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

As soon as Grandma Xia and her group stepped into the courtyard, Grandma Yin came to greet them.

"Yue'e, I just saw your package at the post office, it's huge! Did Xiang Hong send something again? Go get it quickly."

Grandma Xia thanked him, put the child in Chen Xiangnan's arms, and left without looking back.

Old Chen stood inside the window, looking displeased. That old hag wouldn't cook, wouldn't wash clothes, and just walked away without saying a word after seeing him. His face still hurt; the safflower oil he applied last night had reduced the swelling, but he'd completely lost face.

Grandma Yin took Hu Jie's youngest daughter, Hu Yingying, out for a walk. Hu Jie had gone to drive his car again, leaving the child at her house. Since she was an old lady with nothing else to do, it was a good opportunity for her to keep Hu Yingying company.

Speaking of Hu Yingying, she's a truly pitiful child. Her mother died in childbirth, leaving Hu Jie and her alone. Previously, because Hu Jie was busy with work and couldn't take care of her, they left her with her grandparents.

Unfortunately, children without parents are often bullied. When Hu Jie drove back to see her, the child was covered in dirt and injuries. He flew into a rage, took the child back, and entrusted him to Old Lady Yin's care. Every time he returned from a trip out of town, he would bring her some rare items and give her money.

Grandma Yin was kind and wouldn't do anything to bully a child, so she raised Hu Yingying with her grandchildren and shared any good food with her fairly. Hu Yingying became very fond of Grandma Yin.

The other people in their compound wouldn't do anything to bully children. Besides, Hu Jie always brings them delicious food when he comes back. The children really like Hu Yingying and don't let other children bully her.

Hu Yingying didn't have a good time at her grandparents' house, which made her introverted and quiet, but she is an extremely kind child.

When she saw Chen Lingling with a bandage wrapped around her head, she would run over to check on her and take out some candy from her pocket to share with her.

Hu Yingying felt bad about giving only one candy to her, so she took out all the candy and gave one to every adult and child present. She even had one left over. Hu Yingying is very good at math.

Unfortunately, when it came time to assign the last person, Old Chen, who had been inside, suddenly came out to smoke.

Hu Yingying was in a dilemma. This candy was delicious, and she only had a little bit left; this was the last one.

Old Chen didn't look in their direction. He tapped his old pipe and started puffing away with a sullen face.

Seeing that Old Chen was unhappy, Hu Yingying thought about it for a while, looked at the small candy in her palm, and finally reluctantly ran to Old Chen, looked up and tugged at his clothes, and handed him the candy.

Old Chen looked down at the child, whose big, grape-like eyes stared straight at him. His fair face was round and chubby, and his mouth moved as if he were looking for something.

How could he possibly snatch candy from a child? Old Chen reached out and pushed Hu Yingying's small hand. "Grandpa doesn't like it. You can eat it yourself."

Hu Yingying didn't believe it. How could anyone not like something as delicious as candy? Grandma Yin's grandson begged her for candy every day. Grandpa Chen must be lying.

She grabbed Old Chen's hand, placed the candy in his palm, and then shyly ran to Old Lady Yin's side.

The candy still carried Hu Yingying's warmth, but it had melted a bit in the heat. Old Chen's thoughts drifted back to his childhood, when he also bought candy for his children. The eldest and second eldest would fight over a few pieces of candy, and the youngest was too small to eat it. Only Xiang Hong would secretly slip a piece of candy into his palm, eagerly waiting for him to eat it.

Xiang Hong has been a filial child since she was little.

He saw Grandma Xia carrying a large package as she came in again. Xiang Hong always remembered the two of them.

Later, he seemed to give the candy to his son, telling them to stop hitting each other.

Old Chen's eyes welled up with tears as he carefully put the small candy into his pocket.

"Aunt Xia, why is this package so big?"

"It must have been sent by Xiang Hong."

"That's great, unlike my son, who hasn't been heard from since he went to the countryside. He only sends letters asking for money and ration coupons."

"Oh dear, don't say that. The children are suffering in the countryside, and you're still thinking about his little things?"

"Yes, they've become so thin they're unrecognizable."

"I'm not just making a casual complaint; I'm not really going to take anything from him."

“Our family is different from some people who specialize in sucking the blood of their daughters.”

"How could Xiang Hong, a young girl, get so many things?"

"Could it be that you've started seeing someone else?"

The once harmonious courtyard was now filled with envy upon seeing this large package. Old Mrs. Xia had always been used to it, letting them say whatever they wanted. But after her rebirth, knowing Xiang Hong's fate beforehand, her eyes reddened at the sight of these things.

Hearing those foul-mouthed rumors, Old Mrs. Xia felt a surge of anger.

"You've just gotten together with someone, and all you do is gossip about this and that without any skills. I haven't seen how many dates you've eaten from my Xiang Hong's collection."

Grandma Xia turned and headed home. She saw Old Chen smoking outside and kicked him, yelling, "All you do is smoke! All you do is smoke! You don't even care when people talk about Xiang Hong behind her back. How could she have a father like you?"

Chen Xiangnan had just put his daughter to sleep and pulled Dong Chunmiao out of the room when Grandma Xia came in.

Grandma Xia now finds fault with everyone. After carefully placing the package on the table, she cursed Chen Xiangnan for being heartless.

"You spend all your time looking at these things, while your sister suffers in the countryside, and I don't see you caring at all."

They discovered that Chen Laoda's family was still sleeping even when the sun was high in the sky, and they were banging on the door and shouting curses.

Everyone in the family except the children was scolded and sat on the stools with their heads down, not daring to meet Grandma Xia's eyes.

Chen Xiangdong knew his mother was still angry. He and Zhu Wenying had spent half the night discussing it and realized that paying household expenses was the most cost-effective solution. Given his mother's current state, she might really kick them all out. Finding a place to live is difficult these days; they have nowhere to stay except for their dormitories.

But not everyone can apply for a dormitory, and even if they do, it's usually several people sharing a room. They wouldn't let their families move in.

Therefore, they are prepared to hand over the household expenses today.

"Mom, here you go." Chen Xiangdong handed the money he had prepared to Grandma Xia and smiled ingratiatingly. "You're right, we should contribute to household expenses. Just like you said, five yuan each."

Chen Xiangnan's eyes widened. His elder brother and sister-in-law had given in so quickly?

He touched the still-warm money and tickets in his pocket. Tang Jiao had given them to him yesterday when she saw his predicament, and he hadn't even taken them out at the hospital.

After his elder brother and sister-in-law paid, Old Lady Xia stared at him. Chen Xiangnan glared resentfully at his elder brother and reluctantly took out his money to count.

Grandma Xia snatched the money, counted out fifteen yuan and three yuan for the child's medical expenses she had paid yesterday, and then threw the rest back.

"You have quite a bit of money left this month," Old Mrs. Xia said sarcastically, though her tone wasn't exactly light.

Chen Xiangnan was heartbroken. He had wanted to use the money to buy some nutritional supplements for Zhao Hui, but now, at most, he could only buy a piece of meat.

Grandma Xia stared at the package and opened the letter Chen Xianghong had written. In it, she said that she was doing well and that she was going to marry a man who was very good to her. When she thought of Chen Xianghong's ending in her previous life, she felt breathless.

That abusive man beat Xiang Hong so badly that her body was covered in sores. Even in the dead of winter, when she was pregnant, he made her do housework. He even made her wash clothes by the river when she was bleeding, leaving her hands swollen and raw. In the end, she lost the baby, and while she was still recovering from childbirth, he beat her severely.

Since Xiang Hong was sent to the countryside, she hasn't had a single good day. After marrying that man, she lives in hell every day.

Why didn't she just go and take a look? She's just taking advantage of Xiang Hong because she doesn't have any family support.

Looking at the pile of food and the money Xiang Hong had sent her, Old Mrs. Xia was so sad that she kept wiping away tears.

Why did she treat this child like that in her past life? There were clearly ways to avoid sending her to the countryside.

She remembered what Zhu Wenying's family had mentioned about the sales job at the supply and marketing cooperative, which was an internal recruitment. She needed to get Xiang Hong back as soon as possible.

She rummaged through her things and finally found paper and pen to write a letter to Xiang Hong. But as soon as she picked up the pen, she put it down again.

Looking at her son and daughter-in-law sitting in the living room with a somber atmosphere, she said, "I'm going to the countryside to bring Xiang Hong back."

"What? What?" Old Chen felt that he was getting old and his hearing wasn't working well anymore.

"I want to see with my own eyes what kind of life Xiang Hong is living in the countryside, and I want to personally bring her back to the city."

Chen Xiangdong pointed to the letter and said, "Mom, she's getting married soon, why are you bringing her back?"

Grandma Xia gave him a cold look. "She's getting married, not already. We don't know what the man is like or what his circumstances are. What's the point of her getting married? What if he's a jerk?"

Chen Xiangdong: "That was her own choice. She has to bear the consequences, good or bad. Since she's getting married, why go back to the city? We might as well sell her job postings and we can make some money."

No sooner had he finished speaking than he received a slap from Old Madam Xia. Chen Xiangdong covered his face, his injury worsening, and finally learned his lesson, daring not to speak again.

Zhu Wenying was heartbroken. Her mother-in-law seemed to have developed a habit of beating people. She would hit them at the drop of a hat. Xiang Dong was right. A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. Why should she care so much about her? She didn't even consider that she was a woman herself.