As soon as Aunt Ma said this, the expressions of the women watching the commotion around her changed one after another, and they all started to discuss it.

One of the younger women said with a gloating look, "I told you Jiang Linwan is so beautiful, she couldn't stand being alone, but you didn't believe me. Look at how long it's been and she's already cheated on me."

"Maybe it's a misunderstanding. I don't think Dr. Jiang is that kind of person."

"What misunderstanding? He's the son of the town hospital director. If Jiang Linwan marries him, she'll become a full-fledged doctor."

"With a father-in-law who's the hospital director, I'm sure I can benefit from that and become a minor leader too." The young woman got more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes brimming with undisguised excitement.

Just as she was about to embellish her story, a slap landed squarely on her face. The young woman winced in pain, clutching her cheek, and looked at the woman in front of her with a mixture of shame and anger: "Liu Guiying, are you trying to kill me?"

"I wasn't talking about you, so what are you showing off for? You don't think that by currying favor with Jiang Linwan you can get Lu Tuan to help your man get promoted, do you?"

"I, I didn't!" Liu Guiying's face turned red with anger, and she hurriedly explained, afraid that she had really been misunderstood.

The young woman sneered, "Who would believe that?"

"I believe you!" The courtyard gate was suddenly opened, and everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it.

Jiang Linwan's gaze swept calmly over the crowd, her face pale and fragile, yet her voice carried an unyielding authority.

Lu Qiyue supported her, his dark eyes sweeping over Ma Aihua, his voice chillingly cold: "Who told you that just because I'm impotent doesn't mean I can't be intimate with my wife?"

"And you, do you know that it's illegal to slander military family members? My wife is not only a military family member."

She has made contributions to the military region and received commendations. If the military region finds out that you have slandered her, the consequences will be unbearable for you! Lu Qiyue's sharp eyes swept over Aunt Ma.

Aunt Ma's legs went weak from his gaze, and she looked away nervously. But she had already taken money from Ma Aihua and the others, and her husband was the political commissar of the regiment, a higher position than this man.

Besides, this isn't slander; she's just arranging a marriage between Jiang Linwan and Ge Hongbing.

Thinking of this, she straightened her back: "I'm telling the truth. Ge Hongbing asked me to propose marriage, and Jiang Linwan had dinner with him alone afterward. Isn't that what it means to be together?"

Ma Aihua also straightened up and raised her chin: "Xiao Lu, we are telling the truth."

"Really? Are you sure I ate alone with Ge Hongbing?" Jiang Linwan's lips curled slightly.

"You didn't eat alone with him, but you ate with him and his father, which is practically the same as discussing the marriage," Aunt Ma shouted at the top of her lungs.

Rumors are indeed terrifying; they can ruin a person's entire life without a sound.

If she didn't have that contract, she would probably be guilty of infidelity.

Jiang Linwan took out the contract and spread it out in front of everyone: "I went to town with Dean Chen so that the fishermen of Dayu Island could have a job, and also to help the women at home find a job."

This is the contract we signed that day; please take a close look.

I believe the organization will investigate and find out the truth of the matter.

"It really is a drug contract!" Many of the women's faces instantly turned ingratiating when they heard that Jiang Linwan had also helped them find jobs.

Looking at Ma Aihua's hostile expression: "Sister-in-law Li, Dr. Jiang saved so many fishermen on Dayu Island last time, and also saved many soldiers in our military region."

"I heard that the old commander personally invited Dr. Jiang to work at the military region, but she refused. How could she possibly work at the town hospital!" one of the older women chimed in.

The other sisters-in-law also started to speak up in their defense.

Ma Aihua was stunned to see everyone helping Jiang Linwan. Song Manru, who was standing next to her, quietly took a few steps back and distanced herself from her.

Jiang Linwan's eyes held a hint of sarcasm. So these people knew all this, but they hadn't yet benefited from it. Once they had something to gain, they turned on her faster than flipping through a book.

At the corner not far away, Political Commissar Li saw that Ma Aihua had messed things up again, straightened his clothes, and strode over.

Seeing Lu Qiyue and Jiang Linwan, he looked guilty and apologetic: "Little Lu, I'm sorry, I really didn't know your sister-in-law would do such a thing behind my back."

"Do you really know nothing, or are you just pretending not to know?" Lu Qiyue's sharp gaze swept over Political Commissar Li, carrying an immense sense of pressure.

Even though Political Commissar Li was a seasoned veteran of many storms, he felt a pang of fear at this moment. He quickly regained his composure and looked at Lu Qiyue: "Little Lu, what do you mean by that? I really don't know!"

Ma Aihua's eyes lit up when she heard Lu Qiyue's words. She would never agree to Li Bingwen's desire to abandon her and divorce her.

If she's not having an easy time, Li Bingwen shouldn't be either. Looking at Lu Qiyue, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Li Bingwen, stop trying to distance yourself from me."

Do you think those people would listen to me without your permission?

"You're the one who told me to help Xiao Lu take care of his family affairs."

Seeing this crazy woman accusing him, Li Bingwen trembled with rage and slapped Ma Aihua across the face, yelling, "Shut up!"

Lu Qiyue remained silent, his eyes filled with endless coldness. He wanted these two to repay the grievances his wife had suffered a thousandfold.

He stepped forward, his nearly 1.9-meter-tall frame looking down at the 1.7-meter-tall Political Commissar Li, and grabbed his collar with his large hand, lifting him up directly.

"Lu Qiyue, what are you doing!" Political Commissar Li shouted in a panic, "I really don't know anything, don't listen to Ma Aihua's nonsense."

Lu Qiyue glanced at Dean Chen and his group approaching from not far away and raised an eyebrow: "We'll know whether they're really taking you to do an investigation or not."

The organization will not wrong any good person, nor will it let any bad person go unpunished.

"That's right, we can testify that Dr. Jiang did not cheat on me at all," Dean Chen said, running up breathlessly.

"I am Ge Hongbing's father, and I can testify that this woman is a slanderer."

"I can also testify that Dr. Jiang came to our hospital that day to discuss cooperation and even helped our hospital save a patient who had been bitten by a venomous snake," the nurse said passionately.

"I am Ge Hongbing. I did want to pursue Dr. Jiang before, but she rejected me. Now I only want to be her apprentice and I don't want to pursue her anymore."

"A woman like her deserves a much better man." Ge Hongbing said, not forgetting to express his disdain for Lu Qiyue.

He used to be quite outstanding, but he can't do it now. He's not even a man!

"Go back and get some rest. Sister-in-law, please take care of my wife for me." Lu Qiyue smiled reassuringly at Jiang Linwan, gave Liu Guiying his instructions, and then turned to lead Political Commissar Li to the military region.

Dean Chen, Dean Ge, and Ge Hongbing, acting as witnesses, followed Lu Qiyue with the contract in hand.

Seeing Song Manru and the others leave, Liu Guiying angrily spat at their backs: "They're heartless, torturing you like this for their own selfish desires."

I'm waiting for them to be punished!

Lu Qiyue didn't return until seven or eight o'clock in the evening. As soon as Jiang Linwan saw him, she couldn't help but ask, "What happened to Ma Aihua and Political Commissar Li?"

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