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

Deputy Factory Director Tian noticed that many female comrades had turned around and were glaring fiercely at the group he had assigned. Sensing the situation was turning sour, he immediately stood up and tried to defuse the situation, saying, "Comrades, don't get too agitated. It's just a friendly discussion."

Seeing that Deputy Factory Director Tian had spoken, Director Yuan followed suit, afraid that if she was a step too slow, she wouldn't be able to disgust him. "Factory Director Tian, ​​since you've spoken up, why don't you share your thoughts? Is Comrade Xia morally flawed? Shouldn't the Women's Director be elected by female comrades? Shouldn't the older comrades who still have ambition be criticized?"

Deputy Factory Director Tian cursed inwardly at Director Yuan for daring to embarrass him at a time like this; no matter what he said, it wasn't a good look.

Saying that Comrade Xia is fine is tantamount to implying that the questions raised by the people he arranged were problematic, which would offend his own people. Saying that the women's director was chosen by the female comrade implies that the comrades on the factory's labor union side, who were arranged according to his orders and whose direction was ambiguous, are problematic, which would offend the factory's labor union. Saying that older comrades should be ambitious would offend the younger comrades he had courted who wanted to oppose Comrade Xia's appointment as director.

But if he were to say that Comrade Xia is morally flawed, he would definitely be scolded by her and forced to flee like a dog.

If we say that male comrades who are women's directors also have the right to vote, then that old geezer Director Song will drag the Women's Federation together to deal with him, saying things like that women's directors protect women's rights, but often women's rights will affect the rights of male comrades, and so on, to oppose it.

As for the last question, if he agrees that older comrades shouldn't have ambition, he might be reported immediately, and those older comrades would definitely unite to force him to step down.

She's gone mad, this crazy woman!

They weren't neutral before, but now they've definitely sided with the factory manager.

Deputy Factory Director Tian gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "I think everyone's opinions have their own reasons, so it's not easy for me to say who is right and who is wrong."

Director Yuan had no intention of letting him off so easily. "Deputy Director Tian, ​​then tell me, some comrades say that Comrade Xia is morally flawed. Where do you get that reasoning? And what about those two questions? Where do you get that they're right?"

Seeing that Deputy Factory Director Tian was speechless, Old Lady Xia finally felt relieved. It was this troublemaker who made the women's director election voting meeting go wrong from the very beginning. He deserved to be taught a lesson. "Deputy Factory Director Tian, ​​I would also like to hear where you think I have committed a moral transgression."

Grandma Xia stared straight at him, as if she would explode if he didn't give her an explanation.

Deputy Factory Director Tian was suddenly in a difficult position. "Comrade Xia, Director Yuan, why are you only focusing on me? The factory director is right here. He is the highest-ranking leader in our factory. How can I bypass him?"

Factory Director Song stood up and turned to face the workers behind him, saying, "Since Deputy Factory Director Tian wants me to share my thoughts, then I will. I won't go into the big picture, it's too abstract. I'll just talk about our textile factory."

Our textile factory has achieved its current scale, efficiency, and excellent reputation thanks to the collective efforts of everyone involved. Due to the nature of our factory, we have a large female workforce, yet we have still managed to achieve such outstanding results.

The neighboring food factory, cannery, and machinery factory, compared to their provincial factory, are far inferior to us. They have more men than women. What does this show? It shows that our female colleagues are in no way inferior to their male colleagues in their careers.

I personally strongly support gender equality and I'm not afraid of people asking about my life. I often do housework at home, and my wife is also a very capable worker; our whole family respects her greatly.

Therefore, regarding the question raised by Director Yuan, I believe that no one should arbitrarily accuse a comrade of moral failings without sufficient evidence. Those who accuse others are the ones who are truly morally deficient.

Secondly, regarding whether male comrades should participate in the election of women's directors, I think we can wait for the comrades from the Women's Federation to come over and listen to their opinions.

Finally, I believe that the ambition of any comrade is very valuable, whether they are young workers who have just joined the factory or older comrades who are about to retire. We managers should support and affirm them, and only when everyone works together to make progress can our entire textile factory thrive.

These are my answers to Director Yuan's questions.

After a moment of silence, the workers behind them all started to applaud.

Director Yuan and Grandma Xia applauded for a while on stage. Then, Director Yuan did not forget Deputy Director Tian and said loudly on stage, "Let's invite Deputy Factory Director Tian to speak."

Deputy Factory Director Tian: ...Damn it, Old Yuan is getting more and more of a scoundrel. I really have to thank her for never forgetting me.

Deputy Factory Director Tian, ​​feeling pressured, reluctantly stood up and turned around, saying, "Factory Director Song is a senior leader in our textile factory, a guiding light for us. Every time he speaks, he deeply influences us. I wholeheartedly agree with what Factory Director Song says. With Factory Director Song, our textile factory will definitely get better and better."

The workers clapped intermittently.

Deputy Factory Director Tian was already thinking about how to appease his subordinates, hoping they would understand his current predicament.

Seeing that no one was saying anything about her moral character, and since she was someone who had registered for the election, Old Lady Xia didn't say much about other things, so she simply stepped down from the stage.

From the moment she was smug, Xiang Qiaoqian in the audience glanced at Old Madam Xia with a vicious look, wondering what she was plotting.

The women's federation staff were welcomed in by the factory office staff, and Old Mrs. Xia began to feel nervous.

She is about to give her first formal speech on stage, with the aim of showing everyone her strengths, gaining their trust, and thus getting them to vote for her.

This experience was both novel and exciting. For so many years, Old Lady Xia's mouth had only ever been used for cursing. If it were just cursing, she felt she could curse everyone present without fear. But now she had to praise herself! She had rarely praised herself growing up, and few people had ever praised her, except for her sister, Xia Yu'e.

Outside the textile factory, Chen Xiangbei arrived, and Chen Xianghong also arrived. The two of them were just as nervous as Grandma Xia in the auditorium. This was the most important moment in Mom's entire life.

"Sis, do you think Mom will get elected?"

Chen Xianghong paced back and forth anxiously, "I don't know either. If I don't get selected, Mom will be heartbroken."

Chen Xiangbei: "If she really doesn't get elected, we mustn't say anything carelessly. Just... pretend you don't care and advise her. Anyway, this women's director position isn't anything special. If she doesn't want it, she doesn't have to!"

Chen Xianghong nodded firmly, "That's right."