Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 20 Listen to Dad

"Hehehe~"

Outside the bookstore.

A girl named Cheng Zhiyan let out a lewd laugh, attracting the attention of the Liu family father and daughter standing nearby.

Even though Liu Changcun had lived two lives, this was the first time he had ever seen such a strange child.

His gaze shifted to his own daughter.

Bending down, Liu Changcun asked in a low voice.

"Why does your friend seem a bit strange?"

"That's just how she is, um... pretty carefree."

After thinking for a while, 11-year-old Liu Wanqiu finally found a relatively suitable explanation.

I watched my friend scrolling through their phone's photo album.

Liu Wanqiu, who was already used to it, didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"Dad, what is this?"

Hearing her daughter's question, she followed the direction the other person pointed.

Liu Changcun looked at the string of large characters on the cardboard sign at the entrance of the shop.

"Want to try your hand at blind box giveaways?"

"lottery?"

"Wait a mininute."

Muttering something to himself, Liu Changcun returned to the store first.

When it reappeared, it was carrying a rectangular object in its hands.

The surface is covered with patterned thin paper, which shows that it is divided into many squares.

Liu Wanqiu leaned closer.

She blinked and stared intently at the object in her father's hand.

Looking up again, her swollen eyes were full of confusion.

"Is this what blind boxes are?"

"That's right, just pick any square and smash it."

"..."

Upon hearing her father's instructions, Liu Wanqiu slowly lowered her head.

Looking at the neatly arranged grid in front of me, I hesitated for a long time before finally poking the button near the center.

"Let me see..."

Muttering to himself, Liu Changcun took out the slip of paper from the compartment.

After reading it, I folded it and exchanged it between my palms.

Then it was handed over.

"I'm so lucky, I won the lottery on my first try."

"Really?"

Hearing her father's words, the little girl in front of her clearly didn't believe him.

She reached out and took the note from her father, slowly unfolding it.

Her swollen, puzzled eyes slowly widened.

Looking at the words printed on the note, an indescribable joy instantly welled up inside me.

"You won the lottery?"

"It's still the first prize!"

After many days, this was probably the happiest moment for Liu Wanqiu.

Since her parents divorced, she has spent her days in tears.

I can only fall asleep after crying myself to sleep every night.

I was also listless at school, and often found myself drifting off in class without realizing it.

Liu Wanqiu felt very unlucky, as everything she encountered was very unpleasant.

However, all those previous assumptions were immediately forgotten after opening this blind box.

Liu Wanqiu felt that she was getting better.

"What? Did you win the lottery?"

Cheng Zhiyan, who was browsing through her phone's photo album, craned her neck out.

Upon seeing the slip of paper in her friend's hand that read "First Prize," she was genuinely happy for her friend and became equally excited.

Before long, the two cheering were holding hands.

They jumped up and down in celebration in front of Liu Changcun.

His lively and youthful appearance brought a loving fatherly look to Liu Changcun, who was watching from the side.

As a father, seeing the joy on my child's face is very touching.

This is probably the most beautiful scene in the world.

"I want to try it too!"

After the two finished jumping around, Cheng Zhiyan also found the blind box game quite interesting.

He jogged up to Liu Changcun, rummaged through the pockets of his school trousers, and pulled out a coin.

"Since you're Wanqiu's friend, you don't need to pay this time."

As he said this, Liu Changcun handed the blind box forward.

His smiling face immediately earned him an admiring look from the girl in front of him.

The little hand is raised and poked at the grid.

Take out the slip of paper.

Her initial excitement vanished instantly.

"Ah... a consolation prize..."

"That's not bad either. Congratulations on receiving the gift."

Smiling, Liu Changcun put the box away and then took out a library card and handed it over.

How could every blind box possibly contain a first prize?

He would never do something that loses him money.

"With this book, you can borrow any book at the bookstore, including comics and novels. However, you need to pay a deposit of ten yuan in advance, which will be fully refunded after you return the book."

"Oh~ I see."

Looking at Cheng Zhiyan, who suddenly realized what was happening, Liu Changcun thought his daughter's friend was kind of cute, even though she was a bit silly.

Cheng Zhiyan is a lively girl who is easily satisfied.

Her gloomy mood lasted for less than a second; she cheered up again after receiving the library voucher.

The two children's chattering voices gave Liu Changcun a headache.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long, as Cheng Zhiyan, who was holding her phone, was interrupted by the ringing of the phone.

After answering the call, he hummed in agreement twice, then hung up and said goodbye to the father and daughter in front of him.

"My mom sent someone to pick me up, so I'm going home now."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

"See you tomorrow~"

As I said goodbye to my friend, a black sedan pulled up next to the bookstore from a distance.

Picking up her schoolbag from the shop entrance, the girl ran briskly toward the parked car.

After getting into the back seat, the car window was rolled down halfway in no time.

She revealed her small face and waved frantically at the two people at the shop entrance.

"Bye~"

As the vehicle drove away, the girl's farewell voice faded into the distance.

Until it completely disappeared from the ears of the father and daughter.

After watching the vehicle leave, Liu Changcun glanced at his daughter beside him.

Since coming into this world, this was the first time he had seen Liu Wanqiu so happy.

Seeing the other person clutching the winning slip in both hands, their joy was impossible to hide. They raised their hands.

He placed his broad, kind hand on his daughter's head.

Liu Changcun shifted his gaze to the street in front of him.

"By the way, Wanqiu, why did your friend take a picture of me just now?"

"..."

Her smiling face froze for a moment.

Holding the winning slip, Liu Wanqiu didn't know how to respond.

In the classroom, two children whose combined age is just over 18 plotted a blind date involving their elders.

Liu Wanqiu was amazed by her friend's quick wit.

But now that the initial excitement has cooled, she suddenly realizes that she hasn't asked her father for his opinion yet.

Seeing the questioning look in her father's eyes.

She was initially happy, but now she felt her whole body stiffen as she looked at the winning slip in her hand that read "First Prize".

After a long while, I heard her stammering reply.

"But, maybe she thinks her dad is too handsome... yeah, that's it."

"is it?"

Liu Changcun's sharp gaze rendered the already tense Liu Wanqiu unable to move.

Hearing his daughter's answer, Liu Changcun, as an adult, felt that the explanation was perfectly reasonable.

After all, lies are something...

A mixture of truth and falsehood is necessary to prevent people from noticing.

He is indeed very handsome.

There is no doubt about this.

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It was already dark.

Before I knew it, it was time to leave work.

Faced with the florist's parting words, Ning Mengyao could only nod and agree, forcing herself to remain calm.

They brought the flower pots that were used to display the entrance back into the store one by one.

Smelling the fragrance of flowers in the air, she numbly completed her work, utterly exhausted.

Only after finishing tidying up did he take out his keys, turn off the lights, and prepare to close the door.

"Can you come to the restaurant for lunch tomorrow?"

A girl's childlike voice rang in Ning Mengyao's ears.

The numb, downcast gaze finally reacted.

Turning around, I looked at the bookstore next door that had also just closed.

A family of three was seen gathered in front of the shop.

"I tried the food at your school, and it was ridiculously bad."

The bookstore owner said to his daughter.

Standing next to him was a boy who was a head shorter than him.

Ning Mengyao recognized the other person.

They are the bookstore owner and his two children.

"Instead of spending money to suffer, it's better to eat something edible."

As he expressed his opinions, Liu Changcun spoke softly to his children beside him.

“Save money where you should and spend money where you should. It’s obvious that spending money on meals in the cafeteria is a pure waste.”

"I think the taste is alright."

"You have a loss of taste."

Hearing his son's rebuttal, Liu Changcun, as the father, responded without any mercy.

Seeing that the boy, whose features were obscured, had stopped moving, Liu Changcun was about to leave with his children when he turned around and saw a gaze fixed on him.

To be honest, I was quite startled.

In just one day, Ning Mengyao looked even more haggard and tired.

If it weren't for the fact that his eyes were still blinking, he might have thought the other person had just come from the scene of a zombie movie.

Seeing Ning Mengyao nod in greeting, he responded in the same way.

After the other party locked the flower shop door, he watched her unsteady steps as she left.

Only after walking a distance did I hear the voice beside me.

"She looks so tired."

Liu Songyan's words made his father turn his gaze away and look at the boy beside him.

His face was solemn.

With such a vivid example before him, Liu Changcun, as a father, took this opportunity to educate his son.

"This is what happens when you're obsessed with love. See? You're completely devoid of any human warmth."

"Love brain?"

Liu Songyan asked in confusion, and even his younger sister Liu Wanqiu, who was standing next to him, did not understand the meaning of the word.

Seeing the confusion on his children's faces, Liu Changcun thought for a moment and then explained.

"It means valuing feelings more than life itself and investing everything in them; this kind of behavior is commonly known as being love-struck."

After a pause, Liu Changcun looked at his son and emphasized.

"Songyan, remember this: if you can talk, then don't; but don't keep giving unconditionally out of self-pity."

"I don't date. Women are too much trouble."

"..."

He's showing off again.

Hearing Liu Songyan's cool answer, Liu Changcun, who was the same age, just thought his son was pretentious.

Physiological instincts and hormone secretion.

No one can resist it.

Those men and women who find dating troublesome simply haven't met someone who moves their hearts yet.

Once they encounter it, they might be crazier than anyone else.

Not wanting to refute his son's self-proclaimed cool statement, Liu Changcun turned to his youngest daughter and said...

"As for Wanqiu... she is not allowed to date before graduating from university."

"Ok?"

With swollen eyes, young Liu Wanqiu had no idea what love was.

Seeing her father's serious and earnest expression, she agreed without really understanding what was going on.

"Okay, I won't date before college."

"Well done."

The old father breathed a sigh of relief, marveling that his daughter was still more obedient.

Standing in front of the shop, I thought about the meals I needed to prepare for tomorrow.

She is responsible for her children and Chi Jinhe, including herself.

Serves four...

I need to buy more lunchboxes, and we're also running out of vegetables. I'll go to the supermarket tonight and buy some to make do.

It's so late... maybe the food will be much cheaper.

With this in mind, Liu Changcun decided not to go home first, but to take his two children, who were out of school, to the nearby supermarket.

"Let's go to the supermarket first."

After giving a shout, Liu Changcun led the way and left.

The family of three set off for the supermarket in a grand procession.

(End of this chapter)