Looking at the absent-minded Pei JianGuo, Old Pei and Pei Jing glanced at each other, somewhat understanding in their hearts.
"Is it because your mother doesn't agree with the person you like?" Wang Yue's family background was known to everyone in the family, and even the old friend's granddaughter that Old Pei had mentioned, she had set her sights on was also the girl with the best family background, and not just looking at conduct. Old Pei was not the kind of person who cared too much about these things anyway, as long as the girl was good it was fine. "JianGuo, after all, spending a lifetime is a matter for two people. As long as you like her, I'll go to your mother to put in a good word for you as grandfather."
Old Pei didn't want to deal with this daughter-in-law Wang Yue, but the child had grown up, and it wasn't right to keep dragging things out like this.
Pei JianGuo smiled, "Really no, grandfather. I'll leave the work on Shuang Shuang to you. I still have things to do at the unit, so I'll go back first."
He fled like an escape, which made Old Pei even more uncomfortable.
Sighing wearily, he asked Pei Jing, "Number three, why are you suddenly so concerned about JianGuo's marriage?" This was clearly not normal.
"Big brother is away for years, JianGuo is not young anymore, and we as elders should care more about him, especially the problem of JianGuo's wife's character..." The rest didn't need to be pointed out too clearly, but they could all understand.
"What you said makes sense too." Old Pei looked in the direction Pei JianGuo had left, only feeling that time passed so fast. In a twinkle of an eye, the little guy who used to snuggle in his arms and call him grandfather had reached the age to start a family.
Then he looked at Pei Jing again. Old Pei said, "Number three, after all JianGuo is a junior. As a man, he is inevitably concerned about face. Even if he makes a mistake, you can't reprimand him like when he was a child. Besides, this child is not bad, he just didn't have a good family environment to begin with..."
This was because Pei Jing had scolded him when Pei JianGuo first arrived.
He also knew that he shouldn't vent his anger. After all, those were things that didn't exist in reality. It was just a momentary thought that made him lose control.
"I know, dad, don't worry. JianGuo also grew up watching me. He followed me around all day when he was little. He's also my nephew. I feel bad for him too."
Old Pei didn't have much hope either. His generation, compared to those comrades-in-arms who died on the battlefield, was already very lucky to see the prosperity of their motherland. People should be content.
Now, he only hoped that his family would live in peace and harmony, without any trouble.
"By the way dad, have you really decided to donate this house?" It was only when Pei Jing heard from Zhi Xia about what happened that day that he found out.
Right in front of Pei Jing, Old Pei was not afraid to say it out and let his son ridicule him. "Your old man has never been afraid of anyone in his life. Although I have seen many scenes in my life, I didn't expect that in the end I would be manipulated by my daughter-in-law. It's rather ridiculous to say. To tell the truth, I haven't actually decided about the house. I just wanted to scare your sister-in-law that day. In my whole life going through winds and rains, I only have these few things left. We'll talk about it when the time comes. When you get older, your mind changes all the time. No one knows how they'll think when the time comes."
He was not worried that Pei Jing would also covet it. According to his original idea, it would be divided evenly among the three sons, which was fair and just, and would prevent hurting the feelings between the brothers.
But obviously, some people didn't think so. They wanted to monopolize it, but didn't think about what right they had to monopolize it.
Pei Jing was quite open-minded about it. If the house was left to Pei JianGuo, he didn't mind at all. It was up to the elders to decide what to do with their belongings, giving to whoever they wanted.
It was just that his sister-in-law's behavior had become too excessive, which made people more and more disgusted, thus leading to this situation.
"Dad should also broaden his mind. If it doesn't work, let big brother come back. It's not right for you to handle his family affairs." Perhaps even the most outstanding person has some inadequacies, and all of Pei Yong's inadequacies were concentrated in his family, which made him want to escape from it himself.
Perhaps it was too oppressive, so he didn't consider that his evasion would bring great pressure to the elderly at home.
The more indifferent he was, the more angry Wang Yue became. With her husband being away, she could only vent her frustration elsewhere.
Old Pei waved his hand. "It will be the greatest consolation to your dad if you and Zhi Xia live your days well."
He obviously did not agree with Pei Jing's suggestion.
If big brother coming back was useful, things wouldn't have been like this for so many years with him unwilling to return home.
It might be better to just leave things as they were than to come back and suffer.
Wang Yue didn't dare make too big of a fuss either, but adding trouble was certain.
When Pei Jing returned to the room, he saw Zhi Xia sitting on the bed reading a book, but her eyes were somewhat wandering, and her mind was obviously not focused on the book.
He took the book from her hand and closed it, placing it on the table.
"What are you thinking about? You've stared a hole through the book."
"I was thinking..." Zhi Xia pulled the corner of her mouth. There was always a kind of wandering feeling in her heart.
Pei Jing's remarks against Pei JianGuo were heard not only by Old Pei, but also by her in the room.
This inexplicable fault-finding obviously did not match his persona.
"Thinking about what?" Pei Jing asked again.
"I was thinking about something. I don't know if I should tell you or not." Zhi Xia leaned back against her body and looked at him as steadily as possible.
But Pei Jing just smiled. "Zhi Xia, we are husband and wife. Or should I ask you, do you think I'm unreliable? Or untrustworthy?"
Zhi Xia shook her head. She simply spoke directly, "Pei Jing, if 4 years ago on the day I was sold, I hadn't been able to escape, hadn't been able to run into the mountains, do you know what I would have experienced?"
"Why did you suddenly think of this?" Of course Pei Jing could guess what might have happened. Just because some things didn't happen didn't mean they wouldn't happen. In recent years neither of them had mentioned the events of that night again, because they all knew it was not a very pleasant memory.
Pei Jing took her slender white fingers in his hand. "So I'm very glad you ran out. You met me, and although the experience at the beginning was not great, being able to have our present life now is enough to make up for all the deficiencies, right? Let those unpleasant memories drift away with the wind. We will be fine in the future, and so will our child."
Zhi Xia made up her mind, but still hesitated at this moment.
She nodded. "Well, we'll all be fine."
She wanted to confess everything, but the secret involved more than just her own rebirth.
Afraid that her background would be exposed, Gao Meiyun wanted to kill her after being reborn. And she was also reborn again in this life, and killed Gao Meiyun.
But she was extremely clear in her heart that killing was wrong, and even the greatest sin should be punished by law, not personal grudges.
That was the reality, and no one could change it.
Her approach was no different in essence from Gao Meiyun’s.
Pei Jing was a military man as well as an upright and law-abiding person.
Once she confessed everything, plus the abnormality of the space, with his sensitivity it probably wouldn’t be too difficult for him to guess these things.
Even if he was unsure and only suspicious, it would still be enough to cause a rift between them.
Zhi Xia knew from the start that every deed done in this world would definitely leave traces.
So she never thought of personally taking Gao Meiyun’s life. It was a pity that she still couldn't hold back in the end.
