"You're talking nonsense, you're slandering me. I came to see you out of kindness, and you immediately threw mud at me. What family would let an elder wash clothes for a younger person? Waaah, it's clearly Qin Nian's fault. I just accidentally let it slip. I even tried to explain for Qin Nian, but no one believed me."
Yi Mengling covered her face, looking extremely aggrieved. Caught in the act and beaten like this, she naturally wanted to fight back, even wanting to tear Qin Nian and her mother-in-law apart. But she couldn't; it was different from her usual image. She had to stay at the research institute.
"Water bottle spirit, waaaaah, all you do is cry and shed a couple of cat pees. Do you think these are all the masters of the house who would soften their hearts? I've seen plenty of your kind of seductive and frivolous behavior, even though I'm a daughter-in-law now.
The country has nurtured you, yet you don't focus on building the nation and instead engage in internal strife. I suspect you're doing this on purpose. My daughter-in-law's work is so important!
Even I, a country bumpkin who can barely read, know how to handle logistics, yet you're causing trouble here. Everyone here is discerning; we're just temporarily misled by your usual behavior and words!
Upon hearing this, Sister Li and the others, who had originally intended to offer their assistance, silently took two steps back.
There were also many elderly people present who had experienced that difficult period. Only now could they see the light at the end of the tunnel and live a few days of peace. The stronger the country is, the better they will be.
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards Yi Mengling changed, and many people thought of Yi Mengling's usual behavior.
As the open space around Yi Mengling grew wider, she couldn't help but feel flustered.
"You, you, you, you beat me up like this, and you're still trying to shift the blame! I'm going to sue you!"
Yi Mengling forced herself to say something, then turned to leave.
Yang Yufen suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Yi Mengling's arm.
"Trying to run away? You don't need to report me, I'll report you! Come on, this old woman is ready to risk it all, I'm going to find the leader right now!"
Yang Yufen dragged Yi Mengling by the arm, as if no one could stop her, and headed towards the research institute.
Finally, someone spoke up.
“Mother-in-law of Xiao Qin, I am Zhao Lian, the women’s director of our residential compound. I will definitely give you justice. Don’t worry, let’s release Comrade Xiao Yi first. She can’t run away. Let’s talk things over.”
Women's Director Zhao Lian had already heard most of what had happened when she was called over. She first gently persuaded Yang Yufen to stop, and then gave Yi Mengling a disapproving look.
Yi Mengling bit her lower lip and had no choice but to stand firm and stop struggling.
Seeing that someone had finally stepped forward to take charge, Yang Yufen stopped pulling on Yi Mengling and released her grip on Yi Mengling's hand.
Zhao Lian's husband is the director of the logistics department of the research institute. If something happens in the family compound and Zhao Lian doesn't handle it well, it will definitely affect her husband.
“I just heard what happened. Comrade Xiao Yi, why don’t you apologize to Comrade Xiao Qin’s mother-in-law? She hasn’t even asked your name yet. From now on, we’ll all be members of the family compound. We’re all one family, so we should get to know each other better.”
“My name is Yang Yufen. She spread rumors and slandered my daughter-in-law. I don’t want her apology. I suspect she is a bad element.”
As soon as Yang Yufen said that, the veins on Zhao Lian's forehead tightened. Although he wasn't as tense as before, her words were still very serious.
Yi Mengling has a relationship with her husband that's neither too close nor too distant.
"That's definitely impossible. Sister Yang is just furious. Xiao Yi, hurry up and apologize. Go apologize to Comrade Qin in person later and make amends properly."
Yi Mengling shuddered when she heard the word "bad element," and no matter how unwilling she was, she had no choice but to lower her head.
"She really should apologize to my daughter-in-law. But today, for the sake of Director Zhao, since we all live in the same residential compound, I won't ask for too much."
But she caused my daughter-in-law to be suspended from her job, and the news spread like wildfire even at the research institute. I demanded that she write an apology letter to my daughter-in-law, not only to post it publicly, but also to personally clear my daughter-in-law's name and explain everything over the loudspeaker!
Yang Yufen also knew when to stop.
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