Looking at An An's expectant eyes, Zhang Yuting couldn't bear to refuse and said softly.

"You know my mom's temper. You have to get off when you get near the troops. I'll take An An back first."

Lu Nianfei laughed, "Okay!"

After saying that, he turned to Huang Danping and Xie Hongxin.

"We are going back to the troops first. You guys should go back to the hotel and rest. We won't come to see you off tomorrow. Have a safe journey."

Huang Danping's attention was always on Zhang Yuting, and she didn't notice what Lu Nianfei said. Zhang Yuting felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, but since Lu Nianfei didn't introduce her, she didn't say hello to Huang Danping either.

Xie Hongxin replied, "Okay, then we'll go back and rest."

Then, he took Huang Danping's hand and said, "Danping, let's go back!"

Huang Danping came back to her senses, nodded, looked at An An and said.

"An An, goodbye."

An An waved at her, "Aunt Huang, Uncle Xie, goodbye."

Lu Nianfei hung the gift Huang Danping bought on the handlebars of the bicycle, then picked up An An with one hand and sat her on the 28-bar bike.

Zhang Yuting saw that the things were getting in the way, so she said, "Let me hold the things! It's not convenient to hang them in front."

Upon hearing this, Lu Nianfei took the thing down and handed it to him. He took a step forward, sat on the bicycle seat, and urged.

"Come up!"

Zhang Yuting stepped on the screws beside her and sat on the back seat. She put her things on her legs and grabbed the clothes on his back nervously, "Let's go!"

Huang Danping looked back every few steps. Seeing that she was so reluctant to leave An An, Xie Hongxin asked.

"Why don't you recognize An An?"

Huang Danping pursed her lips and explained.

"An An has gotten used to life without me. If I recognize him again and then abandon him, it would be like cutting a knife in his heart. Let's wait a few years until he grows up and talk about it! If he hates me in the future and doesn't forgive me, I will accept it."

This is the sin she committed, and the child cannot bear it anymore.

Moreover, if they recognized each other, her affairs would spread to the army, and others would talk about Lu Nianfei behind his back. She didn't want to affect Lu Nianfei's future.

Xie Hongxin respected her decision, "Just think it through."

Huang Danping looked back again, looked at the gradually blurry figure, and said with certainty.

"That girl seems to like Nian Fei."

Xie Hongxin said in surprise.

"How did you know that?"

He didn't see any excessive interaction between Lu Nianfei and the girl named Yu Ting.

Huang Danping didn't answer. She had liked Lu Nianfei since she was a young girl. She knew very well the look of liking someone.

It seems that An An also likes that girl, but I don’t know whether Lu Nianfei likes this girl or not.

You should like it, right?

This girl is pretty and quiet. At first glance, she is an educated city person. She is much more sunny and pretty than she was back then.

The other side.

Zhang Yuting was also guessing Huang Danping's identity at this time. Huang Danping had been looking at her just now, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

She wanted to ask who that woman was, but felt it was a bit inappropriate, so she didn't ask until Lu Nianfei sent An An to school.

"Brother Lu, your relatives are coming to your hometown, why didn't you let them go to the military dependents' house to take a look?"

Lu Nianfei answered very straightforwardly, "She is my ex-wife, it is not appropriate for her to go to the military family compound."

Zhang Yuting was stunned and stared at his back for a while before she realized something and asked stutteringly.

"How, how did you become my ex-wife? Aren't you two divorced yet?"

No wonder that woman kept staring at me, could it be that she had misunderstood something?

Lu Nianfei did not hide anything, "She came back this time just to get a divorce, and she has already completed the divorce procedures this morning."

As for Xie Hongxin's identity, he did not say it. Although they were divorced, he still had to give Huang Danping some face for the sake of peace and stability.

Zhang Yuting's mind was still fuzzy, her thoughts were in a mess, "Why does An An call her Aunt Huang?"

"She didn't recognize An An, maybe because she was afraid that An An would be sad." Lu Nianfei said.

Having said that, Zhang Yuting knew it was inappropriate to ask any further questions, so she stopped talking.

After Lu Nianfei arrived near the troops, he stopped his bike and said, "Okay, I'll walk back by myself."

Zhang Yuting understood, jumped off the back seat of the bicycle, and took the handlebars.

"Then I'll go back first."

As he spoke, he slipped a few times and got on the bike.

It had rained some time ago and the ground was bumpy. She didn't hold the handlebars tightly and the front of the bike was shaking and she was about to fall. Lu Nianfei suddenly caught up with her, grabbed the front of the bike and helped her steady it.

He said in a brisk tone.

"Be careful. If you fall, it will be terrible. At least you will lose a few teeth."

Zhang Yuting's face flushed red. She quickly got off the bicycle, pushed it to a flat road, and then rode back to the military family compound. Her back was straight along the way, and she felt uncomfortable all over.

She was still absent-minded after returning home. After lunch, she went back to the city. When she passed by a telephone booth, she called Yang Niannian.

When Yang Niannian heard Zhang Yuting's voice on the other end of the line, she was very surprised, "Yuting?"

Zhang Yuting didn’t know whether Yang Niannian had classes today, so she just called to give it a try. When she heard the phone was picked up, she immediately became excited.

"Niannian, it's me. I have something to tell you."

Yang Niannian guessed as it was the first time she saw Zhang Yuting so excited.

"Is it related to Nian Fei? Is he divorced?"

Zhang Yuting said in astonishment.

"You know?"

This news spread too fast! It has already reached Beijing.

Yang Niannian did not hide it from her and said with a smile.

"More than half a month ago, I met Huang Danping and told her about Nianfei's current situation. She had always thought that Nianfei was dead, so she had not returned all these years. Now that she knew that Nianfei was still alive, she must have returned to divorce him."

Zhang Yuting didn't quite understand. "Nianfei is now the deputy head of the group, why does she want to get a divorce?"

It's not that she looked down on Huang Danping, but she felt that it was not easy to find a capable and promising man in the countryside.

If Huang Danping didn't divorce, her life would definitely be good in the future.

Yang Niannian didn't want to talk too much about Huang Danping behind her back, so she made up an excuse to get away with it.

"Maybe we've been apart for so many years that we no longer have feelings for each other!"

Zhang Yuting did not suspect anything. When she thought of Lu Nianfei, her heart was filled with ripples. She also felt that it was immoral for her to have other ideas just because someone had just divorced.

Suddenly I thought of the man who was with Huang Danping. The two seemed very close. Could it be that Huang Danping had fallen in love with someone else?

She didn't dare to say anything without any evidence, for fear of damaging Huang Danping's reputation.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Yang Niannian ask with concern, "An An is separated from her mother again. You must feel very uncomfortable, right?"

Zhang Yuting came back to her senses and said softly, "I don't know why, she didn't recognize An An, and met An An as An An's aunt."

Yang Niannian was stunned, but soon figured out the reason.

"I'm sure he's worried that after recognizing each other, they'll separate again, which will make An An sad. It's good this way, nothing has changed, and Nian Fei can find his own happiness."

Zhang Yuting couldn't describe the feeling in her heart and murmured.

"An An's mother is so sensible, gentle and charming, unlike other young wives in the countryside. She has been missing for so many years, and Brother Lu must be very upset. I don't know if he will regret divorcing such a good wife."

Yang Niannian heard something and spoke softly.

"As far as I know, the kinship between them is stronger than love, and Nianfei was forced into marriage."

Zhang Yuting was shocked. "Forced marriage? Is there some misunderstanding here? I don't think Brother Lu has the temper to be coerced."

Yang Niannian, "If you want to know the details, you can ask him when you have the chance. Anyway, he is divorced now and is a bachelor."

Zhang Yuting's face turned red instantly. The two chatted briefly for a while before hanging up the phone.