The Du family was very pleased with Pei Guangzong's sensibility; the Pei family was a marginalized and impoverished household, and they should never dream of climbing up to the Du family.
Pei Danfeng's heart skipped a beat. The thing she feared most had finally come to pass. "Cui Hailu, aren't you going to do anything about your own nephew? Look at the filthy things he's saying! How dare he twist the truth like that? Haven't the Pei family spent enough money on him over the past twenty years? As his aunt, I've always given him money and gifts. My parents got a share, and you nephew and I got a share too. Now he's slandering the Pei family for mistreating you. It's outrageous! As expected, you can't raise someone who isn't your own flesh and blood. All the Pei family's efforts in raising him over the past twenty years have been for nothing."
"If it weren't for the Pei family's matchmaking, would you have been able to marry Battalion Commander Du's daughter? People should be grateful, but you repay kindness with enmity."
Zhao Baiping thought Pei Guangzong was easy to manipulate, but she overlooked the fact that Pei Guangzong was an ingrate. "We love you like our own grandson. If it weren't for our Pei family, you would still be a peasant. For this marriage, the Pei family has contributed money and effort, and even given you a thousand yuan as a dowry. Isn't that enough? The Pei family believes that we have fulfilled our obligations as elders."
Pei Tai was furious. "The Pei family has met all the conditions you proposed. How can you take the money and then turn your back on your family? Where is your conscience?"
Pei Zexing immediately retorted angrily, "Cui Hailu, did you teach him to do this? You heartless woman! You are a daughter-in-law of the Pei family. Are you only satisfied when you destroy the Pei family? You are a daughter-in-law of the Pei family, and your fate is tied to the rise and fall of the Pei family. What good will it do you if the Pei family falls?"
Originally, he tried every means to get rid of Cui Hailu, but now he has changed his mind and is unwilling to let Cui Hailu go. He wants her to become a ghost of the Pei family even if she dies.
As for whether Fu Qingning will come back, there has been no news for twenty years, and he no longer has much hope. Even if he does come back, the Fu siblings hate the Pei family to the bone, so how could they let him continue to entangle Fu Qingning?
Cui Hailu rolled her eyes at her in-laws, naturally siding with her nephew. "It was your Pei family that was in the wrong first. You were the ones who looked down on us, aunt and nephew. As soon as Fu Jingchen returned, you disregarded our twenty-year relationship and tried to kick us out to make room for Fu Jingchen. Did you ever think about the relationship between you and Guangzong back then?"
"You refuse to acknowledge Guangzong's identity and insist on severing ties with him, fearing that Guangzong's humble origins will bring shame to your Pei family. Your Pei family is selfish and self-serving; do you really expect us, aunt and nephew, to forgive and forget?"
“Pei Zexing, you have no right to talk about me. I gave birth to your son and stayed with you for more than 20 years. In the end, for the sake of power, you wanted to divorce me without even blinking an eye. If it weren’t for the fact that I have the secret of the Pei family, my aunt and I would have been kicked out of the house long ago.”
Pei Danfeng angrily pointed at the aunt and niece, and launched into a tirade, "You ungrateful wretches! It's obvious that you're the ones who're clinging to the Pei family and trying to take advantage of them. Our Pei family has been merciful enough to let you stay, and we've provided you with food and lodging and arranged for Pei Guangzong to find a wife. Now you want to get rid of the Pei family? No way! Give back the dowry the Pei family gave you!"
"Without the Pei family, who would respect Pei Guangzong, this peasant? Without the Pei family's support, who would stand up for you if you were ever wronged?"
With the Du family backing him up, Pei Guangzong no longer cared about the Pei family's attitude. "You gave it to me voluntarily, deliberately trying to please me with money. Once it's in my pocket, don't expect me to give it back. Besides, your Pei family acted inhumanely a while ago, trying to drive away this fake young master. These wives were originally compensation for me. Your Pei family prides itself on being big and powerful, surely you wouldn't be so shameless as to ask for them back, would you?"
"So what if I'm a peasant? Just because I call you grandpa, grandma, and dad doesn't mean I'm a member of the Pei family. No matter how capable your Pei family was, you've fallen on hard times. I'm already the son-in-law of the Du family, and I have my in-laws to protect me. I don't care about being the young master of your Pei family!"
"Without the subsidies from the Pei family's adopted son, the Pei family is dirt poor. No wonder the Fu siblings look down on you. Who told you to threaten and intimidate their grandparents? I warn you, Pei family, don't try to drag me down with your kinship. Instead of arguing with me, you should think about your own situation. The Pei family's adopted son is coming back to settle accounts."
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