Chapter 61 Wife, shall we go back to our bridal chamber tonight?
After Pei Jiuyan finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with Qin Suisui in mid-air, as if seeking praise.
It was rare to see him so childish, so Qin Suisui couldn't help but smile and give him an admiring look.
Hao Ke stood up, dusted herself off, and looked at Pei Jiuyan with disbelief: "You're married? When did you get married? Who's your partner? I didn't know!"
As Pei Jiuyan turned and walked inside, he pointed to Qin Suisui standing by the second-floor window and said, "That's my wife." He then waved to Pei Huoshan, who happened to be driving by, indicating that he should go there himself. If he still didn't understand the farce that had unfolded today, then he was a fool.
Hao Ke, while touching the hole in the back of her dress from the fall, chased after Pei Jiuyan, saying, "Wait, why didn't you tell me you were getting married? Look at the mess this has made! My mom even forced me to wear this girly dress!"
As if remembering something, she quickly ran a few steps to catch up with Pei Jiuyan, looked up at the building, and winked at him: "Isn't this your childhood sweetheart fiancée who keeps writing you letters?"
Pei Jiuyan frowned: "What nonsense is this?"
Hao Ke muttered, "Back then, you were always running to Jiangcheng, constantly exchanging letters. You were more affectionate than people who were together every day. Isn't that what childhood sweethearts are like? Why don't I have an affectionate childhood sweetheart?"
Pei Jiuyan ignored her and went straight upstairs. Grandma Pei was still muttering, "That brat Jiuyan, he's been corrupted by his mother. What's wrong with giving him a hug?" As if she was saying it on purpose for Qin Suisui to hear, she deliberately emphasized, "It's not like I haven't been hugged when he was little."
"You said it yourself, that was when we were little, and besides, that wasn't a hug, it was just a normal sparring match." Pei Jiuyan stood at the door with a cold face, refusing to even call her "Grandma" anymore.
Grandma Pei, however, did not notice his abnormality. She quickly pulled him over and earnestly repeated her previous argument that "since ancient times, a betrothed woman is a wife, and a runaway woman is a concubine," trying her best to persuade Pei Jiuyan to divorce Qin Suisui.
“Listen to Grandma, it’s not good for you to stay on that deserted island. If you marry Coco, her father can find a way to transfer you back to Beijing. Wouldn’t it be better to come back? Why suffer there? Grandma is doing this all for your own good!”
Pei Jiuyan's face was cold, and his sharp eyes looked at Grandma Pei: "I think you're doing this for your eldest cousin's job, aren't you?"
Pei Jiuyan's eldest cousin, Pei Danhua, was the apple of his grandmother's eye, but unfortunately, he was mediocre. After graduating from high school, his family used connections to find him many jobs, but he didn't stay in any of them for long.
Later, after much crying and fussing, Pei Huoshan finally made an exception for the first time in his life and used his connections to get him a job in the army's logistics department as a quartermaster.
In exchange, the Pei family completely separated from the Pei family's old residence, and from then on, Grandpa Pei and Grandma Pei would be supported by the eldest son's family.
After a few years of peace, it seems Pei Danhua is getting restless again. This time, Grandma Pei is actually using his marriage as a pretext.
Grandma Pei instantly choked up, like a chicken with its neck being choked, unable to speak. She simply threw a tantrum, lying down on the bed: "Even at the end of my life, I still have to be disliked by my children and grandchildren. I was trying to help you, and you still misunderstood me like this. I can't live like this! I really can't live like this!"
Pei Jiuyan ignored her, his voice as cold as ever: "I have written down everything you just said. When I get back, I will write a letter of complaint to my uncle's workplace, accusing him of allowing his family to promote feudal superstitions as the head of the family. I believe Yili Food Factory will deal with such an employee severely."
Seeing the disbelief in Grandma Pei's eyes, he had no intention of stopping: "As for you, or rather, the deal between Pei Danhua and the Hao family, it's best to end it here. Otherwise, I don't mind taking it to the military. You know me, I'm the most cold-hearted person. I won't suffer any losses, but it's uncertain whether Pei Danhua can keep his job."
After saying that, he turned his head and glanced at Hao Ke, who had followed him up. Hao Ke, who was standing next to Qin Suisui with hearts in her eyes, was so frightened that she immediately raised her hands in surrender: "I don't know anything! I really don't know anything. I was working perfectly fine. My mom said you came back and wanted to come to our house to propose marriage. I was thinking that we grew up together, and neither of us was married, so getting married for fun wouldn't be bad. But now that you're married, this matter is definitely off!"
Hao Ke did indeed grow up with Pei Jiuyan, Chi Donglin, and Song Yunlai. She was a tomboy when she was young. Her mother hoped that she would follow in her footsteps and join the army's cultural troupe, so she was raised to be an artistic soldier from a young age. However, this girl turned out to be rebellious and is now a track and field athlete in the army's sports team.
Hao's father held a position comparable to Pei Huoshan's, but the Hao family only had one daughter, Hao Ke. Therefore, they set their sights on Pei Jiuyan, who also only had one son and was young and promising, hoping to arrange a marriage between the two young men and women.
Seeing that Grandma Pei was almost fainting from anger, Pei Jiuyan quickly grabbed his wife and mother and left the old house without looking back.
Liu Qianyun secretly gave him a thumbs up: "Well done, son! You have the same style as your father back in the day!"
Back when she first married Pei Huoshan, Grandma Pei made things difficult for her in the same way. Pei Huoshan immediately moved her out of the old house and barely contacted her except for giving her retirement money. Later, after Pei Danhua's job incident, she stopped even giving her retirement money. So whenever Grandma Pei wanted to contact them, she could only pretend to be sick and call their workplace directly.
Qin Suisui wanted to laugh too; Pei Jiuyan's kick had been so swift and decisive that she'd been stunned. However, his attitude certainly proved she hadn't entrusted herself to the wrong person. Qin Suisui lowered her head and chuckled to herself.
"Wow! Little sister! You look even prettier when you smile!" Hao Ke caught up from behind, and the two brothers put their arms around Qin Suisui's shoulders like brothers.
Pei Jiuyan, his face cold, slapped her hand away. The sound... sounded strangely painful, and Qin Suisui couldn't help but gasp.
Hao Ke also covered the back of her hand and complained to Qin Suisui, "Sister, look at him! He has no chivalry at all! What's the point of having a man like that? Why don't you come with me!"
Qin Suisui blinked: "No, comrade, if what just happened wasn't a dream, then we should be considered rivals for love for now, right?"
Hao Ke laughed loudly: "What rival in love? You don't really think there's something between me and Pei Jiuyan, do you? If there were, we would have done it long ago, and you wouldn't be in the picture!"
Hao Ke laughed heartily, while Qin Suisui simply smiled faintly at her throughout, without replying.
Perhaps women are born with an instinct: once they start to care about someone, they can keenly sense who else around him likes him just as much. This instinct should be called a sixth sense.
Even from upstairs, Qin Suisui could clearly see the look in Hao Ke's eyes as she ran toward Pei Jiuyan—a look of anticipation, joy, and a shy, girlish charm that was completely out of character for Hao Ke.
Qin Suisui took in the hurt and disappointment she felt when she heard Pei Jiuyan say that he was married.
As for why she later acted as if nothing had happened, and even seemed to have a good impression of her, and even called Pei Jiuyan her brother, Qin Suisui didn't know. If she didn't cross the line, she would also pretend not to know anything, after all, Pei Jiuyan was indeed very outstanding.
But her words, "If there were anything, it would have happened long ago, and you wouldn't have anything to do with it!" made Qin Suisui inexplicably uncomfortable. However, as a newcomer, she didn't know the relationship between the Hao family and the Pei family and didn't want to cause trouble for her elders, so she simply pretended not to understand her implied meaning.
She decided to swallow her anger, but Pei Jiuyan wouldn't allow it.
He frowned and said, "What are you talking about? What do you mean 'what business is it of hers'? I was engaged to her before my wife was even born. How can it not be her business?"
Qin Suisui couldn't help but burst out laughing. She really didn't know whether it was because the environment in Beijing was different from that on Qiongtan Island, or what the reason was, Pei Jiuyan, who was as cold as ice on Qiongtan Island, became as quick and sharp-tongued as a machine gun when he returned to Beijing.
Liu Qianyun couldn't help but laugh. On the way back, she quietly pulled Qin Suisui aside and whispered, "Suisui, you don't know, Ayan used to be just like this, aloof and sharp-tongued. No child in the whole compound wanted to play with him. Even the Chi family's son and the Song family's son were beaten into submission by him and only then did they voluntarily become his underlings. Three years ago, he had an accident at sea, and after he came back, he became as cold as an ice block."
Three years ago? Pei Jiuyan adopted Zan Zan three years ago. I overheard Pei Jiuyan chatting with Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai, and they seemed to have heard that Zan Zan's biological father had an accident at sea. So, is Pei Jiuyan's accident related to this?
Pei Jiuyan also suddenly stopped communicating with her three years ago, so what exactly happened during that time?
Qin Suisui looked at Pei Jiuyan driving beside her. The afternoon sun shone obliquely through the car window, shining directly on his left cheek, as if giving his wheat-colored face a layer of light, making his skin tone several shades lighter, and his eyebrows and eyes also softened a bit. At this moment, he looked just like the photo he had sent her.
I was just ten years old then, the age when I started to look at handsome men and beautiful women. I became curious about the appearance of my "fiancé" with whom I often corresponded. After pestering him for a long time, I finally received a photo from Pei Jiuyan.
In the photo, Pei Jiuyan also pursed his lips, calmly staring straight ahead. The camera's halo seemed to have eyes, specifically targeting the angle between his brow bone and the bridge of his nose. Qin Suisui felt at that moment that she had really hit the jackpot; her fiancé was even more handsome than the people in the movie posters.
During that time, she dreamed that she had become a bride and was about to marry Pei Jiuyan.
Even in the many years that followed, his features would often appear in her dreams.
With such beautiful thoughts in mind, Qin Suisui was somewhat hesitant to recognize Pei Jiuyan when she first saw him at the port of Qiongtan Island. He was tanned, his features had become more defined, and he exuded an aura of asceticism that kept strangers at bay.
Qin Suisui turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window and secretly smiled.
Pei Jiuyan is good too.
Suddenly, a warm touch came from his hand, followed by a tight grip. Pei Jiuyan's low, somewhat amused voice came: "You've been peeking at me for so long, why are you turning away to smirk?"
Qin Suisui was immediately embarrassed. She thought she had hidden it well, but it turned out that she had been discovered!
Even if you find out, don't say anything, your mother-in-law is still in the back! Qin Suisui looked back shyly through the rearview mirror and suddenly realized that there was no one in the back seat.
"Hey, where's Mom? Wasn't she just in the car?"
Pei Jiuyan patted her head and couldn't help but chuckle softly: "We just passed by the bridal chamber, and Mom went downstairs to clean. She called you, but you were too engrossed in watching me and didn't hear her."
Qin Suisui's face immediately turned bright red, and she abruptly let go of Pei Jiuyan's hand: "Who was peeking at you? I was just too engrossed in looking at the scenery over there! Don't flatter yourself! Hurry up and drive back, let's go back and help Mom."
Pei Jiuyan grabbed her hand again, intertwining her fingers with his own. His usually cold eyes were now full of tenderness: "Wife, let's go back to our bridal chamber tonight, okay?"
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