The mind-reading fake heiress changes her fate by eating melons.
Chapter 198 Uncle
A male voice rang out, and four people walked into the restaurant and headed straight for the table. The expressions of the Pei family members at the table immediately darkened, clearly indicating that they did not welcome the newcomers.
Pei Jinwen, in particular, put down his chopsticks and looked at the person who spoke with displeasure.
An Ling looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was her great-uncle's family.
An Ling's maternal uncle is Pei Jinwen's youngest brother, named Pei Jinhao.
Pei Jinwen is the third child in his family, while Pei Jinhao is the sixth. His current wife is named Su Xiaowan, and they came with a young man and a young woman.
But the reason Pei Jinwen dislikes her younger brother so much is because this brother is just too complicated to describe.
Pei Jinhao was the youngest child in the family, even two years younger than Pei Yuning. He was pampered from birth, to the point that his parents would give him anything, even the stars in the sky, just by asking him a question.
After his parents passed away, he was spoiled by his older siblings, and as a result, they spoiled him too much, and he became a playboy.
He neither settles down nor builds a career; he enjoys toying with women's feelings and has even broken up with women several times after finding out they were pregnant.
He's good-looking and a smooth talker. Even though he has a terrible reputation in the industry, there are always girls who are fooled by him, thinking they're the special one, only to be dumped by this scumbag.
Moreover, every time this happens, his family has to apologize and make compensation on his behalf.
He himself is quite the opposite; he finds a place to hide like a coward, or leaves behind some ambiguous message saying he doesn't want to live anymore and then disappears, making his family live in fear, having to worry about him while cleaning up his mess.
However, this method will eventually become ineffective after being used too many times.
Later, the Pei family gave him an ultimatum: if he continued to act so outrageously, they would sever all ties with him and never interfere in his affairs again.
Pei Jinhao then became somewhat more restrained, though only a little, but at least no one heard of him getting any girls pregnant again.
Pei Jinwen was originally the most ruthless person in their family towards Pei Jinhao. However, as Pei's siblings grew old and passed away one after another, leaving only the two of them, Pei Jinwen gradually softened and would occasionally help her younger brother.
She felt that letting Pei Jinhao continue like this wasn't a solution, so she gave him one of her companies, thinking that at least he could have a stable career to make a living.
But he was utterly hopeless, and within a few years, he had bankrupted the company.
Pei Jinwen was at his wit's end. He thought that if all else failed, he would just give him some money every year so that he wouldn't starve to death.
Unexpectedly, Pei Jinhao took the initiative to say that he planned to turn over a new leaf and settle down, and soon after, he married Su Xiaowan.
Su Xiaowan is actually married three times, and she has a son, Lu Anbo, from her previous marriage, and a daughter, Kong Xinyu, from her previous marriage.
Although this daughter is not related to Su Xiaowan by blood, she became Kong Xinyu's guardian and estate administrator as her stepmother because the daughter was still young when Su Xiaowan's ex-husband passed away.
Although this is Pei Jinhao's first marriage, a man with his reputation is lucky to have anyone want him, especially since Su Xiaowan received a lot of property from both of her previous marriages. It seems that the idle Pei Jinhao has found a rich woman.
To avoid making her younger brother look like a kept man, Pei Jinwen gave him a company and a large sum of money as a congratulatory gift.
Pei Jinhao is now her only living sibling, and it is her wish as the older sister that her younger brother can live a good life. This is why, even though Pei Jinhao has been unreliable for so long, Pei Jinwen has not been able to bring herself to sever ties with him.
Therefore, as long as Pei Jinhao is willing to live a peaceful life and stop causing trouble, especially by not betraying the feelings of other women, the Pei family will still be willing to help him.
He did behave himself for several years afterward and didn't cause any scandals involving extramarital affairs. Pei Jinwen thought her brother had completely settled down, and she could finally relax.
But before she could even relax, Pei Jinhao actually bankrupted the company again.
When asked why, he only said it was due to poor management and that he wasn't cut out for it. Then he openly and secretly tried to take advantage of his older sister, hoping she could help him.
But he didn't have the proper attitude when asking for help. He took his whole family on a trip during the Chinese New Year and didn't even call back.
He came all this time for the Lantern Festival without giving any prior notice, so it's no wonder the Pei family wouldn't treat him well.
"Oh, Third Sister."
Seeing Pei Jinwen's stern face, Pei Jinhao didn't feel embarrassed at all; instead, he continued to grin and joke.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Are you angry that I didn't come to wish you a Happy New Year? I finally had some time to take the whole family out for a trip. I was thinking about you, otherwise I wouldn't have rushed over as soon as I got off the plane."
"Come on, Xiaobo and Xiaoyu, quickly wish your aunt a Happy New Year."
"Alright, alright."
Pei Jinwen interrupted him. She only had a problem with her younger brother; she wasn't going to put on airs with her sister-in-law and the others, and there was no need to make things difficult for the two younger people.
"Since you're here, please sit down and eat. Ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes."
“Hey,” Pei Jinhao responded quickly, “Come on, Xiaowan, sit down and eat first, and Xiaobo and Xiaoyu too.”
The dining table was a large round table. The people who were already seated were sitting neatly one after another. Logically, the four newcomers should have sat together in the empty seats.
Pei Jinghao inexplicably started making arrangements, even moving a chair between Pei Mingyu and Pei Jiyue, forcing everyone else to move their chairs and tableware to the sides.
"Xiao Bo and Xiao Yu, please sit here."
"What are you doing?" Pei Jinwen frowned. "Isn't there a seat? Just sit down and eat."
"Let the young people sit together, they can chat and build relationships while eating."
Pei Jinhao chuckled awkwardly:
"Although Xiaobo and Xiaoyu are not related to me by blood, I really treat them as my own children. We are all family, and I just want them to spend more time with Mingyu and Jiyue. We should always try to maintain a good relationship within the family."
Pei Jinghao's cryptic words confused everyone at the table.
They looked at Pei Jinghao and felt that he was implying something more, that his true intentions were not what they seemed.
“Since we’re family, there’s no need to beat around the bush,” Pei Jinwen said to Pei Jinhao. “Do you want something from me again? Just say it. If you keep beating around the bush, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear anything.”
"Third Sister," Pei Jinhao said, not feeling embarrassed at having his thoughts seen through, "Why do you always think the worst of me? I don't ask anything of you. I just really want the children to develop their relationship."
"And I heard that you're looking for a suitable blind date for Mingyu Jiyue?"
"What's the point of looking for someone like that? Look at Xiaobo and Xiaoyu, aren't they perfect?"
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