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

Old Chen couldn't stand being insulted like that by his son in front of the widow. As soon as Chen Xiangbei finished speaking, he slapped him, yelling, "Get out of here! I can make them live wherever I want. Who gave you the right to speak here? You think you can make decisions for me?"

Chen Xiangbei covered his face and bared his teeth, thinking he looked fierce, but to others he looked incredibly wronged.

Yang Su seemed somewhat embarrassed. Seeing the father and son arguing so fiercely, she turned to the other side and looked at the refined Chen Xiangnan. "Your name is Xiangnan, right? You should try to persuade your father. It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, the two of them wouldn't have ended up like this. I..."

Chen Xiangnan: "Aren't you leaving yet?"

Yang Su was taken aback. "What?"

Chen Xiangnan: "You said it was your fault, so you should just leave. Because of you, they've made such a fuss, and you yourself feel it's not good. Shouldn't you cut off all contact with my dad? You're not the kind of person who says you're sorry while insisting on staying with my dad, are you?"

Yang Su was bewildered; she had never heard a man say such harsh words before.

In her understanding, she had already used a strategy of retreating to advance; this man seemed to have a good temper, and he should try to persuade her according to her wishes, thus giving her a better impression in Old Chen's eyes. Even if he didn't say anything or ignore her, she could still continue to say gentle things and maintain a good impression.

Even if the man suddenly starts cursing, she can pretend to be a little aggrieved to make Old Chen feel more sorry for her. Maybe there will be some unexpected benefits.

But the man calmly said the above words, leaving her with no way to advance or retreat. The best way was to run away crying now and make Old Chen even more dissatisfied with the brothers.

But she really ran away. If this person named Chen Xiangnan said bad things about her, she would know nothing and wouldn't know how to deal with it.

Yang Su lowered her head and thought for a while, finally deciding that running away was the best option; staying here... wouldn't work. As for badmouthing her, that would depend on who had the better rhetoric.

So, she looked at Old Chen with tender affection, and then whispered, "You're right, I really shouldn't... I shouldn't have just watched Brother Chen and the children fight like this because of me. I'm a mother too, and I can't bear to see this. If I really saw you two fighting like this, I would never... never... Waaah..."

Chen Xiangnan, a man who frequented women's quarters, knew exactly what she wanted to say, so he finished her sentence for Yang Su, "I will never forgive myself again. Alright, I've said what I wanted to say, you can start running now."

Yang Su was interrupted again, and she was furious, but since things had already come to this point, she had no choice but to run out.

"Ah Su." Old Chen had no intention of arguing with Chen Xiangbei, that idiot, and took off chasing after him.

Only Chen Xiangbei and Chen Xiangnan remained at home, staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Brother," Chen Xiangbei said hesitantly, "Why is Dad like this?"

Chen Xiangnan: "You still have time to say that? Hurry up and chase after them with me." He grabbed Chen Xiangbei's hand, and the two brothers ran as fast as they could.

Chen Xiangbei didn't understand and asked as he ran, "Why should we chase after those two old geezers who just ran away?"

Chen Xiangnan: "If we don't wipe them out today, you can expect to be calling that old woman 'mother'."

Chen Xiangbei: "Bullshit! How could I call her?"

Chen Xiangnan: Do you remember that woman?

Chen Xiangbei: No, should I ask around?

Chen Xiangnan: "Yes, the more detailed the better."

The two chased her to the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative. Chen Xiangnan thought to himself that this woman was really amazing. She stopped running when she got to the supply and marketing cooperative, and she could even make his old man bleed after the argument, provided that the two of them didn't catch up with her.

At this moment, Yang Su caught a glimpse of the two brothers out of the corner of her eye. After a moment of panic, she knew that she couldn't continue arguing with this person, otherwise they would really ruin their relationship.

“Brother Chen, you know I’m not the kind of person who would stay with you even though your family is in such a mess. I can’t bear to put you in a difficult position, Brother Chen, please don’t pressure me. If… if… you… never mind, I’ll think about it some more.”

Yang Su pushed the man away and ran home. Thinking of her three sons, she made up her mind that she had to marry Old Chen, otherwise her sons would have to go to the countryside.

A hint of gloom flashed in Yang Su's eyes.

Old Chen walked back dejectedly. He hadn't gone more than a few steps when he saw his second and third brothers standing in front of him, whispering to each other and giving him disdainful looks from time to time. He was immediately furious.

"What are you doing?" Old Chen shouted.

Chen Xiangbei, remembering the bad things his brother had just said, shouted, "We came to see what you bought for that old woman. It's disgusting! She even ran away from the supply and marketing cooperative after an argument, as if she was afraid you wouldn't spend money on her. How can she be so shameless?"

Old Chen roared angrily, "Bullshit! She's not like that! You two are so cunning, you think everyone is like that? Do you think everyone is like that?"

Chen Xiangbei: "...You...you actually scolded me for her sake? I'm your own son."

Old Chen: "I really don't know how I could have given birth to a son like you."

Chen Xiangbei was heartbroken; he was devastated. He had known his father for so many years, and now this old woman, whom he had only known for a short time, was saying such things to him.

Seeing that Chen Xiangbei was no longer effective, Chen Xiangnan had no choice but to step in himself. "Dad, now that you've said that, I have to ask you something. You've known her for only a few days, haven't you spent a single penny on her or her family? If you're lying, you'll never find a true friend in your life."

Upon hearing this, Old Chen was about to say that of course he hadn't spent any money, but when he thought about the nice things he had sent to her family, the meals he had treated her and her sons to, and the pocket money he had given her sons, he dared not say anything. Instead, he angrily cursed Chen Xiangnan, "When you stop eyeing your father's money, then come and question me! My money is what I earned through my own hard work, and I can spend it on whomever I want."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiangnan knew that Old Chen had definitely spent a lot of money on that woman, and he became angry. He grabbed Chen Xiangbei's chin and shoved his face towards Old Chen.

“Dad, the third son is your own son. He doesn’t have a job and is still in school. Have you cared about him these days? When he came to my father-in-law’s house to freeload a meal because he was hungry, where were you? When his clothes were torn and he was beaten up, no one stood up for him. He’s gotten thin and dark-skinned lately. Have you thought about him at all? If the third son is like this, you’ll definitely ignore me, my eldest brother, and Xiang Hong, won’t you?”