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

Chapter 324

Grandma Xia walked out of the courtyard triumphantly. No matter how unpleasant his father's expression was, Chen Xiangbei insisted on seeing Grandma Xia off. He felt happy thinking that going to see his mother would give him a job. Children who are filial to their mothers always have many opportunities.

"Mom, could you please pass on a message to Comrade Qiao Yi for me? I'll be going to see her around nine o'clock this morning on your day off this week. Could you tell her to wait for me at the factory gate?"

Grandma Xia asked suspiciously, "What are you planning to do? What bad thing are you planning to do?"

Chen Xiangbei was wronged to death. "Mom, I swear to God, I haven't done anything wrong recently. Comrade Qiao Yi and I are revolutionary friends. I was doing things for her."

Grandma Xia: "What is it?"

Chen Xiangbei immediately stood up straight. "Mom, this is someone else's privacy, I can't tell you. I also have professional ethics. Similarly, I won't tell anyone about your matter. Once I find out, I'll come directly to you. It should be around this Sunday. Why don't you and Comrade Qiao Yi come out together?"

Grandma Xia: "Your skills have improved a lot in just a few days. Of course, I really mean it when I say that."

Chen Xiangbei grinned foolishly.

After seeing Grandma Xia off, Chen Xiangbei returned to the compound with his head held high. "Tsk tsk, I just criticized you all, and you still have no conscience. You didn't even see Mom off when she left. You're all ingrates."

“But I’m different; I’m an extremely filial child.”

Chen Xiang, barely able to suppress the pain on his face, said, "Third brother, what are you saying? Mom is important, but isn't Dad important too? Mom is my biological mother, but isn't Dad also my biological father? Do you only have Mom in your eyes and no Dad?"

Seeing Old Chen nod in satisfaction, Chen Xiangnan finally felt a little better. That brat, the third son, actually dared to try and put him down! Had he forgotten that Mom didn't want any of them anymore? Would Dad take care of them from now on?

He really is an idiot; he still can't grasp the situation.

Chen Xianghong remained silent. She felt that both her mother and father were important. If she went out to see her mother off, her father would be unhappy; if she didn't go out to see her mother off, her mother would be unhappy.

In the end, she still didn't move. Her mother hadn't said a single word to her alone all day. She had spoken to everyone else but not her. She felt that she was probably the child her mother disliked the most.

Thinking of this, Chen Xianghong suddenly shed a tear, which she then immediately wiped away with her sleeve.

Old Chen pulled the man into the house, closed the door, and pointed at his forehead, cursing, "You're filial to your mother, but does she even care about you? Did she take you away? Aren't you still living off me? If you really look down on me and really want to be filial to your mother, why are you living in my house? Get out!"

Old Chen kept nagging, "If you're so eager to get close to your mother, then don't get in my way. Go take her surname! Is it beneath you to take my surname? You're really pushing your luck, even going against me in public. If you're so capable, then why don't you stop eating and drinking my food and living here? Get out! I don't have a son like you!"

Chen Xiangbei was pulled and stumbled. Hearing Old Chen tell him to get out, he felt aggrieved. If he had a place to live, he wouldn't want to live here either. What difference was there between living here and being an orphan who had lost his parents? Nobody cared about him anyway.

But the key issue is that he has nowhere to go. His mother lives in a dormitory, so there's no way she'd let him stay there. His older brother and sister-in-law are so stingy, they're unlikely to support a younger brother. All the other siblings live under his father's roof, and they all seem to be subtly trying to please him.

To say whether Chen Xiangbei regretted it or not would be an understatement. He couldn't even think about reflecting on himself, let alone imagine that his father was the only one who made decisions in the family, or that he, as a child, had to please his father. He simply didn't have these concepts in his mind.

As for his attempt to please Old Lady Xia, it wasn't really about pleasing her. At first, he just missed his mother a little. Later, he felt superior because he was doing better than his older siblings, so he wanted to do even better so they couldn't surpass him. That's all.

In Chen Xiangbei's mind, the concept of flattery simply didn't exist.

So, when faced with his father telling him to get out, his first reaction was that he had nowhere else to go and had to stay. Everyone else thought the same thing and assumed he would back down.

But this brat's actions always exceeded their expectations. Instead of backing down, he ran over, opened the door, and started howling.

"Ahhh, I don't want to live anymore! My dad wants me to die!"

"What kind of father is this, kicking his own son out the moment he gets angry?"

"Just because I said something to my mom, he reacted like this. Is he even my real father?"

"Dear uncles and aunts, can anyone tell me if I am really my dad's biological child?"

“If not, where can I find my biological parents? He’s really driving me to my death.”

"It's so cold now, and they want me to get out of the house? What am I supposed to do?"

"I don't have a job, I don't have any money, I... um..."

Before he could say his last words, Chen Xiangnan covered his mouth and dragged him into the house, then closed the door, not wanting the neighbors to see their home again.

"Chen Xiangbei, are you crazy? Don't you think our family has been talked about enough already?" Chen Xiangnan pointed at him, took a few steps and then took a step back, not knowing what else to say.

Old Chen raised his hand to slap him, his mind reeling with rage. But Chen Xiangbei stared intently at the door, looking as if he would immediately run to the courtyard and throw a tantrum, threatening to kill Chen Xiangbei if he hit him.

Old Chen lowered his hand weakly. "Third son, that's not what Dad meant."

Chen Xiangbei, stubborn as an ox, got angry instead. "Dad, you just said I should take Mom's surname. If I really take Mom's surname, you'll only have my second brother as your son. Forget about having a house full of children and grandchildren, my second brother will become an only child."

Old Chen felt he shouldn't have argued with this idiot; in the end, he was the one who got angry. He was just an idiot, a complete idiot!

"Alright, alright, stop howling. I was just saying it in anger, but you took it seriously." Old Chen had no choice but to back down.

Chen Xiangbei stretched out his hand, "Then give me some money. I don't have a job yet. You have to support me, Dad. You said it yourself."

Old Chen clutched his chest and, unable to hold on any longer, sat down.

Seeing Chen Xiangbei's stubborn look, Old Chen had reason to suspect that if he didn't give him the money now, the kid might sneak into his room in the middle of the night and just stand there staring at him with his hand outstretched.

The thought of this scene made Old Chen shudder, and he angrily began to take out money and tickets to stuff into his hands.

Chen Xiangbei was still somewhat dissatisfied with what he received. "Is this all? My sister gave me more than you. You're so stingy. Anyone who didn't know better would think I was my sister's son."

Old Chen got up and went back inside; if he listened any longer, he'd end up in the hospital.