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

Chen Xiangbei wanted his second brother's clothes, but Chen Xiangnan refused to give them to him no matter what.

Normally, Chen Xiangnan could help Chen Xiangbei with anything, but asking him for anything was practically impossible. Chen Xiangnan didn't think it was because he was stingy, but rather because he currently had no need for Chen Xiangbei, and besides, if Chen Xiangbei developed this habit, he might just come into the house and steal from him in the future.

The more Chen Xiangnan thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He regretted agreeing to lend him the clothes. If he lent them to someone else, they would return them, but lending them to Chen Xiangbei was like throwing good money after bad. He would definitely wear them around and then thoroughly ruin them.

The last piece of clothing returned... Chen Xiangbei couldn't believe his eyes; he had just taken out that old sweater and found it utterly repulsive. He rummaged through his clothes again and finally found a piece of clothing from several years ago that he was uncomfortable wearing. He then tossed the clothing to Chen Xiangbei and snatched the sweater back from Chen Xiangbei's hand.

"Second brother, you're so stingy! This outfit is awful, I don't want it." Chen Xiangbei even picked it out.

Hearing this, Chen Xiangnan didn't tolerate him at all. He yanked the clothes back and pushed the man out, saying, "Get lost, I won't lend it to you."

Chen Xiangbei immediately smiled ingratiatingly, "Brother, you are my own brother, my only brother. I will definitely take care of you after I start working. Please lend me the money, I beg you."

Chen Xiangnan's heart was as hard as iron, and he remained unmoved.

Seeing how ruthless he was, Chen Xiangbei immediately turned around and went to find Tang Jiao. "Second sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you are my own sister-in-law, please save my brother, I will kneel down and kowtow to you, okay?"

Tang Jiao had never seen such a scene before. She didn't know how to deal with such a flexible and adaptable person. "Get up quickly, don't kneel before me."

Chen Xiangbei acted shamelessly, raising his head and saying, "If you don't help me, I'm going to die anyway, so I might as well kneel down and die in front of you."

Chen Xiangnan laughed in anger and slapped him on the back of the head. "You're threatening us now? If you've got the guts, kneel here and die. Whether you freeze to death or die from exhaustion, I'll definitely pay for you to have a proper burial."

Chen Xiangbei glared at him, baring his teeth.

Despite saying that, he still went back into the room, found a sweater for Chen Xiangbei, and threw it over his head to cover his face. "Only a sweater, don't even think about a cotton-padded coat."

Chen Xiangbei immediately stood up. Why kneel now that he had the clothes? "Thank you, brother. Consider the clothes a gift out of pity."

Chen Xiangnan got angry again, "You have to pay me back."

Chen Xiangbei stuffed the clothes into his tattered sweater, looking like a pregnant woman with a big belly. He made a face and said, "I'm not giving them back. Once they're in my hands, they're mine."

Chen Xiangnan said "Oh," and then added, "Looks like I don't need to come up with a solution for your cotton-padded coat?"

Chen Xiangbei's smile froze. "Brother, you're my own brother! You can't just stand by and watch me die! Sister-in-law, you're my own sister-in-law..."

Chen Xiangnan hardened his heart even more. "Don't even think about it. And what are you doing with those eyes darting around? If you dare to try to pick my door lock, I'll send you to the police station. I'm not your parents."

Chen Xiangbei was frozen in place, unable to move. How did his second brother know he wanted to sneak into his room? Thinking of the times he had been casually pushed out and beaten by his brother, Chen Xiangbei was certain he would do something so heinous.

Just now, Brother-in-law Yu said that it's illegal to open a door with a wire. His second brother is smarter than him, and if he's really going to send him in, he won't know how to argue back.

Forget it, the risk is too great. I'm not going to provoke him.

Chen Xiangbei shamelessly said, "Second Brother, what are you saying? I'm not that kind of person."

Chen Xiangnan, with a displeased expression, said, "You are."

His own brother exposed him without any mercy, and no one else in the living room was willing to help him, for fear of being blamed. Chen Xianghong wanted to help, but she had almost offended her second brother just now, so she decided to turn a blind eye to avoid being disliked by everyone.

Chen Xiangbei looked at the people in the room and walked towards Tang Jiao first. Tang Jiao was confused for a moment before Chen Xiangnan pulled her behind him.

Seeing how protective his second brother was, Chen Xiangbei rolled his eyes. He wasn't some monster, was it really necessary? Then he walked towards his sister, Chen Xianghong.

He held Chen Xianghong's hand, pleading and crying, and she finally softened. But all she could do was sew it up carefully for him; the marks were still very obvious.

Chen Xiangbei didn't care about anything else anymore. He just wanted to sew it up. Wearing ripped clothes would definitely get him beaten, but if he wore ripped clothes, maybe his mother would turn a blind eye.

Apart from the large hole at the back, the rest of the building is damaged to varying degrees.

Chen Xianghong sighed; it seemed she would be staying up very late tonight.

Chen Xiangnan also sighed, then gave Yu Hongzhen a provocative look. This useless man can't even handle a situation like this. His wife's woman is going to suffer in the future.

Chen Xianghong has always been a soft-hearted person. Even though she seemed fierce during those few months in Haishi, she was still the same person at heart. She was very tolerant of her family members, and Chen Xiangbei could easily get her to work a night for free by just a few requests.

Don't assume that just because Chen Xianghong helped him this time, he'll be grateful later. To be honest, Chen Xiangbei may seem simple-minded, but he's actually quite shrewd. He knows who he can and can't offend, and he also knows who's easy to bully.

Just now, he was thinking that Tang Jiao was their new daughter-in-law and he was too shy to refuse her, so he thought of asking her first. After seeing me step in, he turned to Chen Xianghong for help.

Why didn't he ask others for help, such as Yu Hongzhen, or Yu Qingqing, who was also a woman and had suffered in the countryside? If all else failed, why didn't he ask others in the compound for help a few days ago?

He didn't dare. The Yu siblings were guests, one a former soldier and the other mentally unstable; he was still wary. The other people in the compound who knew sewing were close to Old Lady Xia, and their personalities weren't great either, so he didn't dare either.

He only dares to bully soft-hearted people, and only dares to bully the women in his family.

Chen Xiangnan hoped that Chen Xianghong would marry Yu Hongzhen, because Yu Hongzhen might be able to help him in the future. But he also knew that if Yu Hongzhen and Chen Xianghong were both like that, their lives probably wouldn't be very good without his mother's help.

To say nothing of the distant past, whenever his parents try to use their status to make their daughter-in-law serve them, Chen Xianghong suffers for a while. And Chen Xianghong's tendency to be easily swayed and soft-hearted also makes her life very tiring.

However, this personality makes it easier for his own family to take advantage of him. If he ever needs anything from them in the future, Chen Xianghong will probably do her best to help him after just a few words.

She looks just like my mom from before!