A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Everyone present could see that Ge Jiangtao's words came from the heart, and that he was truly disappointed in Shang Hua.

This means that, in his view, Shang Hua had bullied his family.

Shang Jianjun frowned and said solemnly, "Who didn't come from humble beginnings? Before joining the army, I was also a farmer in the countryside. I have never taught my children to look down on people from the countryside."

Before anyone else could react, Shang Jiang jumped out, saying with exasperation, "That's right, sis! How could you forget how Mom and Dad raised us? You look down on people and bully others. Do you know what people in our military family compound are saying about you? I'm affected by it too."

Zhuang Qingxiang's lips twitched at his reaction, and she tugged at Lu Congyue's sleeve.

Lu Congyue turned his head and asked in a low voice, "What?"

Zhuang Qingxiang glanced at the excited Shang Jiang and said in a low voice, "Is Shang Jiang really over thirty? He looks like he's eighteen to me."

Lu Congyue raised an eyebrow slightly and chuckled in response, "Maybe I haven't developed my brain in the past ten years."

The two of them didn't hide their conversation from others, and everyone heard them.

Shang Hua was originally furious and wanted to vent her anger on her younger brother, but after Zhuang Qingxiang and Lu Congyue stirred things up, she couldn't stay angry anymore.

She's used to it by now, hasn't she?

Even your spouse doesn't believe it, let alone anyone else?

Ren Zhen got angry again, glaring at Shang Jiang and saying, "Your father and I are usually too busy with work, and we've really neglected your upbringing. You might as well go back to school and start over. With your current brain, don't lead your men astray!"

"Mom!" Shang Jiang protested, "You always protect my sister and never listen to me..."

Then she turned to Zhuang Qingxiang and Lu Congyue: "What's going on with you two? What do you know? My sister and brother-in-law are in the same unit, and I know their situation better than anyone here!"

Zhuang Qingxiang got angry when she saw him talk about her sister like that. She couldn't help but say, "I don't know what's going on between your sister and brother-in-law. I only know that Uncle Shang just said that he never taught you two to discriminate against people from the countryside. You are children of Uncle Shang and Aunt Ren's education department. If you don't discriminate against people from the countryside, then Sister Shang won't either."

Upon hearing her words, Shang Hua's eyes flickered slightly, and he gave Zhuang Qingxiang a deep look.

She used to look down on her, firstly because she was a widow from the countryside, and secondly because of her biological father's identity.

She's not actually as good as she says...

Shang was speechless after Zhuang Qingxiang's words, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute them.

Peng Wanzhou, who had been silent like an invisible man, suddenly said, "I also think Comrade Shang Hua is not that kind of person."

Ren Zhen suddenly exploded. If there weren't so many people in the family, she would have hit this stupid son with the sole of her shoe.

"Shang Jiang, Cong Yue has lived with us for several years and knows what kind of person your sister is. You grew up with her, yet you have absolutely no trust in her. Are you even our son?"

Ren Zhen's condemnation silenced Shang Jiang. Although he was still somewhat resentful, he began to wonder if he had really made a mistake. How could that be?

Shang Jianjun looked at Ge Jiangtao with an extremely serious expression: "Jiangtao, just as Xiao Zhuang said, my daughter would never discriminate against people from the countryside, much less bully them. I have absolute confidence in her!"

Ge Jiangtao said in disbelief, "Uncle Shang, you're protecting your daughter so much, even going so far as to distort the truth? Now I finally understand why A-Hua dares to be so reckless—it's because you're backing her up, isn't it?"

"Ge Jiangtao!" Shang Hua suddenly stood up. "How dare you speak to my father like that? And you even threw dirty water on my parents? I'm warning you, don't go too far!"

Ge Jiangtao stood up immediately, refusing to back down: "Am I going too far, or are you? I thought you had come to my senses by having Lu Congyue call me, which is why I made this trip. I didn't expect you to be so unrepentant. If I had known you would act this way, I definitely wouldn't have come today!"

After saying that, she added with extreme disappointment, "Shanghua, I sincerely want to remarry you, but with your attitude, it won't work!"

"Who wants to remarry you?" Shang Hua gritted her teeth. "Are you blind? I already have a boyfriend who's younger and more handsome than you. Why should I remarry you?"

Lu Congyue was also extremely embarrassed at this moment, and quickly interjected to explain: "Ge Jiangtao, you misunderstood. Sister Shang didn't know I called you, and don't you think you're being too presumptuous? I was just checking in to see how Sister Shang was doing, and you just assumed she wanted to apologize to you, wanted to remarry you, and even came over today without waiting... Aren't you being a little too hasty?"

Lu Congyue's words made Ge Jiangtao's face turn bright red.

He was indeed anxious.

After the divorce, he was introduced to many potential partners, but apart from possibly being younger than Shang Hua, none of them could compare to Shang Hua in any other way.

Some even explicitly stated that they would only marry him if he sent his mother, sister-in-law, and nephew back home.

Although Shang Hua was disrespectful to his mother and sister-in-law, he never openly suggested sending the person away.

Moreover, Shanghua's family background, work ability, and sincerity towards him are all there. Having seen the ocean, one finds it hard to be satisfied with a river. No matter how many people he meets, he will only remember the kindness Shanghua showed him.

So when an old friend mentioned Shang Hua's divorce from him, his first reaction was that Shang Hua was looking for a way out, and he wanted to give her that way out. Today was his day off, so he couldn't wait to bring Shang Hua over.

As a result... he was humiliated!

Ge Jiangtao, his face flushed, said angrily, "Shang Hua, did you deliberately call me here to humiliate me? Haven't you humiliated my mother and sister-in-law enough? What's gotten into you now...?"

Shang looked at Ge Jiangtao in shock: "Ge Jiangtao, what the hell are you saying? When did my sister ever humiliate you? How dare you spout such nonsense?"

Seeing the living room descend into chaos again, and Ren Zhen's attempts to reason with her drowned out by the argument, Shang Jianjun lost his temper, slammed his hand on the coffee table, stood up, and shouted, "Shut up, all of you!"

In an instant, the living room fell silent.

Ge Jiangtao's chest heaved violently with anger, clearly he had a bellyful of rage he wanted to vent.

But he also knew that he couldn't completely break ties with the Shang family.

Shang Jianjun is a leader, and I am still his subordinate. If I want to get promoted, I can't afford to offend the Shang family.

He closed his eyes briefly: "Ahua, I know there's nothing between you and Peng Wanzhou. You don't need to deliberately upset me. I really don't have high expectations of you; I just hope you can admit your mistake. Is that so hard?"

His voice was choked with emotion, as if he was lamenting the loss of their relationship over the years.

Those who don't know him might think he's some kind of tragic figure.

Shang Hua felt disgusted by his behavior: "I won't apologize for something I didn't do. Ge Jiangtao, you were wrong, and you're so stubborn that you still can't recognize your mistakes. I'm very grateful that you filed for divorce in the first place!"