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

Yang Su listened with amusement to the Yu family parents arguing with their child, and even added fuel to the fire by saying, "You say you've been carefully raising your child since he was little? Aren't you ashamed to say that? I think you might as well not raise him carefully at all. Children raised by free-range parents are better than those you've raised."

Yu Qingqing didn't even glance at Yang Su, and continued, "Mom and Dad, no matter how many children you have, they're all doomed. It's one thing if you don't approve of me, but you even think my brother is useless. So what about this one in your belly..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but felt that the child had already suffered enough, and if she continued, she would seem even less human.

"Anyway, he's really pitiful being raised like this by you guys."

Yu's mother had a bad temper even before she was pregnant, and it got worse after she became pregnant. When she heard her mentally ill daughter, Dougan, say such things about her, she couldn't stand it and raised her hand to hit her.

Yu Hongzhen tried to stop him, but the distance was too far. To everyone's surprise, Chen Xiangbei made his move.

He grabbed Yu's mother's hand and pushed her towards Yu's father. "Don't you consider yourself an intellectual, a cultured person, someone from a big city? How come you hit people so easily, especially in public? You're not even as good as the old ladies in our neighborhood who never went to school. How dare you find fault with this and that?"

If you really look down on your son and daughter, why are you even here? Are you just using the guise of family to get them to raise the baby in your belly?

A hint of unease flashed across Yu's father's face.

Chen Xiangbei immediately shouted, "You two old geezers wanted to produce an obedient tool, but you can't even raise it yourselves? I guessed right?"

Let me guess again. You two aren't young anymore. Even if you become managers in your respective factories, you'll only retire five years later than ordinary workers. By then, your child might not even have finished elementary school before you retire.

Mr. Yu shouted, "What does our family's business have to do with you? They are this child's older brother and sister, shouldn't they take care of them?"

Chen Xiangbei was about to yell at her. His sister had only been married to Brother Yu for a few years and was already helping to take care of his young brother. What was the difference between that and being a mother? Moreover, judging from the way Yu's mother looked, she didn't seem to be in good health. Her health might be even worse after giving birth. In the end, she would just dump the child here, and his sister would have to take care of him while she was still sick. His sister would be exhausted.

But Chen Xiangnan was quicker to think. He continued Chen Xiangbei's words, saying, "The resources after retirement will definitely not be as good as the resources now, but the child can't use the resources you have now, so you've set your sights on your eldest son."

Judging from your behavior just now, you two aren't planning to settle down here, are you? Not only would Battalion Commander Yu help you raise this child, but he could also take care of both of you.”

Chen Xiangbei realized that his second brother had the same idea as him. With his second brother's brain, the fact that he could say such a thing meant that he was sure that this thing would happen. Chen Xiangbei cursed loudly: "You two shameless old men, you want to have your cake and eat it too."

"You people have the nerve to look down on my sister? Since you look down on her, why make her serve you? You'll have her do all the hard work, and you'll interfere in their lives. Shameless! I've never seen such shameless people. Bah!"

Chen Xiangbei spat on Yu's father's shoes. He wanted to spit on his face, but they were his brother-in-law's parents after all, and he still managed to stay rational in front of his brother-in-law.

Yu Hongzhen's face was grim. He said in a deep voice, "Mom and Dad, I absolutely cannot help you raise this child, nor can I accept you coming here."

Yu's father was about to hit him again, but he stopped him. "Dad, don't forget that you're old. I didn't hide before because I still considered you my father, but if you continue like this, I'll risk my future and not care about you anymore."

Chen Xiangbei chimed in from the side, "We shouldn't be concerned about this now. I really don't know what you're still hoping for?"

Yu's father pointed at Yu's mother's belly, "He's your own brother, how can you be so heartless as to abandon him?"

Yu Hongzhen pointed at Yu Qingqing: "Qingqing is still your own daughter. You raised her from a baby, but you don't care about her at all?"

Old Chen noticed that the state-run restaurant was unusually quiet. He looked around and saw that although everyone was eating in silence, they were also listening intently to the commotion at their table. Apart from theirs, no one at the other tables was talking, as if afraid of missing anything.

He felt he had lost face again, and seeing the tense atmosphere among the Yu family members, he could only try to mediate, saying, "We're all family, let's eat first, there's no need to make a scene like this."

Chen Xianghong, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "Dad, it's fine to smooth things over in our own family matters, but don't meddle in other people's affairs. Anyway, we need to make this matter clear today."

Old Chen: "Why are you getting so temperamental? It's just raising a child and adding another pair of chopsticks. Xiao Yu's salary is so high, it's not like she can't afford to raise one."

Yu Hongzhen: "Uncle, that's not how it works. Raising a child requires more than just money; it also takes a lot of energy. Besides, if this child is dumped here, my parents will definitely come too. How will Xiang Hong and I live then?"

Old Chen: "Well...we don't have any newlywed couples around here who insist on living on their own after getting married. Most of them live with their parents-in-law, don't they?"

Chen Xianghong sneered: "Then you can raise them, Dad. Your salary is so high, it's just a matter of adding three pairs of chopsticks. When their kids are dumped here, I'll take them over and let you raise them. They can live with you, and you can make your own arrangements."

Old Chen: "What...what does this have to do with me?"

Chen Xianghong: "Why are you meddling in things that have nothing to do with you? Do I care about raising a child? I don't care about raising Brother Yu's younger brother, but I do care if they both come and live with us. No matter what I do then, they'll find fault with me. I'm different from my second sister-in-law; I don't have a room to stay in my parents' house."

If they were kind people, I would certainly be happy to live with my in-laws. But they aren't. They're so ruthless towards Brother Yu and Qingqing; they'd only be more ruthless towards me, an outsider.

When Old Chen saw that the two of them had suddenly started targeting him, he whispered, "If you dislike them so much, then don't tell them about your wedding. You'll be unhappy if they come."

Yu Hongzhen held Chen Xianghong's hand and said, "If my parents aren't even present when I marry Xianghong, what's the difference between that and eloping? Wouldn't that make Xianghong suffer? She's my lawfully wedded wife, and everyone who should know should know. Why should we do it secretly?"

Chen Xianghong suddenly turned to look at him; she hadn't even considered this aspect.