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

Chen Mei became anxious, "Second brother, why didn't you tell me that someone offered you a job? If your Ligang is tired, then give it to me, my family wants it."

"I thought you hadn't heard anything, but it turns out you've just kept this news to yourself. So even if you don't want it, you won't give the opportunity to our relatives?"

Chen Weijun: "That kind of work is not good, and it requires connections, which is too troublesome. I'm too lazy to do it."

Chen Mei sneered, "You're too lazy to deal with it, so you just dump your son's problems on us and expect us to stop bothering you? That's your son, not your eldest brother's son, not your third brother's son. Why should anyone bother helping you?"

"You're really something else. You're afraid of using connections, afraid of giving favors, afraid of spending money, and you're even afraid your son won't amount to anything. Why don't you want to be the emperor?"

Chen Weijun was somewhat embarrassed and angry. "Chen Mei, why are you speaking so rudely? What connections do I, a grassroots worker, have? I had to beg people. But this kind of work could have been handled with just a word from either the eldest brother or the third brother. Why did I have to step in?"

"Isn't my self-respect important? If I give them a gift and they take advantage of me, a lowly worker, and refuse to do anything for me, wouldn't I be at a huge disadvantage?"

Chen Mei: "You've lost out big time. Do you have any self-respect? Are you just thinking that your older brother and younger brother will help you find a job, but then your son Ligang doesn't get hired and you want them to pay you back like you used to ask your older brother for money?"

Chen Weijun slammed his chopsticks down. "What do you mean? My older brother didn't help me with things back then, so of course I have to pay him back. My family is poor. I can't lose money if I don't get a job. I took out several bills back then. That was several months' worth of food expenses for my family."

Chen Mei: "Your older brother has sacrificed a lot for your son. Why should he bear the cost for your son? It's Ligang who was useless and missed the opportunity. Why don't you think about that?"

Chen Weijun: "Chen Mei, don't think I don't know who you are or what you're thinking. You want Xiang Hong from your eldest brother's family to find opportunities for your unemployed children in Shanghai, so you're stepping on me to support your eldest brother. How can you be so snobbish? You've been snobbish since you were little. Others give you face, but I won't. What are you to me!"

Chen Mei was furious. Although she was speaking up for her good-for-nothing family members, her words were reasonable and based on evidence, not just random ramblings. On the contrary, her second brother would say anything shameless for money, and even felt justified in doing so. She really didn't know where he got his confidence from.

Old Chen thought back to that time. He was furious then, but after a night's sleep, he finally managed to calm himself down and, for the sake of family harmony, suppressed his temper and returned the money. Now, Chen Weijun, of all people, said those kinds of things again, and he got angry again.

Grandma Xia pinched his thigh hard under the table. He winced in pain and couldn't help but stand up. "Second son, are you taking me for a fool?"

Chen Weijun remained unconvinced, completely ignoring Old Chen's expression. "Brother, we're family, no need for formalities. You're my elder brother, how could I treat you like a sucker?"

Old Chen: "Alright, we're family, no need for formalities. If you need money now, please give me the money I refused back then. Little sister is right, this is your son's business, you can't expect me to contribute both money and effort."

Chen Weijun: "Brother, why have you become so calculating? This happened several years ago, and you're still asking me for money? Are you still my brother?"

Old Chen roared angrily, "Regardless of whether I'm your older brother today, you still have to pay me back the money. And you also have to pay me back the money and effort I put into helping you get your job!"

Chen Weijun: "Are you crazy? Do you think I'm useless, just like my little sister, and you don't want to be relatives with me anymore? Why are you only asking me for money? You paid for my little sister's dowry, and you helped my third brother get a job. Why are you only asking me for money?"

Chen Weimin was also angry on behalf of his elder brother. "Second brother, it's true that our elder brother helped me find a job back then, but after I married Meiyu, I returned all the dowry he paid for me. I'm not like you; I've always remembered our elder brother's kindness."

Chen Weijun was already out of his mind. Seeing that Chen Weimin had also sided with his elder brother and even turned around to criticize him, he immediately retorted sarcastically, "You still remember your elder brother's kindness? If you really remembered, you wouldn't have disrespectfully made your sister-in-law work as a maid for your wife during her postpartum period. You still remember the good things? I think you're just an ingrate, only you're hiding it well, which makes me seem even worse than you."

"Deep down, you and I are the same kind of people, both shameless beasts who suck the blood of their elder brothers."

Chen Weimin was at a loss for words. His older brother had asked his sister-in-law to come and take care of Meiyu. He had originally intended to pay her, but his brother refused, and his sister-in-law acted as if she was doing it willingly. Since his sister-in-law was so insistent, they figured they might as well accept this free labor.

If his sister-in-law hadn't minded before, he could have argued back after hearing him say that. He could have said that his sister-in-law was willing. But now that his sister-in-law's face was terribly dark, he didn't dare to say anything.

Moreover, he felt that the second son had really gone mad; who would call themselves a shameless beast?

While he was still feeling embarrassed, his older brother slapped him, resolving his crisis.

Fang Rong screamed, "Big brother, what are you doing?"

"It seems that all these years I've helped you have only made you a beast. You're right, you are a shameless beast, your wife is a shameless beast, and your two sons are shameless little beasts."

"This wedding banquet of Xinhe's will be the last time I get together with your family."

"From now on, if anyone calls you for something important, don't call me. It's either me or them.

After Old Chen uttered those words, everyone at the dinner table fell silent.

Chen Mei glanced back at her in-laws' room. Since there weren't enough seats at the table, her in-laws had taken their food back to their own room to eat. Today, it was all her family members; Song Tiancheng's relatives all lived nearby, so they could have lunch together tomorrow. Therefore, the elderly couple went inside to make Chen Mei feel more comfortable with her family.

"Big brother, don't say such things. Even if second brother is a scoundrel, we're still family."

Old Chen: "To hell with his family. I can even separate from my own son. What is he anyway?"

Chen Xiangdong, who was eating heartily at the table, was caught in the crossfire and looked up blankly.