"Yang Ying, what are you causing a fuss about?"

At this moment, the union director hurried over and shouted sternly.

Yang Ying retorted angrily, "Director He, Sun Yuanchun hit me. Are you going to do something about it? Look at my face, it’s swollen because of her."

Yuan Chun looked aggrieved, tears welling up as she complained, "Director He, I’m wronged. I was just having lunch at the same table with Xiao Hu and Xiao Qian. They felt sorry for my divorce and pregnancy, so they gave me half a salted egg. Yang Ying then pointed at me, accusing me shamelessly of seducing them, and mocked me for being abandoned by Lin Baoshan. Director He, I can’t show my face in the factory anymore."

Sun Yuanchun covered her face, weeping quietly.

Yun Xiaoqian, Yun Xiaohu, and Sun Yuanchun were all children of the food factory’s leadership, having been watched over by older workers like Director He as they grew up. It’s only been two years since the sacrifice of Sun Hongwei and his wife, and now someone in the food factory is bullying Yuan Chun again.

Director He glared at Yang Ying, "Xiao Qian and Xiao Hu have grown up playing with Yuan Chun since childhood. They’re beyond siblings in closeness. So what’s wrong with sharing a meal at the same table? Why do you have to escalate things and point at her face to scold her? How capable do you think that makes you?"

The result was that Yang Ying was disciplined: her eligibility for this month’s Top Ten Good Workers award was revoked, and she was fined ten yuan to be compensated to Yuan Chun.

Yang Ying shouted, "I’m not convinced. I was hit by Sun Yuanchun. Why only fine me and not her? I admit my initial mistake, but why isn’t it wrong for Sun Yuanchun to hit someone? You’re all favoring Sun Yuanchun. Why? I’m not convinced, I’m going to the factory director." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Director He looked at her coldly, "Then go complain to the factory director, and let him judge the situation for you."

The factory director is Yun Xiaoqian’s biological father and Yun Xiaohu’s elder uncle. He definitely wouldn’t stand by her side.

Yang Ying was unwilling but didn’t really dare to make it to the factory director. Gritting her teeth, she pulled out ten yuan and threw it to Yuan Chun, then looked at Yun Xiaoqian with tears in her eyes before running off crying.

Director He waved his hand dismissively and spoke to the crowd, "Alright, the show’s over. Everyone disperse, go eat if you need to eat, go home if you need to go home."

"Yuan Chun, are you okay?" Once the crowd dispersed, Yun Xiaoqian looked at her with concern, "You shouldn’t have acted earlier. You’re pregnant, what if she hit you? We could have reported it, and she would have been disciplined too."

"Her mouth was just too foul. I couldn’t hold back."

Yuan Chun, still hungry, returned to the table and finished all the remaining food before covering her empty lunchbox and putting it back in her shoulder bag. "Xiao Qian, Xiao Hu, you two take your time eating. I’ll head back to the office for a break."

"Go on, don’t overthink it," Yun Xiaoqian replied.

Yun Xiaohu worriedly asked, "Yuan Chun, those words from that old woman are nonsense. You wouldn’t distance yourself from us because of what she said, would you?"

Yuan Chun smiled warmly, "No way, you two are my best friends. Why would I sever ties with you because of some disgusting woman’s nonsense? It’s not like we’re living in ancient times, where men and women had to sit separately after the age of seven. Even leaders dine with female leaders."

"Hehe, exactly," Yun Xiaohu scratched his head, "I need to go to school to take a leave this afternoon. Official work starts tomorrow. Whoever finishes work first tomorrow will be in charge of queuing up for food."

"Got it."

Yuan Chun held up the ten yuan and smiled, "Unexpected windfall. I’ll treat us to dinner at the State-owned Restaurant tonight to celebrate your new job."