It would have been better if they hadn't mentioned it, because the Pei family members would have been furious as soon as it was brought up, their faces looking as if they had eaten shit.
Zhao Baiping thought Fu Wanning's arrest was a foregone conclusion and was eager to distance herself from the situation. Little did she expect that Xie Jiaming would be arrested instead. In fact, Pei Tai had reminded her yesterday to withdraw the newspaper announcement severing ties.
Perhaps she was just unlucky, but she couldn't get through to the newspaper office no matter what she tried. So she and her son went to an acquaintance's house to ask for help, only to be told that the acquaintance was out socializing. When she woke up in the morning, she quickly called again, but the newspaper had already been sent out.
At this point, the declaration of severing ties with relatives was seen everywhere, and there was no way to take it back.
"Let's not talk about that. How are your in-laws doing? Have they made things difficult for you?"
Mentioning her in-laws' cold-bloodedness, Pei Danfeng's eyes reddened with grievance. "They all blame me, they blame me for letting Jiaming get involved in my family's affairs. My son, daughter and daughter-in-law don't understand me. I can't stay in my in-laws' house anymore. Now my parents-in-law are angry and don't care at all about the money I used to give them. They call me a troublemaker and a scourge to the Xie family. None of my children, whom I carried for ten months, stood up to help me. Mom and Dad, I'm so bitter."
“My in-laws say this isn’t over and they’re going to settle accounts with the Pei family. They even said they’d divorce me in Jiaming’s place. I can’t get a divorce; the wealthy ladies in our circle will laugh at me. Mom and Dad, I’m thinking of staying at my parents’ house for a while until my in-laws calm down before going back. I’ll also try to see if I can find some connections to get Jiaming out.”
Upon hearing this, the Pei family members looked troubled. The Pei family was no longer what it used to be. They were now living under someone else's roof and had to watch Fu Wan Ning's mood every day. They were asked why they didn't move back to the old house. It was because the old house was too dilapidated and affected their noble status.
Pei Tai does own a courtyard house, which was the house where he hid his treasures before and was visited by thieves. It's just big enough for his family to live in, but he didn't choose to move. Who knows if thieves will come from time to time?
Secondly, he didn't want to leave for the time being and was thinking of finding another way to control Fu Wanning.
Zhao Baiping complained about the Xie family's lack of humanity, but when she thought about her son-in-law being imprisoned because of the Pei family, her complaints were replaced by guilt and remorse.
If it were her son Pei Zexing who was arrested, she would have no choice but to retaliate against her in-laws.
Ignoring the strange expressions on the Pei family's faces, Pei Danfeng carried her luggage upstairs to the second floor, only to find that she couldn't open her son's bedroom door. "Mom and Dad, why is my room locked? Where's the key?"
Fu Wanning took the key with great interest and went upstairs. She opened the room and showed it to her, saying, "Don't bother looking, your room is long gone."
Pei Danfeng subconsciously assumed that Fu Wanning was behind it all. "What did you do to my room? You brat, all my things are gone! I can call the police and have you arrested."
"Mom and Dad, why don't you keep an eye on Fu Wanning? How can you let her run wild?"
Fu Wanning rolled her eyes repeatedly. "Your things, everything in this house belongs to me. I am the true owner of this house. Do I need the consent of you tenants to do what I want? This is truly going against the natural order."
“Your parents, brother, sister-in-law, nephew, and niece have all moved downstairs and are paying rent on time every month. If you want to live in my house, you have to pay rent. Don’t even think about the second floor; it’s for your brother, sister-in-law, and other relatives. I respect your Pei family’s choice. Take it or leave it. Let me make one more point: this is the Fu family’s residence, not your maternal family’s Pei family.”
"So, Pei Danfeng, what's your choice?"
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