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

In the dead of night, Grandma Xia went to the toilet. She had just pulled up her pants, rubbed her hands, and was about to go back to sleep when she noticed someone outside her door.

There was someone in the middle of the night! This startled Grandma Xia so much that she couldn't sleep at all.

"Who is it?" she shouted.

Chen Xiangnan turned around and said, "Mom, I want to talk to you for a few minutes."

Old Mrs. Xia immediately started cursing, "Are you trying to scare me to death in the middle of the night?"

Indeed, sons are always a burden.

"What do you want to say?"

Chen Xiangnan poured her a cup of hot tea from the kitchen. "Mom, why did you disagree with my relationship with Tang Jiao tonight?"

Grandma Xia rolled her eyes. "I can't bear to see that girl's life ruined by you."

Chen Xiangnan: "Mom, when did you become such a kind-hearted person again? I'm your own son, and you don't even care about me being a bachelor. How come you have the energy to care about outsiders?"

Grandma Xia: "Because..."

Before she could finish speaking, Chen Xiangnan continued, "Mom, marrying her would be good for me and our whole family. Her father is the director of a hospital, she is a nurse, and although her mother doesn't have a job, she has many influential relatives. No matter how you look at it, it will be very beneficial for us."

"Whether I like her or not, I will treat her well. According to you, if I'm holding her back and we break up, do you think her future boyfriend will treat her well?"

“She likes me a lot, and she will be very sad if we break up. Is this what you call doing it for her own good? Doing it for her own good doesn’t just mean choosing what suits her; you also have to consider what she likes. She might not even be happy if someone she doesn’t like gives her a bicycle, but if I give her a wildflower picked from the roadside, she’ll be as happy as if it were a holiday.”

"What is the purpose of life if not to be happy? Her job can guarantee her a comfortable life, so there's no chance that she'll end up on the streets if I treat her badly. I said I would treat her well."

"Mom, you know I'm great at making people happy, especially when she likes me a lot. I'll be good to her for the rest of my life."

Grandma Xia really didn't know how to refute it. She was always convinced by some people's own reasoning, and at first glance, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Isn't the point of life to be happy? If a girl likes the second son and he can make her happy for the rest of her life, then that girl's life has been worthwhile. Why bother about other things?

Grandma Xia was immediately confused. She felt that she had lived two lifetimes and still didn't understand life as well as her second son, a mere boy.

She calmed down and thought it over carefully. Suddenly, she slapped her thigh. That brat! She almost fell for his trick. The essence of his actions was deceiving that girl.

If the girl knew that the second brother's kindness towards her these past few days was all an act, would she still think about having a future with him?

What if the second child can't keep up the act forever? What if they get impatient after a few years? Everyone has a low tolerance for people they don't like and gets bored easily. What will happen to this girl then?

What if the second son finds someone he truly loves later in life, and then what happens to his wife whom he doesn't love?

Grandma Xia asked questions one by one, and now it was Chen Xiangnan's turn to fall silent. In essence, Grandma Xia was very good at reasoning with Chen Xiangnan.

Chen Xiangnan could only say, "Even though Dong Chunmiao was so mean to me and Lingling before, I never thought of giving up on her. It was only when she almost killed Lingling that I became disappointed."

Grandma Xia interrupted him, "That's because you like Dong Chunmiao."

Chen Xiangnan fell silent again. Yes, he did like Dong Chunmiao. When she didn't mention her family, he really liked her.

Chen Xiangnan: "Mom, I have a strong sense of responsibility. The above-mentioned things won't happen. If I like someone later, I will avoid her."

Grandma Xia: "Put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, do you really have any sense of responsibility?"

Chen Xiangnan was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed. "Mom, how can I promise you? Can I swear? I swear that if I ever wrong Tang Jiao, I'll be a bachelor for the rest of my life and have a miserable old age."

Grandma Xia: "This kind of oath is not serious for you. You have the guts to swear that if you treat that girl badly, you will be poor and destitute for the rest of your life."

Chen Xiangnan: ...His mother is really ruthless, and he was genuinely afraid of this oath.

He couldn't quite bring himself to say it, and after staring at Old Lady Xia for a while, he finally bowed his head.

He raised his hand and swore, "If I treat her badly, may I live a life of poverty and hardship."

Grandma Xia: "Swear again, who is she?"

Chen Xiangnan sighed and gave up on trying to be clever. "If I, Chen Xiangnan, marry Tang Jiao in the future and treat her badly, then I will live a life of poverty and hardship."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Old Mrs. Xia get up impatiently, yawn, and say, "Alright, I can't interfere with your business with her anyway, whatever, I'm so sleepy."

Chen Xiangnan: ......

Having dealt with Old Lady Xia, Chen Xiangnan felt relieved, as it meant he had resolved the hidden danger in his own family. The next step was to deal with Tang Jiao's family.

On the other hand, Chen Xianghong was summoned to the leader's office early in the morning.

She was reassigned; she would now have to work in a warehouse doing the same work as the men, moving goods around.

She burst into tears as soon as she stepped out of the office.

Sister Sun and her colleagues came over to ask what was going on, and when they heard this, they were in an uproar. This leader is just too inhuman!

They went to ask together, but the leader wouldn't see them at all.

"Did you offend someone?" Sister Sun suddenly asked.

Chen Xianghong stopped crying for a moment, and suddenly thought of Yu Hongzhen's parents. They were not good people, but they were related, so it was normal for them to mess with her.

She was a complete stranger in this place, and the only people she knew were the colleagues from the supply and marketing cooperative and Yu Hongzhen's family. She didn't know anyone else, so she was sure that Chen Xianghong was the one who did it.

What a disgusting person!

But what about her job? She can't handle the work there.

Chen Xianghong dejectedly handed over his work to his comrades and then went to the warehouse.

As soon as she stepped inside, a manager-looking man rudely told her to go to the back to move some goods. She hurriedly ran over and found that there were several heavy boxes of fabric. Besides her, the only other person there was the truck driver.

"That batch of goods is in short supply. It needs to be put into the warehouse for inventory immediately. Hurry up and don't delay things."

Chen Xianghong pointed to herself, "Am I the only one here?"

Supervisor: "How about we assign you a bodyguard? You're already here, so if you can't do it, then get out."