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

The next day, despite the strong winds, Xia Yu'e still got up very early.

Like a diligent old bee, she meticulously prepared breakfast, and after mopping the floor inside the house, she prepared to open the back door to wash the mop in the river behind.

As soon as she opened the door, the wind rushed in. She lost her grip on the door, and it was blown by the wind and slammed against the cabinet next to it with a loud thud. Xia Yu'e even felt the ceiling shake.

She held the mop, hesitating whether to go to the river to wash it, a little afraid that the strong wind would blow her into the river.

Just as she was about to close the door and wash up at home, something hit her directly in the face, hurting her so much that she almost burst into tears.

What fell down? Xia Yu'e was completely confused. Could it be a rock that fell down because the house was about to be blown down by the strong wind?

After Xia Yu'e came to her senses, she looked at the ground and saw a yellow oil paper package with the words "Ham and Five Nuts Mooncake" faintly printed on it.

She picked it up with some confusion. Where did this come from?

Seeing that the package was heavy, Xia Yu'e closed the back door, placed the oil paper package on the table, and then opened it.

Grandma Xia was startled awake by her sister's scream. Her hair was disheveled, and she was only wearing one shoe when she ran out. "What happened? What happened? Sister, what's wrong?"

Xia Yu'e didn't even dare to sit down, and pointed at the money, saying, "Yu'e, money really fell from the sky."

Grandma Xia looked closely and saw a large stack of money tied with a red string, neatly placed on oil paper. Some of the money was new, some was old, and there were even some loose change among them.

"Where did it come from?"

Xia Yu'e immediately recounted everything that had happened that morning, then asked anxiously, "Yu'e, do you think this house was previously inhabited by bad elements? Could this be money they left behind? We can't take this; it'll get us into trouble. Should we hand over this money?"

Grandma Xia casually rummaged through the money a few times, then said, "Sister, that's impossible. I remember this kind of ham and five-nut mooncake only came out last Mid-Autumn Festival; it wasn't available before. That means the person who hid the money definitely isn't a bad guy, and besides, the money comes in both small and large denominations, and there are so many bills..."

Grandma Xia suddenly pulled out a yellowed draft paper with the words "Machinery Factory" printed on it. "Machinery Factory... Sister, the Machinery Factory?"

Xia Yu'e covered her mouth, "This...we don't have any workers from the machinery factory in our compound."

Grandma Xia slammed her hand on the table in anger. "It must have been my little brats' idea, and I think it's most likely the third son! This money... could it be all of Chen Weiguo's assets?"

Xia Yu'e: "This child... why is this child stealing money?"

Grandma Xia sneered, then put the money away. "I'll hide it first and see how they react when they find the money is missing. It'll probably be more effective to ask them then. If they don't come to ask within three days, I'll take the initiative to get information out of them."

Xia Yu'e sighed. Sure enough, no matter what kind of child it is, they can all cause their mothers endless worry. How could this child possibly steal money?

When Chen Xiangbei woke up, it was already afternoon. He had been so busy last night, and no one at home was calling him for dinner, so he didn't know whether he was happy or not to have been able to sleep until now.

He has already moved into Chen Xianghong's room. After Yang Su kept crying and complaining, Old Chen stopped talking to Chen Xiangbei and simply changed the locks, turning the original house into Wang Ming and Wang Xian's room.

Chen Xiangbei accepted this reality after they had a fight at the Wang family's grandparents' house. Mainly, he felt guilty because Chen Xiangnan seemed to have no intention of returning the money he had taken, and he was even planning to steal his father's money. So he silently endured the bullying from Old Chen and Yang Su.

Although, it's unclear who is bullying whom.

Seeing the windows rattling in the wind, Chen Xiangbei felt uneasy. He was still half asleep and hadn't thought about the money. He thought he was just hungry, so he got up to find something to eat.

Chen Xiangbei was furious when he found there was no food on the table, not even a sweet potato left for him. Yang Su wasn't home, but laughter was coming from the room of the Wang brothers, Wang Ming and Wang Xian. Seeing that the door was ajar, he kicked it open and found that the two useless guys were holding sweet potatoes and there were two apples on the low cabinet in the room.

He remembered that apple; it was brought home from the machine factory by his brainless father as a benefit from the factory.

He didn't even have any to eat, while his two brothers each had one. How could Chen Xiangbei not be jealous?

In Chen Xiangbei's view, these two brothers were... like cuckoos occupying another's nest.

Having been exposed to this environment recently, Chen Xiangbei has become quite eloquent when facing enemies. "You two not only robbed my house, but you also stole apples and sweet potatoes. Did you even tell my dad before you ate the sweet potatoes?"

Wang Ming was so frightened that he jumped out of bed. Normally, it would be impossible for a young man who was a bit older than Chen Xiangbei to scare him, but Chen Xiangbei... was holding a woodcutter's knife, such a big woodcutter's knife.

Adding to the unease were Chen Xiangbei's bloodshot eyes (from staying up too late last night), his furrowed brows, and his angry tone.

They're just eating a sweet potato, surely that won't kill them?

Chen Xiangbei was really angry. This house was no longer his home. Now, he was surrounded by unfamiliar traces and smells. Only this wood-chopping knife could awaken his past memories. His mother had chopped down their bedroom door when she was still at home, which made him feel safe.

So when he saw it, he simply picked it up.

“Xiang Bei, what are you doing? This apple was given to me by my mother, I didn’t steal it,” Wang Ming immediately explained.

Chen Xiangbei: "If you didn't steal it, why would you get it and not me? She's such a hypocrite, and now she still has to pretend to be a virtuous wife and loving mother. It's absolutely impossible that she would give it to you and not me in front of my dad. Either you stole it, or your mother stole it."

Wang Ming: "Uncle Chen told my mom to take out a few apples to eat, otherwise they would go bad. It has nothing to do with us."

Chen Xiangbei: "My dad only said it was for you guys to eat, he didn't say it was for me?"

Wang Ming: "No one said anything, no one said anything!"

Chen Xiangbei: "Then your mother is biased. She wants to give you all the good things and wants to starve me. Doesn't she want to kill me so that my share of the money can be spent on you?"

"Your whole family is a bunch of good-for-nothings. None of the three of you can find a job. Your eldest brother even got his job from your mother. Wang Ming, you're even more useless. You can't find a job, so you just stay at home eating, drinking, and living off my dad. And Wang Xian, he's so useless he wouldn't say a word. Can't you see you're all a complete failure? You even have the nerve to eat apples? Go ask them if they're even meant for you!"

Chen Xiangbei took the apple directly and slapped Wang Ming hard across the face while Wang Ming was cursing and trying to snatch it. Yang Su, who had just picked up Old Chen from get off work, happened to see this.

Yang Su screamed.