Zhang Guixiang and Lu Xiuwen watched TV while commenting on Xu Ruping.

On the television screen, when Zhang Leilei approached her, a gesture of covering her nose made Lu Xiuwen exclaim in surprise, as if he had discovered something new:

"Mom, look at her actions and expressions just now, don't they look a lot like Jiajia's?"

I remember once we made her a stinky mandarin fish dish, and she didn't like the smell. She covered her nose like this, her eyes full of disgust.

Zhang Guixiang's eyes suddenly glazed over, as if she were recalling something, and then she became agitated.

"Our Jiajia does have this habit. Sigh, so many years have passed, I wonder how she is doing?"

"Mom, don't overthink it. Good people are always protected by heaven. I believe she's living a good life now, she's just afraid to go home." Lu Xiuwen regretted bringing up Lu Jiajia.

Over the years, Lu Jiajia has been a source of great anxiety for Zhang Guixiang. Whenever she mentions her, she becomes emotional and suffers from high blood pressure.

This time, however, she took her high blood pressure medication herself, then took Lu Xiuwen's hand and said with a serious expression:

"Actually, Jiajia is still alive."

"Didn't you say that Jiajia was swept away by the water and her fate was unknown?" Lu Xiuwen's pupils dilated.

Back then, Lu Jiajia was accused of arson and murder. The local police couldn't catch her, so they had the police from Beijing come to her home to investigate many times.

I gave my family a serious warning: if they discover Lu Jiajia's whereabouts, they must report it.

Actually, after Lu Jiajia was swept away by the water, she was rescued by a mentally challenged man downstream.

Her face was scratched by tree branches, and her body was severely damaged. She was secretly taken in by the family of the mentally challenged man.

They concealed the fact that they had saved her, because they wanted her to become their daughter-in-law.

To recuperate, she feigned flattery on the surface, but in reality, she was secretly planning to escape.

After recovering from her illness, one night she pretended to consummate her marriage with the mentally challenged man, held scissors to his neck, and demanded ten yuan from him before letting her go. Otherwise, she threatened to call the police, claiming they were imprisoning a young lady from the capital and arresting his parents.

The fool was fooled by her and actually gave her money, and even helped her escape.

After Lu Jiajia escaped, the mentally challenged family knew that what they had done was unacceptable and did not choose to call the police.

She fled all the way back to the capital.

When she got home, only Zhang Guixiang saw her, and she was almost scared to death.

Because of the lack of timely treatment, half of her face had ulcerated and was completely disfigured, which was quite terrifying.

What's even more terrifying is that the police have already come to the house several times. If they find her returning home, the whole family will be in trouble.

"Jiajia, I'll give you a few hundred yuan. You should go hide somewhere. If you get caught, you'll definitely be shot," Zhang Guixiang advised painfully.

And so, just two hours after returning home, Lu Jiajia took the money and went on the run again.

As for where she is now, Zhang Guixiang doesn't know either, because she has never written to Zhang Guixiang.

"Mom, you really fooled us. Dad thought Jiajia was dead before he died, and he felt so guilty!" Lu Xiuwen complained to her.

Zhang Guixiang, however, said coldly:

"He deserves it. If it weren't for him, would Jiajia have been switched at birth and taken away? He suffered so much outside for so many years, and before he could even enjoy two years of happiness, Lu Wanqing made it so he couldn't go home!"

When she recalled these past events, tears streamed down her face, and her expression was filled with fierceness.

Lu Xiuwen was increasingly disgusted with his mother's behavior. He gave her a disapproving look and said coldly:

"You too, Wanqing has lived in our family for eighteen years. Even if she's not our biological daughter, there's no need to send her to the countryside!"

Since you don't want to acknowledge her, don't expect her to be filial to you. You even took Jiajia to the countryside to ask her for money, and when you couldn't get the money, you resorted to despicable means.

If these things got out, you would all be drowned in spit, and I would be ashamed for you!

Now look what's happened! Wanqing is so successful now, you don't have to spend a single penny, but Jiajia is burdened with a case and disfigured, she can't face the light of day for the rest of her life!

"All of this is your fault..."

Lu Xiuwen's words made Zhang Guixiang so angry that her chest heaved. She grabbed a broom and lunged at him.

"You unfilial son, you're starting to lecture your old mother now, aren't you? You dog, I've raised you for nothing!"

"You have time to babble here with me, why don't you hurry up and bring Hao Hao back to me!"

Knowing that one should never expose someone's weaknesses, Zhang Guixiang, having figured out what Lu Xiuwen cared about most, began to launch a fierce attack on him.

He really wanted to bring Hao Hao back, but his wife, Yu Lili, would beat him whenever she saw him and refused to let him see Lu Hao. She even demanded 500 yuan from him and threatened to divorce him.

If you want a child, give her at least a thousand yuan.

He earns about fifty yuan a month now, and it will take him more than a year to save up a thousand yuan.

Moreover, this money was entirely earned thanks to Lu Wanqing. If he falls out with her, Lu Hao will never be able to return to the Lu family.

“I have a way to get money.” Zhang Guixiang suddenly stopped waving her broom, her eyes gleaming.

Lu Xiuwen covered his head with his hands to prevent his mother from attacking him, and slowly moved closer to her:

"Whatever your plan, I won't do anything that would harm Lu Wanqing!"

“This time it definitely won’t happen, and in fact, it’s indirectly helping her.” Zhang Guixiang smiled slyly.

She had heard Lu Xiuwen mention that Xu Ruping had an ambiguous relationship with their factory director, which was a good opportunity to extort money from her.

"Mom, this isn't a good idea. I only overheard Wanqing's bodyguard mention it when we were drinking together. I haven't confirmed it. What if she reports us to the police if we try to extort her like this?"

Lu Xiuwen looked wary. He had been to the police station before, and if he committed another crime, he would definitely be severely punished.

"You good-for-nothing, you can't even handle this little thing. What's so hard about swindling a little money?" Zhang Guixiang kicked him.

Lu Xiuwen took his hands down from his head and then covered his feet. He was deeply hurt by his mother's lack of martial virtue.

Xu Ruping has been staying at home for the past few days and hasn't dared to go to the factory, fearing that someone will throw rotten eggs at her.

The government gave Dillon some time to resolve the issue of employee employment; if he could resolve it satisfactorily, the matter could be put to rest.

As for the machines that were vandalized by the workers, since the law does not punish everyone, the factory had no choice but to accept the loss and take responsibility for the repairs.

Dillon asked Xu Ruping to contact Frank to see how to repair the smashed machines. The reply was that they could be repaired, but the parts would cost extra. In the end, the price of repairing one machine was basically the same as buying one. He suggested that the factory might as well buy a new batch.

He was furious. The factory had to use all its funds to purchase that one batch, so there was no money left to buy new ones.

He absolutely loathed Xu Ruping.

Xu Ruping couldn't possibly be unaware of her awkward position in the factory. She thought to herself that she was fortunate to have had the foresight to acquire fifty shops in the Dong'an Wholesale Market, and these shops had already turned a profit this month.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, she decided to go and see for herself.