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

"Old Tian, ​​as the deputy director of our textile factory, how could you say such disheartening things to the workers? Comrade Xiao Jiang has won so many awards for excellence, and he is extremely conscientious and meticulous in his work. How can you look down on him like that? Do you think only those comrades who follow you deserve your respect, while others have no chance at all?"

As soon as Director Song opened his mouth, you could tell he was a master at shifting blame onto others; with just a few words, he could make Deputy Director Tian lose face among the workers.

Deputy Factory Director Tian's face was grim. Even if there were no outsiders here, with Chen Xiangbei, that loudmouth, he absolutely could not admit this, no matter how unhappy he was. "Old Song, you're joking. That's not what I meant."

Factory Director Song raised the corners of his mouth. "So you mean you'll treat Comrade Xiao Jiang well?"

Deputy Factory Director Tian immediately shook his head, "Although I was the one who suggested having a secretary, you, as the factory director, don't even have one. How can I be more presumptuous than you? That's very inappropriate."

Everything was exactly as Director Song had guessed. He smiled and nodded his chin toward Chen Xiangbei. "Don't worry about me. I definitely won't make things difficult for you. Here, I'm going to train our young comrade Chen Xiangbei to be my secretary. He'll learn from me first, and then I'll give you a notification based on his performance."

Seeing that Deputy Factory Director Tian looked like he had gone mad, Factory Director Song kindly asked, "Old Tian, ​​do you prefer our Xiangbei? That's fine, I'll switch with you. Xiao Jiang can be my secretary too."

Deputy Factory Director Tian shook his head rapidly. Compared to Chen Xiangbei, he was even inferior to Jiang Wenhua. At least that kid had been a worker for many years and knew what he could and couldn't do. Chen Xiangbei, on the other hand, was just a hothead; who knew what kind of terrible trouble he might cause?

Besides, Comrade Xia is so old and she's already so rebellious, insisting on becoming the women's director. Her son is bound to be even more difficult to manage than her.

However, Deputy Factory Director Tian still felt that something was wrong.

Just as Director Song understood him, so too did he understand Director Song over the years. This guy was definitely not the type to cause himself eight hundred losses for the enemy; it was obvious to anyone with a brain that this whole thing was aimed at him.

This scoundrel seems easy to talk to on the outside, and he speaks to people in a consultative tone, making people feel that he is harmless. In fact, he is full of bad intentions.

If he didn't have the means, he wouldn't have been the factory director in the first place.

There's a trap here; there must be some trickery involved. Deputy Factory Director Tian immediately became wary, afraid of falling into this old rascal's trap.

Deputy Factory Director Tian stormed out, slamming the door behind him, which gave Factory Director Song time to start asking Chen Xiangbei questions.

"Comrade Xiao Chen, has everything been settled at the school?" Director Song's tone was gentle and his attitude friendly, as if he were truly treating a junior colleague.

Chen Xiangbei chuckled, "Director Song, you can pick up your graduation certificate in a few days."

Factory Director Song nodded. "That's good. Xiao Chen, I have high expectations for you. I've heard about your achievements. For our textile factory, you're an invaluable talent..."

He said many things, some expressing appreciation, some encouragement, and some warning, which made Chen Xiangbei fall into deep thought.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Director Song thought that the boy had been convinced by him, and smiled even more kindly, "Xiao Chen, what are you thinking about? You can tell me directly if you have any opinions. From now on, you will be working with me."

Chen Xiangbei scratched his head: "Director Song, then I'll be frank. Can you please not talk to me like that? I'm a little scared. You're just like my second brother when he's holding back something. He looks all smiles, but he's thinking about how to trick people."

The smile on Director Song's face froze.

With the help of Grandma Xia, Jiang Wenhua finally managed to meet Fang Yingdi. After get off work, the two found a place to talk things out.

“Xiao Fang, I’ve really been reflecting on this lately. Before, I didn’t want to help Lao Xia because of my own selfish reasons, but I realized that if this trend doesn’t change, my mother and sister, whom I want to save, will live in this trend for the rest of their lives. They will never be able to break free. As long as I still have the desire to change their thinking, then the awakening of the women comrades that you want to see is also the direction I need to work towards.”

However, I still get angry about what you said last time about my mother loving me not as a person, but as my son. You can't just assume that because there are many cases of son preference, she might love me only because I'm her child.

Even if it weren't for my status as a man, her kindness towards me was genuine. I can't deny her actions just because her love isn't entirely pure... According to your logic, does that mean all parents' love is impure? They only love you because you're their child, and they don't love you for who you are as a person.

Fang Yingdi was caught in a tangle of thoughts, one moment it was her own angry words, the next it was Jiang Wenhua's reasoned rebuttal. She chuckled, "Comrade Jiang, I admit I was being stubborn about what I said to you last time."

Influenced by my family at the time, I stubbornly refused to acknowledge your mother's love for you. There might have been an element of jealousy, or perhaps I felt it was unfair, because I had never received that kind of love myself. Actually, you're right, love is love. Many of your mother's actions were for your sake; that's love.

All that nonsense about love based on gender is baseless and biased language on my part, I apologize. I've witnessed many families lately—some loving their children, others self-centered, some doting on both, others favoring sons over daughters. Those happy families, even to an outsider like myself, felt warmth, while those tumultuous ones revealed a coldness within each person…

During this time, the two reflected on their own shortcomings and shared changes in their work and thoughts, realizing even more that all love-filled relationships are precious and rare.

The atmosphere was just right when Jiang Wenhua suddenly grabbed Fang Yingdi's hand. "Comrade Fang, although it may be a bit abrupt, I would like to ask you seriously: are you willing to become my partner? Let's walk the road ahead together, manage our little family well together, and work side by side for the country and society."

Jiang Wenhua stared at her with bright eyes, his heart pounding. He was very nervous, but at this moment, he impulsively wanted to continue walking with Comrade Fang Yingdi.

Fang Yingdi was stunned by the sudden marriage proposal. They had just arranged to meet after they separated, and he immediately said this?

Her face was redder than the evening sunset.