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

The next day, when Yang Su got up, she saw her three sons and Old Chen's two little bastards sitting on stools with huge dark circles under their eyes.

When she came out, everyone stared at her, which almost scared her to death.

"Uh, why are you all up so early?"

Wang De was persuaded by Chen Xiangnan all night, and when he saw his mother today, he felt very uncomfortable. He even felt that his mother did not look at him first when she came out, nor did she ask him how late he worked overtime yesterday. He also did not see that his mother had left him anything to eat last night.

In the past, when Wang Ming came home late from playing, she would always leave him food, but she rarely received the same treatment.

Just as Chen Xiangnan said, his mother was biased to the core.

Wang De's face immediately darkened.

Yang Su's mind was still preoccupied with yesterday's events. Last night, she could hear the commotion, but her second and third sons couldn't get out. If the two young men couldn't get out, there was no way she, an old woman, could possibly climb out the window.

Then we can only hope that those two old men can read their expressions and know how to speak.

"Xiang Nan, you still have to go to work today, right? You should have to go to work like my Ade. I'll make you something to eat; you're the more important ones." Yang Su smiled, then went into the kitchen as if nothing had happened last night.

Chen Xiangnan shook his head. "Aunt Su, how come you don't remember? We need to ask her about it today."

Yang Su nodded readily, "Yes, I'm so sleepy I'm almost delirious, but going to work is important too. Let's go back to work as soon as we're done this morning, otherwise what will the boss think of us?"

Just as Wang De's complexion improved slightly, he saw Chen Xiangnan looking at him, muttering, "Going to work, all you ever think about is going to work. Even when things are urgent, you still have to go to work. All you ever think about is going to work. Are you sick and can't get out of bed, but you still have to go to work?"

Wang De's heart, which had just begun to warm up, turned cold again. Yes, his mother always made him go to work. Even when he had a slight fever, she still made him go to work. He almost fainted in the workshop and nearly ruined the product, and his master scolded him severely.

But when he got home and told his mother, she actually said that his master was right to reprimand him, since it was clearly her who told him to go to work, and now she was saying it was his fault.

He works so hard every day, yet she never seems to take care of herself. Maybe she's secretly using his salary to feed the second and third children the best food, while giving him the worst.

As expected, Yang Su quickly prepared sweet potato soup and rice, along with a small dish of pickled vegetables, and brought them out. "Eat up, it's good to eat something light in the morning."

Wang De slammed down his chopsticks. "I eat this stuff every day, and I get so hungry I feel dizzy after less than two hours. Mom, do you want me to die sooner?"

Yang Su was startled. She hadn't expected that the one who would get angry first wouldn't be the two little brats from the Chen family, but her own son. "What's wrong? Why are you so angry so early in the morning? Did you not sleep well last night because you were working overtime? Why don't you take the day off?"

Yang Su has been busy coaxing Old Chen, getting benefits from him, and seizing control of the Chen family lately, unaware that his own home has been compromised.

Yang Su had saved dinner for Wang Ming and Wang Xian separately, but most of the time she would also think of Wang De. It's just that the two younger ones are more likely to express their needs and grievances, while Wang De, being slightly older and the eldest, sometimes feels unfair but will only keep it to himself.

If Chen Xiangnan hadn't complained to him every day about the unfair treatment he received at home, and hadn't invited him to drinks and meals, he might not have opened up to anyone, and he might not have realized that he was actually very dissatisfied with Yang Su.

Of course, most of his dissatisfaction was instilled in him by Chen Xiangnan, making him think that he was like an old ox in the family, doing the hardest work but eating the worst food.

Even the most hardworking people are unwilling to admit it in their hearts, and will lie to themselves that their families care about them.

Moreover, Wang De is not the type to work hard like an ox; rather, he believes that one should enjoy the resources that come with the responsibilities one bears. In essence, he is not much different from Chen Xiangnan. He feels that everyone has wronged him if someone says a few words to him, that he is the hardest-working person in the family, and that his family owes him something.

During this short time, having spent so little time with Chen Xiangnan, he even felt that Chen Xiangnan was better than his own mother, Yang Su. For an outsider to consider him so much, his own mother was truly inadequate; it was clearly a sign of favoritism.

Therefore, when Chen Xiangnan proposed a certain idea last night, Wang De immediately agreed.

He had been somewhat hesitant just now, but his eyes were much more determined now. He felt that every word Chen Xiangnan said was for his benefit.

Wang De's gaze towards Chen Xiangnan softened.

After finishing her meal, Tang Jiao casually said goodbye and went to work. Last night, during the first half of the night, while Chen Xiangbei was guarding the house, she listened to Chen Xiangnan talk for a long time, and her head was about to explode.

She regretted it a little. Her mother was right. The Chen family was too complicated, and she really couldn't understand it.

She couldn't understand why everyone treated their family with such calculation. All this scheming and maneuvering ultimately weakened their bond, making them even less affectionate than strangers. What was the point?

But Chen Xiangnan kept saying that Yang Su and her sons were not family with them, but were invading wolves and leopards from outside, who came to take away their family's resources.

With limited resources to begin with, even if the brothers quarreled fiercely, it was still their own business and wouldn't go too far. But once it involved outsiders who wanted to share the spoils, it made all the children in the family realize the gravity of the situation.

It's a fight to the death. When dealing with wolves and leopards, it's either them who die or they who get hurt. Anyway, it doesn't matter who they are, they just have to tear flesh off those ill-intentioned people outside.

This is why Chen Xiangnan was willing to go to great lengths to persuade Wang De to give the job to Chen Xiangbei. Before Yang Su appeared, he didn't care about Chen Xiangbei at all, regardless of whether he was alive or dead.

Tang Jiao left feeling dizzy. Before leaving, she told Chen Xiangnan to go to her parents' house that night to comfort Chen Lingling. The child had been staying at Aunt Yin's house or her parents' house lately. Neither her biological father nor her grandfather cared about her. Only her mother liked children, so she was raised like this.

Chen Xiangnan, feeling guilty, touched his nose and agreed. He always forgot he had a daughter when he was doing serious business.

Fortunately, his father-in-law's family were kind and forgiving, otherwise he really wouldn't have had the extra energy to support them.

Inside the room, Chen Xiangbei slurped down his breakfast. He had a tough battle to fight later, so he needed to make sure he was well-fed.