Upon hearing this, Pei Liyan just looked at Elder Pei indifferently, "Grandfather, why would you say such a thing?"
Elder Pei harrumphed coldly, his eyes shining with the wisdom that only years of hardship could bestow.
On their part, Pei Yuanji and Cheng Meilan turned to look at Pei Liyan, their eyes filled with complex emotions, mostly confusion and bewilderment, interspersed with touches of anger and accusation.
It was clear that they had been kneeling for quite awhile, and it was a bitter and suffocating ordeal.
Seeing that Elder Pei remained silent, Pei Liyan said to Pei Yuanji and his wife, "Uncle, Aunt, please rise first."
"Your grandfather hasn't spoken yet," Pei Yuanji replied in a low voice, "We are not you, we dare not defy him."
Elder Pei's displeased gaze swept over them, and Pei Yuanji immediately lowered his head, continuing to kneel obediently.