Qi Zhifang cried all the way home, locked the door, and collapsed onto the bed, sobbing uncontrollably. She didn't know how Xiao Hu was doing. She hated herself for this, and she also hated the unfairness of fate. What had she and Xiao Hu done wrong? They had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, but suddenly dark clouds and storms came crashing down on them!

Qi's mother watched in bewilderment as Qi Zhifang entered, then ran inside crying. She quickly chased after her, saying, "Fangzi, Fangzi, what's wrong? Open the door and tell my mother what happened."

Qi Zhijun, Xiao Cui, Wang Dong, and Wang Hong rushed out upon hearing the commotion and gathered in the main room. They saw Qi's mother knocking on the door. Qi Zhijun quickly went up and called out, "Fangzi, open the door first. Don't make Mom worry, okay? Tell me what happened, and we'll solve it together. Fangzi, listen to me and open the door."

"Can you guys leave me alone? I want some peace and quiet!" came Qi Zhifang's voice, thick with a nasal tone.

The five people exchanged glances, and Qi's mother shook her head. Just then, a series of chaotic footsteps and shouts came from the gatekeeper.

"Qi Zhifang, Qi Zhifang, come out here!" Several shouts from young men enraged Wang Dong. He raised his fist and ran out, cursing, "Who the hell are you calling?"

With a bang and a cry of "Ah!", Qi Zhijun and the others quickly chased after him and saw Wang Dong being beaten to the ground by several young men. "I know this bastard. It's not unfair to beat him up. He's the son of that slut!"

"Brothers, let's teach him a lesson!"

"A slut's offspring is no good either, beat him!"

Qi Zhijun's face turned pale as he listened to the foul language of the six or seven young men. "Stop! How can you hit people? Can't you talk things out?"

"Shut up! These are all family members of sluts, no good people at all. It's right to beat them up!"

"Let's teach these people who are getting in our way of catching criminals a lesson first."

Six or seven young men, looking like wolf cubs, beat Qi Zhijun and Wang Dong so badly they couldn't fight back. Then they heard someone inside shouting, "Mom!" "Grandma!"

Qi Zhijun and Wang Dong staggered to their feet and stumbled into the house. They saw Qi's mother lying unconscious on the ground. Qi Zhijun shouted, "Mom!" and rushed over to hug the old lady, pinching her philtrum hard. Qi Zhifang rushed out from inside, shouting angrily, "What have you bastards done to my mother? I'll fight you to the death!" The men didn't spare Qi Zhifang at all. In no time, they tied her up and stuffed someone's smelly sock into her mouth, and were about to take her out.

Qi Zhijun shouted from behind, "You've taken people away, you have to tell us what happened, right? Qi Zhifang already explained what happened in 1959, didn't she?"

An older man scoffed, "What did she do wrong? What hobbies does she have besides being a scoundrel and having affairs?"

"Shut the fuck up!" Wang Dong said, about to step forward again, but Qi Zhijun pulled him back and said in a huff, "Can you tell us what she did this time?"

The man gave a malicious smile and said, "She was having an affair with Xiao Hu, a convict, and they caught her in the act! Now you know!"

Xiao Cui felt as if she had been struck by lightning, staring intently at Qi Zhifang. Why wouldn't she change? Not to mention Xiao Cui, the entire Qi family didn't believe it!

When she came to her senses, Qi's mother struggled to her feet and walked up to Qi Zhifang. Her eyes filled with hatred, she slapped her hard across the face and yelled, "How can you be so shameless! Will you die without a man? Last time you literally angered your father to death and ruined our old Qi family house! Don't you learn your lesson?! Are you trying to drag us down with you?!"

As she spoke, she fell straight down. Qi Zhijun cried out, "Mom, Mom..." "Grandma, Grandma!"

Qi Zhifang was taken away without being able to say a word.

Qi Zhijun was exhausted, facing the prospect of Qi Zhifang tearing their family apart once again. Wang Dong, holding the trembling Wang Hong, roared, "What kind of devil are you? Why can't you just leave us alone! How long are you going to keep harming us?! I request to sever ties with Qi Zhifang; I can't let this woman tarnish my reputation!"

Qi Zhifang was away for three days, during which time Qi's mother fainted several times.

On the fourth day at the steel plant, Wei Shuqing was to give a self-criticism in front of all the employees. When she received the notice, her head was buzzing. In the morning, she nestled in Zhao Dahu's arms, pouting, and said, "I don't want to see that family."

Zhao Dahu stroked his wife's smooth, rounded shoulders, closed his eyes, and said, "What's wrong? After how I treated you back then, don't you want to see how miserable they are?"

Wei Shuqing scoffed and said, "If it were right after the divorce, I would have been happy for three days and three nights. But now! I feel nothing. I don't want to see them. I even wonder if I dug up their ancestral graves in my past life. Why are they so relentless towards me? I can't even avoid them!"

Zhao Dahu rolled over and touched her with his other hand. Wei Shuqing squinted her eyes comfortably and murmured, "No, I have to get up for work soon?"

Zhao Dahu rolled over and pinned him down, saying, "What the hell are you talking about? Let's have some fun first!"

Wei Shuqing chuckled and said, "Dahu, what do you think your reaction would be if you woke up in the morning and suddenly found me dead?"

While busy, Zhao Dahu said, "Let's do it again while it's still hot, otherwise I'll never have the chance to cherish you in this lifetime!"

"You bastard..."

The two of them fooled around for a while. Zhao Dahu got dressed first, then got some hot water and said, "Go wash up! Take your time getting dressed."

Zhao Dahu went into his parents' room and saw that Zhao Aiguo was still sleeping. He asked, "Why aren't you up yet? Aren't you going to school?"

Zhao's mother said coldly, "Go to school my ass, everyone's on holiday."

Zhao Dahu nodded, and the three of them went to the kitchen to set out the meal. Zhao's mother patted her chest and said, "Luckily, we changed Aiguo's file, otherwise we would have been implicated by that bastard."

Zhao Dahu nodded repeatedly and said, "It's all thanks to my parents' foresight that they knew the Qi family was a cesspool! Otherwise, they would have ruined Aiguo's life."

While eating a steamed bun, Zhao's father said, "Is there something wrong with Qi Zhifang? She's going so far as to get close to ex-convicts! What's this woman thinking?"

Zhao's mother snorted coldly and said, "Does their family even deserve to be called 'people'? A good girl can stand in the sunlight anywhere, while a slut reeks of sexiness everywhere! No matter how well she hides it, it's useless; she can only fool naive men. The Qi family's family values ​​are corrupt; it would be strange if nothing happened! Hurry up and eat! Why isn't Shuqing coming out to eat yet!"

Zhao Dahu said without batting an eye, "There's nothing much going on today anyway, so she probably doesn't need to go to work. I'll let her sleep a little longer!"

Just then, Wei Shuqing came in, and Zhao's mother quickly called out, "Come and eat!" She then took a bowl of steamed egg custard out of the pot and placed it in front of Wei Shuqing. Wei Shuqing didn't stand on ceremony and ate half with Zhao's mother.

That's just how the men in the Zhao family are. They always make sure the children and women eat the best food. As long as the children and women don't suffer, they're fine with anything. Besides, how could a cook go hungry?

The family ate breakfast and went to the factory. After the factory closed, Qi Zhifang's punishment was announced: she would be sent to work as a cleaner in the general labor department. Wang Dong also went to work in the general labor department. Qi Zhijun was not greatly affected, but Qi's mother was bedridden.

The family was once again in a state of disarray...