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

Under persistent questioning from his neighbors, Chen Xiangnan quickly came up with an explanation and was about to put on a grand performance when Chen Xianghong burst into tears.

The cries contained endless grievances.

"All of you aunties have watched me grow up since I was a child. Don't you all know what kind of person I am?"

"Before I went to the countryside, I was eager to do more work for my family. After I went to the countryside, I would send any good things home."

"Later, my mom and my second brother brought me back from the countryside. I still wished I could do more so that my parents and brothers could rest more."

“My heart and soul are filled with my family. How could I possibly have any intention of harming my father?”

Chen Xianghong's honest image was deeply ingrained in people's minds, and even if she weren't here, no one would believe Old Chen's words about her.

Not to mention, Chen Xianghong's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke, as if her father had broken her heart.

The neighbors in the compound couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

The child always had his family on his mind, yet he was still falsely accused by Old Chen.

Old Chen stammered, trying to confront Chen Xianghong, "I... just got back from the hospital, and this brat... grabbed me by the collar and dragged me on the ground."

My back must be covered in injuries... and it still burns a lot.

"What a misfortune for our family... truly... what a misfortune for our family. I never imagined... Chen Xianghong would be... the most unfilial one. Before... it was all an act, cough cough cough."

As he was speaking, he choked on his own saliva and began to cough violently.

Chen Xiangnan stepped forward and patted his back, looking extremely concerned, but his words were clearly defending Chen Xianghong, "Uncles and aunts, I don't know what's wrong with my dad, now he just starts blaming us kids."

Xiang Hong is the kindest person imaginable, yet he still manages to twist the truth like this. When has she ever done anything to harm her family since she was little? She's always helped my mother with chores, and if you give her a little food, she can't wait to share it with us brothers.

If you ask me, there's some basis to my claim that the three of us brothers didn't treat our parents well. But what kind of person is Xiang Hong? She's the kind of person who would rather have one dollar of her own money go to the family and spend two dollars of it.

My dad said that Xiang Hong dragging him away was absolutely impossible.

Chen Xiangbei also chimed in, "You've all seen how I've behaved lately. I wouldn't say I've been perfect in every way towards my dad, but I've certainly done my best."

My dad refused to give us money, so we kids pooled our money to hire someone for him. Even when Aunt Su kept taking Uncle Li's vegetables and money, and he had to quit because it was hard for him, I still made him cook three meals a day for my dad.

When we came from the hospital, all of us kids were there. Even if what my dad said is true, that my sister grabbed him by the collar and dragged him, shouldn't the rest of us have stopped her?

If things had really come to this point, we wouldn't have cared whether Dad lived or died at all.

Chen Xiangdong nodded: "Yes, we're all here. We came here after returning from the hospital."

Chen Xianghong cried even louder at that moment.

Old Chen was so angry that he trembled all over. "I still have fresh wounds on my back."

Chen Xiangnan seemed disappointed in his father, refusing to even look at him. After closing his eyes for a while, he appeared to be unable to bear being falsely accused and could only offer a helpless explanation.

“Dad, you insisted on going to see Aunt Su halfway through the trip. We wanted you to go home and rest first, and we would bring you any news, but you wouldn’t agree.”

In the struggle, she fell off the wheelchair and skidded to the ground. "Even for this, you're going to frame us? For Aunt Su's sake, can't you bear the stigma of making all our children unfilial?"

Chen Xiangbei was about to cry too, "Dad, we've worked so hard for you all this time, but in the end, it's still not as important as Aunt Su in your heart?"

"You've gone to such lengths to make us forgive her, to bring her back, even at the cost of hurting yourself and ruining the reputation of us children. Don't you feel any remorse for putting us through this?"

Old Chen was in great pain. He was in so much pain. He had never been in such pain since he became paralyzed.

He wanted to swiftly scold these children who accused him of distorting the truth, but in fact, they were the ones distorting the truth. He wanted to tell everyone that the truth was not like that; it was these unfilial sons who rebelled against Heaven and tried to kill their old father.

Old Chen regretted it. If he had known that his resistance on the road would result in their relentless smear campaign, he would have preferred to let Yang Su die in the labor camp.

Just as Old Chen opened his mouth to speak, Chen Xianghong interrupted him again, "Dad, Aunt Su took care of you and took you to the hospital, but you still insisted on having her come back. When your second brother saw you lying on the ground covered in blood, did you ever think about how he felt?"

He finally returned from out of town, and the first thing he did was bring Lingling to see you. If he hadn't realized something was wrong and left the child with Aunt Yin, Lingling would have been terrified if she had seen you like this.

Besides, he rushed back so exhausted, and then this happened. He hasn't slept for several nights, feeling incredibly guilty. Don't you consider him and us at all?"

Chen Xiangnan lowered his head: "Xianghong, don't say anymore. I'm still young and can handle it. It's my fault. My eldest brother has already separated from the family and left, so it's normal that he couldn't find out in time. My third brother is still young and has just started working at the factory, so he has a lot to do. He can only come to see Dad every day at most."

This is a responsibility I should have borne. I'm willing to bear the resentment Dad holds towards me. But he shouldn't have dragged you, a married daughter, into this, and he shouldn't have subjected you to criticism.

He tidied Old Chen's messy hair. "Dad, if you really want Aunt Su to come back, we can agree. But from now on, Lao San and Xiang Hong won't take care of you anymore."

You trust Aunt Su so much, but you don't trust us kids. I'm afraid that if something happens to you, you'll blame them. They're young, with bright futures ahead of them; we can't let you drag them down any further.

"From now on, I'll take care of you. If you want to scold me, go ahead and scold me. Even if I go to another city after the New Year, I'll hire someone to look after you. If you're feeling unwell, just have someone send me a message. I'll take care of you even if it means giving up my job."

Old Chen was dumbfounded. Letting the second son take care of him was tantamount to sending him to his death. If Yang Su came back and the other children ignored him, it was practically asking Yang Su to kill him.

Why is it that the other neighbors can't see such a simple truth, and even think that the second son, who has a wicked heart, is filial?

These people should all have their brains checked.

Old Chen shouted, trying to say that he wanted Yang Su to come back, but the children wanted to help him target Yang Su and control him, not that he wanted Yang Su to come back and beat him up.