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

"Why not? I think it's perfectly fine." Old Mrs. Xia put her hands on her hips and pointed at Chen Xiangnan's forehead. "You think you're so great, but others aren't? How come you're the one who sets all the rules and regulations? Whatever you say goes?"

Chen Xiangnan was embarrassed to be scolded by his own mother at his father-in-law's house. However, he knew in his heart that the more Xia Laotai scolded and beat him in front of them, the more sympathy they would have for him, and then the matter might just be over.

It's all beneficial and without any harm. I can regain my face later. I should be more careful next time and make sure no one finds out.

Having figured this out, Chen Xiangnan immediately nodded and admitted his mistake, "Yes, Mom, you're right. I'm a terrible person. I did something like this in a moment of confusion. Hit me if you want."

He grabbed Old Lady Xia's hand and slammed it against his own head.

Grandma Xia: I can tell what kind of shit that brat is going to poop the moment he sticks his butt out. I absolutely can't let him get away with it.

Grandma Xia grabbed his hair and left, leaving everyone in the room looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Mom," Tang Jiao called out.

Grandma Xia smiled at her, "Jiaojiao, it's cold at night, you should go to bed early. I'm going to have a heart-to-heart talk with my second son, okay?"

Chen Xiangnan was pulled outside into the cold wind, looking completely bewildered. After Grandma Xia stood still, he called out in confusion, "Mom?"

"Mom, Mom, all you do is call me Mom. Tell me, what kind of thing did I give birth to? Why did you go to all that trouble to marry Tang Jiao? Now that things are settled, you're getting restless and have to cause trouble and disrupt the peace of the family?" Old Mrs. Xia really didn't understand what her son was thinking, nor did she understand what those men who liked to mess around were thinking.

If you really enjoy playing around, why not stay single? Why go and ruin other people's lives?

Chen Xiangnan's scalp ached from being pulled so hard. Seeing that the Tang family members went inside after watching for a while, and no one came to persuade him, he simply stopped pretending and pulled Old Madam Xia's hand out of his hair. "Mom, what do you mean I'm causing trouble in the family? My relationship with that woman hasn't reached that level yet. Can you please stop talking nonsense, especially in front of the Tang family? You're my mother, not Tang Jiao's mother. She has her own mother; does she need your pity?"

Grandma Xia was shocked by Chen Xiangnan's logic. "Even if I'm your own mother, I still have to be reasonable. Chen Xiangnan, you are my child, and it's unacceptable for you to go out and harm others."

Chen Xiangnan said impatiently, "Didn't I already say I wouldn't do it again? What more do you want from me? Now I'll go to the Tang family, kneel down, and kowtow three times to Tang Jiao. Would that make you happy?"

Grandma Xia pointed in the direction of the Tang family, not believing that someone like Chen Xiangnan would kowtow and admit his mistake. "Go ahead, kowtow to me and see."

Chen Xiangnan turned and ran, and Grandma Xia gave chase.

Damn it, you brat, are you really going to kowtow? You're even more reckless than Chen Xiangbei.

Chen Xiangnan ran into the Tang family home and knelt down smoothly in front of Tang Jiao, slapping himself several times. "Jiaojiao, I was really wrong. I'm kneeling before you. I promise I'll never have such thoughts again. Please forgive me, okay?"

Tang Jiao was already shocked by how he apologized, but seeing a man actually kneel down made her realize that she was still quite naive.

Tang's parents rarely saw a man go to such lengths. Their previous anger subsided considerably. They felt that a man kneeling down to apologize to his wife was proof enough that he truly knew he was wrong. Someone with the resolve to kneel like that could definitely change for the better.

"Xiao Chen, you... get up quickly, the ground is so cold." Tang's father went over and tried to help him up.

But Chen Xiangnan wouldn't get up. He grabbed Tang Jiao's clothes and said pitifully, "Jiao Jiao."

When Grandma Xia rushed in, she saw Chen Xiangnan kneeling firmly in front of Tang Jiao, looking like he was about to cry, looking quite pitiful.