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

Yu's mother rallied her spirits. Even if... even if her family had done these things, her husband Yu's status was obvious. They were all capable people, unlike the people in Chen Xianghong's family.

If it weren't for her son, how would that brat Chen Xianghong have had the chance to come to Shanghai and broaden her horizons, or get a job at the supply and marketing cooperative? She'd probably still be stuck in this place, maybe even unable to find a job and would have to go back to the countryside to be a country bumpkin.

That old hag talks a good game, complaining about this and that army, but when it comes to taking advantage, she never hesitates. She takes every benefit she can get. Isn't she a perfect example of someone who eats the food and then curses the cook?

She was a civilized person, unlike this vulgar old lady. She couldn't bring herself to utter any harsh words, but she wasn't stupid either. She wouldn't just blindly follow whatever the Chen family said.

"You have a nice way of saying things. I'm a pimp. Even tigers eat their cubs. What kind of good people are you? If you really loved your daughter, would you send a girl to the countryside to suffer? You curse us, but don't you think about what kind of people you are?" Mother Yu's voice grew louder and louder. She felt that she was much better than this family. What they were saying was utter nonsense.

Chen Xianghong retorted, "You're the one who's a jerk! I went to the countryside voluntarily to build our country. You make it sound like I was forced to go by this policy. And you're a leader's wife, how can you have no sense of morality at all?"

Yu's mother: "When our elders are talking, what right do you, a junior, have to interrupt?"

Yu Hongzhen: "Mom, you're allowed to distort the truth, but not allowed to explain to Xiang Hong? What she said isn't wrong. You need to really change your mindset. I'll tell the higher-ups when I get back. You need to go to class."

Yu's mother was so angry that she wanted to strangle her son. "I raised you with so much care and effort, and now you've grown up and are turning against your own parents. You can't report your father, so you want to report me?"

Yu Hongzhen raised his head: "I am impartial and incorruptible, and I will put righteousness before family."

Chen Xiangbei had never seen a family like this before. How could it be even worse than his own? They were fighting amongst themselves. He leaned closer to Old Lady Xia and said, "Mom, they're fighting amongst themselves. We don't even need to lift a finger; they're falling apart from within."

Grandma Xia asked quietly, "Have you been reading lately? You speak quite eloquently."

Chen Xiangbei suddenly became proud because he had fallen out with his group of good friends and was now hanging out with another group. They didn't fight or steal; they just liked to find a place to debate, and he always came in last. He wasn't willing to admit defeat, so he borrowed a book from one of the bookworms, determined to win next time.

Tang Jiao sipped water. She had already eaten and wanted to get up and tidy up, but the atmosphere wasn't right for it. She was a little flustered. What new bride doesn't do chores? But Chen Xiangnan held her shoulders and told her not to speak easily. She was unsure of the rules of this family.

If it's this exciting on her second day of marriage, won't it be even more exciting in the future?

Their internal conflict ended after Yu Hongzhen was slapped twice more. Chen Xianghong felt really sorry for him. Yu Hongzhen's face was red from the slaps. "Are you his real parents? How could you be so cruel?"

The two brothers, Chen Xiangnan and Chen Xiangbei, exchanged glances with Old Chen. What's wrong with Chen Xianghong? She feels sorry for him after only a few slaps. When they were being beaten by their wives at home, no one felt sorry for them. Who could they cry to?

Grandma Xia touched her nose, feeling a little uncomfortable under the gazes of the three of them, but then she immediately became righteous. Before, they were all doing things that made her suffer. If she didn't punish them, was she supposed to treat them like royalty?

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Xia glared back fiercely.

Yu's father pointed at Chen Xianghong and said, "Shut up! This is my son. You haven't even stepped into my house yet, and you're already pointing fingers at me."

Chen Xianghong immediately retorted, "This is my home. If you want to hit him, go back to your home and do it there. Don't do it here. If you do it here, I'll have to say something."

Mother Yu: "You're just a little girl, always meddling in this and that. How come you're so annoying? Your parents haven't said anything, so how did it become your family's business? You're a girl who will get married sooner or later, so you should mind your own family's business."

Grandma Xia: "What you're saying is like farting. Is this her home or yours? She's my daughter, and this place has always been her home. She can interfere in anything that happens here! Old Chen, what do you say?"

Old Chen, who had been sitting, couldn't sit still any longer. How could he possibly object to his wife's question? In this family, there were no decisions he could make. He cleared his throat and said, "That's right, even if she's married out, she's still a member of this family and can manage its affairs."

He looked at Yu's mother with suspicion: "Does your maritime department still hold onto the old ways, thinking that once a girl gets married, she's no longer part of your family? Do you think girls are a burden, raised by the groom's family from a young age? Tsk tsk, even people in our small town aren't this feudal. You're supposed to be in a big city, and you two keep calling yourselves leaders, how can you be so feudal?"

"You don't still hold onto old customs as your beliefs, do you? Oh dear, that's really frightening. With your husband as a leader, how are people in your area supposed to live? They'll never have a good life."

“Xiang Hong, we’re not going. Their society is too feudal. We can’t go there and live a hard life. Just thinking about that kind of life makes me, an old man, feel like I can’t stand it. If you had parents like them, you’d have a lot of hard times ahead of you.”

“They don’t love their daughters. They say things like that all the time, and their children imitate them. If you can’t have a son in the future, they might give you some kind of weird folk remedy. They’ll make you very confused.”

Old Chen looked disgusted, as if their city was some terrible, run-down place, even more feudal than the countryside. This infuriated Mr. and Mrs. Yu, and they couldn't stand a word the old man said.

Although their goal was to prevent Chen Xianghong from marrying into their family, they were still uncomfortable with this disdain.

Their hope was that Chen Xianghong's family would feel unworthy of them and thus have the self-awareness to refuse, rather than refusing out of disdain as they are doing now.

When the news reaches Hai City, how will they ever be able to face anyone?