Pei Yuchen put the things in his hand on the ground, his face dark and ugly. Pei Cuicui panicked and took two steps back in fright. "I, I didn't... this is a misunderstanding."
Pei Hai followed his brother back, and he could tell at a glance that something bad had happened at home again. He considerately closed the door, after all, he understood the principle of not airing family dirty laundry in public.
I wonder what kind of wicked thing her sister did on this special day.
He took out some sunflower seeds from his pocket and started cracking them open.
Pei Yuchen raised his hand to stop Pei Cuicui from explaining, and the coldness on his face seemed to have softened.
But only those who know him well know that the calmer Pei Yuchen appears, the angrier he is.
"Eldest sister," Pei Yuchen's voice was low and cold, "It's true that I introduced this job to Yanzhi, but she was the one who conducted the interview, so the job is hers and has nothing to do with me. It doesn't belong to me or the Pei family, and no one has the right to take her job, let alone use it to make money. Do you understand?"
Pei Yuchen's words were very clear: the work belonged to Song Yanzhi and had nothing to do with them. Whether Song Yanzhi wanted to give it to someone else or sell it was her decision, and no one had the right to blame her.
“But if it weren’t for your introduction, she wouldn’t have had this opportunity! And because she sold her job, Pearl lost her job too. If the Wang family knew how we treated her, they would hate me to death. How am I supposed to live with the Wang family in the future?” Pei Cuicui still felt wronged, accusing Song Yanzhi of being selfish and hoping that Pei Yuchen would stand by her side.
But she was destined to be disappointed. Pei Yuchen said indifferently, "That's your own business. What does it have to do with Yan Zhi? I'm only concerned about when you're going to return the salary you've embezzled from Yan Zhi's position over the past four years."
Upon hearing this, Pei Cuicui felt as if the sky had fallen, her face filled with disbelief: "Yu Chen, what are you saying! That money is completely fabricated, it doesn't exist! Can't you see that Song Yanzhi is trying to swindle money from me?! I'm your own sister, how can you help an outsider bully me like this?"
After saying that, she glared fiercely at Song Yanzhi.
Song Yanzhi frowned slightly.
She didn't expect Pei Yuchen not to speak up for Pei Cuicui, but come to think of it, Pei Yuchen's relationship with the Pei family wasn't exactly good in her previous life.
The Pei family, who swaggered around in public, were like mice before a cat in front of Pei Yuchen.
It can't cause any trouble at all.
Pei Yuchen usually doesn't interfere with minor actions as long as they aren't excessive.
However, this time it was clearly not a small matter; she was just surprised that this man could be so ruthless towards his own family.
It's not surprising that he might abandon even his own son in the future.
Song Yanzhi glanced at Pei Yuchen, but unexpectedly found himself face to face with him.
She looked away.
Even without him, she had plenty of ways to make her sister-in-law return the money.
Since we've already offended them, what's there to be afraid of if we go even further?
If she doesn't stand up for herself today, she and Xiaobao will be the ones bullied in the future.
Of course, that won't do. She doesn't want to live those days of feeling stifled and having to bow and scrape to everyone anymore.
Song Yanzhi was about to say something to tear off her sister-in-law's hypocritical face.
Then Pei Yuchen calmly said, "In your letter, you only said that Yan Zhi couldn't work because she had to take care of her child, and had to give her work to someone else to cover for her. You never told me who she gave the work to or what benefits she received."
"Do you need me to investigate personally?"
He knew that the words in the letter might differ from reality.
So as long as there's no major problem, I won't ask too many questions.
But little did they know that the few words in the letter contained a four-year-long scheme.
Upon hearing this, even Wang Yanmei's expression changed.
She immediately said, "Yu Chen, we're all family. Let's talk things out. There's no need to make a scene like this."
Pei Cuicui's expression changed drastically, her face filled with panic.
He never expected that he would be discovered secretly accepting money from Wang Zhenzhu, and he was completely dumbfounded.
"Mom, don't say anything. I haven't settled accounts with you yet."
Pei Yuchen interrupted Wang Yanmei, staring coldly at Pei Cuicui, "Eldest sister, you work as an accountant at the school, earning more than thirty yuan a month. Your husband's salary is not low either. Your life in the family compound is one of the best. But you went against your conscience and embezzled the money that should have gone to Yanzhi. She lost her job and has a child to raise. Her life is not as good as yours. What right do you have to take this money?"
Pei Cuicui's voice went hoarse.
“I’ll investigate. Even if it’s not you, your husband’s promotion will be affected. Are you sure you don’t want to admit it now?”
Upon hearing that it would affect her husband's promotion, Pei Cuicui panicked completely and dared not argue any further. She hurriedly lowered her head and apologized, "No, Yuchen, please don't do this. I was wrong. I'll give you back the money. Please, I'll give it back to you."
Pei Hai stepped aside and said, "Big sister, we're all family. You've gone too far. Your sister-in-law used to cook for you and take care of your child. And you, you secretly took the money."
He looked unconvinced.
Pei Cuicui almost vomited blood. Sure enough, she saw Pei Yuchen's even uglier expression. Afraid that if she stayed any longer, Pei Yuchen would find out what had happened before, she hurriedly said that she was going back to raise money and ran away in a sorry state.
Wang Yanmei was so intimidated by her eldest son's imposing manner that she dared not utter a word. Now that her daughter had run away, she felt even more guilty and dared not look him in the eye.
"Forget it, forget it, I'm not going to worry about you guys anymore, I'm going to cook."
"Xiao Hai, get in here and help."
After saying that, he hurried into the kitchen.
Now only Pei Yuchen, Song Yanzhi, and a few silent children remained in the courtyard.
Pei Yuchen looked at Song Yanzhi with an inscrutable expression.
Song Yanzhi felt a little uncomfortable being stared at and frowned.
Why is he looking at me like that? What did she do wrong?
After a long silence, Pei Yuchen finally spoke, "I didn't know about this beforehand. You shouldn't have sold your job so impulsively and rashly. It won't do you any good."
Just as Song Yanzhi was about to sneer, Pei Yuchen immediately said, "I know you may have done it out of desperation, but if you offend your elder sister and the Wang family like this, they will come after you. I won't be home, and you will suffer grievances and be bullied all by yourself. If there is anything you need in the future, you can tell me, and I will take care of it."
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