At the enthusiastic invitation of Pei Qingsong and Li Jinhua, they had dinner at the old house.
After a while after dinner, Pei Qingbai came over with Zhang Xiangyun, and Pei Qingyang came over with Wu Lanhua.
Pei Qingsong invited his younger brothers and sisters-in-law to sit at the square table in the hall, made them some sugar water, and placed some melon seeds, peanuts and snacks on the table.
"It's rare." Pei Qingyang sighed, "The last time I sat here properly, we hadn't split up yet, and I had never had sweet soup or eaten dessert at this table. I didn't expect that after we split up, we would be able to eat and drink here."
He was cracking melon seeds absentmindedly, not particularly enthusiastic about dividing the family property today.
He and Wu Lanhua had gotten up early and worked late to get through the most difficult days after the separation. What was there to be happy about even if they got a little bit of money now?
If they have it, they won't be overly happy, and if they don't, they won't be too sad.
Anyway, now they are working hard with the fourth brother and his wife, so they don't have anything to ask for in the future. Why do they still need to worry about the few dollars of inheritance from Li Dani?
Pei Qingsong did not scold him. After all, Li Dani was dead and she was indeed not nice to these brothers when she was alive. There was nothing wrong with complaining.
Mainly because he has been feeling guilty ever since he found out that he and his brothers have different fathers. Today he actually wanted to confess to his brothers.
"I asked you to come back today because I, as your elder brother, have something important to tell you. I also want to apologize to you. It's because of me that mother was so harsh on you."
Where did this come from?
Pei Qingbai and Pei Qingyang were confused.
They are all brothers, and it is natural for parents to value the eldest son. If there is any fault, it is Li Dani's fault for being too partial. How weird is it for the eldest son to say this?
Pei Qingyang said directly: "Don't give us brothers this set, just do what needs to be done. If you say so much, it will show that you are responsible and take everything on yourself."
Pei Qingbai, who was usually taciturn, also nodded in agreement. He agreed with what Pei Qingyang said.
The next second, Pei Qingsong's words left them stunned for a long time.
"I am not my father's biological child. My mother came into the family with me. Logically, I should not have a share of the family's belongings."
He drooped his eyelids, not daring to look at his brothers' expressions. He placed one hand on the table and the other on his thigh. The hand on his thigh was shaking as he spoke, and sweat was constantly secreting from his palm.
He would feel guilty if he didn't speak out about this. It was he who had taken away his brothers' property in the first place, and he shouldn't have kept it secret since he found out about it.
But Li Dani was still alive at that time, and out of selfishness, he did not confess.
Except for Pei Yuanzheng and Ruan Niannian who already knew the truth, the second son and his wife, the third son and his wife were all stunned.
They understand every word the boss says, so why don’t they understand anything when they put them together?
The first person to react was Zhang Xiangyun. She slammed the table and shouted, "Okay, I was wondering why mother favored you. It turns out it's because you were born by a man you secretly married. My husband and I were still thinking about..."
“Bang!”
Pei Qingbai slapped her in the face, the sound of which was louder than Zhang Xiangyun's voice. "If you can't speak properly, go home!"
After a slap, Zhang Xiangyun calmed down. Even though she felt aggrieved, she dared not speak out anymore.
Wu Lanhua didn't think it was a big deal. Instead, she had a feeling of "so that's why". In this way, all of Li Dani's partiality made sense.
Neither she nor Pei Qingyang were the kind of people who liked to suffer losses, and Li Dani didn't treat them unfairly. It was just that Pei Qingbai and Zhang Xiangyun couldn't accept it for the time being, and she truly understood.
No one else said anything, only Pei Qingbai smiled bitterly and said, "So that's how it is. Big brother, since dad has acknowledged you, then you are our big brother. Now that mom is gone, it's more important for us brothers to live a good life than anything else."
When he said this, Ruan Niannian looked at him with a higher opinion. Could it be that Li Dani's torture had the effect of clearing his mind?
Pei Yuanzheng pinched Ruan Niannian's palm under the table, then held her soft, boneless hand and played with it carefully, his intentions almost written on his face.
"Well, what second brother said makes sense." Ruan Niannian said awkwardly, and glared at Pei Yuanzheng.
There's a meeting at home, why are you jealous?
Pei Yuanzheng chuckled and continued Pei Qingsong's words, "Everyone is here today, so I'll make it clear. I was adopted by my parents, but my father's pension and monthly living expenses are collected by Li Dani, which is enough to support me and even the whole family."
He glanced at Zhang Xiangyun. This second sister-in-law was the one who loved to stir up trouble the most in the whole family. He hoped that she would not say anything that would ruin his second brother's job.
Before, he felt somewhat grateful to Pei Qingsong, the person in this family. After all, he often took care of him and brought him food when he was a child.
I don't have deep feelings for Pei Qingbai and Pei Qingyang.
It was only during these two months that he discovered some of Pei Qingyang's talents and began to appreciate him a little more.
Now basically, he is partial to what Ruan Niannian likes, and he is disgusted by what Ruan Niannian dislikes.
One's attitude towards his brothers depends entirely on his wife's likes and dislikes.
Zhang Xiangyun didn't dare to speak again. What else could she say?
Before coming here, she had some thoughts about the more than 3,000 yuan, but now, let alone thoughts about it, she doesn't even dare to mention it.
This time Pei Qingyang spoke first: "I said that Fourth Brother has been different from us since he was young. Not only does he look nothing like us, but he is also very shrewd and schemes against people in secret. When Big Fatty bullied us when we were young, he said nothing on the surface, but secretly threw Big Fatty into the cesspool. The kind of person who schemes against people in secret is not our family!"
"In our family, people are either like Dad, who endures and forgets, like my second brother, or they are like Mom, who gets angry at the slightest provocation, like my eldest brother."
After his joke, the atmosphere instantly became much more harmonious, and Pei Qingsong's originally heavy mood also relaxed a little.
Pei Qingsong pointed at Pei Qingyang and said, "Third brother, I've arranged everything for you. What about you? Who do you resemble with your mischievous personality?"
"Me?" Pei Qingyang pointed at himself. "Of course I look like the fourth brother. I've had a good relationship with him since I was a child, and I'm still hanging out with him now. If not him, who else can I look like?"
Pei Yuanzheng refused, "Don't do that, Third Brother, you used to be sneaky and cunning, I never taught you this."
"The third child follows our grandfather. Our grandmother said that our grandfather used to be like this." Pei Qingbai also said with a smile.
For a moment, there was an atmosphere of joy and happiness lingering among the four brothers.
The sisters-in-law didn't say anything.
Even if she was as stupid as Zhang Xiangyun, she knew that today was the last day. They used to be brothers, but from now on they could only be relatives.
After talking about it, Pei Qingsong felt relieved. He brought up the main event of the day, "Second brother, third brother, you all know about the fourth brother's situation now. As for the more than 3,000 yuan that mother asked him for, if you still recognize me as your eldest brother, I have to say that we can't take this money and have to return it to the fourth brother."
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