When the military wives saw them going home, they didn't follow them and just discussed it behind their backs.

"It turns out that An An's father went undercover. He must have made first-class contributions this time, and he was promoted to deputy head of the group as soon as he came back."

"No wonder Captain Lu was willing to adopt An An in the first place. It turns out he was just helping to raise her temporarily for a while."

"At first, everyone suggested that Meijing and Deputy Battalion Commander Song raise An'an, but Meijing disagreed. Now, her father is back and is still taking care of Deputy Battalion Commander Song..."

The military wife did not say the rest of the words directly, but everyone understood her meaning.

If Ye Meijing and her husband had been willing to raise An An, wouldn't they have promoted Lu Nianfei to be battalion commander now that he has returned to the team?

Now, I can’t even go to the military family compound anymore. How can it be as comfortable as staying here with a man in my hometown in the countryside?

…

Several people came to Yang Niannian's house. Wang Fengjiao brought out wooden stools and helped Yang Niannian invite everyone to sit down.

The main room, which was not very big to begin with, seemed particularly crowded with two grown men sitting there.

An An broke free from Lu Nianfei's arms and snuggled in Yang Niannian's arms like a little wife, not daring to look up at Lu Nianfei.

Lu Nianfei waved at him, motioning him to come over, but An An acted as if he didn't hear him and just held Yang Niannian's arm without moving.

Wang Fengjiao said with a smile, "An An, I haven't seen you for a long time. You may be a little shy, but you will be fine after some time."

Lu Nianfei sighed and said to Yang Niannian.

"I just returned to the team and haven't arranged anything yet. An An needs your help to take care of him for a day."

At this moment, Yang Niannian no longer had the tearful look she had before. She just blinked her big eyes and nodded.

"The sudden appearance of a new father is a big blow to the child. He needs time to slowly accept it."

Lu Nianfei opened his mouth to make another joke, but when he saw Lu Shishen's expressionless zombie face, he remembered that he was in the army and was no longer an undercover agent, so he had to be more reserved.

So he thanked Yang Niannian in a serious manner, "Thank you for taking care of An An during this period of time."

He looked around at Lu Shishen and Yang Niannian.

"I think An An likes you guys very much. During this time, you have been taking care of him, and you have developed feelings for each other. Why don't we just recognize each other as godparents?"

Wang Fengjiao interrupted cheerfully, "I think it's pretty good, Captain Lu, Nian Nian, what do you think?"

Lu Shishen didn't say anything. He would listen to his wife whether to admit it or not.

Although An An is young, he knows in his heart that his biological father has returned. Even if he feels that his biological father is a stranger, he will eventually live with his biological father.

So, when he heard about having godfathers and godmothers, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he raised his head and stared at Yang Niannian expectantly, fearing that she would refuse.

Yang Niannian's heart melted when she saw An An's eyes.

Ask seriously, "An An, are you willing to recognize me as your godmother?"

"willing."

An An nodded heavily, her voice very loud.

Wang Fengjiao showed a happy smile, "Oh, this is a great relationship, An An, you will be blessed in the future, you have a biological father who loves you, and a godfather and godmother who love you."

Hearing this, An An finally smiled.

Lu Nianfei covered his chest and shook his head, "I am such a failure. I came back safe and sound, but he didn't even smile. Hearing that he had a godfather and godmother made this brat very happy."

When An An heard this, the smile on her face disappeared and she looked at Lu Nianfei cautiously.

Lu Nianfei waved at him, "Come into Daddy's arms."

An An hesitated and didn't move. This father looked weird and he was a little scared.

Yang Niannian patted An An's shoulder and comforted her softly.

"An An, don't be afraid of him, he is your father! Although you are a stranger to him now, he loves you very much. He is a great hero who protects the country and the people. He has to leave you because of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders."

After hearing this, An An dared to look at Lu Nianfei.

He hesitated for a moment, mustered up his courage, walked cautiously to Lu Nianfei, and called out bravely.

"dad."

Lu Nianfei was happy and rubbed his head, "My dear son, follow me from now on, and we will live together as father and son. During the time I handed you over to your godfather, I was a little worried that he would raise you to have a coffin-like face."

After taking a look at Lu Shishen's face, Lu Nianfei decided to stop and stood up and said to Lu Shishen.

"Okay, I still have to go to the army to apply for housing and other things. There are many trivial matters to deal with. You and your wife should digest the fact that I am still alive! I think she must have a lot of questions in her mind."

After that, he rubbed An An's head again and said, "I will pick you up after I arrange a place to stay. You should also be prepared to depend on me for the rest of your life!"

An An looked at Lu Nianfei's leaving back, pouted her lips and wanted to call him "Dad", but before she could call out, he had already walked away.

Wang Fengjiao also knew that the young couple had something to talk about, so she took An An's hand and talked to them.

"Come on, I'll take you to play with Brother Haiyang and let your godfather and godmother talk to you."

Yang Niannian did have a lot of questions in her mind, but she had no intention of gossiping at all. Seeing that there were only two people left in the room, she threw off her slippers, lifted her feet and started to look.

He complained in fear, "It turns out that An An's father is still alive. I thought he had 'taken An An away'. I was almost scared to death."

My shoes had fallen off at the time and I didn’t feel any pain in the soles of my feet. After I knew An An was fine, the pain went away.

If she hadn't been concerned about her image, she would have lifted her foot to check the injury long ago.

Lu Shishen knelt in front of her with his knees bent. Seeing that the skin on the sole of her foot was pierced by something, he couldn't help but frown.

"Sit still, I'll get some water to clean your wound."

He got up and left the yard. After a while, he came back with a basin of water and helped her clean the dust off the soles of her feet.

Yang Niannian gasped in pain and deliberately rubbed his palm with her toes before asking.

"Lu Shishen, why don't you quickly explain to me what's going on?"

Lu Shishen focused all his attention on the soles of her feet. Without even raising his head, he pursed his lips and explained quietly.

"Lu Nianfei did not sacrifice himself. He had to pretend to be a martyr for the sake of the mission. An An was adopted by me in name, but in fact his household registration was not changed."

Thinking of something, he added, "I didn't know you would come to join the army."

Yang Niannian is so smart. When she heard what he said, she sorted things out instantly.

"You thought you were going to marry Yang Huiying, but she was in college and it would take at least one or two years for her to join the army. One or two years later, Lu Nianfei would have completed his mission and returned to the army, which would not conflict with your marriage and having children, so you adopted An An. My joining the army was an accident and disrupted your original plan, right?"