Qian Lisheng’s face turned pale as he looked at Jiang Weidong with resentment.

Qian’s mother was anxious and said, “What nonsense are you talking about? Don’t think you can slander us just because your son is the factory director!”

Old Lady Jiang retorted, “Slander you? Let’s go to the hospital right now and check if your son has been faking it! The first doctor said he was infertile and couldn’t have children, so he secretly had another test done with someone else’s sample to fake the results!”

Someone in the crowd added, “Old Lady Jiang wouldn’t lie. The doctors at the hospital wouldn’t lie either.”

Another person gasped, “What? So it was Qian Lisheng who faked it?”

“Does that mean he’s the one who can’t have children? But his mother was accusing Lin Xia of faking it!”

Qian’s mother was furious and had been accusing Lin Xia of faking the test results.

But now, Old Lady Jiang revealed that it was actually her son who faked the test.

Unable to accept this, Qian’s mother rushed forward, trying to fight Old Lady Jiang, shouting, “Call the police! We need to call the police! We must get to the bottom of this and find out who really faked the test!”

Qian Lisheng started to panic.

If the police got involved, even if he insisted he was fine, what if they forced him to do another test?

His secret would be exposed!

He quickly grabbed his mother and, choking up, said, “Mom, calm down. Mom, please stop. It’s my fault, I’m useless. I’m the one who can’t have children. I’ve embarrassed you.”

He turned to Lin Xia with tears in his eyes, saying, “Lin Xia, it’s enough. Are you satisfied now? I agree to the divorce. I admit it’s my fault, I’m the one who can’t have children. You’ve always been fine, it’s me who wronged you, it’s my fault you’ve suffered.”

He kept apologizing, making it seem like he was deeply in love with Lin Xia, and was only admitting his fault to let her go, out of love.

He pretended to take the blame, saying he was infertile, just to protect her dignity, showing how much he loved her.

Qian Lisheng then turned to the factory leaders and said, “Leaders, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault… for being immature and making a fool of myself. I’m willing to be transferred to the branch factory. As for Lin Xia… she doesn’t need to do anything. My mother is old and can’t continue working, so let’s just leave it at that.”

He seemed resigned and defeated as he pulled his mother away.

Qian’s mother protested, “How can this be? What about my job?”

Qian Lisheng quietly reassured her, “Mom, stop it. You won’t lose your job.”

He understood that Lin Xia was now capable, and the steel factory wouldn’t let her go, so getting his mother’s job back wouldn’t be difficult.

Old Lady Jiang immediately offered to help Lin Xia pack her things, and two female workers from the electrician group also came over to help.

They had always spoken up for Lin Xia, but the loud voices of people like Fu Xiumei had drowned them out.

The crowd watching was left confused.

People were confused and started asking, “Can Master Qian actually have children or not? Was he faking it?”

“I’m a bit confused too.”

“Hey, doesn’t someone have a relative working at the hospital? Go ask them to find out!”

Jiang Weidong quickly pulled his mother aside and said, “Mom, can you please stop making trouble?”

Old Lady Jiang asked, “What trouble am I causing?”

Jiang Weidong replied, “Master Lin can’t come live with us.”

Why was this old lady always stirring things up?

Old Lady Jiang said, “What’s wrong with that? I like the girl, and I want her to keep me company. What’s wrong with that?”

Jiang Weidong sighed, “And what about me? If the whole factory starts gossiping, how will Master Lin and I continue to work?”

Old Lady Jiang responded, “Then you can go live in the dormitory.”

Jiang Weidong was speechless.

“Mom, how did you find out about this?” He hadn’t told her, and he didn’t talk in his sleep.

Old Lady Jiang huffed, “I overheard the factory director asking you why you didn’t support Qian Lisheng but instead wanted to help overturn Gu Changming’s case.”

She was well-informed.

Jiang Weidong warned, “Mom, you’re really something. Don’t talk about this to anyone else.”

Old Lady Jiang insisted, “But I have to tell the girl.”

Jiang Weidong felt even more frustrated.

He decided to leave his mother alone for now and went to find the factory office director. “Director, can you arrange a dormitory for Master Lin?”

Since she was getting divorced, a single dormitory would be fine.

The factory office director shook his head, “No single dormitories are available, only shared ones.”

Single dormitories were in high demand, mostly occupied by newly married couples, so none were available.

Old Lady Jiang suggested again that her son should move into the dormitory and share it with other men, so Lin Xia could stay at their house.

Lin Xia, hearing that Qian Lisheng agreed to the divorce, felt relieved but exhausted.

She said, “Auntie, it’s okay, I’ll just stay in the dormitory. I don’t have much stuff.”

She had no desire to stay in the same room with Qian Lisheng anymore.

From their attitude, it was clear they thought she was living off them, and if she didn’t behave, they’d kick her out.

In the end, the factory secretary helped and arranged for Lin Xia, a place to stay with.

They promised to find her a single dormitory when one became available.

Lin Xia, along with the women from the electrician group, went to pack her belongings.

Mainly, she wanted to take the pickles and preserved vegetables that her third sister had helped make, as well as the pictures and recipes that Tiantian and Panpan had stuck on the wall.

She also needed to take her clothes, bedding, and electrical engineering books.

She decided to leave behind the pots and pans, even though they were purchased together with Qian Lisheng, since she could just eat at the canteen.

She only took her toiletries, leaving the rest behind.

Everything Stayed with the Qian Family.

While moving things, Qian’s mother was keeping a close eye on them, forbidding this and that from being taken.

“These jars were all bought with our Qian family’s money, you can’t take them.”

“These clothes and bedding were also bought with our family’s money and ration tickets…”

Old Lady Jiang interjected, “Oh, stop it already. You haven’t worked for years; it’s been Xiao Lin’s hard-earned money supporting you.”

Old Lady Jiang acted as the director, ordering the young men from the electrical team to move everything Lin Xia mentioned.

Qian Lisheng stood there like a piece of wood, staring intently at Lin Xia.

He didn’t believe that she could be so heartless, showing no attachment to him at all.

But Lin Xia didn’t even glance at him, as if she had never known him.

Unable to hold back, Qian Lisheng sneered, “Lin Xia, have you been planning this all along? You used my family to get a job, and after getting promoted, the factory can’t do without you. Even if you returned the job to my mother, the factory would still employ you.”

Lin Xia continued packing the pickles and sauce jars.

Upon hearing his words, she turned to look at Qian Lisheng and said, “Is that what you think? I never thought like that. I was planning to have surgery, and when I returned, we could have a baby together. Lately, when I said we could have a baby, why did you refuse?”

This was supposed to be a private matter between a husband and wife, but now Lin Xia was discussing it publicly.

Indeed, why would a man who used to want a child so badly become disinterested after his wife recovered from her illness?

Doesn’t this just prove that Mrs. Jiang didn’t falsely accuse him?

He must have faked the test results!

He is infertile!

Qian Lisheng’s face turned extremely dark.

The other young men looked at him with ambiguous expressions.

Wow, you can never truly know a person.

Who would have thought that Comrade Qian, who always seemed so honest, would play such tricks on Comrade Lin?

He couldn’t have children, and even faked his hospital test results.

And now, he was playing games with Comrade Lin.

Tsk, tsk. Comrade Lin wasn’t hiding anything.

She openly admitted she couldn’t have children and actively sought treatment.

After getting better, she was ready to have a baby, but he refused.

What else is there to say?

Seeing her son being ridiculed by Lin Xia and mocked by his colleagues, Qian’s mother immediately got angry, “What nonsense are you talking about? Our Lisheng went to the hospital and got checked; he has no problems. You’re the one who’s faking things!”

Lin Xia stared straight at Qian’s mother.

Before, she had treated Qian’s mother like a mother-in-law, grateful for giving her a job, and had genuinely considered her as close as a real mother.