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

Grandma Xia rushed into Director Yuan's office and expressed her strong desire to be allocated a separate apartment.

There weren't many people in the office at the time, just Director Yuan and another junior colleague. The junior colleague was about to leave the office, but Director Yuan called him back as soon as he took a step out the door.

"Xiao Liu, wait a moment before you leave, then open the door."

Xiao Liu was puzzled, but still obediently sat back down in his seat.

After her previous experience, Director Yuan developed a lingering fear and no longer dared to be alone indoors with anyone. Ideally, someone should be present and the door should be open, otherwise she was afraid of ruining her reputation in her later years.

Upon hearing Grandma Xia's request, Director Yuan thought to herself that all the good things had come at once, and she wouldn't need to bother looking for her anymore.

She immediately recounted the leaders' opinions from the meeting that day, omitting the houses that the leaders had disagreed with earlier, only mentioning the last one, and stating that she was still helping her find other houses.

When Grandma Xia thought of her sister who was still living in a temporary rented house, she immediately said that she would go with her to see it. If there were no vicious criminals there, she would move there directly and get a lot of the rent back.

Renting someone's house requires not only proof of residency and household registration, but also proof of residency for the other residents. If it weren't for the fact that Old Lady Xia was a worker, no one would be willing to rent to her. The problem is that her sister's household registration is still with the Tian family, and that shameless Tian Chengping refuses to produce the household registration book, keeping the door tightly shut.

She didn't have time to argue with him right now; even without a household registration, she needed to find a place for her sister to stay. She told the landlord she would bring it over in a few days; otherwise, she might be kicked out.

Grandma Xia was very anxious.

Director Yuan: "Even if you're in a hurry, you have to wait until after get off work. If no one from that compound comes back before get off work, what's the point of you looking around? We need to see how those people are doing. What are we going to do if no one's around?"

Fortunately, she returned close to the end of the workday. Under her frantic urging, Director Yuan was pushed out the door. "Call a few security guards. What if we two women get bullied if we go there?"

They finally managed to get two people to go with them. Although Grandma Xia wasn't tall, she was fast on her feet, and the other three people were panting as they followed her.

Grandma Xia was thinking about bringing food back to her sister, so she couldn't help but be anxious: "Hurry up."

Director Yuan cursed her hundreds of times in his heart, but in the end he still had no choice but to follow in her footsteps.

When the factory manager came out, he happened to see their backs and couldn't help but sigh that Director Yuan was quite enthusiastic and responsible. Look at those energetic steps!

The group arrived at the courtyard by the river. Director Yuan pointed to a slightly dilapidated house and said, "This is it. The house is excellent. The back door opens right onto the river. In the summer, if you have the time, you can just open the door and catch snails. Moreover, the steps are high, so even if the water floods during a typhoon, there will still be some distance to the river."

"This house faces south, and there are two small rooms on the left and right sides, both facing south. If you live alone, you can sleep in one room and store your belongings in the other. It's spacious and the lighting won't be too bad. There's also plenty of space in front of the house, so you can bring a stool to sunbathe comfortably."

This was also Director Yuan's first time here. He was quite impressed with the house. If it weren't for the difficult neighbors, it would be an excellent house.

Grandma Xia was very satisfied. She and her sister each had their own room in the small house. The back door opened to reveal a small space near the river where they could put a table—perfect for sunbathing and drinking tea in the winter. The kitchen was spacious enough to hold a lot of things; they planned to have a carpenter make some cabinets.

Grandma Xia and the others, who were already planning how to arrange the house in their minds, were suddenly startled by a loud voice.

They looked out the window and saw a tall, burly, dark-skinned man shouting for his mother to come out.

Director Yuan said in a low voice, "This person should be the comrade who scared the other man into fainting."

Then, a thin man emerged from the room next to Old Lady Xia's. Upon seeing the burly man, the man began to curse loudly, complaining that something in his house was taking up his space, that his mother's clothes were blocking the light, and that his voice was incredibly noisy. In short, he chattered louder than a sparrow.

"Who are these two?" Old Mrs. Xia asked with great interest. These two were quite interesting. The thin man started cursing, and the burly man looked even fiercer. One had a loud voice, and the other spoke rapidly. They were evenly matched in their argument.

Director Yuan didn't recognize the people in the compound either. Faced with Old Lady Xia's question, she could only say she didn't know. "But look at their compound, two men are arguing like this. I hope they don't start fighting later."

Grandma Xia saw it clearly, "They won't fight."

Director Yuan asked curiously, "Why? They were arguing so fiercely, it scared me to watch."

Grandma Xia: "They weren't angry at all."

Director Yuan stared wide-eyed for a long time but still couldn't figure out how Grandma Xia could tell they weren't angry. "They were pointing at each other and cursing, and they're not angry? Don't talk nonsense."

Grandma Xia: "I have more experience than you in arguing and fighting."

Director Yuan fell silent, that much is true.

Sure enough, the two men argued for a while and then went home, ending the argument in a rather abrupt and unsettling way, which greatly surprised Director Yuan.

Then, a mother and daughter entered the courtyard. They looked mean-spirited and were displeased to see that people had come to Old Lady Xia's house. They glared at them and then went back inside.

Director Yuan: "This person is so rude. We haven't said a word, why are they giving us the cold shoulder?"

Grandma Xia: "Let me take another look."

Then, a couple entered the compound, and they started fighting as soon as they entered.

Director Yuan wanted to rush out to mediate the fight, but was immediately stopped by Old Mrs. Xia, whose eyes lit up. Old Mrs. Xia made a decision on the spot, "Director Yuan, I want to stay here."

Director Yuan didn't understand. This compound was full of strange people who were always arguing or fighting, and some of them looked down on others. Why did Old Lady Xia insist on staying here?

"Why don't you reconsider? This place isn't very safe. What if something happens?"

Grandma Xia: "No, they are all law-abiding people, they can't be killed."

Director Yuan has a blank face, so as long as he doesn't die, he can stay anywhere?

Grandma Xia continued, "Are all the people in this compound workers?"

Director Yuan: "It's not certain if everyone is one, but every household has at least one worker."

Grandma Xia: "Then it's alright, it's very safe here. If they hit me, I'll call the police. The workers are all afraid of that kind of thing."

Director Yuan was no longer willing to speak. In any case, their affairs would be their own compound's business, and would have nothing to do with the factory.

"Then I'll register you?"

Grandma Xia nodded.

Director Yuan: "Come to the factory tomorrow to sign some papers. Take a look and see if there's anything else that needs repairing. The factory manager is being considerate of you, an older colleague, and said the factory will pay for the repairs. If you need any help with moving, you can also tell me, and I'll send someone to help you."

Grandma Xia immediately grasped Director Yuan's hand, "Director Yuan, you are such a good comrade and a good leader. My heart is so warm."

Director Yuan: You'll be doing me a huge favor if you just avoid causing trouble.