Chapter 231: Dani will make clothes for her aunt for the rest of her life
"Mother, I have been serving Dani well with good food and drink. Don't listen to Liu Tie Zhu's nonsense; how many days has he even been home?" Wang Erhua climbed up from the ground.
The old lady would not listen to her rambling; she knew in her heart what her son was like.
If someone said her son was slow to react, or that her son didn't know how to talk, she would admit it!
But if someone said her son would make up lies, that was absolutely impossible!
"You two get a divorce. I have already gone to the Wang Family to speak about it, and the Military has also gone to the village to investigate." The old lady calmed down at this moment, sat directly on the wooden stool nearby, and looked at the standing Wang Erhua.
Wang Erhua's legs went weak; why had it turned out like this?
They had been following the Military for so many years, and things had always been quite good.
An Yinan!
Right, it was all because of An Yinan!
"Liu Tie Zhu, did you and An Yinan get together?"
"No wonder, you didn't care when I was beaten, and you even dragged me to apologize?"
"And now you want to divorce me even more?"
"So you two had already gotten together, you adulterers!" Wang Erhua was somewhat frantic, her eyes fixed on Liu Tie Zhu, wishing she could eat his flesh and drink his blood.
Liu Tie Zhu went up and slapped her; in his extreme anger, he did not hold back his strength, staring fixedly at Wang Erhua.
"Only those with a guilty conscience would think of others this way."
"Me? Am I worthy?" Liu Tie Zhu slapped himself again.
Wang Erhua looked at the circle of people with hatred, "Fine, a divorce?"
"If we're divorcing, we're divorcing, but I must take Jindou!"
She wanted to take the Liu family's male child away, to leave Liu Tie Zhu without an heir, and to make Liu Tie Zhu regret it for the rest of his life.
The old lady snorted coldly, "Jindou is of my Liu family's bloodline; don't even think about taking any child."
Wang Erhua turned her head to look at Jindou, "Jindou, are you going to follow your father and grandmother, or are you going to follow Mom?"
Jindou looked here, then looked there, and immediately hugged Wang Erhua's leg.
Dad was fierce, always bossing him around, and would even spank his bottom.
Mom was good, she let him do whatever he wanted, and would even let him hit Dani for fun.
"I want Mom, I want Mom..." Jindou wailed, refusing to go into the old lady's arms at all.
Liu Tie Zhu looked at Jindou, then said to his mother, "Mother, let it be this way; Jindou will follow Wang Erhua, and Dani and Erni will stay."
"The Military paperwork has already come down; let's go get the certificate today."
Wang Erhua looked like a victorious rooster, "Getting the certificate today is fine, but you have to give me money. You didn't give me your salary last month; since we are divorcing, you must give me the money."
Now Wang Erhua was afraid of nothing. She used to be afraid of the old lady because she still wanted to be the Liu family's daughter-in-law.
Liu Tie Zhu looked deeply at Wang Erhua; she always made him see her in a new light.
"Fine." Liu Tie Zhu feared that a long delay would lead to trouble; this matter had already dragged on for a long time.
"Once we get the divorce certificate, I will give you the money immediately."
Wang Erhua pulled Jindou along, then packed up all her things.
Aside from the money she had given her maiden family, the rest of her private savings were in her hands. If she took this money back to her maiden family, wouldn't she be eating and drinking well every day?
She didn't want to stay in this place with such ghostly weather anymore anyway!
Liu Tie Zhu looked at Wang Erhua; although he had long since made up his mind, he still felt somewhat breathless.
"Let's go now." Liu Tie Zhu didn't want to wait even a quarter of an hour.
He first went to the Secretary Office to get the application approval, and had the identity proof and divorce proof issued.
Only then did he take Wang Erhua and go straight to the City.
The two people's documents were complete, and they had the Military's investigation report, so the speed of stamping at this moment was incredibly fast.
Where was there any foot-dragging?
"Alright, it's done; press your fingerprint here." The staff member pointed to the spot. Wang Erhua didn't know how to read, so she pressed her fingerprint directly.
But Liu Tie Zhu saw that it was the child's custody agreement.
It was also something the Secretary had specifically instructed: the issue of the child's custody had to be clearly confirmed.
After Liu Tie Zhu read it carefully and confirmed there were no issues, he pressed his fingerprint.
The two people's marriage had officially reached its end!
"Give me the money." Wang Erhua reached out her hand.
Liu Tie Zhu did not hesitate either; he took out fifty yuan directly and slapped it into her hand, "Get lost!"
The fifty yuan was something he had borrowed from Zhang Qian before handling the divorce.
Now that his mother had come to the Camp, and there were Dani and Erni to raise, he could not have zero money in his hands.
Wang Erhua took the money and left with Jindou, beaming with joy.
Liu Tie Zhu watched her retreating back and returned to the Camp.
"Sister-in-law, I've troubled you these past few days." Liu Tie Zhu scratched his crew cut, looking at his daughter who had changed so much, his gratitude beyond words.
An Yinan waved her hand, "I like Dani very much. Dani has a talent for studying. I heard our Camp has a specialized school; if the financial pressure isn't too great, try to let the child study more."
The Camp's school was set up by the Military specifically for these military children, but some people only sent the boys to school, while the girls stayed home to do chores.
Actually, schooling in the Military doesn't cost much; it's just a meal fee. If they bring their own food, they don't even need to spend money on meals.
Dani had learned many characters while by her side these past few days. She was very diligent and serious; after experiencing the darkness of life, she dared to seize opportunities and constantly enrich herself.
She admired Dani's courage and resilience very much.
Liu Tie Zhu nodded earnestly, "Fine, I will go ask tomorrow and try my best to let Dani go to school."
An Yinan took a cloth bag out of the room, which contained the clothes she had made for Dani over the past few days, as well as Dani's toiletries and the Frostbite Ointment she had made for Dani.
Dani's frostbite was very severe, even more severe than that of soldiers who stood guard all year round.
She specially fired up the stove to refine Frostbite Ointment, put it in Dani's pocket, and told her to apply it every time after washing her hands.
Recently, the frostbite had improved a lot, but it could not be interrupted; if it recurred, it would be even harder to cure.
"Sister-in-law, how can this be? I've already been eating and staying at your place for these past few days, and I feel very bad about it," Liu Tie Zhu refused anxiously.
An Yinan took a step back, "These aren't for you, they are for Dani."
"Dani promised Auntie that she would make clothes for Auntie in the future."
Dani blinked her big eyes; she had learned to smile over these past few days, and Auntie said she looked best when she smiled.
"Dani will make clothes for Auntie for her whole life."
The little girl answered firmly.
"Good, then for the clothes Auntie gives Dani, Dani must wear them well and not get cold, okay?" An Yinan crouched down and looked directly into the child's eyes.
Dani's eyes were beautiful, but they had been dead silent before; years of oppression had made her numb.
After more than a week of recuperation, her smiling eyes now carried a clear, watery luster.
"Okay." Dani nodded.
Liu Tie Zhu had no way to refuse and thanked her repeatedly.
Carrying a bag of things and holding Dani by the hand, he finally returned to the Family Quarters.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw his old mother tidying up; Dani hadn't been home for the past few days, so no one had cleaned the room at all, things were placed in a mess, and even the bowls and chopsticks the mother and son used hadn't been washed by anyone.
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