Chapter 92 Congratulations
Xiao Nanxing replied vaguely, "His family are all civil servants. I've met a few members of the Pei family, and they're all quite friendly."
Feng Xiaomei smiled. "You're a civil servant now, too. This doesn't make any difference. Don't blame me for asking so many questions. I want you to be at peace before I leave so I can report to your grandfather."
As she spoke, she fished under her pillow and pulled out a very old velvet bag. "This is the gold jewelry your grandmother left me. It's all for your dowry. Mom has no use for it. I didn't save any more money for you."
Xiao Nanxing's eyes were slightly hot, "I don't want it, I have money now."
Feng Xiaomei struggled to put it into her hands, "Take it, this is originally for you, don't let your mother die with a guilty conscience."
Xiao Nanxing fought back tears and squeezed the bag tightly, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll let you live well. Don't you want to see Zhong Kai get into university?"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything discouraging. I, I will try to live a few more days..." As she spoke, she closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
Xiao Nanxing held back her tears, performed the acupuncture carefully, and frantically thought of various treatment options.
Twenty minutes later, she closed the bedroom door and went out, and found Zhong Kai doing exercises and taking a free online class on the coffee table.
The two of them didn't know how to address each other, so Xiao Nanxing just called him by his name, "I'm leaving first, you go to bed early."
Zhong Kai stood up and walked her to the door. "Okay, okay, take care."
In the car, Xiao Nanxing opened the bag and sure enough, it was the gold jewelry she knew.
A pair of antique gold and jade bracelets, a set of rings and earrings, and a large gold pendant, all very much in the style of the previous dynasty.
My grandmother's family was an old-fashioned landlord, and the things passed down were quite old, but unfortunately they had all been squandered by their unfilial descendants.
Back at Building No. 16, Aunt Li prepared a midnight snack for her. Li Rong stayed in her room when she had nothing to do, and she was the only one in the living room.
She sat there in a daze, her mind blank.
When I came back to my senses, Pei Zhengping was already sitting next to me, eating the snacks prepared by Li Ma, and reading a document in his hand.
"When did you arrive?"
"About ten minutes." Pei Zhengping closed the file. "How's it going? Do you need my shoulder?"
Xiao Nanxing curled his lips and said, "No need, it's too hard."
Pei Zhengping pinched her earlobe with a smile.
Xiao Nanxing leaned lazily on the sofa, was silent for a few seconds and suddenly said:
"My parents fell in love and had me soon after they got married. They were the envy of everyone in our area..."
“When I was ten, in just six months, just six months, everything changed.
He was addicted to gambling and didn't care about his relatives. He made my grandfather sick with anger and he even beat my mother.
One time, one time he took me out, and you know what he wanted to do? Haha, he wanted to sell me to those people..."
“My mother fought hard to get me back, but he broke two of her ribs.
Grandpa had no choice but to disown him, help him pay off his gambling debts, and then arranged for their divorce, letting Mom take me away."
Xiao Nanxing didn't want to recall the past, but he felt uncomfortable holding it in his heart. Pei Zhengping checked on him and told him that these things had nothing to do with him.
If he dislikes it, that's even better, she can just turn around and leave.
Pei Zhengping also leaned back, reached out and held her trembling hand, listening silently.
"It's just that my mother didn't know. She thought that after the divorce, she could live with me.
Little did she know that her biological brother and father had sold her out, demanded a dowry from Zhong Jicheng without her consent, and used the money to buy a house, without caring about her life or death at all.
"Mother-in-law Zhong brings people to the house every day to make trouble, saying she wants to take poison and die in front of her. She doesn't want money, she only wants her daughter-in-law.
He used all kinds of sweet words to persuade her, made promises, and said that she was willing to accept me as a burden.
My mother was a traditional, weak woman, and she ended up remarrying without thinking."
"Just a few days after they got married, the Zhong family's mother-in-law showed her true colors and started beating and scolding me.
I was young at the time and had never suffered hardship before, so I couldn't stand being wronged. So I contradicted her once and she slapped me in the face, giving me a slight concussion.
"My mother was pregnant at the time and had no choice but to ask my grandfather for help. In the end, my grandfather took me in."
"Mother-in-law Zhong kept a very tight rein on my mother and wouldn't let her come back to see me.
I didn’t know at the time and thought she didn’t want me anymore. I cried and made a fuss for half a year, but then she stopped asking for me.”
The mother and daughter became more and more estranged from each other. Later, they would occasionally talk on the phone or see each other once every one or two years, but the conversation would end after just a few words.
"So when I said I didn't want to get married or have a relationship, it was true. My parents' marriage made me very afraid of marriage.
You forcefully barged into my world, and our statuses and identities are vastly different. Do you think I should hesitate? "
Pei Zhengping didn't say anything, but put his arm around her shoulders and gently stroked her back to comfort her.
He couldn't understand what she had felt before, but he felt sorry for her sobbing at this moment.
Her beautiful eyes shouldn't be shedding tears.
He understood her hesitation very well, so he still had to work harder.
Xiao Nanxing was immersed in depression when Pei Zhengping said, "Ms. Xiao Nanxing, you've hugged me and leaned on me, taking advantage of me. You really don't intend to give me a legitimate status? You want to be a scumbag?"
Xiao Nanxing froze and wanted to back away, but this man was right and held her tightly, refusing to let go. "It's too late to run away now. Come on, give me some sweetness to taste."
He tapped his cheek and said, "Not a kiss on the lips, but a kiss on the cheek will be fine, right?"
Xiao Nanxing raised his eyebrows, "Are you taking advantage of someone's misfortune?"
Pei Zhengping was shameless and said, "No, we are in love with each other."
Xiao Nanxing reached out and covered his entire face with his hands, pushing him back. "Shameless!"
Pei Zhengping grabbed her hand and kissed her red lips fiercely at lightning speed, smiling broadly, "This is shameless."
"Pei! Zheng! Ping! Get out!!"
Finally, Secretary Pei was kicked out of Building No. 16 and walked away with his hands behind his back, smiling.
It’s a relief that I didn’t get slapped.
Xiao Nanxing had no time to indulge in memories now. He punched the pillow in frustration for a long time.
Then she remembered that she had forgotten to ask him about the Luo and Ren families. She also wanted to ask him about Li Sheng's reputation.
Ah! Pei Dajun!
She directly asked Li Rong about Li Sheng's life, especially his personal love life.
Unexpectedly, Li Rong was also quite well-informed. "Li Sheng is known in the industry for being aloof and quiet. Some people once said that he had a first love in college. Since he hasn't married in all these years, everyone guessed that he was waiting for someone."
Xiao Nanxing frowned. This was simply a novel coming true?
Li Rong continued, "As for the Li family, although they kept it a secret, some rumors did leak out.
Anyway, it's just that Li's father and mother don't get along. Although Li's father doesn't have a mistress or illegitimate children, he is very strict with Li Sheng and his two siblings. Oh, I heard that Li's father wants Li Sheng to marry, but I don't know whose family he will marry.
When Xiao Nanxing recalled Li Xiaoxiao's shy look, he felt a huge pain in his forehead.
(Sisters: In reality, don’t tell men about your family or your past bad deeds, because he will not pity you, but will turn it into the most poisonous words to hurt you and look down on you in the future. Remember this.)
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