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

Chen Xiangdong was stunned by the news. His father, who had been living a perfectly good life, had forced his mother to divorce him. After the divorce, instead of living a good life, he didn't even take care of Xiangbei and went straight to a second spring in his life?

Judging from the second and third sons' opinions, no one in the family agreed.

Even after things have gotten this bad, his father is still willing to risk being disliked by the whole family to get together with that woman. Isn't that insane?

"Is that old lady a celestial being?" Chen Xiangdong was very puzzled.

Chen Xiangbei came out of the house, heard this, and shook his head, "Not a celestial being, but a shrew."

Chen Xiangdong: "A shrew? Even fiercer than our mother?"

Chen Xiangbei rolled his eyes at him. "What do you mean? How could our mother be a shrew? She's her own son. No wonder she looks down on you. She raised her son with so much effort and he said such things. Anyone would be furious if they heard that."

Chen Xiangdong stared wide-eyed: "You mean me?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Otherwise what? Unfilial son, ingrate."

Chen Xiangdong laughed angrily: "You're the one who's driving Mom crazy back then?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Anyway, I've been getting along really well with my mom lately, unlike you guys, who don't even bother to visit her."

Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Chen Xiangnan had no choice but to stand up and stop them. "This is not about Mom. If you don't come up with a solution, we'll have two moms."

Chen Xiangdong kicked over a nearby stone. "Dad wants to marry that woman, and I'm definitely not going to agree to it."

Chen Xiangbei: "If you don't agree, can you still make the decision for Dad?"

Chen Xiangdong: "Third brother, why are you talking so much? Unless Dad really doesn't plan to acknowledge us three sons anymore, he can forget about marrying that old woman."

Chen Xiangbei: "It's like you're so important to our dad."

"Third brother, you've come here today to make me unhappy, haven't you?" Chen Xiangdong said, only to be retorted by Chen Xiangbei. He was furious. Chen Xiangbei used to seem silly, but now he's quite sharp-tongued.

Chen Xiangbei: "Big brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but you've only grown older and haven't grown any smarter. You don't offer any useful advice on Dad's affairs, and you just wait for us to charge into battle?"

Chen Xiangdong: "Wasn't I offering suggestions?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Then go talk to Dad yourself and tell him that if he marries someone else, we won't acknowledge him anymore. Go ahead and see if Dad will listen to you."

Chen Xiangnan sighed deeply again, "Stop arguing, Third Brother. No matter what you say, it's all nonsense. Just listen to me."

Chen Xiangdong: "I'm the eldest brother, why should I listen to you?"

Chen Xiangbei gave him another dressing down, until he started to doubt himself and finally gave in and listened to the second brother.

Qiu Rong stood in Jiang Wenhua's courtyard for a long time, but seeing that no one was helping her, she had no choice but to drag her broken body back to her husband's home.

When she got home, Jiang Wenhua happened to be at their doorstep and stood not far away watching them. Qiu Rong shivered and immediately went inside and closed the door.

Jiang Wenhua stared at it for a while longer before leaving.

That night, Old Chen returned to the Chen family home with Yang Su. Seeing his three sons and daughters all there, he happily announced that he and Yang Su had gotten their marriage certificate.

"From now on, you will all call her Mom, understand?" Old Chen held Yang Su's hand and announced the news to everyone.

The three brothers and Chen Xianghong were dumbfounded. Just like that, they suddenly had a stepmother.

Chen Xiangdong: "No, Dad, who agreed to let you marry her?"

Chen Xiangnan: "Dad, you've been keeping quiet all this time, and you're doing something this important?"

Chen Xiangbei was furious: "You old geezer, are you crazy?"

Yang Su hid behind Old Chen and whispered, "Brother Chen, why don't I go back and stay for a while? The children are still young and can't accept me yet."

Chen Xiangdong: "Aren't you disgusting? You're so old, yet you still talk in such a whimpering way. It gives me goosebumps. Don't you even look at the wrinkles on your face? They've turned into terraced fields."

Old Chen: "Boss, watch your mouth."

Chen Xiangdong: "I'll watch my mouth, but you should watch your actions. At your age, you're still trying to have a twilight romance. You don't support your own son but marry someone else's. Are you getting old and losing your mind? What, is someone else's son closer to you than your own?"

Old Chen: "Isn't that right? Look at you! You used to let your wife beat her own mother, and now you're pointing your finger at me and cursing me. I'm your father, not your son."

Chen Xiangdong was so angry that he lost his mind. "Luckily you're my father. If you were my son, I would have beaten you to death long ago."

Chen Xiangdong failed to kill Old Chen and was almost hit by a stool that Old Chen threw in a fit of rage.

Seeing that Chen Xiangdong was frightened and remained silent, Chen Xiangnan immediately chimed in, "Dad, it's not that we don't support your remarriage. After all, you're getting old and do need someone to take care of you. But you should at least sit down and discuss it with us properly. How can we accept it if you suddenly get a marriage certificate with someone?"

Old Chen: "Do I, as a father, need to report to you guys when I get married? What, are you going to pay for the wedding banquet or the bride price?"

Chen Xiangbei yelled, "You want to give her a bride price for such an old woman? Are you crazy or am I hearing things? Did I hear that right?"

Old Chen: "Of course I'll give it. Not only will I give a bride price, but I'll also hold a grand and lavish celebration."

Chen Xiangnan's face was also very pale. His father had really gone mad. He wondered if he could get some kind of mental illness certificate from the hospital and send him in. This kind of old man would definitely cause a lot of trouble in the future.

"Dad, let's all sit down and talk calmly. Can we, father and sons, sit down and talk? Let's let... let Aunt Su go home and talk to her children first. We can't all be married and become a family, and then our children and her children are still strangers, can we?"

Old Chen thought about it and realized it made sense. The decision to get married today was indeed a bit rushed. His children might not accept it, and Yang Su's children might not accept it either. If the children from both sides started making a fuss, it would be very embarrassing if it happened at the factory.

I still have to say, Old Chen listened to what I said.

But Yang Su didn't want to leave. She understood that among the four children, the second oldest was the most cunning. If she left today, the second oldest might actually persuade Old Chen. If Old Chen, whom she had worked so hard to win over, were no longer on her side, she would have to spend a lot of time winning him back. So, she refused.

“Brother Chen, I don’t care. As long as I can be with you, I’m willing to accept the misunderstandings from the children. Besides, my three children admire you very much. They lost their father when they were young, but they say you are exactly the kind of father they imagine.” Yang Su looked at Old Chen with deep affection.

Old Chen was deeply moved.

Now that's what a wife and children should be like. Compared to Yang Su's children, his unfilial sons really make him angry every day.