Xie Hongxin originally thought that Lu Nianfei would not treat him well, and might even mock him for stealing someone else's wife.
Unexpectedly, Lu Nianfei proposed divorce openly and did not say anything to embarrass the two of them, which made him look at him in a new light.
Huang Danping has never dared to look Lu Nianfei in the eye. She remarried and had a child with someone else before getting divorced. She felt very guilty and didn't know how to face Lu Nianfei.
It was not until she heard Lu Nianfei talk about divorce that she dared to look him in the eye and nervously made her request.
"Can I meet An An?"
Although she was going to divorce Lu Nianfei, the child was hers after all. She felt guilty when she thought that she had lived a good life over the years while An An had suffered for several years in her hometown.
Lu Nianfei answered readily.
"You gave birth to the child, you are the child's mother, you can see him anytime you want."
Huang Danping was filled with gratitude, and her pent-up emotions were released, and she couldn't stop crying. "Thank you."
Xie Hongxin took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped her tears. Lu Nianfei noticed the interaction between the two and realized that Huang Danping was living a good life now, so he felt relieved.
During the years that Huang Danping was missing, he had always felt guilty, thinking that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities, causing Huang Danping to die at such a young age and causing An An to lose her mother at a young age.
Fortunately, Huang Danping was safe, found her lover, and is living a good life.
From now on, he can put down his burden and take good care of An An with peace of mind.
After Huang Danping's emotions stabilized a little, Xie Hongxin looked at Lu Nianfei and said with great shame.
"I thought you were a hot-tempered man with no sense of family responsibility. Now I know that I was narrow-minded."
Lu Nianfei thought that he was indeed a cultured person and spoke in an elegant manner.
He laughed and confessed.
"Although I'm not a reckless man, your guess is not entirely wrong. I did not fulfill my responsibilities as a husband. I didn't have a strong sense of responsibility and didn't take good care of the family. Otherwise, Danping wouldn't have run away from home."
After taking a look at Huang Danping, he continued, "I think Danping's life wasn't that good before she met you. Ultimately, I have more problems."
Now that things have been brought to light, he doesn't want to be long-winded. "Meet at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. After you finish the formalities, if you want to visit An An, come with me to the Military Family Courtyard."
Huang Danping was afraid of other people's strange looks, "Can you bring An An out?"
"That's fine." Lu Nianfei agreed straightforwardly, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he got up and left.
Huang Danping stood up subconsciously and wanted to see Lu Nianfei off, but he walked too fast.
Xie Hongxin put his arm around her shoulders and comforted her softly, "Let's go shopping first and buy some food and clothes that the children like."
"Okay." Huang Danping nodded.
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The next morning, the couple got up early and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Huang Danping was very nervous when she thought about seeing her child soon.
Lu Nianfei seemed to have arrived on time. After the three of them met, he didn't say anything more and spoke directly.
"Let's go in and handle the formalities!"
Huang Danping wanted to ask why the child didn't come, but was afraid to hear that her son didn't want to see her, so she thought about going through the divorce procedures first.
Xie Hongxin felt that it was inappropriate for him to go in, so he did not go in. He stood on the roadside waiting for the two of them with the gift he bought for An An.
There are fewer people getting divorced these days, so there is no need to queue up to enter. The process of handling the formalities is very smooth and takes no more than ten minutes.
After the two came out, Huang Danping couldn't help but ask, "An An doesn't want to see me?"
Lu Nianfei shook his head. "No, I think it's not a good idea to let him know we're here to get a divorce right after we met, so I temporarily left him at a friend's house."
Huang Danping breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, I thought he didn't want to see me."
Lu Nianfei, "Let's go! I'll take you there now."
He put An An at the scrap yard. Jiang Yueyue went to school and Jiang Yang was also busy outside. An An watched TV in Jiang Yueyue's room.
Lu Nianfei didn't tell An An that he had asked for leave today for him to see his mother. He only said that he was bringing him to the city to meet someone. So when An An saw Huang Danping and Xie Hongxin, he didn't know who these two people were.
Huang Danping couldn't stop crying when she looked at An An, whose eyebrows and eyes were the same as Lu Nianfei. She squatted down and wanted to hug An An. This action scared An An, and she quickly hid behind Lu Nianfei.
Lu Nianfei pulled him out, "Why are you hiding?"
An An muttered softly, "Dad, who is this aunt?"
When Huang Danping heard this, she realized that Lu Nianfei had not yet told An An her identity. She thought about it and spoke before Lu Nianfei could speak.
"An An, you can call me Aunt Huang. I...I am your mother's sister."
He pointed at Xie Hongxin and introduced him, "This is Uncle Xie."
Xie Hongxin was a little surprised by Huang Danping's words, but he didn't show it and took the initiative to call out, "An An."
When An An heard that the other person was her aunt, she was no longer so scared and whispered, "Aunt Huang."
Huang Danping burst into laughter and said, "Good An An, you are so good."
Lu Nianfei didn't say anything, nor was he surprised. He respected Huang Danping's choice, which was why he didn't tell An An about Huang Danping's identity in advance.
The decision to recognize or not lies with Huang Danping.
Xie Hongxin opened the clothes bag and said, "Come, try the clothes we bought for you to see if they fit you."
An An subconsciously looked at Lu Nianfei, and after seeing him nod in agreement, she cooperated and tried it on.
Several people stayed at the scrap yard for more than half an hour. Huang Danping kept looking for topics to chat with An An. An An acted very restrained and even wanted to escape.
Huang Danping wanted to take him to the amusement park, but An An didn't want to go.
"Dad, I want to go back to school. There is music class in the afternoon."
Huang Danping saw that An An was very uncomfortable with her and didn't want to make things difficult for the child anymore.
Looking at Lu Nianfei, he said, "Then send him back to school!"
After that, he looked at An An again and said reluctantly, "An An, I will go back to Beijing tomorrow. Next time I have time, I will bring my sister to see you. Then we can go to the amusement park together, okay?"
An An blinked, "Can I bring sister Yue Yue with me?"
Huang Danping didn’t know who Yueyue was, but guessed that she must be An An’s good friend, so she smiled gently and agreed.
"Of course, if you have other friends who you would get along well with, you can bring them along."
When An An heard this, a smile appeared on her face.
Huang Danping sent An An back to the main road of the army and was about to wave goodbye reluctantly.
At this moment, An An suddenly called out excitedly, "Sister Yu Ting."
As An An finished speaking, Zhang Yuting also rode her bicycle over to the group. She got off the bicycle and greeted An An.
"An An."
He looked at Lu Nianfei again, "Brother Lu, why are you here?"
Lu Nianfei's eyes flashed, and he smiled jokingly, "I'm planning to go back to the army. Are you also planning to go back to the military family compound? It's just right, we can ride a bicycle back."
Zhang Yuting let out an "ah", not knowing if it was an illusion, but she felt that Lu Nianfei was different today, but she couldn't tell what was different.
"What?" Lu Nianfei walked up to her, "I'm not asking you to plant me. I'm the one carrying you and An An."