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

The three of them, one willing to teach and the other two willing to learn, chatted for hours until the end of their lunch break.

On the way back to the workshop, Fang Yingdi was still in a daze. "Qiao Yi, show me your notes later. He spoke too fast, and I'm afraid I didn't remember some parts clearly."

Qiao Yi: "I remember even less than you. Let's look at it together later and fill in the gaps. It's a pity I forgot to ask him his name, otherwise I could ask him for help later."

On the day Qiao Yi helped Grandma Xia move, Jiang Wenhua happened to be nowhere to be found, so the two did not meet.

Fang Yingdi: "What he said is so true. Health is the most important thing. You can't skimp on medicine and food. You have to make sure you get enough nutrition every day, otherwise you'll have to spend even more money if you get sick. I just wrote down what he said about the most basic things to eat every day. He said you should eat at least one egg every day."

At this point, Fang Yingdi became somewhat worried, "How could I possibly have the good fortune to eat eggs?"

Qiao Yi: "Eggs from the supply and marketing cooperative cost only 10 cents each, so you only need to spend 3 yuan a month. The vegetarian dishes in our canteen don't require coupons and aren't expensive either, so you can keep up with 2 yuan."

Fang Yingdi: "But I still need to save money to buy some daily necessities."

Qiao Yi was furious: "Then don't give them all your salary. You're the one earning the money, and you can't even afford to eat. They all wear newer clothes than you, and they call themselves the pillars of the family? I think my master was right, you're just a bloodsucker."

Fang Yingdi, tears streaming down her face, saw Qiao Yi ignore her and stride ahead. She wiped away her tears and chased after her as if she had made up her mind. "Qiao Yi, don't be angry. I've decided. I won't give them any money or go back anymore. Unless... unless they really get sick, I'll help them. Otherwise, I won't help them at all."

Qiao Yi: "I'm not going to take care of you anymore. You'll just think I'm meddling in your business."

Fang Yingdi: "No, I...I've figured it out. If I continue like this, they'll kill me sooner or later. I have to live. I...I..."

She wanted to tell her that she wanted to save her sisters, but thinking about her own situation, and not knowing if she could get past her parents' objections if she didn't give them money, she couldn't say it. She decided to resolve her own predicament first before thinking about anything else.

Fang Yingdi trembled slightly, whether from uncertainty about the future or fear of the trouble her future parents might bring her. In any case, she was not happy, but rather had a resolute sense of taking things one step at a time.

"My parents will never let me off the hook," Fang Yingdi murmured.

Qiao Yi heard this and thought that if her parents really came to the factory to cause trouble, the factory would not ignore it. As Fang Yingdi's good friend, she would definitely help her. If all else failed, she would ask her master for help. She would not let her be left alone and helpless.

Before she could finish speaking, Fang Yingdi added, "A short pain is worse than a long one. If you have to make a decision, you should. Hesitation will only lead to more trouble. We have to face this sooner or later. I'm not afraid... I'm not afraid. I will not back down."

Qiao Yi: "...If your voice hadn't trembled, I really would have believed you."

Jiang Wenhua ate an excessive amount of meat today and satisfied his secret pleasure of being a know-it-all. He worked with great energy all afternoon, and the entire unloading team completed their task ahead of schedule, which earned them praise from the passing factory manager.

"Is he on steroids?"

"I saw him chatting with two girls at noon, you know how men are~"

"Good news is on the way? Him?"

"Impossible. What girl would be interested in him? He's so stingy. He probably had to scoop out a bowl of amniotic fluid when he was born, otherwise he would feel like he's missing out."

"Don't say that. At least they don't slack off. Look at our factory's unloading team 2, they often get scolded for not finishing their work, and they are singled out for criticism at the workers' meeting."

"Then think about it, every time our group got an advanced award but we didn't give it to him, he would go straight to the group leader's house and cry at the door."

"But you can't deny that Jiang Wenhua never slacks off when it comes to the advanced worker reward. Everyone in our group slacks off sometimes, except for him."

"They really don't even understand basic human relationships when it comes to money."

"That's right. With him around, we all have to work faster, otherwise we'll end up slacking off like Group Two. It'll be so much more fun for everyone."

"Didn't you slack off too much before because you were resentful, causing our group to not finish the work and ultimately get criticized?"

"Don't bring this up again. We were supposed to get scolded together and that would have been the end of it. We just lost the 'advanced worker' award. But this kid is so arrogant. He said I was lazy and that if the team leader didn't punish me, no one in the team would work anymore."

"Haha, I remember. It happened to be around the Dragon Boat Festival. The team leader reported it to the factory and they deducted half of your benefits."

"When I got home that day, my mother almost beat me to death."

Grandma Xia's eyelids twitched uncontrollably today, and she had a bad feeling about it, but she thought about it and wondered what bad things could happen to her. Her eldest sister was the one who loved her the most, and her children rarely came to her house unless there was a reason, except for her third son. Her two apprentices were also the kind of people who wouldn't cause trouble.

After ruling out other possibilities, Grandma Xia unilaterally concluded that Chen Xiangbei, that brat, had definitely caused trouble and would affect him.

Chen Xiangbei, who was staying quietly at the Chen family home, sneezed violently, thinking he was about to get sick. So he wrapped his old cotton-padded coat even tighter and continued to hand wash his new cotton-padded coat. This coat was really good. The day he was dragged along while clinging to Qiao Shan's leg at Qiao Shan's house, the coat didn't even tear, just had a few holes. He only had time to wash it today.

Unfortunately, he didn't know who to ask for help. After washing the clothes, he counted his money and thought that it would be better to ask Aunt Yin. If he gave her the money, she definitely wouldn't scold him.

Thinking about the Qiao family incident, Chen Xiangbei still remembered those thugs calling him "squinty-eyed." What a joke! He was such a handsome young man; how could they call him that? The older generation always said small eyes bring wealth. What did those thugs know? They barely knew any words before spouting nonsense.

Chen Xiangbei plans to go to his sister tomorrow and ask her to pass on a message to his brother-in-law: they must get rid of these good-for-nothing hooligans.

Chen Xiangbei is a good citizen who rids people of evil. I hope his brother-in-law won't be ungrateful, or he'll suffer the same fate as his second brother.

Chen Xiangbei harbored a wicked thought: anyone who messes with him will come to a bad end, hehehe, except for his mother.

His mother was even worse than him; he couldn't handle her, so he could only try to build a good relationship with her. Also, his career depended on his mother.

Chen Xiangbei realized that wherever his mother was, trouble would follow. He could go in and investigate their backgrounds, giving them a significant advantage in their arguments. Then, like Qiao Yi, he could casually give her a few dollars, compensate her, and even treat her to a meal. What a life...!

Once he made a name for himself, everyone had to respect him. After all, every family has its conflicts, so who would dare to offend him?

From now on, wherever Chen Xiangbei goes, people will call him "brother".

"Brother Chen, Brother Bei, which sounds better?" Chen Xiangbei was lost in his own beautiful dream.

Aunt Yin, who was passing by outside the door, was startled. Could Xiang Bei have gone crazy? How could he laugh like that?