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

"Anyway, if you took it, you took it; if you didn't take it, you didn't take it. We can't let my innocent Xiang Hong take the blame." With that, Grandma Xia pulled Chen Xiang Hong away.

Chen Xiangnan: Mom, wait for me!

They were having a lively discussion behind them, while Grandma Xia and the others had already walked two miles.

The three walked for a long time, and along the way they met some kind people from the neighboring brigade who were willing to give them a ride. They finally arrived at the guesthouse before dark.

This is such a hassle.

Grandma Xia used the certificate to book two rooms; she shared one with Chen Xianghong, and Chen Xiangnan had a room all to himself.

Chen Xiangnan originally wanted to book a room and sleep on the floor himself. However, Grandma Xia felt that there was no need to be so frugal when traveling, and besides, she wanted to talk to Xiang Hong about her affairs.

After putting their luggage away, the three of them went to a state-run restaurant for a meal and bought some safflower oil to rub away the bruises.

Chen Xianghong was terribly thin, and Grandma Xia kept piling food into his bowl. Although Chen Xiangnan was also very hungry, he didn't want to compete with Chen Xianghong for food, since his head looked like a skeleton covered by a layer of skin, which was quite frightening.

"Mom, I really can't eat anymore, you guys eat too." Chen Xianghong also started putting food into Grandma Xia's and her second brother's bowls.

"Look how thin you've become, how can you not eat more? How much have you eaten? Even the kitten eats more than you." Grandma Xia put another piece of braised pork into Chen Xianghong's bowl.

"Mom, look, my belly is bulging out. I'm going to throw up if I eat any more." Although Chen Xianghong was very touched, she felt like her stomach was going to burst if she ate any more. She compared her belly to Grandma Xia's, and it was indeed quite protruding.

Grandma Xia stopped trying to persuade him, fearing he might get sick from the food, and started inviting Chen Xiangnan to eat with her.

The three of them ate until their bellies were round before slowly returning to the guesthouse.

"Second brother, go back to your room and sleep. We have a fierce battle to fight tomorrow." Chen Xiangnan was ruthlessly sent back to his room.

"Xiang Hong, tell me the truth, why did you suddenly want to marry that Li Zhuang?"

"Mom thinks that no matter how gentle you are, you could never fall for someone like that. You can tell at a glance that he and his family are no good people."

Chen Xianghong kept her head down and refused to look up. After a while, she started to cry.

"Tell me, what's so hard for you and your mother to talk about?" Old Mrs. Xia was almost frantic.

Chen Xianghong rubbed her eyes. "Mom, I don't want to marry him, but..."

Grandma Xia urged, "But what is it? Tell me quickly."

Chen Xianghong: "I...he saw my body."

Grandma Xia: "What?"

It turned out that Chen Xianghong was going to the fields to earn work points as usual that day. Because of the hot weather, she specially boiled water to take a good bath.

While she was washing, she suddenly heard a noise from the window, and her heart skipped a beat.

Everyone should have been watching an open-air movie by now, but she deliberately chose to take a shower in her room when no one was around, just so as not to disturb the other educated youth.

But now that there was movement, she was a little scared and immediately put on her clothes.

Just as I finished dressing, someone pried open a small hole in the window, revealing a pair of eyes.

Chen Xianghong screamed in fear.

Li Zhuang said he had already seen her naked and wanted her to marry him, otherwise he would tell the whole village.

Knowing this will ensure she never gets married in her lifetime.

“I thought I would stay in the village for the rest of my life. It’s hard to find a job now, and I don’t want to trouble you, Mom and Dad.” Chen Xianghong’s mouth trembled and she was emotional as she spoke about this, but she tried her best to suppress her emotions.

Grandma Xia hugged her. This was her daughter who had died young in her previous life. And now she was sitting alive and well in front of her, recounting the terrible things that had happened to her.

If she had cared for her more in her past life, if she had visited her in the countryside, that tragedy would never have happened.