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

"Ah... okay, okay, put it over there, I'll do it myself."

Chen Xiangnan: "Mom, I'm strong. You've been working hard all day. I'm fine."

He was so diligent that he was unlike the old woman he used to be, making Old Lady Xia wonder if the second son had also been reborn like him, or if his body had been taken over by some wandering ghost.

"Hey boss, do you... do you remember when you wet your pants as a kid and framed your older brother?"

Chen Xiangnan laughed loudly, "Mom, what are you saying? When did I ever frame my eldest brother? That was when the third brother was a child, not me."

Grandma Xia: That's great, it really is his second son, she was just bluffing him.

Old Chen looked on with satisfaction as his second son finally matured. It seemed that their behavior towards their eldest son had made the other children reflect on their actions as well. Look how filial they are now!

He can finally enjoy being waited on by his son!

He moved closer to Old Lady Xia: "You're quite adept at using this tactic of making an example of someone to scare others. Who did you learn it from?"

Old Mrs. Xia: "Get out."

Old Chen could only slink away to prepare the clean clothes he would have to change into later; his wife was just too fierce.

Grandma Xia was pushed to take a bath first. When she came out, she found that her second son was still diligently tidying up the eldest son's room.

"Do you want the eldest son's room?" Old Mrs. Xia asked. She felt that the second son wouldn't suddenly become so attentive to her for no reason; he must have something in mind.

Seeing how diligently he tidied up, Old Mrs. Xia was certain of her earlier guess: the second son never did anything without a profit.

Chen Xiangnan shook his head: "No, the house is empty anyway, and you'll need it eventually, so it's the same whether you clean it up sooner or later. I'm free now, so I might as well clean it up."

Chen Xiangbei listened with a wide-eyed grin. He shared the same thought as Grandma Xia: either his brother had been replaced, or he had lost his mind.

Who is this kind person who is so hardworking after a long day, and still working so diligently at home late at night? It's terrifying. I've never seen anyone like this before.

Maybe other families have this, but theirs doesn't, unless it's his mother from before, who stayed up late cleaning the house while everyone else just washed their hands of it.

"Second brother, are you sick?" Chen Xiangbei was genuinely puzzled.

Chen Xiangnan slapped his head hard with his dusty hand, "What are you saying? You're the one who's sick, and you're here to help too."

Chen Xiangbei immediately took a big step back, "I...I'm exhausted, I can't do it, I don't have the strength, I won't do it."

He tried to run away, but Chen Xiangnan grabbed his collar. "A man who's both weak and useless, where's your strength? Why don't you go to the hospital for treatment? Maybe you really can't make it."

Spurred on by these words, Chen Xiangbei started working like a little engine, determined to prove himself. He was different from his second brother; he was the real man of the family, and he wanted to show it.

Grandma Xia scratched her head, not understanding, but let them be. Cleaning the house was better than arguing with her every day.

Seeing that Grandma Xia had finished washing, Old Chen also came over. "Second son, your mother is done washing, I'm going to wash now."

Old Chen hoped his second son would quickly pour him some hot water; he was exhausted, working and moving house all day. This old woman never let him rest, she was even more ruthless than Zhou Bapi. He was just like that poor Yang Bailao.

Hearing his father speak, Chen Xiangnan replied without looking up, "Oh, then Dad, you hurry up and wash. My third brother and I will wash later after we finish cleaning up."

Old Chen asked incredulously, "Then where's my hot water?"

Chen Xiangnan said impatiently, "Dad, can't you see we're busy? The hot water is in the kitchen, you know that, what else do you want to do?"

Old Chen pointed at Old Lady Xia: "You poured hot water for your mother, but what about me? What about me?"

Chen Xiangnan: "Dad, can you please have some compassion for us? We're exhausted too. It's not like you can't lift it."