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

"Aunt Xia, what's wrong...?"

"Hey, Wenying is pregnant. Can't you calm down and talk about something that's so important?"

"Hey sis, what's that slap mark on your face...?"

With a ferocious expression, Old Lady Xia disregarded the feelings of the Chen family and Zhu Wenying and blurted out the truth.

"My God, how could there be such a person? How did the Zhu family raise their child?"

"How dare a daughter-in-law hit her mother-in-law? That's terrifying!"

"Aunt Xia, that can't be right. No matter how much trouble Wenying causes, she wouldn't dare to hit her mother-in-law, would she?"

“Young man Wang, don’t disbelieve me. Everyone knows what kind of person your Aunt Xia is. She’s ruthless towards us, like autumn leaves being swept away by the wind, but she’s incredibly devoted to her family.”

"Yes, look at how many daughters-in-law dare to bully their mothers-in-law these days, except for the Chen family."

Amidst the gossip, Old Lady Xia dragged Zhu Wenying all the way to the Zhu family home, ignoring Old Chen and his eldest son's attempts to stop her.

Zhu Wenying's initial stubbornness and later pleading for mercy could not shake Old Lady Xia's determination to humiliate her today.

Since they treated them well, and they still ended up like that, they might as well just live happily from now on. With that, Old Lady Xia exerted even more force and threw the person down at the gate of the Zhu family.

"Jiang Fangru." Seeing that the Zhu family's door was closed but she could hear muffled voices coming from inside, Old Madam Xia knew that someone was home. "Get out here."

The loud knocking attracted the attention of the neighbors.

Zhu Wenying was terrified. She never imagined that her usually honest and simple mother-in-law would actually drag her back to her parents' home to demand an explanation from them.

Seeing the neighbors peeking out curiously, some even standing outside with an air of schadenfreude, Zhu Wenying immediately burst into tears, pleading, "Mom, please go back. I was wrong, I was really wrong. I don't want the money anymore, I don't want anything."

"Mom, you can give the job to whomever you want. I will never be envious again."

"Don't stay here, Mom. How am I supposed to face people like this? And Xiangdong, people will laugh at him at work. You don't care about me, but at least feel sorry for your son?"

Old Mrs. Xia forcefully pulled back the hem of her clothes that Zhu Wenying was holding onto, and tightly gripped her eldest daughter-in-law with one hand, not giving her a chance to escape. "Jiang Fangru, get out here and see the good daughter you raised."

"What's going on? Isn't this Aunt Xia, Jiang Fangru's mother-in-law? What brings you here today?"

"Yes, why is Wenying acting like this? Aunt Xia, you can't be a mean mother-in-law and bully your daughter-in-law. She's pregnant with your precious grandson."

Grandma Xia glanced sideways and, seeing everyone's enthusiastic expression, knew they weren't really concerned about Zhu Wenying; they were just bored. In those days, entertainment was scarce, and this kind of gossip and excitement became one of their few forms of entertainment.

As they asked questions, Old Mrs. Xia sat down on the ground and cried more sincerely than Zhu Wenying, "The daughter-in-law is trying to drive her mother-in-law to her death! How can there be such a thing in the world? The daughter-in-law is beating her mother-in-law!"

At this moment, Chen Xiangdong and his father, Old Chen, arrived. Upon seeing the lively scene, they were stunned.

That old hag! She tried to pull him home, but couldn't budge him and almost pushed him over. When her son begged her, she just yelled at him and said that if he tried to stop her, she would die right then and there.

Upon hearing this, her son dared not stop her. She had always doted on him and had never shown such ruthlessness before. It didn't seem like a threat, but rather like she was truly prepared to die. If he were branded as unfilial, he would be gossiped about for the rest of his life. People in this era cherish their reputation.

But the eldest son's wife is really something. If she hadn't been so reckless and made such a scene today, I, a normally good-natured old woman, would still be staying at home quietly doing laundry, cooking, and taking care of the children. This whole mess wouldn't have happened. Now, everyone is unhappy.

Old Chen glared at his eldest daughter-in-law, who had just been crying, thinking, "That brainless woman."

"Old woman, stop making a scene. Let's settle this as a family behind closed doors. If we make such a big fuss, people will laugh at us."

Grandma Xia looked up at him. This man had been a good person all his life, constantly pushing himself to make sacrifices for a good reputation. In the end, he died a quick and easy death, and his funeral was grand. Everyone said he was a kind and honest man, but no one knew that he was the one who had been making sacrifices behind the scenes.

She was truly foolish in her past life.

She lowered her head, covered her eyes with one hand, and sobbed, "Waaah... What's the point of my life? I've been married to that old Chen for half my life, and I haven't had a single good day. I'm being bullied like this, and all he tells me to do is endure it. Do you know what he says at home? I was beaten, and he even told me to serve his mother-in-law! What hope is there for me to live after marrying a man like that?"

Upon hearing this, Old Chen's eyes immediately darted around. He hurriedly explained, "I didn't. This old woman misunderstood me. How could I say such a thing? This... this is just too inhuman."

His heart was racing. He hadn't thought there was anything wrong with saying these things at home. What woman doesn't work and serve her family? Just changing the location and the person serving her could bring peace to the home. What was there to feel aggrieved about?

However, being caught off guard by Old Mrs. Xia's sudden revelation, especially in front of so many people, made him feel incredibly ashamed. If any other man had said that, he would have angrily denounced them as worse than a pig or a dog. But since it was him who had said it, he stammered for a moment.

People are like this: when they wrong or bully others in private, they don't think they've gone too far, but once outsiders find out, they feel ashamed.

"Mom, I beg you, please, we don't want anything anymore, okay? Please stop making a scene." Chen Xiangdong pleaded desperately. He felt uncomfortable all the way here, having been stared at with strange looks. He didn't know how many people would laugh at him behind his back after today. How could his mother not care about him at all?

After hearing what they said, Old Mrs. Xia cried even harder, "My life is so hard. I raised a son, but he was raised by his wife. His own mother was beaten by his wife, and he didn't dare to say a word. He even thought it was no big deal."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiangdong's face turned red and black. He was immediately pointed at and gossiped about, with some even saying that raising a son like that was worse than raising a dog.

He opened his mouth, wanting to scold Old Lady Xia, but when he looked at her face, he didn't know what to say, nor did he dare to say anything.

Because Grandma Xia didn't distort the facts or embellish them; this is the truth.

Seeing that his father and eldest brother had been ruthlessly exposed by their mother, the second son, Chen Xiangnan, stopped himself from stepping forward to mediate. He was a smart man and immediately sensed his mother's disappointment in them. Trying to mediate now would only result in him losing face.

He mingled in the crowd, pretending to be a spectator watching the spectacle.