Aunt Zhou... she's actually her mother?
How could that be?
So she took such good care of herself not because her grandmother had asked her to come.
Is it because she is his mother?
Pei Tiantian found it hard to believe. She had asked about her mother before, but people always laughed at her, saying that her mother had given birth to them and then ran away, abandoning them.
Pei Tiantian didn't believe it and kept hoping her mother would come back.
Unexpectedly, this day actually came.
Despite having waited so long, she didn't feel very happy at the moment.
Besides shock, there was also a strange sense of fear.
This fear stems from the fact that Zhou Qiao has been back for so long, yet she doesn't acknowledge her and her brother.
Is it because...she doesn't want them?
If she wanted them, why did she just watch her and her brother suffer here instead of taking them away?
She was doing so well; everyone praised her for being amazing, a college student, even more knowledgeable than Aunt Song.
But why did she pretend to be a stranger and not acknowledge them?
They clearly don't want them, yet they still make me go to work and earn money.
Because she didn't know it was her mother, she only saw it as an opportunity to change her life.
But she's a mother, so why should she have to earn money herself instead of supporting them?
Others might not know, but she did: Aunt Zhou Qiao hadn't been to work at all.
She's hoping to make money on her own, saying she wants to be her own agent.
Back then, Pei Tiantian trusted her completely, but now she feels scared.
These days have been filled with hunger that made me faint, reprimands from the company, and resentment from my brother...
It's all her fault.
She was on the verge of a breakdown.
...
Not long after Pei Hai left home, he indeed saw several men coming out of the family compound.
The one leading the group was Xu Dali.
Xu Dali's eyes lit up when he saw him.
"Isn't this Xiaohai? Why is he standing here looking so worried? Did he have a fight with Xiuhe?"
He asked suspiciously, "I heard that your two marriages have fallen through again. What happened?"
Pei Hai said, "Isn't it because she urged me to get married soon, and even said she didn't want any dowry? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would take advantage of a girl like that!"
He was filled with righteous indignation. "I must get this dowry before I get married. Otherwise, I won't be able to hold my head up in the family compound. Everyone will laugh at me for being a live-in son-in-law, a gigolo!"
Xu Dali's lips twitched. How come he didn't know this kid had such a strong sense of self-respect?
If it were someone else, wouldn't the woman getting a great deal if she didn't ask for a bride price?
But then, as if remembering something, his eyes lit up. "It's just a bride price, what's so difficult about that?"
"What do you mean?" Pei Hai asked suspiciously.
"I do have a method, but you can't tell anyone else," Xu Dali said in a low voice.
"Is it gambling? What if we get caught?" Pei Hai asked warily.
"Who do you take me for? Come to my house tonight, and I'll take you to a good place, I guarantee you'll be safe. I'm only introducing you because we live in the same residential compound. Others wouldn't have this kind of luck."
Xu Dali patted him on the shoulder, saw the curiosity in his eyes, chuckled, and said no more.
The fish has taken the bait.
...
"Can your brother handle it?" After returning home, Song Yanzhi heard about their plan from Pei Yuchen and was somewhat worried.
Pei Hai is unreliable; entrusting this kind of thing to him is really worrying.
If we alert them, it will be difficult to catch Xu Dali and his group again next time.
Pei Yuchen said, "Don't worry, he's dealt with these kinds of people all the time. Xu Dali has been approaching him again and again. It would be strange if he didn't fall for it."
If Pei Hai doesn't fall for it, Xu Dali will start to have more doubts.
When Xu Dali mentioned this before, he could tell that Pei Hai was very interested.
If I hadn't gone there, he probably would have gone with me.
The simple-minded and easily fooled he is, the less suspicious he becomes.
Song Yanzhi thought about it and it made sense. Since he had said that, there shouldn't be any problem.
She frowned as she thought about what happened to Pei Tiantian today and said, "I don't think this matter with Pei Tiantian will end like this. Pei Jichuan suddenly went to someone else's company to cause trouble and even took Pei Tiantian away. The police also misunderstood and arrested her. The company will definitely be furious and will make trouble for her."
Pei Yuchen frowned. "You mean you'll hold us responsible?"
“Normally, when you go to work for a company, you sign a contract. Since this has blown up so badly, they definitely won't dare hire Pei Tiantian anymore. Because she's the one who caused the trouble, the company will definitely shift all the blame onto her. At best, they might just fire her, but at worst, they'll probably have to pay compensation…”
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