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

Dong Chunmiao was also confused. Looking at her second son's condition, she was in serious trouble this time.

Chen Xiangnan rode his bicycle with Chen Xianghong along the way, and when they were close to the village where Dong Chunmiao's mother lived, Chen Xianghong found the child.

"Lingling? Is that Lingling?"

Chen Xiangnan rode towards the people, and when he shone his flashlight closer, he realized that the children were all wet. Seeing them, he finally couldn't hold back his tears.

"Daddy, boohoo~" Chen Lingling cried and threw herself into Chen Xiangnan's arms, feeling extremely wronged.

"Why are you here all alone?" Chen Xianghong used a handkerchief to wipe the tears and sweat from her face.

Chen Lingling looked at the somewhat unfamiliar woman and thought for a while before remembering that this was her aunt. She hadn't seen her for several years and had almost forgotten what she looked like.

"Auntie," she called softly.

Chen Xianghong smiled at her, "Don't be afraid, let's go home."

"Second Brother, why don't you take Lingling back by bike first? I'll walk back slowly." There was only enough room for one person on the back of the bicycle, and Chen Xianghong was afraid that he would be in a difficult position, so she offered to do so.

Chen Xiangnan couldn't possibly let a girl walk back alone. "It's okay, Lingling can sit on the crossbar in front. Don't refuse, hurry up."

He carried Chen Lingling upstairs and urged Chen Xianghong on her way. The three of them finally made it home with great difficulty.

Zhu Wenying had just finished bathing Chen Baoyuan and was about to coax him to sleep when she heard the door open.

She came out carrying the child and saw Chen Lingling's disheveled appearance. "Oh dear, what happened?"

She pulled the child over, saying, "Why is her face so pale? Even though it's summer, children can easily catch a cold. I just gave Baoyuan a bath, and I have plenty of hot water left over. Second child, take her for a bath right away; she looks so pitiful."

Chen Xiangnan: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Zhu Wenying: "No need for formalities among family members. Hurry up and go. Has Lingling eaten yet? If not, I'll heat up some noodles for her."

Chen Baoyuan was sleepy and started crying loudly. Zhu Wenying comforted him while preparing to go into the kitchen.

"Second brother, go make something for Lingling, I'll give her a bath. Sister-in-law, you should put Baoyuan to sleep first, it's hard to soothe a sleepy child." Chen Xianghong deftly began pouring water into the bathtub.

"Alright." Chen Xiangnan never bathed children anyway. How could a grown man like him know how to bathe someone? Cooking is much simpler.

On the way, Chen Lingling recounted the events of the past few days in fits and starts. That damned Dong Chunmiao knew she had sworn an oath, and fearing the Dong family would truly suffer retribution, she didn't dare openly work for them herself, so she ordered a child of only a few years old to do the work, and even became the supervisor.

She scolds Chen Lingling whenever she slacks off, and she's even more ruthless than Zhou Bapi.

She didn't eat well and had to do a lot of work. Chen Lingling, a little girl, couldn't stand it. She cried and wanted to go home, and was even beaten by Dong Chunmiao.

As a result, when I hit her, I lost my footing and fell, and then she miscarried.

After they took her to the hospital, no one paid any attention to Chen Lingling, who was still in the field. Chen Lingling went to her grandmother's house, where only Dong Chunmiao's two nephews were there. They called her a jinx and wouldn't let her in, so she had no choice but to follow the route she remembered and walk out.

As darkness fell, she grew increasingly frightened and dared not stop until her father found her.

After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Chen Lingling sat on a stool and ate noodles. The little girl quickly finished a large bowl, clearly very hungry.

"Dad, I never want to go to Grandma's house again. Can you please talk to Mom and tell her not to drag me there?" Chen Lingling looked at her father pitifully. "I really don't want to go. I told her I didn't want to go this time, but Mom just dragged me away."

The little girl's voice was soft and a little hoarse, and she was about to cry again as she spoke.

"Alright, alright, your aunt is here. From now on, you can stay with your aunt. We won't go anymore." Chen Xianghong's heart softened completely when she saw her pitiful appearance.