Chapter 227: Let's Get a Divorce

If the Hemostatic Medicine seems a bit distant, the Frostbite Ointment is right at hand; in the entire Northeast Military Region, who hasn't used it?

The Secretary looked at the dazed Liu Tiezhu, "Do you know why the Military District didn't issue a circular criticism against Wang Erhua last time?"

"It was Comrade An who came to me to plead on your behalf."

"She felt that since your children are young, growing up by their parents' side is, after all, much happier."

"Tie Zhu! Go back and think about it carefully."

After Liu Tiezhu arrived at the office, he had very little to say, and later on, he couldn't bring himself to open his mouth no matter what.

Leaving in low spirits, he walked step by step toward the Family Quarters.

When he reached the doorway, he heard Wang Erhua scolding and hitting the child.

"You money-losing goods, where were you when your mother was getting beaten? Money-losing goods, why did I even give birth to you?"

"Why didn't I just drown you in the urine bucket back then!"

"What are you running for? Come here!"

Wang Erhua's arrogant words made him stand frozen outside.

Did he really know the woman inside?

"Ah..." Dani's cry rang out.

Liu Tiezhu pushed the door open in an instant, and then he saw the scene inside the room.

Wang Erhua was pulling Dani's hair, and at this moment, Dani's face was full of tears.

Wang Erhua hadn't expected Liu Tiezhu to return suddenly, so she hurriedly let go.

"The child wasn't listening; what family doesn't beat their children a couple of times? Have you eaten? Shall I go make you some food?" Wang Erhua said, though her eyes were still fixed on Liu Tiezhu, "You didn't give me money, and there's no food left in the house."

Liu Tiezhu clenched his fists, his eyes like a hawk, staring straight at the woman before him.

They had been married for ten years... he really had been blind!

"Wang Erhua, let's get a divorce." There were many things he wanted to say; he wanted to question her about why she treated Dani like that, wanted to ask how she viewed their marriage, wanted to ask how she could ever be content, and wanted to ask why she targeted Comrade An, but all the words circled round and round, and in the end, only one sentence remained.

Let's get a divorce.

Upon hearing this, Wang Erhua's eyes widened immediately, "Liu Tiezhu, do you have a heart? Everything I did was for you!"

"You believe whatever people outside say, why won't you listen to what I say?"

"I did it all for your own good, for the good of this family!"

Liu Tiezhu closed his eyes, "Enough!"

"Are you doing it for your own good, or for the good of our family? Do I really have to spell it out that clearly?"

"I will submit the divorce report; you pack your things and leave."

After Liu Tiezhu finished speaking, he took Dani by the hand and left the Family Quarters.

Dani winced in pain, and only now did Liu Tiezhu notice that Dani was wearing only a thin layer of clothing, and the frostbite all over her hands was clearly visible.

"Dani, didn't Dad buy you a cotton-padded jacket?" Liu Tiezhu asked.

He often went on missions, and missions came with subsidies; he was the only pillar of the family, and he had to hold it up.

In the countryside, there was his elderly mother and Erni, and here, there was his wife and two children; he could only work desperately on missions to provide a good life for his family.

Dani looked at Liu Tiezhu with some fear.

Liu Tiezhu looked at his daughter, who was not good with words; he thought and thought, and finally, he took Dani to the entrance of the Xiao Yuan.

When Chen Xun heard the knocking, he opened the door and saw the somewhat dejected-looking Liu Tiezhu.

"Boss, I have something to trouble your wife with." Liu Tiezhu was at his wit's end; he wasn't familiar with the wives in the family compound, and usually, it was just Wang Erhua nagging about how this family was doing or how that family was doing.

He really didn't dare to entrust Dani to them.

"Come in and talk." Chen Xun stepped aside, letting the father and daughter enter the house first.

The room was very warm, and after feeling the warmth, Dani finally stopped shivering, but her eyes were still darting around, looking somewhat afraid.

"You two sit for a while; Nan Nan is busy with work, I'll go in and call her." Chen Xun gave Dani a fruit candy.

On the table, An Yinan would always keep some melon seeds and fruit candies; sometimes when Xiaokang and Er Dan and the others came over, she would grab a handful for them.

"Uncle, I don't want it." Although Dani's eyes were full of longing, she still shook her head.

Chen Xun was not good with words to begin with, and he had even less patience for coaxing children, especially someone else's child.

He simply placed the fruit candy in front of Dani and paid no more attention to it.

Lifting the curtain to enter the room, An Yinan was not interrupted by the noise outside until Chen Xun rubbed her hair.

An Yinan looked up at him with an innocent expression.

"Liu Tiezhu brought Dani here; he wants to see you," Chen Xun said gently.

An Yinan came back to her senses and tidied up the translated materials to prevent them from getting out of order.

Only then did she get up and walk to the living room, where she saw the uneasy father and daughter.

She smiled softly, "Looking for me? What's the matter? Don't be formal, just tell me if you need anything."

In fact, she had a pretty good impression of Liu Tiezhu; she judged the situation, not the person. Chen Xun had told her many things about Liu Tiezhu, and it wasn't hard to see that he was a good man; it was just a pity that his marriage was bad.

"Sister-in-law, I'm at my wit's end, and I can only come to you for help." Liu Tiezhu stood up, his face full of shame.

Seeing Liu Tiezhu stand up, Dani followed suit, and she looked at An Yinan with curiosity.

"Speak!" Chen Xun frowned; it was all circular talk, sentence after sentence. If there was something to say, say it; if not, his wife was still busy.

Liu Tiezhu, having formed the habit of following Chen Xun's orders, immediately stood at attention, "Yes."

"I'm troubling you, Sister-in-law, to help check Dani and see if there are any injuries on her body, and also... I'm troubling you to help her take a bath." Liu Tiezhu found it hard to say.

But he really couldn't find anyone else he trusted.

Knowing about An Yinan's background from the Secretary, he was shocked, and at the same time, even more impressed.

At the same time, he felt even more at ease with An Yinan's character.

An Yinan looked at Dani, "What is going on?"

Liu Tiezhu's eyes felt sore at this moment; a grown man, he forced his eyes to turn red, "Wang Erhua hit Dani. I just saw that Dani's clothes were thin, and when I touched her sleeve, I discovered that Dani's wrists were covered in injuries."

The man who had just been standing suddenly squatted on the ground, covered his face, and began to sob.

He had never said that he wanted Wang Erhua to give birth to a boy, nor had he ever favored sons over daughters.

Whether it was a boy or a girl, they were all the offspring of him, Liu Tiezhu.

Furthermore, he had never treated her poorly by even a fraction just because she gave birth to Dani and Erni!

How could she be so cruel?

That is her own biological daughter!!!

An Yinan frowned; she had seen Wang Erhua hit Dani last time, but as an outsider, she had no right to speak.

"Dani, my name is An Yinan. You can call me Auntie An. May I help you take a look?" An Yinan walked to Dani's side.

Dani carefully held Liu Tiezhu's hand, her face full of panic and helplessness.

"Just let Auntie An take a look. Auntie An has a lot of ointment; once applied, it won't hurt anymore, okay?" An Yinan had plenty of patience for children.