After some polite exchanges, they went into the main room and put two tables together to make a long table.

Qin Aonan and Lu Nianfei brought the food into the kitchen, served the two children some rice, and took it into the inner room to eat, while the adults sat in the main room to eat and reminisce.

The men were sitting at the table on the left and chatting, and the women were sitting at the table on the right and chatting.

Ding Lanying changed her previous attitude towards Yang Niannian. Not only did she greet her proactively, she also picked up food for An An and Yue Yue from time to time, and showed concern for the two children not having enough to eat. She was as enthusiastic as a kind old grandmother, as if she had become a different person.

After dinner, Ding Lanying even called Zhang Yuting to help her clean up the dishes, and Yang Niannian was stopped by her when she wanted to help.

"You and Xinyue haven't seen each other for a long time, go and chat! Yuting and I can clean up these dishes."

Yang Niannian couldn't get used to it. Ding Lanying had changed so much. If you didn't know her, you would have thought she was such a good person.

Seeing that the men turned the topic to things in the army, Zheng Xinyue felt that there was no point in them being here, so she took Yang Niannian back home to chat in private.

As soon as she left the yard, Yang Niannian asked in confusion.

"What happened recently? Why has Director Ding changed so much?"

Even if he agreed to let his daughter marry Lu Nianfei, she wouldn't become a different person, right?

She felt like she didn't even recognize Ding Lanying anymore.

Zheng Xinyue smiled mysteriously.

"You don't know this, right? Lu Nianfei has been promoted to group leader. How can she not be happy about her future son-in-law's promotion? Now she's worried that Nianfei might fall in love with someone else, so she must be more enthusiastic towards you all!"

"Besides, you are An An's godmother, and Brother Lu is An An's godfather. He is now the head of the Beijing City Group. Although his position has not changed, everyone knows that being transferred there is no different from being promoted."

"Based on Brother Lu's ability, he will most likely become the supreme commander in the future. You will be the connections of her daughter's family in the future. How can she offend you?"

In the past, Zhang Yuting and Lu Nianfei were not together, and no matter how powerful Lu Shishen was, he had nothing to do with the Zhang family. But now it’s different.

Political Commissar Zhang and Ding Lanying are both smart people and will definitely consider their daughter's future.

Zheng Xinyue talked a lot, but Yang Niannian focused all her attention on Lu Nianfei's promotion and exclaimed in surprise.

"Nian Fei was promoted?"

Zheng Xinyue was very happy for Lu Nianfei and nodded.

"I've been promoted. Now I'm a full-fledged regiment commander! Speaking of our army, the Lu family is really prosperous. We've had two regiment commanders. I tell you, Director Ding is very nice to me now. He thinks of me for all the good things, just because I introduced Yuting to a good family."

Yang Niannian chuckled. Fortunately, Zheng Xinyue was broad-minded. If it were someone else, they would have been resentful about this matter.

You know, for the position of team leader, Qin Aonan and Lu Nianfei are competitors. If you miss this promotion, you don’t know how many years you will have to wait for the next one.

However, both the Qin family and the Zheng family have backgrounds, so even though Qin Aonan did not get promoted this time, it did not have much impact on him.

The two chatted and soon arrived at Zheng Xinyue's residence. Although the house was small, it was fully equipped with furniture, including a color TV, refrigerator, washing machine, and a custom-made mahogany wardrobe.

With these conditions, we could beat 80 percent of families in the early 21st century.

Seeing Yang Niannian looking around the room, Zheng Xinyue said with a smile.

"These were all given to me as dowry by my second uncle and second aunt. My mother-in-law also bought me a lot of things, but they are all in my hometown. It is too troublesome to move them here, so my second uncle bought me a new set."

Yang Niannian looked at Zheng Xinyue with bright eyes.

"I've heard before that some people are born to enjoy a good life. You are definitely one of them."

Zheng Xinyue smiled heartlessly, "I don't know if this can be considered a blessing, but I am quite happy every day."

She shook Yang Niannian's arm and pouted, "Niannian, you don't care about me anymore. You didn't even ask me if I'm used to living in the military family compound, or if anyone is bullying me?"

Yang Niannian looked at her calmly, "You work in the court, your husband is the deputy head of the group, and your uncle from your mother's family is a big boss in the city. Who dares to bully you or provoke you?"

Whether it is in the military family compound or other places, it is actually the same. Many people just can't stand the fact that grassroots people like them have an easy life, but they dare not provoke those who have a good life.

Zheng Xinyue was amused by Yang Niannian's words, and she pulled Yang Niannian aside to talk about some strange things that happened in the military family compound.

The old leader, on the other hand, turned the topic to the affairs of the troops in Beijing.

The old leader pondered for a while and asked with a frown.

"Chief Du should be retiring during this period, right?"

He had heard about Chief Du's retirement a long time ago, and judging by the time, it should be soon.

When Political Commissar Zhang heard this, he immediately pricked up his ears, fearing that he would miss any important information.

Qin Aonan and Lu Nianfei subconsciously looked at Lu Shishen, both of them were worried about Lu Shishen's future.

Commander Du is about to retire, and Lu Shishen was originally the one with the greatest chance of promotion. However, the army approved his leave at this time, which inevitably made people think too much.

Lu Shishen's expression was very calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him. His throat moved slightly and he said "hmm" lightly.

"I'm retiring at the end of this month."

Political Commissar Zhang couldn't help but ask, "You don't have a chance to be promoted this time?"

Lu Shishen looked at him expressionlessly and answered after a moment of silence.

"The document has been submitted, but has not yet been approved."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Shishen was taking a vacation at this critical time, and everyone thought he had no chance.

Once the documents are submitted, everything will be almost settled.

Lu Nianfei smiled.

"If you had told me earlier, I would have bought some good wine to celebrate with you."

The old leader's frown relaxed and he taught like a father.

"The higher the position, the greater the responsibility. You must serve the country well."

Changing the subject, he asked, "Does Nian Nian know?"

Lu Shishen shook his head. "The document hasn't been approved yet, so I didn't say anything."

He is calm and steady in his work, and doesn't like to make a big fuss about things as soon as they show signs of happening. He always tells the other party after the dust has settled to avoid getting disappointed.

After all, as long as the document is not approved one day, many unexpected events will occur.

The old leader was very satisfied with Lu Shishen's calm personality and nodded with a smile.

"It's just as well to tell her later. It will save her from getting nervous and worrying about something going wrong."

Qin Aonan nodded. Before he got married, he didn't understand girls' minds. Now he understands a little bit. Girls' minds are different from men's.

I will think about many things that have not happened yet and may not happen.

Knowing that he was almost certain to be promoted, the old leader's mood improved, and then everyone started talking about the Qingcheng earthquake.

Political Commissar Zhang didn't say much. To put it bluntly, the better Lu Shishen did, the more regretful he felt.

well!

If he had listened to him at the beginning, his daughter would be the teacher's wife now.

It’s no use thinking about anything now. Fortunately, my wife is not stubborn this time, and my son-in-law has become the head of the group, which is not bad.