They had just returned, and the situation at home had changed already. Over there, Pei Houli was still thinking about Lady Fang, causing Lady Chen to be so angry that her heart, liver, and lungs all hurt. She slapped Pei Wenbo on the head, "Even if you've always been poor and never had a good meal, you can't be like this, and you're crying!? If you cry again, I'll beat you to death!"
Those words implied that while they had been enduring hardship at their old home, Pei Zongli had been enjoying the good life for more than a decade, and now he dared to look down on them.
Seeing Lady Chen hitting Pei Wenbo, who she had fondly raised from a child, made Lady Zhu feel heartache too. She came over to wipe Pei Wenbo's face and mouth and coaxed him for a while, eventually calming him down.
