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

Chen Xiangbei had his head grabbed, and he stared blankly at his old father with his small eyes, trying to awaken the last vestiges of paternal love in his father's heart.

But no, his old father was completely focused on that old woman and didn't even look at him.

"You're bringing this up now? You're so close to your father-in-law's family, anyone would think I've married off another son. You're the older brother, why don't you look after your younger brother? He's starving and getting bullied, why don't you help him out?" Old Chen hated it when his sons criticized him, as if he owed them something.

He'd already done enough by raising them to adulthood, keeping them from starvation and cold; he was a good father. Did his second son mean he had to support them until they were old and he died?

"If you ask me, you're the most pathetic ones. When I was your age, I was already married and had kids, and I had already moved out. Unlike you, your kids can already talk, and you still want to stay at my house, eating and then cursing at me. I haven't even reached the point where I need you to support me, and you want to become my father?"

"If you think I'm not doing a good job as a father, then get out! I didn't beg you to live in my house. That's a house allocated to me by the machine factory, not for you. You can only live there if I let you; if I don't want you to live there, then get out!"

Old Chen was currently in the midst of a painful moment when his beloved was unwilling to accept him because his family disapproved of his relationship. And with the culprit right in front of him, how could Old Chen not be so angry that he lost his mind?

When a person loses their mind, they will spout nonsense without considering the consequences or the harm they might cause to others.

He turned and ran towards Yang Su's house, hoping to coax her back. A widow with three sons—she had already suffered enough; he would never let them suffer again.

As for his own son, he figured they were all grown up and disobedient, so he could do whatever he wanted. He completely forgot that Yang Su's three sons were about the same age as Chen Xiangbei, and apart from the youngest, the other two were already adults.

One was a year older than Chen Xiangbei and was currently unemployed, asking Yang Su to give him a job. Another was two months older than Chen Xiangbei and, although an adult, was still studying. The third was two years younger than Chen Xiangbei.

After hearing Old Chen's words, Chen Xiangbei watched helplessly as he ran away. He wasn't really stupid; he could definitely understand the ruthlessness in Old Chen's words: "Brother, Dad has gone mad."

Chen Xiangnan never expected that Old Chen could be so ruthless. He used to seem to care about them quite a bit, but how did he become like this?

But he couldn't panic. If he panicked, Chen Xiangbei would panic even more, and then he wouldn't be able to come up with any good ideas. He remained calm on the surface, but his mind was working quickly. "Third brother, go and find out what's going on at that old woman's house. Make sure you find out everything, no matter how small."

Chen Xiangbei was still wallowing in self-pity, "Brother, do you think Dad abandoned me because I was too immature? How could he say such a thing?"

Chen Xiangnan grabbed his shoulders and shook him a few times. "Wake up, third brother. Our dad was never a good person to begin with. You'd be better off relying on Mom than on him. Did you hear what I just said? You handle this matter well, and then I'll tell you what our dad really thinks."

Chen Xiangbei: Are you not telling me now because you don't know either, so you want to sort things out and then try to fool me?

Chen Xiangnan: ...When did this brat become so smart?

The two brothers went their separate ways. Chen Xiangbei looked to the left and right, and finally chose to go find his mother.

His dad's kicking him out like this, he really doesn't want to go anymore. Although he thinks he could stay by making a scene, he's too heartbroken to argue with anyone.

Chen Xiangbei started crying as he walked, wiping his tears with his sleeve, completely unaware that Jiang Wenhua from his mother's compound was following behind him.

Jiang Wenhua had just finished dinner with Fang Yingdi, and he even gave her a jar of face cream. He remembered noticing her dry hands last time.

As Jiang Wenhua walked home from the state-run restaurant, feeling quite pleased with himself, he discovered something terrible: Chen Xiangbei, with whom he had previously argued, was now arguing with an old man and had even been insulted himself.

It seemed to be a family matter, so Jiang Wenhua didn't help. Anyway, he felt that the familiar-looking man standing next to Chen Xiangbei was not someone who could be easily fooled.

This kid didn't cry at first, but only started crying after everyone had left. What a pathetic guy! If you're going to cry, at least cry in front of others. What's the point of crying secretly in private? If your tears don't serve any purpose, you're only wasting your own time.

Jiang Wenhua wanted to go up and reason with him, but she felt that if she said such things to someone who was crying so hard, he might be resented, so she decided to just follow along.

When Chen Xiangbei entered the courtyard, Qiao Shan was taking an old hen out of his basket for Grandma Xia. He probably rarely spoke so much to anyone, so he stammered, "Master, this is what my parents... my parents asked me to bring you. It's an old hen that they collected from the village. It's... it's good for your health. You two should eat it soon. It's all taken care of."

And these bracken ferns, I...I picked them from the mountain today, they're very tender. Is there any work to be done here? I can do it, fixing houses, fixing tables, I...I can do all that. And..."

Grandma Xia immediately stopped him from continuing, "Why are you being so polite? There's nothing I can do for you, and neither can your parents. Why are you being so polite? I haven't helped you with anything."

Qiao Shan chuckled憨厚ly, "Anyway, my mom said that an apprentice should do more work for his master, that's the rule. Besides, you've helped my sister a lot, and Xiang Bei has helped me a lot too, it's all only right. Without you, our family might have fallen apart."

Now it was Grandma Xia's turn to feel awkward. Although she said she had taken the two siblings in, she hadn't done anything. Apart from occasionally going to their house to deliver some things to repay favors and helping them scold the neighbors who were taking advantage of them, she hadn't done anything else.

On the contrary, they are always the ones who bring things. Qiao Shan is like that, and so is Qiao Yi. Whenever they have something good, they always think of bringing it to her.

Grandma Xia was under a lot of psychological pressure, always feeling that she had let people down.

Upon seeing this scene, Chen Xiangbei suddenly felt ashamed, tears still streaming down his face. He quickly moved aside, startling Jiang Wenhua who was behind him.