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

Chapter 366

"Oh, okay." Yu Yan was invited inside by Qiao Shan, who placed the pancakes on the table.

Grandma Xia came out quickly. "I'm sorry, I was moving things just now and my hands are dirty. Is there something you need?"

Yu Yan pushed the plate away. "Auntie, this is what my mom made for you. It's her specialty, and it's delicious. Thank you for helping us earlier. It's just a small token of our appreciation. Please don't mind."

Grandma Xia naturally didn't mind. She took out her own plate from the kitchen, poured the pancakes into it, and said, "Your mother is a good woman, your father is really despicable, and your grandmother is a murderer..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about them anymore." Grandma Xia patted Yu Yan's back. "Don't let others influence you. What do they say matter? Even if the King of Heaven himself came, you wouldn't be wrong. There's nothing wrong with standing tall and being a decent person."

Grandma Xia noticed that although the child was feisty, he always hunched over, as if he had a hunchback and lacked confidence. She guessed that he had heard too many rumors since he was a child and probably felt a little inferior, which is why she said those words.

Yu Yan regained her radiance. "Auntie, thank you. You...you are a good person."

She didn't receive much kindness growing up, and even when she did, it was always something that made her compromise. But she didn't want that. She felt she shouldn't back down, because once she did, many people would pressure her to back down even further. So she didn't dare to back down even a step.

Now, someone is telling her that she did nothing wrong, her mother did nothing wrong, and that the fault lies with her father's family and those who gossiped. How could this not move her?

She also told me to stand tall and be a decent person. She hadn't done anything wrong, so why should she shrink back and feel guilty? Yu Yan felt a warmth in her heart. "Auntie, I'll go get some more pancakes for you."

Grandma Xia: "No need, we can't possibly eat that much, it's enough."

Before she could finish speaking, Yu Yan had already run home. It was only a few steps, and there was no time to catch her.

A little while later, the child came out with a whole plate of pancakes. "Grandma, please eat, they're really delicious."

After Yu Yan poured the pancakes onto Grandma Xia's plate, she ran off, leaving behind a message that she would chat with her again when she had time. She also thoughtfully said that they were tired from moving today and wouldn't bother them any longer.

In the end, Qiao Shan and Qiao Yi took most of the cakes back with them, along with the ridiculous apprenticeship gifts that Qiao Yi had bought. However, they insisted on keeping some of them.

After Xia Yu'e returned from the supply and marketing cooperative, she laughed for a while after hearing about Qiao Yi and the others becoming apprentices, and then laughed again after hearing about Yu Yan.

"Isn't this compound full of troublemakers? How come that child is so innocent and warm-hearted?" Xia Yu'e asked, puzzled.

After thinking for a while, Grandma Xia said, "Perhaps her mother is a bit of a troublemaker."

Xia Yu'e: "I think they are very polite. What do you mean by being a troublemaker? They were forced into this situation by those men. Nobody mentions the men, but everyone calls them troublemakers when they are mentioned."

Grandma Xia looked at Xia Yu'e in surprise. "Sister, why are you standing up for her today? You weren't this angry before."

Xia Yu'e: "Am I not angry enough about what happened to you?"

Grandma Xia: "That's different."

Xia Yu'e: "Anyway, we women, whether we are born into a rich family or a poor family, are not as fortunate as men, and we do not live as happily as them."

Grandma Xia took a sip of hot water: "If in the future, everyone would think that the idea of ​​favoring sons over daughters is so offensive that it would be condemned if spoken out, that would be great. Women would also have to stand up for themselves and not see themselves as part of the male population."

Xia Yu'e: "It's tough. I don't know who has subtly influenced us. So many women are illiterate, yet they think they are meant to serve men, in-laws, sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. Who told us that?"

Grandma Xia: "It's been passed down from generation to generation. Grandma's generation did it, Mom's generation did it, and now that it's our turn, it's still the same. It's like if we don't follow their example, our lives are over."

Xia Yu'e: "Hey, you should be nicer to Xiang Hong in the future. Don't always look like you're too lazy to talk. There's definitely a reason why she's in this situation.

Grandma Xia: "I'm just annoyed by her. Look at her, she's not even married yet, but she's already pouring her heart out to everyone. She even gave up her job to come here. Tell me, is she sick in the head?"

Xia Yu'e: "...Who told you to live like this for the past few decades? Your daughter is just imitating her. You should blame yourself instead of her."

Old Mrs. Xia was furious: "Sister!"

Xia Yu'e smiled and said, "Alright, I won't say anymore. I just think you're too idle now. You don't want a promotion at the factory, and you have nothing to do at home except support me. You have no hope for life, and there's no light in your eyes."

Grandma Xia: "How can I have no hope? My biggest hope now is to see you heal your leg and beat my good nephew to death."

Xia Yu'e silently picked up the stone and began to exercise. "That's my hope, why are you taking it?"

Grandma Xia: "Then... I'll go and teach those two good apprentices, Qiao Shan and Qiao Yi."

Xia Yu'e: "Experience still comes from real combat. You should take them out to practice more in the future."

Mrs. Xia: "..."

The next morning, Xia Yu'e woke up early and got up to make breakfast so that her sister could eat before going to work, as health was the most important thing.

While cooking porridge, Xia Yu'e seemed to see a furtive figure at the opposite doorway, but she couldn't make it out clearly because it was partially blocked by a tree.

Fearing a thief might break in, Xia Yu'e quietly woke up the still-sleeping Old Lady Xia, and the two of them quietly moved closer in that direction.

It looked like an old woman, very old, with gray hair, stretching her body, and then shouting silently.

Grandma Xia scratched her head. "What is she doing? Who is she?"

Xia Yu'e was completely bewildered; she had no idea.

"Hello, comrade." Old Mrs. Xia thought this person probably wasn't a thief. They thought it would be more indecent for them to spy on others like this, so it would be better to just greet them openly. But to her surprise, as soon as she spoke, the old woman seemed to be startled, her pupils widened slightly, and then she ran back to the house behind her in a flash.

Then, the burly man who had been arguing with Grandma Xia that day came out of the house. He frowned when he saw them and said, "Why are you up so early? You scared my mother to death."

Grandma Xia asked blankly, "Is that your mother?"

The burly man: "Then it's still your mother, right? Pay up!"

Grandma Xia asked in confusion, "No, who did I scare? Why should I compensate you?"

"My mother is so old. If you hadn't scared her, would she have acted like this? She would definitely be hiding in her room crying. Why won't you compensate me?" The burly man stretched out his hand, looking like a mentally unstable person who was obsessed with money.

Grandma Xia had never encountered anyone so blatantly and shamelessly demanding money. It was outright robbery.

"Sis, go report it to the police."