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

From now on, everyone will remember him as a useless man who couldn't even beat his wife.

He can't even handle things at home, so how can he handle things at the factory, how can he be a leader, and how can he get promoted?

That's how his life ended!

The factory manager coughed. There were too many onlookers, and Master Chen's face was not looking good, so he had no choice but to ask everyone to disperse.

Just as they were about to offer some advice, Old Mrs. Xia apologized to the factory manager, saying that personal matters shouldn't be brought up at the factory. Then she turned to Old Chen and said fiercely, "Come home with me."

Old Chen's temper flared up, and he bared his teeth, saying, "I'm not going back. I want a divorce. I can't live with you anymore. I'll never go back."

Grandma Xia turned and left. Whether she came back or not, it was best if she didn't!

She left so gracefully that the factory manager didn't even have time to mentally prepare how to reconcile them. He just watched her go, leaving behind only Master Chen, whose face was covered in bruises, looking utterly aggrieved.

"Ahem, Mr. Chen, why don't you come to my office and we can have a chat?" The factory manager was also feeling quite bitter. He was already working overtime on an empty stomach, and now he had to deal with the workers' issues.

After all, level eight technicians are extremely rare, and he didn't want to lose this talent.

The atmosphere in the factory manager's office immediately became quiet.

Factory manager: "Old Chen, wives are all emotional. Just coax them a bit, and the matter will pass. Don't bring up divorce so easily."

"A second marriage is never as good as a first marriage. Second marriages are full of ulterior motives, and the family will be even more unsettled."

“I think your spouse is quite good. He apologized right after hitting you, afraid of affecting the factory. He’s also... a very considerate person.”

"Look at you, they were already telling you to go home because they cared about you, but you didn't want to. Do you expect to live in the factory?"

"Going home to a wife and kids, a warm bed... Ah, at our age we don't have those needs anymore, but there's always a hot meal at home, isn't there? Home is so nice."

As soon as Old Chen heard about the hot food, his purplish-blue face twitched, and he started to sob.

The factory manager was taken aback. What was wrong? What did he say wrong? Why was he crying?

Old Chen silently shed tears: "Where is the hot food? There is no hot food."

Factory manager: "Huh? What do you mean?"

Old Chen's profile picture was in the tone of a wronged woman, wiping away tears and hissing in pain, "There's no hot food at home, sob sob sob, I have to cook hot food, my old woman insists that I cook, and if I don't cook, she beats me! How am I supposed to live like this?"

Factory manager: "Well... how can a woman not cook?"

Old Chen seemed to have found a kindred spirit and began to pour out his troubles like beans. Finally, he spread his hands and said, "Factory Director, do you think there are women like that?"

The factory manager fell silent. From his perspective as a man, he thought that Old Mrs. Xia was not being a responsible wife. "You really are wronged."

Old Chen's eyes were red, and he looked extremely pitiful.

"How about you stay at my place tonight?" the factory manager asked. Neither of them were young anymore, and they would probably have a hard time staying at the factory for the night.

"Do you think she has another old man?"

The factory manager looked puzzled. "What? What did you just say? How did the topic get to this? They're all this age; they shouldn't be thinking about coming here."

"That's probably impossible."

Old Chen became increasingly fixated on the matter. Before, Old Mrs. Xia's heart and soul were completely devoted to him and their family, but recently, her behavior had become increasingly strange. He was certain that she was seeing another old man outside, otherwise, why would she be acting like this?

She's so cruel! Not only did she waste the best years of his life, but she also took all his money. She must be supporting another old man now, she definitely is!

Old Chen suddenly became agitated. He wanted to question him, and even if he died, he wanted to die knowing why!

"Factory manager, I'm going back now."

Old Chen didn't even glance at the factory manager again before resolutely walking out of the office.

The factory manager was dumbfounded: ...Huh? They just left like that? Won't something bad happen?

Grandma Xia returned home and called her children over.