Xia Wenhua threw the letter down as if she had lost something dirty.
It was rare to see her so flustered. Pei Songbai had already finished his meal, and seeing this, he picked up the letter and read it once.
Pei Songbai tightened his grip on the letter, his gaze turning cold.
He had assumed that the Pei brothers regretted kicking Pei Ying out, and that at least the letter was an apology to Pei Ying.
After reading the contents of the letter, Pei Songbai was truly glad that Pei Ying hadn't read it when she was angry.
The villagers of Hongshan Village never expected Pei Ying to be alive. The letter they received had only one central message: money.
Xia Wenhua took the opportunity of taking Pei Ying's things to take the bankbook away. The Pei brothers drove away the old man for money, but in the end, they got nothing. Without Pei Songbai's subsidies, they must be having a hard time.
Pei Songbai could understand that the letter from Hongshan Village was for money, but he couldn't understand the reason given.
Pei Xiangnan was threatening from the very beginning, and he had only one meaning from start to finish.
Even though Pei Ying is dead, she is still the mother of the Pei brothers, and Pei Songbai cannot bury her himself.
If Pei Songbai doesn't send the person back to be buried in Hongshan Village, they will contact the organization and the army to accuse Pei Songbai of taking away the old man and murdering him without permission.
I have no idea who came up with such a lame excuse.
Xia Wenhua found it absurd; Pei Songbai, a member of the Pei family, was genuinely furious.
Pei Songbai eventually tore up the letter. He didn't show it to Pei Ying, but later Xia Wenhua saw that he had written a letter to his old comrades-in-arms back in his hometown.
Everyone has their own bottom line. Pei Songbai had witnessed the viciousness of his brothers before. Out of brotherhood, he simply left with his mother and did not harm his brothers.
Today's letter shattered his last hope for family affection, and he learned to take the initiative.
The letter came at an inopportune time. Although Pei Ying did not read it, his interest was noticeably lower in the afternoon than in the morning.
She was preparing the ingredients with Xia Wenhua, but she kept getting distracted while watching.
"Mother, are you feeling unwell?"
Xia Wenhua wanted Pei Ying to rest, but Pei Ying didn't appreciate it at all.
"No, I'm fine."
Pei Ying twitched the corners of her mouth, revealing an ugly smile, and continued washing the fish in her hands.
She was unwilling to talk, and Xia Wenhua couldn't force her. She could only keep busy with her own work and occasionally observe Pei Ying's expression.
Pei Ying appeared to be working, but her mind was clearly elsewhere.
She would get distracted while washing the fish, and there was never a smile on her face.
After finishing her work, Xia Wenhua pulled up a stool and sat down next to Pei Ying.
"Mom, we're family. Do you really need to hide things from me? If you're really unhappy, just tell me, and we can talk, okay?"
In the past, whenever Xia Wenhua asked a question, Pei Ying would always seek Xia Wenhua's help for clarification.
No matter what Xia Wenhua said, she insisted that she was fine, which made Xia Wenhua feel very frustrated.
“Mom, if nothing were really wrong, you wouldn’t be like this. Your uncle and aunt will be here soon, and if you’re like this, they’ll definitely think I’m not treating you well.”
“No, it wasn’t you,” Pei Ying quickly retorted.
Xia Wenhua has always been an excellent daughter-in-law, and she is very grateful that Pei Songbai insisted on marrying this educated youth.
Many people in the village were driven out of the village because they were as old as her, but no one else was able to live a good life like her.
All of this was because of Xia Wenhua's tolerance, and Pei Ying has always been grateful.
She was initially afraid to voice some of her naive thoughts for fear of being ridiculed, but after being provoked by Xia Wenhua, and not wanting Xia Wenhua to misunderstand, she thought about it for a moment and finally spoke up.
"Wenhua, I... I just feel that what I'm doing now is actually useless."
Pei Ying's thoughts were still somewhat confused. After struggling for a long time, she finally spoke her mind in simple terms.
“I’ve finally achieved a good life, but in the end, it’s all thanks to my brother and sister-in-law, all of you. If one day you abandon me, I…”
"Mother, we will never abandon you."
Xia Wenhua interrupted Pei Ying, her tone very firm.
Pei Ying quickly shook her head: "That's not what I meant. I just... I just feel that I'm living a better life now than when I was in Hongshan Village, but it's not the life I imagined."
Her mind was as clear as that of a novice student, not at all like an old woman who had wasted many years in the countryside.
As Xia Wenhua listened to Pei Ying explain her plans, it felt as if she had returned to the 21st century and was talking to every college graduate who had just entered the company and was feeling lost.
She was a good listener and didn't interrupt Pei Ying. Instead, she listened quietly until Pei Ying finished expressing all her thoughts.
"What your mother means is that you want to become capable on your own. And you hope that once you become capable, you will have the opportunity to return to Hongshan Village."
Xia Wenhua summarized her thoughts in just a few words, and Pei Ying scratched her head sheepishly.
"I'm just an uneducated old woman; I can't even read a letter now."
But seeing how amazing my sister-in-law is, I've always felt that I must become just as amazing as her.
Actually, getting a job in the cafeteria is already quite difficult, and my sister-in-law went to great lengths to get it for me. I don't even know where I got all those ideas from.
The abandonment by her children and grandchildren made Pei Ying feel insecure, but this feeling was not obvious when Hongshan Village completely disappeared from her life.
This time, she received a letter from Hongsuan Village, and before she even read its contents, she thought of escaping again.
Xia Wenhua thought Pei Ying's personality was actually very interesting. If she lived in the 21st century, she would definitely be able to achieve great things.
Even now, she still doesn't think Pei Ying's idea of wanting to work hard on her own is wrong.
"Mom, let's wait a little longer. There will definitely be opportunities to realize your ideas in the future. Society always has to progress."
Xia Wenhua was aware of the course of this history, and she also understood the unfinished words in Pei Ying's speech.
The Ning family also started out in business. From the moment she met Yin Hua, Pei Ying felt as if she had been reborn as the only daughter of the Ning family, and certain emotions in her heart had long been stirring.
Xia Wenhua was now truly convinced that Pei Ying had truly let go of everything in Hongshan Village and had even begun to reject her former identity.
A letter from Hongshan Village instilled in Pei Ying a strong aversion to her identity as a child bride in the Pei family.
She was eager to sever ties with Hongshan Village, and just as everyone was gathered for the New Year's Eve dinner, she announced a major decision.
"I have repaid all the kindness the Pei family owed me. I have raised my children and have a lot of grandchildren. I have nothing to be sorry for the old man."
I've made up my mind, I want to change my name!
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