Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 150 Wanting Him to Take the Initiative
The first episode of the new show "Masked Singer" has been completed and will be broadcast on the entertainment channel during prime time on Monday nights after post-production.

Judging from the sample footage from the recording site, the program perfectly captures the current audience's preferences.

Although the new program has not yet aired, it is still unknown what kind of results it will achieve.

However, considering the hard work of the team members recently, Liu Changcun treated everyone to a meal out of his own pocket.

After finishing his meal and drinks, Liu Changcun, who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, planned to drive away first.

As An Zhaoran drove back from the parking lot, the smile on her face never disappeared after she got into the car.

She was constantly pleasantly surprised by Liu Changcun's "Masked Singer".

After confronting her parents, she felt that with Liu Changcun's intelligence, even without any experience in producing new programs, he could grasp the essentials in a very short time.

But deep down, she didn't really believe that an outsider could learn from scratch in such a short time and create a hugely popular show.

An Zhaoran was never one to hesitate, and that's why she didn't hesitate to confess to her parents after realizing her own feelings.

Not only did they truthfully inform the two of the real situation regarding Liu Changcun.

She even declared that she would never marry anyone other than him in her life.

An Zhaoran was well aware that her behavior could hurt her parents' feelings, but rather than trying to please them, she preferred to address all the issues openly and resolve them one by one.

For parents today, Liu Changcun's only flaw is that he has been married before.

Besides, having met several times, her parents didn't think Liu Changcun was a bad person.

However, they couldn't calmly overcome the hurdle in their hearts, which is why they expressed strong opposition as soon as they learned the truth.

However, the daughter's insistence made the couple temporarily put aside their prejudices.

Currently, there are no problems with my mother, Guo Yan, except for the agreement with my father, An Junan.

That night.

The father and daughter argued incessantly, but after talking all night, they finally made a temporary agreement.

If Liu Changcun can independently produce a new program and achieve relatively good ratings, An Junan, who holds opposing views, can try to accept Liu Changcun, who has been divorced once and is raising two children alone.

An Zhaoran knew that her father was deliberately making things difficult for her.

However, she had great confidence in Liu Changcun.

Even if "Masked Singer" fails to achieve impressive ratings this time, she is confident enough to change her father's mind.

In the passenger seat, An Zhaoran's gaze lingered on the man.

I watched the figure driving intently.

"Shall we go home now?"

"The kids are all at home. After you come home and have dinner, you can stay home and rest. I'll come and keep an eye on the post-production."

Liu Changcun responded and arranged the other party's next schedule.

Her already bright eyes sparkled even more after hearing Liu Changcun's words.

An Zhaoran seemed somewhat surprised. If it weren't for the seatbelt restraining her, she could have turned to face the other person directly.

"You even know about post-production?"

"I know a little."

"Wow, that's amazing! How do you learn everything so quickly?"

Words of praise came from the woman's mouth. An Zhaoran, who had repeatedly failed in her studies, now admired Liu Changcun wholeheartedly.

She simply couldn't understand how a person could be so intelligent.

Despite having only ever run a bookstore, Liu Changcun not only created a wildly popular TV drama script but also opened a thriving milk tea shop.

Now, having no prior experience in program production, I not only completed the tasks methodically, but also gained some understanding of post-production.

During this time, An Zhaoran stayed at Liu Changcun's house, sharing a room with his daughter.

The two are practically inseparable on a daily basis.

She had never seen Liu Changcun read or study, yet he was involved in various fields.

"Are you really a genius?"

"What do you think."

Perhaps amused by An Zhaoran's question, Liu Changcun glanced at her briefly and asked back with a smile.

In fact, he had a brief experience working on the post-production of the show in his previous life before becoming a screenwriter.

Even if Liu Changcun was very intelligent in his studies, he shouldn't have mastered this skill without any prior exposure to it.

The car slowed down and came to a steady stop at the red light.

Liu Changcun looked at An Zhaoran sitting next to him and listened to the answer the other gave after thinking about it.

"I've never met anyone as smart as you..."

Do you think I'm smart?

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have always been able to beat you in exams back in school."

"It's really rare to hear these words from you."

Liu Changcun deliberately feigned surprise and continued to tease An Zhaoran beside him.

"Didn't you used to hate me the most? How come you don't see it at all now?"

"..."

Sensing the teasing in his words, An Zhaoran rolled her eyes at him.

"I still hate it, but not as much as before."

"So what do you hate about me now?"

"I hate that you were married to Lin Wanran."

An Zhaoran expressed herself frankly, without any intention of hiding anything.

The mere mention of Lin Wanran instantly turned her previously pleasant mood into a fit of rage.

If it weren't for this woman who delayed Liu Changcun back then, he would certainly not be in the way he is now, given his development at that time.

She has never been married and will not have children.

In this way, her father would not be so opposed or resistant to accepting Liu Changcun.

Since the incident has already occurred, An Zhaoran cannot blame Liu Changcun.

After all, the man driving beside her in this failed marriage was also a victim.

However, the culprit behind all of this was Lin Wanran. With a displeased expression, An Zhaoran pondered for a moment, then crossed her arms and began to explain with an air of seriousness.

"If you hadn't been so focused on Lin Wanran back then, you wouldn't have gone through a divorce."

“The children all took after her… Even though you had such good grades at school, Songyan and Wanqiu didn’t inherit any of them.”

"If you hadn't married her back then, but instead married a smart person, your children would have inherited some of your academic talents."

"She's dragged down the horizon!"

When the red light ends, the green light turns on.

Noticing this out of the corner of his eye, Liu Changcun chose to drive away again, but his gaze kept drifting towards An Zhaoran, who had said those words.

He clearly hadn't expected the other party to have such thoughts.

Although the two children in the family do not have particularly high talent in their studies, it is not as outrageous as An Zhaoran said.

And they blamed all the mistakes on Lin Wanran.

It seems that as long as Liu Changcun hadn't married Lin Wanran, even if he had married someone else and had children, his academic talent would have been inherited to some extent.

This is... utter nonsense.

Let's not even mention the fact that many highly educated couples have children with average intelligence.

Even if Liu Changcun hadn't ended up with Lin Wanran, it couldn't be 100% certain that the children he had with other women would be exceptionally intelligent.

Looking out the windshield, I saw the streetlights illuminating the road in the night.

Liu Changcun spoke with a light laugh.

"It seems you're quite tolerant of everyone else, but you're full of malice towards Lin Wanran."

"I do not like her."

After a pause, An Zhaoran looked disgusted.

"No, I really hate her!"

"Although I don't have any good feelings for her now, what you just said is too exaggerated, like she lowered the average... It's like if I hadn't married her, I could have had a genius baby."

"it is true!"

"Respond loudly," An Zhaoran hurriedly looked at Liu Changcun and said.

"While it's not 100% accurate, if both parents have similar intelligence levels, their offspring will be much smarter than average children."

"What the experts said?"

"I said."

"Your summary is worse than those experts who know absolutely nothing."

"You do not believe?"

An Zhaoran seemed to have been provoked by Liu Changcun again.

Her eyebrows twitched slightly, and she was tempted to argue with him again.

"If you don't believe me, we can..."

"stop!"

Liu Changcun immediately interrupted An Zhaoran before she could finish speaking, and glanced at her with a surprised expression.

An Zhaoran, who usually appears serious and intelligent in front of others, always manages to say shocking things when he's with me.

"Are you trying to make another bet?"

"Didn't you not believe me...?"

"It's not a matter of belief or not; the problem is where we're going to have another child now for comparison."

"I can..."

The four words that slipped out finally made An Zhaoran realize what was happening.

Sitting in the passenger seat, she only realized at that moment just how outrageous her words were.

Staring blankly at Liu Changcun beside him, the man glanced at him with great surprise.

A few seconds later, An Zhaoran finally closed her open mouth.

She silently turned her face away.

"Forget what I just said."

"Do you think my head is a computer file? You can just delete it whenever you want?"

"Anyway, even if you misspoke, as long as you know that's the gist of it..."

An Zhaoran's excited tone softened, and she became hesitant.

If she could, she would love to slap her own mouth a few times right there and then.

How could you say something like that without thinking?

I can...

Isn't this a blatant hint to Liu Changcun that she wants to have his child?

An Zhao then regretted it to death.

Because of her competitive nature, she rarely admits to her failures.

That's why she said those words unconsciously just now.

In reality, An Zhaoran doesn't really oppose such things now, but her relationship with Liu Changcun is still unclear, and she hasn't received his approval or blessing from her parents.

The environment in which An Zhaoran grew up fostered a rather naive yet meticulous personality.

After all, in her view, marriage is a natural progression and mutual affection.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so resistant to her parents' pressure to get married, and she certainly wouldn't have asked Liu Changcun to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Now that they've gotten to know each other better, she's come to understand her own feelings.

Knowing your own feelings is one thing, but boldly confessing them is another.

An Zhaoran never makes preparations without being certain of success.

Now, Liu Changcun not only has Wen Yunwei, who competes fairly with him, but also Ning Mengyao, who works hard without complaint.

Even now, she still doesn't know Liu Changcun's true thoughts.

Given the current uncertainty, and considering An Zhaoran's personality, she would certainly not reveal her feelings to Liu Changcun first.

(End of this chapter)