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

Chapter 524

Factory Director Song looked at the huge pile of messy reports and whistleblower letters spread out on the table, finding it hard to believe that he had only been away from the factory for a day, and... something had happened again. Their textile factory was once again in the news of various factories' newspapers.

It's embarrassing; I've embarrassed myself in another factory.

His face was full of worry as he flipped through the pages one by one, and the more he looked, the more unsettled he became.

Soon, he summoned Old Mrs. Xia to his office, but her face was even more desperate than the factory director's. Before the factory director could speak, Old Mrs. Xia said, "Director Song, I have lost one of my sons for our textile factory."

The tone of his voice seemed lifeless.

Director Song didn't dare to say anything critical, because the root cause of Director Xia being targeted by the Pan family was that she got into trouble because of Pan Fu's failure to support his parents.

I have this feeling that if I were to get involved in online dating again, Director Xia wouldn't be able to survive. Even though this older comrade usually has more energy and spirit than me, what if...?

He paused for a moment. There were indeed a lot of messy people in their factory, but other factories had the same problem. The main reason why their textile factory was always reported to the factory was because a certain leader was not afraid of trouble and liked to lead other comrades to make things worse.

Just now, Director Song had a very bold idea in his mind. After struggling with it for a long time, he suddenly said, "Old Xia, why don't you let your third son, Chen Xiangbei, come to our textile factory?"

Grandma Xia was confused, then remembered some rumors and said angrily, "Director Song, don't insult people. He doesn't like old men, and it's even more impossible for him to be a couple with Xiao Jiang. Don't even think about putting them together."

Factory Director Song scratched his head. "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever intend to pair them up?"

The version that Director Song heard was the very first and gentlest version.

Director Xia asked in confusion, "Haven't you heard that rumor?"

Factory Director Song: "What?"

Grandma Xia: "They said that Comrade Xiao Jiang was extremely angry and stood up for Pan Mei when she clung to him because he liked my third son. Later, when my third son played along, he also went all out to disgust that old man Pan Li."

After listening to this complicated relationship, Director Song was still a bit confused. He said with a complicated expression, "You mean, the new rumor is that Xiao Jiang is blinded by love, and your son Chen Xiangbei is the one he likes?"

Grandma Xia closed her eyes, shook her head sadly, and then told an even newer version, one that was even more explosive.

Factory Director Song tore his hair into a mess. "Do any of the workers really believe these rumors? They're all educated people!"

Grandma Xia took a deep breath. "Not only are they spreading rumors, but they're also making it sound very credible. In just one night, the Pan family incident has completely changed."

Pan Mei, the original person involved, has been removed from the center of the rumors. Now, people are more convinced that Jiang Wenhua and Chen Xiangbei are having an affair. The public always loves sensationalism, so this morning's latest version has become that Chen Xiangbei likes that old man Pan Li, and Jiang Wenhua likes Chen Xiangbei, so she's willing to accept that old man Pan Li...

Just so outrageous.

Factory Director Song pressed his philtrum, looking like he was about to collapse, and asked, "Is there any hope for our factory?"

Grandma Xia's eyes were vacant. "By noon, there might be even more terrifying rumors coming out."

Factory Director Song slumped into his chair, his head throbbing with pain, wondering if being a factory director was a punishment from heaven.

The two sat in the office, speechless.

After a short while, Director Song composed himself, straightened up, and as if he had made up his mind, continued with his original purpose, "Old Xia, let your son come to our factory."

Grandma Xia glanced at him and thought, "Well done, you finally drove Director Song crazy."

Seeing that Old Lady Xia was ignoring him, Factory Director Song called out to her loudly again, "Old Lady Xia, did you hear me?"

Old Mrs. Xia pointed tremblingly at Factory Director Song, who looked ten years older, and said, "Old Song, wake up! Don't you think our factory is chaotic enough?"

Factory Director Song laughed, "Old Xia, I never thought you'd say those words one day. Aren't you always the type to stir things up?"

He took out a cigarette from the drawer, lit it with trembling hands, and took a deep drag. Clearly, he was also very unsettled.

Grandma Xia: "But I didn't expect things to have gotten this big. You still think it's not big enough? Are you trying to cause a major upheaval?"

Factory Director Song calmly said, "Old Xia, you don't understand. Since things are already in complete chaos, why not take advantage of this situation to stir things up even more and sort out our factory properly?"

Grandma Xia pointed to the next room, "You mean...?"

Factory Director Song remained silent, but smiled like a cunning old fox. He already disliked Deputy Factory Director Tian very much.

As expected of the factory director, he can still think of such a thing at a time like this. This is another lesson for Grandma Xia.

Before Grandma Xia could finish writing down Director Song's cunning behavior in her notebook, she heard Director Song say, "Xiao Jiang and your Xiang Bei are truly the best of the best. They can come up with such risky and malicious schemes even with people who are unreasonable and don't listen to reason."

While outsiders might perceive it as a Pyrrhic victory, they seem indifferent to reputation, making the damage negligible. For someone so indifferent to their reputation to devise such a unique strategy—what else could they be but a genius?

Besides, I heard your son Xiangbei has some very special skills. It would break my heart if another factory snatched up someone like that. He shouldn't be short of work, right? Could you, for the sake of our friendship, let him come over?"

Grandma Xia kept a long face, but her pen moved quickly. Just like Director Song said, this was a method, and she had to learn it.

However, she was still not very happy. No one would be happy to see their son's reputation ruined like that, so she said with a long face, "There was no shortage before yesterday, but there is a shortage starting today. With his reputation, which factory manager would risk his life to hire him?"

Factory Director Song laughed loudly, "He was destined to work in our factory. We'll recruit him through special channels. Quickly find Old Yuan, don't let him get snatched away! Hahaha, our factory is going to soar to new heights!"

"He's gone mad, Factory Director Song has gone mad," was the only thought in Old Lady Xia's mind.

Factory Director Song imagined the lively scene that would unfold around Deputy Factory Director Tian's side, and his heart was filled with excitement. However, he wondered how to break into Deputy Factory Director Tian's clique. It wasn't easy to just plant someone in Deputy Factory Director Tian's group.

It wouldn't be impossible for him to force it in, but that comrade would probably be ostracized by all of them, and that wouldn't be a pleasant experience.

Factory Director Song tapped on the table. "Old Xia, could you please call Comrade Xiao Jiang over for me later?"

Just because he can't come up with it doesn't mean that Xiao Jiang, a talented person, can't.