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

Chen Xiangdong, holding his son, and Zhu Wenying hid to the side to watch the commotion.

"I knew your mom wouldn't be able to hold back and would definitely take action." Zhu Wenying said with a proud look on her face, though it was unclear what she was proud of.

Chen Xiangdong agreed, "Mom is still the same mom. My mom would beat up eight aunts a day if she had one.

Zhu Wenying: "I didn't expect your dad to rush up too. Has he gone mad as well?"

Chen Xiangdong immediately tried to pat himself on the back, saying, "The men of the Chen family are all real men. If they see their wives being bullied, would they just stand by and watch like my uncle?"

Zhu Wenying looked disgusted after hearing this.

If it were really as he said, Chen Mei would never have treated her mother-in-law and sister-in-law this way today.

What a man! Bah! He's just a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong.

Xu Meiyu continued to chatter on, even with a hint of lecturing, "Sister-in-law, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you're older than us, how can you act so inappropriately? Xiang Hong is the same, she's not young either, she should be looking for someone to marry, but look at her, not only does she disrespect her elders, but she also has such a sharp tongue, what man would dare to marry her in the future?"

With her back to Old Lady Xia, she bent down to help Chen Mei. Facing Chen Mei, she looked particularly distressed, as if she were a genuinely loving relative.

She was actually quite aggrieved. She had heard every single word of Chen Xianghong's veiled insults. All she wanted was some walnut soup, so why did that wretched girl Chen Xianghong say such vicious things, even demanding that her mother-in-law crawl out of her coffin to make it for her?

Chen Xianghong dared to say those words, but I wouldn't dare to hear them myself.

Luckily it was broad daylight; if it had been night, she would have been truly terrified.

After Chen Xianghong, that ill-mannered girl, went to the countryside, her tongue became much sharper. However, as an elder, she couldn't lower herself to argue with her, so she had to keep it to herself.

Before this brat was even born, when she had just given birth to her eldest son, her sister-in-law had taken care of her during her postpartum period. Back then, if she groaned in the middle of the night, Grandma Xia would wake up and make her a midnight snack, and no one criticized her then.

All she wanted was a simple bowl of walnut soup, yet the mother and daughter reacted so strongly; it's hard to understand what they were rejecting.

And then there's the eldest brother, who never spoke up for his wife before, taking it all for granted no matter how hard she worked when they asked her to help. He even said before that being the eldest brother and sister-in-law meant you had to give more.

Why has he changed today?

Old Chen frowned, "Is this something a woman like you, an aunt, should say? You can get married, so why can't my Xiang Hong get married?"

Xu Meiyu had just grabbed Chen Mei's hand when she heard this and became displeased. She immediately let go of Chen Mei, turned around, and said loudly, "Big brother, what do you mean by this? Are you saying I'm bad?"

Chen Mei tripped and fell on her bottom again, feeling that her life was really miserable.

Hearing his wife arguing with her older brother, Chen Weimin stood beside her to help her, saying, "Brother, Meiyu is different from us. How can Xiang Hong compare to Meiyu?"

When Old Chen wanted to help someone, he was fiercely protective; when he wanted to criticize someone, his words were truly venomous. "Then you definitely can't compare. My third sister-in-law is already quite old, while I, Xiang Hong, am in the prime of my life. How can we compare? We can't possibly compete to see who dies first, can we?"

Xu Meiyu's face turned pale. What did that mean? Did their whole family curse her?

It's true that like father, like daughter.

Seeing his wife's bad expression, Chen Weimin panicked. He didn't dare to argue with his elder brother, so he turned his attention to Old Lady Xia, saying, "Sister-in-law, Meiyu and I have always respected you." Before he could finish his sentence, Old Lady Xia spoke up first, implying that he should just apologize to Meiyu through Xiang Hong.

Grandma Xia: "Then have her cook two dishes for me."

Xu Meiyu couldn't hold back any longer and glared angrily, "What are you? You think you're worthy of me cooking for you?"

Grandma Xia pointed at Chen Weimin, "Didn't Chen Weimin say that I'm your respected elder sister-in-law? What's wrong with cooking a dish for your respected elder sister-in-law?"

Xu Meiyu: "What is my identity, you...?"

Her words were interrupted again. Old Mrs. Xia said, "You are my third brother's wife. What else could you be? You can't be a fairy from heaven or a ghost from the eighteenth level of hell, can you?"

Xu Meiyu was so angry that she couldn't win an argument or even get the upper hand, and she was even interrupted. She stomped her feet and shouted, "Chen Weimin, are you just going to watch your family bully me like this? Believe me or not, I'll go home tonight and tell my dad that you can forget about ever benefiting from us again, especially your older brother's family!"

Old Chen chuckled, "When have I ever benefited from your father's influence?"

Xu Meiyu couldn't stand being mocked by Old Chen any longer. She pushed Chen Weimin away and shouted that she wanted to go home, but Chen Mei stopped her.

Chen Mei was absolutely fed up with her older brother's family. They weren't there to help at all; they were there to cause trouble. Her two sons' futures were in Xu Meiyu's hands. How could she let her be bullied like this? What would happen to her sons then?

She had just stood up and tried to persuade Xu Meiyu, but her older brother still wouldn't let her go.

Old Chen added sarcastically, "Oh dear, you're over forty years old, and you're still always coming home to complain, like a baby who hasn't been weaned. People who don't know you'd think your dad spoils his daughter, but they'd think you've lost your mind."

Xu Meiyu: ... She felt like she was about to faint; her chest heaved, and she was already panting heavily. Today was the eve of Chen Xinhe's wedding banquet; would it become the anniversary of her death?

No, I can't let myself get so angry. "Chen Weimin, are you even a man? Your wife is being insulted like this, and you're not going to go up and beat him up?"

Chen Weimin was in a dilemma. On one side was his wife, and on the other was his older brother who had raised him for many years after their parents passed away. He really couldn't take action; otherwise, what kind of person would he become?

While Fang Rong was struggling with her decision, she came out of Chen Xinhe's room. Chen Xinhe was organizing her dowry when she heard the commotion outside, so she asked her second aunt to come out and take a look.

Chen Xinhe's room was quite far from where they were arguing, so he couldn't hear it clearly.

When Fang Rong came out, Xu Meiyu was pointing at Chen Weimin and telling him to go and beat up his own older brother. Old Chen was babbling on and on with an indifferent expression. Even Fang Rong was angry at what he said, let alone Xu Meiyu.

Grandma Xia was being pulled by her daughter to wipe her hands and face with a handkerchief, while the others were just watching the spectacle.

"What happened? How did a perfectly good family end up like this?"

Grandma Xia glanced casually at Fang Rong. Another sister-in-law pretending to be dead. This actress's acting skills are no match for Xu Meiyu's. Let's see what she has to say.

Fang Rong: "Why is Chen Mei like this? She's supposed to meet people tomorrow, what's wrong? And why does your sister-in-law look unhappy? Tell me who upset you, and I'll teach her a lesson for you!"