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

"What happened? Why are you back again?"

Chen Xiangdong repeated every word Old Zhu had said to persuade her, which angered Zhu Wenying so much that she threw the cup on the ground, chipping the paint.

“If my dad says that, it means we’ve already fallen out. With his personality, if we push him to the brink, he might really fight us to the death.” Zhu Wenying told the man what she had just said to Jiang Fangru.

She didn't want to accept such a spiteful compensation, but she also didn't dare to gamble on Zhu Wenfei going to jail.

"Call your mother over," Zhu Wenying said.

Chen Xiangdong: "Huh?"

Zhu Wenying: "It's just the two of us. They've treated us so badly. Even if we agree on compensation, we might not see the money right away. If they keep dragging it out, they might say they've spent all the money and won't give us a penny after Zhu Wenfei's wedding. If it drags on for so long, we won't even be able to call the police."

"But it's hard to say if we call Mom over. Have you forgotten the time I slapped her? Back then, we practically forced Zhu Wenfei's great marriage to fall through. If it weren't for that marriage, do you think my parents would have given her the money so readily? She would rather have her reputation ruined than not have the money."

"And that job, do you think that job information is really that valuable? My mom is also manipulating your mom. She only revealed it because she heard that your mom wanted to bring Xiang Hong to the city. These people, who can we outmaneuver?"

"We're in the right right now, but we don't know how to use it. We need your mom to come over and give us some advice, don't you think?"

Chen Xiangdong felt that his wife seemed different. How did she come to understand these things? Even though she said so, he still didn't understand how there could have been so many twists and turns in the chaotic scene at the time.

He was angry with his mother for a long time back then, feeling that she was being unreasonable and wondering why he had such a mother. At that time, his mother-in-law was a sensible elder who was willing to make compensation for the sake of their family harmony, and he felt guilty for a long time.

But his wife's idea is that they are both exploiting each other's sore spots?

He stopped thinking about it when he couldn't figure it out, but he still couldn't bring himself to find his biological mother. "Wenying, my mom... probably doesn't want to see me. She kicked us out, why would she come to help us?"

Zhu Wenying rolled her eyes at him. "Mom kicked us out, but she didn't say she was cutting ties with us. You're just letting her come over as family to vent your anger? We won't go home, but we still need to get what we deserve from the Zhu family!"

"Your son-in-law suffered a great loss, do you think she wouldn't help you?"

After a night, it was now just beginning to get light. Chen Xiangdong pondered for a moment and decided to give it a try.

Although he was not good to his parents, he had one good point: he listened to his wife and treated her well.

So, he bought food for Zhu Wenying, and then followed her to argue with Jiang Fangru before leaving.

When he arrived at his home, Grandma Xia had already gone to the factory. Only Chen Xiangbei was leisurely hanging up the laundry, so diligent that he, as the older brother, almost didn't recognize him.

"Where are your parents?"

Chen Xiangbei had just opened the door when he saw his older brother. He was about to close it again when he lowered his guard. His brother hadn't come over for the past few days, and he thought he had given up. He never expected that this man would be so despicable, launching a surprise attack on them this morning.

"I'm telling you, I'm not letting you in. Get your foot off the door right now, or you'll get me in trouble!" Chen Xiangbei shouted, pushing against the door while kicking Chen Xiangdong's calf. "Get out of here right now, or Mom will tear me apart!"

Chen Xiangdong shouted, "I'm not here to beg for mercy, I'm here to find my mother!"

Chen Xiangbei: "Brother, don't you know what time it is? Even if you don't go to work, Mom and Dad still have to. By the way, why aren't you going to work? Has your reputation for being unfilial spread to the factory? Did they fire you?"