To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

At first, she thought someone had accidentally opened the door and that no one was in her room. But then, people kept coming and opening the door, and after they did, they never said "sorry." There were always people laughing and joking outside, so she realized something was wrong.

She quickly finished washing up, put on her clothes, and went outside. She saw several women gathered there, all of whom she didn't recognize. They were whispering and laughing, and as soon as they saw her, they scattered.

Lin Qingping was filled with suspicion. What was going on this time?

She didn't know if she was just imagining things, but on her way back, it seemed like everyone she met was looking at her with strange eyes, and even whispering about her.

What happened the next morning confirmed that her feeling was correct.

In the morning, when Lin Qingping opened the door, she found it piled high with garbage. This was no longer household waste; someone had deliberately brought it from the factory's garbage station, and the rotting garbage was emitting a foul stench.

Gu Youlian and Du Gen lived next door to her, and they were shocked when they saw this!

"These people, they still won't shut up!" Gu Youlian's face flushed with anger. "How can they bully people like this?"

Lin Qingping didn't say anything, she just silently cleaned up the trash, and then went to the workshop as usual.

On their way to the workshop, they discovered that everyone was pointing and whispering about the three of them.

This time, Lin Qingping was certain she hadn't guessed wrong, and the situation was much more serious than the minor disturbance at the bathhouse the day before.

“Bottle, look!” Gu Youlian pointed to a piece of paper on the wall.

The sheet of paper, in large characters, reads: Lin Qingping seduces someone's husband!

Enraged, Gu Youlian rushed forward and tore it off.

However, on the way to the workshop, there were at least a dozen such sheets, covered with all sorts of vulgarities, such as: Lin Qingping is a slut!

Lin Qingping is shameless!

Lin Qingping, you slut, get out of the garment factory!

Lin Qingping sells her body to get orders!

There were even comments like: "Lin Qingping has a slim waist and a plump bottom!" and "Lin Qingping has big breasts!"

Gu Youlian and Du Gen tore up each and every piece of paper they found. Eventually, Gu Youlian even started crying.

"Why do they do this? Why are they doing this? Wouldn't it be better if everyone made money together and the factory thrived? Why are they treating you like this?"

Gu Youlian, this simple rural woman, couldn't understand it, and didn't want to understand it anymore. She squatted down in a pile of waste paper and burst into tears, "Pingzi! Let's quit, okay? Let's go home and farm, we can't stand this humiliation anymore! We can't afford to mess with city people, let's not mess with them, okay? It's too hard..."

Yes, it's too difficult...

But whose life isn't filled with overcoming one obstacle after another?

In her past life, she founded a catering business. Many people gossiped behind her back, saying that she, a woman, could achieve such a scale, and that she must have slept with countless men.

It seems that in the eyes of the world, women are just decorative objects, playthings, and need men to lift them up to reach the top.

They can't stand seeing women basking in happiness; if they do, these people living in filth will spread rumors about them.

Now that I've been given a second chance at life, do I have to go through this all over again?

Come on then!

She pulled Gu Youlian up. "Let's go!"

Gu Youlian cried so hard she could barely breathe, "Pingzi! Let's go home! Okay? Chengzi would be heartbroken if he knew you were being bullied like this!"

Gu Juncheng's name touched a soft spot in Lin Qingping's heart, but her tone became even more resolute, "It is precisely because of Chengzi that I must show these people what I'm capable of! Those people living in the mud are throwing mud at us, trying to drag us into it, but I will break free from this mud and live a bright and upright life for them to see!"

"Gossip can kill people, Bottle!" Gu Youlian was truly terrified. In the countryside, some wives had drunk pesticide or jumped into rivers because of gossip; it was all blood and tears.

“I’m not afraid!” Lin Qingping shouted.

In her past life, she was never afraid of fighting alone. In this life, she has Gu Youlian, her parents-in-law, and... Gu Juncheng. What is there for her to be afraid of?

Inside the workshop, all the workers had arrived.

Judging from their expressions, they clearly already knew about the incident and had seen the foul language. When they made eye contact with Lin Qingping, they all looked away.

Lin Qingping silently counted the people in her mind; everyone except Feng Debao was there.

"Alright, everyone, let's get back to work today. Once this batch is finished, I'll teach you the new pattern," Lin Qingping said loudly.

“Master Lin…” a young girl said timidly.

This girl is named Xiaoqin. She is only 20 years old. She didn't come when the workers in the factory were causing trouble and refusing to work. She only appeared after everyone resumed work. In fact, she is a very diligent girl who keeps her head down and works every day.

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Lin Qingping asked kindly.

"You...you're going to teach us the new pattern?" Xiaoqin stammered.

"Of course! The shopping mall ordered 1000 sets of the new design from us!"

Xiaoqin breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingping didn't know why she was reacting this way.

"I thought...you were leaving..." Xiaoqin's voice trailed off, "Everyone said you quit..."

"No!" Lin Qingping said decisively, "Let's get started!"

"Okay!" The girl's voice was noticeably lighter.

So, there are actually some people in this factory who like her, right?

Lin Qingping stayed in the workshop all morning without incident. At noon, she went to the canteen for lunch without anyone saying anything. On the contrary, the people who were queuing for food in the canteen made way for her when they saw her. Moreover, everyone consciously kept a safe distance of at least two meters from her, for fear of getting too close to her.

Lin Qingping found it amusing. Had she developed a psychological trauma from being splashed with swill? Was she afraid that Lin Qingping would go crazy again?

So, lunch was finished smoothly.

In the afternoon, I was busy in the workshop all afternoon, and then the accident happened while I was having dinner in the canteen.

As soon as Lin Qingping stepped into the cafeteria, a burly middle-aged woman rushed up to her and slapped her across the face before Lin Qingping could react.

Du Gen and Gu Youlian followed Lin Qingping closely. Du Gen was also very sharp-eyed. He pushed Lin Qingping away and slapped her across the face.

The middle-aged woman, having missed her target, panicked and screamed hysterically, "That slut! That whore! She really has men protecting her! Get her! Beat her to death! Let's see if she's still so slutty!"

This woman came prepared, bringing not only several strong women but also several tall men.