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

His words shifted the blame for his impending arrest onto that other man, implying that Dong Chunmiao wouldn't have a criminal record and it wouldn't affect their family. However, the subsequent revelations from those who were angry enough to expose her past did damage her reputation.

When Chen Lingling is asked to get married in the future, will people look down on her for having such a clueless mother? Will they suspect that she inherited her mother's tendency to only side with her own family? Will her marriage be difficult?

Although she is only a few years old, the people living in this compound will be neighbors for decades to come. Who wouldn't know what happened in each family?

He does want a divorce now, but after that scene at the hospital, if he turns around and divorces Dong Chunmiao, what will people think?

Originally, he was considered a good man by the people in the compound. Even though his wife was unreasonable, he didn't argue with her, and it was understandable that he didn't give her money. Then, at the hospital, he said he believed Dong Chunmiao was innocent and acted as if he didn't care about such things.

If they get divorced, won't they immediately think that Dong Chunmiao really has an improper relationship with someone, and what will they do then?

The police are worried that she has just had a miscarriage and has gone through this kind of thing, and they are afraid that she will try to commit suicide. They dare not let her go to the police station and be criticized by people again. Even if he wants to divorce her, he can't do it at this time. This is too heartless and ungrateful.

The Chen family was unusually quiet tonight. They ate their meal in silence, and no one went to call the second son and his wife.

After everyone returned to their rooms, Old Chen got angry. "You're always yelling at this person and hitting that person, so why are you so quiet at the hospital? Your second son is fighting this battle all by himself, why don't you help him?"

Grandma Xia stood by the bed, tidying up the clean clothes. "You call yourself a man?"

Old Chen glared angrily upon hearing this and shouted, "What do I mean? How am I not a man? If I weren't a man, how could I have four children with you?"

Grandma Xia: "Is this all you're capable of? Whenever something happens at home, you make me stand up for you while you hide behind me like a coward. Is that what you call a man?"

"I don't think you're even as good as the eldest brother. At least he knows how to protect his wife. You just hand over a little money every month and look down on everyone. As soon as you finish your meal, you push your bowl away, put your hands behind your back, and go out for a smoke. What good are you besides paying that little bit of money and shaking a couple of times when you were giving birth?"

“I’m the one who manages everything at home, inside and out. When I’m arguing with the men or fighting with the women, you just stand behind and say a few words like, ‘Stop arguing, stop fighting, can’t you talk things out?’ What else have you done besides saying that?”

"When I was fighting for what was rightfully ours, you were just trying to smooth things over. When I was being used as a pawn by you, you were still trying to smooth things over. Now that I've gotten what I wanted, you still expect me to apologize to them. You've played the good guy all the time. I'm the wicked old woman, and you're the reasonable old man. And now you're blaming me? Your skin is thicker than a city wall!"

"If you care so much about the second son, why don't you do it yourself? What kind of man would I be if I did it?"

Grandma Xia glanced down at him and said disdainfully, "You're spineless."

Old Chen had lived most of his life and no one had ever pointed at him and cursed him like that before. For a moment, he forgot about the slaps Xia Laotai had given him earlier. His mind was filled with anger, and he stood up and pushed Xia Laotai.

He pushed Old Lady Xia!

The current Old Lady Xia is no longer the one who swallows her anger. In fact, she is also a little confused. She has been married to this old man for so many years, and he has never laid a hand on her.

So, when he pushed her, Grandma Xia got angry too.

Old Chen was still furious when he was stunned by several slaps coming in quick succession, followed by a barrage of questions from Old Lady Xia.

"You dare to lay a hand on me?"

"Only the most spineless man would lay a hand on the woman in his own home."