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

Yu Hongzhen was troubled. "I wanted to go find your sister-in-law."

Yu Qingqing: "Then let's go."

Yu Hongzhen: "Our family just had a fight with them."

Yu Qingqing: "Why don't you just say you want to move into his house and become his live-in son-in-law? That auntie just said that, so you should just agree."

Yu Hongzhen was still struggling with the decision: "Me, a grown man, going to live with my wife's family..."

Yu Qingqing said with exasperation, "Brother, our parents are different from other parents. If we let your wife into the family, there will be a lot of trouble. It would be better if you married yourself off. I think their family is quite good. They are assertive and can keep our parents in check."

"Think about it, if your sister-in-law comes into the family, Mom will use her position as mother-in-law to suppress her every day. Your sister-in-law can't hit her or scold her. Even if she serves her obediently, she will still gossip outside, and everyone will think your sister-in-law is bad."

Yu Hongzhen: "When I'm transferred here, won't I be able to separate from them?"

Yu Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, "Then Mom insists on coming along and making my sister-in-law serve her. If she doesn't, she'll cry and whine outside. Won't the higher-ups talk to you then?"

Yu Hongzhen fell silent. Sometimes his mother really did things that were thankless and exhausting. He didn't know what she was after. As long as she saw others unhappy, she was happy. If it weren't for the fact that her identity as a married man was thoroughly investigated, he would really suspect that his mother was a spy.

"Then... what will you do if I... become a son-in-law?"

Yu Qingqing gave a particularly cold smile, "I'll make them furious in Haishi."

Yu Hongzhen: "I'm afraid of them..."

Yu Qingqing: "Are you afraid they'll harm me? Then we'll die together."

Yu Hongzhen: "If they don't give you food or water and lock you in your room with a lock on the outside, what can you do to die with them? Besides, Qingqing, you're younger than me. You have many good days ahead of you. Why don't you just stay put and not fight them?"

Yu Qingqing: "They won't let me go."

Yu Hongzhen: "I'll try to find a way. If all else fails, I'll report them again. I'm definitely bringing you with me here."

Yu Qingqing: "If you report them again, are you going to ruin your future?"

Yu Hongzhen: "If you don't want it, then don't. Anyway, the salary is enough for the few of us to live very well."

Yu Qingqing: "I'm not leaving."

Yu Hongzhen nodded: "It's good that you're not leaving. You can stay here. I'll have Aunt Xia take care of you, and I'll give her the money."

Yu Qingqing: "That's not what I meant. I meant I'm staying in Haishi and not leaving. Don't worry about me. I know what I'm doing."

The two siblings argued for a long time, each more stubborn than the other. Yu Qingqing didn't want to be a burden to her brother, and Yu Hongzhen couldn't bear to see his sister trapped in a wolf's den; neither could persuade the other.

Finally, the two stopped arguing and went to the Chen family's house together.

Old Chen and his men were cleaning up the mess, muttering curses under their breath.

"What a waste of a perfectly good bowl! Why didn't that woman break it during the Cultural Revolution?"

"This bowl was a prize I won last year during the Spring Festival. It was such a beautiful set, and it was very expensive at the supply and marketing cooperative."

"This small bowl was bought by your mom for the two little ones to eat steamed egg custard. It took a long time for it to arrive."

"The most regrettable thing is that all this meat is mixed with scraps. Maybe we should wash it and it will still be edible."

"Oh dear, this fish is completely shredded, and Xiang Bei even sat on it and flattened it. This was a good fish, it died with its eyes wide open."

Old Chen muttered to himself, feeling both heartache and resentment.

Chen Xiangbei had a bandage on his hand and was wiping the table with his other hand, while Chen Xianghong was cooking lunch in the kitchen.

"Uncle and Aunt, we're here again." Yu Hongzhen said awkwardly. Their door wasn't closed, so he just walked in.

Old Chen's face darkened. "Get out. Xiang Hong from our family won't date you."

Hearing the noise, Chen Xianghong ran out, "Brother Yu, they're cooking at home, how about..."

Old Chen shoved his daughter into the kitchen, saying, "How dare you say such things? Go cook your meal. It's not even close to being settled yet, and you have no self-respect at all."

Yu Hongzhen knew they were angry that he had made a mess of their house. Anyone would be angry in that situation, but he didn't know what to say. At that moment, he became tongue-tied.

Yu Qingqing took out several bills and money from her brother's pocket and stuffed them into Grandma Xia's hand. "Uncle and Aunt, please take these bills and money. My mother broke so many things, and you suffered a lot of losses. Please take them. This is what we should compensate you for."

Grandma Xia stuffed the money into Yu Qingqing's hand, "We also injured your father and didn't pay for his medical expenses, so let's consider it even. Luckily, he's alright, otherwise, at my age, I would have to go to the farm and suffer those hardships. It's truly a stroke of luck amidst misfortune."

Yu Qingqing smiled and wasn't annoyed. "Auntie, if you keep saying that, I'll be so ashamed. I know my parents' personalities. If I could, I'd die with them so my brother could have a good life. Now that things have turned out this way, nobody's happy. You have to accept this money so my brother can talk about what to do next."

After being handed a handy gesture, Grandma Xia asked curiously, "What's wrong? Are you breaking up with my Xiang Hong?"

Yu Qingqing shook her head, then tugged at her older brother's sleeve, urging him to speak quickly.

Yu Hongzhen felt that whether he stuck his neck out or not, he would be in trouble anyway, so since he had made up his mind, there was no point in being uncomfortable. "Uncle and Aunt, I want to come and become your son-in-law."