Her crazed and delirious state was completely different from the virtuous and gentle daughter-in-law she used to be.
The more the Pei family liked her before, the more they now despise her, feeling that Cui Hailu is not presentable and has lost her status as a daughter-in-law of the Pei family.
Pei Tai looked displeased and quickly ordered his son, "Zexing, hurry up and stop her. Don't let a crazy woman ruin the relationship between the Pei and Du families. If we can't be in-laws, then we can still be relatives. There's no need to make things too awkward."
Du Lixue thought this made sense, and her parents also told her to try not to get into conflicts, since they were all relatives from the lower five families and would run into each other all the time.
Pei Zexing no longer showed any mercy to Cui Hailu. He raised his hand and slapped her across the face. "If you keep making trouble, I'll divorce you right now. You love your family so much and always think about them. Then you can go back to your family."
Cui Hailu was stunned by the slap. Her husband used to never have the heart to hit her, but now he didn't even care about their marital relationship in front of others, which meant that her husband could abandon her at any time.
She had to shut her mouth in fear. She couldn't get a divorce. Given the Pei family's cold-heartedness, if she got a divorce, Zhao Baiping would definitely find Pei Zexing a young wife to be Yaozu's stepmother.
The thought of her youngest son, Yaozu, having to live at the mercy of his stepmother made her heart ache. She herself was a stepmother, and she knew perfectly well how her stepmother had mistreated Fu Wanning. Naturally, she didn't want the suffering Fu Wanning had endured to be transferred to her son.
Zhao Baiping didn't even glance at Pei Guangzong at this moment, still unwilling to let go of the opportunity to strengthen family ties. "If we don't want an imposter, what about Fu Jingchen, who is about to be brought back by us?"
Du Lixue suppressed her disdain and rejected the Pei family's proposal again, "Grandma Pei, it's true that the real young master is born to Fu Qingning, but the problem is that Fu Qingning is not your daughter-in-law, and Fu Jingchen is not a member of your Pei family at all. Can you guarantee that Fu Jingchen is of your Pei family bloodline? Fu Wanning has nothing in common with your Pei family, not to mention Fu Jingchen. I have found out clearly that Fu Qingning and Fu Yanzhou used to be a couple, and they even slept together. This is not something I made up; it was revealed by the former nanny of Pei Shengtao's family!"
"Grandpa Pei and Grandma Pei, please don't arrange my marriage. My parents will decide my own marriage. They will help me choose a virtuous and outstanding husband."
No one knows a son better than his father. Pei Tai had guessed that his son and Fu Qingning were just roommates. In addition, given the care and attention that the Pei family's adopted son showed to Fu Wanning, he dared not complain even though the Pei family exploited and ripped him off, all for the sake of the two children's well-being in the Pei family.
Or perhaps the Pei family's adopted son's family knew long ago that Fu Qingning's twins were actually...
Otherwise, why would Fu Qingning insist that the child take her surname instead of Pei's? Her son, Pei Zexing, argued with Fu Qingning about this several times, but all attempts ended in failure.
"How about my nephew? My Pei family has other outstanding young men for you to choose from. You're sure to find one that suits your taste."
Du Lixue, mindful of the relationship between the two families, refrained from falling out with Pei Tai. It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, as it only made her more sarcastic.
The Pei family was able to climb up to the backing of the Fifth Generation Family because they married Zhao Baiping. Without Zhao Baiping, who would bother with the Pei family, a small and insignificant family?
The truly wealthy member of the Pei family is their adopted son. Now that the adopted son has clearly broken ties with the Pei family, he will no longer be able to provide them with financial support. Without money, how can the Pei family subsidize their in-laws, the Du family?
Despite being a wealthy family, the Du family was actually quite short of money. In the past, the Du family was extravagant, and the parents could even use their status to make money and accept bribes. Now, special departments have been parachuted in to investigate more thoroughly, and the children of the lower five families are all keeping a low profile and behaving themselves. Over time, their source of income has been cut off, and they can only honestly collect their salaries.
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