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

When Chen Lingling returned home after playing, she saw a tall figure standing outside. When she got closer, she realized that it was Chen Xiangnan who had returned.

"Daddy!" Chen Lingling jumped up and down, holding out her hands for him to hug her. "Where have you been? Everyone says you don't want me anymore."

Chen Xiangnan poked her with his stubble, "How could Daddy not want you? Doesn't Daddy send you gifts every month? Do you like them?"

Chen Lingling shouted, "I love it! I love it so much! Did you receive my letter? I'm learning to read every day!"

Chen Xiangnan exclaimed, "We received them! Dad has kept these letters safe and sound. He takes them out to look at them whenever he misses Lingling."

Chen Lingling was extremely happy today.

After having dinner at Grandma Xia's place, Chen Xiangnan prepared to go and check on Old Chen.

"Mom, I'll stay over there tonight. Lingling can sleep over there with me," Chen Xiangnan said as he helped tidy up.

Grandma Xia: "Alright, you haven't been here for half a year, you should go and see your father."

Her tone was somewhat sarcastic.

Chen Xiangnan smiled. "I didn't go to see him out of respect. I really wish I could cut ties with him after what he did. It's just that it doesn't matter if I apply for an overseas assignment, but Lao San and Xiang Hong still have to live here, so I can't really separate from him."

I heard he's a bit restless, so I'm going to talk to him. Hopefully, he'll behave better after I leave again. The third brother is being groomed by the factory director; his reputation is still very important. Xiang Hong lives with Battalion Commander Yu at the military base; although she has her own job, her reputation is also important.

"If everyone's unemployed, then we can just ignore him; it doesn't really matter. Besides, you probably can't fit me here anyway. Lingling hasn't seen me in so long; she must really want to be with me."

Grandma Xia, feeling guilty, shouted loudly, "I didn't say anything. He's your own father. Would I stop you from seeing him?"

Chen Xiangnan laughed and said, "Yes, yes, Mom, you are the most sensible person."

Grandma Xia sighed, "Where is Ping An?"

Chen Xiangnan said seriously, "I sent things to Tang Jiao before, but they were all returned. She must hate me to death and doesn't want to have any contact with me anymore. But... I am Ping An's father after all, and I want to go see her."

Grandma Xia: "Your sudden visit might scare them. I'll talk to Tang Jiao about it tomorrow. She's a good girl. When you were on assignment, she often brought her child over to see me."

Chen Xiangnan said in a low voice, "I'm the one who wronged her."

By the time they carried Chen Lingling to Old Chen's place, it was already dark.

Chen Xiangnan was going to talk to his mentally challenged father later, and he thought that these words were probably not suitable for a child to hear, so he came to Grandma Yin's house after a long time.

"Aunt Yin, I'll leave Lingling here with you for a while, she'll be done soon." Chen Xiangnan handed her some local specialties he had bought from out of town.

Grandma Yin was overjoyed and hugged Lingling, saying, "Xiangnan, you're finally back! As for your father... well! You'll know once you go and see him. Just leave Lingling with me."

Chen Xiangnan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he had a bad feeling.

He pushed open the door, covered his nose, and went inside. The house was pitch black, so he had to take out a flashlight because he couldn't find the kerosene lamp at all.

"Dad?" Chen Xiangnan called out cautiously.

There was a slight noise coming from the direction of Old Chen's bedroom. Just as he was about to go over to check, he heard a weak, stuttering voice, "Ah...ah..."

He rushed into the room, and when he shone his flashlight, he saw Old Chen lying on the floor like a magpie, which almost scared him to death.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" He squatted down, but was also startled by the pungent smell and immediately took a few steps back.

"Where is Yang Su? Third Brother said you insisted that Yang Su take care of you, where is she?" Chen Xiangnan asked.

Old Chen was so hungry he was almost powerless. Half a month ago, he had a fight with Chen Xiangbei, who said that he wouldn't give him money and insisted that Yang Su take care of him. This angered him so much that he sent Grandpa Li back home. Then, that bastard Yang Su started hitting and cursing him.

At first, he managed to hold on. Although Yang Su wouldn't feed him, Chen Xiangbei still had a shred of conscience left. He continued to give money to Grandpa Li to deliver his three meals a day. He could survive even without caring about anything else.

Recently, Yang Su has been unable to get paid or find any work. In addition, Wang Ming, that ungrateful wretch, is also having a hard time. The mother and her two sons are taking out their anger on him, beating him more and more severely. Today, they even smashed his rice bowl and knocked him unconscious.

When he woke up, it was already dark. When Grandpa Li brought him food, he was in pretty good condition. If nothing unexpected happened, he would not come over until the next morning. He could only wait and see.

Just when Old Chen thought he was going to die that night, fate intervened, and his ungrateful second son came back to see him.

Old Chen almost burst into tears of joy.

"Second brother, second brother~" Old Chen had hundreds of things to say, but he had lost a lot of blood and his head was spinning.

Chen Xiangnan also noticed the dark marks on the ground. Seeing that the situation was not good, he resigned himself to borrowing a tricycle, and even had to promise the driver that he wouldn't get it dirty.

Yin Sheng and Hu Jie can help out at home.

When they carried Old Chen out, the neighbors all gasped in surprise.

"My God, why are they playing so fiercely today?"

"We only heard Yang Su cursing this afternoon, and we thought it was just a minor scuffle like before."

"Is this blood? Yang Su is beating Old Chen to death, isn't she?"

"Old Chen, what can we say? If you had given the money to your son earlier, he wouldn't have been beaten like this."

"Being a second-marriage couple isn't that easy. You pour your heart out to them, and they beat you to a pulp."

"Foolish, so foolish."

Yin Sheng and Hu Jie couldn't possibly leave Chen Xiangnan alone at a time like this. After all, they were neighbors who had lived together for so many years and were considered good brothers.

They hurriedly took the person to the hospital, and then a neighbor went to find Chen Xiangbei.

Finding Chen Xiangbei is the hardest part; who knows where that kid has run off to again?

Therefore, Chen Xiangbei arrived late, after Old Chen had finished his treatment and been taken to the ward.

He lay weakly on the hospital bed, no longer the tough guy he used to be.

Thinking about how Old Chen had been lying there dirty while receiving an IV drip, and how the doctor had asked Chen Xiangnan to clean up his body, he felt miserable.

His father was so filthy that he didn't even know where to begin; he was covered in excrement and urine.

vomit!

Chen Xiangbei and his elder brother were lucky; they said they wouldn't care and didn't even bother to come and see him.

He simply couldn't believe that Chen Xiangbei, that brat, hadn't heard the news of his father's condition; he must have just thought it was too dirty to care.

Chen Xiangnan had been on the train for several days, and when he got back, he still had to clean up after this old man.

He silently shed tears.