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

Chen Xiangbei went to find Chen Xiangnan quite early, and even made breakfast for the two of them before leaving Grandma Xia's house.

Grandma Xia praised him to a good extent inside the house, and then began to tell Xia Yu'e about the good things she had done recently, just like she had a few days ago. "Sister, do you know that there is a girl named Wu in the propaganda department of our factory? She is a female comrade. I told you before that her face was covered in bruises, so I went to ask her about it. Then she cried to me that her husband had beaten her."

Xia Yu'e: "I remember, I remember. Later you even helped people apply for dormitories. Director Yuan also opened a special channel for you and reserved a dormitory room for some female comrades who were in difficult circumstances at home as a temporary refuge."

Grandma Xia: "Yesterday, her seemingly respectable husband came to the factory, saying he wanted to take her home. Good heavens, he kept saying that her living outside was affecting him, and that no one was doing the housework. Xiao Wu is hiding in the dormitory, afraid to go out, afraid that the man will punch her again. She's so pitiful."

Xia Yu'e: "And then?"

Grandma Xia: "Then I pulled Director Yuan out. I thought that in the future I should rely more on words and less on force. Using force is easy to cause trouble. Anyway, as long as we are in the right, we are not afraid of anything. So I had a little argument with him. Xiao Wu's husband also brought Xiao Wu's family. The family members were practically non-existent. Anyway, they implied that Xiao Wu was just destined for this."

I immediately shifted the blame for Xiao Wu's misfortune onto her parents. It was either her parents' fault or her husband's fault; no one could escape blame. I even wanted to go to their factory to talk to them, but I ran away in a panic.

Xia Yu'e: "Did you ask Xiao Wu what he meant?"

Grandma Xia: "I asked her, and she said she's very confused right now and doesn't know what to do. I can't keep advising her to get a divorce, so I just said, if someone hits you, hit them back; if someone insults you, insult them back; just be tough. If you can't beat them, report it to the police, report it to the factory administration and union of the other factory. If all else fails, go sit at the factory gate. You can't let yourself get beaten to death."

Xia Yu'e: "Yes, you're right."

Grandma Xia: "And then there's Xiao Zhao, the one I told you about before. Her husband died, she didn't have any children, and she was being bullied by her in-laws. She quietly moved out of her in-laws' house and begged Director Yuan to give her a dormitory. Otherwise, she would sleep in her office. Director Yuan was furious."

Xia Yu'e: "Everyone is slowly changing. What about that woman in your workshop whose parents favored boys and almost caused her to die of a fever at home?

Grandma Xia: "That girl was fierce. She chased after her two brothers with a knife, saying that if she died, her two brothers would be buried with her. Her parents were not human, and her two brothers were not human either. Later, she went crazy once, and her family treated her relatively politely afterward."

Xia Yu'e laughed out loud, "It shouldn't be a real chop, right?"

Grandma Xia: "Of course not. How can she go to jail now with such a bright future, just to put on a show? Alright, I need to go to the factory early today. There's a ton of stuff waiting for me to take care of."

Xia Yu'e: "You'd better tone it down, or the factory manager will come and scold you."

Grandma Xia snorted dismissively.

As soon as she stepped into the factory, some young women surrounded her and started talking to her. Old Mrs. Xia's popularity was quite different from before. Right after her divorce, she was disliked by everyone, but now, a small percentage of people liked her.

However, those who like her really like her, and those who hate her really hate her. For example, the young man from the southeast who turned away as soon as he saw her lost his girlfriend because of her.

Hehe, just thinking about this makes Grandma Xia happy. That man's house is really no good place, and that man is no good either.

Old Mrs. Xia is determined to ensure that all "bad comrades" remain single for life! (Regardless of gender)

At the same time that Chen Xiangbei decided to steal his father's money, Old Lady Xia also made up her mind.

Sure enough, facing the morning sun makes you feel like nothing can defeat you.

Just as Grandma Xia changed into her work clothes and was about to get to work, she was called to the factory manager's office by Director Yuan again.

The factory manager sat in his seat. Unlike the previous times, anyone who wasn't a fool could tell that the factory manager was in a very bad mood, because he didn't even greet the two of them.

Sitting to the left of the factory director was the deputy factory director who had almost fainted from anger caused by Old Lady Xia earlier, Old Lady Xia's heart sank.

They wouldn't be looking to settle scores with her, would they? What if they stop her from working and force her into internal retirement? How will she then realize her dreams?

Grandma Xia asked cautiously, "Factory manager, you wanted to see me?"

The factory manager let out a heavy sigh, revealing his impatience.

Seeing that the factory director didn't seem to be going to speak, the deputy factory director spoke up, "Old Xia, Old Xia, we really don't know what to say to you. You... sigh... the way you handled this matter... really... sigh!"

Grandma Xia scratched her head: "What's wrong with me? If you won't let me join the union, I'll just work honestly in the workshop. I have no intention of becoming the women's director. If you leaders think I'm not suitable, then forget it."

The deputy factory director was heartbroken: "Then why don't you just go and do it? Why don't you just behave yourself? Do you know that in such a short time, two more long-married couples in our factory have gotten divorced, all because of you? People would rather tear down a temple than break up a marriage, but you, you'd rather be scolded than not break up couples. Tell us, what are you thinking?"

When Grandma Xia heard this, she was also puzzled. "Who got divorced? I didn't know. Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Director Yuan explained to her, "Director Wang from the second dyeing workshop and Supervisor Sun from the first spinning workshop took leave yesterday and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau together to get divorced from their husbands. Supervisor Sun was even beaten at the Civil Affairs Bureau, and many people tried to stop her."

Grandma Xia covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Oh my god!"

Deputy Factory Director: "Now you're scared? How despicable of you! You've broken up so many perfectly good marriages with your bare hands. Have you no conscience...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Old Mrs. Xia exclaimed, "Did Manager Sun give her a good beating to death for that abusive husband? If you ask me, she should have her nephew come over and give him a good beating before the divorce. What a scoundrel! He dares to hit people in front of everyone; he must be even worse in private."

"Let me tell you, Lao Yuan, men like that are probably so irritable because their 'thing' is useless, so they take it out on their wives all the time. They're the most pathetic kind of people. Any woman who gets involved with a man like that is like having shit smeared on her body."

Director Yuan expressed his strong agreement.

The deputy factory director was completely bewildered. He thought that Old Lady Xia covering her mouth meant she realized her mistake and felt sorry for the two women. It was indeed a pity, but what he didn't expect was that she hadn't given the man a good beating.

Does this sound like a word?

He looked at the factory manager and said, "Factory manager, don't just stay silent! Those two have gone too far! You should do something about it!"