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

Pan Mei was furious when she saw Old Lady Xia. It was all that old woman's fault that her father had to pay money out of his pocket every month.

She wanted to marry Chen Xiangbei because she learned from others that Chen Xiangbei was making a lot of money, had a lot of experience, and a lot of connections; he was an extremely capable person.

She considered herself and Chen Xiangbei to be classmates throughout high school, which she felt was a special connection. Looking around, she couldn't think of anyone more successful than her in the entire class.

After returning home that day, Pan Mei argued with her father, but her father said that girls are not as useful as boys, and that when it comes to helping the family, it will be more boys who help out.

Pan Mei has a peculiar way of thinking. Instead of trying to refute her father with the recent incident of her five sons not supporting their parents, she thought about proving to her father that she would also be successful in the future.

But the way she came up with to make herself successful was to marry a capable gay man.

Xiang Bei is the person she is most satisfied with after meeting recently, and she is determined to hold on to him.

"Director Xia, this is between Xiang Bei and me. Please respect both of us. I won't hold it against you for bothering me." Pan Mei thought her tone was already very good.

Here it comes again, that familiar tone. It's clearly her own problem, yet she acts all magnanimous. In her past life, she rarely argued with Pan Mei to maintain harmony in the third son's family, but now, she doesn't care about anything else, she'll just scold her.

"I don't respect you? Then you should show some respect to young Comrade Chen Xiangbei." Old Mrs. Xia said with a smile. "He already told you that he doesn't want to date you, don't you understand?"

Pan Mei: "My dad said that men are all hypocrites."

Grandma Xia pointed at Chen Xiangbei's face, "Judging from his expression, he doesn't seem like he's just saying that. He's really annoyed with you."

Pan Mei: "Director Xia, you're getting on in years and it's normal that you don't understand the tacit understanding between us young comrades. So please don't interfere in my affairs with Comrade Xiang Bei."

Chen Xiangbei looked utterly hopeless, and so did Grandma Xia.

This isn't something that can be solved with a simple scolding. It's like punching a rice cake; not only does it not hurt the cake, it also makes it even more pungent.

Chen Xiangbei pulled the despairing Old Lady Xia and the dazed Qiao Yi away, while Pan Mei shouted from behind that she would not give up, and the three of them ran even faster.

The next day, halfway to work, Grandma Xia was called out by someone who said that someone was threatening suicide at the factory gate, accusing her of being a wicked mother-in-law who wanted to break up a loving couple.

Even without seeing the person, Old Lady Xia knew it was definitely Pan Mei, absolutely her. No ordinary person would do something so brainless.

Just as she reached the office door, she suddenly remembered something, turned a corner, and went to the loading and unloading team. "Xiao Jiang, you have to help me."

People with mental disorders should be treated; this is called knowing people and making good use of them. Old Mrs. Xia has learned this.

She offered Jiang Wenhua a high price for his help, but Jiang Wenhua refused. He was currently going through a breakup and wasn't as strict about saving money anymore. He was even losing interest in making money and was feeling listless.

"Are you still an active member of our factory? Cheer up!" Old Mrs. Xia patted his back hard, trying to rouse him.

Jiang Wenhua said dejectedly, "Old Xia, I don't even have the energy to curse anymore. I feel so bored."

Grandma Xia thought of Xiao Fang, the colleague in her office who had been acting like a madman, constantly looking for trouble ever since breaking up with Xiao Jiang. It seemed like their behavior had suddenly switched places, and it appeared that they were both quite hurt.

In Grandma Xia's view, although Xiao Jiang was unwilling to help her become the women's director before, as he was more concerned about his own interests, he had already come to his senses after seeing his mother and sister. He had also realized the importance of changing the environment and atmosphere, and even reminded himself of it.

Xiao Fang's personality became more radical at some point. When they did women's work, they would always encounter some female comrades who were impossible to reason with or who were somewhat weak in character. Whenever this happened, Xiao Fang would get extremely angry.

Both of them have their moments of hardship, but it's clear that neither of them has let go of the other.

Grandma Xia thought for a moment, then suddenly bent down and said, "Xiao Jiang, if you help me with this, I'll think of a way to get you to talk to Xiao Fang."

Jiang Wenhua's eyes lit up immediately. "Can she make up with me?"

Grandma Xia: "Then it depends on you. Can you and Xiao Fang work together to resolve your differences?"

Jiang Wenhua: "Let's go, Lao Xia. I'm full of energy right now. Tell me who you want me to deal with."

The two arrived at the factory gate, where Pan Mei sat on the ground and cried, "My relationship with Chen Xiangbei was already very stable, why did she have to break us up?"

"She's a women's director, yet she looks down on our family, she just doesn't respect us."

“I’m already having a hard time. The only happiness I have is when I’m with Xiang Bei, but now she’s going to take even that happiness away from me.”

"How could someone so ruthless become the women's director?"

“She threatened me and Xiang Bei with her death and used her status as an elder to pressure us. I really don’t want to live anymore.”

People outside the door were pointing and whispering. Pan Mei had a red mark on her forehead. According to the onlookers, she had actually banged her head against the wall.

This was the first time Jiang Wenhua had encountered a comrade so engrossed in his own world. He dared to swear on his limited conscience that Lao Xia would never do something like threatening his son with suicide.

When she first moved to the compound, she and her sister would curse her sons inside and outside the house, using incredibly foul language. Later, as she matured, she stopped. Given her personality, she'd rather have all her sons married off and none left behind; how could she possibly separate them?

When the person involved arrived, everyone spontaneously made way for them.

Grandma Xia then brought Jiang Wenhua to Pan Mei and asked, "Comrade Pan Mei, do you know that spreading rumors is illegal?"

Pan Mei said fiercely, as if she had seen an enemy, "It was you, it was you who broke us up." Her father said that she would force Director Xia to lose face and then force Chen Xiangbei to marry her, and then her good days would begin.

Grandma Xia: "My third son has never agreed to date you, how can you talk such nonsense?"

Pan Mei: 'We've been dating for a while now.'

Grandma Xia: "Then why didn't he come with you to make a scene?"

Pan Mei: "He's been forced into this situation and he's afraid to see me."

Jiang Wenhua laughed out loud and started to lend a hand, "How long have you two been dating?"

Pan Mei: "We started dating a few days ago, but we've known each other for a long time. We're destined to be together."

Jiang Wenhua: "How did you come to the conclusion that we were destined to be together?"

Pan Mei: "He and I were in the same class in high school, but what's it to you? This is between me and Director Xia."

Jiang Wenhua retorted directly, "What does your affair with Chen Xiangbei have to do with Director Xia? You've only been seeing each other for a few days and you're already threatening to kill yourself. Who told you to come and smear our Director Xia? We're not even sure if you're actually dating. I can tell you're shameless. Are you trying to extort money?"