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

Grandma Xia: "Change it then. No matter how you change it, my eldest grandson will never take my surname Xia. Change it however you like."

"We've already agreed, Chen Xiangdong will be your son-in-law from now on, so don't leave him to me again, mother-in-law." Old Mrs. Xia even took Jiang Fangru's hand, being extremely affectionate, even more so than when Chen Xiangdong got engaged to her daughter.

The Zhu family was stunned. Had this old woman gone mad? She didn't want her son anymore, and she didn't want her eldest grandson either. They panicked.

"No, Mother-in-law, are you serious?" Jiang Fangru grasped Old Lady Xia's hand in return.

“How could this be fake? I even kindly packed up all their things and brought them over. Look, they’re right there in the back.” Old Mrs. Xia pointed outside.

Jiang Fangru pushed her aside and ran out to see what was happening. A whole tricycle full of things had been delivered, including the dowry quilt she had given to Wenying back then, as well as other items.

Jiang Fangru trembled, "You..."

Chen Xiangdong was stunned. If Zhu Wenying hadn't pinched him, he wouldn't have come to his senses.

His mom really doesn't want him anymore!

"Mom, are you trying to force me? Don't force me like this, I'm really not afraid." Chen Xiangdong was still struggling, he felt that his mother couldn't be so cruel.

Grandma Xia: "I didn't force you, and I wasn't joking. You said it yourself, your mother-in-law is better at taking care of children than I am. She's also willing for you to be her son-in-law and to support the three of you. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

After hearing this, Jiang Fangru really wanted to slap herself a few times. Damn it, she had fallen into this old woman's trap.

Zhu Wenying also stepped forward, shrieking, "Mom, are you going to kick us out?"

Grandma Xia shook her head.

Their hearts were relieved; they knew she wouldn't be that bad.

Grandma Xia said slowly, "I didn't kick you out. You wanted to leave on your own. Eldest son, you wanted to be a live-in son-in-law. I won't stop you from pursuing a better life."

Seeing their expressions of existential doubt, Old Lady Xia felt all the anger she felt dissipate.

Whether in her past life or this life, the eldest son and his wife have never done anything to make her happy. They don't even know how to say nice things; they are completely useless.

It's good that the family has separated; she'll never be angry with them again.

Anyway, she doesn't expect her children to support her in her old age; she can't rely on any of them.

If only she could separate out her second and third children, she would have peace and quiet.

However, the second and third children have been doing quite well lately, and are sometimes very useful, especially the second one, whose mind is very quick. Let's keep them for now.

Otherwise, if she were to give it all away at once, Old Chen would fight her to the death.

As for divorcing Old Chen, that's impossible. If she divorces him, she'll have nowhere to live. This house was allocated to Old Chen's level of employee by the machinery factory. If she divorces him, she'll have to find a place outside, which is very difficult to find now. It's hard to buy or rent, and the living conditions aren't even as good as this house. She doesn't need to go out and suffer.

Moreover, now that Old Chen's salary is in his own hands, he doesn't dare to order her around anymore. On the contrary, she can order him and his sons to work. No matter how you look at it, it's more comfortable to maintain the status quo.

"Second brother, hurry up and unload the things, we still need to return the tricycle later." Old Mrs. Xia ignored the Zhu family and the eldest son and started directing them to move the things.

Chen Xiangdong suddenly grabbed Xia's hand, "Mom, Mom! You...you can't do this to me. What will people think of me in the future? I'm the only one of the three brothers who was separated. How am I supposed to face people in the future? Mom, you're my own mother. Please think about me too."

Grandma Xia: "Let go!"

Chen Xiangdong stubbornly refused to let go.

Old Mrs. Xia slapped her hard across the face, yelling, "I told you to let go!"

Chen Xiangdong glared at him, "You hit me again?"

Grandma Xia: "Old Chen, don't you know to come and help me? How can an old woman like me break free after being grabbed by him?"