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

Ever since the argument with Chen Weijun at Chen Mei's house, Old Chen had harbored a grudge against Chen Weijun. But this guy, perhaps lacking common sense since childhood, didn't care whether Old Chen was cold to him or not, and continued to treat him the same way as before.

Old Chen felt that no matter how much he talked, this bastard wouldn't understand. He'd just do what he wanted. Undeterred, Old Chen decided to try one last time. "Wei Jun, I can give whoever I want to use what I've earned. What are you worrying about?"

Chen Weijun said righteously, "Brother, I'm just worried you'll get scammed. I don't even want to talk to you anymore; you're so easily swayed. Anyone can cheat you out of your money. We're family, but they're all outsiders!"

Old Chen: "When I spent money on your family before, no one said anything. Why didn't you think back then that this was my money, meant for Xiang Dong and the others? When I gave it to you, didn't you accept it without a care in the world?"

And the job I found for your son, you didn't refuse it at all, did you? Why didn't you say back then that Xiang Nan didn't have a job either, and let me give the job to Xiang Nan first?

Chen Weijun remained silent for a while. Old Chen, seeing that he was not speaking, assumed that he had been persuaded. In fact, everyone is the same, selfish. So it was quite laughable for Chen Weijun to say such selfless words.

But Chen Weijun wasn't convinced at all; instead, he was contemplating whether to say something even more hurtful to offend his older brother. He felt that his older brother, Chen Weiguo, was the most mentally unstable person he had ever met.

Although his relatives all thought Chen Weijun was a parasite on the family, at least he was doing it for his own little family. His older brother, on the other hand, was very puzzling; he always did things that would cause discord within his own family in order to help others.

Old Chen stared at Chen Weijun for a moment with a mocking look, then continued, "Second brother, you can't even manage your own family affairs, so what right do you have to interfere in mine? Just because I stopped giving you benefits, you can't stand to see me doing well?"

Chen Weijun never expected that his silence would make his older brother feel good. Did his older brother really not realize that everyone was saying he was stupid behind his back? Since no one was saying it out loud, he couldn't hold back any longer. He would be the first one to offend his older brother.

He frowned, then suddenly sat down, his words vicious, "Brother, I really didn't expect you to be so stupid. You have no self-awareness at all. Even I know my limitations, that I'm not very capable, so I go around asking you for favors, but you actually think so highly of yourself?"

I'm asking for favors everywhere, all for the sake of my two sons. At least I'm doing it for their own good. But what are you doing? What are you doing it for? Even I think you're stupid. How can you think you've done nothing wrong?

Everyone's advising you to treat your own sons better, but you not only won't listen, you're pushing them further and further away. We brothers may all have our own ulterior motives, but we would never harm you. No matter how good outsiders are, they can't compare to your own sons. If you've distanced yourself from your own sons, and they won't even support you, how can you expect other people's sons to support you?

You're capable of earning money to support your family now, so these outsiders fawn over you. But when you're old and unable to move, do you think they'll have the conscience to support you, or will your sons have the conscience to support you more?

Old Chen pointed at Chen Xiangdong and the others, unconvinced, "What are you saying? Look at how they look at me like I'm their enemy. How can I possibly rely on them?"

Chen Weijun: "...If you did what a father should do, which child would treat you like this now? I remember before, no matter how unfilial Xiangdong and Xiangnan were, they would still take everything the factory gave them home for you, right?"

Even when Xiangbei was still a child, he would tell you everything he heard outside. But now, do you see him still telling you anything? Forget about news, he doesn't even want to talk to you anymore. This kid used to be such a chatterbox.

Not to mention Xiang Hong, that child has always been loyal to her family, but now you've hurt her deeply. She's not even married yet, and she has no place in the family anymore. Brother, if you continue to hurt your own child for outsiders, you'll suffer the consequences when you're old.”

This time, Chen Weimin didn't argue with Chen Weijun. He agreed with what Chen Weijun had just said. Although he was on his older brother's side, the way his older brother treated the children made him not know how to help. Although he didn't object to his older brother's second marriage, he felt that his older brother's treatment of the children was wrong.

"Big brother, second brother may have been a bit harsh, but you haven't been treating the children well lately. Even if you're going to redistribute the rooms, at least don't touch Xiang Hong's room. Can't Wang De and Wang Ming share a room, and Wang Xian and Xiang Bei make do? Wait until Xiang Hong gets married before moving her room, that would be better than kicking her out now, wouldn't it?"

"Don't blame your second brother for saying this about the way you handled things; you yourself have the problem." This time, Chen Weimin actually spoke a few fair words for Chen Xianghong.

Old Chen's face flushed slightly at what he was being told; he hadn't even considered that possibility. At the time, he figured that since Xiang Hong was being looked after by Xiao Yu outside and had even been introduced to a job with accommodation included, the rooms at home probably wouldn't be used much anymore, so he thought he'd make the most of them and redistribute them.

He didn't think that much about it, nor did he really want to kick Xiang Hong out.

When his children protested, Old Chen felt that their words were too harsh and made him lose face. He refused to admit that he had a problem and instead confronted them, which led him to say a lot of nonsense and become estranged from his children.

But he's not a saint; he makes mistakes. The kids are practically riding on his head; can't he at least get angry and say a few wrong things?

He's their father. No matter what, these kids shouldn't disown him because of that. Look at what they did afterward—not only did they refuse to come home, but they also went around smearing him.

Old Chen seemed to have forgotten that he was the one who first smeared Chen Xiangbei in front of outsiders, and this was just Chen Xiangbei's small counterattack.

Although he knew he hadn't done anything quite right, Old Chen was still unhappy about his brother's blunt criticism and stubbornly retorted:

"Didn't I have Xiang Bei prepare the house for Xiang Hong before her wedding? What's the difference between it and her own house? Besides, I gave her a lot of money for her dowry when she got married, and I didn't even accept a penny of bride price, she took it all with her. In any family, I would be considered a good father, right? Why is everyone saying I'm wrong now?"

"And your sister-in-law has no objection to this. I'm so good to them because she's generous; she never cares how much good stuff I give the children. I treat Xiang Hong the same way, so I would never let my son suffer any loss."

Chen Xiangnan couldn't hold back any longer, "The little money you gave isn't even as much as my mother gave, not to mention that most of what you gave was what my mother explicitly said she would leave for Xiang Hong when we divorced. My mother never even considered asking for her dowry. Dad, how can you use this to pat yourself on the back? Not only are you patting yourself on the back, but you're also patting an outsider on the back. I think you've really gone mad."