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

Tang Jiao saw that her mother was even more agitated than she was, so she pulled her aside and said, "Mom, you're killing people? You can't even kill a chicken properly. My dad killed all the chickens for the New Year."

Tang's mother said angrily, "Chicken didn't mess around with women, and he's not my son-in-law, but Chen Xiangnan is. He has wronged my daughter."

Tang Jiao: "Alright, Mom."

Tang's mother: "You're just going to put up with this?"

Tang Jiao: "Then should I get an abortion? And get a divorce?"

Tang's mother fell silent. In this day and age, who gets divorced? Even if someone is widowed, they can't get a divorce.

But then I thought, it's not impossible. "Jiaojiao, divorce isn't out of the question, but abortion is too harmful to your body. But it's okay, Mom will nourish you every day, we're not afraid. After the divorce, Mom will find you a good one."

After saying this, Tang's mother thought for a moment and then stood up again. "Wait a minute, I'll go talk to your father and see which doctor is best for you to have an abortion. I also need to tell him about your divorce. I'll kick that bastard out later, and he's not allowed to come to our house again."

Seeing that Tang Jiao remained silent, her mother assumed she was worried about the impact of the divorce on her reputation. "Jiao Jiao, don't be afraid. Your mother-in-law is divorced, what do you have to be afraid of? Even if people gossip behind your back, they'll only say that your mother-in-law led you astray. Your mother-in-law gave birth to such a good-for-nothing who neither taught nor disciplined her, so she should bear all the blame for you."

Tang's mother even hated Old Lady Xia, and she didn't let the rest of the Chen family off the hook either. "And your shameless father-in-law, he's a bad person, and his son is a bad person too. There's not a single good person in the whole family. If they come to demand an explanation, I'll fight them to the death."

Tang Jiao's eyes reddened again; she desperately wanted to cry. After holding back, she looked up and asked, "Mom, aren't you angry with me?"

Seeing her like this, Tang's mother felt extremely distressed and quickly hugged her, saying, "Why should I blame you? You're already in so much pain, how could I blame you? It's all Chen Xiangnan's fault for deceiving my naive daughter. Otherwise, you would have married a perfect man long ago. Why would you have fallen for this divorced, shameless, filthy scum?"

After the mother and daughter gave Chen Xiangnan a good scolding in the house, Tang Jiao said, "Mom, I haven't figured out what to do yet, so don't tell Dad yet."

Tang's mother started scolding Tang's father again, "Your dad is a fool too. He never uses connections or favors in ages, and when he does, he gives such a good job to a scoundrel. What kind of bad luck is that? He should be taught to behave himself from now on, and that'll make him furious."

Tang Jiao: "Dad only did it because of me, otherwise he wouldn't have gone through the back door. If he knew about this, he would be even more upset than we are. He has surgery in the next few days, so let's not add to his troubles."

Tang's mother said angrily, "You're the only one who cares about your father."

Tang Jiao: "You're the same. When my dad comes home late from working overtime, I still cook him sweet soup."

Chen Xiangnan, who was outside, had a bad feeling. He really wanted to go in and hear what Tang Jiao had said to his mother-in-law, but that would make him seem too guilty.

If he really reveals that matter, then he needs to start thinking of a solution now.

At this moment, Chen Xiangnan felt a little resentful towards his mother. If she hadn't set a bad precedent, he wouldn't have had to worry about whether Tang Jiao would divorce him, since divorce wasn't a concept in their area.

Unless it's a partner from one of the "five black categories" who wants to sever ties with their partner, they would choose to divorce.

But his mother was different. His father was a model worker with impeccable family background, good in every way. Even such a good man couldn't make his mother live with him, so there was no other man who could catch her eye.

There are plenty of men worse than his father, but very few better. Isn't that how men are these days?

Realizing he had misunderstood, Chen Xiangnan became worried again. If Tang Jiao divorced him, he would have even less chance of finding a good match for his third marriage.

Meanwhile, Chen Xianghong and Yu Hongzhen were working with the idiot Chen Xiangbei to figure out how to deal with Yu's parents. No matter how ugly things got last time, they would still attend their son's wedding.

They even sent a telegram saying they wanted to hold another event in Haishi and invite their relatives and friends to come, but Yu Hongzhen refused. His stated reason was that he couldn't be extravagant, otherwise someone would report him, and it was very likely that the person who reported him would be himself.

The real reason was that he and Chen Xianghong didn't want to go back to Haishi.

Mr. and Mrs. Yu had no choice but to endure it. They felt that although their son hadn't gone mad, they had raised him in vain, and it would have been better to have another child and raise him from a young age.

Although the couple is not young and there are risks involved in another pregnancy, it's still better than not having a child to be filial to.

Unbeknownst to Yu Hongzhen and Yu Qingqing, Yu's parents began trying to conceive.

If she really gets pregnant, who wouldn't praise Yu's father for being so vigorous despite his age?

"I think if you keep Uncle Yu and Aunt Yu in the army, they won't dare to cause a big fuss for the sake of their own reputation. After you've served them tea, go straight to Mom's place," Chen Xiangbei secretly suggested.

Yu Hongzhen: "I was just afraid they would make things difficult for us when they were serving tea."

Chen Xiangbei: "Then let's not serve tea."

Grandma Xia: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you want people to talk about Xiao Yu and your sister for the rest of their lives because you didn't serve tea?"

Chen Xiangbei: "In the military, who doesn't know that my brother-in-law is unfilial, reporting his own parents? He's putting righteousness before family. Is it really necessary to go through all this formality now?"

Yu Hongzhen's eyes darted around. "That makes sense. I've already reported them. Everyone knows I don't get along with them. It's better not to invite them at all."

Chen Xiangbei nodded in agreement.

Grandma Xia: "You've already notified them, and they said they were coming. They've definitely told everyone. Do you think they'll listen to you if you tell them not to come now?"

Yu Hongzhen: "Hey, I was too impatient."

Grandma Xia: ...Something feels off.

Chen Xiangbei: "Brother-in-law, so you invited your parents for the sake of your reputation?"

Yu Hongzhen: "They're all going to kill Qingqing, how could I possibly want to invite them?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Then why don't you think about what kind of reputation you can still have?"

Yu Hongzhen: "When they arrive, I'll lock them in my dorm room and release them after it's over."

The more I thought about it, the better it seemed. "Or we could just knock them out directly, so as not to disturb others."

Chen Xiangbei suddenly said to Grandma Xia, "Mom, sometimes you should really be glad he's not your son. I'm doing pretty well, aren't I?"

Xia Yu'e chuckled to herself in the kitchen. Although what she said sounded strange, she couldn't help but find it inexplicably funny.

Grandma Xia: ...When exactly did Xiao Yu start to change? And Chen Xiangbei, actually he wasn't much better in his past life, so when did he change?