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

Although Zhu Wenying is closer to her own family than her husband's, when it comes to her own interests, she is just like Old Zhu. As long as she is harmed or her interests are involved, she will spare no effort to ruin the other party, even if it means lowering her head and cooperating with her former mortal enemy.

So, just a few days ago she hated Old Lady Xia to death, but now that it's her own parents and younger brother at stake, she immediately bows her head and goes to Old Lady Xia. As for asking her to recall what she said before about cutting all ties with them, she immediately chooses to selectively forget it.

Even if you ask her, she won't admit it.

"Dad, when you impulsively said those things that would make things difficult for us, were you really thinking that?"

Old Zhu immediately denied it, "Of course not, Wenying, you are my daughter, of course I want the best for you."

"What if only one of me and my brother can be good friends?"

Old Zhu: Why do women always ask these obvious questions? Before, when Old Lady Xia came to our house and made a scene, Jiang Fangru asked her for days about her relationship with Widow Liu, asking him who he would save if they both fell into the water.

Isn't it obvious? One is his wife, and the other is a woman he only sees occasionally. He'd definitely save his wife.

Now, Zhu Wenying is also asking such a stupid question. The answer is obvious: of course, it's better to have a son. How can a daughter be compared to a son?

However, he dared not say it aloud, fearing that it would provoke Zhu Wenying and ruin everything.

“You and Wenfei are both my children, they’re both my flesh and blood. I certainly don’t want either of you to suffer.”

Zhu Wenying: "What if we had to choose?"

Old Zhu had no choice but to say against his will, "I'll choose you, of course I'll choose you. You're my first child, so you're naturally more important to me."

Although Zhu Wenfei knew his father was lying, he still felt uneasy.

He thought the matter was over. He had lied without conscience and made such a great sacrifice; Zhu Wenying should be satisfied now. Unfortunately, Zhu Wenying threw a cup at him.

She shouted, "I don't believe it!"

Old Zhu was speechless. "If you don't believe me, why are you even asking?"

"Wenying."

Grandma Xia interrupted Old Zhu's half-hearted words of concern, "Old Zhu, I'm not trying to criticize you, but what kind of parent threatens their child to make them feel uneasy? Even though I'm disappointed in my eldest son and his siblings, I haven't said anything about beating or killing them."

"Your threat is so intimidating, it scares even me, let alone Xiang Dong and his wife. If this goes through the normal process, your Wenfei will definitely go to jail. If he really does go to jail, what, do you really want to play dirty tricks and ruin them?"

"Tsk tsk, so heartless, so terrifying. You are the most despicable kind of parent. Do you know what you look like now? Even someone who hasn't attended a literacy class is kinder than you. With your sexist mentality, do you deserve to be a worker?"

“You are too frightening. I don’t trust them to live with you, and I’m even less comfortable entrusting Baoyuan to your care and upbringing.”

Jiang Fangru was overjoyed. It was wonderful that Old Lady Xia had changed her mind and wanted to bring the whole family home. If that was the case, she was willing to pay an extra five hundred yuan in compensation.

“Xiangdong’s mom, I admit you’re better at taking care of people than I am. It’s understandable that you’re worried about Wenying. Well then, I’ll have their things taken back to your house today. You’re family, after all. What kind of situation is it for them to be living here with us?”

"Don't worry, I'll find a few more people to help. I'll cover the cost if necessary."

Jiang Fangru was already happy, and even the fact that her daughter was lying in the hospital bed couldn't stop the corners of her mouth from turning up.

Grandma Xia glanced at her. "Of course not. The household registration is already at your house, why would you go back to mine? You're even more frightening than your husband, Lao Zhu. Don't you have any conscience?"

Upon hearing the rejection, Jiang Fangru felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. How could it not be?

Grandma Xia: "You were almost laughing out loud just now, weren't you? Jiang Fangru! Look at your own daughter behind you. She was born after you carried her for ten months and has lived with you for so many years. Now that she is at her weakest, you are laughing out loud over such a trivial thing as kicking someone out of your own home. Have you thought about her?"

“I’ve seen through Old Zhu. He’s a beast, and your son is a little beast, but you’re even more of a beast than them. What, isn’t your daughter a human being? Why are you so visibly pleased? She’s not as important as your son in your heart, so she’s not your child?”

Zhu Wenfei had been holding back, but the word "beast" triggered his anger. "What are you trying to say? Who's the beast? You're the beast! If you hadn't kicked your son out, Zhu Wenying wouldn't have gotten into this mess. Your whole family are the beasts!"

Chen Xiangdong: "No matter how bad our Chen family is, none of us would beat a pregnant woman to the point of miscarriage."

Zhu Wenfei got angry, "I've already said it wasn't intentional, how many times do you need to remind me?"

Chen Xiangdong: "I'll remind you until you remember that you're just a beast."

Zhu Wenfei threw a punch and knocked his brother-in-law to the ground. Old Chen saw that Zhu Wenfei was so arrogant and dared to hit someone even when he was in the wrong, so he helped his son fight back.

Jiang Fangru and Old Zhu immediately joined in, taking sides, so Old Lady Xia picked up a stool from the hospital bed and joined the fray.

The ward was thrown into chaos, attracting the attention of the nurses.

After they were stopped, they were all disheveled and looked more like enemies than in-laws, glaring at each other angrily, with the two sides clearly divided.

Grandma Xia touched the scratch on her neck inflicted by that bitch Jiang Fangru, thinking to herself, "I've lost out this time. The two hundred yuan doesn't include the money from the fight."

"Boss, we need to add more money," Grandma Xia whispered.

Chen Xiangdong could only nod; given the situation, disagreeing would only lead to greater losses.

Grandma Xia immediately raised her head proudly and said, "Your son is a murderer, he's terrifying! He attacks without warning!"

“I’m not going to waste my breath on you. He’s going to come at me and hit me again. I’m telling you, you have to pay the compensation Wenying said, or I’ll send your son to a labor camp.”

Old Zhu said firmly, "Even if you send our whole family in, we still won't be able to get it out."

Zhu Wenying spoke up promptly, "Then give me two thousand; I still need to divide the family property."

Grandma Xia chimed in, "That's right, we have to separate. If we continue living with that murderer in your family, who knows if someone will call me next time to collect their corpse?"

Zhu Wenying: ...Is her mother-in-law cursing them?

After some haggling, Old Zhu, seeing that they were unwilling to budge any further, cursed them a few times and then agreed.

So they reached an agreement.

Give them 1,200, and also give them Zhu Wenfei's room.

Old Zhu was cunning, saying he'd pay in a few days, but Old Chen got smarter and made them write IOUs and put their fingerprints on them, so they wouldn't deny it.

They even signed the division agreement, and they were given a large wardrobe that Jiang Fangru had someone bring back from Shanghai. Zhu Wenying insisted on having it and refused to lose out at all.

Old Zhu was filled with regret. He wished he hadn't impulsively let them change their household registration; he had really lost out this time. He was especially furious when he discovered that the police hadn't even come.