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

The commotion at the door finally alerted the people inside.

Jiang Fangru opened the door and looked at Old Mrs. Xia sitting on the ground and her pregnant daughter with a puzzled expression.

She rushed out the door and helped her daughter up with a pained expression. "What happened? You're pregnant, why are you sitting on the ground? Xiangdong's mother, can't you talk things out?"

She was wearing a new outfit, her hair neatly tied up, looking clean and energetic. She stood in front of Old Lady Xia, looking down at Old Lady Xia who was still sitting on the ground crying, with some dissatisfaction and some disgust.

She had always looked down on this kind of shrewish behavior, so she didn't even bother to help her up.

"Mom, what's going on outside? We have a big event today." Jiang Fangru's eldest son, Zhu Wenfei, came out, frowning as he saw the neighbors gathered to watch the commotion. Today was his big day; was someone causing trouble?

"It's alright, you go inside with Yu Xue, your mother is here." Today was the first day that her eldest son and Yu Xue, the daughter of the deputy director of the food factory, met. Originally, their family had prepared a big table of dishes in celebration, but who knew that this old woman would come to their door to cause trouble. What bad luck! They had to get rid of her as soon as possible.

When Grandma Xia saw Zhu Wenfei, she was reminded of him from her past life.

That Zhu Wenfei is no good; he's even more vicious than Zhu Wenying. Back then, he begged and pleaded with Yu Xue to marry him, and later, relying on his father-in-law's connections, he opened his own factory and enjoyed immense success.

However, after the reform of state-owned enterprises, his father-in-law was forced to lose his job, and this guy started having an affair with a woman outside, had a son with her, and even brought her home openly.

Yu Xue made a fuss, so he beat her. Eventually, the girl was covered in sores that she was covered in bruises. When his father-in-law came to demand an explanation, he pushed him, causing him to slip and fall, hitting a rock. He died by the time he was taken to the hospital.

Later, I heard that Yu Xue fought him to the death and stabbed him to death. Yu Xue herself also went to prison.

While crying, Grandma Xia secretly peeked at Yu Xue, who was following behind Zhu Wenfei and only had her head showing. She was very fair-skinned and looked somewhat delicate. Her eyes looked at her with a mixture of sympathy and pity, as if she wanted to squeeze out but was blocked by Zhu Wenfei.

Old Mrs. Xia tearfully recounted the whole story, pointing a trembling finger at Zhu Wenying, "Jiang Fangru, what a fine daughter you've raised! Now she's beating her mother-in-law, is she going to kill her later?"

Jiang Fangru felt guilty and blamed her daughter for being stupid and clumsy, for not even bothering to put on a show, which allowed this old hag to seize on her weakness and make a scene at this crucial moment.

If this ruins her eldest son's marriage, she'll never let them off the hook.

“Xiang Dong’s mother, you need to provide evidence for your words. My daughter married into your family with a clean reputation. When she was a daughter in my Zhu family, no one ever said that she disrespected her elders or hit her mother-in-law. Who would believe that? My daughter is the most filial. If you don’t believe me, ask everyone.”

“During holidays, she would always send some things to her uncles, aunts, and other relatives, and she would go there herself even on rainy days.”

Jiang Fangru looked at Old Lady Xia with a sarcastic tone, "Don't tell me you did something heinous that my perfectly good daughter was bullied in your house and got angry, which is why she had a conflict with you. Everyone here knows that even if you, Xia Yue'e, are unreasonable, you still have to make a scene."

No sooner had she said this than a neighbor, always eager for trouble, chimed in, "Aunt Jiang, Wenying once cursed her grandmother as an old hag. Don't think we don't know. Lots of people were watching. Don't you feel guilty saying she's filial?"

Everyone laughed, and one of them said, "I have a relative who lives in Aunt Xia's compound. Although Aunt Xia isn't very friendly to outsiders, she's incredibly kind to her own family. She even washes Xia Wenying's clothes herself."

"My God, Zhu Wenying makes her mother-in-law wash this kind of thing? Doesn't she fear being struck by lightning?"

"It's a family tradition. Jiang Fangru was quite a formidable person when she was young. You young people might not know, but who in our generation doesn't? Even Jiang Fangru had her mother-in-law wash her underwear."

“I live next door to her. She used to often scold her mother-in-law. It’s pitiful that her mother-in-law, a widow, struggled to raise her son, only to be scolded by her daughter-in-law after he got married.”

"Now that she's old, she's been forced to live in the countryside. Even when she's sick, this wicked woman won't let Lao Zhu visit her."

Jiang Fangru was shocked that her neighbors were so disrespectful to her, even bringing up those old stories. Her face immediately darkened.

"What nonsense are you all spouting? You're just jealous because my son is getting married, aren't you?" Jiang Fangru glared at them fiercely.

If the Zhu family's reputation is ruined, their compound's reputation won't be any better. How could they be so inconsiderate?

However, the neighbors weren't afraid of her at all. They had long seen through the Zhu family and realized that they were all a bunch of monsters and demons. If they really married a girl from a good family, it would be bad luck for the girl.

Seeing that no one was giving him any face, Old Zhu couldn't sit still any longer. He forced a smile to appease Yu Xue, then opened the door and politely and sincerely helped Old Madam Xia up from the ground. "I'm so sorry, my dear in-law, Wenying's mother doesn't know how to speak properly, please bear with her. The ground is cold, please get up and come inside to talk."

Old Zhu smiled when he saw the Chen family in the crowd. "Old Chen, and son-in-law, come in. That must be your second son. Don't stay in the back, come in and have a cup of hot tea."

“My daughter Wenying is young and sometimes acts without thinking about the consequences. If she offends your mother, I will apologize on her behalf. Please don’t hold it against her. I will scold her.”

The group shoved and pushed each other as Old Zhu pulled them into the house. He then nodded to the neighbors who had come to watch the commotion, saying, "Everyone, go home now. It's just a small family matter, nothing to see here. Come over for candy and join the fun when my Wenfei gets married."

He closed the door, shutting out the neighbors' view.

Once inside, Old Zhu's expression was extremely hypocritical; Old Mrs. Xia even seemed to see him roll his eyes.

Sure enough, Old Zhu, that shameless old man, is just like her husband, Old Chen. He likes to hide behind the scenes and use his wife as a pawn. This kind of man is too spineless.

Grandma Xia glanced at Old Chen, whose expression was much more sincere; he was genuinely worried.

"Mother-in-law, what's the matter that you're making such a fuss about? Can't you talk about it privately sometime?" Old Zhu's words immediately labeled Old Lady Xia as ignorant.

Old Mrs. Xia rolled her eyes at him in return, "Find a time? How dare I wait? If I wait any longer, I, Xia Yue'e, will die at the hands of my daughter-in-law."

Old Lady Xia's ability to speak sarcastically is no less than Jiang Fangru's. If she used some of the energy she had for criticizing outsiders on her own people, who could out-argue her?