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

Grandma Yin's house suddenly became very lively. After Grandma Xia finished describing her sister's characteristics, she wanted to leave, but Grandma Yin held her back, wanting to chat with her a little longer. The two brothers and Tang Jiao also didn't want her to leave.

Chen Lingling cried her heart out, wanting her grandmother to hold her, so Grandma Xia sat down again.

Seeing that Grandma Xia wasn't in a hurry to leave, Chen Lingling jogged home and rummaged through her room to find the delicious candy that Uncle Hu had given her last time. She wanted to give it to her grandmother to try.

"Lingling, where are you going?" Old Chen called out to his granddaughter as she ran out.

Without turning her head, Chen Lingling said, "I'm going to find Grandma."

Old Chen and Chen Xianghong looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Grandma? Grandma Yin?" Old Chen asked.

Chen Xianghong: "My second brother and Xiangbei both suddenly passed away. I think it might be because of Mom."

After saying that, she ran away.

Old Chen slammed his fist on the table. He had been so resolute back then, but how long has it been? He still misses his child and wants to come and see him.

He stood up, wanting to go over too, but then he thought it would be too much of a favor to Old Lady Xia, making it seem like he was still hung up on her. So, he found a place where he could see her coming out and sat down, preparing to give her a good scathing mockery later.

Inside Grandma Yin's house, Chen Xiangbei was angrily berating his second brother, second sister-in-law, and sister. He was the busiest person at the meeting.

"Second brother, I'm not trying to criticize you, but Mom just moved from home to live in the factory. She didn't go to a faraway place. In all these days, neither you nor my sister-in-law have visited her. I can understand my sister-in-law, after all, she wasn't raised by Mom. But Mom is the best to you, right? You get beaten less than me, but in your heart, Mom has no place at all."

"I heard you've been going to your sister-in-law's parents' house a lot lately. So you've been focusing all your energy on pleasing your father-in-law. Mom's gone and she's no longer of any use to you, so you can just ignore her now, right? Tsk tsk, second brother, why are you putting on this act of missing Mom so much? What are you pretending for?"

Chen Xiangnan was furious. Sometimes he really wanted to sew Chen Xiangbei's mouth shut. What good would it do him to belittle himself? He didn't even look at it, did he? What was he so noble about?

Chen Xiangnan has been neglecting his own family matters lately, focusing all his attention on his father-in-law. His current job was found by his father-in-law, and he has many questions to ask, so how could he not maintain a good relationship with him? Therefore, he was completely unaware that Chen Xiangbei had met with Old Madam Xia, and Chen Xiangbei himself hadn't mentioned it.

Chen Xiangbei didn't give his second brother a chance to argue and immediately turned his attention to Chen Xianghong, "Sister, Mom loves you the most. She brought you from the countryside all the way here and has put in so much effort for you than we have. But what have you done? You've really broken Mom's heart."

Grandma Xia interjected, "I'm not as heartbroken as you say."

Chen Xiangbei glanced at Grandma Xia unhappily, "Mom, don't cause trouble."

Seeing that Grandma Xia had shut up, Chen Xiangbei continued his tirade, "Sister, I'm not trying to be mean, but have you thought about Mom lately? Don't you ever think about what if she's being bullied at the factory, what if people are gossiping about her and she's feeling bad, what if she can't eat or sleep properly? Besides going out with your boyfriend, what else have you been doing?"

Chen Xianghong had just been questioned by her father at home, and now she was being questioned by Chen Xiangbei. She felt terrible, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears. "I've cooked for you and done chores. I miss Mom too, but... but I don't dare to see her."

Chen Xiangnan couldn't hold back any longer, "And what kind of good son are you? Think about yourself before you start cursing others. Have you even gone to see your mother?"

Chen Xiangbei was overjoyed at that moment. He had been cursing so much, waiting for this moment, because he had actually gone to see his mother and even fought a fierce battle with her. From now on, he would be the most filial son in his mother's heart.

He said smugly, "I'm different from you guys. I went to see Mom a long time ago. I think about Mom all the time. I'm very filial. Sister, we're talking about Mom now. As for what you did, I... I remember your kindness."

Chen Xiangbei struggled to say the last sentence. He originally wanted to say that he could do all those chores himself. How difficult could it be to cook, sweep, or wash dishes? Didn't she do them herself when she went to see Battalion Commander Yu? But then he remembered how his mother had gone crazy during the New Year because he didn't appreciate his sister sewing clothes for him. He had learned his lesson and dared not say it again. He could only change the subject.

Grandma Xia had a feeling that Chen Xiangbei was possessed by some kind of ghost; he was a completely different person from before.

Her gaze lingered on Chen Xiangbei for a while, and Chen Xiangbei imagined that he would be his mother's favorite son from now on, and that no one could surpass him.

The three children started arguing, interspersed with Chen Xiangnan and Chen Xianghong's explanations and expressions of longing for Grandma Xia. Grandma Xia watched them bicker silently.

Finally, Chen Xiangbei ran to Grandma Xia's side and said, "Mom, you and I are the best of friends, right?"

Grandma Xia opened her mouth, unsure what to say. She actually wanted them to stop arguing; she was already gone, so what was the point? The argument was about who was best to her. Faced with Chen Xiangbei's question, Grandma Xia wanted to say they were all the same, but remembering she still had someone to ask for a favor, she could only pat his hand.

I'd better not answer, lest we start arguing again after she leaves.

"It's good that you're all doing well."

She said goodbye and was about to leave when she saw Old Chen waiting for her with that stern posture. What bad luck!

Grandma Xia walked past him without even glancing at him, completely ignoring him. But Old Chen was seething with anger. "Xia Yue'e, where did that look of wanting to cut ties with all of us go? Now you're shamelessly coming back?"

Old Mrs. Xia: "None of your business."

Old Chen: "You're looking for my son? What do you mean it's none of my business? You abandoned them before, so why are you coming back now? They're only giving you face by coming to see you out of filial piety; otherwise, they wouldn't even bother with you. Have some shame."

When the neighbors heard that the divorced couple was about to start arguing again, they immediately came out. Upon hearing this, one of the women became unhappy.

“Old Chen, you can’t say that. When you were young, Yue’e raised the children by herself most of the time. Now that the children are adults, even if you are divorced, she is still their mother. That’s an indelible fact.”

"That's right, Lao Chen, have you forgotten how you never cared about the kids before? The kids had a fever in the middle of the night, and you were sleeping like the dead. In the end, it was Ren Yue'e who knocked on my door in the middle of the night to borrow a tricycle to take them to the hospital. If you ask me, you're the one who's irresponsible towards the kids."

"Now that the child is grown up, you want to kick Yue'e aside and enjoy the fruits of your labor all by yourself? She's your own mother who raised you from a young age, isn't she closer to you?"