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

The group parted on bad terms. Chen Xiangdong went home, Chen Xiangnan took Chen Lingling to his father-in-law's house, Chen Xiangbei went to find his mother, and Chen Xianghong was given a job by Yu Hongzhen and could live in the dormitory again.

On the way, the four brothers and sisters worked together once again, a rare occurrence.

The four of them kept their cursing relatively civilized, out of consideration for Chen Lingling, a young girl, until they ran into Jiang Wenhua, who was wandering around outside late at night with a flushed face.

"Brother Jiang."

"North."

Chen Xiangbei ran over and asked in confusion, "What are you doing so late at night?"

Jiang Wenhua: "You're asking me now? What are you doing?"

Chen Xiangbei: "Don't even mention it, my dad's lost his mind, let me tell you..."

Jiang Wenhua's eyes darted around, as if he wasn't listening to what Chen Xiangbei was saying at all.

"Why are you always looking to the side?" Chen Xiangbei asked, puzzled.

Jiang Wenhua shook his head. "It's nothing, I'm just a little scared at night."

Chen Xiangbei said "Oh," and suddenly rushed to the spot where Jiang Wenhua's eyes had been glancing, then pulled a female comrade out from the shadows.

"Sister Fang?" Chen Xiangbei shouted.

Fang Yingdi's face turned even redder than Jiang Wenhua's. "Don't misunderstand, we are... I..."

Chen Xiangbei smiled knowingly, "If you're dating, then you're dating. Why tell me not to misunderstand? If you do misunderstand, you'll all be unhappy."

Jiang Wenhua coughed. "No, I just wanted to give Xiao Fang some things."

Chen Xiangbei looked around ambiguously, "Oh~ the miser has plucked his feathers."

Jiang Wenhua was furious and embarrassed. "You still have the leisure to meddle in my affairs? I, a fine young man, would never do anything immoral. But you are different. Your father's situation is already critical, and you are still talking about my affairs. Have you come up with any solutions?"

Chen Xiangbei shook his head, "That's true."

Jiang Wenhua gave Fang Yingdi a wink, and Fang Yingdi immediately ran away, feeling incredibly embarrassed. She had been called out by Jiang Wenhua today, told he had something nice for her, only to find out he was giving her food. Fang Yingdi was too embarrassed to accept it, and the two of them just sat there, sharing the food.

As it got dark, Jiang Wenhua offered to take her back to the factory, but... he actually held her hand. Thinking of this, Fang Yingdi's face flushed red again.

In such a remote place, she actually ran into an acquaintance, and Fang Yingdi felt that she was still very unlucky.

Chen Xiangbei arrived at Grandma Xia's place dejectedly, then plopped down on a stool. "Mom, Dad got married again, to an old woman with a face full of wrinkles. He's an old man who's practically half-buried, I don't know why he'd get married, he's really sick."

Let me tell you, my dad has a bad temper, isn't very capable, isn't in good health, is slovenly, and has smelly feet. He's only after money and nothing else. I can figure this out, but this old man just can't.

And that woman, she's clearly a shrew, but in front of my dad she keeps calling him "Brother Chen" and saying "I do," it's disgusting. They're both so old, and they're actually dating? My dad's got a screw loose, and that woman's shrewd, she's only after money. Mom, what should I do?

My second brother said he'd try to think of something, but what can I do?

Chen Xiangbei talked on and on for over an hour, his mouth was practically dry, and Old Lady Xia's ears were about to fall off from listening. Seeing that the young man didn't seem to want her opinion, Old Lady Xia remained silent. He's an adult now; he should find his own solutions to problems.

Chen Xiangbei didn't intend to ask Xia Laotai's opinion. After all, his mother and father's divorce was so ugly, and his mother probably didn't want to get involved in what was going on there now. So he was just venting.

After he had finished speaking, his eyes suddenly lit up. "I'll go ask Brother Jiang for some advice. His methods are sure to be ruthless."

Chen Xiangbei dashed out like a gust of wind, while Old Lady Xia curled her lips behind him.

The lights in Jiang Wenhua's house were already off. Chen Xiangbei had reason to suspect that after sending his mother to his stepfather's house, Jiang Wenhua had been saving money without any scruples. It was very likely that he was reluctant to light the kerosene lamp at night, so he was forced to go to bed early.

Hmm~ He's still that stingy guy.

The next day, when Grandma Xia went to work, Director Yuan was waiting at the gate. As soon as she entered the factory, she was pulled into her office.

"Old Xia, I've heard that they've refused to let you join the factory's union, let alone become the women's director." Director Yuan had just closed her office door when she blurted it out. She was furious. Even though she argued her case, they kept bringing up Old Xia's age.

Grandma Xia's face darkened.

Director Yuan: "I think they're clearly afraid you'll criticize them. They're doing things unfairly, but they can do it while we can't say anything. Why should we?"

Old Mrs. Xia: "These... bastards!"

Director Yuan: "That's right, you bastard."

After the two argued in the office for a while, Director Yuan said with some guilt, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had this idea. In the end, this whole thing turned out because I thought too highly of them."

Old Mrs. Xia said angrily, "So what if I don't get the job? Do you think they can shut me up? Even if I don't get the job, I have plenty of ways to deal with it."

She stormed out of Director Yuan's office, then bumped into the factory manager who was coming to work. Old Mrs. Xia snorted, bumped into him, and walked away without even saying hello.

"Has this old comrade eaten some kind of explosive?" The factory director looked at Director Yuan, who came out later, with a blank expression. "You, Old Yuan, did you scold her again?"

Director Yuan rolled her eyes at him, "How could I possibly out-argue her? I can't even out-argue any of you."

Then, the factory manager was bumped again.

He was completely confused. Could it be that the two old comrades had a fight and then took their anger out on him?

This is incomprehensible, absolutely incomprehensible.

Is he some kind of despicable person as the factory director? They're both furious with him, even though he's their boss.

After changing her clothes in the workshop, Grandma Xia heard people whispering among themselves. She listened carefully and found that a group of people were quietly saying that she was overestimating herself.

Grandma Xia glared at them fiercely, but before she could even start cursing, she noticed the young girl in her group rushing forward to speak up for her.

He kept saying nice things about her, which suddenly made Grandma Xia's eyes well up with tears.

She would say what she wanted to say and do, and as long as she was in the right, there would definitely be people on her side. Old Mrs. Xia turned away to wipe her tears, and then made up her mind.

Even if she weren't the women's director, she could still help these women. She would definitely help them whenever they needed it.

Grandma Xia's gaze suddenly became very kind.

The young women who were arguing suddenly felt a chill down their spines.