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

Yang Su walked over with a smile on her face. When she saw Old Chen holding the box, she said, "Brother Chen, you can just take some money. Why did you bring the box with you?"

Old Chen entered the room with a dark face, threw the box on the table, and asked, "Where's the money?"

Yang Su didn't understand: "What?"

Old Chen opened the box, pointed to the empty interior, and shouted, "I'm asking you, where's the money? Where did you take it?"

Yang Su stood a meter away from the table, looked inside, and was shocked: "Where's the money?"

Old Chen: "I'm asking you a question, are you still playing dumb with me? Only you know where this box is. Nobody in my family knows. Now that the money is gone, are you still acting with me?"

Yang Su was truly wronged. She had indeed considered taking the money, but she intended to have Old Chen give it to her sons openly and honestly, not to steal it secretly. Old Chen's factory still had many resources that were useful to their family, and she couldn't possibly give up those resources for money.

Besides, Old Chen can still work for several more years, and his monthly salary is quite substantial. She's not really stupid; if she were to secretly take the money from the box, Old Chen would definitely argue with her, and she might not be able to keep the money. In that case, she could forget about getting any benefits from Old Chen in the future.

Yang Su could tell the difference between being full at one meal and being full at every other meal, not to mention that even being full at one meal didn't necessarily mean being full.

“Brother Chen, I swear I really didn’t take any money. I know how important this money is to our family. I could never be so heartless as to touch it. I never even thought about it. I’m already very grateful that you helped my second son find a job. I would never do something so immoral.” Yang Su spoke sincerely, and even raised her hand to swear.

For a moment, Old Chen doubted his own judgment. After a moment of silence, he heard Yang Su say, "Brother Chen, I have done nothing wrong. If you still doubt me, then let's report it to the police. I believe the police will clear my name. I did not do this. I am not afraid of you calling the police."

Old Chen sat silently at the table. He didn't want to call the police; if it turned out a family member had stolen it, where would he put his face? But Yang Su had spoken so frankly—maybe it really wasn't him?

Just then, Chen Xiangnan went home to get some clothes and ran into Chen Xiangbei on the way. Most amazingly, when they were almost at the compound, they also ran into Chen Xiangdong and his wife.

I don't know what this couple is doing back here. When something happens, you can never find them. But when things are almost over, they suddenly appear, say a few things that nobody wants to hear, and then leave angrily. I don't know what they're after.

Since they had run into each other, the three brothers surprisingly went home together.

The three brothers and Chen Xiangdong's wife, Zhu Wenying, stood at the door. They had just heard Old Chen's cursing outside the gate. Although it was soft, it was not uncommon.

The four men exchanged glances; it seemed he had argued with his new and old partners.

Chen Xiangbei was ecstatic. He was finally hearing them argue. In the past, it was always Old Chen who sided with this old hag and scolded him. Now it was finally the old hag's turn.

He tried to eavesdrop by peering through the door, but his two older brothers pushed the door open and dragged him inside.

Old Chen felt uneasy being stared at by the children. Seeing Chen Xiangbei's sneaky look, he suddenly became suspicious of him again. "Third brother, have you been in my room recently?"

Chen Xiangbei immediately denied loudly: "I don't even go home. What would I do in your house? There's not even a hot meal for me at home. They even hid the apples from me. What would I come back for? To watch you, Brother Chen, and Aunt Yang flirting?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiangbei suddenly remembered that he had indeed entered his room some time ago and taken the money and hid it with his mother. He had recently taken on another job and had almost forgotten about it. It seemed that he would have to go and check if the money was still there tonight.

Chen Xiangnan and Chen Xiangdong, a married couple, wanted to go and ask them what was going on, but Chen Xiangbei stopped them.

He knew that he had kept some of Yang Su's hair in that box. If they went there, it wouldn't be good if they were suspected of being the ones who placed it there, especially since his sister-in-law also had long hair.

"Dad, we brothers finally managed to come back for a visit, and you start accusing me of stealing money? Am I still your own son? If you really suspect me, go ahead and report it to the police. I didn't do it, so what am I afraid of?" Chen Xiangbei said indignantly, standing at the door.

No one knows how uneasy he felt inside.

Chen Xiangnan lowered his head, deep in thought. If the third brother really hadn't done that, he wouldn't have been so quick to block them all at the gate and prevent them from passing through.

Therefore, the money was definitely taken by the third brother, or at least he was involved. Considering his previous statement about stealing Dad's money, and the fact that I asked him about it a few days ago and he said he didn't know where Dad's money was, it seems he was planning to embezzle it.

It seems that the third brother has become ruthless. Chen Xiangnan wasn't angry. Anyway, once he tricked Wang De into giving him the job, the third brother would still have to give him money. It was just a matter of time.

Chen Xiangdong knew nothing, nor was he aware of the turmoil his two younger brothers were going through. He stood there dumbly beside them, like a silly dog ​​that had wandered into a battlefield.

When Zhu Wenying heard that Old Chen had lost all his money, she was even more anxious than Old Chen himself. She valued money the most and always believed that since she had given birth to the eldest grandson of the Chen family, even if the surname had been changed, her son should have the majority of the money. She could always change it back later.

Her father-in-law had saved a lot of money, and she had long considered most of it as her own.

But now she heard something: the money was gone, not a single penny was left.

If Chen Xiangbei hadn't stopped her, she would have rushed over long ago.

Old Chen pointed at Chen Xiangbei and yelled, "You have a criminal record, of course I suspect you. You stole my clothes before, and you've stolen things from other people's houses, haven't you?"

Yang Su shouted exaggeratedly from the side, "Xiang Bei, how could you steal? You're so young and you're already learning to steal! Quickly return your father's money, and we won't hold it against you as a family. As the saying goes, 'He who steals a needle when he's young will steal gold when he's old.' You can't really become a thief!"

Enraged by Yang Su's provocation, Chen Xiangbei cursed loudly, "Who do you think you are to lecture me? Who stole it is known to all. We've never had any money stolen from our family before. How come my dad's money disappeared after your family moved in?"

Yang Su: "We would never steal anything."

Chen Xiangnan had sharp eyes and suddenly noticed a few strands of hair hanging down from the edge of the box. If you didn't look closely, they would blend in with the dark box and be hard to spot. "A thief wouldn't admit to stealing, Aunt Su, can you tell me whose those long hairs in the box are?"

Old Chen squinted and looked down, and sure enough, he found two long hairs on the edge of the box. He picked them up with his hands.

Chen Xiangnan pressed his advantage: "Dad, none of us have come in since we got back. The only people in the house with long hair besides Xiang Hong are Aunt Su. Xiang Hong hasn't been back recently either, and even if she were, she wouldn't have anywhere to stay, right? So we'll have to ask Aunt Su to explain these few strands of hair."