Chapter 143 Acting
Hearing this, Madam Pei Er's gaze fell on Pei Yingying who was standing beside her. She was indeed good-looking and might come in handy one day.
She nodded and said to her granddaughter beside her, "Yuanyuan, you and Yingying should really get closer to each other."
Pei Yuanyuan's face looked grim, but she didn't dare to go against her grandmother's wishes, so she gritted her teeth and nodded.
Before leaving, she looked at Pei Yingying fiercely, but only received a smiling look from her.
This is a provocation, an absolute naked provocation!
A concubine's daughter dared to act so rashly in front of her? Just wait, she would never let her off easily!
Although Pei Yuanyuan tried her best to suppress her emotions, the old lady still noticed it. However, she did not blame her for anything. After all, she was a spoiled granddaughter, and she was indeed smart enough.
Madam Pei took out some of the money she had received today and placed it in front of Pei Yuanyuan, comforting her: "That Yingying girl can't get over you. Besides, haven't you been complaining about not having a maid? You can take her with you and use her as a maid when the time comes."
Knowing that her grandmother was still by her side, Pei Yuanyuan smiled, and the hostility in her body disappeared without a trace. She stepped forward and affectionately took the old lady's arm: "Grandma, I knew you were the best!"
The two continued to go to the location of the third concubine's wife. After seeing the old lady, the other party did not dare to neglect her and obediently handed over all the money they earned that day.
He watched the grandfather and grandson walk away until they disappeared without a trace. The flattering expression on the second wife's face disappeared, and was replaced by disgust.
This damn old woman really thinks this is the capital city and she is still the high and mighty Madam Pei Er!
She took out some silver from her sleeve again, and her lips curled up slightly. Sooner or later, their second wife, born out of wedlock, would have her day to shine.
After all, she is not like the people in the first and third wives who would hand over all the money they earn.
After Mrs. Pei Er told her husband and son that the eldest branch of the Pei family had opened a restaurant and that business was doing well, she saw their shocked and surprised looks as expected.
Then he thought of another solution and told it to them, which was approved by the two men.
At the dinner table that evening, Master Pei announced that the eldest branch of the Pei family was running the most popular restaurant in Qizhou County.
Everyone was speechless for a long time, but everyone knew what the most popular restaurant nowadays meant, which was money, a steady stream of money!
They are living a tight life now because they have no money.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but have a look of longing and nostalgia in their eyes. They wished they could open a restaurant like this, and missed their previous extravagant and dissolute life.
Pei Shun knew that these people extremely hated the Pei family's eldest branch. If they brought up this matter now, they must have other intentions. He took the opportunity to say, "Dad, these people from the eldest branch have brought us to this point. We absolutely cannot let them go!"
Pei Shun's words were exactly what Master Pei wanted. He nodded and said, "Indeed, Shun'er and I think the same thing. I just don't know what the rest of you think."
Since Master Pei had expressed his attitude, naturally no one else dared to raise any objections and chose not to let the people in the first house have an easy time.
Pei Hao actually wanted to say that the people from the first house must have their own abilities to be able to open a restaurant. Instead of paying attention to others, they should improve themselves. It is definitely wrong to have evil intentions.
At this moment, Bai, who was sitting next to him, immediately understood what her son was thinking. She directly pinched her son's arm, and only withdrew her hand after seeing his grinning expression.
Because of this action, Pei Hao missed the opportunity to speak.
Master Pei had already begun to talk about his plan. "All of you who have been ordained as concubines, go and plead your case in front of the first wife and see if you can stay and work. You can learn from the masters. Not only will you get paid, but you can also learn a skill!"
"Dad, your idea is really clever. I will not let you down and will secretly learn all the skills from the eldest wife." Pei Shun was the first to express his attitude.
Seeing his son being so sensible, Master Pei was satisfied. Among those who wanted to become a monk, Shun'er was the only one who suited his taste the most.
When looking at others, everyone naturally expressed their agreement.
Pei Hao did not agree, but under the threat of Bai's hands and eyes, he had no choice but to agree.
Returning to his room, Pei Hao felt helpless and looked at his mother. "Mom, this is really not a good thing to do. Besides, we used to enjoy so many conveniences and preferential treatments brought by the eldest wife. Now that the eldest wife is suffering, how can we step forward and step on her?"
Although the evidence was conclusive, Pei Hao did not believe that the people from the first wife would collaborate with the enemy and sell out the country. He always felt that there was something fishy going on.
"Hao'er, when you wanted to stand out, didn't you ever think about being targeted by others?" Bai had always known that the second house had disliked the first house for a long time, but had never shown it before because of the first house's power.
Now that their entire family had their property confiscated and exiled to Lingnan because of the eldest wife's family, everyone's resentment was even greater. When they heard that their enemies were making a lot of money and living a good life, new and old grudges surfaced again.
While she was pleased that her son was different from others, she also knew that this abnormality should not exist. If the old lady found out, she might kick them out.
All the money they earned was handed over to the old lady, and their small private treasury only had hundreds of thousands of dollars that she had saved with great difficulty. If they were kicked out, they would really have to sleep on the streets.
"Mom, I know all this, but..." Pei Hao wanted to continue to argue, but after seeing his mother's red eyes, he had to shut his mouth in disappointment.
"If you really want to help the eldest family, just quietly tell them the news. If you can stay at Baiwei Restaurant, you can learn a skill and make money. If not, then find another job."
"Okay, Mom, I know." Pei Hao planned to tell the Pei family's eldest wife the news tomorrow. This group of people came to the restaurant with bad intentions.
The next day, the concubines of the second house dressed up one by one, or to be more precise, dressed themselves up in dust and dirt, and went to Baiwei Restaurant.
So, not long after Ji Zhisui opened the door, four uninvited guests came.
Pei Shun is the best at pretending. As soon as he entered the restaurant, his eyebrows and mouth corners drooped, and with his outfit, he looked as miserable as possible.
When he saw Pei Yian, he cried out in a choked voice: "Third cousin, I... I... am so miserable! You don't know how miserable we are under the oppression of the legitimate children..."
Unfortunately, even after he had acted to this point, the other party had no intention of responding, and the atmosphere fell into a moment of awkwardness.
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