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

Chapter 568

Chen Xiangdong suddenly realized that he no longer had a father after Old Chen's suicide and the seven-day mourning period had passed.

Recalling the last words his father said to him on the day he died, Chen Xiangdong felt inexplicably uneasy.

He told his dad to die, and then his dad actually died.

However, he didn't really want him to die. He was just too annoyed and under too much pressure. He had to work during the day and take care of his child at night. He even had a fight with Zhu Wenying before going to the hospital.

He was just feeling down; how could his father really be dead?

He had been in a panic for many days, afraid that Yu Hongzhen would reveal his words, and that Aunt Yin and Aunt Wang would spread his reputation for being unfilial.

But until his father's funeral ended, no one spread the news of what happened that day. Even his two brothers and Xiang Hong didn't tell him about it.

It seems that apart from the few people present, no one else knew.

He didn't know how he felt. Sometimes he thought it would be better if they knew and scolded him a few times, but they didn't say anything.

Chen Xiangdong was sitting outside when Baoyuan came up to him with a big bag of glass beads and reached out, "Dad, I want to buy some soda."

He's become quite a mischievous kid, always covered in dirt, just like Xiang Bei used to be.

Chen Xiangdong wiped his hands and suddenly asked, "Baoyuan, if Dad gets sick in the future, will you take care of him?"

Zhu Baoyuan's eyes darted around. "If you buy me two bottles of soda today, I'll take care of you."

Chen Xiangdong's face darkened, and he just stared at him. He suddenly remembered that this was his catchphrase before his mother separated him from the family.

"Mom, give me some money, and I'll definitely take good care of you in your old age."

"Dad, I'm out of money. Could you help me pull some strings? I promise I'll take care of you in the future."

He's been saying things like that since he was a child.

Now, his son, at such a young age, already knows how to coax his parents.

Zhu Baoyuan felt a little flustered, thinking that his father was angry. He muttered under his breath, "Dad, you're so stingy. If you don't want to give it to me, then don't. I'll go ask Mom for it. I won't be nice to you anymore, I'll only be nice to Mom."

Zhu Baoyuan turned and left angrily, completely unaware of his father Chen Xiangdong's mood at that moment.

Chen Xiangdong stood there, stunned, a chill running down his spine.

After Zhu Baoyuan left, Zhu Wenying came out cursing, "Xiangdong, what are you standing there for? There's a ton of work to do in the house. You can't leave me to do it all by myself."

Chen Xiangdong stood up. "Wenying, do you think I'm an ingrate to my dad?"

Zhu Wenying was startled. From a normal person's perspective, Chen Xiangdong, the eldest son, was an ungrateful and unfilial son to his parents. But he was doing it all for their family.

Although Chen Xiangdong was not good to his parents, he was exceptionally good to his wife and children.

He has just lost his father, and even if he is unfilial, he will still feel sad. If I rub salt into his wounds now, he might come to his senses and start blaming me.

This is absolutely not okay.

“Xiangdong, there’s nothing we can do about your father’s sudden passing. We never knew he would commit suicide. Perhaps suicide was the only relief for him. He was paralyzed, and even if the children took the best care of him, he was still in pain, both physically and mentally.” Zhu Wenying racked her brains to persuade him.

Chen Xiangdong didn't tell anyone about what happened at the hospital that day. Even his wife, Zhu Wenying, didn't know that Chen Xiangdong would curse his own father to die in such a beastly way.

But now, Chen Xiangdong, for some unknown reason, suddenly spoke up, "Wenying, that day I asked my dad why he didn't die, and then... he committed suicide."

Zhu Wenying couldn't even take the basin out of her hand, and it slammed heavily to the ground with a "bang".

Chen Xiangdong picked up the washbasin from the ground. "Wenying, you think I'm scary too, right?"

Zhu Wenying struggled with the decision for a long time, but ultimately, she decided to side with her family rather than reason. "Xiangdong, I know you feel guilty right now, but you didn't mean what you said that day. That's not what you really thought. If you were such a bad person, you wouldn't feel so guilty now."

Chen Xiangdong was deeply moved. "Wenying, you believe me?"

Zhu Wenying held his hand tightly. "Of course, you are my husband, my lover, Baoyuan's father, and the person I'm going to spend my life with. I know your temperament perfectly well."

Chen Xiangdong felt incredibly happy, believing that the luckiest thing in his life was marrying Zhu Wenying.

Parents may be biased, and children may get married, but Zhu Wenying's heart and soul are only for her own little family, and everything she does is for this little family.

"Wenying, I want to discuss something with you."

Zhu Wenying nodded. "No matter what you say, I will support you."

Chen Xiangdong: "Wenying, let's have another daughter?"

Zhu Wenying asked in confusion, "Why? Do you want both a son and a daughter? Or do you want to give Baoyuan a sibling?"

Chen Xiangdong repeated what Bao Yuan had just said to her, "I'm afraid Bao Yuan will be unfilial in the future. What if she abandons us? I've seen other families where the daughters are usually more filial. Most girls are soft-hearted and won't really watch their parents die."

Like Xiang Hong, she was treated like that by my parents before, but when my father became paralyzed, didn't she still come back and take care of him for several days? If we can't rely on Baoyuan in the future, we still have our daughter.”

Zhu Wenying's upturned lips immediately fell into a deep frown. She understood what Chen Xiangdong meant. "So, should we give the money to Baoyuan or our daughter?"

Chen Xiangdong didn't notice Zhu Wenying's expression. "Of course it's for Baoyuan. Baoyuan is our son, the one who will carry on our family line."

Zhu Wenying was furious. She had just tried to defend Chen Xiangdong, but he actually said something like that: "You mean we should have another daughter to serve us, and then all the money will go to our son, while the dirty and hard work will be done by our daughter?"

Chen Xiangdong immediately waved his hand: "That's not what I meant. I certainly won't be like my parents, only loving my son and not my daughter. It's just that Baoyuan is a boy, and the cost of getting him married in the future will be high."

Zhu Wenying: "Your son is unfilial, but you still have to give him the money. Your daughter is soft-hearted, so you take advantage of her. Chen Xiangdong, how can you be so shameless? No wonder you could say those things before your father died. You drove your father to his death. You shameless bastard, ptooey!"

Zhu Wenying was still not satisfied after scolding him, so she slapped him twice. "Chen Xiangdong, let me tell you, don't even think about it. Carrying on the family line? Baoyuan has taken my surname. Whose lineage are you going to carry on?"

"If that's your thinking, fine. You're a son-in-law of the Zhu family, so just do your job and don't put on airs. Your mother was absolutely right to reject you. A man like you who won't even spare his own daughter deserves the same fate as your father. Get out of here, get out of my house!"

Zhu Wenying stormed back into the house.

Damn it, if all else fails, she might as well get a divorce.

Chen Xiangdong argued with Zhu Wenying about this issue several times, but in the end, he gave in because he was afraid.

Unexpectedly, his prediction came true many years later.

In their old age, the selfish young couple were abandoned by Zhu Baoyuan, and their later years were miserable.