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

Lu Congyue ate quickly, ate his fill, and was very satisfied.

After finishing the meal, Lin Wei was seen lost in thought.

"Technician Lin, have you finished eating?" Lu Congyue frowned, raised his hand to check the time, "We agreed to meet at seven o'clock."

Lin Wei had no appetite at all. She closed the lunchbox, stood up, and said, "I'm not hungry. Let's go."

Lu Congyue nodded slightly and called out to the inner room, "Comrade Zhuang, I have something to attend to. Please take good care of the child!"

"Okay." A soft, gentle voice was heard, but the person was not seen.

Lin Wei followed beside Lu Congyue, saying as they walked, "Director Lu, she won't even come out of the door when you talk to her? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Lu Congyue disagreed: "She's a rather honest person."

Lin Wei secretly curled her lip: "Honest? What do you mean? Judging from her mother-in-law's words, she's not a very good person. Director Lu, you have to be careful if you keep her at home. Some women these days will do anything to find a backer, and they'll do anything shameless."

Lu Congyue paused, his expression serious. "Technician Lin, you don't understand her at all, so how do you know if those things are true or false? Besides, you should focus your energy on your work, not on gossiping behind people's backs!"

After he finished speaking, he strode away.

Lin Wei blushed at what she was said, stomped her foot and quickly chased after her, but dared not say anything more. She just felt even more resentful towards the nanny she had never met.

She had been by Lu Congyue's side for three years, but she had never seen him speak up for a woman before, and yet he had just scolded her for the sake of a widow from the countryside?!

No, we have to find a way to get rid of that widow!

"Director Lu, the village chief of Dongya Village is waiting for you at the factory gate," someone shouted.

Lu Congyue stopped in his tracks and said to Lin Wei, "Go to the workshop first and share your takeaways from this business trip with your colleagues!"

Lin Wei responded, and Lu Congyue quickly walked to the factory gate.

Village Chief Qian was squatting under a tree smoking a pipe when he saw Lu Congyue come out. He quickly tapped his pipe, stood up, and greeted him.

Lu Congyue nodded: "Did Village Chief Qian want to see me about something?"

Village Chief Qian glanced at Lu Congyue, unable to discern his expression, and forced a dry laugh, "Yes, yes... It was that clueless old woman from our village who came to cause trouble today. I've come to apologize to Factory Chief Lu."

Lu Congyue also wanted to ask what was going on. How could a mother-in-law speak so harshly to her daughter-in-law and even kick her out of the house? This was simply the kind of evil mother-in-law who oppressed her daughter-in-law in the old society. How could anyone do such a thing in the new society?!

Village Chief Qian was sweating profusely. In this situation, as long as a label is attached, they will be criticized, which will affect their brigade's selection of advanced individuals.

"Director Lu, please don't misunderstand. It's just some gossipy old woman from the countryside. There's nothing to it. That Xiao Zhuang is a good person. She raised five younger siblings single-handedly in her maternal family. She's very honest and dutiful..."

Lu Congyue felt something was off as he listened to Village Chief Qian praising Zhuang Qingxiang repeatedly.

"If she's such a good person, why did her in-laws kick her and her child out? Why didn't your village and production brigade care?"

Village Chief Qian sighed, "We tried to manage it, but there's nothing we can do... Xiao Zhuang and my cousin... her ex-husband didn't get a marriage certificate or have a wedding banquet. They just live together casually. There's nothing we can do about it."

Lu Congyue frowned as he listened.

This is indeed a difficult situation to handle. If they haven't registered their marriage or held a wedding banquet, they are not in the right, either legally or in accordance with local customs.

How could there be such a stupid woman? Having a child with a man without any clear understanding of the situation...

"Village Chief Qian, it seems your village's work isn't going well enough. How can something like this still happen now? Shouldn't everyone know that marriage requires a marriage certificate for legal protection?"

Lu Congyue spoke seriously, and Village Chief Qian repeatedly agreed, saying that he would definitely hold a village meeting when he got back and give everyone another lesson.

Lu Congyue waved his hand: "This kind of thing is not my responsibility. Village Chief Qian doesn't need to report to me."

"Yes, yes, yes," Village Chief Qian hurriedly replied.

"Try to talk to Comrade Zhuang's in-laws. They've already taken all the benefits, so stop bothering them," Lu Congyue added.

Village Chief Qian scratched his head: "Sigh... I know, it's just that shrew, she's so unreasonable..."

Seeing Lu Congyue's impatient expression, he quickly stopped talking: "Well... I'll definitely give them a good talking-to when I get back!"

Lu Congyue nodded slightly, and seeing that Village Chief Qian showed no sign of leaving, asked, "Is there anything else, Village Chief Qian?"

"No, nothing," Village Chief Qian coughed lightly. "I just wanted to ask, what do you think of Xiao Zhuang?"

Lu Congyue hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "She is very good to the child."

"Yes, yes, she's really good with kids! She raised all five of her younger siblings single-handedly!" Village Chief Qian immediately said happily, "You can rest assured leaving your children with her! Director Lu, let me tell you, Xiao Zhuang is truly a good woman, she..."

"Village Chief Qian, what exactly are you trying to say?" Lu Congyue frowned.

He felt that the village chief's words implied that he was trying to promote Zhuang Qingxiang.

Lin Wei's words just now came to mind.

She said that women like Zhuang Qingxiang would always resort to any means to find a man to rely on...

Lu Congyue immediately became alert.

Village Chief Qian hurriedly said, "No, it's nothing. I just feel sorry for this child. My cousin's family has wronged her. Never mind, never mind, I won't say anymore. It's alright. I just came to apologize to you on behalf of that ignorant crazy woman. Director Lu, I'll head back now."

Village Chief Qian left in a hurry, and Lu Congyue felt that there was something hidden in his words as he watched his hurried departure.

Even the way Village Chief Qian looked at him seemed a bit off.

But upon careful recollection, his interactions with Village Chief Qian were all normal. Apart from this time when he asked him to find a wet nurse for his child, their other meetings were all for work purposes, and there shouldn't have been anything important.

Lu Congyue shook his head and hurried back to the factory. He still had to work with the technicians to deal with the new machine today, and he didn't know when he would be busy.

Late at night, Lu Congyue returned home exhausted.

The door was tightly shut, but he pushed it open with a gentle push.

Lu Congyue frowned. Why didn't they lock the door when they slept at night? Although the security guards were very responsible and nothing would happen, what if something did?

The wooden door creaked and closed again.

Hearing the noise, Zhuang Qingxiang, who hadn't been able to sleep, immediately got up and hurried to the door of the outer room. She listened intently, and when she heard footsteps approaching, she nervously grabbed the broom and asked, "Who is it?"

Lu Congyue paused, then said, "Me!"

Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief, casually put down the broom, and quickly opened the door.

"Director Lu, it's too late, so I locked the door. I'll open it for you now, I... sigh..."

A low gasp of surprise rang out as the door opened.

Lu Congyue reacted quickly and caught the falling figure.

The scent of milk and soapberry mingled with a woman's unique fragrance, and her body was soft as cotton and boneless.