Shen Wenxiu was unable to leave her home during her postpartum confinement period, so she was unaware of what had happened at her family home.
Her friends from before she got married either lost contact with her when they were sent to the countryside, or they got married and got bogged down in family matters, so they contacted her less often.
The only people she can talk to now are her sister-in-law Xu Huixue and her sister-in-law Zhou Min.
Zhou Cunzong wouldn't tell his wife about the Shen family's affairs, mainly because the situation there wasn't that serious, and arguments were normal.
Shen Wenguang and his wife had no intention of actually divorcing, and it was unlikely that Shen Yunfei would seriously beat He Caiping.
It's worth noting that the day after Zhou Cunzong visited the Shen family, Shen Wencai went to work, while He Caiping took care of her grandchildren while doing chores.
So the noise the night before didn't have much of an impact; it just increased the gossip about the Shen family among the surrounding people.
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The residential compound for employees of a food factory.
"Dad, you have to stand up for me!"
The factory manager's daughter, Ye Mingzhu, heard the rumors circulating outside and angrily went home to ask her father for help.
"What's all the fuss about? Don't you know I'm busy?"
Ye Conglin, the factory manager of the food factory, only remembered that he had left something at home, so he went home for a visit.
Then his daughter came back and asked him to make a decision. What decision could he possibly make?
"Dad, you have no idea what people outside are saying about me..." Ye Mingzhu felt extremely wronged.
"Dad, do you know that Chef Shen from your factory canteen has a son who shamelessly said he wants to marry me?"
How dare he say such a thing?
"He even said that if he marries me, he can go from a temporary worker to a permanent employee, and he will also get a promotion from you, Dad."
"Listen to this! Is this reasonable? It's bad for my reputation, and it's bad for yours too."
"If this gets out, won't you be seen as someone who can't distinguish between public and private matters and who practices nepotism?"
Ye Mingzhu knew how to provoke her father's anger, and sure enough, Ye Conglin's expression turned very ugly.
"Tell me, who said that?"
Ye Conglin has more than one daughter, Ye Mingzhu; he also has other sons-in-law, who currently work at a food factory.
If others really think he's that kind of person and question the origins of his eldest son-in-law's job, he'll be in trouble.
He didn't care much about other people's suspicions, but if the other members of the food factory's leadership team heard about it, wouldn't they use it as leverage against him?
Ye Conglin was well aware that the others were ready to replace him at any time. If he made a single misstep, they would seize the opportunity to swarm him and pull him off his horse.
He wouldn't allow that to happen.
"Didn't I tell you? It's that Chef Shen's son from your canteen. He said if he marries the factory director's daughter, he can rise through the ranks and achieve great success."
"Hmph, a guy with no formal job and whose family doesn't seem to have much money, wants to marry me? Dream on!"
Ye Mingzhu looked down on someone like Shen Wencai.
Her family background wasn't great, and she didn't have a permanent job. The money she received each month wasn't even enough to buy her a box of face cream.
Her marriage target is someone from a family of equal social standing to hers, or someone from a family with better financial resources.
That Shen Wencai is simply a toad trying to eat swan meat!
"Don't worry, Dad will stand up for you."
Ye Conglin made a promise to his daughter and then returned to the factory. As soon as he arrived, he had someone bring Shen Yunfei and his son Shen Wencai to the factory.
"Factory manager, you wanted to see me?"
Shen Yunfei was surprised that Ye Conglin would come looking for him, and he couldn't help but glance at his youngest son beside him.
He couldn't help but wonder, could it really be as his son said, that the factory director's family was going to form a marriage alliance with their family?
His son likes the factory director's daughter so much and pursues her so diligently; perhaps he has already won her over.
Is it possible that the factory manager's daughter has already agreed to marry his son, which is why the factory manager asked them to discuss the marriage?
When Ye Conglin saw the Shen family father and son approaching, he finally turned his attention to them.
"Shen Yunfei, I remember you've worked in our factory for many years, you must be a veteran employee, right?" Ye Conglin looked at him with a serious expression.
"Yes, Factory Director, I've worked at this factory for almost twenty years," Shen Yunfei replied with a smile.
"Since you've been working at our factory for twenty years, you should know what kind of person I, Ye Conglin, am."
"Your son is saying everywhere that he wants to marry my daughter, and that if he does, I'll arrange a higher-paying, better-paying job for him?"
"What? You think this food factory belongs to my family? You think I, Ye Conglin, am an emperor, able to arrange a son-in-law whenever I want?"
Ye Jungle is really angry.
Although he certainly had his own selfish motives, he only intended to give his son-in-law a formal worker position so that he wouldn't be a temporary worker.
Apart from that, his eldest son-in-law received no special treatment.
He also had to start as an ordinary worker, and only by doing well could he be transferred to a better position.
As a result, Shen Wencai went out and talked nonsense, and what kind of person did he say Ye Conglin was?
"Furthermore, what is the relationship between my daughter Ye Mingzhu and your son? Your son is like a toad trying to eat swan meat; he doesn't even know his own limitations!"
"How could my precious daughter possibly be interested in your son?"
Ye Conglin didn't say anything, like his daughter should marry into a better family, but Shen Wencai was clearly not good enough for his daughter.
"You've ruined my daughter's reputation. Do you know what the consequences will be? Do you know how I'll deal with you?"
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