"Dad, Zexing, you're back. Dinner is ready." Cui Hailu placed a plate of braised pork on the table, displaying the demeanor of a virtuous daughter-in-law. "I specially made your favorite dishes. The fish is good today, come and eat it while it's hot."
Zhao Baiping walked to the table and sat down. "Why are you and your son looking so grumpy? Are you going to eat or not?"
Pei Antong and Pei Guangzong were unaware of the seriousness of the situation and sat down to eat.
Cui Hailu asked feigning concern, "Mom, Wan Ning hasn't eaten for three days. Should we send her some?"
Pei Yaozu was usually spoiled by the elders of the Pei family, which made him increasingly arrogant and willful. "No, these are all mine. You worthless good-for-nothing don't deserve to eat them."
"Alright, alright, they're all for my little Yaozu!" Zhao Baiping picked up several pieces of braised pork and put them in her grandson's bowl, her love for him overflowing. Why was she able to accept Pei Guangzong and Pei Antong so easily and treat them with such affection?
The main reason is that the siblings and their grandson Pei Yaozu look quite alike, and because of Cui Hailu, they've extended their affection to her as well.
Seeing that her husband's expression was off, Cui Hailu went over to wipe his sweat, but unexpectedly...
Pei Zexing raised his hand and slapped Cui Hailu across the face. "Cui Hailu, what shameful things have you done behind my back? Is Pei Yaozu really my biological son?"
Pei Tai did not stop him, clearly tacitly approving of his son's behavior.
This slap stunned Cui Hailu and also shocked the grandmother and grandson at the dinner table.
Pei Zexing grabbed Cui Hailu's chin and asked, "Did the three of you do something to Wan Ning?"
A hint of guilt flashed in Cui Hailu's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure. "Zexing, I can swear to God that Yaozu is really your biological son. I would be struck by lightning if I were lying. From beginning to end, you have been my only man. If I didn't love you, I would have run off with someone else when I was your mistress. Whose lies are you listening to?"
"It was Fu Wanning who did it! She must be jealous of our happiness and deliberately spread rumors about us. Dad, please don't believe her!" Pei Antong couldn't think of anyone else but Fu Wanning. "I'm going to confront her! Why did she have to harm us?"
"Fu Wanning was locked in her room, how could she harm you?" It wasn't that Pei Tai felt sorry for Fu Wanning's plight, but rather that he was furious that Cui Hailu and the other two were incompetent, doing bad things that gave others leverage against them, and damaging the Pei family's reputation.
Pei Guangzong shrank back and weakly explained, "Grandpa, we admit we taught Fu Wanning a lesson, but she wasn't hurt. How were we supposed to know that Fu Wanning was so vengeful and wanted to destroy the peace of our Pei family..."
“We haven’t disgraced the Pei family. We’ve prioritized the Pei family’s reputation and interests above all else. The one who deserves to die the most is Fu Wanning, who’s still restless even while imprisoned.”
Cui Hailu covered her face and looked at Zhao Baiping with a wronged expression, hoping that her mother-in-law would protect her and demand an explanation, otherwise she would have been slapped for nothing. "It's a false accusation! I'm so wronged! I've always been loyal to the Pei family. I would never cheat on someone. I admit that I had some dissatisfaction with Fu Wanning and allowed Guang Zong and the others to teach her a lesson..."
“I, Cui Hailu, have never done anything to bring shame to the Pei family. If I have, I am willing to divorce you.”
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