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

Chapter 571

After arranging his father's funeral, Chen Xiangbei began tidying up the house.

This house is where he and his siblings have lived since they were little, but with their father's passing, the house will be taken back by the machinery factory in a few days.

He wanted to invite his older brothers and sisters over. His eldest brother had come a few days ago, but probably left without finding anything valuable.

My second brother went to another city after the funeral, so he definitely won't be coming.

His sister's situation is a complete mess, so she doesn't have time to come over.

The furnishings in the room have changed somewhat, but some traces cannot be erased.

There are several scratches carved on the wall of the main room, which were made by his father when he measured their height when they were young.

Seeing this, Chen Xiangbei seemed to hear his father jokingly calling him a shorty, and then he would pester his mother to cook him delicious food so he could grow taller.

There were several bamboo baskets in the kitchen, used for storing things. Those baskets were woven by his mother. When he was little, he often sat in them and his father would lift him up and shake them. For him as a child, that was a lot of fun.

Chen Xiangbei entered his father's bedroom, which was in a mess. He slowly tidied up. The soiled quilts and sheets had been burned, but the bed and cabinets were still there.

He opened the closet and clearly remembered that last year he had stolen his father's clothes to wear, and was scolded by his mother for being too unkempt.

Old Chen's clothes in the closet were almost all burned when he died, except for a brand new work uniform from the machine factory.

It must have been written shortly before his stroke; it had already been washed and was neatly placed at the bottom of the cabinet.

Childhood memories may fade as we grow up, but some feelings of happiness may never disappear.

Back then, both Mom and Dad were at home, and the kids would foolishly eat their precious snacks. Dad would bring home all the benefits he received from the factory, and Mom would live frugally.

Sometimes the siblings would argue, pushing and shoving each other, and in the end, they would all get a beating from their mother and then be made to stand in a corner as punishment.

Dad would let him ride on his shoulders and then take him out to play. Mom would pat his chest and soothe him to sleep when he had nightmares.

The memory alone made Chen Xiangbei feel heartbroken.

If he could go back to the past, he would definitely be the most sensible child, he would never be naughty and make his parents angry, and he would definitely protect this family, and no one would be allowed to destroy his happiness.

However, how can one go back to their childhood? There's no going back in life.

You have to bear the consequences of the path you choose.

Dad is like that, and so is he.

Chen Xiangbei stayed in this house for a day, and finally took everything he could with him.

He can only live in the textile factory's dormitory now. He has only been working at the factory for a year, so he is not qualified enough and has no family. No matter how you look at it, he is not qualified.

But he couldn't just leave all these things with his mother; if he did, she would definitely beat him to death.

Having no other choice, Chen Xiangbei could only beg Factory Director Song for an abandoned warehouse to store his belongings, so that he could move them back to his own home when he had the opportunity to be allocated housing later.

Chen Xiangbei had never realized he was so sentimental, to the point that he didn't want to throw things away.

Before leaving, he gave gifts to his neighbors who had lived together for many years. Chen Xiangbei was really reluctant to part with all these years of neighborly friendship.

But in the end, after taking one last look at the house, he still left.

In the following years, Chen Xiangbei tried to let Qiao Yi know that he would also grow up and become a mature and stable man.

"Qiao Yi, will you date me?" Chen Xiangbei stopped Qiao Yi again after get off work one day.

Qiao Yi felt awkward. "Xiang Bei, I really only see you as a younger brother, and that feeling will never change."

Chen Xiangbei: "But I'm trying to become the kind of person you like."

Qiao Yi: "But I really don't have those feelings for you."

After rejecting him for the last time, Qiao Yi fell for another battalion commander who had come with Yu Hongzhen, and they soon got married.

Chen Xiangbei wasn't sure if she got married so quickly to avoid him, but he realized then that while many things can be achieved through hard work, feelings are different.

Even if he confessed his love to Qiao Yi a hundred years ago, Qiao Yi would still not fall in love with him.

He smiled wryly and wished Qiao Yi well, then asked Director Song for a week's leave.

"Xiangbei, life is full of disappointments, and it's impossible for everything to go as you wish," Director Song tried to advise him.

The relationship between men and women is the most complicated.

Some people are attracted to each other at first, but later become bitter enemies.

Some people are childhood sweethearts, but eventually drift apart.

Some people start out as bickering rivals, but end up growing old together.

Chen Xiangbei: "Factory manager, you never said this to me before. You would just ask me to do this and that, and then say that as long as I succeed, Qiao Yi will like me."

He felt wronged. These were the words all the adults were saying, and he really was trying his best.

Factory Director Song gave an awkward smile, "Aren't you better and more motivated than before?"

Chen Xiangbei was heartbroken. As expected, Factory Director Song was the best at deceiving kids like him: "Liar! Big liar!"

He ran back to Grandma Xia's place, made his own bed while crying, and slept in the room where his aunt used to live. Even as he prepared to bear the heartbreak alone, he told Grandma Xia not to tell anyone that he had cried.

Over the years, he has indeed improved. Even when he is sad or upset, he only gives himself a week to recover and get back to work.

Factory Director Song and Grandma Xia were very pleased, and even Qiao Yi's sense of guilt lessened considerably.

But he's gone crazy at work. He used to act like a child, getting angry and throwing tantrums, but now his logic is so sophisticated it rivals Jiang Wenhua's.

Old Mrs. Xia had been called to several meetings by Factory Director Song because of Chen Xiangbei's unusual behavior, and both of them had headaches.

Chen Xiangbei has adjusted, but now it's the other people in the factory who are struggling to adapt.

He used to believe in making money through harmony, so he would turn a blind eye to minor problems. Because of this, he would sometimes be scolded like a dog by Director Song.

But now, he's like a powder keg that could explode at any moment, cursing wherever he goes, not letting go of the slightest detail.

Under the repeated persuasion of several leaders, Chen Xiangbei has matured once again.

Years later, he became the factory director as he wished. During many economic reforms, he led the textile factory to survive many crises. Later, during the reform of state-owned enterprises into private enterprises, with the help of Chen Xiangnan's money, he bought the factory and took in many laid-off workers.

However, he remained unmarried throughout his life, dedicating himself to his career.