The Male Wife

Chapter 122

After hearing what the little servant of the Pei family who came to report the letter said, Pei Cheng didn't intend to go back to the Pei family at first. After all, he saw the lively person just the day before yesterday, but today someone suddenly ran to him and said that the person was sick. It's serious, he must go and see it, otherwise he will regret it.

At first, when Pei Cheng heard the suggestive words of the young servant of the Pei family, he almost blurted out, "Then go to hell, I don't care", but when the words came to his lips, Pei Cheng knew that this was a street full of people coming and going, Even if he really wants to be willful, it can't be now.

Dong Lai didn't agree with Pei Cheng going into Pei's house alone at this time, because Dong Lai knew that the current Pei Cheng was a favorite in the eyes of Pei's family, but Pei's house was a den of hungry wolves.

What kind of treatment do you think you will get after throwing a deliciously steamed meat bun to a pack of hungry wolves?

But Cheng Pei finally went, he wanted to see what kind of tricks Mother Pei was going to do this time.Besides, Pei Cheng knew better that another reason why he agreed to go to Pei's house was because he didn't want to be drowned by the spittle of those people in Hwaseong.

It is said that being in the rivers and lakes is involuntary. Pei Cheng was not in the big rivers and lakes of Hwaseong before, so he naturally didn't know how complicated this rivers and lakes called Hwaseong noble circles are.

No matter whether Pei's mother is really sick or not, as long as Pei's family hears that Pei's mother is ill, but Pei Cheng, as a son, visits the house three times and refuses to enter. Pei Cheng will not be able to get along in Hwaseong in the future.

Because no one cared about the unfair treatment that Pei Cheng had received in the Pei family, these nobles who lived in the upper circles with colored glasses could only see that now the prosperous Pei Cheng was about to abandon his family.

Therefore, considering all aspects, Pei Cheng has to go back to Pei's house now.

The carriage stopped in the front yard of Pei's house, and Pei Cheng came down. He only took a few servants with him when he went out this time, and these were insignificant servants, which would not cause any impact.

Therefore, Cheng Pei left several servants outside, and he left with only his considerate Dong Lai. Butler Pei happily led the way. He has been stepping into Pei's house for a short time, so now when he sees Pei Cheng coming to the door again, he is still very surprised.

Butler Pei couldn't help but said, "Second Young Master, you've come back. There have been a lot of things happening at home these days. Madam's health is getting worse every year, and this year she fell ill directly, and now she can't even get out of bed. The eldest lady has been crying since the incident at the beginning of the year, and now the madam is sick and can't get up, especially...Second young master, it's really great that you can come back now."

"Besides me, there is still a young master in the family." Pei Cheng said casually. He had no ill intentions towards Butler Pei, and he knew that Butler Pei had no ill will towards him, but Butler Pei always turned towards the Pei family. The attitude is also like it, it has always been cold and indifferent.

"Brother and sister-in-law have always been good to mother these years, I heard." Pei Cheng ignored the hesitant expression on Butler Pei's face, and continued: "Why, mother is sick now, neither brother nor sister-in-law have visited mother ?"

Butler Pei hurriedly shook his head. A butler like him can't talk about his master casually behind his back, "Second young master misunderstood. The eldest young master has gradually taken over the family's shop over the years, and he is so busy every day, how can he have time to personally Taking care of the old lady before the sick bed. And the young lady also has her own small business outside, after finishing her own small business, she has to take care of the management of the backyard at home, and she has no time to take care of the old lady."

"Brother and sister-in-law don't have time, so do I, Pei Cheng, have time?" Pei Cheng asked coldly.

Steward Pei's footsteps stopped, and he turned to look at Pei Cheng, but he could only see a flash of indifference on Pei Cheng's face, his steps became heavy for a while, and he didn't know what to say for a long time.

In fact, Pei Cheng was right.Big brother Pei is very sorry that sister-in-law Pei is busy with the work in the shop all day long, so she has no time to pay attention to mother Pei, but now Cheng Pei is also in charge of the cockfighting farm in the north of the city, and the cockfighting farm has to manage daily things no more than those of the Pei family. An insignificant little shop is busy?

So Pei Cheng may not have more time than elder brother Pei and sister-in-law Pei.

Butler Pei didn't know what to say to comfort Pei Cheng for a while.

Seeing Butler Pei's appearance, Pei Cheng knew what he was thinking, pursed his thin lips, ignored the helplessness flashing across Butler Pei's face, and strode towards Mother Pei's yard, even though he hadn't seen her for many years After going back to Pei's house, although he hasn't been to his mother's yard for a long time, Pei Cheng still remembers this familiar yet unfamiliar road.

Pushing open the door, Pei Cheng smelled a strong and unpleasant smell of medicinal herbs before entering the room. Pei Cheng was startled, he thought that Pei's mother was pretending to be sick, and the purpose was to draw him out, but in the end it didn't Thinking that Mother Pei is really sick.

Mother Pei, who was lying on the sickbed, let out a deafening cough, one after another, it seemed that there was still phlegm in her throat, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Seeing Pei Cheng walking in, the maids serving in the room were startled for a moment, then immediately bent down, knelt on the ground, and said, "Second young master."

The sound of coughing from the sick bed in the back room stopped, followed by Mother Pei's unbelievably surprised voice. Mother Pei coughed and said, "It's Cheng'er who is back, come in quickly, come in and let mother see you."

Mother?

Cheng'er?

The unfamiliar address disgusted Pei Cheng, but he still lifted his footsteps and walked into the back room. Pei Cheng sat on the side of the bed, looking at the sickly mother Pei, who looked like a dying person, and couldn't be relieved for a while. It's only been two days, why is Pei's mother so seriously ill?

Mother Pei patted Pei Cheng's shoulder with her hand in embarrassment, but Cheng Pei avoided it without a trace. Mother Pei's expression flashed a trace of loneliness, but it soon disappeared, and Mother Pei looked sad Looking at Pei Cheng, he said: "Since you are sensible, I seem to have rarely been with you."

"It's all happened in the past, why are you still talking about it now?" Pei Chengwuxi didn't intend to follow Pei's mother's wishes to reminisce about the past, "I remember that you were fine two days ago, why are you so sick now? gone?"

"Two days ago I..." Embarrassment flashed across Pei's mother's face, she seemed to be very unwilling to recall the cause of her illness, so even if Pei Cheng asked, Pei's mother's expression was distorted for a moment.

After a pause, Mother Pei said: "I have been in poor health for these years. I suddenly caught a cold two days ago. I don't know what happened. No matter how much medicine I took, it didn't help. The doctor also came to see me and only prescribed a few medicines for me. There's a new prescription, but it's still useless after I drink it."

"If it's caused by simple typhoid fever, it shouldn't be so serious." Pei Cheng frowned. When the servant walked out with the spittoon, he accidentally saw the bloodshot sputum out of the corner of his eye. , so he kindly reminded Mother Pei.

It's a pity that Pei's mother felt that Pei Cheng was too sensitive on this matter, and she seemed unwilling to continue entangled in the topic of her illness, so Pei's mother interrupted Pei Cheng's words impatiently, saying: "I know my illness well. If my condition doesn't improve tomorrow, I will ask the housekeeper to change my doctor."

Pei Cheng's kindness was regarded as a bad thing, so he stopped reminding Pei's mother, he said, "Mother asked someone to stop me on the main road today, is it just to let me see you?"

Mother Pei struggled a bit, and straightened her upper body from the bed. The maid at the side saw it and hurried up, helped Mother Pei up, and then leaned on Mother Pei's waist with a pillow.

Pei Cheng watched the series of movements of Pei's mother struggling to get up, but felt that there was no fluctuation in his heart. He didn't think that Pei's mother needed him much now, he only knew that Pei's mother specially asked the servant to stop him on the main road , there is no other conspiracy at all, and I don't simply want to see myself.

Mother Pei smiled awkwardly, looked at Pei Cheng, and said, "I remember that you are in charge of the cockfighting field now, and you are in charge of the entire cockfighting field. I just want to ask you, if your family also opens a cockfighting field in the future, can you No, can you reach out and help the family?"

It may be that she knew that her request was too much, or that she knew that Pei Cheng would reject her, so Mother Pei hurriedly suppressed her attitude, "Cheng'er. The income of the family shop has been getting worse and worse over the years. If it wasn't for the family There are only more and more shops in the road, and we will not let you marry the Jiang family early, and marry Jiang Linzhi, a tuberculosis man. But at that time, your elder brother was going to inherit the family business in the future, and your younger sister was still young. You are the best age, so we can only marry you."

Pei Cheng looked at Mother Pei coldly, seeing what nice things she could say in front of him.

Pei's mother deliberately didn't look into Pei Cheng's eyes, maybe she also knew that what she said was too much, maybe she was afraid that she could see the deep contempt for herself from Pei Cheng's eyes, so when Pei's mother said these words again, she He lowered his head and put his attitude to the lowest.

But Pei Cheng never wavered because of Pei's mother's words from the beginning to the end, he didn't even look at Pei's mother's deliberately pretending pitiful appearance.

Dong Lai who stood aside couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. He originally thought that Pei Cheng would let go because of Pei's mother's humble tone and attitude, but now it seems that this is entirely his worry.

Because Pei Cheng's expression did not change with Pei's mother's attitude from the beginning to the end.

Pei's mother became anxious when she saw Pei Cheng who didn't express anything, she couldn't help stretching out her hand, and while holding Pei Cheng's hand fiercely, she growled anxiously: "Cheng'er, you can't see that I am your mother. On the other hand, forgive me once and give your elder brother a chance?" "Why did mother ask me to give elder brother a chance?"

Mother Pei replied without hesitation: "It's too hard for your elder brother to be busy with the Pei family's shop all these years, not to mention, the income of this shop is not as good as every year, I..."

Pei Cheng looked at Pei's mother with a smile, interrupted her complaints, and said word by word, "Mother thinks that elder brother has worked hard, but why doesn't she think that I have worked hard?"

Mother Pei was stunned, and stared blankly at Pei Cheng.