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

"Mom, are you thinking of buying a job?" Chen Xiangdong stared straight at Xia, who seemed lost in thought.

At this moment, Old Mrs. Xia reacted, "What?"

Chen Xiangdong didn't understand, "You almost forced me to divorce Wenying just for a job?"

Grandma Xia was even more puzzled. "Aren't you all just trying to get a job and forcing me to give you money as compensation? I learned that from you."

Chen Xiangdong was speechless. Upon reflection, he realized the root of the problem was his work.

No, no, he did it for his own little family, while his mother did it for that money-losing Chen Xianghong.

“Chen Xianghong has been in the countryside for so many years, why do you insist on bringing her to the city? Isn’t she just a money-loser? She can’t take care of you in your old age, we will. Are you out of your mind?”

Grandma Xia said slowly, "I don't know if Chen Xianghong will support me in my old age, but with you three brothers in this state, I absolutely cannot count on you to support me. I would be crazy to ask you to support me in my old age."

Chen Xiangdong was stunned. His mother had actually said something like that. He panicked a little. Was she really disappointed in him?

Chen Xiangnan couldn't stay out of it now, since Grandma Xia had also scolded him. He declared, "Mom, I will definitely be filial to you and Dad from now on. I'm not like my brother."

Seeing Chen Lao Er belittling his own brother without any qualms, Old Lady Xia still relentlessly attacked, "You? When I was being beaten, you watched the spectacle with great interest. When people were talking about me, you didn't say a word. Besides coaxing me for money and jobs, what else can you do? If I really needed you, I might as well jump into the river right now."

Chen Xiangnan: "Mom, I'm not that kind of person."

Grandma Xia: "Then you should pay back the hundred yuan you borrowed last month."

Chen Xiangnan: "..."

He didn't have any money; he spent it all on nutritional supplements for Zhao Hui's pregnancy. He secretly had someone check, and it turned out the baby was a son. He wondered if his mother would only be nice to the eldest son's grandson. Now that he had a son, his mother couldn't possibly show favoritism.

Grandma Xia knew he couldn't come up with the money. Speaking of illicit affairs, the one who should actually be arrested and imprisoned was her second son.

"Mom, I will absolutely not agree to you giving money to Chen Xianghong to buy her a job." Zhu Wenying finally realized what was going on. When she married into the family, Chen Xianghong had already gone to the countryside. Now her son was three years old, and Chen Xianghong had been in the countryside for four years.

A child who was abandoned long ago, whose mother-in-law didn't even use her connections to keep her when she went to the countryside, what kind of good mother is she now?

Her in-laws' money is all going to be left to them in the future. How can a good-for-nothing like her want to get a share of the money? Even if it causes a huge uproar, she won't agree.

Zhu Wenying's face turned fierce.

Grandma Xia glanced at her and said, "Whether you agree or not is none of my business. You can agree or disagree as you please. Your parents can give you the money, or we'll go see the factory leaders."

Old Zhu was furious. This girl must have taken after her mother; she's got no brains at all. Is this the time to mess with this fierce old woman?

But they really don't have that 800 yuan.

"My dear in-laws, our family really can't afford that much money," Old Zhu said with a worried expression.

"Why don't you use the money your family gave Zhu Wenfei for his wedding? We don't even know if he'll be able to get married now," Old Mrs. Xia suggested maliciously.

Zhu Wenfei immediately became anxious, "Dad, we can't touch this money! Yu Xue's attitude is unclear right now. If our family can't even afford to get her married, how am I supposed to appease her?"

Old Zhu naturally understood this principle, but Old Xia was too difficult to deal with.

Zhu Wenfei turned to his sister and said, "You caused this mess, so I think you should pay for it. You hit your mother-in-law, why should our family pay for it? A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup; don't come back to your parents' home all the time. Look at what happened today, it's all your fault."

This time, Old Mrs. Xia actually thought more highly of Zhu Wenfei. Indeed, this whole mess was caused by Zhu Wenying. She dragged the Zhu family into it to put pressure on Zhu Wenying.

But Zhu Wenying is different from her Xiang Hong. Xiang Hong is always thinking about the good of her family, while Zhu Wenying is mainly thinking about herself. Asking her to give money is worse than killing her.

As expected, she and Zhu Wenfei had a huge argument, and in the end, Zhu Wenying blamed Jiang Fangru.

Jiang Fangru's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. This daughter was truly unacceptable; she even betrayed her own mother. However, when the topic turned to work, Jiang Fangru rolled her eyes and leaned closer to Old Mrs. Xia, saying, "Xiangdong's mother, how about this? I'll tell you some inside information about work in exchange for four hundred yuan?"

Grandma Xia: "Tell me about it. If it weren't for a good job, it wouldn't be worth this."

Jiang Fangru: "Don't worry, it's definitely a good job. Yu Xue said so, and I happen to have some connections that can help you get in touch. Originally, I wasn't planning on taking this job, since my child already has one."

Grandma Xia: "Tell me, what kind of job?"

Jiang Fangru: "The supply and marketing cooperative is looking to hire three sales clerks, female, high school graduates. I heard that your Xiang Hong is a high school graduate, right?"

Grandma Xia's eyes lit up. This job was indeed much better than the textile factory job that Grandma Wang had mentioned. It was respectable and not as tiring as the textile factory job. It was definitely a good job.

She nodded. "Okay, then it'll be four hundred yuan."

Old Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. If things had continued like this, his family would have been too ashamed to face anyone in the future. It was good that they could reach an agreement.

Jiang Fangru immediately counted out twenty ten-yuan bills from her small cloth bag, then pulled Zhu Wenying aside and whispered something to her.

Grandma Xia saw Zhu Wenying reluctantly take out her money and hand it to her mother.

"Xiangdong's mom, here's four hundred yuan. Buy some good food and nutritional supplements to help you recover. We haven't raised our daughter well, and we've troubled you." Jiang Fangru didn't want to cause any trouble at this point, so she spoke very kindly.

Grandma Xia counted them, stuffed them into her clothes, hummed in agreement, and slowly walked out.

After seeing off the troublesome old lady, Old Chen and Chen Xiangnan followed behind, covering their faces. Faced with the neighbors' questions, Old Lady Xia didn't say a word; after all, she had taken their money and needed to maintain some professional ethics.

Inside the room, Jiang Fangru was panting heavily, looking at Zhu Wenying as if she were an enemy, and even Chen Xiangdong looked down on her. Jiang Fangru had never been treated like this before. People in the compound had some sense of shame, and at most they would talk about her behind her back.

But today, I was actually bullied like this by Old Lady Xia, and even... I even had to pay money out of my way, all because I gave birth to such an idiot.

The sound of Jiang Fangru hitting someone came from inside the house. Chen Xiangdong tried to stop her but was also hit several times. In the end, the two of them were kicked out together, and Zhu Wenying walked back crying.