Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 167 A Qualified Mother

Chen Lan went to Liu Changcun's house tonight.

Not only did she get to see her beloved grandchildren, but she also had a meal at her former son-in-law's house.

Although his daughter and son-in-law's marriage had broken down, Liu Changcun did not neglect his former mother-in-law in the slightest. On the contrary, he treated her with the same respect as before.

It was precisely because of Liu Changcun's attitude that Chen Lan realized that all the problems stemmed from her own child.

I learned that Liu Changcun has a new girlfriend and his family is now harmonious and happy.

She didn't want to disturb her son-in-law's family, nor did she want her beloved grandchildren to suffer even the slightest harm.

Therefore, when she heard Lin Wanran, who was standing at the bathroom door, anxiously asking her about Liu Wanqiu's schedule for recording the show, she was stunned for a long time before slowly replying.

"So be it……"

Lin Wanran waited for a long time.

She thought she would get the answer she wanted from her mother, but after a long wait, all she got was this inexplicable statement.

She looked at her mother in the bathroom with a puzzled expression, and saw Chen Lan looking at her with heartache.

"Ranran...don't go and bother them."

"mom?"

"They are happy now, and the children have finally gotten over the trauma of their parents' divorce. Please don't disturb them anymore..."

"Why?!"

She shouldn't have raised her voice when facing Liu Changcun, but she burst out after hearing her mother's advice.

Lin Wanran was confused.

Chen Lan, who is clearly her biological mother, is not only not considering things from her daughter's side, but is instead siding with Liu Changcun, an outsider.

Even the words she spoke were almost identical to those of Liu Changcun, who had just left, as if she only knew how to cause trouble and could not bring any positive emotions to the children.

Looking at her mother in front of her, Lin Wanran's voice rose uncontrollably.

"Liu Changcun, Liu Changcun... I am your daughter, why do you keep speaking up for him?"

“I’m not speaking for him, I’m speaking for the children…”

"They are my children!"

Lin Wanran almost shouted it out.

She had worked so hard to bring her two children into this world, and now, no matter how expensive the repair solution is, she can't get rid of the stretch marks on her abdomen.

She was heavily pregnant and frequently experienced morning sickness during her pregnancy. Even after so many years, she still occasionally experiences negative effects from childbirth.

She is the one who suffers.

Liu Changcun only talked the talk, pretending to be nicer to his children.

That way, everyone will feel sorry for him, and no one will care about their own feelings.

Lin Wanran didn't understand, and she didn't want to understand.

“What has Liu Changcun done? Even if he took care of everything for the children, even if he had to work and take care of the children while I was in postpartum confinement, does that mean the suffering I endured wasn’t suffering?”

"If only I had money, I could hire a nanny. If I had money, he wouldn't have to work so hard just to look good."

"It's his own lack of ability, not my fault for making him suffer so much!"

Hearing these words from her daughter, Chen Lan was extremely disappointed.

She acted as if she were meeting her own daughter for the first time, recognizing Lin Wanran as a child.

Looking at her daughter, she felt increasingly unfamiliar with her.

She used to be such a well-behaved and sensible child, how did she turn into this?

"Changcun had such good grades in high school, and he didn't take the college entrance exam just because you didn't want him to go to university. What do you mean by saying this now?"

Chen Lan also began to respond angrily.

However, her words only made Lin Wanran more disdainful.

"Did I force him not to take the college entrance exam? I was just saying it casually, who knew he would actually listen and not take the exam!"

"You were just saying that casually? He's been saying it since the second semester of his senior year of high school. You're the one who forced him to say it!"

"I didn't force him!"

"You know perfectly well that the boy cares about you, and you know he will definitely consider your feelings, but you're just afraid that he'll get into a good university and meet an even more outstanding girl!"

"do not talk……"

"You performed exceptionally well in the college entrance exam because he tutored you, right? Otherwise, do you think you could have gotten into university?"

"..."

“If Changcun chooses to take the college entrance exam, you definitely won’t get into the university he’s in with your grades. You’re just worried that he’ll meet someone better after he leaves you…”

"I told you to shut up!!!"

A sharp voice pierced the night sky.

The doorway to the bathroom also brought the mother and daughter, who were engaged in a heated debate, to a halt.

As a mother, Chen Lan witnessed everything. She knew what her daughter had done, and when she learned that Lin Wanran wanted Liu Changcun to give up the college entrance examination, she was the first to step forward to oppose it.

However, at that time, Lin Wanran wouldn't listen to anyone's advice. She stubbornly believed that only by keeping Liu Changcun firmly by her side could she make him unable to leave her.

Chen Lan knew all of this.

She knew what her daughter was thinking, and she also knew how foolish her behavior was.

However, she could only watch from the sidelines and was unable to stop the other party.

The sharp voice gradually faded away, and Lin Wanran suddenly felt as if she had lost all her strength, her body uncontrollably retreating until her back touched the cold wall.

The chill made Lin Wanran's hands and feet icy cold.

Her legs suddenly went weak and she could no longer support herself.

Lin Wanran could only lean against the wall and slowly slide down like a puddle of mud.

She sat on the floor, covering her ears with her hands, to show her resistance to hearing her mother's accusations. She didn't believe she was the one who had harmed Liu Changcun.

She was unwilling to admit that she actually regretted it.

Liu Changcun was so outstanding in high school. If he had just taken the college entrance examination... no, he didn't even need to take the college entrance examination. He only needed to accept the offers from various universities to have a better life than the average person.

But Lin Wanran was worried at that time.

She worried that after Liu Changcun left her, he would make new friends in a new environment, and among those new friends, he would meet girls who were more outstanding than her.

Lin Wanran doesn't believe in so-called feelings.

Her mother, Chen Lan, is a living example of this.

Her father, who never appeared, disappeared and brought her into this world, but Lin Wanran has never felt a single day of fatherly love since she was a child.

Although her mother took meticulous care of her, the incompleteness of her family could never heal the wounds in her heart.

Even now, Lin Wanran still remembers the things that the other children in the alleys said to mock her when she was little.

They said she was a brat who had no father to care for her.

They're spreading rumors that someone like her will never amount to anything.

Lin Wanran knew exactly what she wanted: she wanted to show those who had mocked her that she wasn't so unlucky and that she could live a life that others envied.

However, she was too short-sighted during her student days, and coupled with her personal experience as a single mother, she had no faith in men's promises.

Although, in retrospect, Liu Changcun did not change his mind during this marriage.

However, Lin Wanran didn't dare to gamble during her student days.

She wasn't even 100% confident that Liu Changcun would continue to love her back then.

Lacking a sense of security, she could only resort to such methods out of obsession, believing that as long as Liu Changcun also became mediocre, he would not despise her in the future.

However... Lin Wanran hadn't considered this at the time.

If Liu Changcun really does turn out as she expected, from being the school's pride to falling into a situation similar to that of an ordinary person, would she still have the same fondness for him?

In the end, Lin Wanran did indeed change her mind.

She couldn't tolerate her days becoming mundane, and she couldn't bear not being able to enjoy the life that others envied.

Even if Liu Changcun can buy a house, even if Liu Changcun can support her living expenses.

But that kind of frugal life, always worrying about money... was not the picture Lin Wanran had been looking forward to.

What she wanted was a dazzling life, a happy family, and a wealthy and carefree existence.

Instead of endlessly discussing things like firewood, rice, oil, salt, and living expenses.

She understood the logic, but Lin Wanran just refused to admit that it was her fault.

She could only shift all the blame onto Liu Changcun; only in this way could she stand on the moral high ground and criticize or even blame him without any pressure.

With her own efforts, Lin Wanran could have shone brightly in the workplace.

However, Wen Yunwei's appearance robbed her of the life that should have been hers.

Lin Wanran could not accept this outcome, which is why she resolutely chose to resign.

Because she couldn't accept her initial mistake, she was eager to leave Liu Changcun and end this painful marriage.

However... Chen Lan's words forced Lin Wanran to realize something anew.

It's because of her.

Liu Changcun did not choose to go to university.

It's all because of her.

The children in the family will be affected, and their temperaments and personalities will become increasingly strange.

The heated discussion abruptly ended.

Chen Lan silently put down what she was holding and left the bathroom.

Looking at Lin Wanran, who sat against the wall, covering her ears with her hands, unwilling to accept reality, and at her thirty-four-year-old daughter, who was still throwing tantrums as willfully as when she was a child.

Chen Lan could have offered more rebuttals, but after seeing Lin Wanran's current state, she completely lost the will to confront her.

After all, she was the child she had raised with great care, the daughter she had cherished and protected so that she would never suffer even the slightest grievance.

Even if Chen Lan had a lot to say, she couldn't utter a single word after seeing Lin Wanran's escapist attitude.

She moved closer to her daughter and saw Lin Wanran constantly covering her ears, looking disheveled and pitiful.

Silently, she slowly helped her daughter up.

He helped the distraught Lin Wanran back to her bedroom.

After her daughter sat on the bed, Chen Lan, who was in the bedroom, turned around and left again. When she reappeared, she was carrying a plastic basin of the right temperature back to the bedside.

Chen Lan gently placed the plastic basin in her hand at Lin Wanran's feet and squatted down beside her.

Long-term labor has left her body riddled with hidden ailments, and even squatting causes her noticeable discomfort in her knees.

However, Chen Lan did not react at all. She simply reached out to her daughter's ankle and dragged her into the prepared foot bath.

The bedroom light... is on.

It illuminated the room, but failed to illuminate the mother hidden in Lin Wanran's shadow.

Just like when they were children, she gently washed her daughter's feet with her hands, which were submerged in the basin.

There were no flaws whatsoever; even the crevices were thoroughly cleaned.

Compared to Lin Wanran, this unqualified mother.

Chen Lan is not only a qualified grandmother.

same……

She is also a good mother.

(End of this chapter)