Before the old lady and Pei Yu came in, they had actually heard the housekeeper's general account of the matter. They had not expected Cui Xueheng to do such a thing, and they also understood how angry Pei Sui would be.
But now, when he heard Pei Sui say that he would send Cui Xueheng to prison personally and asked to be kicked out of the family tree, he still looked at him in disbelief and shock.
Even the surprise and shock I felt when I saw the scene in the plum garden just before entering were soothed.
Even the evening breeze couldn't blow away the stagnant atmosphere in the yard.
As it got dark, the only light in the yard was the faint light reflected from the lampshades in the corridor and on the road. From a distance, only the rough outline could be seen.
Only when you get close can you see the details of the facial expressions.
After a long silence, the old lady walked tremblingly to Pei Sui. Looking at the sweat on his forehead and his gloomy expression, she felt as if something was pulling at her heart.
It hurts so much.
She raised her hand to touch his face with heartache and worry, wiped the mud off his forehead, and her eyes became more kind.
She had raised this grandson for so many years, and this was the first time she saw him so out of control and so angry.
But I don't want him to go too extreme about this matter, otherwise if the news gets out, it will affect his reputation.
As a lawyer, reputation is of vital importance.
She gently consoled him, "A Sui, don't be anxious. Calm down. Your mother was wrong to do this. The older she gets, the more confused she becomes. I've told her many times, but she won't listen."
The old lady sighed, "Today you have destroyed her most cherished plum garden. She must have learned her lesson. I'm afraid she will need to rest for half a year or a year to recover.
Why is it necessary to send her to prison and kick you out of the family tree? You are a descendant of the Pei family. If you are kicked out, how will I go to the underground to see your grandfather after a hundred years?
We can keep the door closed and make whatever noise we want at home. If it gets out, it will damage your reputation and that of our Pei family. How much more after-dinner gossip will it give to other wealthy families? With the pressure of filial piety, things become complicated.
Then she suggested, "How about this, Grandma, let's make the decision. Let your brother find her a better nursing home in the city so she can stay there for a while. What do you think?"
Pei Sui remained unmoved, not even blinking, looking unappreciative.
Her expression was still icy, but her tone was no longer as harsh as before. "If the Meng family really pursues this, she'll have to go to jail! Grandma, you don't think the Meng family can't do this, do you? They have the Xu family behind them."
He slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, and the blood that had originally cooled down surged up again.
Facing the old lady, he was no longer like a cold and emotionless ice cube, and his emotions became brighter.
"Don't tell me she's my mother. After all these years, has she ever done anything a mother should do?
I finally had a relationship and I liked someone, but she wanted to mess it up, repeatedly and unscrupulously trying to break us up. What on earth do I owe her?!"
"Did I want things to get to this point? I also want to keep my distance from her, but she won't. She forced me to do this. Even clay figures have tempers. Besides, I'm not made of clay. I have a heart and flesh and blood. Does she have that?
Even if she has it, her heart is black."
He asked word by word, "Doesn't she know how much I value Meng Sheng? Can't she see that I have to marry her? Doesn't she understand that if she did that, I would feel embarrassed, afraid that it would hurt, and that I would be angry?
She knew, she knew everything, but she just wanted to challenge my bottom line, and that's what she did. She didn't care about me at all, she just tortured me and vented all her frustrations on me."
"For so many years, no matter how she scolded me, blamed me, hated me, and even tried to strangle me a few times, I could accept it and endure it all. But when it comes to Meng Sheng, I won't give in even a little."
He suddenly laughed sarcastically, and his eyes seemed to become even redder.
"It's been thirty-one years, and there aren't many things I truly want to possess and protect. My relationship with Meng Sheng is the first and only one. I just want Meng Sheng, so why is it so difficult? Tell me, how should I face Meng Sheng? She hates and blames me, so what should I do?"
The old lady was stunned when she heard the man talk about the suffering he had suffered for so many years for the first time.
I opened my mouth, but no sound came out.
Yes, this grandson was raised by her, how could she not know how he had been walking on thin ice since he was a child?
She couldn't help but feel some hatred and resentment in her heart.
If Cui Xueheng had nothing to do today, she would want to rush over and slap her twice.
She originally wanted to save some face for the Pei family, but this face was ultimately defeated by her love for her grandson.
She sighed heavily and made a decision without any hesitation, "Grandma knows, Grandma knows you've been wronged all these years. Ah Sui, Grandma has raised you so much, when have I ever seen you like this?
As for Shengsheng's father, I will personally go and apologize to them tomorrow. Grandma, I listen to you. It was your mother who did the wrong thing, and I will not protect her.
She's grown up now, and it's really not suitable for her to live at home now. To avoid further stimulation, she can go abroad and recuperate. I'll make the decision to send her abroad."
Pei Sui was stunned. He knew that the old lady loved her sincerely, but she also had strong family values. If such a thing were to be spread, it would damage the family's reputation.
So he didn't expect the old lady to agree so readily.
He understood that the old lady was giving in to him and compromising.
He took a deep breath, choked a little, and moved his lips, "Grandma, thank you."
Thank you for your understanding, thank you for your consideration, and thank you for your support.
Thinking of this, he remembered something and raised his deep, scarlet eyes to look at Pei Yu.
Pei Yu had been looking at him, feeling quite complicated. Suddenly he saw him looking at him, and his heart suddenly sank when he met his deep gaze.
After more than ten seconds, his eyelids slowly drooped.
He was the eldest son and grandson of the Pei family, and his childhood was relatively happy and full of warmth.
When Pei Sui was rescued from the kidnapping, he was already old enough to remember things and be sensible, so the neglect and disregard Pei Sui suffered in his childhood was the most intuitive and comparable.
I remember that every time he came back from vacation, he would stay quietly in his own yard. Except for appearing in my grandmother's yard during meal times, I would not see him at other times unless I went to Zhishuiju.
Apart from his grandmother, he had never heard his name from his parents.
Mother Cui Xueheng really went too far in this matter.
Having been his elder brother for so many years, he had never seen Pei Sui so concerned about his engagement with Gu Ci.
After being with Meng Sheng, he realized that his cold-hearted brother actually had another side.
Whenever Meng Sheng is mentioned, the corners of his lips would inadvertently rise, his eyes would light up, and he would look forward to the future.
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