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

Hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Although there are still quite a few people here who favor sons over daughters, most of them still treat their daughters as individuals. Even the few bad apples will get a lecture from the neighborhood committee, though it's not very effective.

But families where workers live generally don't experience such serious problems. Most of the bad apples are like Xiao Ma's wife's family—they don't have any workers, they're poor, and their parents are unreasonable.

The words of Mr. and Mrs. Fang made them more cautious in considering the family background of their future partners. They couldn't let their family get involved with such a lawless scoundrel.

If Fang Yingdi grew up in such a family, it's easy to understand why she acts so out of place. She was all smiles before, but now that she can't get the money, she's started acting crazy and blurting out her true feelings.

No wonder she's crying like this. People started to sympathize with her, and some kind female workers even handed her a handkerchief to wipe her tears and offered her some words of comfort.

Grandma Xia immediately thought of her and her sister's tragic first half of life. When they were still living in their parents' home, they were barely human. This Mr. and Mrs. Fang were comparable to her parents, although not quite as bad, but they were still extremely despicable.

"Damn it, you two old hags! You weren't born of women, and you old hag are a woman yourself, so why do you treat your daughter like this? I think no one should die, but you two should have been killed the most when you were born."

"Exchange dowry, exchange dowry, why don't you just sell yourselves? I don't know what's the point of you living, all you do is bully women and support your good-for-nothing sons. You don't know how to contribute to society or the country, and you shouldn't be a burden either."

"Our red book says this kind of thinking is unacceptable. Has your village's literacy class even taught you anything? If your brigade leader is this negligent, I'll report him to your commune. What kind of people are you? Even if you value your son a little, don't treat your daughter like she's not human!"

When Fang's mother heard that she was going to report someone and implicate the captain, she began to speculate about the old woman's background. She thought that the old woman's words were reasonable and well-founded, so maybe she was some important person.

But she was still unconvinced. "You're telling me? I don't believe you don't have some old-fashioned patriarchal ideas. You're a worker, you've been to school, right? You're not just saying one thing and doing another. There were quite a few girls among the educated youth we received in our village before. Some of them were from families with only boys and only one girl. You're talking nicely now, but when the time comes, won't you also choose to sacrifice the girls?"

You talk a good game about us country folk, but when you actually do things, it's a completely different story. I'll tell you, you educated people are the most shameless. All you know how to do is lecture us. There's a word for this: reflection... Have you ever reflected on yourselves?

They even started laughing at us. What contributions have you made to society? If you hadn't been lucky enough to get jobs in the factory and have some security, you might be even worse off than us. What contributions have you made? Are those your contributions? It's just that the factory provided you with a good place to work, otherwise you'd all be street urchins.

I think you're the worst ones, looking down on us from your high places. Do you think we villagers are no better than you, just peasants? But why don't you consider that the rice, pork, and vegetables you eat—weren't they all grown by us? What right do you have to look down on us? If you want to teach us a lesson, first teach those sexist bastards in the city a lesson first!

Jiang Wenhua's eyes widened. This old lady suddenly became very eloquent. Her mind and thinking were quite impressive. If she had been educated, she would be almost as good as Old Xia.

Grandma Xia was initially quite reasonable, but when Fang's mother mentioned that the girl sent to the countryside was the only daughter in the family, she began to lose her confidence. Losing her confidence, she didn't know how to scold her anymore, so she fell silent, many images flashing through her mind as she began to reflect.

To be honest, she wasn't caring enough about Xiang Hong, and she really let her down. Xiang Hong became like this because of what she saw and heard. But since the divorce, she hasn't contacted her at all. She's just a young girl, maybe she's too stunned by the changes in her family and doesn't know what to do.

She was living her life the way she always had, so what right did she have to blame her?

She is currently at one of the most important stages in her life, and as her mother, she has not given her any guidance, nor has she told her what a normal family is like. She will not know how to behave in her own little family in the future, and she must be panicked and confused.

Grandma Xia felt guilty. Although she didn't actually have a complete understanding of these things, she had to learn them and then teach them to her children. This was her responsibility as a mother. She was the one who brought Xiang Hong here, and Old Chen also had a responsibility, but Grandma Xia knew she couldn't rely on him.

Thinking about this, Grandma Xia began to think about other things. Educating children is a bigger matter than work. She had never taught them how to properly handle various relationships, so none of her children were good. She and Old Chen were both responsible.

She felt increasingly guilty, and her heart felt heavy. To alleviate this feeling, Old Mrs. Xia cursed Old Chen in her heart again. It was all that damned old man's fault for saying such foolish things to her every day. Over the decades, she had become a fool herself.

Anyway, when you're feeling down, make sure you comfort yourself first. She'll learn how to do it later.

Jiang Wenhua noticed that Grandma Xia was silent, so he had to step in himself. He couldn't let Fang's parents gain the upper hand in this situation. "Oh, what are you saying? Why don't you say that the police should arrest those murderers first before they can deal with the trivial matters of us ordinary people? The way you put it makes it sound like we're being unreasonable."

Fang's mother: "Anyway, children are supposed to contribute to the family's household expenses."

Jiang Wenhua: "Then it's even more natural for parents to raise children; if they don't raise children, they'll go to jail."

Fang's mother said, "So many people don't raise girls, they abandon them, they drown them, but I've never seen them get arrested. Don't try to scare me with these kinds of words. If Sanya doesn't give me my wages today, we're not leaving."

Jiang Wenhua: "Are you trying to get your child to pay for household expenses, or are you robbing her? If I didn't know you were her parents, I would have thought you were a habitual robber. You think you can just put on this act and expect people to give you money? Do you think our security captain is just for show?"

When he was suddenly pointed at, Deputy Captain Wang shuddered and immediately put on a fierce and menacing act, inadvertently showing off his large muscles.