Cui Hailu was extremely anxious and was truly exasperated by her parents' ignorance. "Mom and Dad, you have no shame, but Guangzong and I still have ours. If you don't apologize, be careful that your daughter doesn't abandon you."
Pei Guangzong pulled Cui Hailu back impatiently, "That old hag is tired of living, she's eager to die. Let's just grant her wish. Mom, don't be soft-hearted. In their hearts, we aunt and niece will never be as good as the peasants from the Cui family in the countryside. The Cui family only uses us, they have no affection for us. You need to see reality clearly."
"Don't jeopardize your future for them. Their existence is a stain on our reputation. Didn't you hear them just now threatening to sue us for being unfilial?"
Cui Hailu looked at her parents with a lost and confused expression, her face full of complex emotions, but more than anything, she was disappointed. It was as if in her parents' eyes, she was not a daughter, but a tool to be used.
Pei Antong didn't have a good impression of her maternal grandparents. Before her biological mother passed away, they often scolded her in front of her, calling her a good-for-nothing. When she was even younger, they even had the idea of selling her to someone as a child bride. Fortunately, she insisted on going to the capital with her biological mother, so this idea had to be stopped.
Captain Cheng received a look from Sister Wan and Brother Chen, and then questioned the Cui couple, "False accusation and defamation are illegal. Let's not even talk about the crime of spreading feudal superstition. You say that Comrade Fu Jingchen is unfilial. May I ask who he is to you?"
Grandma Cui said matter-of-factly, "He is... my sister-in-law's grandson."
Grandma Fu immediately exposed her, saying, "Fu Jingchen is the child they maliciously switched. Over the years, they have taken advantage of me and bullied Fu Jingchen."
Captain Cheng adopted a serious expression. "According to our investigation, Comrade Fu Jingchen has absolutely no blood relation to you, Madam Fu, the Pei family, or even the Cui family. He has no responsibility to support strangers, let alone an obligation to support human traffickers. As for your accusation that the Fu family occupied your house, do you have any evidence?"
Old Cui's eyes flickered. "My daughter and grandson have lived here for twenty years. People who live in a courtyard house for a long time treat it as their own house. Even if the homeowner comes, there's nothing they can do, right?"
Fu Wanning decisively handed over the property certificate, "I have a property certificate, but do your daughter and grandson have one? Has the Pei family lived here for so many years for free? It's not about who lives here the longest that makes them right. The Pei family still obediently pays rent. Don't use your country-style robbery tactics in the capital."
Old Mrs. Cui was so angry she felt like her liver was about to explode. She argued back, "You brat, how can you not respect your elders and care for the young? Do you even know that the Lower Five Family is my relative? What if one of us has an affair? Aren't you afraid your family will be held accountable?"
Choi Hae-ro has given up on trying to save her parents because they are arrogant and have deliberately provoked each other.
Constantly bringing up the Lower Five Families to threaten Captain Cheng and Fu Jingchen—isn't that just courting death?
Besides, the lower five noble families don't even know where the Cui family is from.
Gu Wanwan curled her lips into a sneer, her tone utterly contemptuous, "So the lower five families are so powerful? They're just our defeated foe."
Fu Jingchen lazily pointed to the doorway and said, "The Lower Five Families are too useless. Are you sure they will step in to protect the Cui family? I'll give you a chance. Go and call them over here, and let us see how much the Lower Five Families value your Cui family."
"Do you need me to contact the Five Families for you? I'd be more than happy to!"
Captain Cheng then turned around and saluted in the direction of Sister Wan and Brother Chen, saying, "Greetings, Commander."
The Cui couple were completely dumbfounded upon hearing this. "What? What leader? Comrade, didn't you come here to uphold justice for us?"
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