Zhou Lianyi's first reaction upon seeing Lu Yang was anger. This man had such a deep friendship with Wang Minggui back then, yet he still had the nerve to take 5 yuan from him.
They're the same way; they'll take advantage of anything, big or small.
She only realized something was wrong after she finished being angry. Lu Yang should be training at the military base at this time, so why was he standing at the entrance of the family compound with other people?
"Dad, Tiedan is back."
An'an didn't understand what the adults were saying and didn't know what they wanted to do.
She saw Tiedan return and was about to remind her father to return the things to him when she found Tiedan and his mother standing there, refusing to leave.
Why aren't they coming back?
Liu Jiandong roughly guessed something from their conversation and quickly pulled An'an to his side.
"Okay, okay, stop talking."
The two sides stood facing each other. Zhou Lian took a deep breath and led Tie Dan to the entrance of the family compound.
"Battalion Commander Lu?"
Zhou Lian was in a daze and didn't notice anything on the back of Lu Yang's bicycle, but Tie Dan did; he remembered the cover.
"Comrade Zhou Lian, Director Shen needs to speak with you."
"I……"
She wanted to argue and explain, to say that she had no idea what Lu Yang was talking about, or why Director Shen wanted to talk to her.
Countless words welled up in her throat, but Lu Yang's expression clearly showed that he knew something, and that certainty made Zhou Lian's heart more and more uneasy.
"Let the child go home first; you may need a little more time."
"Battalion Commander Lu, I don't know what you're talking about. My child is hungry, and I need to go home to breastfeed him."
Tie Dan was also flustered as he held his mother's hand, his eyes fixed on the things on the back seat. Lu Yang gestured for Zhou Lian to follow his gaze.
"..."
Do you have time now?
Zhou Lian understood everything when she saw what was in the back seat. She breathed a sigh of relief, untied the baby carrier strap, and handed her youngest son to Tie Dan.
"You guys go back first. Remember to make milk for your little brother. If he's still hungry, make him some rice cereal too."
Tie Dan panicked, and his eyes immediately reddened.
An'an looked left and right but still didn't understand, but she didn't say anything and just leaned against Liu Jiandong.
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Wang Minggui was training when his subordinate suddenly ran over and said that his eldest son was looking for him with a child.
"Looking for me?"
Wang Minggui found it strange. Why didn't they go to his mother when they had something to do? They knew he was training, so why did they come looking for him?
"What happened? Where's your mother?"
Tie Dan only knew that something had happened and wanted to come over to ask his father to find a way to save his mother.
“Just say what you have to say. What kind of behavior is this, stammering like that?”
Wang Minggui was getting impatient. He came over to him but didn't say anything, which was a waste of his time.
"Battalion Commander Wang, the textile factory needs you to come over."
Wang Minggui arrived at the textile factory completely bewildered after failing to get any information from his son.
"Old Lu?"
He was wondering why they had called him over, since he wasn't familiar with the leaders of the textile factory. But when he arrived, he saw Lu Yang standing there.
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. The things that had happened before had created a rift between them. Lu Yang went straight home after work, so even if Wang Minggui wanted to find him, he wouldn't have a chance.
"Were you also summoned here by Director Shen?"
He wanted to find out something from Lu Yang when he saw Director Zhang come out and call him in.
"Director Zhang?" Before the words were finished, Zhou Lian was seen sitting in the office with tears streaming down her face.
"Battalion Commander Wang, ask her yourself."
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