Pei Tai nodded, a hint of flattery on his face. "As the saying goes, no fight makes people friends, and the more you fight, the more you love each other. Jingchen and Gu Zhiqing are a perfect match. It was the Du family that overestimated themselves and used their power to threaten the Pei family. Please forgive the Pei family for their blindness in their treatment of the Crown Prince and his sister."
This relative is much closer than Shi Zhenxiang's adopted son's wife.
Perhaps by leveraging the Gu family's influence, one can join the ranks of the direct descendants.
Although the direct and collateral branches of the five lower-ranking families appear united on the surface, there are quite a few internal struggles for resources. This is especially true for a marginal family like the Pei family, which can only be considered the son-in-law's family of a collateral branch. Resources are almost never available to them. It was only because of Zhao Baiping's father-in-law that he and Zexing were arranged to work in government agencies.
Rather than waiting for favoritism from the direct descendants, it's better to fight for it yourself, and marriage is one of the most effective methods.
For the sake of the Pei family's prosperity, Pei Zexing bowed his head to the Gu family and admitted his mistakes, saying, "It was our Pei family that made a mistake. The Pei family is very sorry for this. I admit that I did not take good care of my brother and sister back then. Please give me a chance to make amends."
Despite knowing that the Gu siblings were hard-hearted, Pei Danfeng still knelt and begged them, "Please, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have bullied Fu Wanning. Please, please let the Pei family go. It's all the Du family's fault. If you want to do something, go after the Du family and Old Madam Fu..."
The Xie family deserved their fate. She no longer hoped to return to her husband's family; she only hoped that the Gu family would show leniency and not ruin the Pei family and her children.
The Pei family adopted a very humble attitude, but the Gu siblings were unmoved. Fu Jingchen lazily said, "You didn't believe Pei Danfeng's desperate pleas just now. Are you sure you'll believe us when we reveal our identities? Don't be ridiculous. Your Pei family isn't afraid; you regret losing your backer, regret publishing the severance of ties in the newspaper, and regret not being able to use the Gu family to rise to prominence."
"Whenever my marriage to Wanwan is to be decided, I need your consent. Please do not try to implicate any relatives or friends."
“We never said from the beginning that I was a platoon leader and that my boyfriend’s family was poor. It was you who looked down on us from the start and thought we were peasants.”
"A mere battalion commander trying to pull strings to get rid of the regimental commander's dating report? He's so stupid as to hand over his dirty laundry. If he doesn't die, who will?"
Pei Guangzong became increasingly alarmed as he listened, worried that the crazy couple were talking nonsense. "Didn't you want to match me up with Du Lixue? To make me the son-in-law of the Du family? If you've messed with the Du family, then I hope it won't all fall through. You can't go back on your word."
Gu Wanwan rolled her eyes at him, "Don't worry about being the Du family's son-in-law. We always keep our word. If you marry Du Lixue, the entire Du family will be yours. You'll be using the Du family's influence. Does it matter if you have a father-in-law and mother-in-law in the future? After all, they look down on you so much!"
With that, Pei Guangzong felt relieved. "That's great! I didn't expect Princess Gu to be such a nice person!"
Pei Antong was speechless. It was a classic case of being tricked into selling herself and then helping the other party count the money.
She was certain that Pei Guangzong would ultimately only end up with an empty shell of the Du family.
Zhao Baiping, Pei Tai, and Pei Zexing were speechless after being confronted. They complained that Gu Wanwan and Fu Jingchen did not reveal their identities, but upon closer reflection, would they really believe them if they did reveal their identities?
Who has ever seen such a young regimental commander?
Who knew that Gu Wanwan was the legendary granddaughter of Old Master Gu?
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