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The delayed reward finally arrived, and Qiao Shu was in a good mood. When she returned home from filming, she saw Pei Shi'an sitting on the sofa, scrolling through the news on his phone with a gloomy look on his face.
"What's wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Qiao Shu dragged her suitcase in, collapsed on the sofa, and asked him lazily.
Pei Shi'an raised his eyes, his handsome face tense, and suddenly said, "Qiao Qiao, let's go to the Pei family's old house tonight. I'll take you to see my grandma!"
Qiao Shu had just picked up the water cup and took a sip. When she heard his words, she almost spit out the water. "Are you in such a hurry?"
"Well, she's desperate now. Warnings are useless. Go see grandma and reassure her. I'll clean up all the online news at once."
There was a dangerous glint in Pei Shi'an's eyes and his tone was cold.
It seems that he and Ye Nanzhu have already fallen out, and the relationship between the mother and son has reached a freezing point.
“…Okay.”
Qiao Shu agreed reluctantly, knowing that this was also crossing Pei Shi'an's bottom line.
"Let's go out."
Pei Shi'an stood up and extended his hand to her invitingly.
"Huh? Isn't it night time?"
"Go get ready first, we have a tough battle to fight tonight."
Pei Shi'an raised the corners of his lips and gave a charming smile.
Qiao Shu sighed softly and condescendingly raised her hand to place it on his palm.
At night, in the most prosperous center of City A, in the old Pei family villa, the lights were on at this moment. A red carpet was rolled out from the main entrance of the villa all the way inside. The guests invited were all celebrities and tycoons.
Inside the old house, Mrs. Pei frowned and sighed, "I've already said it, it's just a birthday, there's no need to go to such great lengths and waste so much money."
Pei Qinghai had a faint smile on his serious face. "Mom, what's this to celebrate your birthday? Besides, everything was prepared by Nanzhu. It's also a little gift from her as a daughter-in-law. Just accept it."
"Yes, Mom, today is a great day. Look, I brought Ranran here, and many people from the Wen family are here too. It's a good time to announce that Ranran is the future daughter-in-law of our Pei family."
Ye Nanzhu, dressed elegantly, walked over holding Wen Xinran's hand and spoke with a smile on her face.
"Grandma Pei, I wish you a happy birthday, a long life, and a long and blessed life!"
Wen Xinran blushed and gave her blessings shyly.
Mrs. Pei pulled her face and said lightly, "You are thoughtful too."
Then he looked at Ye Nanzhu, pursed his lips and said, "Who is the future daughter-in-law you are talking about?"
As if unaware of Mrs. Pei's anger, Ye Nanzhu said matter-of-factly, "It's Shi An, of course. Shi Yan is still young and unsettled. He even told me before that he wanted to enter the entertainment industry, but he always has his own ideas. He even refused to work at the company headquarters."
When talking about Pei Shiyan, Ye Nanzhu's smile seemed particularly gentle.
"Really? How come I didn't know Shi An was getting married?"
Mrs. Pei's face darkened. She glanced at Wen Xinran, whose expression was stiff, and said seriously, "I don't think the Wen family is bad, but I know Shi An. He won't accept a family marriage. As a mother, have you really asked him about his feelings? Are you sure that the person he wants to marry is really Miss Wen?"
Wen Xinran clenched her hands, her smile gone. She bit her red lips and looked at Ye Nanzhu with red eyes.
Ye Nanzhu patted her hand soothingly, looking at Old Madam Pei with sharp eyes, not giving in. "Mom, you're really joking. In the Pei family, does he have the right to make decisions on his own? I know there are rumors about Shi An recently, saying that he has fallen in love with a minor celebrity, but with that kind of background, can he enter our Pei family? Think about it, when I married Qinghai, wasn't it also a family marriage of equal status? Didn't Mom also persuade Qinghai to find his true love?"
Pei Qinghai frowned and scolded, "Nanzhu, how can you talk to your mother like that?"
Ye Nanzhu turned her face away and said with a slight annoyance, "I'm not wrong. Do you also want your son to marry a little celebrity? Telling others about it will only bring shame to your Pei family."
Pei Qinghai stopped talking. Seeing his silence, Old Mrs. Pei understood that the couple had the same idea.
"Okay, they're saying the birthday celebrations are fake. I'm afraid they're using me as an excuse to force their own son to submit. How ridiculous."
Mrs. Pei was about to leave when Pei Qinghai pulled her back. "Mom, don't be angry. The Pei family really wouldn't let an actor into the family. But don't worry, Shi An will think it through later. Today is naturally your birthday and the most important day. Don't doubt our filial piety towards you."
"You, don't use your business dealings against me."
Old Mrs. Pei shook her head helplessly, but she didn't really leave.
"Tsk, big brother is really pitiful. In this day and age, he still insists on family marriage."
Pei Shiyan was holding a glass of red wine, with a sarcastic smile on his handsome face.
After Lu Nanye finished sending the message, he leaned over and said, "There will definitely be a good show to watch today. You don't have to say that. Does your eldest brother look like someone who would obey and let you suffer?"
Pei Shiyan nodded. "True. He's an old fox. My father asked him to inherit the family business, but he insisted on tinkering with his own things and made a name for himself. He even schemed for me to be the heir. Tsk, he deserves what he has today. I'm worried about him, but I'd rather worry about myself."
After drinking the red wine in the glass, he was already thinking about how to escape the plan of becoming the heir.
"But look at this. Your mother has invited the elders of the Pei family and the heads of various families. This must be a Hongmen Banquet."
Lu Nanye glanced at them, his eyes shining, "Wen Xinran's parents are here too. They are dressed so festively that if you don't know them, you would think they are here for the engagement party."
"Engagement party? It's really possible that my mother would do it!"
Even Pei Shiyan, his own son, couldn't help but complain.
There was a commotion at the door, and many people were pointing outside. Pei Qinghai and Ye Nanzhu looked at each other, frowned and walked out. Pei Shiyan and Lu Nanye also hurried over to watch the show.
Pei Shi'an was dressed in a dark suit, looking elegant and tall. His handsome face, like a jade sculpture, had a pair of deep and cold black eyes. There was an intoxicating smile at the corner of his lips, and his aura was so great that he looked down on the world.
He held the arm of the bright and charming Qiao Shu, who was wearing a white off-shoulder dress that outlined her graceful figure. Her brown wavy hair was simply tied into a bun, and two strands of hair hung down by her cheeks, blowing in the wind. Her bright cat-like eyes sparkled with stars, attracting everyone's attention.
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