Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 122 Envy
As parents, no one understands their daughter better than An Junan and Guo Yan.

As an only child, An Zhaoran has always had an indomitable spirit. Basically, once she has made up her mind about something, nothing can change it.

To put it nicely, it's persistence; to put it bluntly, it's stubbornness.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have stubbornly resisted her family's pressure to get married, even going so far as to move out of her home.

An Zhaoran's remarks undoubtedly raised her parents' blood pressure, and they argued for a long time in their bedroom late at night.

An Zhaoran did not, as Liu Changcun had suggested, shift all the blame onto him.

In An Zhaoran's view, since she was the one who initially proposed the charade of being a couple, she should be the one to resolve the situation herself, even if it ended.

That night, An Zhaoran's parents persuaded her for a long time.

Faced with her parents' persistent questioning, she, who had already chosen to tell the truth, had no intention of continuing to hide it.

He honestly and thoroughly told his parents about Liu Changcun's personal situation.

The eldest son is 14 years old, and the youngest daughter is 11 years old.

One is in the third year of junior high school, and the other is in the sixth grade.

Upon hearing this, Guo Yan immediately began to calculate and discovered that Liu Changcun had become a father before he was twenty. She almost collapsed onto the bed in shock.

I thought that even if I had children, they would be at most in elementary school age.

Reality is far more futuristic than I ever imagined.

However, An Zhaoran remained firm in her stance and showed no sign of backing down despite her parents' attempts to dissuade her.

If her future husband is not Liu Changcun, she will never choose to get married in her life.

No matter how much her parents pressure her in the future, she will never waver.

Back to the present.

An Zhaoran looked at Liu Changcun in front of her, paused for a long time, and then spoke again.

"In short, I made a bet with my dad: if you can get a job at the station and create a new show on the entertainment channel that breaks viewership records, he will forgive us for deceiving them."

A long-running program on the entertainment channel has been suffering from declining ratings and urgently needs a new program to take its place.

Since An Zhaoran had declared to his parents that he could only accept Liu Changcun, An Junan, the father, made some rather unreasonable demands because he did not agree with the declaration.

As long as Liu Changcun can come up with a program that can replace the old one and achieve a top-three rating among the many programs broadcast on the entertainment channel.

He could then forgive the two of them and, incidentally, try to accept Liu Changcun, who was already divorced and had two children.

In fact, this is not a simple matter.

After all, although the station's entertainment channel is not as popular as other stations' programs, it is still quite well-known throughout the country.

It already has a stable audience base, and its viewership ratings have remained consistent over the years.

Considering that Liu Changcun had only ever run a bookstore before and had only ever written a TV drama script, he had no planning experience whatsoever and could not possibly meet An Junan's outrageous demands.

However, her father did not believe it, but An Zhaoran, as his daughter, trusted Liu Changcun unconditionally.

Call it blind confidence or whatever, but Liu Changcun gives her the feeling that he can do anything.

The two stared at each other in bewilderment. The silence of the man in front of her moved An Zhaoran, who was looking at her. She stood still, waiting for his reply.

"So...that's why you suggested I work at the TV station?"

"Do you want to?"

Liu Changcun did not give an immediate reply. After thinking it over, he fixed his gaze on her face, noticing that even with light makeup, she still looked tired.

Perhaps... she hasn't been able to get a proper rest these past two days.

"It's not that I'm willing or not, it's just that my current focus is on the store."

Upon hearing Liu Changcun's reply, An Zhaoran, whose face was filled with worry, turned her gaze toward the location of the shop.

From a distance, you could immediately spot the two people peeking out of the shop entrance.

She hadn't met one of the younger ones, but she had a deep impression of the woman named Ning Mengyao.

An Zhaoran quickly looked away and turned her gaze back to Liu Changcun in front of her.

"It won't be a problem. As long as you report to the station and apply, you can still get the job even if you have other businesses under your name."

Speak a little faster.

"And as long as we get the new show going, my dad won't have any complaints about you anymore!"

"Does my uncle have a lot of opinions about me?"

"It's not just big, it's absolutely huge."

An Zhaoran lowered her voice and leaned closer as if whispering.

“My dad knew that you had not only been married before and had two children, but that you were also pretending to be my boyfriend. He was so angry that his face almost turned green…”

"..."

"So, as long as we do a good job with the new show, they won't be angry."

Liu Changcun felt that An Zhaoran's explanation was an oversimplification of the situation.

"Even if it's just to appease them, you can come back to the station with me to work on a new program."

An Zhaoran suddenly looked at the person in front of her with a pleading expression, as if she were being coquettish.

She held the bag in one hand and grasped his wrist with the other.

It swayed gently a few times.

"Please, just say yes!"

Looking down at the other person gripping his wrist, Liu Changcun remained silent for a long time before responding.

"As long as it doesn't interfere with the store's business."

"Do you agree?"

She was about to say something more, but when An Zhaoran heard the reply from Liu Changcun, she immediately looked at him in surprise.

I was still a little unsure until I noticed the smile on Liu Changcun's face.

An Zhaoran was finally completely certain.

I knew you wouldn't refuse me!

Shouting excitedly, she seemed to be overwhelmed by joy and immediately opened her arms to pounce on the man in front of her.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and excitedly stood on tiptoe.

This sudden action also surprised Liu Changcun, who was completely unprepared. He hesitated for a few seconds before slowly reaching up with his arms hanging at his sides.

Before Liu Changcun's hands could even touch her waist, the excited An Zhaoran immediately realized what was happening.

Realizing he had done this in the street, he immediately released his arm from the other person and quickly took two or three steps back.

"Sorry, I'm a little too happy."

"..."

His arm was raised and suspended in mid-air, as if he was about to hug her.

Seeing An Zhaoran say these words with her face down, and noticing that the other person raised her face, she immediately lowered her arm.

As if changing the subject, he asked.

"You haven't tried the milk tea in the shop yet, have you? Would you like a cup?"

"Yeah, okay."

Smiling and nodding, An Zhaoran looked at the man in front of her and replied.

Even across the sidewalk, the sight of the two chatting happily could be heard inside the Mixue Ice Cream store.

Ning Mengyao, who had already come out from in front of the cashier, was secretly observing.

Seeing Liu Changcun and An Zhaoran chatting so happily, I felt inexplicably irritated.

"As expected... there's no way the boss doesn't have a girlfriend."

The words of the new employee, Sun Yun, reached Ning Mengyao's ears.

"That's true. With looks like that, there's bound to be other people who like her... I don't know what the boss's ex-wife was thinking. If it were me, I would never get a divorce."

"..."

"Sis, what do you think is the relationship between this person and the boss? Are they dating?"

"..."

"sister?"

He called out several times until Ning Mengyao, who was in a daze, came back to her senses.

He turned his gaze away from what was ahead and looked at Sun Yun, who was also secretly observing him.

"I do not know."

"..."

As a long-time employee, how come he doesn't know anything? Sun Yun muttered to herself. When she looked outside the store again, she saw Liu Changcun next to the new car had already closed the car door and was walking towards the store.

Realizing this, she and Ning Mengyao immediately turned around and left, returning to the cashier's counter.

They entered the store one after the other.

Liu Changcun leaned against the front of the stage and raised his hand to introduce An Zhaoran, who had followed behind him.

"These are the drinks we have on hand right now. See if there's anything that interests you."

"Um……"

An Zhaoran took a closer look, her gaze sweeping over the area rapidly.

"I want this."

"Bubble tea? Sure."

With a smile, Liu Changcun turned to Ning Mengyao, who was watching him from inside the station, and said...

"A bubble tea, please."

Thinking of something, he looked at An Zhaoran and asked.

"With ice or at room temperature?"

"Normal temperature."

An Zhaoran understood Liu Changcun's thoughts. Already happy, she felt even warmer inside after hearing the man's thoughtful inquiry.

After ordering, her gaze remained fixed on the man's face.

She gazed at him with a smile in her eyes.

As Liu Changcun placed his order at the store, her gaze shifted from the man to Ning Mengyao.

An Zhaoran, who had been smiling, suddenly stopped laughing.

Perhaps because it had been a while since they last met, Ning Mengyao looked even more beautiful than the last time they met.

Wearing a Mixue Ice Cream employee uniform, her hair was tied up in a bun at the back with a hair clip, and her somewhat melancholy expression made her look even more charming.

Ning Mengyao was also watching her, and noticed that An Zhaoran, who had been looking at Liu Changcun, suddenly looked at her.

The moment their eyes met, they immediately looked away nervously.

Or perhaps it's a sense of inferiority at play.

Whether it's Wen Yunwei, who has visited the store a few times, or An Zhaoran, who is standing in front of you right now.

Whenever Ning Mengyao observed the two of them, she would subconsciously avoid their gaze if they looked at her in return.

Noticing that An Zhaoran was still observing her, Ning Mengyao hurriedly picked up an empty cup and went to the back to make something. Meanwhile, the newcomer Sun Yun looked at the woman standing next to the boss with curiosity.

Her gaze swept back and forth between the two of them, and then, as if she understood something, she gave a sweet smile.

Seeing the new employee grinning with his big teeth showing, Liu Changcun introduced him to An Zhaoran.

“Sun Yun only started work yesterday. As for Ning Mengyao… you know her too.”

"Hello."

An Zhaoran nodded and greeted Sun Yun in front of her, and the next second she heard the other party respond.

Hello, sister-in-law!

Ning Mengyao suddenly stopped and turned to look at the doorway.

Liu Changcun slapped the table, signaling the new employee not to shout.

An Zhaoran was momentarily stunned, but didn't say anything after she came to her senses.

Ning Mengyao unconsciously tightened her grip on the cup, and after a few seconds, she began making milk tea with a dejected expression.

They were very quick; in just two or three minutes, they handed over the sealed milk tea.

Liu Changcun helped him take it, and then beckoned An Zhaoran to leave.

Before leaving, Liu Changcun thought of something, turned around and looked at the two people in the store who were looking at him, his gaze falling on Sun Yun.

He urged the other party to take advantage of the shop's slow business and quickly learn the production process.

After receiving a response, he then left with An Zhaoran again.

The two walked toward where the car was parked.

Liu Changcun, who was parked next to the car, seemed to remember something and looked at An Zhaoran, who was about to get into the passenger seat.

"You've already got your driver's license, aren't you going to drive it around?"

"May I?"

An Zhaoran, who had already traveled halfway, asked in surprise and hurriedly turned back from the passenger seat.

He moved closer to Liu Changcun.

"Get on the bus, let's see your true level."

As soon as Liu Changcun uttered those words, An Zhaoran, who was standing next to him, immediately responded excitedly.

He flung open the driver's side door and got into the new car.

Liu Changcun then went around to the passenger side, opened the door, and got into the car.

I reached out to pull the seatbelt, and just as I was about to buckle it, I noticed that the buckle on the passenger side had already been taken.

"..."

With his hand still gripping the seatbelt, Liu Changcun slowly raised his eyes to look at his side.

Seeing An Zhaoran excitedly stroking the steering wheel, and the seatbelt in front of her that was noticeably tighter, I noticed something.

"An Che Shen, why did you put the seatbelt on my side?"

"Huh? Did I insert it wrong?"

An Zhaoran, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was still studying this car, which was completely different from the one in the driving school. She immediately reacted with surprise after hearing the man's words.

When she saw Liu Changcun clutching the seatbelt, unsure where to insert it, her previously normal face flushed red.

"Hehe... I'm getting a little too excited."

"get off."

"No, no, you promised I could drive!"

An Zhaoran had become one with the steering wheel in front of her, and when she heard Liu Changcun's words that he wanted her to get out of the car, she leaned on it even more.

He turned his head to face the passenger seat.

He said pitifully.

"Give me another chance. I really just made a mistake."

"..."

Hearing the request from beside him, Liu Changcun did not refuse again.

Instead, he sighed, then took the seatbelt out of the passenger seat and helped it into the correct buckle.

Just as Liu Changcun fastened his seatbelt, he heard voices from beside him.

"What about the clutch?"

"..."

Liu Changcun could tolerate the seatbelt being fastened incorrectly, but after hearing An Zhaoran's question, he could no longer remain calm.

"Get out of the car!"

Why doesn't your car have a clutch?

"Automatic transmissions don't have a clutch!"

No matter how calm and composed a person is on a normal day, they will become vulnerable when it comes to safety issues.

No one could remain calm.

After getting into the car, the two hesitated to start it. The rolled-down window allowed Ning Mengyao, who was inside the store, to clearly see the scene inside the car.

Seeing Liu Changcun and An Zhaoran standing very close together, the man kept describing the functions of the buttons inside the car to the other person.

Watching the two of them chatting and laughing...

Ning Mengyao was somewhat envious of her.

She admired An Zhaoran for being able to remain calm and composed in front of Liu Changcun, saying whatever she wanted.

Ning Mengyao withdrew her gaze from outside the store and looked down at the books displayed on the counter.

As long as she becomes excellent too...

Will Liu Changcun treat her the same way he treated An Zhaoran?

(End of this chapter)