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

While Grandma Xia and the others were whispering inside, Chen Xiangnan had already grabbed his brother's hand and walked out.

"Second Aunt," Chen Xiangnan helped her up, "Even if we didn't let you take things, you can't slander my mother like this."

He looked somewhat angry, but with just that one sentence, he pinned a huge blame on Fang Rong.

Fang Rong: "You brat, what are you saying? It was your mother who beat me up like this."

Chen Xiangnan, pressing down the bewildered Chen Xiangbei, bowed to her and said loudly, "Second Aunt, it's all our fault. Xiangbei is young and couldn't stand you scolding Mom like that, so he pushed you. We apologize!"

He stood up and said, "He only intended to push you, since you also pushed my mother. He didn't expect that when you bent down to pick up the gifts that others had brought, he accidentally scratched your face, causing you to get hurt. Although it's just a red mark that will disappear quickly, it's a fact that he didn't respect you. Xiang Bei, quickly apologize to your second aunt again."

Chen Xiangbei then pressed down on Chen Xiangbei, who looked puzzled, and made him bow his head to apologize.

Chen Xiangbei: "I...I'm sorry?"

He genuinely had no idea what his second brother was talking about. He hadn't even made a move; he was just watching the show. But with his second brother staring at him, he didn't dare to argue, afraid of ruining his brother's plan.

He was still dreaming that he would be a dutiful son and his older brother would be an ingrate, hehe!

Fang Rong was dumbfounded: How could this child be so treacherous? He just spouts lies so easily!

"You're talking nonsense, you're spouting rubbish! You're just like your mother, pretending to be respectable but actually full of black hearts and cunning schemes. You're shameless, you gave birth to a son without a mother's... " Fang Rong's words were full of vulgarities, and her curses were incredibly offensive.

Chen Xiangnan's heart skipped a beat. Yes, he was about to have a son. How dare this damned old hag curse his son? He had only agreed to get involved in this mess in order to make a good impression on his mother, but now he was really angry.

That's his son!

Chen Xiangnan clenched his fists. "Second Aunt, we're relatives, you don't need to say that, do you? Just now you tried to take our things, cursed my mother, hit her, and even wished our whole family a terrible death, and I didn't say a word to you. I wanted to save face for you, after all, my brother pushed you, and he was wrong. But now you..."

"You're our dear second aunt. My dad gave you a lot of things during holidays, and my mom helped you a lot too. I used to think you were a kind and caring elder, but now... I understand why no one dares to arrange marriages for my eldest cousin..."

Fang Rong immediately stopped cursing. This brat was actually threatening her eldest son's marriage. If she continued cursing, her reputation as an unkind elder might spread tomorrow.

She knew that news spread incredibly fast among matchmakers, especially those in her area—there were several of them. If any of the onlookers in this compound were to spread the word about what happened today, her own family's matchmakers would soon know.

Matchmakers in this era are honest people. Except for a very few who want to make money unscrupulously, they are rarely the kind to harm others. Therefore, they will introduce the other party's situation clearly before making an introduction, including both the good and the bad. If the parents of both sides conceal any major problems, it will be difficult for their family to have other matchmakers come to their door in the future.

That damned, heartless brat, does he want her to never be able to hold her grandson?

Fang Rong panicked a little. "Don't talk nonsense. I... I was just angry. I'm not usually like this."

The crowd gasped a few times, thinking, "Does she really think we're all fools?" They knew this woman often heard her yelling at Old Mrs. Xia when she visited their compound or Old Chen's house. But today they were truly amazed. She could curse so filthily at her relatives. Whoever became her daughter-in-law would have an even harder time.

Fang Rong tried to explain herself for a while, but the second son of the Chen family kept causing trouble for her. He pretended to be wronged and spoke in a very reasonable manner, which made everyone unknowingly stand on his side and start to condemn her.

Seeing that she couldn't win the argument, she stood up, pushed through the crowd, and fled.

She felt that everyone in Old Lady Xia's compound was crazy, unable to distinguish right from wrong, a bunch of opportunists, and good-for-nothing dogs!

Fang Rong is a cultured person and won't stoop to their level. She'll let Old Lady Xia off the hook today.

She tried to convince herself all the way home, but when she was almost there, she realized that she had originally gone to persuade Grandma Xia to take Old Chen back, but now she had not only failed to persuade her, but had almost ruined her own family.

She entered the house dejectedly, and seeing Chen Weijun's questioning gaze, she could only shake her head with a wry smile.

Before we could even discuss a new solution with him, Old Chen came out like a dog, sniffing out the scent, as if he knew she was back.

Old Chen: I do know, because I'm not deaf.

"Sister-in-law, you're back! Let's have meat again tonight. What we had at noon wasn't even enough to fill my teeth." Old Chen didn't even look at their dark faces; he was clearly asking for a good meal.

Fang Rong gritted her teeth, "Big brother, we really don't have any money to buy meat. We didn't eat much of the meat at noon; you ate most of it, didn't you? Isn't that enough?"

Old Chen: "Brother, your wife... hey... doesn't she welcome me? Can't I even eat some meat? Don't you welcome me either?"

Before Chen Weijun could speak, Fang Rong interrupted, "Brother, what do you mean we don't welcome you? If we didn't welcome you, we wouldn't have gone out of our way to buy you meat. Aren't you trying to make us feel bad by saying that?"

Old Chen: "Are you heartbroken? Little brother, are you heartbroken too? Is your heart colder than when we were kids, the three of us brothers only had two sets of clothes to wear in the dead of winter? Back then, I had no clothes to wear and hid under the covers, while you followed me around, snotty-nosed. We went to the river to catch fish, and not only did you not catch any fish, you fell in. In the dead of winter, I rescued you and got a beating from Mom. In the end, you didn't even get a sip of fish soup. I was the one who caught the fish; it all ended up in your stomach. Is your heart as cold as mine was back then?"

Chen Weijun immediately recalled their childhood, and how his eldest brother had always taken good care of them: "Brother, don't say anymore, I..."

Fang Rong didn't want to listen to their old stories, which she had heard hundreds of times before. She was afraid that her husband would be moved and bring out the meat, so she interrupted, "Brother, our family really can't afford meat anymore."

Old Chen turned his head and said, "Sister-in-law, you bought a piece of meat, but only cut up such a small amount at noon. Are you trying to keep an eye on me?"

Do you really think he doesn't know?

His eyes are rulers!