The Cui couple were delighted to hear this. Old Master Cui chuckled and said, "It's all thanks to the Pei family's excellent upbringing. You are both magnanimous and forgiving. Guangzong should be even more grateful. Our Cui family's children are all promising talents and are by no means ungrateful. The Pei family has nurtured and raised Guangzong, so you are his elders. If he dares to disown you, I will be the first to object. Others may not be able to control him, but I, as his grandfather, am qualified to do so."
Cui Hailu was speechless, while Pei Guangzong's patience was about to reach its limit. "Grandpa and Grandma, don't force me to slap you. The Pei family clearly has ill intentions. They want the Du family's help. They not only use me, but also you to pressure us, aunt and nephew. Are you out of your minds? You actually spoke up for the Pei family. It's infuriating! I was born with a hard life. How did I end up with two such muddle-headed elders?"
Pei Tai sighed, unusually speaking in a teasy tone, "My dear in-law, Guangzong was afraid that if our Pei family found out the truth, they would kick him out of the house. He had some misunderstandings about our Pei family. Alas, it's all the Pei family's fault for not giving Guangzong enough of a sense of security..."
Grandma Cui, unaware of the truth, frowned and scolded, "Guangzong, how can you be so unfilial? Did someone corrupt you? Did Fu Jingchen sow discord? The Pei family clearly doesn't recognize him as the real young master. He's jealous that you've been the Pei family's young master for twenty years, and he's jealous that the Pei family chose you instead of him, so he's harboring revenge."
“Guangzong, we are a kind family. You can’t abandon your adoptive parents. Otherwise, how will they see you in the future? They’ll say you’re a heartless ingrate and bring shame to our Cui family. Let me tell you, you must be the young master of the Pei family. You can’t let Fu Jingchen take everything that belongs to you. Otherwise, be careful that your grandparents won’t acknowledge you.”
She thought that if she spoke more harshly, Pei Guangzong would act as a sensible and obedient son.
Unfortunately, they underestimated Pei Guangzong's lack of familial affection. Especially after Pei Guangzong learned that his grandparents favored their grandson from the countryside, his dissatisfaction with the Cui family elders gradually reached its peak.
Grandma Fu was so happy her voice almost split. "Pei Guangzong, you bear the surname Pei, so you are destined to be the son of the Pei family for life, to fulfill the wishes of the Cui family. Whatever your grandparents tell you to do, you must do. Be their slave. That is the value of being replaced. You live to serve the Cui family, just like me. You are just luckier than me because you are a male."
"Whether it's your grandparents or your parents, they do love you, but there's not much affection between them. They love the children they raised from a young age even more. Only Cui Hailu truly loves you, but unfortunately, Cui Hailu is in a precarious situation herself. She's also a coward who blindly obeys her family."
"The existence of you, mother and children, is just to provide blood for the Cui family. Oh, right, another blood-sucking, impoverished family, the Pei family, has been added to the list."
“Zhao Baiping, do you really think my money-grubbing brother and sister-in-law are reliable? You’ve been using them, but haven’t they been using you to climb up the social ladder? Anyone can say nice things. Be careful the Cui family doesn’t turn their backs on you. I’m a member of the Cui family myself, and I know their character all too well. There’s not a single good person in the Cui family, young or old, and of course, I, Cui Cuiyu, am no exception. So I’m getting my comeuppance!”
When the atmosphere became tense, Fu Jingchen suddenly spoke up, "Pei Guangzong, if you don't want the surname Pei or Cui, you can change it to Du and become a son-in-law of the Du family. You are not a puppet of the Cui or Pei families, so you should make your own decisions."
It has to be said that Pei Guangzong was really thinking about it. At this moment, he didn't want to have anything to do with the Pei family or the Cui family. As long as he severed ties with both sides, the Pei family and the Cui family's bad deeds of offending Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen would not be his fault. "Chief Fu is right. I will change my surname tomorrow. I'm not going to serve you anymore."
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