After asking a couple of simple questions, Pei Zongna ignored Pei Qinghua. She knew she had a tough battle ahead and needed to conserve her energy.

She carried her daughter upstairs and cleaned up the room she used to live in. She threw everything out of the room, while Pei Qinghua cursed and swore beside her.

"Shut up, or I'll hit you."

Pei Qinghua was just a twelve-year-old boy, and he was intimidated by Pei Zongna.

He turned around and ran downstairs to look for his family. Since his family couldn't find work, his grandfather and second uncle went with his father to look for temporary jobs on the street.

Pei Zongna knew that Pei Qinghua had gone out to look for someone, but she didn't stop him. Her uncles were shameless; they actually moved into her house without her noticing.

Even if this matter is blown out of proportion, they will still be in the wrong. At worst, we can take them to court.

Could it be that the two of them are trying to take her younger brother Pei Feng's house from her? There's no such provision in the law. The house was built by her father, Pei Feng, with his own money; it has absolutely nothing to do with her grandparents.

Pei Zongna tidied up her room and put her things away without any qualms. She fed her daughter before she heard any noises from downstairs.

Pei Zongna waited in the living room with her daughter in her arms. After a while, several people came upstairs. It was Pei Zongna's eldest and second aunts, bringing their three daughters-in-law.

"Zongna is here. Why didn't you tell me beforehand so I could prepare the meal?"

"Auntie, what you said is very interesting. Do I need to give advance notice when I go back to my own home?"

Pei Zongna glared at them, preoccupied with guarding against Feng Yarou and Chen Zongyu. She genuinely hadn't expected that other members of the Pei family would dare to covet her father's house.

"Zongna, you've misunderstood..."

Before Aunt Pei could finish speaking, Pei Zongna angrily interrupted her.

"I misunderstood. You've made a mess of my house, and now you say I misunderstood. This house is mine. What right do you have to move in without a word?"

Pei Zongna was really angry. The house had been wrecked like this, and cleaning it would be a huge hassle. She had her daughter to take care of, and she didn't have much money, so she had to clean it herself, bit by bit.

She didn't know how long it would take to clean up, but then she thought that as long as she could get her uncle and his family out, these were all minor problems.

"Zongna, I..."

Aunt Pei was a bit tongue-tied and anxious, unsure of what to say. The others stood by watching the show, none of them wanting to be the first to speak up, after all, Pei Zongna was no pushover.

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense. Pack your things and move out of my house right now. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and reporting you to the police for trespassing."

Pei Zongna has gained considerable knowledge of laws and regulations due to her recent lawsuit with Feng Yarou.

Everyone was terrified by Pei Zongna and didn't know what to do when the men of the Pei family returned. They were dirty; they had just come back from carrying bags of cement for someone.

Pei Tao spoke first: "Sister-in-law, take them downstairs to cook."

Aunt Pei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the men of the house return. She nodded and went downstairs, followed by the others. To be honest, she was a little afraid of Pei Zongna.

Only Pei Zongna and the two brothers Pei Hai and Pei Tao remained upstairs. They had come prepared, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to move in.

"Xiao Na, don't be angry, there's been a misunderstanding."

"Uncle, tell me, what misunderstanding is there? You moved into my house without my permission, that's a fact, isn't it?"

Pei Hai didn't say anything, went into the room and took something out from under the pillow on the bed.

"Xiao Na, why don't you take a look at this first?"

"What is this?"

Pei Zongna didn't take it, staring at the neatly folded object in his hand. It was probably a note, and Pei Zongna had a bad feeling.

"Take a look first, and then we can talk about the house."

Left with no other choice, Pei Zongna took it to look at. It was an IOU that clearly stated that Pei Feng had borrowed 200,000 yuan from their two families.

"Impossible! You wrote this IOU yourselves, didn't you? My father is dead. You can't just say whatever you want."

Two hundred thousand yuan—her father doesn't have any major expenses. Besides, do you think Pei Hai and Pei Tao have that much money to lend? They're treating her like a three-year-old.

Even if they were rich, they're not stupid; they wouldn't just lend out all their money so easily.

"Xiao Na, you can't just say things like that. Your dad's signature is on this. Take a good look at the whole IOU and see if it's his handwriting. If you don't believe me, you can have it authenticated."

Pei Zongna stared at the words on the paper with a grim expression; it was indeed her father's handwriting, without a doubt. The rest of the Pei family were all poor students, and their handwriting was also terrible.

"Impossible! Where did you get so much money? Besides, why would my dad need to borrow so much money? With that kind of money, would he still need to work so hard for the past two or three years?"

Pei Hai and Pei Tao were dirt poor; even if they sold their entire families, they wouldn't get 200,000 yuan.

"Xiao Na, have you forgotten about our business partnership? We were originally unwilling to invest any money. You're a young girl, how could we possibly trust you?"

"Your dad secretly gave us IOUs, asking us to do business with you. He said he'd pay us back once you made money."

"Impossible. I only went to your place to get more than 30,000 yuan when I was doing business."

Moreover, since most of the money was borrowed from other people, this IOU looks suspicious no matter how you look at it.

"Xiao Na, you don't understand! The rest is the interest from these past few years, plus some more that your dad asked us for later. This is what your dad promised us."

"Your father is dead. Because he owned a house, neither your second uncle nor I have asked you for this money."

Pei Hai said in a serious tone that this was something he and his brother had discussed and agreed upon, and that the women and children in the family didn't know about it.

"That's right! We only live here, we didn't intend to take over the house. Xiaona, we have no choice, we really can't afford to rent a place. If you pay this money back, both our families will move out immediately."

Pei Tao's tone was full of helplessness. Pei Tao swore that this was the only time his older brother had ever been smart.

"You're clearly bullying me and trying to take over my house."

"Xiao Na, as long as you return our money, we'll move out of here right away without saying another word."

With 200,000 yuan, the two families could go back home and build a house, or find a business to do. If it weren't for the fact that there were so many of them, they wouldn't want to stay at Pei Feng's house.

Pei Feng died a tragic death. Living here for a long time, I always feel a sense of unease and unease.

"I have no money."

Pei Zongna said through gritted teeth, "If she had 200,000 yuan, why would she live such a miserable life?"

"Xiao Na, let's leave it at that for now if we don't have any money. I'm exhausted and hungry after working all day."

After Pei Hai finished speaking, he left. Pei Tao glanced at Pei Zongna, whose face was ashen, shook his head, and also left.

The IOU was written by Pei Feng the night he died after visiting their house for drinks. Pei Hai suddenly had a clever idea and coaxed Pei Feng into writing the IOU, which was dated three years ago.

This IOU was prepared for Pei Shizhou. The idea was to wait until the relationship between Pei Feng and Pei Shizhou improved, and then take out the IOU in front of Pei Shizhou to ask Pei Feng for the money.

Seeing Pei Shizhou's forceful methods in handling Pei Feng's funeral, the two men dared not produce the IOU to ask Pei Shizhou for money.

Finally, they thought of Pei Feng's house and wanted to get a share of the profits, which led to this whole situation.

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