The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 421: Completely Breaking Away from Old Pei’s House (8)_1

Chapter 421: Chapter 421: Completely Breaking Away from Old Pei’s House (8)_1

Pei Zongli scrambled to his feet and, bracing against the pain, quickly climbed into the carriage, but didn’t forget to ask Pei Qin, "Qinqin! The consent paper..."

Pei Qin’s gaze turned frosty as she shot back, "What did you just say?"

Feeling a chill in his heart from her stare, Pei Zongli no longer dared ask for the consent paper and hurriedly drove the carriage away.

He knew he was heading for a beating, but he had to go anyway; otherwise, the consent paper would be even less attainable.

Now, Pei Qin was using the consent paper to make things difficult for them.

Seeing that Pei Zongli indeed got beaten when he went there, Old Pei suggested going directly to the Fang family to find Old Scholar Fang. He wasn’t Pei Qin; as a scholar, he surely cared about face and wouldn’t beat anyone. He hoped to negotiate with him and see what conditions they might have.

Since the marriage with the Zhao family had been called off, they had already said they would give the consent paper; now it was time to actually hand it over.

Old Scholar Fang thought even deeper and further; he wanted Pei Qin and her brother to permanently sever ties with Old Pei’s House and completely disassociate from them! From then on, Old Pei’s House would no longer have any right to meddle in their affairs!

So he prepared to talk to Old Pei, to trade the consent paper for Pei Qin and her brother’s permanent disassociation from Old Pei’s House, and planned for Pei Wendong to set up his own household when he turned ten.

He advised Pei Qin, "That consent paper, even if we don’t give it now, once Wu Dongsi is reassigned, in a few years, they may find a loophole. Pei Zongli’s two sons can still wait a few more years; they aren’t old yet, waiting to take the imperial examination. To prevent any mishaps in the meantime, it’s best to settle this matter as soon as possible. Your permanent separation from Old Pei’s House is what’s most important! Let’s not give them any more chances to take advantage of you!"

Pei Qin immediately nodded, "Good!"

Seeing she was quite easy to agree, Old Scholar Fang nodded in relief, knowing that she had thought it through deeply. But Pei Qin’s next sentence choked him up.

"Let them come here personally, so I can have my fill of beating them before we talk!" Especially Qian Wanxiu, Pei Qin was particularly keen on greeting her well-maintained, powdered face. She had seen that the powder sold in ancient times was pretty substandard, and she really wanted to test if Qian Wanxiu’s powder was any good, to see if it would flake off in showers upon being hit!

Old Scholar Fang looked at her helplessly, "This is absurd! You’ve already beaten them; if you beat them again, no one will say anything, but people will start to feel that your behavior is excessive. If something else happens and someone fans the flames, they’ll turn against you and speak ill of you!"

Pei Qin pouted in dissatisfaction.

Seeing that she wasn’t insisting on beating someone, and guessing she probably got a thrill from the last beating and felt some relief, but still thought they got off lightly, Old Scholar Fang tried to persuade her to let the matter rest for now, focusing on getting her and her brother disassociated first.

"I actually just want to slap her face to see if the powder she uses will crumble upon hitting. I’ve seen some people’s makeup crumble just from smiling," Pei Qin shared her thoughts.

Old Scholar Fang’s mouth twitched; his granddaughter was exceptionally talented and smart, but sometimes she was a bit... abnormal. Why did she want to hit Qian Wanxiu for the powder on her face? Wasn’t it because she hated her stepmother that she wanted to hit her?

Pei Qin sighed with a tinge of regret, "Next time, then! Next time!"

Old Scholar Fang said nothing more and went back home to prepare for a negotiation with Old Pei.

Letting Pei Qin and her brother permanently leave Old Pei’s House was not agreed upon by several in the family. If the ties were severed, they would forever lose any leverage over Pei Qin and her brother.

This time, Old Pei made the decision on his own; however, if Pei Qin and her brother were to leave Old Pei’s House, it had to be as an expulsion from the family.

Old Scholar Fang naturally disagreed; Pei Qin and her brother hadn’t done anything wrong, so why should they be expelled from the family?! If anyone should be expelled, it was their household!