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

At the factory, when Grandma Xia asked for leave to go out, several people were having a meeting in the conference room. However, today, Director Yuan was different from his usual showy self and became taciturn.

Yesterday, news came from the police that the whole rumor originated from Xiang Qiaoqian, who shared an office with Director Yuan. The factory manager vaguely remembered that this girl was Director Yuan's niece.

When I first joined the company, I worked in the workshop. Later, Director Yuan promoted me to his office.

Yesterday, Xiang Qiaoqian tearfully explained that she just didn't want to be isolated in the dormitory. She and Qiao Yi used to be best friends, but recently Qiao Yi had been constantly seeing Old Lady Xia. At Director Yuan's pleading, the factory manager suppressed the matter, only telling the two of them to reflect on their responsibilities and not to let it happen again.

This matter was left in the past, and no one was hurt. Considering it was Xiang Qiaoqian's first offense and the fact that Director Yuan had worked for the factory for many years, the matter between the two was let off lightly, even though it was unfair to Grandma Xia, who was directly involved.

Although they weren't discussing the rumors today, it was still related to Old Lady Xia. They discovered that since Old Lady Xia got divorced and had only been living in the factory for half a month, rumors about her were everywhere, prompting the police to be called in twice.

When she had nothing to do, she would chat with the young female worker who had just joined the factory and the young female worker who had just started dating. Then, after a few days, they would start arguing with the male workers, and they would even have a lot of arguments to make up.

One male colleague reported that he had planned to introduce a female colleague to his family, but after one night without seeing her, she became unwilling and insisted on breaking up. When a workshop leader thought of this man, he pictured his bewildered and indignant expression.

Mingming noticed that Comrade Xia was often silent and alone, and thought it was because no one liked her when she got divorced. But it turned out that the older employees didn't like her anymore, so she would find people to chat with, and they were all young and inexperienced women, which made the young men in the factory complain endlessly.

Their leaders unanimously believed that Comrade Xia was the most restless time bomb in their factory, and who knows when he might lead some of the less determined female comrades into a fight with the male comrades.

It would be fine if they got into a fight with someone from their own factory, but the real problem is if they lead a group of people to fight with people from other factories. Just thinking about that scene keeps the leaders up at night. These factories often hold parties or get-togethers together.

We must get her out of the dorm; she can't stay there anymore. The people in the meeting room all agreed.

Seeing that they had all made a decision, Director Yuan said, "I wonder if you have decided where to take her?"

Factory Director: "Old Yuan, this is the job of your factory office."

Director Yuan: "I do own a few houses, but none of them have been inhabited for many years. They all need repair, and if we ask Comrade Xia to pay for them himself, I'm afraid..."

The factory manager interrupted her, "We still need to make sure she has basic wind and rain protection. Otherwise, if we put her in a house that's about to collapse, she might just tear down my office. It's not like we haven't had situations where the factory paid for the repairs after allocating housing before. Tell me which ones you're interested in?"

Director Yuan: "Considering that Comrade Xia lives alone and is not part of a large family, the house I chose is not very big. One of them is in Huaihua Lane, in the same courtyard as Master Li."

The factory manager shook his head: "No, the people in Master Li's compound include not only those from our factory but also those from other factories. Besides, the people in that compound are known for their good temper; I'm afraid that..."

The factory manager, needless to say, is someone everyone knows. I'm afraid he'll be corrupted just like everyone in the dormitory.

Director Yuan continued, "Or it could be that compound near the neighborhood committee, but it's inhabited by retired cadres and retired leaders from several nearby factories, so I'm afraid..."

Factory Director: "That won't do. If we scare the old leaders into going to the hospital every day, I'll get criticized. Next place."

After several suggestions that left everyone dissatisfied, Director Yuan finally opened his mouth and said, "How about... we only have that large compound across the river behind our factory left? It's close by, always bustling with activity, and the buildings are in pretty good condition, so it doesn't need major repairs..."

The factory manager's scalp tingled. That compound was full of troublemakers from various factories, none of whom were easy to get along with. But it was a place where no matter how much trouble you caused, you wouldn't attract too much attention. It was practically a chosen place.

The factory manager nodded.

Seeing that they agreed, Director Yuan was still a little worried. Although her previous rumor made people think she was not a good leader, she was not a bad person to the core. She hesitated and said, "Comrade Xia is petite and a woman. She is also a bit old. It would not be good if she were bullied if she lived there."

Seeing that everyone had taken her words to heart, she continued, "There are two very burly men over there who are not to be trifled with. I heard that one of them scared an old lady in their factory into fainting as soon as he opened his mouth."

The factory manager hesitated: "Is it really that scary?"

Director Yuan: "I've only heard that none of our factory's employees live there yet, and I haven't gone to see them. How about I go over and find out after get off work today?"

The factory manager and the other leaders were also unsure what to do, as it would be bad if something really happened. "After get off work, go to the security department and find a few people to go with you. Don't go alone."

Director Yuan: "But if that doesn't work, then there really won't be any room left. Housing is in short supply right now. The houses I just mentioned, except for the last one, are only slightly better than dilapidated buildings; they can be repaired and used. If none of these work, the remaining houses are all on the verge of collapse. If we really allocate them to Comrade Xia, the factory will probably have to pay for reconstruction. But if we rebuild, the others will probably protest."

The factory manager was having another headache. If the reconstruction really went ahead, the other workers who had already been allocated housing wouldn't just be expected to protest, they definitely would. Their houses were dilapidated when they were first allocated, and many had to pay for their own repairs. If Old Xia was an exception, some people would definitely be dissatisfied, and if the first one protested, many more would follow, making things difficult.

"Go and find out about the house first. If it's okay, just tell her. If it's not okay, let her stay in the dorm. We can't just push a perfectly good person into a fire pit just to make things easier for us."

After these matters were settled, everyone dispersed and continued with their afternoon work.

Little did they know that after Xia Laotai drove Tian Chengping away, she rented a room outside for her sister to move into for a month, and then stormed into the factory.

As a senior worker at the sixth grade, she should be given priority in housing allocation by the factory. She meets all the requirements, even if it's just a small apartment.