Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 2 The temptation to go home

back home.

The door to Liu Wanqiu's room remained tightly closed.

The son, Liu Songyan, had already cleaned up the dining table that hadn't been cleared before he left, and sat quietly on the sofa waiting.

Hearing the door open, he immediately got up and went forward.

He was lean and wiry, with straight and long legs. He had a fine beard on his chin, but his eyes were completely covered by messy long hair, making it impossible to see his facial features.

Watching her father return home alone, her eyes, hidden by thick bangs, gazed towards the doorway.

Only after Liu Changcun went into the house alone and closed the door did the boy realize something and lower his head again.

"dad……"

After a long while, the word finally escaped from his throat.

14-year-old Liu Songyan probably guessed the outcome.

After all, the sound of my parents arguing at the dinner table not long ago could be clearly heard even with the bedroom door closed.

In Liu Songyan's memory.

Their mother used to love the two siblings very much.

However, this situation did not last long. Starting from Liu Songyan's primary school years, his mother's attitude towards him and his sister changed every day.

From initial indifference to later disregard.

Until recently, she made no attempt to hide her disgust for the brother and sister.

Perhaps it was because she gave birth to the two siblings that her divorce from her father was delayed again and again.

Liu Songyan did not feel any regret about his parents' broken marriage.

A few days ago, when his father fell ill and he took leave to stay home to take care of him, he was already extremely disappointed in his mother, who had never come home.

The argument at the dinner table today completely shattered the last shred of hope in his heart.

In Liu Songyan's view now, his parents' divorce is not so difficult to accept.

What worries him even more is whether his father's mentality will be affected.

After all, in his memory, his father, Liu Changcun, loved his wife very much.

In the past, every argument ended with my father giving in first.

Perhaps this time will be the same.

My father was just saying it in the heat of the moment; he would never actually choose to divorce my mother…

"We're divorced. You should go back to school next Monday. You've already wasted a lot of time."

Liu Songyan has taken a week off from school to take care of his sick father.

His grades were already average, and he is likely to fall behind in many classes this week.

Now a father, Liu Changcun feels that nothing is more important than his child's academic performance.

That's why he described the result so casually after his son came to greet him.

Focus on clarifying the child's learning situation.

However, such a casual remark was like a bomb going off in Liu Songyan's head.

Her eyes, hidden beneath her thick bangs, blinked wildly as she stared at the other person in disbelief.

Watching her father, with a calm expression, change into his slippers and walk past her towards the bedroom.

After hesitating for a long time, he still asked in surprise.

"Are you really divorced?"

"Yeah, she probably won't be coming back."

After finishing his response, Liu Changcun was about to return to his room when he heard faint sobbing coming from his daughter's bedroom as he passed by her room.

He did not deliberately lower his voice after he got home.

Therefore, it's quite normal that the daughter, who was hiding inside the house, heard it.

Liu Changcun paused, turned around, and walked to his daughter's room, raising his hand to knock on the door.

But then he realized that he didn't know how to comfort an 11-year-old girl.

Perhaps a few words of comfort are not as good as letting your daughter have some peace and quiet on her own.

Even if Lin Wanran, as a mother, doesn't care that much about her son and daughter.

But she was, after all, the biological mother of the brother and sister.

In most cases, girls are more or less emotional.

My daughter, Liu Wanqiu, is already 11 years old.

She should at least understand that...not every family is so harmonious.

Until Liu Changcun returned to his room.

Liu Songyan was still standing there, stunned.

Looking at his father's closed door.

I could also faintly hear my sister's suppressed sobs.

That family may not have been so harmonious, but it was a complete family.

But now...

His thick bangs obscured his eyes.

His expression was obscured.

After a long while, Liu Songyan, who had been standing there in a daze, finally started to move again.

He raised his hand and wiped it off.

He then returned to his own room.

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2006 6 Month 4 Day.

Saturday.

Liu Changcun left his home and arrived at the bookstore. He took the key, lifted the roller shutter door, and entered the bookstore, looking at the bookshelves inside.

The bookshelves were piled high with books, and there were also many pens and notebooks for sale in front of the cashier.

Liu Changcun used to love reading.

Perhaps it was for this reason that a bookstore was opened here.

The bookstore has a good location.

The school is just over 700 meters away if you turn left after leaving the store, and the store is located on a section of road that students must take to and from school.

The school is No. 16 Middle School, which includes primary and junior high school.

It is also the school attended by Liu Songyan, Liu Songyan and Liu Wanqiu.

Liu Songyan, 14 years old, is in the second year of junior high school.

Liu Wanqiu, 11 years old, is in the fifth grade of elementary school.

One is about to enter high school, and the other is about to enter junior high school.

These are all important grades in each stage.

My son's grades are now in the middle of his class, and my daughter's grades are not even among the top in her class.

The influence of family ultimately manifests in children.

It would be strange if academic performance didn't suffer in such a stressful family atmosphere.

Thinking of my own two children.

At this moment, Liu Changcun couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Although the daughter hasn't fully recovered from the shadow of her parents' divorce, she seems to be eating and drinking normally and is otherwise fine.

It was his own son who made Liu Changcun feel helpless.

A 14-year-old teenager is no longer the type to obediently follow orders.

Although his son Liu Songyan is sensible and well-behaved at home, he is not like this at school.

His hair, resembling an unconventional style, covered his eyes, and the school had given him, as his father, a lot of trouble because of this.

Even when he had just entered the first year of junior high school, he got into a fight with a student from the third year of junior high school, leaving behind an undefeated legend among the students of No. 16 Middle School.

I am now in the second year of junior high school.

However, his fame still made him a celebrity on campus.

It even gradually evolved into a campus legend.

Anyone who makes eye contact with Liu Songyan is bound to suffer the consequences.

Fortunately, his bangs always cover his eyes, so no one has made eye contact with him yet.

Arriving at the cashier, Liu Changcun looked at the sturdy white computer, waited for the long time after it was turned on.

During that time, I felt a constant throbbing in my temples.

If his son were merely a problem child, that would be one thing; as his father, he would naturally use the Seven Wolves sword at his waist to help him grow up.

Even though his son was renowned at school, he never provoked any students.

At home, she is a well-behaved girl who dotes on her younger sister and respects her father.

Throughout history, rebels have always known how to find a legitimate reason.

As a father, Liu Changcun wanted to educate his children, but he didn't know where to start.

Looking at the computer screen, the familiar grassland wallpaper appeared.

Only then did he temporarily put his son's problem aside and pick up the mouse to open the browser.

My hands are typing on the keyboard, searching for TV series in this world.

Lin Wanran has almost paid off the debts she incurred from her extravagant spending, but now the family has very little savings left.

Although public schools don't have many expenses for academics, some hidden costs are inevitable.

As the end of the semester approached, Liu Changcun still wanted to improve his child's grades.

It would be best if everyone enrolled in a tutoring class; otherwise, spending the two months of summer vacation at home all day would be a complete waste of time.

In his previous life, Liu Changcun was a TV drama screenwriter.

He has written several TV series that achieved reasonably good ratings.

In this life, he owns a bookstore but has little savings. Considering he also has two daughters to take care of, he...

You can only choose a side hustle that offers some flexibility.

In his current view, returning to his old profession might be a good idea.

In this day and age, television ownership has significantly increased, and watching television after meals remains an essential part of every family's daily routine.

The success of "My Fair Princess" sparked a craze for ancient-style romance dramas.

From the late 20th century to the early 2000s, it seemed that every summer you could see several couples riding horses on television.

The reason it remains popular years later is simply because the main audience for television today consists of housewives with plenty of free time.

This kind of "you torment me, I torment you, but we eventually become a couple" trope is very popular among housewives.

Only TV dramas that can evoke emotions in the audience can achieve high ratings.

Staring at the information on the computer screen, Liu Changcun slowly scrolled the mouse wheel.

As lines of messages came into view.

He suddenly came up with a great script.

It not only stirs the audience's emotions and has a dramatic plot, but more importantly, it also features love, betrayal, revenge, and satisfying moments.

All the key elements are present.

Thinking of this, Liu Changcun's eyes seemed to light up.

After shrinking the webpage, I right-clicked the screen and created a folder.

Rename the newly created folder.

The Temptation to Go Home

(End of this chapter)