Fu Wanning could hardly believe her ears, and her pretty face instantly turned red. "Aunt Cui, do you want to hear what nonsense you're spouting? I have a job, why should I go to the countryside in place of Pei Antong? Do you think I haven't done my research? It's clearly Pei Antong who's supposed to go to the countryside."
"You treated me badly before, but I tolerated you because you were Dad's new wife. Over the years, you've openly and secretly ostracized me. Have I ever said a bad word about you? I am clearly the daughter of the Pei family, while Pei Antong is just your daughter from your ex-husband's previous marriage. But what have you done? You and your mother have gone even further, not only taking over my room but also inciting my brother Pei Guangzong to support you and bully me on your behalf!"
"You think I'm a pushover and easy to bully? Believe me, I'll tell Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad, and you won't be afraid of your true colors being exposed?"
Cui Hailu didn't care about her stepdaughter's threats at all, treating them as nonsense. "Who cares about your life or death if you're an unloved daughter? Did your grandparents ever love you? Did your father ever care about you? My Antong, Yaozu, and Guangzong are your grandparents' most beloved grandchildren. So what if my daughter isn't related to you by blood? You don't have her silver tongue to coax people. My daughter was born to be a rich young lady."
Pei Antong was fearless. In her eyes, although Fu Wanning was the daughter of the Pei family, she was not as well off as her stepdaughter. She was a pitiful little girl who was not loved by her father or grandparents and was often targeted by the three siblings.
"Everything you have was given to you by the Pei family. I advise you to give it all back, or don't blame me for reporting you to your grandparents."
"Are you sure it was the Pei family who gave it to me? You guys are really shameless. I got this job through my own exams. I've never experienced any fatherly love growing up. It was my great-uncle, great-aunt, uncle, and aunt who gave me warmth and took care of me. Even the clothes I wear were bought for me by my great-uncle and his family. If you, my stepmother, were to buy them for me, the sun would have to rise in the west. My great-uncle and his family even subsidized the Pei family because of me, just so they wouldn't mistreat me. The good life you and your son have now is all thanks to my great-uncle's family!"
"But what about you? You're ungrateful and only know how to exploit my uncle's family. Just because my uncle is an adopted son of the Pei family, does that mean he's obligated to serve them? They've already been demoted, and you still want to seize their property. Too bad your uncle's family is still around. Don't even think about it!"
"Even if you, Pei Antong, take the surname Pei, you are still not a member of the Pei family at heart. The last people in the Pei family who have the right to make demands on me are you and your mother. Your stepmother doesn't act like a stepmother, and your stepsister doesn't have the proper role of a stepsister. I'm not Cinderella, and I won't let you and your mother bully me. I know my grandparents don't like me, so I'll tell my uncle and the others to stop giving money to the Pei family. Let's see if you can still spend money so recklessly then."
"Anyway, I don't care. I can't use a single penny of the money my uncle sent me, so I might as well cut it off."
It has to be said that she suddenly seized control of the Pei family's lifeline. However, Cui Hailu was no pushover. "Now that you've grown up, you feel confident because you have an uncle backing you up. But I'm afraid that one day your uncle will also be demoted, and in the end, won't your family's assets still be taken over by our Pei family?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Antong put her hands on her hips and laughed loudly, "Fu Wanning, save your breath. You're like an orphan in the Pei family. Although you are a daughter of the Pei family, you took your mother's surname and don't deserve to have the Pei surname. No wonder your grandparents don't love you. In front of outsiders, I am more like the Pei family's daughter than you. Your grandparents would rather choose me than you. They might even prefer not to have you, this bastard. You should keep the Pei family's adopted son company!"
"Really? I wish I were my great-uncle's granddaughter, at least they would give me warmth." Fu Wan Ning smiled bitterly. She had often heard her grandparents insult her own mother. Whenever her mother was mentioned, her father would get angry. She vaguely remembered that when she was a child, she mentioned that she wanted to find her mother and was beaten by her father. Over time, her mother, Fu Qing Ning, became a taboo subject in the Pei family.
It was as if her own mother was a wicked woman who had abandoned her husband and children.
She believed that her biological mother was not that kind of person and must have some unspeakable difficulties. Her great-uncle told her all of this. He also said that her biological mother and his adopted youngest son used to be a couple. Because the youngest son had an accident, her father came to her biological mother and said something. Her biological mother then married her father, but the two did not get a marriage certificate.
All the things she knew about her biological mother came from her great-uncle's family. Her biological mother was a kind, gentle, and loving woman, not at all like the person her grandparents had humiliated her with. Her grandparents knew that her biological mother and her uncle had been a couple, and that after her biological mother gave birth to them, she had taken the initiative to give the children her surname, which undoubtedly angered her grandparents!
As she grew up, she probably resembled her biological mother a lot, so her grandparents disliked her more and more.
Looking back on all the grievances she suffered back then, and all those days and nights, she wished so much that her great-uncle was her real grandfather, and that she could grow up happily in a loving family.
She was born into the Pei family, but she suffered all kinds of contempt. It's quite ridiculous. As the daughter of the prestigious Pei family, if it weren't for the care from her great-uncle's family and her own job, she probably wouldn't even have enough to eat in the Pei family.
Since she was old enough to understand, she had always been self-reliant and was never allowed to eat at the same table with her grandparents. Her stepmother, Cui Hailu, was overjoyed, and not only did she not give her food, she also locked the kitchen cabinets and kept her food rations for herself.
She did complain to her father, but he was blinded by Cui Hailu and her son and ignored her even more.
She had no choice but to endure her hunger and go to her great-uncle. If it weren't for his financial support, she wouldn't even be able to go to school!
“I believe that your great-grandparents will be exonerated and return to the city one day. I still stand by what I said: I would rather sell my job than give it to you. If you want a job, you can ask your own mother to buy it for you. She can afford to pay for it. Alternatively, you can ask your loving grandparents and father to help you.”
Pei Antong never thought about working. Mainly, she was used to being lazy. She could be a comfortable young lady at home, not having to do anything and eating fish and meat every day. Only a fool would want to go out and work. But some people couldn't stand her and reported her to the street office and the educated youth office, insisting that she be sent to the countryside.
The date was set for a week later, which she naturally refused. With such a tight schedule, where could she find an easy and suitable job? So the mother and daughter set their sights on Fu Wanning, a ready-made accountant at a textile factory—a respectable job with good pay and benefits, and the option to slack off often.
“Fu Wanning, no one in the Pei family will help you. I advise you to hand over your work as soon as possible. Don’t even think about asking your uncles for help. They are already in trouble themselves because someone wants to get rid of them. Going there will only cause you more trouble. Be careful that they don’t end up like your great-uncle and get demoted.”
She dared to speak out because it was the Pei family's grandparents who secretly orchestrated this.
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