Madam Du spoiled her daughter. If her daughter wanted something, she would probably pluck the stars from the sky for her. "Do they think the Du family has no one to rely on? Don't they know the great reputation of the five lower families? They attacked our collateral branch, which is equivalent to attacking the direct line. If we take them to the direct line, they're doomed."
"He's just a platoon leader. It's his good fortune that my daughter has taken a liking to him. What's wrong with my daughter disciplining her future sister-in-law? That's only natural. She's from the countryside after all, she has no manners or upbringing. And that Fu Wanning, did she ask for the Du family's permission to recognize a thief as her sister-in-law?"
"Don't worry, Lixue, your parents will take care of things for you. So what if it's a military marriage? Withdrawing the report is just a matter of a word. Does a mere platoon leader have the power to cause trouble? He has no connections or status. He doesn't want to be discharged, so he has no choice but to agree to this marriage. As for whether he acknowledges the Pei family or not, that's none of our business. After all, the Pei family is struggling to survive right now, so it's best to minimize contact. If the Pei family really wants to acknowledge him, it won't really hurt. We can continue to treat them as relatives, provided that the Pei family first deals with Fu Jingchen and handles Gu Wanwan."
Du Lixue grew angrier the more she thought about it, wishing she could kill Gu Wanwan right then and there. "Mom and Dad, Gu Wanwan injured our bodyguard with a brick, and now all the bodyguards have been taken to the station. Gu Wanwan accused him of being a hooligan, and all the neighbors are helping her give false testimony. It's infuriating! Captain Cheng believed it, and even when I brought up the Du family, it didn't work. They don't respect our family at all!"
Madam Du frowned. "Captain Cheng is a collateral branch of the Cheng family, one of the five upper-class families, and a mortal enemy of our five lower-class families. He'd love to find fault with us. How could he possibly help the Du family?"
Brother Du suddenly had an idea and quickly suggested to his parents, "Mom, don't you have a good relationship with Gu Qiulin and Shi Zhenxiang from the Gu family, one of the five upper-class families? When the two families meet, should we invite them to help us? The Gu family is in charge now and has a good relationship with our lower-class families. Miss Ya Rou is also a guest of honor of the lower-class families. Should we ask them to ask the Cheng family to release the people?"
“Our bodyguards know too much. I’m afraid they won’t be able to keep their mouths shut and will implicate our family.”
"What's wrong with the top five families? Two of them have been demoted, leaving only the other three to hold on, like candles in the wind. One day, they will be wiped out by the lower five families."
Madam Du agreed with this. "I will ask them to intervene. I don't believe the Cheng family won't give me face. The Gu family is, after all, the head of the five great families, so their words carry more weight."
Du Lixue couldn't help but fantasize about the scene of Gu Wanwan and her family being suppressed. Just thinking about it made her feel incredibly happy. "Gu Wanwan even cursed the Xie family to collapse within three days. She said that our Du family is not worth fearing and has brought trouble upon ourselves. She said that we would be afraid of her bad family members and even wanted her family to teach our Du family a lesson. How arrogant! She didn't even think about her own situation!"
Madam Du slammed her hand on the table in anger. "I've never seen such an arrogant and presumptuous educated youth. I'll wait for Mom and Dad to go and meet them. I want to see just how amazing that Gu Wanwan is, that she can make Fu Jingchen choose her over my Du family's daughter. I'll make her know how miserable the consequences of offending the Du family are. She dared to arrest the Du family's bodyguards, so I'll send her family to the Northwest."
"Old Du, on the day of the meeting, we must dress up in our finest attire. You should wear your military uniform. We need to overwhelm the other side with our presence and let them know the difference between officials and civilians, so that they will feel fear and inferiority."
After his displeasure, Battalion Commander Du felt inexplicably uneasy. He couldn't understand why Gu Wanwan was so confident in agreeing to a meeting between the two families. Wasn't she afraid that her own family's troublesome elders would be intimidated?
Furthermore, the names Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen sound familiar; I feel like I've heard them somewhere before. They seem to be important figures!
He certainly wouldn't associate the two of them with important figures; there are plenty of people in this world with the same name.
But having offended the Du family, it meant that Gu Wanwan's family was gradually heading towards destruction.
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