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

Yang Su waved her hand, "Brother Chen, I really didn't take it. If it really comes down to it, go to the police. I really didn't take it."

Old Chen tapped the table and suddenly asked, "Third brother, I didn't say I lost money. You just got back too, how did you know I lost money?"

Chen Xiangbei's face stiffened, his eyes widened, and his mind raced. Didn't his father mention losing money? Then what did he say before?

Oh, he was asking if I had been in his bedroom.

Chen Xiangbei broke out in a cold sweat and silently took a small step behind his second brother.

Chen Xiangnan was also shocked. He had actually been led astray by the third brother. He hadn't even noticed such an obvious flaw and had continued to follow the third brother's words.

He swallowed hard, clenched his fist, then relaxed and smiled, saying, "Dad, why do you make it sound like the third brother stole it? We've all seen this box. When you divorced Mom, you even took it out and said there was a stack of money belonging to all of us siblings, and it would be divided among us."

Now the box is sitting on the table, empty inside, and you're asking the third brother this question again. Anyone would think the money is missing, right, third brother?

Chen Xiangbei nodded, then said, "Dad, you really hurt me. Why do you always suspect us whenever something bad happens? We are your own children. Won't you still divide this money among us in the future? Why risk severing ties with you by stealing now? I never thought about stealing before, and I certainly won't now."

I ended up eating at my second sister-in-law's parents' house; they were so kind to me. Unlike you, you didn't even consider how an unemployed person like me could survive out there. You didn't even think about whether I'd go hungry, let alone leave me any food at home. All you thought about was whether I'd stolen your money. How could you do that? Even strangers treat me better than you. Where is your heart now?

Chen Xiangbei's words sounded incredibly aggrieved. Although he did take the money, what he said afterward was true. Old Chen had never cared much about his children. If he had cared at all, he would never have imagined that Chen Xiangbei would starve to death without money.

Old Chen was indeed furious: "There's food at home, why did you have to go out instead of eating?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Are you out of your mind? This old hag has locked up all the food. Do you want me to just chop the cabinet open with a big machete? If I do that, you'll be unhappy. You're a difficult old man too. You wish your first few biological sons were dead after you married a new wife."

Old Chen slammed his hand on the table. "You're talking nonsense."

Chen Xiangbei: "You're talking nonsense! You're the one who's talking nonsense! Your brain is full of farts!"

Old Chen got angry again, took out the little money he had left from his pocket and slammed it on the table. "What do you mean I won't give you money? Take this money, it should be enough for you to live on for a while."

Chen Xiangbei jumped onto the table, grabbed the money from under Old Chen's hand, and stuffed it all into his pocket. "Thank you, Dad. At least I don't have to go around mooching meals these days. Although my second sister-in-law's family has been very polite to me, it's still a bit embarrassing to keep going over there."

Old Chen had just given all his remaining money to Chen Xiangbei in a fit of anger, and now his savings were gone, and he was penniless. He was starting to regret it. But the good news was that his third son's words made a lot of sense, and even carried a hint of trust in his father, so Old Chen believed him.

But if we could find out who stole the money and return it, then there wouldn't be any problems. So Old Chen asked, "Did you take the money or not? As long as you confess, I won't hold it against you."

His gaze swept over everyone present, even glancing at the three children of the Wang family several times. No one made a sound, and Chen Xiangbei was even hiding behind his second brother counting money.

Chen Xiangnan: "Dad, what's the point of asking? I just said that our family hasn't lost any money in over twenty years, but they lost money as soon as they came. Isn't that an obvious fact? My older brother and sister-in-law rarely come back, and they don't even have a key to the front door."

Tang Jiao and I haven't been back much lately, we haven't even stayed here, so it couldn't have been us. The third brother is always out and about; when he's home, you're all home. He only comes back late at night to sleep, there's no way he could be stealing anything.”

Chen Xiangbei nodded again. Yes, yes, although Wang Ming and Wang Xian, those two idiots, were at home the day he stole the money, he quietly came in, quietly stole it, and quietly left without alerting anyone, except for that village girl who was Yin Sheng's girlfriend that day.

But it's obvious that the woman is on his side, and Yin Sheng's whole family is on his mother's side; they would never tell his father that he stole money.

Therefore, the conclusion is that their family could never have known that he stole the money, except for the second brother. The second brother is a shrewd person; although he has a bad heart, he is very clever and he must have guessed it.

Old Chen was silent for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Yang Su, you know how I feel about you. Just tell me what you want. I went to great lengths to find a job for your son. I also gave you a dowry when you got married. I didn't even ask you to bring a wedding gift."

You said your eldest son wanted to get married and needed a house, so I gave you the house my eldest son used to live in. I even kicked my third son out of Xiang Hong's room, just to make room for your two sons. I can give you anything you want, so why did you steal money?

It's not like I can't earn money. I've already told you that the stack of money tied with red string is for my children's important events. It's money I've been saving for a long time, and it was divided between them before their mother divorced me. I've made it very clear to you that you can use anything here except that money.

"I earn enough every month to feed our whole family meat every day, so why would you steal money?"

Yang Su stared at the old man in disbelief. Just a moment ago he was saying that his son had stolen it, but now he was saying it was him. Does this old man even have a brain? Just like he said, she had no reason to steal the money. Why take such a big risk for something as simple as talking?

Even after explaining everything so clearly, you still think she stole it? She's not a brainless woman. She's still relying on Old Chen, so how could she possibly break ties with him? If she doesn't intend to break ties, she's even less likely to steal the money.

Yang Su felt that she had never felt so frustrated in all her years of life.

In the past, if anyone dared to falsely accuse her, she would immediately start pulling their hair. She would pull women's hair and slap their faces, and men would grab bricks and fight them to the death. Basically, the toughest people are afraid of those who don't value their lives. Who's afraid of who?

But she couldn't treat Old Chen like that; his two sons' jobs depended on him.

When Yang Su raised her head, her face was already streaked with tears. "Brother Chen, I wish I could die to clear my name."