He Lanying is a very easy person to get along with. She is hardworking and skillful. After she arrived, she took over all the housework, freeing up the two elderly people to plant vegetables in every corner of the yard.

Meanwhile, Lian Yanyan and Mo Yan's wedding was on the agenda. During the preparations, Wu Qingya, who had somehow gotten wind of the news, came again, bringing with her a short, fat man.

"This is the man your mother found for you, the deputy director of our yarn factory's warehouse."

Lian Yanyan, remaining composed, asked curiously, "Big brother, how old are you?"

The deputy director smoothed his hair and said confidently, "Just turned thirty."

"Oh, so why did you get a divorce?"

"Incompatibility? Hmm? How did you know I was divorced? Did you inquire about me after your mother told you last time?"

"Do I even need to ask? At your age, you must have been married before. How many children do you have?"

"Two, don't worry, my mom is taking care of them. The factory allocated me an apartment, a tenement building."

People of this era still yearn for tenement buildings, but for Lian Yanyan, tenement buildings with shared toilets and kitchens hold no appeal whatsoever.

"Are all the children girls?"

"right."

"So it's not that you two are having relationship problems, it's because she didn't give you a son, right?"

"See, you still asked about me after all."

Lian Yanyan asked the question she wanted to know, then turned to Wu Qingya and asked, "Is this the person you found for me? Preferring sons to daughters, divorcing without cause."

Before Wu Qingya could speak, the deputy director quickly interjected, "It wasn't me who divorced without cause. My ex-wife couldn't have any more children after giving birth to her second child. She felt guilty, so she filed for divorce. Several members of her family work in the factory, and her family felt ashamed to continue being in-laws with my family, so they took the initiative to divorce."

Lian Yanyan raised her voice with a smile: "Deputy Director, let me summarize for you. Your ex-wife was quite beautiful. After she married you, your family used their power to arrange jobs for all her family members. After she couldn't have a son, your family used their power to force her to divorce you, because she was afraid that her family members would lose their jobs."

Wu Qingya scolded, "Lian Yanyan, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"I think you should change your approach to me. After all this time, you still treat me like that little girl who can be insulted and manipulated at will. This is the last time. If this happens again, I don't mind going to your factory and making a scene."

Today is Sunday. Lian Sanzhu went out to queue for vegetables, while Grandpa Lian, Grandma Lian, and Aunt Zhang went out to find someone to exchange cotton. He Lanying was at home, but she didn't know the actual situation. Hearing this, she understood and took a shovel from the woodshed and stood next to Lian Yanyan.

"Oh, who do we have here? Dressed so smartly, yet doing such disgraceful things. Are you selling your daughter?"

"Who are you? This is my home. Did you ask for my permission before moving in?" Wu Qingya said, sizing up the unfamiliar woman.

"This is my home, it has nothing to do with you anymore," Lian Yanyan stated her position.

"I am your mother."

"I can also cut ties with you."

"You dare? Who taught you all this? Did your family teach you this way?"

"You underestimate yourself. I naturally learned such advanced techniques from you. Back then, didn't you break off your relationship with your ex-husband?" Lian Yanyan stated the facts calmly.

"That was a special case for me."

"My situation is special. My mother was about to sell me, so I was just trying to protect myself."

Wu Qingya, mindful of the deputy director's presence, took a deep breath, trying to suppress her emotions, and reached out to pull Lian Yanyan away: "I'm your mother, I wouldn't harm you. You're still too young, you don't understand."

Lian Yanyan naturally wouldn't let her stop her, so she stepped back behind her aunt. He Lanying raised her shovel and slammed it down: "You bastards, you've gone too far! You dare to sell your daughter so openly! And you, so ugly, you fat bastard, you dare to covet our beautiful young lady! You two bastards!"

He Lanying cursed under her breath, but her hands moved with unwavering efficiency, chasing after the two women and slapping them until they stormed out the door. Wu Qingya retorted defiantly, "Shrew, shrew, you wait! I'll move back right now and kick you out of my house!"

"How dare you come back? You sold your daughter to this kind of person, a divorcee, a sexist, ugly, and Yanzi is only 19 years old. Isn't she your own daughter? How could you do this to her?"

The neighbors had already gathered at the door, blocking their way. Deputy Factory Director Wang was also home today. Normally, he would consider family matters as internal family conflicts and, out of respect for his position, would not directly get involved. However, Wu Qingya's behavior today was a bit excessive.

"Comrade Wu, I'm warning you, the Marriage Law stipulates that marriage is a matter of freedom, and arranged marriages are illegal."

"Deputy Factory Director Wang, you've misunderstood. I just brought her here for Yan Yan to have a look at. If she doesn't agree, she doesn't agree. Why did this woman suddenly rush out and hit us?" Wu Qingya said to Deputy Factory Director Wang with a smile on her face.

"You were about to pull Yanzi away, so I only intervened because I was afraid of hurting her," He Lanying replied.

"My aunt is right, I'm scared," Lian Yanyan chimed in.

Grandma Wang said, "Comrade Wu, Yanzi and Comrade Mo's marriage has been arranged. I'm the matchmaker, and my husband Uncle Wang is the witness. Please stop making trouble."

Mo Yan handled everything meticulously, directly inviting Deputy Factory Director Wang to be the officiant, Deputy Factory Director Wang's mother to be the matchmaker, ordering several large dishes at the state-run restaurant, and even borrowing a vehicle from the transportation team to serve as the wedding car.

Wu Qingya paused awkwardly for a moment: "This child, she didn't say anything either. I was just worried about her."

"I told you, you saw Mo Yan last time, and you complained that he didn't have a watch." Lian Yanyan exposed her, completely omitting how they met.

"Look, you've already seen the child, and you still pull this stunt? What kind of nonsense is this?"

"No, I thought she was joking last time."

"Alright, Comrade Wu, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Even if you have two sons, you can't afford to offend your daughter so badly."

People tend to have preconceived notions, especially after Deputy Factory Director Wang made a clear statement supporting Lian Yanyan. No matter how Wu Qingya explained, the onlookers didn't believe her.

In the end, Wu Qingya could only leave in a sorry state, and was even blamed by the deputy director, who felt that she had embarrassed him by bringing him along. Lin Feng's almost-secured temporary job fell through again.

Two days later, Grandpa and Grandma Lian took the bus to the entrance of the textile factory every day. Wu Qingya was too scared to leave the factory. She had just offended the deputy factory director's son and was really afraid that her former in-laws would come to the factory and ruin her reputation.

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