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

Chapter 325

Back in her dormitory, Grandma Xia kept thinking about her sister; the argument hadn't affected her at all.

She lay down on the bed with mixed feelings, still trying to figure things out, when the dormitory door was kicked open and the person who came in seemed to be angry.

But Grandma Xia felt it had nothing to do with her. She always kept to herself, and at most they would talk badly about her behind her back, but they never spoke to her face. They simply ignored her.

Even now, as Qiao Yi tries her best to help her integrate into the dormitory group, Grandma Xia has never had a direct conflict with any of them. In any case, no matter how she thinks about it, this anger can't be directed at her, so she closes her eyes with peace of mind.

"Comrade Xia."

"Damn it, they came looking for her!" Old Mrs. Xia sat up, looking completely bewildered. "Looking for me?"

Fang Yingdi entered, her anger blazing as if Old Lady Xia owed her a fortune. "Comrade Xia, can you please think of us when you cause trouble in the future? You're divorced, but the three of us are still unmarried. Your living in our dormitory was already a huge problem for us, and now you've made such a big fuss. Comrade Xiao Xiang and I are being pointed at and gossiped about. Who's going to compensate us for this?"

Grandma Xia: "What did you instruct me on? And what did I do?"

Seeing that Grandma Xia looked completely clueless, Fang Yingdi became even angrier. "What else could it be? Your presence in our dormitory is damaging our reputation."

She remembered how, when she was leaving get off work, the guy who had initially shown interest in her suddenly joked that their dorm might be full of tigresses. She didn't know where to put her face. The three girls used to live together harmoniously and lovingly, but ever since she moved in, the atmosphere in the dorm had changed.

Old Mrs. Xia's eyes widened. "Did I affect your reputation? What reputation?"

Fang Yingdi: "Of course! How could it not have an impact? People outside will definitely think that you've influenced us since you moved in, and that we won't be the kind of people who live virtuous lives anymore. I'm so unlucky, why did I have to share a dorm room with you?"

Grandma Xia took a deep breath. "Then you should move out."

Hearing this, Fang Yingdi couldn't understand how anyone could be so shameless. She was the one who moved into the dormitory first, and it was Comrade Xia's bad reputation that dragged them down. But Comrade Xia not only didn't feel embarrassed, but instead told her to move out with a straight face. Why should she?

"Why should I?" Fang Yingdi's voice was twice as loud as before. "You're the one with the problem. Why should I move out?"

Grandma Xia: "What problem do I have? I have no problem at all. Comrade Xiao Fang, the problem is of course yours. It's you who can't stand me, not me who can't stand you. Why don't you just go and tell Director Yuan to move out? Besides, my reputation is excellent, while yours is so bad that I don't even want to talk about you."

Fang Yingdi rushed to Grandma Xia's side, grabbed her hand, and insisted that she explain herself. "Tell me, what's wrong with me? I am filial to my parents, love my younger brother, work hard, and am diligent and thrifty. No one can endure as much hardship as me. What's wrong with me? I am the most glorious worker."

Grandma Xia was preoccupied with her own affairs and had no time for idle chatter. It was Fang Yingdi who was being unreasonable. This dormitory belonged to the factory, not her home. Since the factory allowed her to live here, she was perfectly entitled to stay.

I was just thinking they wouldn't say it to my face, but now they've said it outright and even pinned the blame on me. Will they never be able to get married in the future, and everyone will blame it on me? This Fang Yingdi loves to gossip behind people's backs, and she even said I have a bad reputation. Can my reputation be worse than Fang Yingdi's own?

Speaking of Fang Yingdi, the way she treated her parents and younger brother was no less than that of her former second daughter-in-law, Dong Chunmiao. She sacrificed herself for her brother, scrimping and saving every penny to buy him nutritional supplements, candy, cookies, clothes, and shoes without a second thought.

She herself dressed worse than Old Lady Xia, yet she bought things for her brother like a master craftsman. It wasn't that Old Lady Xia was talking nonsense; many people said behind her back that marrying her would be like a locust plague, emptying the husband's family's coffers to subsidize her brother.

Although Grandma Xia didn't know if it was really that exaggerated, she knew that other women were indeed sought after by many men, but it was hard to say about Fang Yingdi, even though those men weren't exactly good people either.

Grandma Xia didn't want to say anything too harsh, in case people couldn't accept her crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide, she would be summoned by her superiors again.

So, Old Mrs. Xia just mumbled, "Do I really have to tell you? Don't you know what people are saying about you behind your back? Why don't you go and find out for yourself? If you really can't get married, it's not my problem."

Upon hearing this, Fang Yingdi's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that someone was talking badly about her behind her back? Who was it? Qiao Yi? Yes, it must be her. She and Comrade Xia have been getting along so well these past few days, she must have said something about her. Otherwise, how would Comrade Xia know what others were saying about her when they weren't even in the same workshop?

But the thought of Qiao Yi gossiping about her behind her back made her even angrier, and she suddenly got stuck in a rut, "Comrade Xia, you have the guts to tell me what they said about me, what is there for them to say about me?"

Grandma Xia hesitated.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you trying to scare me or just trying to fool me? You're scared, aren't you? You're just talking nonsense."

Grandma Xia opened her mouth, "You..."

Fang Yingdi: "What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'? You tell me! I'm not afraid of those rumors. I've done nothing wrong..."

Grandma Xia: "They said that if they marry you, they are marrying your whole family. You may not necessarily be your husband's wife, but your husband will definitely be your family's hardworking ox."

Fang Yingdi's face suddenly turned pale, and she swayed as if she were about to collapse. How could they talk about her like that behind her back? She was educated and reasonable, and they were reasonable people too. How could they say such things?

Her younger brother is doing very well in school and will be successful in the future. What's wrong with her helping him out occasionally as his older sister? Many men support their younger siblings after they get married, so why can't women support their younger brothers? They are too selfish.

Her parents raised her so well, what's wrong with her occasionally repaying them a little? Getting married doesn't mean she's cut ties with her family. What's wrong with her husband occasionally going to her parents' house to help out?

She's practically been treated like a slave in her husband's family after marriage, so why would her future husband be unhappy if he occasionally visits her parents' home to do some chores?

Seeing that her face was dark red, Old Mrs. Xia asked, "Can you still be upright and honest?"