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

Grandma Xia: "I don't even want to tell you this. You, who have benefited from this, simply cannot understand how painful it is for those who suffer losses in their families."

Factory manager: "We're all family. How can we live together if we're so calculating? I think you're just being too petty and overthinking things."

Jiang Wenhua touched his nose: "How about I say a few words?"

Factory manager: "You tell me, I didn't tell you to shut up."

Jiang Wenhua: "Weren't we just talking about husband and wife? Since you're not going to hold a grudge, you and your wife are family, so why is she the one who suffers while you refuse to? You keep saying that this is something women should do, that we're all family, and that it's not a matter of women. Why are you starting to fuss about gender when we're talking about this? If you ask me, you're also sexist."

Factory manager: "Why are you talking about me again? Well, I'm making money, and I cover all the household expenses, aren't I?"

Jiang Wenhua: "People in the factory say that I, Jiang Wenhua, am greedy and like to take advantage of others, and they don't want to associate with me. But how come I see you as someone who cares more about money than I do? Even if I earn money and give it to my mother to spend, and my mother does housework at home, I will still be grateful to her. I don't feel that just because I support her, she should do things for me."

Factory manager: "That's because she supported you first, so shouldn't you support her?"

Jiang Wenhua: "Oh, I see. What the factory director means is that your money can buy a woman's entire life, during which she not only has to give birth to children but also raise them alone, take care of you, and take care of your parents. Moreover, most of this money is spent on you, your parents, and your children?"

The factory manager fell into deep thought.

Grandma Xia added, "If you calculate it this way, the factory manager is even more ruthless than the landlord. What's the difference between this and working for free?"

Fang Yingdi's eyes lost all their light. "If we really look at it one by one, for a woman like me with a job, getting married is like me going to the man's family to be a slave. Only a fool or a madman would get married like that?"

The factory manager gaped, "This... but isn't this how everyone has done it before? Nobody said anything about it before."

Grandma Xia: "Maybe it's because some bad people are mixed in with the crowd and telling everyone that a woman isn't a good woman if she doesn't live such a miserable life? I wonder who this bad person is?"

The factory manager's voice trembled: "If you're going to scold me, just say so directly. Don't give me that sarcastic talk."

Old Mrs. Xia: "Factory director, you must stop urging the women to get married. If you keep doing this, you'll really end up in the deepest hell."

The factory director looked at Director Yuan, who hadn't spoken since the beginning, with trembling eyes: "Old Yuan, as a woman, what are you thinking?"

Director Yuan sighed: "Factory Manager, I'm thinking about getting a divorce."

Grandma Xia and the others were kicked out and stood in the corridor looking at each other in bewilderment.

Jiang Wenhua, with his hands behind his back, said, "The factory director's mentality won't work."

The factory manager suddenly rushed out and stood behind them, saying in a mournful tone, "You're not allowed to talk nonsense when you go out. Also, don't say anything about ruining men's ability to carry on the family line. It's illegal. Don't lead them astray, do you understand?"

After everyone agreed, they slowly walked back.

Leaving aside the fact that after the factory manager returned home, he stared at his wife and daughter for a long time before suddenly becoming a living person and starting to work, which almost made his wife want to hire a shaman to exorcise the evil spirits.

When Grandma Xia returned to the workshop, she saw that the women had changed their previous discussions about the men in different workshops and groups, and instead started talking about how to fight for their rights at home. Grandma Xia suddenly felt a little relieved. She felt a little inexplicable. She clearly had nothing to do with those women, but she was inexplicably happy.

Because she was happy, Grandma Xia went to the supply and marketing cooperative after get off work to buy some newly arrived pastries to take home. They were sweet and soft, and she thought her sister would definitely love them.

Xia Yu'e listened to her younger sister chattering about things at the factory, how she confronted the factory director, how she and Xiao Jiang and Xiao Fang silenced him, and how she thought that men like the factory director were really despicable. Anyway, the two sisters were very happy.

"You look a little pale lately. Have you been eating properly at lunchtime?" Grandma Xia lifted her sister's face, looking her up and down. "And you've lost weight."

Xia Yu'e: "My appetite isn't very good during this seasonal change, but I'm eating an egg every day as you suggested. Don't worry about me, I'll gain the weight back in a couple of days."

The two sisters were very affectionate. "I feel great now. Before, I couldn't even manage my own family affairs. I was angry every day and had no energy to see other scenery or chat with others. Now it seems really different. When I saw them talking about how they would express their grievances at home and ask their parents for fairness and justice, I was a little moved."

Xia Yu'e: "Yes, even if we can't get it, at least we're clear-headed, which is better than being taken advantage of by relatives in a daze and feeling wronged."

Grandma Xia: "I wish my Xiang Hong could stand up like this too."

Xia Yu'e: "Take it slow, don't rush. She's twenty years old, and she's been looking at your back and learning from you for so many years. Change also needs the right time."

Grandma Xia: "Sister, do you think I don't know how to teach children? The reason they've turned out this way is largely because I didn't teach them well."

Xia Yu'e: "Then I might as well blame our parents. They didn't raise us well, and we don't know how to raise our own children. How should I put it? Few parents reflect on their own behavior, and few children grow up to be independent and clear-headed. Children will definitely carry the shadow of their parents to some extent. If you want to change them, you may not be able to, but at least you've tried. If you can't teach them well, you can only leave it to fate."

Grandma Xia thought for a while, "Sister, have you ever thought about changing Chengping's behavior?"

Grandma Xia shook her head: "He never thought about it after he grew up. I was afraid he would beat me to death. His father raised him from a young age and didn't let me get involved. Rather than being my son, I'm more like a tool that brought him into this world. That child doesn't resemble me at all, but the way he curses is a bit like our mother."

Grandma Xia: "Can my children be brought back to life?"

"Who knows? Anyway, you don't have anything to do right now, so go whenever you have time. They won't hit you." Xia Yu'e said with a smile. "Just think of it as keeping yourself occupied."

Grandma Xia: "Won't this make me unhappy? I finally got to live a peaceful life."

Xia Yu'e: "Isn't it rather boring if it's too peaceful?"

Just as Grandma Xia was about to answer, she heard her door being pounded on frantically, accompanied by Zheng Qianlan's anxious voice.

"Comrade Xia, have you seen my Yu Yan?"