"I'll never do it again! Please! I'll never drink again!"

"..."

Amidst the wails, Madam Pei finally couldn't hold on any longer. She covered her face, rushed over, and knelt down in front of Old Master Pei, pleading pitifully.

"Grandpa, please stop hitting him! Minghao has been weak since he was a child. If you keep hitting him, something bad will happen! If you're still angry, just kill me!"

Grandpa Pei put his cane on the ground and was panting heavily.

He glanced coldly at Madam Pei on the ground and scolded her irritably.

"Do you think you're not wrong? A doting mother spoils her son. Pei Minghao is the way he is now because you spoiled him too much!"

Instead of looking for your own faults, cultivating your character, being a good wife and mother, all you do is cause trouble for others! I think you're just too idle!

Madam Pei knew that this was Old Master Pei using the opportunity to make trouble.

She wiped away her tears while pitifully defending herself, her tears wetting her handkerchief.

"Grandpa, you've really misunderstood me! I've never intentionally tried to make things difficult for anyone."

"Now that I am in charge of the Pei family, you know how difficult it is to keep an eye on such a big family. I have to keep a close eye on every aspect, just in case something goes wrong and someone with ulterior motives uses it against me!"

"I……"

Grandpa Pei remained unmoved, only speaking coldly.

"I don't think you can handle everything. Just put aside the affairs of the house for now and focus on raising your two sons properly! The eldest has been away for more than half a year and will be back in a few months. You should spend more time with him. I'm afraid you won't have time to deal with these troublesome matters!"

Madam Pei understood immediately upon hearing this.

She offered a weak rebuttal.

"It's not that I can't manage it, I still..."

But Old Master Pei waved his hand and said calmly to Madam Pei.

"Go kneel in the ancestral hall for a day and reflect on your actions."

Then, he glanced at Pei Minghao, who was curled up on the ground.

Pei Minghao drank all night, mixing red and white liquors. He had just been chased and beaten by Old Master Pei, and was now drunk. He was lying on the ground, vomiting all over the place, making himself look extremely disheveled.

Old Master Pei frowned in disgust and gave an order to the butler.

"Drag the Third Young Master to the solitary confinement room. Starting from when he sobers up, lock him up for a week to make him behave. Once he's released, he'll stay at home and copy the family rules a hundred times."

The housekeeper had Pei Minghao dragged away.

The maid quickly came up to clean up the filth on the floor and sprayed half a bottle of air freshener to cover up the sour smell that permeated the air.

Madam Pei was still crying and sobbing, and Old Master Pei was too lazy to pay attention to her. He was about to leave when Ye Ningwan suddenly called him back.

"Dad, my sister-in-law's men just smashed three of Ninth Master's blue and white porcelain pieces."

Old Master Pei stopped in his tracks and glanced back at Ye Ningwan.

He seems to have forgotten about number 3.

Madam Pei also raised her head from her tears, staring at Ye Ningwan in disbelief, and subconsciously let out a roar.

"Ye Ningwan, don't go too far! The old man has already punished you, are you still going to keep making a fuss!"

"Ye Ningwan is family, are you trying to force me to my death?!"

Ye Ningwan crossed her arms and looked down coldly at Madam Pei.

"A life for a life, a debt for a debt, is a matter of course."

Madam Pei gave a bitter laugh and stumbled to her feet.

"Fine, fine, you want my life, don't you? Then I'll give you my life in return!"

As she spoke, Madam Pei actually rammed her head against the wooden door of Ye Ningwan's bedroom.