Chapter 88 Tug of War & Marriage

She said to Qian’s mother, “Call your son and tell him clearly, either you don’t care about my family’s affairs in the future, and I won’t give your daughter-in-law a penny. Or I will give you the job back, and I will no longer care about your Qian’s family affairs, and I will divorce your son!”

Qian’s mother was stunned for a moment.

After hearing Lin Xia’s first half of the sentence, she wanted to jump up and down, how could she be abandoned because she was old and useless? She just wanted to talk about the job, but Lin Xia wanted a divorce later.

She immediately got anxious, “What do you mean? Let’s talk about the matter, why are you turning against each other in the middle of the conversation? Do you think divorce is a joke? Divorce just because you say divorce? Is this something you can say?”

She subconsciously thought that Lin Xia was threatening her with divorce.

Lin Xia has never been a person who is afraid of trouble. If someone treats her well, she will treat them twice as well. If someone looks down on her, she will not flatter them.

In the past, Qian's mother treated her well, and even if there were some minor frictions, it was nothing. Now Qian's mother treats her as an outsider, and she is still rushing to beg to be a daughter-in-law?

Grandma said that we are looking for a good in-law family for you, not for you to be a maid in their family, so you still have to ask for the betrothal gift, and you have to be a good family after marriage.

Because her job was given by her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law can always control her. Whenever she is not happy, her mother-in-law will say something.

What can she do?

Either her mother-in-law shuts up and doesn't mention it again, or she returns the job to her mother-in-law. Is

it okay to return the job to her mother-in-law? That definitely won't work. The fundamental reason is that her mother-in-law looks down on her and treats her as an outsider.

If she returns the job, will her mother-in-law stop bossing her around?

How is it possible?

She even complained that she had no job and let her son support her son, who was sucking her blood. Then she would be more controlling and disliked her.

So it was basically that either the mother-in-law shut up and didn't interfere in her husband's affairs, or she and Qian Lisheng divorced and didn't get involved in the Qian family's affairs.

Lin Xia was always sober.

"Isn't this what you meant? You complained that I was from the countryside and was not worthy of your son, you complained that I couldn't have children, you complained that I used your job, I will give it back to you."

Lin Shu held her second sister's hand, saying that she supported all her decisions.

People now think divorce is terrible because most women don't have the ability to be financially independent and no one supports them. She

couldn't go back to her parents' home, she had no source of income, and she had no way to make a living, so of course she didn't dare to divorce.

The second sister is different. She has skills now and is a mature electrician. The factory will want her even after the divorce.

Even if the factory doesn't want her, she can go back to Linjiatun or even Lujiazhuang.

Lin Shu always has a way to help the second sister.

When Lin Xia said divorce, Qian's mother wilted instantly.

Can you get back the gift you gave when you married your daughter-in-law after divorce?

Can Lin Xia pay back the money she earned from the job she gave, the money she gave to her parents, the money she spent on food and drink in the Qian family over the years, and the extra skills she learned? You have to pay

the gift again to marry a daughter-in-law, and that's all money.

Besides, except for her inability to have children, Lin Xia is good in other aspects. She and Lisheng are in harmony and hardworking.

Although Lisheng was still young, it would not be difficult to marry again, but there was no guarantee that the newly married woman would be better than Lin Xia.

She was so aggrieved that she began to wipe her tears, "I'm just going to tell you that I want you to give me a few dollars to help my second son's family. If you say such heartless words, how can there be any sense of family affection? Okay, okay, I won't say it, I won't say it, I won't stand in your eyes."

Qian's mother stumbled and started to pack her things, taking away the two clothes and some daily necessities she had left here.

Lin Shu stared at her and reminded her, "Auntie, this is not yours."

Mother Qian was so angry that her brain was pounding. She glared at Lin Shu, gritted her teeth with hatred, and whispered: "You are a sister, why are you doing anything to mess with your sister and brother-in-law? You would rather demolish ten temples than destroy one family, don't you know?"

What a wicked person!

Lin Shu: "Auntie, you wronged me. I hope my sister and brother-in-law can live happily together and have a son soon. That's why you, as a mother, didn't let your daughter-in-law sleep with me. I brought the child here to accompany her. My brother-in-law should thank me. But why did you listen to the instigation of outsiders to question your daughter-in-law? Why did you team up with outsiders to bully your own daughter-in-law? In your heart, outsiders are more important than your daughter-in-law, right? Have you never regarded my sister as a family member?"

Before, in order to let Qian's mother treat her sister better, Lin Shu was willing to flatter her. Now that she is clearly not good to her sister, she still flatters her?

Dreaming?

Qian's mother was so angry that she trembled all over and pointed at her, "You, you..."

She couldn't say anything to Lin Shu. With her son not around, she had no choice but to leave with her bag angrily. As soon as

Qian's mother left, Lin Shu said to Lin Xia, "Sister, to prevent the bad guys from complaining first, you should call your brother-in-law and explain the matter clearly in advance." You can't let Qian's mother talk nonsense to her brother-in-law, and then let the second brother-in-law misunderstand the second sister. Lin Xia said, "This time I have to make it clear to your brother-in-law. If you want to live a good life, you must not let his mother interfere with our family again." With a mother-in-law interfering, the couple can't think about it. Lin Shu accompanied her second sister to the publicity department to make a phone call. If you have something to do, you can use the factory phone, which is cheaper than the post office phone bill. Qian Lisheng has been very depressed and nervous recently, like a frightened bird. Not only is he nervous, but he is also suffering from the struggle between heaven and man in his heart. In the past, everyone thought that Lin Xia couldn't have children. He was convinced that he was fine, and he could be considerate and generous to comfort his wife, so that his wife would not feel pressured, and if it really didn't work, she could adopt a child. Later, Qian's mother pressed him hard, and complained to him behind Lin Xia's back at his second brother's house, saying that if Lin Xia didn't cooperate with the treatment, they would divorce if it really didn't work. With his current conditions, it would be very easy for him to find a city girl. But he couldn't bear to part with Lin Xia, he loved Lin Xia. He felt sorry for his wife, but he also wanted to persuade her to cooperate and give it a try, in case she was cured and had a child. For this reason, he endured the pressure from his parents and the complaints from his wife, trying to please both sides. But no matter what, it's not that he can't have children. He can stand on his own and show his generosity, compassion, and forgiveness. Lin Xia is grateful to him, so she treats him very well. But now...

When he just got the test results and heard the doctor say that he had weak sperm and was very likely to be infertile, he really felt dizzy and the sky was about to fall.

He did not ask the doctor how to treat it, but quickly calmed down, decisively went out to find a young man he didn't know, spent five dollars as a hush money to buy a tube of that thing and tested it again.

This time the data was normal and very healthy.

Even if the doctor was suspicious, he insisted that he was too tired and in poor condition before.

He just wanted to go to the doctor for treatment secretly and didn't want others to know.

He even threatened Dr. Sui that if he leaked his affairs casually, he would not let it go!

This is about the dignity of men, and no one is allowed to trample on it!

Although he threatened the doctor, he was also afraid that the doctor would not keep his mouth shut and tell others. He was also afraid that the stranger would not keep the secret and tell others nonsense. Although the stranger did not know him, what if he shouted it out and someone with ulterior motives heard it and associated it with him?

He was even more afraid that Lin Xia would suddenly know something.

He couldn't imagine what the leaders, neighbors, colleagues, apprentices, and Tong Ailian and Tong Guoqiang would say about him if they knew that he couldn't have children.

The leaders would say that he was not manly and would definitely not be of any use.

Neighbors and colleagues would also whisper and poke at him, saying that they had misunderstood Lin Xia and that it turned out that her husband was not good enough.

The apprentices would not respect him even more. Even if they were masters on the surface, they would mock him behind his back.

And there is Tong Ailian. He looked down on her at first. Now she must be saying that she is lucky not to marry him.

Tong Guoqiang also gloated over the misfortune, saying that although his skills are not as good as Qian Lisheng, he can give birth to children better than him.

He even disliked his own name. He was shocked. What is Qian Lisheng? What can he give birth to immediately? He can't give birth to anything.

Lin Xia wants to have an operation. She said that she can get pregnant by unblocking the fallopian tubes. He is really scared and anxious.

He can't let his wife be cured immediately. If she can't get pregnant after the cure, then she must ask him to go to the hospital for another check-up?

He hopes that Lin Xia will give him some time and take it slow. He will first secretly find a doctor from another place to treat her, and then she can have the operation after he cures her. This way, he can have the best of both worlds.

He deliberately did not support her, did not stay at home to take care of her, and came for training. He also generously told Qian's mother that she should take care of his younger brother and sister-in-law first. His younger brother and sister-in-law were

really pregnant, and they were the real grandsons of the Qian family, so of course they were the most important. He felt very uncomfortable and felt sorry for his beloved wife for doing this.

He came to Qizhou, thinking that the provincial hospital was bigger and more advanced, and he would find an expert here to treat him, maybe he could be cured.

As long as he could be cured, everything else would not be a problem.

Who knew that God would play a trick on him? The experts at Qizhou Hospital actually said that there was no particularly good treatment for his disease at present. It might be possible abroad, but not yet in China.

He was unwilling to give up, so he found a few old Chinese medicine doctors.

The old Chinese medicine doctors said that he could adjust it and prescribed a lot of Chinese medicine, but he did not guarantee when he could be cured. He just said to try it.

Hearing the doctor say to try it, he was shocked, because Qian's mother had also told Lin Xia to try it when she saw a doctor for folk remedies.

Maybe it would be useless, and there might even be side effects.

He hadn't thought about training and learning these days in Qizhou, because it really was useless.

He was a clamper, and he learned his clamping skills in the workshop, not from listening in class.

He wanted to go back to see Lin Xia, wondering how her surgery went.

She must be very angry that he refused to stay with her.

He wanted to coax her and tell her not to be angry. He even wanted to confess to him that maybe she wouldn't despise him for not being able to have children, and would work with him to find a solution. He

was just thinking about it, when someone from the communication room came and shouted, "Qian Lisheng, phone!"

Qian Lisheng's heart suddenly jumped, and he hurried to the communication room to answer the phone.

He thought it must be Lin Xia calling. He left with a bad attitude and she was quite angry. He wanted to call her to apologize, but he was too worried to call.

He picked up the phone and said hello.

"I'm Jiang Weidong."

Qian Lisheng was very surprised, "Director Jiang?"

Jiang Weidong: "Team Leader Qian, I accidentally know something about you, because your mother seems to be spreading bad words about this matter. I think as a man, as the backbone of the steel rolling mill, you should take responsibility."

Qian Lisheng didn't understand, "Director Jiang, what's the matter? What did my mother say?"

Jiang Weidong: "As an outsider, it is not appropriate for me to interfere in your family affairs. I just remind you from the overall perspective of the factory. Only by resolving your personal affairs can you better contribute to the public struggle. No matter whether you are the production team leader or the director of the workshop. We must be loyal to the country, loyal to the collective, loyal to... the family."

He still said the last sentence.

Qian Lisheng was so sensitive that his nerves jumped. "Director Jiang, what do you mean? I am not disloyal to the country and the factory, and I am also responsible for my family."

Jiang Weidong: "Team Leader Qian, you'd better have a good communication with your family. That's all I have to say."

He hung up the phone.

Jiang Weidong didn't want to talk to Qian Lisheng so early, and planned to wait until he came back from Qizhou to talk.

But today... it was just a coincidence, and things happened to happen.

The children fought, and the adults of the Tong family intervened, and Lu Shaotang happened to come back.

It was originally a conflict between the children, and an apology would be enough. Lu Shaotang didn't chase the Tong family to make rumors.

As a result, Tong's mother was unwilling to accept it, and she pulled Qian's mother to sow discord and talk behind their backs.

Qian's mother seemed to have a conflict with her daughter-in-law. She finally came out wiping tears. As a result, she was pulled by Tong's mother who was waiting downstairs in the family yard.

The two old ladies were talking heatedly in the corner.

It happened that Old Lady Jiang heard them while walking.

Qian's mother cried to Tong's mother, saying that her daughter-in-law's surgery was fake and deceived the family members. It couldn't be cured at all. She also said that her daughter-in-law had grown wings and took her job and didn't want to support her in her old age. She also wanted to use divorce to force Qian Lisheng to draw a clear line with his parents and wanted to take his adopted brother's child to continue to suck the blood of the Qian family.

Tong's mother was filled with righteous indignation and scolded Lin Xia with her.

Qian's mother complained happily and warned Tong's mother not to spread rumors. Tong's mother also vowed not to tell anyone.

But how could Tong's mother not tell others about it?

She turned around and whispered to others. It was estimated that soon, Tong's mother would spread the word that Lin Xia's surgery was fake and she could not have children at all.

Old Mrs. Jiang understood her.

Old Mrs. Jiang went home and complained to her son, "These city women in your factory laugh at us country people for our lack of knowledge and gossip all day long, as if they don't gossip."

Jiang Weidong realized that the matter was serious and decided to call Qian Lisheng.

To be honest, he said that this matter was a bit improper and it was not easy to open up and let the other party hear that a male leader like him was actually in charge of the private affairs of employees.

He couldn't say it directly, so he started with Qian's mother and let Qian Lisheng solve it himself.

After hanging up the phone, Qian Lisheng was still a little confused. What did Jiang Weidong mean?

He... he said he knew something, and his words were about keeping it a secret. Could it be that he knew about... the test report?

He asked me to talk to my family?

Did Lin Xia know?

Or was it my mother...

Qian Lisheng was instantly flustered.

Soon the phone rang again, this time it was Lin Xia calling.

Lin Xia had already adjusted her mood, after all, Lin Shu was there to help her sort it out. Lin

Shu meant that we should solve the problem instead of venting our emotions. If we were just angry with Qian's mother, there was no need to lose our temper with our brother-in-law. After all, our brother-in-law was not at home and didn't know anything. If we just lost our temper, he would be confused.

So she told him the matter simply and clearly.

Lin Xia told him about the surgery, "The doctor said it was successful. You just need to rest for a month or so. When you come back, we can prepare to have a baby."

In the past, Qian Lisheng would have jumped for joy, but now he has mixed feelings.

He feels like there is a rope between him and his wife, and they are playing tug-of-war, one at each end.

In the past, the initiative was on his side, but later it slowly shifted to her side.

Her successful surgery meant that his advantage was completely lost, and the initiative was in her hands.

His wife is infertile, but he can be generous, tolerant, and love her as always. But if he can't have children, can she?

Even if she can, can others be generous and tolerant to him?

When the wife is infertile, the people around her don't seem to show any strangeness. At most, they are concerned about whether she is pregnant or when she will have a baby. They ask her if she has a secret recipe to try.

But they are very harsh to the man, and will laugh at him and despise him.

Seeing that Lin Xia didn't know his secret, Qian Lisheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Wife, that's great!"

He said it several times in a row, and then joked as if possessed by a demon, "Wife, what if I can't have children, will you still want me?"

Lin Xia: "Aren't your test results fine?"

Qian Lisheng pretended to be relaxed: "Yes, it's not a hypothetical situation."

Lin Xia: "It doesn't matter. What's the difference between you can't have children and me? If I can't have children, are you going to find someone else to have one? I used to think that if I couldn't have children, I could just adopt one. If that didn't work, I wouldn't have children, and it would be good for the two of us to live together."

Lin Xia really thought so. Even if she couldn't have children, she would not allow Qian Lisheng to find someone else to have a child. So if Qian Lisheng couldn't have children, she naturally didn't care.

The difference is that if she can't have children, Qian's mother will force her to take all kinds of folk remedies. If her son can't have children, Qian's mother may persuade her daughter-in-law to be more magnanimous and open-minded, and then take her brother's sister-in-law's son to raise.

She said, "I'm cured now, you don't have to worry."

She also told Qian's mother and Tong's mother about things, including Qian's mother saying that she bribed doctors to cheat people and wanted to pay her brother's sister-in-law to raise a baby.

"I also said a few harsh words in anger, asking my mother to either stop interfering in our affairs, or I would give her the job back."

She didn't say the angry words of divorce in the end. After all, the relationship between the two has always been good, and there is no need for the couple to be at odds because of the mother-in-law.

Qian Lisheng: "Our mother has that temper. You should be more patient. I will go back and tell her."

Lin Xia also said a few words that her sister took the time to bring the child to accompany her in bed. The Tong family also bullied the child. Fortunately, her brother-in-law came. Now everything is fine. She told him not to worry and to train the child well and go home early.

After that, she hung up when she saw Qian Lisheng had nothing to say.

Qian Lisheng was still confused. Lin Xia's call contained too much information for him to digest at once.

Sure enough, he soon received another call from Qian's mother.

Qian's mother was not as calm as Lin Xia. Instead, she was emotional and cried. She said that Lin Xia was cruel and did not know how to raise the child well. She threatened her with divorce and told her not to ask for money again. Naturally, he had to sue Lin Shu, instigate his sister to fight with her mother-in-law, fight with neighbors, bribe doctors to make false reports.

His mother and daughter-in-law said completely different things, which really gave Qian Lisheng a headache.

He didn't think Lin Xia would lie, he knew his daughter-in-law, she was an upright person who didn't engage in small schemes.

Even if Tong Ailian said something behind her back, she would question her face to face, and would not scold or do anything bad behind her back.

On the contrary, his mother often talked about Lin Xia behind his back, but Lin Xia would talk to Qian's mother directly when there was something wrong, and never told him what his mother was wrong.

He used to think that Lin Xia was not tactful, and that she could tell him if she had something to say, and he would persuade his mother again, and there was no need to tell his mother directly, lest his mother be unhappy.

But now he felt that Lin Xia would not lie or plot anything, so his mother must have heard other people's gossip.

He couldn't stay any longer and wanted to go home quickly.

He was afraid that Jiang Weidong was playing tricks behind his back, and that his mother and daughter-in-law would have irreconcilable conflicts without his knowledge, which would be terrible.