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

Grandma Xia was completely unaware of this. Although she felt that many people in the factory seemed to be secretly watching her these past few days, no one came up to her and said anything, so she pretended not to know.

Whether they praise her or criticize her, it doesn't matter, since they're not giving her extra money, and she doesn't need to bother with such things.

Unbeknownst to her, Old Mrs. Xia seemed to have picked up some of Jiang Wenhua's stingy traits, constantly talking about money.

The news reached the Chen family compound. It was Chen Xiangdong who reported it. Several days had passed when he heard the news at the factory, but instead of being suppressed, the news intensified.

Chen Xiangbei had heard about it a while ago, but he didn't say anything. He had a good relationship with his mother, so he could just ask her directly. He had been busy these past few days helping his sister with her wedding arrangements, but he didn't think his mother would do something so irrational.

Who could his mother possibly fight with, unless she brought Qiao Shan along? But she doesn't have any enemies with such deep-seated hatred. If it were about fighting her aunt's son, Tian Chengping, she wouldn't need to go to such lengths.

Therefore, he wasn't in a hurry to go; he wanted to take care of things first.

But Chen Xiangdong couldn't hold back. As soon as he got off work, he rushed to their house and gestured to Old Chen, who was still eating dinner. Old Chen was completely stunned.

His ex-wife, who insisted on divorce, is now not only beating up her own family members, but is also preparing to get into a group fight.

That's incredible! Absolutely incredible.

Chen Xiangdong's voice was quite loud, and some neighbors who were chatting in the open space after dinner could vaguely hear it.

By the time Old Lady Xia found out, it had become a story that she had gotten into a brawl with people from other factories, won, and those people even recognized her as their leader.

Grandma Xia was full of questions. When did she get into a group fight? When did she become recognized as the boss?

No wonder she often sees factory leaders coming to their workshop lately. Sometimes they say that everyone should be harmonious and friendly, sometimes they say that all the factories are one family and should love each other, and sometimes they say that fighting is bad, that if you win, you'll go to jail and if you lose, you'll be hospitalized.

Old Mrs. Xia was cursing them in her heart for all the nonsense they were saying. Instead of wasting time talking, she should have told the workers to get to work and make more items.

At the time, she thought the factory leaders were just spouting useless nonsense, but she never expected that these words were actually meant for her.

That's outrageous. If she's capable of gang fights, I'd rather believe Jiang Wenhua is a freeloader.

Grandma Xia felt completely drained of her energy. She slowly changed her clothes and walked towards the factory gate. She was off work and wanted to go home, lie down, and digest her work.

What she didn't hear was the murmurs of many people behind her.

"Did Comrade Xia stay up all night to fight someone? Is that why he's so listless today?"

"Absolutely, I've never seen her so helpless."

"She must have been in a really bad fight. No wonder she's the eldest sister."

"From now on, our factory will finally have a leader. Let's see who dares to bully us now."

"Yes, we're under the protection of the big sister."

As she entered the house, Xia Yu'e came out. Seeing her like this, she hesitated for a moment, then opened her mouth and finally spoke, "Yu'e, you... went to fight with someone?"

Grandma Xia: ...I don't want to talk about it anymore. She wants to be mute from now on.

Time flies, and Fang Yingdi welcomed her first day off without having to go home to work.

She got up very early in the morning, before dawn, and sat on the bed staring at the trees outside, lost in thought.

Clearly, she was panicking.

Qiao Yi slept restlessly. She wasn't going home this week and wanted to stay in bed, but in her drowsy state, she saw Fang Yingdi sitting up and was startled. The other woman had long hair, and she thought she was seeing a ghost.

"Xiao Fang, what are you doing?" Qiao Yi rubbed her eyes, her heart pounding.

Fang Yingdi changed her position and sat facing Qiao Yi: "I feel very uneasy, my eyelids keep twitching."

Qiao Yi: "Don't worry, at worst they'll come looking for you, and then we'll go to my master and Comrade Jiang for help. You've already paid, what are you afraid of? They're your protectors. My master is the big sister."

Fang Yingdi: "Yes, then let's go to their compound now. What if my parents come and block the factory gate today? I'm afraid we won't be able to escape."

Qiao Yi: "...Isn't it too early?"

Fang Yingdi quickly got up and started dressing and combing her hair. "It's getting late, it's getting late. I... I want to borrow some money and tickets from you. I'll pay you back next month when I get my salary, okay? I'll go get them some breakfast from the state-run restaurant."

Qiao Yi: "You're even willing to spend money on breakfast now?"

Fang Yingdi: "Anyway, we won't be paying you anymore. That little bit of money is more than enough to treat you occasionally. I've never had breakfast at a state-run restaurant before. I have to try it. I heard the head chef cooks it really well."

Qiao Yi: "It's really delicious. I haven't had it in a long time. Now that you mention it, I'm craving it too."

Fang Yingdi: "Tell me which one is the best later, I'll try the best one first, then we'll go there for lunch, it's on me, and then for dinner..."

Qiao Yi refused: "No, don't start spending money recklessly as soon as you have it. The money is in your hands, there's no rush to spend it."

Fang Yingdi nodded: "That's true. I still need to borrow money from you this month, so it would be strange to treat you to a meal with your money. Then I'll wait... wait until I've paid off Comrade Xia and Comrade Jiang's help fees before I treat you to a meal."

Qiao Yi, urged on by Fang Yingdi, dawdled through washing up before finally going out with her.

The two walked hand in hand down the street, where there weren't many people.

The weather was lovely today. The morning sun shone on their faces, warm and slightly dazzling, but very comfortable. Even the breeze was gentle.

Fang Yingdi took a deep breath, and the knot in her heart finally dissipated a bit. "Ah, it feels so good to not have to work."

Qiao Yi: "Yes, it's really, really good."

Fang Yingdi: "What did you do when you were alone in your dorm on your days off?"

Qiao Yi: "I'll sleep a little later, then have lunch, and after that I might lie down for a while, or maybe go out for a stroll to see what good things the supply and marketing cooperative has."

Fang Yingdi looked longingly at the supply and marketing cooperative, saying, "I'd like to visit the cooperative later too."

Qiao Yi: Sure, we have plenty of time today anyway.

The two bought breakfast at the state-run restaurant and then went to Grandma Xia's courtyard.

At this time, Old Lady Xia was still asleep, but Xia Yu'e was awake and began washing and drying things.

Seeing the two of them arrive, they quickly welcomed them in. "It's a day off, why are you up so early? Why didn't you sleep in a little longer?"

Putting aside others, Grandma Xia never used to sleep in, but ever since she started living with her sister, she has become a bit lazy on her days off and will sleep until her sister wakes her up for breakfast.

This is what it feels like to be loved; it's blissful.