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

Absolutely impossible. Even if Old Mrs. Xia wanted to do it, Old Chen, the head of the family, would never agree. Could Old Mrs. Xia possibly make decisions for Old Chen? He's the eldest son of the Chen family.

Chen Xiangdong was still pleading for mercy, but the people inside seemed to be dead. No matter how intense the discussion was outside, no one inside made a sound.

Old Chen was finally woken up. He was a bit grumpy when he woke up and stormed to the door, where he found his wife sitting by the door.

"Is that the eldest son?" Old Chen and Chen Xiangdong had been father and son for so many years. He wasn't stupid; he could still recognize his son's voice.

Old Mrs. Xia: "Otherwise, what kind of slut would make such a racket so early in the morning?"

Old Chen suppressed his morning grumpiness, "He's still your son, someone you raised, how can you say such things about him?"

Grandma Xia replied perfunctorily, "Then what should I say? Praise him, say he's great, he's really our good son?"

Old Chen didn't want to talk to her anymore; it was too boring.

He raised his hand to open the door. The child was back; how could he be allowed to shout like that outside? He was a grown man with a pregnant wife; people would say that the Chen family was heartless, cruel, and mistreating their child.

Besides, this is his own son, his first son. Compared to his two younger sons, he would definitely favor his eldest son more.

Old Chen believed that yesterday's events were caused by his wife threatening his eldest son's family. Now that his eldest son's family was obedient, there was no need to keep up the act.

Since she's unwilling to back down, let him back down. When the time comes, he can open the door and give her a scolding. He'll still be their good son, still a member of the family. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?

"You're something else," Old Chen sighed. He thought he knew her well enough to never have imagined that Old Madam Xia was really going to kick people out, so he put his hand on the door lock.

Before it even opened, Grandma Xia gave it a push.

Old Chen lost his balance and fell to the ground, experiencing sharp pain in his tailbone and groin.

"Ah~" Old Chen cried out in pain, waking up the others who were still asleep.

"What are you doing? My..." Old Chen couldn't get up. "Help me to the hospital! You're so vicious!"

Grandma Xia was also shocked. She hadn't expected him to get hurt, since going to the hospital would cost money. Who knew this old man was so fragile and fell down so easily, even injuring his buttocks.

While supporting the man, she told her second son to open the door. "Take your father to the hospital. Xiang Hong, lock the door and don't let anyone unrelated in!"

Chen Xianghong stammered in agreement.

Old Chen, who was being helped up, was even angrier upon hearing this. "You're so heartless! That's your own son! Why can't you let him in? This is my home, the house allocated to me. My son can live here openly and without fear."

"Why did you kick him out? They have a family with young children. Where are they supposed to live? The Zhu family is a den of wolves. Do you think they'll treat them well? If they really move in, with the eldest son and his wife being so stupid, they'll be eaten alive by the Zhu family and they'll still have to thank them."

"Xiang Hong, you're not allowed to lock the door. Let your older brother in, do you hear me?"

Chen Xianghong looked troubled.

Chen Xiangdong, standing outside the door, was momentarily hurt by his father's words. What did he mean by calling him and Wenying two idiots? They were proper workers, not exactly outstanding, but at least respectable people in the compound. How could his father think they were two fools?

He stopped knocking and retorted loudly, "Dad, I'm not stupid, I'm just like you."

He was trying to say, "I'm a worker just like you, how could I be stupid!"

Old Chen was furious. "Who's like you? Don't drag me into your stupidity. I'm speaking up for you, what are you doing causing trouble?"

He turned and lashed out at Old Madam Xia, "I can overlook what you've been doing these past few days, but I absolutely will not agree to such a major decision as separating our eldest son from his family. If you don't agree..."

Old Chen wanted to say that if she didn't agree, she should get out of his house, but rationally he knew he shouldn't say it, so he swallowed the words back. He was afraid that Old Lady Xia would fight him to the death, and his fate might be even worse than that of the worst-off family in their compound, the Ma family.

That domineering old lady!

But for the sake of his eldest son, he still threatened, "If you don't agree, I won't go to the hospital, and I'll just stay paralyzed at home!"

He felt that the threat was quite influential. If he became paralyzed, given how greedy Old Mrs. Xia had been lately, she definitely wouldn't want him to be paralyzed at home. After all, he had a salary from his job, and if he didn't work, the family's main source of income would be gone. He believed that he still held some place in Old Mrs. Xia's heart, even if it was just for money.

Grandma Xia slapped him across the face. "What did you say? You mean I can't decide what's going on with the house allocated to you? Go to the hospital now, go if you want, but if you really get paralyzed, see if your good eldest son can take care of you properly. Anyway, I will absolutely not take care of you."

She pushed the person towards the second son, then walked into the bedroom on her own, leaving only one sentence behind.

"Whoever let the eldest son and his family in can get the hell out of here!"

Old Chen dared not act rashly anymore, and silently prayed for his eldest son's family.

After all, it's better to die for a friend than for yourself, better to die for a son than for your father. From now on, let the eldest brother bear the storms alone.

At most, he could give half of his monthly allowance to his eldest grandson. No more than that, because the grandson also needs to spend money.

Chen Xiangnan was exhausted. It was early in the morning, and he was supposed to take the bus to find Zhao Hui. Now his father was injured, and his mother was so angry with his father that she didn't care anymore. He couldn't handle it all by himself.

"Third brother, get out here! Are you a dead pig? Can't you wake up even with all this noise? Get out here!"

Finally, the vengeful Chen Xiangbei was dragged by his second brother to take his own father to the hospital. On the way, he was cursed by Old Chen and Chen Xiangnan all the way.

His older brother avoided the injured Old Chen, as if afraid of having to pay for his medical expenses, and only shouted at Old Mrs. Xia inside the house.

Old Chen had intended to comfort his eldest son, but seeing this, he also became angry and ignored him.

Chen Xiangbei didn't understand why he was always the one being scolded. He was still a young boy. Was sleeping soundly a violation of the law? His older brother was so outrageous, but no one scolded him!

He later realized that those who are abandoned don't even have the right to be scolded.