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

The children started arguing, and as they argued, they began to stare at Old Lady Xia, demanding that she give them a fair answer.

Damn it, she's just an old lady, not Bao Zheng (a famous judge in Chinese history).

"Alright, if you want to argue, go back to your own home. Don't come here. None of them are any good people," Old Mrs. Xia cursed.

Chen Xiangdong and the others shut their mouths, while Qiao Yi and Qiao Shan, the siblings, felt quite aggrieved; they were good people, after all.

Seeing their appearance, and knowing they weren't her own children, Grandma Xia could only say, "Except for you two."

Qiao Yi immediately clung to her with a grin, "Aunt Xia, will you teach us?"

Grandma Xia: "What's there to learn about swearing? Isn't that something we're born knowing how to do?"

Qiao Yi gave a thumbs up, "You're a genius. I've only learned a little bit, so I definitely can't compare to you."

Grandma Xia: "Stop it already."

Qiao Yi: "Please, my brother and I are both terrible with words. I'm fine on my own now, but if... if we get married, won't we be bullied to death?"

Grandma Xia pointed at Qiao Shan, "When you tell your brother to meet his future brother-in-law, he should keep a dark face and not say much. If he really bullies you, just have him standing next to you. Which man wouldn't be scared out of his wits?"

Qiao Shan said at the opportune moment, "If you dare to touch my sister, I'll cut off your father's head and use it as a football."

Grandma Xia shrugged. "See? You've memorized it, haven't you?"

Yu Hongzhen was very curious about what had happened to Qiao Shan, Qiao Yi, and Chen Xiangbei a few days ago, but as soon as he asked, Chen Xiangbei ran over and squeezed onto a bench with him, pouring out his grievances.

"Brother-in-law, you have to stand up for me!" As soon as Chen Xiangbei opened his mouth, Yu Hongzhen wanted to slap himself twice. Why did he have to ask such a nice question? Listen to what he was saying, how disgusting!

But he hadn't married the woman's sister yet, and he wasn't very familiar with them, so he had to suppress his dislike and listen to what they had to say.

Chen Xiangbei immediately started acting, rambling on and on before concluding, "They just pinned me to the ground and beat me up like that. If I hadn't been lucky, you probably wouldn't be where you are today."

Qiao Shan felt guilty again. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't dragged my feet and refused to give in, you wouldn't have had to take this beating."

Grandma Xia: "Just listen to his nonsense. We've already stewed old hens for him twice, that's more than enough."

Chen Xiangbei didn't want compensation from Qiao Shan and the others. They had already given him enough during this period. He didn't even tell his mother that not only did Qiao Yi stew a hen, but she also secretly gave him money, a full fifty yuan, which almost emptied her family's savings.

The reason he's bringing this up now is simply because Yu Hongzhen is here. After all, he's in the military, and his wife's brother-in-law was beaten up. Shouldn't he help him get revenge?

So Chen Xiangbei turned around and said to Qiao Shan, "Brother Qiao Shan, I've recovered from this period of time. It's just a minor external injury, nothing serious."

After comforting Qiao Shan, he pulled Yu Hongzhen aside and said, "My handsome face is all swollen like a pig's head, brother-in-law~"

Yu Hongzhen took a deep breath, then lied and said, "No, no, you still have a very handsome face."

Chen Xiangbei said confidently, "That's because I have a good foundation."

Grandma Xia and the two brothers, Chen Xiangdong and Chen Xiangnan, couldn't bear to watch anymore and covered their eyes.

Having said all that, Chen Xiangbei pressed on, "Brother-in-law, I'm your family, you have to help me get revenge! Those thugs are so audacious, they actually dared to hit me, isn't that a slap in your face? You have to help me wipe them out!"

Hearing this, Chen Xianghong felt sorry for him. Yu Hongzhen had only been here for a short time and hadn't even settled in yet. She also felt sorry for him. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Xiangbei, you should go to the police for this. Brother Yu is in the military, so it's not appropriate for him to get involved."

Chen Xiangbei sighed, "Sigh, as expected... girls are more outgoing. Oh well, I won't be disliked either."

When Chen Xiangbei caught a glimpse of Old Mrs. Xia out of the corner of his eye, although she didn't react, he still felt a little guilty. Last time, she burned down his room just like that. He hesitated and then added, "Of course, I don't blame you. It's normal. Why? Because my older brothers are like that. They're not good people once they get married, except for me."

Realizing he was making things worse by trying to explain, Chen Xiangbei finally resigned himself to his fate, saying, "I'm no good either! But Mom is the best."

Xia Yu'e was holding Xia Laotai's hand and almost laughed herself to death. The child's words were incoherent and she couldn't understand what the child was saying.

After the farce ended and they were all sent away, Old Mrs. Xia breathed a sigh of relief. "Sister, look at them, not one of them is easy to deal with."

Xia Yu'e slowly wiped the table, "At least you still knew to come and help you move in and celebrate your new home, that's good enough. And now you even know how to... compete for favor, hahahaha."

Grandma Xia herself found it funny; she had never received such treatment before.

The two sisters chatted happily, and the move went very smoothly. Sitting in the house watching the sunlight stream in, Grandma Xia felt very happy at this moment.

until......

Argumentation came from outside the door. The woman's shrill voice pierced their eardrums. Grandma Xia and her sister exchanged a glance and then quietly looked out the window.

The one making that sound was the mother of the mother and daughter who rolled their eyes when she came to see the house before. She was standing with her hands on her hips, yelling at an old lady who was about the same age as her. Behind the old lady was a man who looked even more pathetic than Qiao Shan.

The woman, named Zheng Qianlan, was acting like a shrew, raising her head and yelling, "You old hag, get out of here with your good-for-nothing son! What are you, trying to snatch someone from me?"

The old woman was hunched over and walked with a shaky gait. She tried to take the hand of the girl next to her, but the girl shook her off. "Xiaoyan, Grandma has come to take you home. Don't listen to what your mother said. Grandma and your father are worried about you."

Yu Yan took a step back in disgust. "I feel nauseous just calling you 'Grandma.' If you really care about me, can you please stop coming to me? Aren't you all annoying?"

Zheng Qianlan cursed again: "What a load of bull! You think Xiaoyan will pity you by putting on this act? If she really pities you, then I've raised her for nothing."

The man spoke up then, "Zheng Qianlan, don't push your luck. What good will it do for Xiaoyan to be with you? Will she be happy when she becomes a little shrew herself by following you? She won't even be able to get married. You've wasted so many years of my life, dragging your feet on getting a divorce. You can't waste Xiaoyan's time too, can you?"

The man's name was Yu Dacheng. He was also a worker at the machinery factory, but he wasn't in the same workshop as Old Chen, so Old Lady Xia had never seen him before.

"I've caused you trouble, do you have any conscience saying that?" Zheng Qianlan cursed.

The old woman rushed over and grabbed Yu Yan's hand, "Xiao Yan, come back with Grandma, Grandma won't hurt you."