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

Chapter 157

During his few days off, Hu Jie took Hu Yingying around to play and eat, but they didn't go home.

Every time he went back to sleep at night, he would give him a good scolding, or his parents, older brother, and sister-in-law would try to appeal to his emotions, saying that Hu Bin, this little fat boy, had never seen anything good since he was a child, and they wanted him to take him out to see the world.

What a joke! He works so hard every day just to save more money for his precious daughter and give her a better material life. All his money goes to his daughter. At most, he'll give them a filial gift once a year. Don't even think about anything else.

He still remembered how Yingying almost died when she was little, and if he wasn't afraid they would cause trouble at the factory and hurt Yingying in desperation, he wouldn't even want to give them that little bit of filial piety money.

She still wants him to take her out to eat? What a pipe dream! When it's time to leave, get lost and don't bother him again.

Hu Jie understood perfectly well that his parents and his elder brother's family had no real skills and just wanted to leech off him. If Yingying had really died, they would have been even more justified in demanding that he send money to his fat nephew.

In their hearts, their chubby nephew was their grandson, while Yingying was just a money-losing burden, and it wouldn't matter if she died.

They'd been there for several days, but Hu Jie was as slippery as an eel, making it impossible to get him to spend any money. A few days ago he promised to take them out, but not only did they not go out even once, they also had to pay for their own meals every day.

Unlike the countryside, where people grow their own vegetables and cure their own meat, the city is different. Here, they searched through the second son's house, ate everything edible, and then started spending money to buy food.

Hu Jie is rarely home, and apart from some snacks, they don't even have a bag of sweet potatoes. They're starving. Even if they could endure it, their eldest grandson is still growing, and missing a meal might make him sick.

Every time Mr. Hu took money out to buy food, he felt it was more painful than cutting off his own flesh.

That day, Hu Bin was playing in the yard when the children from the nearby courtyards gathered together to play games. Chen Lingling sat to the side eating the pancakes that Grandma Yin had made for her; they were fragrant and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

After Chen Xiangnan accompanied Chen Xianghong to Haishi, since Grandma Xia and Old Chen had to go to work, and Chen Xiangbei was unreliable, it was better to leave her with Grandma Yin for peace of mind. These past few days, Chen Lingling went to see Grandma Yin every time they went to work.

Because it was very hot when it was first made, she took very small bites.

Hu Bin was already hungry. He had been spoiled like a little tyrant by his parents and grandparents in the countryside. When he saw the pancake in Chen Lingling's hand, he couldn't take his eyes off it.

He remembered his grandparents saying that a little girl should be raised casually and doesn't need to be fed so well, so he naturally assumed that all little girls were raised poorly.

Seeing Chen Lingling's soft and timid appearance, he rushed over without thinking, snatched her pancake, and pushed her down.

Then, I ate it in big bites. The pancake looked delicious, and it tasted even better!

Chen Lingling immediately burst into tears.

The children who were playing around came forward to scold Hu Bin, while some helped Chen Lingling up and comforted her.

"Who are you? How dare you steal my things?"

"My mom said that you can't just push people."

"You need to apologize to Lingling, or none of us will play with you anymore."

“Lingling cried. My mom said that you can’t bully girls, even if you’re fat.”

"You're a bad kid, I'm going to get my dad to beat you."

"When Grandma Xia comes back later, she'll beat you to death. You'd better apologize quickly so we won't tell anyone and we can still be good friends."

Hu Bin finished the pancake in a few bites, completely ignoring their accusations.