Chapter 87 Returning to My Mother's Home
The affairs of the Tong family were no secret. After all, all the members of the Tong family were taken away, and the commotion was too loud.
Ever since Tong Jiang said it, the matter could not be concealed and the entire commune was shocked by Tong Jiang's action.
There were all kinds of comments, and the workers in the pickle factory looked at Chen Xiumei with sympathy.
There were also some people who were looking for trouble, accusing Chen Xiumei of not being able to win the man's heart, otherwise there would not be such a scandal in the family. It was a disgrace to her husband's family, and she would not get any benefits.
Chen Xiumei was very calm when she heard those words. "Tong Mingxin and I are divorced. What does he do to me? If I was wrong, the commune would have arrested me long ago. Why would you guys talk nonsense here?"
Secretary Zhou also held a meeting with colleagues from the pickle factory, and told them not to gossip behind the victim's back, especially not to say anything in front of the victim. If they were discovered, they would be fired directly.
"Secretary Zhou, thank you." Chen Xiumei knew that Zhou Xian was helping her.
"Don't thank me. This is not your fault. We cannot allow rumors to spread in the factory. You are an employee of our factory. No matter what, I have to manage this factory well and cannot let our own people slander you. As for the comments from the outside world, don't take them to heart. These comments can't defeat you, so they naturally can't do anything to you."
Chen Xiumei nodded vigorously, "I understand, Secretary Zhou. No matter what, I should thank you."
The effect after Zhou Xian's meeting was quite obvious. Even if they wanted to speak, they didn't dare to talk nonsense. After all, the Tong family had nothing to do with them. It was okay to watch the fun, but it would be a waste if they lost their jobs because of this.
And to be honest, it was the Tong family's fault. There is no need to blame all the mistakes on Chen Xiumei.
Some people have even planned to find another partner for Chen Xiumei. It is actually not a big deal to get married for the second time. She has a job and earns a regular salary. There are many people willing to marry her.
The only situation now is that Chen Xiumei has no children after two years of marriage, so the men are all widowers with children.
The child is still young, so she can raise him and be close to him. The man also has a job, so a working couple will be much better than many others.
Chen Xiumei herself was fortunate that she did not have a child, otherwise she would feel uncomfortable thinking that the child had Tong Mingxin's blood.
As for remarrying, she has no such idea at the moment. She is just heartbroken by the man and is scared, and needs time to calm down.
The incident became such a big deal that Chen Xiumei's parents also heard about it and rushed to the commune. They went to Tong's house but found it empty. Chen Xiumei did not tell anyone else about the place she rented, let alone her parents.
Fortunately, they knew that Chen Xiumei worked in a pickle factory and asked around.
Seeing her family, Chen Xiumei's nose felt sore, "Mom and Dad, why are you here?"
When Chen's mother saw the bruises on her daughter's face, she immediately started to curse, "How dare the damn Tong family do this to you?"
Father Chen didn't say anything, but his two younger brothers came over and said, "Sister, where's that bastard? Let's beat him to death, what a shameless thing."
Chen Xiumei is the eldest in the family. She raised her two younger brothers, who are still very close to her.
Seeing that her family members cared about her, Chen Xiumei wiped away her tears, asked for leave from the factory, and took her parents and younger brother to where she lived.
After entering the house, Chen's father spoke, "Daya, are you really getting divorced?"
"Now that things have gotten this far, Tong Mingxin will definitely be sent to a labor camp. Do I still have to stay by his side for someone like him?"
Chen Xiumei knew that her family could not accept her divorce. Even the entire Baihua Commune was shocked by her decision to divorce.
The reason why not many people talked about it was because what happened in the Tong family was too surprising, so people paid less attention to her.
This doesn't mean that others will accept it.
But now Chen Xiumei has thought very clearly that whether others can accept it has nothing to do with her. As long as her family accepts it, it’s her own life. As long as she lives a good life, what does other people’s criticisms matter to her?
"Daya, now that you're divorced, aren't you going home?" Mother Chen asked worriedly.
"Mom and Dad, did someone in the team say something?" Chen Xiumei asked.
"It's nothing, actually."
Mother Chen didn't want to say more, but her two younger brothers were not happy, "Sister, they called you a slut."
Chen Xiumei's face turned cold, and she said to her family, "Mom and Dad, I'll go back with you."
She doesn't care, but her family members are in the brigade and will definitely be affected.
She didn't like her parents always nagging her to listen to her husband and mother-in-law, nor did she like them asking her to help her younger brother more.
But Chen Xiumei still felt complicated because they were standing on her side at this time.
This is also part of the reason why she chose to rent a house in the commune instead of going home.
But this does not mean that she is willing to see her parents being blamed because of her.
Chen Xiumei asked for a few more days off. When she received the leave slip, she felt a little embarrassed. "Director Ji, I'm really sorry to have caused you so much trouble."
"It's nothing. Just go back and sort things out, and then come back to work. That's better than anything else."
Only then did Chen Xiumei return to the brigade with her parents and report the incident directly to the brigade headquarters.
She was innocent, but those people gossiped about her, slandered her, and cursed her family. Of course she couldn't tolerate it.
Secretary Zhou is right. A woman should stand up for herself. She is the one who is right. Why should she be criticized by others?
The brigade cadres originally wanted to smooth things over, and some people accused Chen Xiumei of making trouble, which immediately angered Chen Xiumei.
She pointed at the brigade cadres and cursed at them.
"Chen Xiumei, you have to think it over carefully. You are going to work in the commune, but don't forget that your family is still in the brigade."
"Threatening me? Okay, then let's go to the commune and seek justice from the leaders. Which leader do you want to seek? Director Ji, President Hu, Secretary Zhou, or Secretary He?"
Seeing Chen Xiumei being so arrogant, the team leaders looked at each other and became less tough.
Finally, the director of the Women's Federation was pushed out. "Xiumei, calm down, calm down. We are all from the same team. Don't make things too ugly."
"Don't tell me that. Go tell those gossipers. When they throw all the dirty and smelly things at me, why don't you think that we are all from the same brigade? When you are brigade cadres and you don't care about things, why don't you think that we are from the same brigade?"
Chen Xiumei was determined to get an explanation, and she knew that working in the commune's pickle factory was her best protection.
However, my family members are still in the brigade, so it would be easy for these cadres to make trouble.
"Captain, we are all from the same brigade. I don't want to make things too ugly, but if my family members are bullied, I will not sit idly by. If the situation gets too serious, our brigade may not be able to get any quota for the plastic greenhouses and factories in the commune."
Hearing what Chen Xiumei said, the team leader also remembered the incident with the Yanghua Brigade. Every brigade had the opportunity to get those good things, but the Yanghua Brigade was always the last one in line. It was their turn only after the other brigades had picked the leftovers. Could this be a coincidence?
The captain sighed, "We will find a way to resolve this matter, so please stop making trouble."
"Thank you very much."
The brigade headquarters relaxed and Chen Xiumei also went down the stairs.
The Chen family was a fairly honest family, and they were a little bit incredulous when they saw the change in attitude of the cadres in the brigade.
"Mom and Dad, let them say whatever they want. We haven't done anything wrong, so why should we be afraid? It's the Tong family who are wrong, and we can't put their mistakes on ourselves."
"Sister, you were so awesome just now." The two younger brothers looked at Chen Xiumei with shining eyes.
"It's nothing. You two are not young anymore. It's too late for you to go to school. You must study hard in our brigade's literacy class, okay? If you have the chance in the future, you can become workers too."
"Xiumei, do you think you should find another partner?" Chen's mother asked hesitantly.
"Mom, it must be the matchmaker who came to our house. Just ignore it and say that I don't like it and I haven't recovered from the hurt yet."
Mother Chen saw that her daughter was full of energy and didn't look like she was hurt at all.
But I didn’t say much. My daughter is a worker now and she is different from before.
"Then you should work hard in the factory." Chen's mother could only remind him.
Before leaving, Chen Xiumei stuffed ten yuan into Chen's mother's pocket and said, "Mom, I'm close to the supply and marketing cooperative. If you need anything in the future, let me know and I'll bring it back to you during my holidays."
"Keep the money you earn for yourself. Your father and I are in the brigade, and we don't have much to spend money on."
Chen Xiumei didn't say anything and just stuffed the money into Chen's mother's pocket.
When she was leaving the team, she was caught up by the team leader again.
"Xiumei, when you go back this time, can you please tell the leader to give our team a chance next time we have a chance?"
"Captain, I'm just an ordinary worker. How can I let the leader make any decision?"
The team leader also knew that Chen Xiumei could not make a decision on this matter, but she was in the commune and the pickle factory was directly managed by Secretary He. It would be very convenient for her to file a complaint.
The leader may not listen to her if she says something good, but what if she says something bad about their team in front of the leader?
To be on the safe side, the captain came over to ask first.
Chen Xiumei didn't say anything definite, she just said that if she had the chance, she would mention the matter to her leader, but she had no control over whether the leader would agree or not.
When the captain heard that there was a chance, he was very happy. It was better than having no chance at all.
Looking at Chen Xiumei's leaving back, the captain couldn't help but sigh, this eldest girl of the Chen family is really different now.
They all spoke with great authority. In the past, the Chen family would not have dared to speak like this in front of the brigade headquarters. This was because someone in the family was a worker, so they had the confidence.
Thinking about those brigades that are doing very well in growing greenhouse vegetables and hearing that orders from outside the province are lining up, it is impossible for the team leader not to be anxious.
This good thing has never happened to me, and I'm so anxious that my mouth is almost blistered.
He ran to Secretary He's place diligently and even came up with a stupid idea by giving Secretary He a gift. As a result, not only did he fail to get anything done, he was also scolded.
I just hope that the girl from the Chen family can really help talk to them and give their team some chance.
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