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

Chapter 308

When Yin Sheng got off work, he found his mother and Aunt Xia waiting for him. Aunt Xia's things were already packed into bags, a total of four bags.

"I'll go borrow a tricycle." Yin Sheng went out without saying a word.

The two brothers, Chen Xiangnan and Chen Xiangbei, stood guard at the door, watching Xia's movements. After saying those words, their mother ignored them. Chen Xianghong had been crying for a long time, and when she went to Yin's house to help, she was also kicked out.

Seeing Yin Sheng borrow a tricycle and start loading things onto it, the group couldn't sit still and tried to approach and talk to Grandma Xia, but she remained silent.

The factory didn't arrange a house in the end, but just told her to stay in the dormitory for a few months and they would allocate one to her when it became available. Grandma Xia immediately agreed, since she was all alone now and it didn't matter where she lived.

Soon, with the help of Yin Sheng and Grandma Yin, she had tidied up her dormitory. Grandma Xia hadn't wanted to trouble them, as she had mentioned before, she was afraid people would gossip about them behind their backs. But Grandma Yin wasn't afraid at all. When she first moved to the city, there were plenty of people gossiping about her too. Gossip only lasts for ten days or half a month at most, and by then, who would remember what they had done?

Grandma Xia's new place was the factory's female workers' dormitory, where four people lived in one room. At that time, there were no bunk beds with desks underneath; instead, there were single beds against the wall with a large table in the center. Grandma Xia's new roommates were three young women, all of whom looked quite unhappy.

One of them was a young woman from the factory office. She was the one who took Grandma Xia to get the keys. Compared to the others, she was the friendliest person to her.

They didn't say anything to her face, but their eyes weren't friendly. Old Mrs. Xia also noticed that they exchanged glances before the three of them left one after the other.

Grandma Yin also noticed, "Sister Yue'e, you won't be ostracized, will you? These young girls are really something. We should just leave each other alone, why are they gossiping behind each other's backs? There's no conflict of interest between us."

Seeing the girls' unhappy expressions as they took things from her bed and table, Old Mrs. Xia said, "If I move in, they can't use this bed and table anymore. How can that not be a conflict of interest? If I didn't move in, the three of them would have even more space. Besides, I'm divorced and have a bad reputation. These girls are still unmarried young women, and they're afraid I'll ruin the reputation of the whole dormitory."

Grandma Yin looked worried, while Yin Sheng, who was helping to wipe the table, stared wide-eyed. Was there really such a complicated situation?

Old Mrs. Xia: "Alright, I'm even willing to get a divorce, so what are the crickets behind those young girls' backs? In the future, not only will they talk about me, but the people at the factory will talk about me too. Anyone who has ever heard of me will talk about me. If I can't think straight, how will I live my life in the future?"

Grandma Yin immediately understood. "That's true. When I cut ties with my sons in the village, everyone was talking about me. So what? I'm living the most comfortable life now. Their words don't hurt me at all."

After they helped Grandma Xia finish packing, they left. From then on, Grandma Xia became a member of the women workers' dormitory.

In the water room of the dormitory area, three people huddled together and whispered to each other.

"It's already crowded, and now another person is moving in, and she's a divorced old lady. People will definitely laugh at our dorm."

"She's so old, I really don't know why she wanted to get a divorce. Wouldn't it be better to stay at home? Why did she have to squeeze in with us? I don't know what she was thinking."

"What if people find out that I was in the same dorm as her and think I'm not a good girl? I'll never be able to get married."

Xiang Qiaoqian listened to what her two roommates were saying, and at first she echoed them a few times, but then she fell silent. She felt that Comrade Xia Yue'e living in this dormitory wouldn't have such a big influence on them as they claimed.

"Alright, that's how it's arranged from above. No matter how angry we are, there's nothing we can do." Xiang Qiaoqian patted their backs. "Go back in a bit. Qiao Yi, aren't you working the night shift today? Pack up and head over."

Hearing that she had to work the night shift, Qiao Yi became even more indignant. "Why is it always us who have to work the night shift? Why aren't the others given any assignments?"

Xiang Qiaoqian: "Comrade Qiaoyi, it's unreasonable of you to blame Comrade Xia for this. She's worked in the factory for so many years, and her rank is higher than ours. She also worked three shifts when she was young. We can't expect her to work three shifts at her age. Her body can't handle it. When you reach her rank and age, would you still be happy to work the night shift?"

Qiao Yi pursed her lips, "Why do you always help her? We should be closer."

Xiang Qiaoqian: "I'm not helping her, I'm just being reasonable. Besides, what you said about her is too much. She didn't do anything to us."

Qiao Yi: "Haven't you heard the gossip about her? That person, she'll hit someone without warning, how scary."

Another roommate, Fang Yingdi, was also worried: "Someone like her could easily take on all three of us at once, and I'm scared too."

Xiang Qiaoqian: "If she hits you, I will definitely help you. She hasn't done anything yet, so let's not keep blaming her and just get along well. Our director specifically instructed me to help her integrate into our dormitory as soon as possible, so you can't hold her back."

Qiao Yi said coyly, "I know, I'm only doing this for your sake."

Fang Yingdi laughed too, "Okay, I definitely won't hold you back."

The three of them walked hand in hand back to the dormitory. Grandma Xia was already sitting on the newly made bed, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

Upon seeing them enter, Old Mrs. Xia glanced at them and suddenly asked, "Which of you is Fang Yingdi?"

Fang Yingdi's face turned deathly pale. "I...I am...what happened?"

Grandma Xia: "Some people said your parents were waiting at the factory gate, looking for you."

Fang Yingdi: "Oh, thank you, I'll be right there."

She grabbed a small package from her locked cabinet and rushed out. When Qiaoqian and Qiaoyi saw her like this, their expressions were even worse than when they were talking about Old Lady Xia behind her back.

They should have launched into a tirade after Fang Yingdi left, but with Grandma Xia there today, the presence of a stranger in the dormitory made it difficult for them to speak. They had lived with Fang Yingdi for several years, a relationship they could discuss even to her face, but Grandma Xia was currently an outsider to them, and they couldn't bring themselves to talk about their friend's private affairs in front of an outsider.

After exchanging a glance, Qiao Yi changed into her work clothes and went out the door.

Inside the house, only Xiang Qiaoqian and Grandma Xia remained. With fewer people around, Xiang Qiaoqian felt even more awkward.