"Mom, you really shouldn't have argued with Grandpa and Grandma. You're disrespectful and unfilial to them. If word gets out, it will bring shame to us!"
"What exactly were you talking about, mistress and her son? You're so old, people will laugh at you if you get divorced. Don't you and Dad have a good relationship? If you get divorced now, people will say you abandon your husband when disaster strikes and don't even care about your marital bond."
What if my boyfriend finds out that my mom is heartless and breaks up with me?
"..."
Pei Danfeng was exhausted as her children denounced her without explanation. "To put it simply, all your grandparents care about is the mistress and her child. That mistress is the granddaughter of your grandmother's former personal maid, about your age. With your grandparents' tacit approval, she seduced your father and gave birth to an illegitimate child. She uses our family's money to support the mistress and her child."
"Those two old geezers dote on their grandson and like their new daughter-in-law, which is why they're trying every possible way to make me and your father divorce so they can legitimately bring their mistress and her child into the family. Your grandparents have connections at the marriage registration office, so they can get it done without you having to be there in person. They want to take advantage of your father being imprisoned to marry their mistress."
“Once they and their son enter the family, everything the Xie family owns will be given to them, and you will have nothing left. Don’t you understand? The Xie family doesn’t treat us as family at all.”
The more Xie Da'er listened, the more solemn his expression became. "Then we can't leave even more. We are clearly the legitimate sons, so why should we leave the family business to that third son!"
Xie Er'er agreed with her elder brother's idea, "I'm not leaving, if you want to leave, Mom, you go!"
Xie Xiaomei hesitated for a moment, then followed up by advising her mother, "Mom, you should insist on maintaining your position as the legal wife. If you don't get a divorce, what can your grandparents do to you? With us children to help you, why would you be afraid of the mistress and her child? That illegitimate child is still young and won't amount to anything!"
Seeing that her children were not understanding and wouldn't listen to her, Pei Danfeng urged them anxiously, "We can't wait any longer. This marriage must end. You must sever ties with the Xie family in the newspaper. You have to be quick, or it will be too late!"
As expected, the children didn't understand their mother's actions at all. "Why? If we sever ties, we're no longer children of the Xie family. I won't do it. Mom, you want to make room for us, but we don't want to let the illegitimate child benefit from this. Mom, you can't ruin our good life just because you want to take revenge on the Xie family because of your unhappy marriage."
"Besides, your grandparents have already pulled some strings, and Dad will be released soon. You should try to win him back and get him to come back."
Pei Danfeng was so angry her heart ached. "Fine, there are no conditions for staying in the Xie family anyway. I just received news that the special department will raid the Xie family within three days, just like the Jian family back then. Even Old Zhao couldn't save his own daughter and son-in-law. Do you think those two old geezers are more capable than Old Zhao? Don't be delusional. Once the Xie family is raided, they'll all be prisoners. What future will they have? They might as well prepare to be sent to the Northwest..."
"Just for the crime of having an affair, your father won't be able to get out. Are you leaving or not? If you're not leaving, I will. If you get demoted later, don't blame me for not warning you. Before that, I will sever all ties with you. I will not allow the Xie family to drag down the Pei family."
This bombshell news stunned the Xie family.
Is the Xie family about to be raided?
The Jian family's past experience serves as a stark warning; their actions are similar to those of their own father—framing innocent people for hiding prohibited books.
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