activa-t Chapter 200 is still being picky.
Chapter 200 is still being picky.
"This isn't appropriate. I don't think it'll work. Uncle, you'd better not try to play matchmaker."
As the father of Pei Mingyu and Pei Jiyue, Pei Yuansi was no less shocked than his siblings. Even the usually taciturn Pei Yuansi was forced to give a triple refusal.
"These kids have known each other for several years. If they were really going to get together, they would have done so long ago, right? The fact that they haven't taken things further after knowing each other for so long means that they don't have any romantic feelings for each other."
The Pei siblings nodded vigorously, as if afraid that Pei Jinhao would think their attitude was not firm enough if they didn't nod hard enough.
Even though Pei Yuansi had made her point so clearly, Pei Jinhao still couldn't understand her.
"Why can't we talk about it? The past is the past, and the present is the present. Before, it was just that the kids didn't think in that direction. After that, they just get along as boyfriend and girlfriend, and they'll develop feelings for each other very quickly."
The Pei siblings quickly stopped nodding and started shaking their heads violently, as if they wanted to shake their heads off to show their refusal.
[No wonder Pei Jinhao suddenly went crazy; he's eyeing the entire Pei family fortune.]
[He had a good plan. He figured that although the Pei family was currently in charge because of his aunt's lack of intention to marry, she was unlikely to have any children. As long as Kong Xinyu married Pei Mingyu and Lu Anbo married Pei Jiyue, the Pei family would eventually fall into his hands, no matter who inherited the family business.]
The Pei family members had only just heard An Ling's thoughts today and couldn't quite control their expressions. After learning Pei Jinhao's true purpose, they couldn't help but glare at him, their contempt impossible to hide.
Pei Jinhao, feeling a bit guilty under the glares of so many people, finally asked, "Wh-what's wrong? Did I say something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Pei family: You're wrong about everything!
But before they could even speak, Pei Jinhao started trying to justify himself.
"I'm just worried that Mingyu and Jiyue will be deceived. Children from families like ours are easily targeted by people with ill intentions. Look at Anjun before, wasn't that the case? I'm just doing this for the children's own good."
An Yun: ...
An Yun: That's enough! I said that's enough!
Is he really going to be deceived once and used as a negative example for ten years?
“This is different,” Pei Yuning couldn’t stand seeing her own child being dragged out like this. “An Yun’s situation was more complicated. Besides, since it’s a blind date, they will definitely arrange for someone of equal social standing. Mom, my older brother and sister-in-law will help with the decision. You don’t need to worry about that, Uncle.”
“Yes,” Pei Yuansi quickly chimed in, “We parents will be careful about this, right, Xuanrui?”
"Huh? Ah, yes." Xuan Rui responded ambiguously when her name was suddenly called.
Pei Yuansi glanced at his wife with some surprise, feeling that she was acting strangely today.
How could she, as a mother, have no reaction at all when her own child was to be introduced to such a brilliant and talented couple?
But there was a more pressing problem at hand, so Pei Yuansi had to put aside his doubts for the time being and put an end to Pei Jinhao's hopes.
"So, Uncle, please stop playing matchmaker. We could all get along fine, but you're just making the kids feel awkward. Please don't say things like that again."
"How can you call it 'matching lovers randomly'?"
Pei Jinhao's face darkened, and he actually started to put on airs.
“Yuan Si, I don’t like hearing you say that. I’m not saying this for no reason. Actually, my two children do like Mingyu and Jiyue, but they were too shy to say it before. So, as their father, I’m helping them get together, right, Xiaobo and Xiaoyu?”
The incredulous gazes of everyone at the table fell upon the half-siblings again. Seeing that they actually nodded, the Pei siblings finally breathed a sigh of relief. They tacitly shifted their positions, trying to move further away from the pair of cunning and ambitious individuals sitting between them.
Everyone was baffled as to why, after all these years, Pei Jinhao would suddenly come up with such a ridiculous plan to seize the Pei family's assets.
Haven't the Pei family helped him enough over the years?
Good heavens, so Pei Jinhao and Su Xiaowan, this couple, have both become gambling addicts.
[They didn't go on vacation this time; they clearly went to the casino to squander their money. No wonder the company went bankrupt, and Su Xiaowan squandered almost all the assets she received from her two marriages. After much deliberation, they decided to target Grandma's house.]
Pei family members: ...I see.
That makes sense. After all, it's not surprising that gamblers will do anything. They'll try every possible way to make money, and they won't even spare their closest family members.
The Pei family members looked at Pei Jinhao with even more hostility.
His own family is a mess, to make matters worse, he actually wants to drag the Pei family down with him. What kind of relatives are they? They're worse than enemies!
However, the Pei family still couldn't understand whether Pei Jinhao thought they were fools.
How could they possibly agree to something like that!
What Pei Jinhao said next shocked them even more. It turned out that Pei Jinhao not only treated the Pei family as fools, but also the An family.
"Actually, after thinking about it carefully, it doesn't necessarily have to be with Mingyu and Jiyue. Aren't the children of our in-laws still unmarried?"
Pei Jinhao's darting eyes then turned to the An family's children.
“Aren’t An Chong and An Yun single now? Oh, and there’s the new kid they found named An Luo, right? That kid is a little too young for Xiao Yu, but aren’t relationships between older women and younger men quite popular these days? I don’t think it’ll be a problem.”
"And this is Qiu Nian, right?" Pei Jinhao looked at Qiu Nian again. "You may not know since you just returned to the An family, but our Xiao Bo is handsome and obedient. He's definitely a good man that's hard to find even with a lantern."
"As for An Ling..." Pei Jinhao hesitated for a moment, "You're already engaged, so let's just forget about it."
Hey, getting picky now, acting like you're something special.
Are you only letting it go because I'm engaged? It's clearly because I'm a fake heiress.
[It's not surprising that Lu Anbo, a mama's boy, would listen to his mother's arrangements, but why is Kong Xinyu so obedient too? Let me see.]
An family: ...
It wasn't that they didn't want to refute it; they were simply dumbfounded.
They've seen shameless people before, but they've never seen anyone this shameless.
Because Pei Jinhao's proposal was so outrageous and completely unrealistic, with absolutely no chance of success, the An family members were now more speechless than angry.
“Forget it,” Pei Yuning replied. “You should keep such good men to yourselves. Besides, my children don’t need anyone to introduce them to potential partners. They can date if they want to, and stay single if they want to. No need for you to worry about it, Uncle.”