Chapter 723: 723
Pei Ge frowned at once at the sight of this nicely dressed family of three in front of her .
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“Ge Ge, who came?”
Noting that her daughter had not returned after opening the door, Zhang Manhua got up and went to her .
“Hm? Zhenghui, Ah Yan, Shishi, why are you guys here?”
She quickly spotted her deceased husband’s relatives being blocked at the door by her daughter when she got to the porch .
“He he! Sister-in-law, we are here to spend the first day of the year with you guys . ”
Pei Zhenghui’s eyes lit up, and he smiled the moment he saw her .
Her eyes flashed a look of surprise at this .
“Here to spend the first day of the year with us?” Is this a dream?
In the past, they would only have a short reunion on New Year’s Eve and must leave after dinner .
Right now…
Although she did not think too deeply about this like her daughter, who was thinking that this family of three was up to something, she still thought of this as ‘a weasel paying a chicken a visit’ .
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Still, she felt that there must be something going on for this family to visit them .
“That’s right, big auntie . We are here to spend the new year with you!” Pei Shishi smiled ever so gently . Pausing, she looked at her cousin, who was blocking the entrance, and said helplessly, “It’s just that Ge Ge doesn’t seem to welcome us . ”
“Yes, indeed . Manhua, I don’t want to say this, but you have let Ge Ge’s temper grow too big . ” Liu Yan side-eyed her niece unhappily .
“Okay, okay . Let’s not talk outside . Go in first, lest the neighbors see a joke . ”
Pei Zhenghui chuckled and mediated .
Zhang Manhua could not say anything to this; hence, she tugged at her daughter, signaling her to let the family in .
“Aiya . Manhua, I didn’t want to point this out, but now that Ge Ge has become successful in some ways, why are you guys still staying at a place like this?”
The moment she walked in, Liu Yan criticized their small house disdainfully .
Although the father-daughter pair did not comment, their faces also revealed despise and discomfort .
Pei Ge speechlessly rolled her eyes at this .
This family still dares to look down on our house? Although our house is small, it is clean and cozy . Do they have to criticize it this much?!
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The house this family used to live was much smaller than ours!
Also, because my second auntie liked to gamble and was lazy, their whole house was as dirty as a pigsty . Now, they actually still have the face to criticize our house?
I’m seriously speechless!
“He he! Second auntie, if you dislike our house that much, you are free to leave . We didn’t even invite you here . ”
She smirked coldly, not bothering to save her face .
Her second auntie’s eyes widened in anger, and she glared at her husband . Before she could move to reprimand her niece, he pulled her back .
“He he! Ge Ge, your second auntie didn’t mean it like that . ”
He put on an affectionate smile, looking like an elder that people found hard to dislike .
This ploy was useless on her, however .
Right now, she had already seen through his act .
Moreover, she even secretly suspected him of swindling her father’s company, so how could she possibly be deceived by this kind and amicable elder façade?
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“I’m very clear on what she means,” she evenly replied .
“This child . It’s the first day of the year; you shouldn’t be speaking like this . ” Her second auntie was clearly angered by her stubbornness; hence, she refused to stop even when her second uncle was tugging at her .
“Do you think you are so great now that you’ve gotten the Ji Group’s heir behind your back? Let me tell you; with just your lowly birth, you still want to marry into that family? Dream on!”
Zhang Manhua was instantly enraged by her words .
“Liu Yan, what are you saying?! What do you mean by ‘this lowly birth’? What about our Ge Ge?” This was the first time this good-natured mother flared up at her sister-in-law .
“Let me tell you; our Ge Ge and Xiao Ji’s relationship is now official . In a few days, I will be bringing my daughter to meet her boyfriend’s parents to discuss their engagement . ”
The family of three was stunned at this news .
They had not expected her to reveal such a thing .
“Si-Sister-in-law, is that true?”
The first person to recover was Pei Zhenghui . He asked this question with a stiff face .
“Of course, it’s true . Why should I lie to you?” She coldly peered at him .
“That’s impossible! Is that Ji brat blind?! With a person like my niece, he wants to get engaged?!”
The second person to recover was Liu Yan . She stared at her niece in disbelief . No matter how much she scrutinized her white and round face, she could not believe that this unassuming woman could succeed in getting such a rich guy!
Zhang Manhua was so offended and angered by her words she was about to chase the three out .
However, before she could chase them out, her brother-in-law spoke first .
“Liu Yan, you shut up!”
He angrily yelled at her, shooting her a cold glare . “Scram out if you say another word like that!”
She did not dare to speak anymore upon seeing that he was truly angry .
“Sister-in-law, don’t be angry . Your second auntie is just like that . She doesn’t have a lock on her mouth and never thinks before saying anything . Don’t mind her . ”
He looked at his sister-in-law apologetically and placatingly .
Seeing her second uncle smile and apologize to her mother like that, Pei Ge got even more confused .
“Second uncle, we all know what kind of person second auntie is . You don’t need to say anything more . Just directly say what you are here today . ”
She swept her frigid eyes across this family of three .
If she did not guess wrongly, this family came over because of her boyfriend .