Things are relatively quiet here in the compound, because someone died, and they don't dare to say anything reckless.
But things got lively outside. After Qu Jing's funeral, a lot of gossip started circulating in their factory and residential compound. It wasn't about Qu Jing; it was all just gossip from one household to another.
"You know, so-and-so's daughter-in-law has a bit of an ambiguous relationship with her father-in-law."
"You know what? So-and-so from our factory and so-and-so from the security department have gotten together. They're doing *that* in the factory warehouse behind their respective partners' backs. Someone saw them. And apparently, that woman has a really white ass."
"Is that so? I heard that Widow Wang from that courtyard is into prostitution. Some old men go to her house in the middle of the night and say she makes a lot of noise and that Widow Wang is very lewd."
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Rumors spread like wildfire in Qu Jing's factory and residential compound, making it impossible to distinguish the truth from the falsehood, and the sound of arguing could always be heard.
No one knows where the rumors came from, but they're presented as if they were true. Many families have been thrown into turmoil because of these rumors, and some are even considering divorce.
"Qiangzi, did you spread these rumors? What exactly are you trying to do?"
Looking at her son, Lin's mother noticed that since Qu Jing's death, he had lost his smile and always had a gloomy face, which made people feel uneasy.
“I didn’t say what their business has to do with me. I’m so busy every day, how could I have time to talk about those things?”
Lin Qiang looked at Qu Jing's photo without looking up at his mother, and slowly stroked the photo.
Lin's mother didn't know what to say. If she had known it would turn out this way, she wouldn't have said anything to Qu Jing. A daughter-in-law can be found again, but where can she find a son who's ruined?
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