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

Yang Su found it strange when Old Chen sent her away today. In the past, this old man would have the whole family serve him on weekends, but today, when she and her three sons didn't want to go anywhere, this old man actually gave them some cloth coupons and asked her to make clothes for the children.

Yang Su harbored doubts, but since she figured she might as well take advantage of the situation, she readily took her three sons and went out.

But when he brought the cloth back, before he even reached the door, he heard that all of the old man's biological children had returned. The house was noisy and chaotic, and he could vaguely hear them talking about how the money was not divided fairly.

Yang Su was startled and quickened her pace. When she reached her door, she kicked the door open.

The commotion at the door startled the group of people who were arguing. They all shut up, except for Old Chen, who kept talking and told Yang Su about the money they had divided up that day.

By the time he realized something was wrong, Yang Su had already stormed in.

"Share the money? Share what money? Brother Chen, didn't you say you had no money left? You even said you'd have to pay off my son Wang Ming's job with your future salary? Why did I just hear you say you'd share the money? What money do you have to share?"

Old Chen stared at the angry Yang Su and said somewhat guiltily, "The money... has been found. To avoid any unforeseen complications, I called them back today to divide the money. But don't worry, I'll only divide the pile that was originally tied with the red string. I'll keep the rest myself, in case I need it later."

Although he didn't know why he had to explain this to her—isn't it normal for a father to divide money among his sons?—seeing Yang Su like this made it seem as if he had taken away the money that belonged to her. So Old Chen started explaining it inexplicably.

Yang Su: "It's back. How did you find it? Do you know who stole it?"

Old Chen glanced at Chen Xiangbei sideways but didn't say anything.

Yang Su couldn't stand this humiliation. She had made such a big fuss before, and she almost ended up in a labor camp. The reason was that Old Chen suspected her of stealing money. But now, he just casually said that the money had been found.

Moreover, she only found out about the money being recovered at the very end; the old man had already divided the money before she overheard it.

If she had come back any later today, or if the Chen family children hadn't started arguing, she might never have known the money had been returned until she died.

For the past few days, she'd been racking her brains trying to figure out who stole the money—such a large sum! Anyone would lose sleep over it for days. Even though she hadn't earned it, she and Old Chen were family now; what was his was hers, so there was no difference.

But the way he handled things today made Yang Su realize that Old Chen always said he was family with her, but in reality he never treated her as one of his own. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so wary of her.

Although Yang Su herself never had any real feelings for Old Chen from the beginning, Old Chen's actions made Yang Su even more convinced that men are the most untrustworthy people.

Yang Su walked around the Chen family children twice, observing their expressions.

Chen Xiangdong's face was still contorted with anger and resentment. Chen Xiangnan, holding Tang Jiao's hand, stared intently at Yang Su, sending chills down Tang Jiao's spine; the young man seemed to be plotting his revenge. Chen Xiangbei didn't even glance at her, busy rolling up the money in his hand and preparing to stuff it into his clothes.

He had just finished rolling up the money when Yang Su snatched it from his hand. He immediately looked up in surprise, "What are you doing?"

Yang Su waved the money in her hand and said with a smile, "Third brother, the money your dad gave you is quite generous. It's a pity that your dad is so good to you all, why doesn't anyone care about him?"

Yang Su felt that Chen Xiangdong and his wife seemed like the kind of people who couldn't understand human language and could go crazy at any time. Chen Xiangnan was obviously the most difficult to mess with. As for Chen Xianghong, her boyfriend was very capable, so it was best not to mess with her either. After all, Chen Xiangbei, a student, was the easiest to bully.

Chen Xiangbei looked puzzled. What was this old hag talking about?

Yang Su plopped down on the stool closest to Old Chen. When Chen Xiangbei reached out to snatch her money back, she dodged slightly, then continued, "Third brother, your father is already struggling to make ends meet, and you still have the nerve to take his money. Do you know how pitiful he was when he lost his money? Now he's giving you all this money. How is he going to live on his meager salary?"

Chen Xiangbei stared at Yang Su in shock. How could this old woman be so shameless as to say such things to him? Didn't she ever reflect on her own actions regarding why his father had ended up like this?

That old hag even tried to steal his money, and she was waving it around wildly. Did she really think she looked cool doing that? Pshaw!

Chen Xiangbei wasn't going to tolerate him. He stepped forward and kicked the stool under Yang Su's butt over, causing Yang Su to fall flat on his backside. "Old man, who are you lecturing? You have time to criticize other people's kids, but no time to reflect on your own behavior?"

He snatched his money and stuffed it into... his crotch.

He refused to believe that the old man would be so shameless as to try and steal money from his crotch.

Speaking of his crotch, Chen Xiangbei suddenly felt proud again. A few days ago, he had his aunt sew a big pocket into his pants, all for this day.

Caught off guard, Yang Su fell, nearly breaking her tailbone. Trembling, she pointed at Chen Xiangbei, "I'm supposed to be your elder, how dare you treat me like this? Do you have any manners at all?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Are you out of your mind? What kind of elder are you? If my dad hadn't had a mental breakdown, you'd still be somewhere."

Yang Su suddenly turned to Old Chen and said, "Brother Chen, I'm doing this for you too. You've sacrificed so much for our family, but not one of them cares about you."

Seeing that Old Chen's expression softened, Chen Xiangnan immediately said, "Aunt Su, if you don't force my dad to buy a job for Wang Ming, his monthly salary is more than enough to support the whole family. If you don't bring your adult children with you, my dad can live a carefree life with just you and me. If you don't marry into the family, my dad can support himself and be the richest person in the entire compound, the entire street, and the entire factory."

Speaking of feeling sorry for him, Aunt Su, you should also feel sorry for my dad. Don't just say you feel sorry for him, but you can't offer anything yourself and you still try to take things from him. You say you feel sorry for him, but how can you use other people's things to show your concern for my dad? That's not right.

"Otherwise, I'll talk to the factory leaders and have Wang Ming go to the countryside obediently. That way, my dad's life will be much easier."

Yang Su's face stiffened. She knew that the second son of the Chen family was the most vicious; he could easily ruin the job her husband, Wang Ming, had worked so hard to get. Facing him, Yang Su felt a little flustered.

"What are you saying, child? How could I not feel sorry for your dad? Even Wang De and the others feel sorry for him. It's just that I saw you arguing so fiercely just now, so I blurted out these words before I thought."