After receiving their marriage certificate and returning home, the four of them began discussing how to divide the house.

Old Man Qin believed that since he had married Old Woman Wang, she should live with him in the Qin family home, while Qin Fen should live with Wang Meifen in the Wang family home.

When Old Mrs. Wang heard this, she was furious. She thought Wang Meifen was a worthless woman who was more suited to be a slave to her family. Her son was gone, and her grandson hadn't returned yet. That worthless woman was bringing her lover into the house. When her precious grandson came back, would she still have a home? So Old Mrs. Wang would never agree to it, but she wouldn't say it outright because of her public image.

In the end, she tearfully made up an excuse, "Brother Qin, this won't do. What will people say about Xiao Fen in the future? Will they say he went to the Wang family's door? How will he ever be able to hold his head up again?"

Qin Fen refused to go to the Wang family even if it meant death. What kind of nonsense would it be for him to marry a wife and live at the Wang family's house?

In the end, Old Man Qin and Old Woman Wang lived in the Wang family's house, while Wang Meifen and Qin Fen lived in the Qin family's house. Even so, Old Woman Wang directly controlled the wages of Wang Meifen, Qin Fen, and Old Man Qin, so it can be said that Old Woman Wang was the ultimate winner.

Qin Fen wasn't very bright to begin with, and he was also a big mouth. He was easily tricked into revealing everything, and in less than a day, everyone knew how formidable Old Lady Wang was.

Aunt Yuan, on the other hand, didn't fare so well. She gave some gifts to the neighborhood committee, and although she wasn't dismissed, she was still criticized.

The street director was furious. "It's always your compound! What's wrong with your compound? Time and time again, I'm so disappointed in you. Last time it was your place too, why did you have to go to the latrine? The whole street smelled of feces for days, and you even pushed an old man into the latrine. This time you went straight to the juvenile detention center, and it's your third time. That womanizer was almost worse! And Qin Fen and his son, and the Wang family mother and daughter-in-law, how could they be so shameless? I'm already upset, and these two old people still do this. Don't think they're innocent just because they weren't caught red-handed. They've already made it clear that they should get their marriage certificates. Next time, are you going to criticize them one by one? How can you have people of this quality? You're really bringing shame to our street office. I must have had the worst luck to be stuck with these families."

Aunt Yuan was so angry at the barrage of insults that she almost cried: "I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to have such neighbors. They are so damn hard to manage. After those three went to the juvenile detention center, there wasn't a single family in our neighborhood that they hadn't messed with. I originally thought that since they didn't have fathers and their families were struggling, and their fathers had sacrificed themselves for the factory, I would take extra care of them. But who would have thought that their families would completely neglect them! It's really bad luck to run into such people. Like father, like son."

Seeing her like this, the director knew she was in a difficult position. He sighed and said, "If you don't make any significant contributions, you'll probably have a hard time being considered for outstanding compounds in the future. It's one thing to do nothing but tarnish other people's honors. You're like a rotten apple spoiling the whole barrel."

Speaking of this, Aunt Yuan was filled with righteous indignation. Those were real benefits! With the title of "Excellent Compound," one could take on jobs in the compound's name, such as pasting matchboxes or receiving some neighborhood welfare benefits—all real money!

Aunt Yuan was sullen, while Qin Fen and his son, along with the Wang family's mother and daughter-in-law, were eager to argue. However, everyone in the courtyard glared at them angrily, and it was easy to tell how furious they were. After all, they had damaged the collective's honor and interests. Even Zhu Lin was angered, since he was the one who called the police.

When Liu Yun returned home from get off work and heard her mother's account, she was speechless. Even her father couldn't understand. "Since they knew it was shameful, why didn't the parents discipline their child properly when he first stole? Why did they stop others from teaching him a lesson? He hadn't committed a serious offense yet, and a little scare was enough for him to learn his lesson? Now that he's caused such a big disaster, do they realize it will affect their reputation? Does their child still have a reputation? Does the whole compound still have a reputation? If you ask me, it's good that he's been sent to a juvenile detention center. At least he's not in jail, and he's not being punished. I just hope he'll learn his lesson this time and not do it again."

Mr. Yu was getting annoyed by these people. First, with this kind of reputation spreading throughout the compound, what would become of his grandchildren? Second, as a policeman, he disapproved of the way the people in charge of the compound handled things, as well as the way the Wang family raised their children.