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

When Chen Xiangbei arrived at the hospital with his older brother, he saw a group of people gathered around his bedside.

"Sister-in-law, sister, brother-in-law... what happened to Dad?" Chen Xiangbei started calling for people as soon as he entered the ward, but unexpectedly he was the last one to arrive.

The group remained silent for a moment, but because it was so embarrassing, Zhu Wenying finally spoke up, "Dad had a fight with Yang Su and got so angry that he had a stroke."

Chen Xiangbei squinted. "What the hell? He had a stroke just from arguing?"

Looking at the person on the hospital bed whose hands were trembling and whose speech was slurred, Chen Xiangbei scratched his head, "Where is Yang Suren?"

Chen Xianghong gets angry when she talks about Yang Su. "After my father had a stroke, she asked the neighbors in the compound to notify me, my brother Yu, my brother and sister-in-law. By the time we got home, Yang Su had already run away."

Zhu Wenying curled her lip and said, "That old man is really cunning. When I entered the house, all the cabinets and cupboards were open. He must have run them over and taken all the valuables. His two sons are also gone."

Yu Hongzhen said in a deep voice, "She can run away but she can't hide. At most, she can only run from Dad's house to the house she used to live in. I don't know what she's up to."

Zhu Wenying looked at the old man on the hospital bed, "Even so, who will take care of Dad?"

Chen Xianghong frowned. "Logically speaking, even if Dad is unreliable, we children shouldn't just abandon him like this..."

Chen Xiangbei leaned against the wall and said in front of Old Chen, "Sister, Dad is not unreliable anymore. He even wanted to sever ties with us because of Yang Su and the others. Logically speaking, it should be Yang Su and the others who should take care of him."

Zhu Wenying spoke even more bluntly, "Dad is now reaping the consequences of his past misdeeds. All he thinks about is helping outsiders, and he doesn't care at all about the mess at home."

I can tell you in advance that Xiangdong and I both have to work and raise our child, and we were also separated from our family after the household registration was divided. The son-in-law who married into the family has to go back home to take care of his father; we didn't get any benefits at all.”

Chen Xianghong was unconvinced. "Sister-in-law, you're saying this now. Before the money was divided up, your family was the one who benefited the most. According to this calculation, Brother Yu and I are the ones who should bear the least responsibility."

I'm a married daughter who never received anything from my family before, and this matter has nothing to do with me anymore. But aren't I still standing here, discussing this matter with you all?"

Zhu Wenying said sarcastically, "How could you not get it? I knew when Dad and Mom divorced that Mom left a lot of money for you all."

Chen Xianghong sneered, "The money left behind is not even comparable to the money spent on your and your brother's wedding and the subsidies given to you after Baoyuan was born. It's probably not even half of what you were left behind."

Zhu Wenying wanted to argue with her again, but the woman seemed ready to fight her. Thinking of the fight she had with the woman in the state-run restaurant before her wedding, and the dirty tricks she used, Zhu Wenying decided not to argue with her.

It's absolutely impossible for her family to contribute money or effort.

The atmosphere turned cold, and Chen Xiangdong seemed to remember something. "Dad, we should also tell the second son about this, right?"

Chen Xiangbei scoffed, "My second brother? He doesn't even care about his daughter anymore, why would he care about this old man?"

Chen Xiangdong complained: "At least send him a message. If you can't contribute your time or effort, you could at least contribute some money."

Chen Xiangbei crossed his arms and said, "Anyway, I feel very uncomfortable taking care of this old man, and I guess you all feel the same way."

The money that Yang Su's eldest son, Wang De, used to pay back Dad for the job is still in my hands. I can use that money to hire someone to take care of Dad.

I had planned to keep this money in my possession so that it would be useful to him in times of need after he got old and was swindled out of all his money by Yang Su, and he would be destitute. I never expected this emergency to come so soon.

Chen Xianghong also started to do the math in her mind, "Dad should still have some money on him. He didn't give them any money after arguing with Yang Su a while ago. He's so old, he can't spend much money these days."

Furthermore, the machine factory should provide subsidies and allowances, which could be used for treatment and hiring help. Also, Dad is likely to need to apply for early retirement, so my suggestion is not to transfer this job; just keep the pension. Otherwise, he might lose all the money he got from selling the job due to his mental lapse.

Yu Hongzhen: "I'll go to the machinery factory with Xiang Bei later and tell him. Dad can't let Yang Su take this pension."

Zhu Wenying only then remembered that her father had a job. Her eyes darted around when she thought of his job, but before she could say anything, Chen Xiangbei pointed it out.

"Sister-in-law, don't even think about this job. You were unwilling to contribute either money or effort just now, and now you want this job? That's too greedy."

If you really manage to steal Dad's job, I'll definitely find a way to make you pay for it with your current job.

After saying this, Chen Xiangbei was startled. Why was he starting to act a bit like his second brother? Would the family really become more and more alike?

Yu Hongzhen chimed in, "Sister-in-law, if that's really the case, I'll help Xiang Bei too."

Zhu Wenying was unhappy. "Fine, you're all family, and I'm the only one with a malicious heart, okay? From now on, don't call us if anything happens. We were the first to arrive today to bring Dad to the hospital."

Chen Xianghong: "Sister-in-law, if Dad doesn't get better for a year or two, his pension might not be enough. At that time, even if we are unwilling, we will have to take turns taking care of him. Even if you keep talking until you're hoarse, your family is the one that receives the most care from your parents."

"Even if you don't want to take care of them then, the pressure on your factory will be immense. How will you feel? Your reputation will be ruined."

Zhu Wenying felt it was unfair, "You guys have come up with a plan now, anyway, Xiang Dong and I will never get anything out of it, and we might even have to spend money and effort later."

But what about the second brother, Chen Xiangnan? He was sent abroad, yet he doesn't have to bear any responsibility? I remember Yang Su had over four hundred yuan, but it was all in his hands; he didn't share a single penny with us.”

Chen Xiangbei was also very annoyed by his second brother. Sometimes Chen Lingling would ask them where their father was, why he didn't come to see her, and why he didn't write to her.

She's only a few years old. Her mother is dead, her father has run away, and she doesn't understand anything. Sometimes she's even laughed at by other children. She's just a niece, not her biological daughter. Chen Xiangbei felt sorry for her, but his second brother just washed his hands of it and didn't care about her at all.

This piece of shit!

But there was nothing they could do about him. He was out of town, and if he didn't want to pay, they couldn't force him to.

"I'll send him a telegram when I get back and see how he reacts. There's really nothing else I can do." Chen Xiangbei inexplicably became the most reliable kid in this whole affair.