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

Chapter 451

Back in the compound, Jiang Wenhua was still angry about his argument with Fang Yingdi. When he saw the cozy scene of Grandma Xia and Xia Yu'e sitting in front of their house, basking in the sun and drinking tea, his anger flared up even more.

He was so angry with Fang Yingdi, and Fang Yingdi was corrupted by Lao Xia, so he had to let Lao Xia get angry too, otherwise where would he vent his anger? Keeping it bottled up inside would make him sick.

He came to Grandma Xia's side and leaned against the wall. "Grandma Xia, I almost went back to Xiao Fang's house just now."

Grandma Xia asked in confusion, "You two have only been dating for a short time, and you're already meeting each other's parents?"

Jiang Wenhua pursed her lips. "How could that be?"

He recounted yesterday's events and today's, emphasizing Fang Yingdi's words, until he had completely confused Old Mrs. Xia before stopping. "Tell me, how do I feel when I hear these words? What does she mean? She's unhappy herself, so she makes me unhappy too, insisting that I'm wrong for helping my mother and sister? Look at you, what have you taught her?"

Grandma Xia was truly confused. "Didn't you make her unhappy first? You started by saying how bad her family was, but she already knows her family is bad. Did you need to tell her? She has her own ideas about her family's affairs. Why are you spouting nonsense when she doesn't need your advice?"

Besides, when she was talking about all the messy things in your family, did you think she said anything wrong? Oh, no, you probably realized that everything she said was right, so you couldn't refute her at all, not even with her own twisted logic, which is why you're so angry, isn't it?

She hit a nerve with you, a spot you'd been deliberately trying to forget. You couldn't possibly be unaware of it, but now that Xiao Fang has laid these issues bare, you're furious. Like her, you can't let go of your family right now, so you're trying to suppress these unpleasant things and avoid mentioning them to anyone.

You say money is more important than feelings, but deep down you know whether it's truly important or not.

Jiang Wenhua was completely bewildered by Old Lady Xia's long string of words. When did Old Lady Xia evolve into this? Before, she could easily find loopholes in her words and refute them, but now... her logic is so rigorous?

Jiang Wenhua was starting to doubt his own existence, and even paused for a moment before finding the flaw in his argument, "Old Xia, you can talk so eloquently about other people's affairs, but you don't care about your own kids at all. You're so good with your words, how come you haven't been able to change your kids' personalities?"

Your eldest son is an ingrate who's easily swayed and only listens to his wife; your second son is shrewd but only cares about profit and likes to deceive young girls; your third son is idle all day, wandering around and likes to gossip about other people's affairs; and what's the difference between your daughter and my mother and sister?

Do you know what Xiaofang told me today? She said that children from happy families miss home when they're tired and think of their parents when they're wronged. Do your kids do that? I bet they don't want to see you at all, except to squeeze every last drop out of you. Someone like you wants to save others? Your own family is a mess, what makes you think you can save others?

Grandma Xia wasn't angry. The situations Jiang Wenhua described were from the past; things were different now. However, if Jiang Wenhua hadn't pointed it out today, she probably wouldn't have known when these children started to trust her.

Was it after her divorce, or after she started finding what she wanted to do? She now seems to have become a reliable person in the eyes of her children, although not all of them trust her, but things are gradually getting better.

The third brother was closest to her, telling her everything, even the smallest things, and when he was wronged a few days ago, he ran to her without a word. When Xiang Hong was worried about problems with her wedding, she would first ask for her opinion. Although the second brother was still selfish, he would occasionally bring Tang Jiao to her place for a meal.

As for the eldest son's family, I haven't really seen them much. It's just that his wife would send some cheap trinkets over during holidays, which I'd consider as visiting relatives.

Grandma Xia hadn't forgotten what happened in her past life. But she didn't want to be constantly angry with her children anymore; she wasn't entirely without fault in her past life either. Since the children were slowly changing, and she was slowly changing too, she figured she just needed to protect her money and see how things went.

She has things she wants to do now, and if she continues to hold grudges against her child, it's a bit unfair to her reborn self. Her world has clearly begun to broaden, so why should she still focus on those family matters?

Grandma Xia had her own plans and wouldn't be swayed by Jiang Wenhua's words. "Little Jiang, even if my own family is in chaos, I can still help others. It's not that just because I have problems at home, I feel I have no right to intervene when I see others being bullied."

"If I see someone being beaten, I have to stop it. I have to tell them that hitting people is wrong. If I see someone crying, I have to go over, offer them a handkerchief, and comfort them. It will all be alright, it's not a big deal. I don't care why, I just want to do it."

Jiang Wenhua sneered and turned to leave. He thought that Old Lady Xia was too naive. An old woman like her dared to try to change things. She couldn't even take care of herself and still wanted to meddle in other people's affairs. She was simply ignorant of her own limitations. He was just waiting for the old lady to be rejected by everyone. She had stirred up so many people, and her future would not be good.

Even with these thoughts, Jiang Wenhua couldn't help but feel agitated. The argument with Fang Yingdi had already happened, and Fang Yingdi hadn't smiled at him before they parted ways. How was he supposed to coax a woman? He had no experience with that.

On the other side, just as Old Chen and Yang Su left, Chen Xiangbei sneaked into their bedroom and started rummaging around.

Based on past experience, his father would definitely put the money in a very hidden place, and would never put it in the closet or under the bed.

Why do I think so? Because Chen Xiangbei had previously stolen Old Chen's clothes and rummaged through his bedroom, so he was very experienced in this.

Chen Xiangbei searched for a long time, sweating profusely, and finally noticed the different sound when he accidentally knocked on a brick. He excitedly moved it away and found that it was empty.

He's not the same person he used to be; Chen Xiangbei can use his brain now. For example, he now thinks that since there's a place like this in the room, there must be a second hole for his dad to hide money. As the saying goes, an old rabbit has three burrows; his dad must have dug more than one hole.

Before long, he had a box in his hand, the very one that Old Chen had shown to Yang Su before.

He opened the box and saw the familiar bundle of money. Yes, after the divorce, Old Chen had told all his children that this money was for them, so everyone knew.

Chen Xiangbei hesitated, wondering whether to take only the money from himself and his siblings, or to take all the money.