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

Grandma Xia felt her sister patting her back gently, just like when she was a child and was too scared to sleep at night. Her sister would pat her back like that too. Even though she was not very old at that time, it was so reassuring that she didn't even care about the hand receiving the IV drip.

Chen Xiangbei stood aside watching the two old ladies hug each other and cry. He thought to himself that she was indeed his aunt. Just like his mother, she didn't listen to anyone. He was clearly saying that his mother was being unreasonable, but the old ladies made it seem like his mother had suffered a great injustice.

"Auntie, what has my mom suffered? She eats and drinks well every day, what could she possibly suffer?"

Xia Yu'e let her younger sister lean her head on her shoulder and cry. Seeing Chen Xiangbei's incomprehension, she didn't want to eat the candy in her mouth anymore and spat it out at his feet. "I don't want your candy. You're not good to your mother. You're not human. Get out."

Chen Xiangbei: "Auntie, let's be reasonable."

Xia Yu'e: "I won't talk about it."

Chen Xiangbei sat to the side, seething with anger. But he didn't leave; he had to go back with his mother. If they ran into that bastard Tian Chengping again, at least he could help.

Just as she was thinking about that bastard, the clinic door was pushed open, and Tian Chengping stormed in angrily, bringing with him a chilling aura.

"Where's my mom? Explain yourself! What's going on?" he shouted, grabbing Chen Xiangbei, who was sitting to the side, as soon as he entered the room, his grip on Chen's collar extremely fierce.

Damn it, this is really bad luck. Chen Xiangbei had to admit that he was a jinx, and everything he said in secret came true.

He struggled wildly and threw a punch, yelling, "What are you doing? What are you doing? Can't you be a civilized person?"

Tian Chengping immediately started cursing, "You dog, what kind of civilized people are you? You're civilized, yet you robbed my mother? I've seen people rob money and women, but I've never seen anyone rob someone's mother who's over fifty. You civilized people are all like bandits."

Chen Xiangbei: "Oh, you beast, you're cursing now. You're in a hurry now. When you were abusing your mother before, you didn't show any mercy. I've seen scoundrels before, but I've never seen a scoundrel like you. If we hadn't sent this to your mother, she would have starved to death long ago."

Tian Chengping pointed at Xia Yu'e on the bed, "That's my mother. Why do you care so much about us? If you're so filial, go and support my mother. All you do is talk. You think you can lecture me after paying a few cents for medical expenses? Who do you think you are? Can you even afford to support her? You're useless. You're all talk and no action when it comes to criticizing others, but you're silent when it comes to paying for your own medical expenses."

“My mom’s always been like this, she never died before and she won’t die now. What do you know? You’re wasting money. This money would be better spent on food than bringing her to the hospital.” He pushed Chen Xiangbei aside, and when he saw his mother holding hands tightly with that old woman who had previously cursed him, he sneered.

"Comrade Xia, don't be so used to playing the saint and treat everyone like your relative. That's my mother. Do you think I don't know what her family situation is like? My dad said that her family doesn't even have a literate person, let alone a worker. Stop spreading your good intentions and go back to the factory. My mother is no longer your concern."

Looking at her son, now grown into a man, Xia Yu'e felt more and more that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing. He was naughty when he was a child, but with his father protecting him, Xia Yu'e couldn't discipline him. If she criticized him, she would only get scolded by his father, and sometimes he would even hit her.

When her father died of grief and anger from his son, Tian Chengping had grown up and was no longer obedient to her. She was constantly hungry and weak, and wouldn't stand a chance against him in a fight. The only saving grace was that her father was gone. Although Tian Chengping was a scoundrel, he wouldn't hit her for no reason, unless he was angry or something else that might lead to violence. Xia Yu'e felt that life was a little easier, especially after he started working in the factory.

Most of the time, Xia Yu'e didn't go out. Firstly, because of Tian Chengping, her family didn't get along well with their neighbors. Secondly, she didn't know what to do outside. She needed to do some odd jobs to avoid starving, so apart from going to the neighborhood office to get work, and occasionally being asked by neighbors to help her with laundry out of pity.

Although death may seem like a relief, who would want to die when they can still live?

Unexpectedly, Tian Chengping was detained after only a few years as a worker. She only left home after someone notified her to pick up her son.

As soon as she stepped outside, Old Lady Xia saw her.

Xia Yu'e's feelings for her son weren't entirely absent, but over the past twenty-odd years, they had been worn down to almost nothing. "Chengping, shut up! You've wasted all your education. No wonder the factory didn't want you anymore and fired you. You've never been a good person since you were a child."

Tian Chengping was quite surprised to hear his mother scolding him. Ever since he became an adult, his mother had never spoken to him. Even when she was angry with him, she would remain silent, as if she had isolated the whole family. This time, his mute mother actually spoke up, and it was for the sake of some outsiders to teach him a lesson.

Tian Chengping rushed over and pulled his mother off the hospital bed. "What did you say? You dare to curse me? If it weren't for this old hag in front of you, would I have been fired from the factory? She's no good, and you're no good either. My dad said you're worse than a pig or a dog. You've been pretending to be mute for the past few years, and you'd better keep doing that, or I'll beat you to death."

When Grandma Xia saw this scene, her impression of Tian Chengping as a beast was even more profound. How could he do such a thing? In the past, she would have been more than willing to beat him to death. She directly rammed her head into Tian Chengping's chest, knocked him away, and helped her sister up. Seeing that her sister was only a little pale and had no other problems, she was relieved. She had been scared to death just now.

She stood up and looked at Tian Chengping. Cursing was like blood flowing through her veins; she could spew insults without hesitation. "Worse than pigs and dogs? Who are you calling worse than pigs and dogs? Tian Chengping, the only good thing you've ever done in your life is to anger your father to death. He was a big beast, and you're a little beast. You're wasting money, but even wasting money is more worthwhile than all the money spent on you from childhood to adulthood."

The more she cursed, the more agitated she became. Thinking about how her sister had been bullied by that father and son for so many years, Old Mrs. Xia felt a sharp pain in her heart. They had just dared to hit and curse in front of them; they must have never cared about anything before. How had her sister endured such a life?

The moment Chen Xiangbei saw his mother about to rush forward, he immediately grabbed Tian Chengping's hand from behind. Old Mrs. Xia then began to beat him mercilessly.

She hit and cursed, "It's a good thing your father is dead. If he weren't, I would pay someone to beat you both so badly you'd never be able to stand up again. But even though your father is dead, I wish I could dig up his grave right now. That damned old bastard, I'll dig up his ashes and mix them with rice to feed the wild dogs on the mountain."