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

Grandma Wang's family was joyfully celebrating her eldest son getting a girlfriend, but when Grandma Xia returned home, she heard some news that made her less happy.

"You mean your eldest sister's eldest daughter is getting married and you want us to go ahead of time?" Old Mrs. Xia put down her chopsticks, feeling a bit unable to eat.

Old Chen's eyes were filled with joy. He was someone who cared a lot about his younger siblings. His parents had passed away early, and before they died, they asked him to take good care of his younger siblings. Over the years, he had helped them get married and have children. Now their children were getting married, which was a great joy.

He was overjoyed. After saving up for several months and receiving an extra bonus from his work unit last month, he finally bought a second-hand women's watch from a family. He planned to give it to his wife later, and he was sure she would treat him well.

Grandma Xia still had a dark expression on her face, but the carefree old man Chen didn't notice and was completely absorbed in his own fantasy.

In her past life, this sister-in-law had a good life. Her daughters married into wealthy families, and her sons had good careers and families.

Because she didn't have any successful children, she and Old Chen gradually lost contact with each other. She used to resent this, thinking these people were incredibly opportunistic. Old Chen had helped them so much when they were young, yet they never showed any gratitude.

However, she has now figured it out. Since her family had already fallen on hard times in her previous life, there was no need to treat them well. In any case, they would not be of any use to her in the future, so this relationship was dispensable.

This is how most people are: when their family is thriving, relatives flock to their door, showering them with compliments and saying all sorts of nice things, even praising the grass growing by the roadside. But when their family is failing and their descendants are unsuccessful, even if you bring them gold, they might not even care.

Sometimes, even relatives who are not related to them are not as good to them as friends and neighbors.

"I'm not going. I'll go on my wedding day. Why go so early?" Old Mrs. Xia turned her body to the side. "Don't tell me you're going to make me do chores again, are you?"

Old Chen stared wide-eyed: "How could that be? My eldest sister isn't my second brother's wife. She's not that kind of person."

"Since you're not going to work, then go to the wedding on the day itself."

Old Chen: "That girl is getting married early this morning, we can't make it in time. It would be so embarrassing if we were late."

Grandma Xia thought about it and realized that made sense, but she really didn't want to see Old Chen's relatives, especially his second brother's wife. The thought of how she had foolishly taken care of her during her postpartum period when she was young made her feel disgusted.

Life after her rebirth was already quite comfortable for her, but the thought of her second brother's family still made her feel uncomfortable, and she wanted to escape.

Chen Xiangnan saw through her act and said obsequiously, "Mom, when you get there, if anyone makes you uncomfortable, just slap them across the face. What are you afraid of? You have three sons; who would dare to lay a finger on you under our noses?"

Grandma Xia turned to look at him. Damn it, she'd forgotten about her eldest son's family again. Even if her eldest son was going to be a live-in son-in-law, it was still their duty to attend this important family event. Besides, her second son was right; could she run away forever?

You'll have to face them eventually, it doesn't matter whether you go early or late. The best thing to do is to beat them all up the day before the wedding, vent your anger, and then you can attend the wedding in high spirits the next day.

Thinking about it this way, Grandma Xia felt much better. "Second son, please inform the eldest son's family."

After agreeing, Chen Xiangnan turned to Chen Xiangbei, who had just returned from his escapades, and shouted, "Third brother, go call our eldest brother. We're going to our aunt's daughter's wedding on the fifth of next month."

Chen Xiangbei ran off again, clearly annoyed. He was called out every day, asked to do all sorts of trivial things. It was so annoying; he was exhausted at such a young age.

"What's the third brother doing out every day? Didn't they say their school was closed?"

Old Chen: "He has nothing to do at home. It's good for a boy to go out and run around. What's he doing staying at home all day? Does he want to be a girl?"

Grandma Xia: "I'm afraid he'll do something illegal or disorderly when he goes out, and then there will be endless trouble."

She remembered that her third son had gotten into fights, smashed doors and windows, and stolen things in his past life. In the end, he was arrested and she had to beg people everywhere and use her savings to compensate them before they agreed to a settlement. Otherwise, that child would have been a convict.

He's slow-witted, but incredibly bold. He even dared to commit such crimes. After being redeemed, he didn't seem to care, thinking he hadn't done anything wrong and that those people were just being petty.

Old Chen: "Impossible. Although the third brother is unreliable, he wouldn't commit a crime. He's so afraid of you now, I don't believe he would break the law."

The two argued for a while, and Chen Xiangnan tried to mediate for a long time, but he always sided with his mother, which angered Old Chen.

Grandma Xia: "Anyway, if he breaks the law outside, I'll separate him from the village. If they don't let it go, I'll send him to a labor camp. I won't care about him."

Chen Xiangbei stopped in his tracks, his face deathly pale.

His mother, as expected, also wanted to separate him from his family.

These words stunned him.

A few days later, Chen Xiangbei went out with his friends. They often wandered the streets, pooling their money to eat when they were hungry, and trying to get money when they ran out.

That day, they were out of money again. One of them, thinking about the conflict between their family and their neighbors, suddenly came up with the idea of ​​stealing from their house.

With so many of them, and him being an acquaintance who knew when the family was away and how to enter without being seen, there was practically no risk involved.

Chen Xiangbei mingled among them and, like everyone else, expressed his agreement. His mother rarely gave him pocket money anymore, and he didn't dare to ask for it. He had kept some of the money he was given to buy soy sauce and other things last time, but it couldn't possibly cover the expenses of so many people.

If we don't make some money soon, they'll starve to death. They're at the age where they should be eating a lot; he ate two big bowls of rice at home, and by the afternoon he was starving.

Not to mention, sometimes he doesn't even come home.

Some climbed the wall, while others kept watch; each had a clear division of labor.

“Hey, Xiangbei, you step on my shoulders and climb in through the window above to open the door for us.”

Chen Xiangbei immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay!"

Seeing that the other person had squatted down, Chen Xiangbei leaned against the wall and stepped onto his shoulders.

Just as Chen Xiangbei was about to jump through the window, he remembered his mother's words: if he were arrested, she wouldn't care about him and would send him to a labor camp.

Chen Xiangbei suddenly felt inexplicably panicked. In fact, he had stolen from people's homes several times before, which was why they were so skilled at it, but they had never been caught before.

What if he gets caught this time? Chen Xiangbei suddenly stopped moving and inexplicably stood on someone's shoulders.

"What are you doing? Why are you spacing out?" The person below couldn't take it anymore. What was this guy thinking? Wasn't he quite agile before? Now he'd been standing on his shoulders for several minutes.

He's a big, strong guy, and he's incredibly heavy; he can barely carry him.