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

Jiang Fangru's voice seemed to have been poisoned and she didn't know what to say. If she told the truth and took advantage of the old woman to raise prices, how would her family survive in the future?

But if they don't talk, the police will be here soon. If that old hag talks nonsense, they'll be taken in for separate interrogation and will likely have to tell them everything.

If that's the case, it would be better to say so sooner rather than later; a private settlement would be best. But she didn't know what Old Zhu meant. Although she handled most of the family matters, Old Zhu was the one who ultimately made the decisions.

If she speaks now and ruins Old Zhu's plan, then things will really go wrong.

Jiang Fangru hesitated.

Grandma Xia suddenly stood up. "Eldest son, let's go see if the police have arrived yet?"

Jiang Fangru was startled. What was this old hag up to?

"Xiangdong's mom, we haven't discussed it yet, so there's no need to rush out, is there?"

Grandma Xia used a feigned retreat to advance, saying, "There's no need to discuss it anymore. I don't know how long you'll take to consider it, and I'm too lazy to wait. You can just tell the police officers what you have to say."

Jiang Fangru grabbed her arm, looking quite troubled. "Xiangdong's mother, wait for me a moment. I'll call my husband, Lao Zhu. After all, this isn't a big deal. How can a woman like me make such a decision?"

After saying that, she was about to run out the door.

Old Mrs. Xia blocked her way. "What, you only panicked when you heard the police were here? Are you going to go find Old Zhu to exchange statements?"

Jiang Fangru was wronged and died. That old hag couldn't utter a single good word. "How could that be? We've always been honest and law-abiding. Our legs go weak when we see the police. How could we dare to lie?"

Grandma Xia looked at her with distrust, "You're timid, but your husband, Lao Zhu, is braver than the sky. What did he say last night, eldest son? You should learn from him."

Chen Xiangdong immediately recounted how Old Zhu had threatened him the previous night, expressing his dismay at the Zhu family for saying such things, especially since they were such an old man threatening young people.

Jiang Fangru: ...At this point, this brat is actually on the same side as the Chen family. Why doesn't he say those things he used to say to his own parents in front of her every day? Just as that old hag said, he's no good at all.

However, we still need to say something; we can't just keep waiting for the police like this.

Jiang Fangru chuckled, "Old Zhu must have been out of his mind last night, otherwise, he would never have said such a thing, given how much he loves Wenying. My Old Zhu is different from me; he treats Wenying and Wenfei the same way, he loves them both."

Zhu Wenying chimed in, "Mom, if my dad would say he'd kill me and Xiangdong if Wenfei went in, he definitely wouldn't love me the same way he loves Wenfei. Anyway, I'm really scared when he says that. Even if I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid something will happen to my Baoyuan."

"Don't glare at me. My own brother beat me to death, and my own parents still say they won't let our little family live in peace. How can I trust you anymore? If I had no other choice, I wouldn't want to stay in your house. Who knows if you'll poison us all one day? Who can we reason with then?"

Jiang Fangru: ...Then why don't you get out of here? What are you doing in her house all day?

"Wenying, what exactly do you want your mother to do?"

Zhu Wenying held up five fingers, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Grandma Xia asked her eldest son in a low voice, "A child is gone, and you only want five hundred?"

Chen Xiangdong quietly shook his head, then leaned closer and said, "It's five thousand."

Grandma Xia: ...Luckily we got rid of them. The eldest son's family is truly heartless. In this day and age, being a "ten-thousand-yuan household" is something that makes the news. Even with all those workers in their family, even if you add up all the wages of the eldest son's family, it would take them more than ten years to save up five thousand yuan without eating or drinking.