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

Grandma Xia: "Now you're telling me it's like spilled water? When your wife was giving money to your father-in-law's family, why didn't you say anything? Do you think the Zhu family's spilled water will flow back to them?"

Zhu Wenying knew that she had taken a lot of money back to her parents' home, but that was her parents' home. If her family needed money, was she just going to stand by and do nothing?

“My situation is different from hers. I haven’t gone back to my parents’ home. When is she leaving?” Zhu Wenying asked, hoping this person would leave soon so that Old Lady Xia wouldn’t be swindled out of her money. Every penny she spent meant a penny less for their own family; she understood this perfectly well.

Chen Xianghong stood to the side, unsure how to broach the subject. Her elder brother and sister-in-law seemed reluctant for her to stay permanently. However, her mother had promised her that she wouldn't be going back.

"How about..." Chen Xianghong wanted to say that once she found a way to make money, she would move out and it wouldn't affect them, but Old Lady Xia interrupted her.

“I won’t leave anymore, I’ll stay at home. My unmarried daughter should stay at home.”

Zhu Wenying asked sharply, "Isn't she going back? What about her boyfriend in the countryside?"

Grandma Xia: "The marriage is off. That man is no good. Xiang Hong will find a job here and won't go back."

Zhu Wenying: "Then where will she stay? Our house is small to begin with, and there are no extra rooms."

As Grandma Xia wiped the stove, she said, "That storage room was just cleaned up."

Zhu Wenying walked over quickly and saw that the house, which was originally covered in dust, had been cleaned up to be bright and cozy. She was furious. This was the house she had prepared for her son. Now that the child was older, he could sleep alone, and she and Chen Xiangdong would no longer have to squeeze in like this, making it inconvenient to do things.

“I disagree. I need that room. Before we got married, he slept in the room we have now with Xiang Dong, and Xiang Hong slept in his room. When we got married, he was forced to move out. At that time, Xiang Hong was still there, and the storage room was leaking, so he slept in the living room. Now that Xiang Hong is back, can't he sleep in the living room too?”

Grandma Xia glanced at her sideways and said, "The living room is so nice, why don't you three move out and sleep there? I can use your room to store my things."

Zhu Wenying:......

How will the three of us sleep?

Grandma Xia: "You can sleep however Xiang Hong sleeps. Don't worry, I'll make sure no one comes out after the lights are turned off."

Zhu Wenying trembled, "Xiang Dong is the eldest son, how can you be such a mother and mother-in-law?"

Old Mrs. Xia: "How can you act like this as a sister-in-law? I, Xiang Hong, am not even married yet, and we don't even have a place to sleep at home? How old is Bao Yuan? He's just a child, and he wants a room by himself instead of sleeping with his parents?"

"If it's inconvenient for you, just bring it here. Anyway, we've done this all the time before, haven't we?"

Zhu Wenying: "I disagree."

Grandma Xia threw down the rag. "If you don't agree, then get out. Have I been giving you face these past few days?"

Chen Xiangnan was awakened by the arguing in the living room; it was already dark when he woke up.

He took a deep breath; his temples throbbed, and he emerged feeling dizzy.

As soon as he came out, he saw his mother slapping his older brother's face repeatedly.

They cursed and hit him at the same time, only stopping when they saw him come out.

Chen Xiangnan touched his face and felt the same pain.

Brother, why do this to yourself?

He had sharp eyes and noticed his elderly father pacing back and forth at the door, probably afraid that his mother's anger would affect him.

You have to admit his dad is smart, because when his mom saw him, she started scolding him again. He, a son who diligently carried luggage, did nothing wrong, and even got scolded for taking a nap; imagine what his dad would say.

"Look at you, do you even act like a man? You're tired, but aren't your sister and I tired? And what do you do? You took a shower and have been sleeping until now. We've been working hard for so many days, and you're just leaving your sister to wash your dirty clothes. Do you have no hands or feet, or no wife?"

Chen Xiangnan immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake, saying that he would take Chen Xianghong out shopping the next day to buy her something as compensation. Only then did Grandma Xia nod in satisfaction.