The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 980 - 222: Starting From Scratch_2

Chapter 980: Chapter 222: Starting From Scratch_2

"No, it’s not your fault, Second Sister! I’m also to blame. It was my harsh words that offended Third Sister," Pei Wendong said anxiously.

Pei Yuan retracted her hand and nodded, then turned to Xie Yi, "As for family matters, since our eldest sister is ill, it is inconvenient to disturb her too much. If you feel aggrieved or upset in the future, you can come to me. I will stand up for you!"

Xie Yi hurriedly said she wasn’t aggrieved and didn’t dare to disturb Pei Qin any further.

Pei Yuan said a few more words, then went to the inner courtyard to check on her eldest sister. Her younger sister had returned, and she didn’t know the situation yet—how could their cousin have lost his position as an official!?

In the evening, Pei Qin suggested that Fang Liuming and Pei Qian come over to eat together. She still wasn’t well enough to go out, and Mo Heng would be back soon. If he found out she had gone out, she’d at least be scolded. Over at the Fang family, Fang Li was still unconscious; it wouldn’t be good for them to go over there just to eat and drink. It was better to invite both of them over here to gather.

When Pei Qian arrived, she still had a frown on her face.

Upon seeing her, Xie Yi approached to pay her respects and apologize, "...I shouldn’t have acted so petulantly, causing Madam Fang to be upset. Here, I’m apologizing to you for my wrongdoings."

Pei Qian instantly sneered with disdain, "Apologize to me? Or are you deliberately trying to sabotage our relationship? Have I spoken wrongly about you freeloading off us? Expecting me to apologize to you, have you taken a good look at yourself in the mirror? You haven’t even stepped through the doors of our Pei family yet!"

Pei Wendong had been hoping Pei Qian’s anger would subside and that they could live in harmony. Even if she didn’t give Xie Yi a friendly face, at least she wouldn’t obstruct and sabotage things needlessly. But to his dismay, she still harbored the intention of not letting Xie Yi join the family, "Third Sister! Xie Yi has let bygones be bygones and has apologized to you. Where do you see her harboring ill intent, adamant on opposing and sabotaging?"

Fang Liuming frowned, "Pei Wendong! Mind your words."

Xie Yi was extremely envious of Fang Liuming’s blind support for Pei Qian. If only Pei Wendong could do the same for her, she would have no regrets.

Pei Wendong also felt that Fang Liuming was overindulging Pei Qian. She didn’t understand Xie Yi at all, and was convinced that Xie Yi harbored ill intentions, targeting her and causing unrest as soon as she returned.

Pei Qian believed Xie Yi had ill intentions, "Raising her for nothing, even supporting her brother—she’s definitely up to no good!"

Powerless and frustrated, Pei Wendong said, "Third Sister! The war isn’t even over yet, where do you expect Xie Yi and her not yet grown-up brother to go? And because of this, I want to marry Xie Yi—then we’ll be one family!"

"Our eldest sister was only fourteen when she took us out; she had to support three others besides herself! You’ve been blinded by that wretched girl, only seeing her virtues and not her malice," Pei Qian scolded angrily.

Pei Wendong was silent for a moment. He knew his eldest sister had struggled to support her siblings, which was not easy. But Xie Yi was not the same person as their sister, and he couldn’t use the same circumstances to judge her.

"Sister, let’s go! Our family assets have not been reclaimed yet, and we’ve just been staying here for a few days, only to be humiliated and trampled upon—we’re leaving!" Xie Ze couldn’t take it anymore and began to pull Xie Yi to leave.

Pei Wendong hurriedly stopped them, urging him not to act impulsively.

Pei Qian added more fuel to the fire, "Unable to support yourself, with a maternal grandfather’s house to stay in, yet insisting on living in our house—if that’s not harboring ill intentions, what is it?"

"Third Sister, stop it! Why are you even here to meddle in the family’s affairs?" Pei Wendong shouted angrily amidst the chaos.

"Pei Wendong, have you gone mad?! I shouldn’t care? Is it until all our family’s assets are conned away by that wretch that you’ll be satisfied?" Pei Qian said furiously, her chest heaving.

Fang Liuming hastily pulled her, trying to calm her and prevent her from getting too angry.

Huang Qiu assisted Pei Qin to quickly approach, yelling sternly, "Shut up, all of you!"

Upon her arrival, everyone immediately fell silent.

Pei Yuan hurried over, grasping her cold hands, and helped her to stand while sending Huang Qiu to fetch a hand warmer.

"Eldest Sister! Why have you come out?" Pei Qian also took a couple of steps toward her. She had heard from Xiao Yong that Eldest Sister’s heart channels had been injured, chilled by a detoxifying cold that was equivalent to a new poison—she shouldn’t have come out.

"You expect me to be deaf with all the commotion you’re making?" Pei Qin glared at her.

"I’ve just returned, and Wendong has been..." Pei Qian started, dissatisfied.

Pei Qin cut her off, "Shut your mouth!"

Pei Qian sulkingly darkened her face, feeling defiant. Even if her eldest sister agreed, she would never accept that wretched girl marrying into their family!

Xie Yi was already kneeling with tears, "Madam! It all started because of me. I caused Brother Wendong to talk back to Madam Fang and start an argument. I am the culprit! My brother and I will leave right now."

Pei Qin looked at her with furrowed brows, "Since you and Pei Wendong already have a verbal agreement, I won’t be the villain to break up a marriage, as long as you both can be happy together. However, our family indeed has a rule, the only one—we do not keep idlers."