Everyone looked at Qiao Rui, wanting to see her reaction. Everyone was looking forward to the outcome of this duel.
Pei Liyan also squinted his eyes slightly and stared at the woman standing in front of the table. She had a faint smile on her face, so fearless and calm.
How dare she confront grandma.
And this happened to give her a fearless aura under her quiet posture, making her look stunning and beautiful.
Almost everyone can feel the righteousness between her brows.
Then, everyone heard her unhurried female voice: "I thought the tradition of the Pei family was that the brother-in-law dances with the sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law dances with the brother-in-law!"
One sentence, when highlighted, can make people's faces change instantly.
As for her, her face was pale, as if she was only stating the facts.
Mrs. Pei's face suddenly darkened, and she patted the table.
She was angry.
It can be seen that Qiao Rui is still looking at the old lady, looking directly at her without flinching.
Mrs. Pei smiled coldly and stared at Qiao Rui closely, with such a sinister look in her eyes, "Qiao Rui, you are very smart, but if you are careful, your cleverness will be mistaken for you."
"Thank you, grandma, for reminding me." Qiao Rui smiled faintly: "I have always known that the agency will be in vain in the end."
She was sarcastically saying that if she had exhausted all her mechanisms, it would all be in vain.
Mrs. Pei's eyes suddenly became clouded again, and she glanced in the direction of Pei Liyan.
He glanced at the old lady without much expression.
The old lady said in a deep voice: "Ji Bai has been punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for not obeying the rules. His parents also followed him to kneel."
Qiao Rui was shocked. The old lady did this because she wanted Pei Jibai and his parents to hate her.
Moreover, letting Pei Jibai be punished was to make him feel guilty.
Indeed, she doesn't want to owe anyone.
The old lady's move is indeed very high.
The face in front of her that was full of anger was not really kind. Qiao Rui looked at the old lady and knew that there was a fight today.
Qiao Rui said calmly: "Today is the Pei family's family banquet. So many elders and relatives are here, and we have to go to such great lengths to punish my cousin's family. I think grandma must have her own deep meaning."
She didn't ask why?
Mrs. Pei frowned again, "This happened because of you."
"Qiao Rui is scared. Qiao Rui came to Pei's house for the first time today, and she still doesn't understand the rules. Why don't you teach me, grandma, so that I can understand it too." Qiao Rui lowered her eyes, her eyes filled with coldness.
"Qiao Rui, put away your self-righteousness." Mrs. Pei shouted coldly again: "Since you are Li Yan's wife, put away your pride."
The majesty and disrespect in Mrs. Pei's eyes made Qiao Rui feel a little unhappy.
She raised her eyes, stared at the old lady, and said without fear: "People can't be arrogant, but they can't be arrogant. Everything has its own rules. If you want me to submit without reason, then I'm sorry and would rather die than obey."
As soon as she said this, the whole scene became quiet again.
Mrs. Pei narrowed her old eyes slightly: "Do you think I am not qualified to criticize you?"
criticize?
Qiao Rui smiled bitterly and said, "If you criticize me, of course you should, but why am I wrong?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the whole place fell silent again.
She clearly meant that the old lady of the Pei family was looking for trouble.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the whole place was about to freeze. The old lady's eyes were dim and a fire was burning.
No one spoke.
Even Pei Liyan stood there with no emotion in his eyes, as if Qiao Rui was being tortured by the old lady at the moment, but she should be like this and had nothing to do with him.
Qiao Rui still looked directly at the old lady without any fear.
The old lady looked at her and suddenly sneered: "Are you worried about the fact that I arranged for Qiao Xiang and Pei Liyan to dance together? I didn't expect you to be such a jealous woman."
"You are not me, so how can you assume that I am a jealous woman?" Qiao Rui asked indifferently.
"If you're not jealous, will you dance with Pei Jibai as a counterattack?" Mrs. Pei said solemnly.
"Dancing with your cousin means you are jealous?" Qiao Rui looked at the old lady, laughed loudly and said, "Since you said so and insist on bringing this matter up again and again, let's make it clear."
The old lady was stunned. "You want to settle accounts with me?"
"It's impossible to talk about it." Qiao Rui said solemnly: "The elders, brothers and sisters here are all here today, and they are all witnesses. We might as well open the skylight and speak out."
Everyone was stunned again, and no one said anything.
However, in the center, Qiao Rui, standing in front of the table, was still smiling.
"Today's matter, Mrs. Pei arranged for my eldest sister to dance with Pei Liyan. If you want to use convention to silence Youyou, I, Qiao Rui, don't bother to dance with Pei Liyan to prove anything.
I was invited to dance by my cousin, Mr. Pei Jibai, and I danced a song with him. In front of a large audience, the old lady spoke so badly of me. I was really frightened! These are really two standards, both upright and worthy."
"Qiao Rui!" Mrs. Pei shouted sharply. "How dare you say that to me?"
"Old madam, you don't need to be so hysterical. We are just presenting the facts. There is no need to get angry." She smiled lightly: "If you are angry, it is because the old madam is too small. But outsiders don't know, and they think it's me, Qiao Rui.
I can't bear the responsibility for causing trouble."
"I don't know how to show off!" Mrs. Pei suddenly stood up. "Qiao Rui, are you kicking your nose in front of your face?"
Qiao Rui smiled and said in a calm tone, "Oh, I told you not to get angry. Why is your face so ugly that it has turned purple? If you are so angry that your body is broken, you will be the one to suffer."
"Pei Liyan, this is the woman you chose!" Mrs. Pei looked at Pei Liyan coldly.
Pei Liyan looked calm and said: "Grandma, Qiao Rui doesn't understand the rules. I will teach her well, so don't get angry."
"Didn't you hear how she used strong words?" Mrs. Pei scolded angrily.
Pei Liyan looked at the old lady, and then at everyone who turned their attention to him. He said in a slow and unhurried voice: "She always talks like this. She doesn't care about the situation but the person. Why does grandma need to be as knowledgeable as the younger people?"
At that moment, everyone was extremely shocked. Everyone looked at Pei Liyan, as if they couldn't believe that he openly contradicted the old lady for Qiao Rui.
Even Mr. Pei's deep eyes that had been baptized by the years were extremely shocked at this moment because of Pei Liyan's attitude.
Mrs. Pei's eyes also filled with anger because of Pei Liyan's words.
Qiao Rui was also a little surprised. Was he planning to stand up for her?
Don’t you think it’s too late?
She doesn't need it now.
Mrs. Pei glared at Pei Liyan fiercely and said in a deep voice: "There is no way for me to accept her as my granddaughter-in-law."
