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

Old Mrs. Xia was trembling with rage at Li Zhuang's despicable behavior.

"We need to bring the police with us tomorrow."

The mother and daughter talked for a long time before finally falling asleep late at night.

Grandma Xia couldn't fall asleep for long. She tossed and turned, thinking about many things, and finally decided to stick to her original plan.

She was determined to bring Xiang Hong back to the city, even if it meant giving her her job away.

How could a girl survive in the countryside? No wonder Xiang Hong left so early in her previous life.

She was determined to send Li Zhuang to a labor camp.

However, we can't use Xiang Hong's innocence to file a police report. Although Xiang Hong is sensible, I'm afraid she'll get stuck on this and won't be able to get out.

Grandma Xia sat up in bed and looked out the window as it slowly brightened.

When Chen Xianghong woke up, it was already broad daylight. She found her mother sitting there blankly, and her heart ached. She was so unfilial; she was already so old and still causing her mother worry.

"Let's have breakfast when we wake up, and then we'll report it to the police." Old Mrs. Xia seemed to have made up her mind.

Grandma Xia violently woke Chen Xiangnan and took the two of them to eat local breakfast.

It was still a state-run restaurant. Grandma Xia ordered a bowl of wontons, bought a bowl of glutinous rice balls for Chen Xianghong, and Chen Xiangnan, with huge dark circles under his eyes and teary eyes, ordered a bowl of pork chop noodles.

Grandma Xia scolded him; he wasn't even fully awake yet, and all he knew was to eat the most expensive things.

Finally, Grandma Xia ordered another serving of pan-fried buns.

The wontons were fresh and smooth, the pan-fried dumplings were crispy, and the glutinous rice balls were soft and chewy. The mother and daughter ate to their hearts' content.

Chen Xiangnan also thought his noodles were delicious—the noodles were chewy, the broth was rich, and the pork chop was plentiful; it truly lived up to its reputation as a state-run restaurant. However, he dared not say so, because Old Lady Xia was in a very bad mood today, and he didn't know if it was just about him or something else.

After the three finished their meal, they asked for directions along the way and finally found the police station.

After gathering her emotions, Old Mrs. Xia went in and began to cry and shout.

"Your Honor, I want to report this to the police."

The police officers on duty immediately surrounded her and helped her up. "Auntie, there are no more big shots like that now. If you have any cases to report, tell me first."

These days, not many people proactively report cases; most cases are discovered by other departments and then transferred to them.

Unless it's a murder case or something that the brigade or factory office can't handle, people will report it. But even then, it's usually the brigade leader or factory leader who reports it. It's extremely rare for individuals to report cases in their small town.

It seems this old lady has suffered a great injustice.

Grandma Xia sobbed as she recounted the argument from the previous day and the issue of the bride price, making no mention of Chen Xianghong being threatened. She went on to say how pitiful Chen Xianghong was, how she was bullied without her parents by her side, and so on.

Chen Xianghong, who was standing to the side, was trying to comfort Grandma Xia, but Grandma Xia was crying so hard that Chen Xianghong started crying too.

Chen Xiangnan burped; he had indeed eaten too much. Afraid of affecting their performance, he turned and walked to the gate, silently looking at the trees.

This tree is huge!

While comforting the two pitiful women, everyone glanced sympathetically at Chen Xiangnan, who looked very depressed outside the door. This man must have been crying too, his shoulders were shaking.

This family loves their daughter dearly; otherwise, they wouldn't have traveled such a long distance to see her. Discovering what happened must have made them both angry and heartbroken.

Chen Xiangnan outside the door: Damn it, why won't the hiccups stop?

After drinking the water from the police station, Old Lady Xia stopped crying after being comforted by them. She tightly gripped Chen Xianghong's hand, trembling slightly, looking pitiful and bewildered.

Chen Xianghong: This was the first time she realized how much her mother loved her, sob sob—

Grandma Xia: I was crying so hard just now that my hands were shaking a little.

Ultimately, to prevent these outsiders from being bullied by the villagers, the two police officers decided to accompany them to Lijia Village Brigade to find out what was going on with the bride price.