She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

However, her job at the supply and marketing cooperative is probably off, and her family isn't the kind with enough connections to easily get her a permanent job.

Moreover, he's right. Even if she did get a job, if the Lijia Village brigade restricted her grain rations, she wouldn't be able to do anything about it. If they wanted to restrict it, they could easily find a reason, and even if the commune officials came, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

They did offend someone back then.

Seeing that they couldn't make a decision, Yu Hongzhen thoughtfully said, "I'll come to visit again tomorrow, and you can consider it. If you're really worried, you can have someone accompany her first. I swear on my honor as a soldier, I'm not lying."

After he finished speaking, he left.

After grieving all morning at his younger brother's house, Old Chen's fighting spirit was rekindled.

His younger brother was dishonest, and he wouldn't let them get away with it.

Day after day, he is bullied by that wretched woman at home, and at his younger brother's house, he is bullied by his younger brother who has always depended on him. Is there any justice in this world?

Before noon, Old Chen came out of the house for a stroll and saw his younger brother smoking outside.

Old Chen looked closely and exclaimed, "Hey, this guy is even smoking Pegasus brand cigarettes! He's even rolling his own!"

Aren't you poor? How come you still have money to buy cigarettes?

When Chen Weijun saw Old Chen come out, he was startled, choked, and coughed violently. After calming down, he took out another cigarette and handed it to him, saying, "Brother, would you like one? This was a gift from someone before."

This was a gift from someone, not something they bought. Their family is really poor, and they hope their older brother won't misunderstand, Chen Weijun thought to himself.

Old Chen took a cigarette, lit it for him, and instead of responding to his question, slowly asked, "Brother, what are you having for lunch?"

Chen Weijun glanced at Fang Rong, "There were some leftover vegetables and mushrooms from yesterday..."

Old Chen felt his mouth was very bland upon hearing this and offered, "Let's buy some meat to eat."

Fang Rong was shocked and couldn't stay in the house any longer. "Brother, where would we get the money to buy meat? Look at your two nephews, they're so thin they're almost unrecognizable. Brother, do you have any money on you? If you do, I'll go buy some, so your nephews can benefit a little. We haven't had any meat in a long time."

"Didn't I leave you some meat coupons two months ago? And they're all gone already? Sister-in-law, I'm not trying to be mean, but if you don't know how to manage a household, you'll just give all the money and coupons to Weijun. It's only been a month, and they're all gone?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you, you were talking about your sister-in-law before, how come you're like this when it's your turn?"

Fang Rong was furious and couldn't understand why Old Chen suddenly had such a good memory, remembering things from two months ago and even bringing them up again.

He even compared her to his wife. Is there any comparison?

She's not like her sister-in-law, who works tirelessly like an ox; of course, she has to think more about herself.

After being mocked several times, Fang Rong finally couldn't hold back anymore. "Big brother, I remember now, we still have a few tickets. If you want to eat, we'll sell everything we own to buy them."

Old Chen wasn't moved by these words. "Then go ahead," he said. "Sister-in-law, you should go to the hospital when you have time. You can even forget whether you have money or tickets. If your memory is like this, when you get older, you'll end up like that old woman next door, getting lost even when she goes for a walk."

"Hey, you go ahead, I'll wait for you."

He ignored Fang Rong's petty, gritting-teeth expression, made a few more veiled insults, and then went back to his room to lie down.

Fang Rong pulled her husband out as well, complaining all the way.

When is your older brother leaving?

"I've never seen such a shameless person. How can someone come to someone else's house as a guest and insist on eating meat?"

"What kind of relative would shamelessly stay at someone else's house?"

"What exactly did he argue with his sister-in-law about? What's wrong with her? She can't even hold onto a man?"

"She's been gone from home for a whole day, why hasn't she come looking for me yet?"

"Hmm?" Fang Rong seemed to realize something. "Do you think my sister-in-law might not know that my brother is here with us?"