Seeing that they still hadn't come back, Lu Yifan prepared his meal. He planned to go out and look for Zhou Xiaohui and Congcong. The two of them probably went to buy groceries.

As soon as he went out, Lu Yifan heard the discussions of several sisters-in-law in the courtyard.

"How could Zhou Xiaohui quarrel with Deputy Headmaster Lu's parents like that?"

"That's right. They actually taught their children not to care about their grandparents when they grow up!"

"Have you ever seen Congcong playing alone?"

"Congcong has no friends. When other children heard that his mother is Zhou Xiaohui, they didn't want to play with him."

"That child is so pitiful. Zhou Xiaohui beats him several times a day. Sometimes he is beaten with red marks all over his body, but he never speaks a word!"

"Zhou Xiaohui is really cruel. When she was pregnant, she kept touching her belly and saying that there was a big fat boy in her belly. Why is she doing this now?"

"She's always been like this!"

“It’s incomprehensible!”

"I saw that child being beaten several times. You said that Deputy Captain Lu didn't do anything about it. If this continues, won't the child be useless?"

"Don't talk about them. They usually quarrel and smash things at home, scaring the child into squatting in the corner. I saw it through the window once. The child was really pitiful!"

…

Hearing the discussions of his sisters-in-law, Lu Yifan's eyes widened. He really didn't expect that Zhou Xiaohui had beaten the children like that at home before.

Several images flashed through my mind quickly.

When he thought about the time when his child was beaten or when they had a quarrel, he would shrink into a corner and remain silent.

Even if I carried him back to the room, Congcong would just hug him and then crawl into the quilt to sleep. He was so well-behaved.

At this moment, Lu Yifan finally had a sudden realization.

He tolerated Zhou Xiaohui again and again before because the two of them had a child, and the child could not be without a mother.

Now that he thinks about it, if he tolerates Zhou Xiaohui, it will only make Zhou Xiaohui vent her anger on the child, which is why Congcong is so scared.

He is not being obedient, he is just afraid of being beaten.

So I usually help with some things at home.

Lu Yifan felt his head buzzing and he walked quickly towards the vegetable market.

As soon as he turned the corner he heard Zhou Xiaohui's voice.

"I've told you many times not to play with those kids. Look at your clothes. I just bought them for you!"

"Your father hasn't given us much money recently. Can you please show me some face?"

"Also, if your grandparents come again in the future, tell them to get out. I don't want to see them again!"

Lu Yifan listened in the corner for a while. Zhou Xiaohui was talking to the child on the other side.

Hearing what she said, Lu Yifan was furious. He could no longer bear it, so he clenched his fists and quickly ran around the corner.

"Zhou Xiaohui, have you said enough?"

Zhou Xiaohui was stunned for a moment when she heard the angry voice, and when she looked up, she saw Lu Yifan’s angry face.

She, she...

He was a little dazed. Lu Yifan came over and picked up the child, staring at her viciously, "Zhou Xiaohui, I didn't expect you to be such a vicious person behind her."

After saying that, Lu Yifan lifted up the child's clothes. His back and legs were covered with red marks from being beaten. Some of them had healed, but there was also a black mark.

Seeing the child being beaten like this, Lu Yifan hated Zhou Xiaohui and himself at the same time.

Why didn’t he notice how Congcong was beaten before? Why didn’t he notice how his son felt?

The sisters-in-law in the compound are right. If this continues, the children will definitely be corrupted.

Lu Yifan took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Xiaohui's face. For the first time, he felt disgusted.

"If that's what you want, then we should get divorced and the child will be mine!"

Lu Yifan said as he took the child and left. Zhou Xiaohui chased after him and shouted, "No, this child was born from my belly. I can't be with you. I don't want a divorce!"

Zhou Xiaohui followed Lu Yifan all the way into the compound.

When he first saw those sisters-in-law, Lu Yifan felt that he still needed to stay away from them.

But thinking of what Zhou Xiaohui had just said, Lu Yifan didn't want to endure it any longer.

Anyway, everyone has been laughing at their family for a long time.

They have already become a joke in the eyes of others, so why should they still care about these things at this time?

"Zhou Xiaohui, stop following me. I will report to my superiors and I will never let you harm my child again!" Lu Yifan said and turned to leave, but Zhou Xiaohui still wanted to chase him.

The two people left the sight of the military wives.

Seeing them leave, the eyes of several military wives in the yard widened.

"Am I seeing correctly? It was Deputy Head Lu and Zhou Xiaohui just now, right?"

"How could I be wrong? They quarrel every day. There is no day when they don't quarrel!"

"But looking at what Deputy Headmaster Lu said just now and what he said, it sounds like he wants to divorce Zhou Xiaohui!"

"How could Zhou Xiaohui agree to a divorce? If she gets divorced, how will she live her life in the future? She's just like a lazy woman!"

"He did nothing before, and you expect him to do something else in the future?"

"Forget it!"

"I think this time it's in jeopardy. In the past, Deputy Captain Lu was very secretive in front of us, as if he thought we didn't know that he was embarrassed."

"You don't even care about your face today. You've really given up. After the divorce, the sisters-in-law in the compound will definitely talk about you!"

“Tsk tsk!”

"What do you think he did? If he lived a good life with You Ran..." A sister-in-law said this while holding a handful of melon seeds. Before she finished speaking, another person pushed her.

After pushing her, she finally reacted and smiled a little embarrassedly, "What I mean is that this person should not be too blind!"

"He is blind to begin with. If he were not blind, would he be able to see someone like Zhou Xiaohui?"

"It really made me die of laughter!"

"Zhou Xiaohui's life is not going to be easy!"

…

Everyone was chattering as Lu Yifan and Zhou Xiaohui returned home.

"You can pack up and leave now. If you don't leave, I will report to my superiors before I leave. I will come back to you after the report is made."

Lu Yifan had made up his mind. Seeing Zhou Xiaohui crying and making a fuss, he went into the house, packed some things, and left with the child.

"Dad, are we leaving?"

The child suddenly hugged Lu Yifan's neck and asked, "Will we never see our mother again?"