Director Wang was furious. This family was truly incorrigible. While everyone else was busy building the country and all industries were working overtime, this family was always causing trouble.
As he spoke, he pulled Li Qiuxiang to the arsenal. Wang Dong was brought in from the factory office. When he saw Director Wang and Li Qiuxiang, his mind went blank. He had only been back in the workshop for a short time. If he caused another incident, the leaders' impression of him would plummet!
Upon hearing the distorted version of the truth distorted by Li Qiuxiang, his head throbbed with pain. Finally, the factory manager said, "Either get a letter of introduction and get married quickly, or go to jail!"
Wang Dong was so angry he wanted to go to jail, but his family was already in dire straits and riddled with problems.
Li Qiuxiang cried and said, "They promised a dowry of 500 yuan, and I can't accept less. I'm afraid they'll bully me after I marry into the family. I need to be protected!"
The factory manager nodded. "You should go back right away. If this isn't handled properly, you won't need to come to work either."
Wang Dong was sent home. Li Qiuxiang thanked the factory leaders and Director Wang, and then went home to wait. "You little brat, I gave you face, but you didn't take it. Don't blame me then."
In the afternoon, Qi's mother and Wang Dong brought 500 yuan, including 300 yuan that Zhao Yunxiang's family had given to Wang Fang as compensation. After much pleading, Li Qiuxiang finally went with him to register their marriage. Eight exorbitantly priced steamed buns—I wonder if the Qi family enjoyed them?
As they prepared to consummate their marriage that evening, Li Qiuxiang glanced sideways at Wang Dong, who was wrapped up in layers upon layers of clothing, practically needing a chastity belt. She said disdainfully, "You're not impotent either, are you? You look so tall and strong, but you're just a spineless coward! All show and no substance?"
Wang Dong's face turned bright red with anger. "Aren't you ashamed! You..."
Li Qiuxiang didn't care about those things. The female workers in the steel mill didn't work for nothing. If she dragged Wang Dong over, wouldn't that be forcing herself on him? If men can do it, women can too.
"Let me go..."
“If you keep yelling, I’ll get your grandma, your sister, and the neighbors to come in and see. I’ll also tell them about how incompetent you are…”
This was their Achilles' heel. The family had only recently stabilized under Li Qiuxiang's tight control, and they dared not allow any more trouble. Just as Li Qiuxiang was about to unleash her full potential and usher in a period of prosperity, an accident occurred…
When Qi Zhifang found out, she rushed back. It was already past nine o'clock at night. She had always looked down on uneducated female workers on the front line, and Wei Shuqing was the first to be targeted. Even though she was now the director of the Women's Federation, in her eyes she was still a worthless peasant.
Now her daughter-in-law was not only divorced, but also a factory worker with only a primary school education. Her mind was buzzing, and as soon as she entered the house, she shouted, "Wang Dong, you come out here!"
Hearing this voice, Wang Dong, who was already numb from being ravaged, felt a surge of irritation. If it weren't for this woman, he wouldn't be where he is today. Li Qiuxiang, who was very displeased at being interrupted, hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, and came out, angrily saying, "Who is it! Spring hasn't even arrived yet and you're already in such a hurry to make noise?"
When I went outside, I saw her wearing a light green sweater, black pants, and a mid-length maroon wool coat. These colors would be too new for a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, but this middle-aged woman was able to wear them out.
Li Qiuxiang immediately recognized who this was and said with disdain, "Oh! Who is this? Is this some opera singer making a cameo appearance? Why are you calling our Wang Dong?"
At this moment, Qi's mother and Wang Fang came in. Qi's mother pulled Qi Zhifang away, but Qi Zhifang pulled her hand away and roared, "Who do you think you are! You dare to cling to my Wang Dong? You're an illiterate man who didn't even finish elementary school, have you no shame? Are you crazy for men?"
Li Qiuxiang sneered, "So you're saying I'm not good enough for your Wang Dong? Tell me, what makes your Wang Dong so superior? What's so special about him?"
"He's better than you! You divorced bastard, how dare you covet my Wang Dong? You shameless bastard!" Qi Zhifang was so angry she was swearing. "Ah!"
Li Qiuxiang's reputation for being a ruthless woman was well-deserved; with just two slaps, even Qi's mother and Wang Fang couldn't stop her, taking on two and a half of them in one go.
Qi's mother was old and her fighting ability was only half that of a fighter. While hitting her, she could still curse, "You piece of junk that could buy a whole train carload of trash for a penny, how dare you talk to me like that?"
Wang Fang and Qi's mother had already been beaten aside and kicked out. She grabbed Qi Zhifang by the hair and dragged her out, hitting and cursing her as she went, "Why didn't you say anything when you were flirting with a bus driver who was more than ten years younger than you with your three kids? You're a swindler and a scoundrel. You even flirted with a convict. He's gone to the labor camp, and your whole family has to sweep the streets because of you. How dare you show your face in public!"
Why don't you hurry up and find a deserted place to die as soon as possible, and try to be a decent human being in your next life? You don't even have money to buy tofu to smash your head against, do you not know how to drown yourself in your own pee?
I didn't even bother looking for you, and you still have the nerve to show up at my door? So what if I'm divorced? I'm perfectly innocent, with a government-issued letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. I'm legally sleeping with men. And you? Huh? Where did you get those clothes? Did you cheat your benefactor out of them?
"Come, come, everyone in the neighborhood, come and see who this is! Qi Zhifang, the ringleader of a slut, a hooligan, who specializes in seducing men to scam them out of food, drink, and money. She's back from the labor camp in Northeast China, I wonder where she's staying now! Look at this little skin, as tender as a scallion! Everyone, tell each other to keep an eye on your husbands, lest they spend all their money in that slutty hole and never get it back!" After saying that, he pinched Qi Zhifang's face hard and spat at her!
Qi Zhifang was completely stunned by her beating. Then she saw Li Qiuxiang take a broom and hit Qi's mother and Wang Fang, yelling, "Shameless bastards, you betray your own people and help that cheap woman fight with me! Get out of here! You don't even have a room to sleep in!"
With a few screams, the grandfather and grandson were also kicked out by Li Qiuxiang. She locked the side room, spat at them, and told them to get lost!
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