"Are you all willing to work under this kind of person? Are you crazy?!"

Wang Daya was furious. Old Mrs. Wu had dealt with this group of people with just a few simple words.

She can't accept it!

"Who's crazy? It doesn't matter who you work for. If she can really bring some benefits to everyone, we don't mind."

“That’s right, Wang Daya, I also advise you not to be stubborn. The important thing is to finish the work that Director Wu assigned you.”

Wang Daya stared wide-eyed at the woman who had been shouting even louder than her just moments before. "Don't you want to listen to what you're saying now?"

The woman's sallow cheeks flushed slightly. Yes, she had been quite vocal just now, but regardless of what kind of person Old Lady Wu was in private, she was still considerate of everyone in public.

"Hey, Da Ya, let's listen to her at work, but we can look down on her after we get off work and leave the factory."

Wang Daya was speechless with anger. After getting off work, Old Lady Wu had already gone home. No matter how much they said, could anyone hear them?

No, no, what she wants is someone to chat with behind closed doors after work, right?

What she wants is to bring down people like Old Lady Wu who have gained power without working and through improper means!

If everyone followed her example, the factory would be in chaos, and when would these hardworking people ever get ahead?

Wang Daya glanced around and saw that they had all been won over by Old Lady Wu. She turned to leave, thinking that these people wouldn't do, and decided to find someone else, someone from another workshop.

We absolutely cannot let Old Lady Wu have an easy time.

She refused to believe that if Old Lady Wu could manage Workshop 3, she could manage the other workshops, or even the entire textile factory!

Before she could take more than a few steps, her body suddenly stiffened. Looking down, she saw that her waist and arms were being tightly embraced.

"No, Daya, you can't go out. Director Wu said that you're responsible for most of today's work. If you leave and we don't finish today's quota, we won't be able to apply for our end-of-month benefits."

Wang Daya tried to take a few steps forward, but her body was tightly bound, and she couldn't even move her legs.

The chaos in Workshop 3 was unknown to others outside, and Old Lady Wu had no interest in knowing.

As soon as she stepped out of Workshop 3, people's gazes seemed to fall on her, not out of curiosity, but with a hint of mockery and sarcasm.

Just as Old Lady Wu was about to speak, the people around her turned their heads, looked at each other, and chatted and laughed, as if Old Lady Wu were as invisible and intangible as the air in front of them.

Old Mrs. Wu frowned, turned and left. As the number of people around her dwindled, a hand suddenly grabbed her arm and dragged her into a secluded spot.

"It's me."

"Meixia?"

Yu Meixia hummed in agreement, peeked outside, and quietly exhaled before speaking, "Mingxia, you don't know, there are rumors flying everywhere in the factory about you and Director Jia."

"Me, and Factory Director Jia?"

"Yes, I don't know which unscrupulous person spread rumors that your position as the director of Workshop Three was obtained through improper means. Yes, yes..."

"What is it?"

Yu Meixia closed her eyes and said in one breath, "It's because you slept with Director Jia."

Old Mrs. Wu's expression instantly turned cold. "What else did you say?"

Seeing that although her complexion was not good, she was still relatively calm, Yu Meixia sighed and slowly told her about the rumors she had heard in the factory.

What do you mean, she and Director Jia have a close relationship? It can be traced back at least five years, when the two secretly had an improper relationship.

She even said that she was able to oust Director Ma and kick out Factory Director Jia's sister-in-law to become the director of Workshop 3, all because of her bedroom skills.

There were even harsher things said, which Yu Meixia didn't say, but the general meaning was similar.

Even more outrageous is the claim that the banner given to her by Officer Li implied an improper relationship between her and Officer Li.

They practically portrayed Old Lady Wu as a slut, someone anyone could touch and everyone had an affair with.

Some people brought up the story of how she was abused by Huang Mancang in the past. Why did Huang Mancang beat her? It was because she was unfaithful outside and flirted with other men, which Huang Mancang found out about at home.

Which man could accept his wife having an affair with another man? He's practically a cuckold!

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Wu's lips twitched; she was starting to believe what the hell he was saying.

The cause, reason, and result form a perfect closed loop.

It's hard not to believe it; no wonder she felt everyone was acting strangely as soon as she entered the factory today.

Yu Meixia's eyes reddened after she finished speaking. Others might not know, but she and Old Lady Wu lived in the same compound. Didn't they know that?

How can you slander someone like that? It's like stabbing someone in the heart with a knife.

"It's easy to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them."

"Mingxia, who exactly is trying to harm you? Could it be Zhou Pandi? But isn't she at home?"

"Or is someone jealous that you became the director and deliberately stabbing you in the back?"

Grandma Wu sighed, wiped away Yu Meixia's tears, and said softly, "Don't worry, just don't meet me at the factory these days. Even if you do see me, don't speak to me, so as not to affect you."

"No, no, this is obviously aimed at you. How can you manage alone? What do you need me to do? I'll help you."

Grandma Wu felt a warmth in her heart and refused, saying, "No need, I know what I'm doing."

After watching Yu Meixia leave, Old Lady Wu's expression gradually hardened.

Yu Meixia was right. She never argued with anyone at the factory, and rarely even quarreled.

Where did these enemies and rivals come from?

Perhaps it was this job change that caused dissatisfaction among some people, and coincidentally, Director Jia had several interactions with her, which gave those with ulterior motives a handle to spread rumors.

To avoid suspicion, Director Jia spoke to her in the noisy canteen, but unexpectedly, it still caused trouble.

canteen......

Grandma Wu's eyes lit up as she suddenly thought of someone.

Could it be her?

As Yu Meixia passed by on her way back to her workshop, she saw a large group of people gathered together. She suppressed her anger and prepared to leave.

"Hey, look, isn't that Yu Meixia, who's always with Director Wu?"

"That's right, that's right."

"That day, when Director Jia was giving things to Director Wu in the canteen, it seemed like she was right there in front of him."

"So tell me, does she know about their... um, that thing?"

"Haha, what do you think?" she said, giving the person next to her a nudge. "In my opinion, that Director Wu is indecent, and Yu Meixia isn't much better. Isn't there a saying?"

"What?"

"Hmm... that saying is something like 'birds of a feather flock together,' and another one is 'one who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black.'"

"Wow! I didn't realize you were so knowledgeable."

Yu Meixia slowly stopped walking. "What are you talking about...?"