Chapter 252

At that time, he had heard Second Brother talk about the situation at home, saying that Pei JianGuo quarreled all day after getting married. They even fought on their wedding day and were scolded by Old Pei. Later they were always separated, living in the same courtyard but never in the same room.

After the reform and opening up, society was no longer so conservative about relationships between men and women. Wang Yue was concerned about An Meixia's house that she had invested so much in, and certainly did not want her son to get a divorce with nothing. So she had been pressing him.

Pei JianGuo finally had an affair as he could not stand it. When An ZhiAng came back and learned about the grievances his younger sister had suffered, he gave Pei JianGuo a kick that made him impotent. But he also ruined his own future prospects because of this.

Wang Yue hated An Meixia and her son even more after this, and picked faults with them even more aggressively.

Until Pei Jing could not bear to watch any longer and drove them away, the second house also moved out.

An Meixia brought Pei Yuhao to continue living here, while Pei Jing moved into Old Pei's room.

She talked very little and did not go out much either, at most just staying in her own room. Even when An's family came to visit many times, she refused to see them.

Although they lived in the same courtyard, Pei Jing and she would barely exchange a sentence in a few months. Occasionally when there was something, it would always be passed on through Pei Yuhao.

Later when Pei Yuhao grew up and took her abroad, the contact between them was almost completely cut off.

Wang Yue was vicious enough to conceal this matter for a whole lifetime.

It was not until he was critically ill and knew that the group could not be handed over to Pei JianGuo, that he originally wanted to make Pei Yuhao the first heir. But that was rejected.

Later, Pei Yuhao rushed back from overseas to be a kidney donor for him, before finding out that his biological son had grown up before his eyes, yet he did not know it for a lifetime.

The kidney match was very successful, but how could he bear to take a kidney from him when as a father he had not contributed at all?

Pei Jing gave up receiving the transplant. On his deathbed he changed his will, but this son could never be recognized back!

Everyone knew that Pei Yuhao was Pei Jing's nephew, so how could they tell others that he was actually his son! He was going to die, but An Meixia and Pei Yuhao were still alive. He could not let them bear this notoriety.

With these memories, Pei Jing finally understood why An Jingzhi's husband and wife were not forgiven by An Meixia.

Because no matter how much compensation, it could not make up for the harm they had suffered.

Hearing what he said, An Meixia felt very peaceful at this moment.

She did not know how to describe her mood at this moment.

She felt that even if she gave him her heart now, she would feel happy.

The hot arms around her tightened again, and Pei Jing's heart was also relieved.

No matter how it was in the past, for the rest of his life, his wife and children would be protected by himself.

Pei Yong came back at noon on the second day, covered in dust. He came to Old Pei’s place as soon as he got out of the train station.

His features were sharp, and there were clearly many more wrinkles on his face. His movements were swift and decisive.

An Meixia was fetching water in the yard at the time. He nodded politely when he came in, then headed for the living room.

She went back to the room and said to Pei Jing, "Big brother is back. Do you want to go see?"

She didn't want to go. The distribution of Pei’s family property was Old Pei and Pei Jing’s business, and she didn't want to get involved.

Hearing this, Pei Jing stood up, "Then I'll go take a look. You take care of the kids."

Pei Yong had already arrived in the living room. Old Pei was sitting there. Seeing Pei Yong come in, he still suppressed the anger in his chest, and instead asked concernedly, "Have you eaten? Did you go home first when you came back? JianGuo’s kid should still be at work now, but he should be back home for lunch.”

"I haven't eaten yet. I came here straight from the train station." Pei Yong's tone was indifferent. He sat down beside Old Pei, "Dad was so anxious to call me back. What's the matter?"

"If I didn't call you back, were you not going to come back?" Old Pei asked back instead.

Pei Yong was silent for a long time without answering.

Old Pei sighed and looked at his appearance. He felt distressed and helpless.

"When the children grow up, the family separates; when the tree grows big, it splits into branches. I'm old now these years, I don't know how many more years I can live. While my mind is still clear, I'll distribute the family property to you guys, so there won't be any grievances blaming me for favoritism in the end." In Old Pei’s self perception, though he might be biased in trivial daily matters, he was still very fair on the overall direction.

Moreover, even if he was biased, it would absolutely be towards JianGuo. Not to mention Big Brother and his wife, the most pitiful was still the child. At that time, there was only this one boy in the family, and he was indeed a bit overindulgent.

Although the third brother's family has added a few more boys now, the age difference with JianGuo is still big too. It’s natural for adults and children to be compared, and children definitely need more coaxing.

Now if he went to coax JianGuo, JianGuo himself would also feel awkward.

It’s a pity that Wang Yue just doesn’t understand this reason, or rather, she just found an excuse.

She felt you favored someone, so no matter how much you give, it’s useless to her.

Pei Yong frowned, "Did Wang Yue say something?"

In this family, second brother and second sister-in-law had always kept a low profile, not fighting or snatching. He had seen the third sister-in-law once when she got married. She looked gentle and delicate, speaking softly. Not like someone who would quarrel and grab things.

And he also knew Wang Yue’s character. In the past, whether she was right or wrong, she would debate endlessly, and would not let things rest if she was right.

In the few years he came back less, they also did not have any conflicts, which made him feel it was quite good this way too.

Rather than continue quarreling, he was really afraid he could not hold on.

However, what Pei Yong didn't know was that in the few years he was away, Wang Yue had done more than just saying something. She made trouble overtly, messing up the whole family.

Otherwise, Old Pei would not have been so determined to make them move out at that time, also hoping to have some peace and quiet for himself.

"As a father, I don't want to meddle too much into your husband-wife relationship and stir up troubles. You can resolve your own family affairs when you go back. What I want to talk about today is the division of family property. Your second brother will come over after he gets off work at noon. Take advantage while all three brothers are here and divide it up, it'll also be less troublesome." After Old Pei finished, he looked at Pei Yong, "Go back and take a look at your own home too. JianGuo is not young either. I also agreed with you and your second brother’s decision, to make them move out a few years ago. Little Jing's wife has several small kids, and he can't stay here to take care them, so I let them live at home. Otherwise with no man around, it would inevitably be unsafe for them to move out..."

Whether they understood or not, Old Pei still had to explain everything clearly to them, to give himself a clear conscience.

Just as Pei Jing said, the children of Big Brother and Second Brother all lived here until they grew up. It’s fair for the Third Brother to live here too, without owing money or effort from anyone.

No one paid a penny towards it or exerted any effort towards it.

Pei Jing came in from outside and stood in front of Old Pei and Pei Yong, “Dad, Big Brother.”

"Little Jing, long time no see." Pei Yong also stood up, but suddenly felt estranged from his brother.

If it were before, even if they had not seen each other for years, he would not have been so cold.

At the same time, Pei Yong was also warily aware that the matter Wang Yue caused trouble over this time was probably not small, as it implicated him too, even to the point that Father was so determined to distribute the family property.