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

When Grandma Xia returned, Chen Xiangbei was indeed asleep, but Xia Yu'e relayed what Chen Xiangnan had told her. Grandma Xia was cursing Old Chen wildly in the house.

"Sister, tell me, how can he let his own son suffer when he has a biological son, a woman he just met, and several of his children?"

Xia Yu'e: "He's just muddle-headed, otherwise he wouldn't have done something like this."

Grandma Xia said, "Xiang Nan is a smiling tiger. If we can make him this angry, I think Chen Weiguo is hopeless."

Xia Yu'e: "How could there be such a person?"

Grandma Xia: "Xiang Bei used to seem reckless and ignorant, but he's clearly become much more sensible lately. His father, without even asking what happened, just slapped him like that..."

Xia Yu'e: "Uh... could they have learned from you? You can be quite unreasonable with the kids sometimes too."

Grandma Xia pointed to herself: "Me? What do you mean?"

Xia Yu'e: "Didn't you tell me about your past? There were a few times when you didn't even explain yourself before you started touching me."

Grandma Xia was confused: "Perhaps? But I'm not like that anymore. I'm very reasonable now. I only take action when the other party is being unreasonable..."

Seeing Xia Yu'e's increasingly speechless expression, Old Lady Xia changed her tune: "I know, if I wanted to be the women's director, I should have refrained from using my hands, but now I can't be one anymore, can I?"

Xia Yu'e: "Even if you don't get the job, you can't just take action casually. It's one thing for family to take action, but outsiders might not tolerate it. If things get out of hand, you might end up not being right at all."

Grandma Xia: "Sister, you're one to talk! Didn't you make Chengping bleed at the police station last time?"

Xia Yu'e: "Don't you allow me to improve? I see you reading those books every day. I'm not incapable of understanding human language. I've improved too."

Grandma Xia: "Alright, I'll reason with people from now on, okay? I'm going to check if Xiang Bei has woken up yet."

She walked into the room and saw Chen Xiangbei turn over and stand in front of her, which almost startled her. "You're awake, so make a sound. Wash your hands and eat."

Chen Xiangbei followed silently behind her, serving dishes and rice. He seemed like a sensible child, but Grandma Xia found it very difficult to adapt.

You know, Chen Xiangbei used to be the most talkative one in the family. He would talk to people when there were people around, and he could even chat with the ants on the ground when no one was around. Today, he didn't say a word, which made Grandma Xia think that the child might have some kind of trauma.

"Are you alright, third brother?" Old Mrs. Xia stopped Chen Xiangbei, who had just finished serving the dishes and started moving stools. Chen Xiangnan and his wife hadn't returned yet, so she could ask him a question while they waited for them to eat.

Chen Xiangbei shook his head, and after holding back for a while, he couldn't help but say, "Mom, you really don't know how wicked the old woman my dad married after his second marriage is."

Grandma Xia: "Hmm?"

Chen Xiangbei started rambling on and on, talking about how Chen Xiangnan and his wife came to eat, and then about how the young couple left. He continued talking about how, when it got dark, he wiped the table, skillfully took out a quilt from the cupboard, and made the bed himself. He... kept talking.

"Xiangbei, you've been saying that your dad's second wife is bad," Grandma Xia said, lying on the bed with the door open.

“Yes, she’s awful. She wants to kick us all out and use my dad’s money to support her child,” Chen Xiangbei said bitterly.

“I think your father is more at fault. You are Chen Weiguo’s son, not Yang Su’s. Chen Weiguo just stood by and watched her move your things out without stopping her. Chen Weiguo didn’t care that Xiang Hong’s room was gone. It was Chen Weiguo who hit you,” Grandma Xia said softly.

Chen Xiangbei jumped off the table and went to his mother's room. He was stunned by what she said. "But if it weren't for Yang Su, my room would never have been given away. My sister's room is still there."

Grandma Xia: "If your father had considered your feelings, your room would still be there. Everyone prioritizes their own children. Think about your second and third uncles and your aunt, aren't they all like that?"

Chen Xiangbei nodded. "My dad didn't do anything wrong except for hitting me. Yang Su is different; she just took all our things."

Grandma Xia: "Your father didn't do anything excessive, but he didn't do anything wrong either. Take the room issue, for example. Didn't he think of it before the wedding? Didn't he know that Yang Su's children had moved in? Didn't he know that there weren't enough rooms? But he didn't do anything about it."

Yang Su has moved in and wants her child to have a room to sleep in, which will inevitably involve moving your room. Your father hasn't stopped you, nor has he even discussed it with you. Just like when he got married, he feels that the house is his and getting married is his own business, and it has nothing to do with you, so he doesn't think it's necessary to discuss it with you.

Why doesn't he speak? Why doesn't he do anything?

Chen Xiangbei stared blankly at Old Lady Xia, "Men are all a little careless."

Grandma Xia chuckled, "If it involves his own room, do you think he's careless or not?"

Grandma Xia didn't want to say anything more. What she was saying now was already a bit like speaking ill of Chen Weiguo. After all, he was Chen Xiangbei's biological father, and it wouldn't be good to go any further.

But Chen Xiangbei... understood.

"Mom, when Dad called you a shrew before, weren't you actually fighting for his interests?"

Grandma Xia turned her back to him and stopped talking.

But the more Chen Xiangbei thought about it, the more he felt that was the case. Every time his mother argued, it was because of the good things his father had done. Just look at last year, the Huang Widow incident was such a big deal, but the root cause was his father. There were many similar incidents, and his father just stayed silent behind the scenes. In the end, it was his mother who got scolded by others.

Today's events are the same. Just like Mom said, his dad didn't do anything outrageous, but he didn't do anything either. He just stood there and let the old man do whatever he wanted. After something happened, he acted like a judge, deciding who was right and who was wrong. Maybe watching them struggle to explain was as fun as watching monkeys.

Bah, you shameless old man!

He's the worst, he's the one!

Even his second brother knew that when it came to outsiders, it was better to save the benefits for family members, but his father didn't. Chen Xiangbei understood that Yang Su would save the benefits for her son, but he really couldn't understand his father's actions.

Why can a man who always says "harmony in the family brings prosperity" so comfortably hide behind his wife and watch his children and wife argue so fiercely without doing anything?

They talk about being a family, but when it comes to important matters, this old geezer doesn't even consult with anyone. He just decides to get married without a word, watching his daughter have no room and indirectly kicking her out of the house without feeling any remorse.

That old geezer's conscience is absolutely black.