She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Chapter 482

Grandma Xia has been very motivated lately, and only when she was campaigning everywhere did she realize that so many people supported her.

However, there are also many comrades who do not support him and deeply resent him.

"You all say she's so old, how come she's still so obsessed with officialdom?"

"Wouldn't it be better to retire early and go back to take care of your grandchildren? Why do you have to compete with us young people?"

"Comrade Xiao Xiang, if Xia Yue'e, an old comrade who is about to retire, can become the women's director, you definitely have an advantage over her. Anyway, it all depends on the election vote, and I support you."

"Exactly. I heard she's been blatantly soliciting votes for herself lately. Who knows what kind of dirty deals she might be making behind the scenes."

"This shows a lack of self-confidence. If you are truly confident, you should be like Comrade Xiao Xiang, who can remain calm and composed."

"Anyway, if she gets elected in the end, I will definitely report her. She must have used underhanded methods."

As Director Yuan passed by a conference room, she overheard her ex-husband's niece, Xiang Qiaoqian, stirring up the emotions of several other young women with just a few words, while she herself pretended to be pitiful.

She's so much like her ex-husband. They're family, both of them love to play the victim and get others to fight for them.

She pushed open the conference room door and, seeing the flustered people, said with a smile, "That comrade just now said that Comrade Xia Yue'e used dirty tricks to vote in this election?"

Seeing that no one spoke up, she continued, "You have the guts to talk behind people's backs, but not the guts to stand up and admit it, right? It's people like you who have the most malicious thoughts. You open your mouths and throw mud at others. Have you wasted your education? Did all the lectures we gave in our factory go to waste?"

Seeing Xiang Qiaoqian's pitiful state, one of the female comrades couldn't bear it any longer. She stood up and said directly, "Director Yuan, we know you have a good relationship with Comrade Xia Yue'e, but she's just wrong!"

Director Yuan: "What's wrong?"

"She's campaigning everywhere!"

Director Yuan: "Aren't the others also campaigning? Director Zheng, who was pushed in by Deputy Factory Director Tian; Section Chief Liu, recommended by the former Women's Director of the Factory Union; and that..."

Aren't they all campaigning for votes? Not only are they campaigning themselves, but the people they recommend are also campaigning for them. Why are you only targeting Comrade Xia Yue'e? Even this Comrade Xiao Xiang you're talking about, didn't she secretly ask the comrades in the factory office under my jurisdiction to help her campaign for votes?

Why aren't you criticizing her? Why are you even helping her? Is it because you can't get votes yourself, but your boss and their backers can?

The woman stared at Xiang Qiaoqian in shock. "Xiang, didn't you tell us you didn't care about campaigning?"

Xiang Qiaoqian glared viciously at Director Yuan, then turned her head and resumed her blank expression. "I don't know. Maybe some colleagues in the factory office who are close to me helped me out. I really don't know. Director Yuan, I know you divorced my uncle, so you don't like me, but you can't slander me like this."

Director Yuan: "I've suffered greatly before because I slandered others without investigating the facts. You should know that, Xiao Xiang. That incident was because..."

Xiang Qiaoqian shouted, interrupting her and stopping her from speaking. Of course, she knew what had happened. The matter had alarmed the police, and Director Yuan was demoted to deputy director of the factory office mainly because he took the blame for her. She knew this, of course, since it was her who spread the rumor.

But back then, they were family. Director Yuan was her aunt, and she held such a high position. What was wrong with her taking responsibility for her? If she didn't, she would definitely be disciplined, which would have a huge impact on her, especially since she was so young.

Xiang Qiaoqian inwardly blamed Director Yuan for wanting to expose her in front of so many people. Sure enough, it was all for that old hag Xia Yue'e. If Xia Yue'e used this incident to report her, it would eliminate a competitor for that old hag.

"Director Yuan, let's keep things separate. Let's not talk about the past. We're talking about the present."

Director Yuan naturally understood the dark look in Xiang Qiaoqian's eyes. Although she didn't want to embarrass the young girl in public, she couldn't stand her attitude either, so she threatened her:

"Alright, since we've come this far, let me first explain myself. From then on, everything I say can be investigated. If you don't believe me, you can ask the comrades in the factory office whether they were helping Xiao Xiang, whether they helped him voluntarily or whether Xiao Xiang asked them for help."

As luck would have it, Old Mrs. Xia poked her head in from outside the conference room door. "Director Yuan, what are you investigating?"

The people in the meeting room were startled, and their expressions turned even more grim when they saw the person they had just been spreading rumors about arrive.

Director Yuan: "It's alright, we're working on improving the atmosphere. Lately, the atmosphere in our factory... has been quite chaotic."

Xiang Qiaoqian stared intently at Director Yuan. "Director Yuan, it's just a few of us women talking behind each other's backs. There's no need to make such a big deal out of it. It's getting late, and I need to go back to work."

Director Yuan: "Improving the work style is also a task of our factory office. You are also a member of the factory office, so it won't take much time to take the person back and ask them questions."

Xiang Qiaoqian pushed Director Yuan away, and then complained, "You just can't stand to see me doing well."

Director Yuan: "I just want to see when you can get rid of this habit of talking badly about people behind their backs. You say one thing to their face and another behind their back. Every time you are caught, you say you will change. You have changed so many times, but you are getting worse and worse."

Xiang Qiaoqian: "Where did I go too far? Everyone is saying that Comrade Xia has problems, what's wrong with me agreeing with them? Is it wrong to agree with others?"

Director Yuan watched as the other women's faces darkened, and before she could even speak, they started arguing with Xiang Qiaoqian.

"Comrade Xiao Xiang, that's not what you just said. You were the one who said that Comrade Xia was going to all this trouble for no reason, and we were the ones who agreed with you."

"Yes, you've been telling me that Director Yuan is suppressing you in the factory office, and even the new comrade Xia doesn't like you. That's why I wanted to stand up for you."

"You're telling me that Comrade Xia is a bad person who always ruins other people's good things."

"You also said that when you lived in the same dormitory as Comrade Xia, she always bullied you."

"you......"

Grandma Xia's eyes widened as she listened. "Comrade Xiao Xiang, how can you spread rumors like that? I'm such an old comrade, what have I done to offend you?"

Xiang Qiaoqian's true intentions were exposed, but she still pretended, "I didn't, I... I didn't say that, you're all talking nonsense!"

Grandma Xia frowned: "Was it you who started the rumors about me and Director Yuan before?"

Director Yuan: ...This old comrade actually guessed it? She thought that Xiang Qiaoqian, a young girl, also had some sense of shame. She had watched the child grow up, and she wanted to save face for her. So what she said just now was just to scare her. But she didn't expect that Old Lady Xia would guess it so well.

That time, Old Lady Xia was also an innocent victim. However, I am even more innocent, having taken the blame for such a person!