Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 46 This is not scientific!

Liu Wanqiu, inside the bookstore, was leaning on the cashier's table in front of her.

The father left early this morning, giving the two siblings money for food and the key to the bookstore, and has not returned since.

I put off finishing my weekend homework until Sunday.

Staring seriously at the math word problem in front of her, the young girl encountered the first major challenge of her life.

Xiaoming's mother bought a 5-kilogram bag of flour. She used one-fifth of the flour on the first day and two-sevenths on the second day. What fraction of the flour did she use in total over the two days? What fraction of the flour is left?

Liu Wanqiu's academic performance in class was average. Chinese and English were her strengths, but she was slightly weaker in math.

The homework assigned by the teacher for the other two subjects was completed long ago, but the math homework is still unsolved.

Besides... she's never cooked before, how would she know how much flour is left?

Liu Wanqiu scratched his head, looking for help at the figure in front of the bookshelf.

"Brother, I don't know how to do this question."

"Figure it out yourself."

As the books were being rearranged, Liu Songyan made no move to help.

Liu Wanqiu, the younger sister, was surprised by her brother's indifferent response.

When she realized what had happened, her lips were practically pouting to the heavens.

"Humph!"

"Don't make a sound, just write quickly."

"Just this one question left! I've already finished all the other assignments!"

He put the last book away and, with his back to his sister, heard that the other two subjects were finished before turning around again.

He walked up to the cashier and reached out to grab the notebook.

His eyes, hidden beneath his hair, swept over quickly.

"Seventeen-thirty-fifths were used up in two days, leaving eighteen-thirty-fiveths."

"..."

It took Liu Songyan less than three seconds from taking the homework to giving the answer.

Then the workbook was thrown back onto the table and placed in front of Liu Wanqiu again.

With big, questioning eyes.

Tilting his head, he picked up the workbook again.

Liu Wanqiu looked at the word problems copied into her workbook.

You answered so quickly... is that right?
"You can't even do such a simple problem? Were you paying attention in class?"

"Of course there is!"

Liu Wanqiu responded confidently.

But when she raised her face, she looked at her older brother standing in front of her.

The high spirits subsided.

"I just didn't quite understand it."

"Fool."

"You're the idiot! I did really well on the other two subjects!"

"That's a complete idiot who only excels in one subject and is good at another."

"Hmph! I'm going to tell Dad that you're always scolding me!"

"up to you."

"..."

Hearing her brother's response, Liu Wanqiu clenched her fists in anger.

He stared at the other person with eyes full of grief and indignation.

He grabbed the pen from the table.

Before I forgot the answer, I quickly wrote it down.

Completed!

I've finished my homework, now I can have some fun this afternoon.

"Come and help me after you finish your homework."

Just as Liu Wanqiu closed her workbook, she heard her brother calling out to her.

She had no intention of giving her brother a kind look when he just called her an idiot.

As if he hadn't heard, he lowered his head and started picking at his nails.

Seeing this, Liu Songyan returned to the bookshelf and said softly.

"I'll give you a dollar later."

"Come here~"

A smile reappeared on her face, and she skipped and hopped around the cashier.

Liu Wanqiu quickly approached the bookshelf, tilting her head to look at her older brother.

What do you need me to do?

"..."

Seeing his younger sister's spineless behavior, Liu Songyan, as her older brother, could only sigh.

They're this happy over just one dollar.

They're so easily satisfied.

Liu Songyan patted the bookshelf in front of him and looked around the store.

His gaze returned to his younger sister, and he spoke up.

"One person lifts it on each side, moving it in five centimeters."

"why?"

"The passageway here is too narrow, and that one is too wide; it's asymmetrical."

"..."

Although her brother just called her an idiot, it seems that she isn't a very smart person either.

However, considering the reward she would receive, Liu Wanqiu held back, even though she wanted to take the opportunity to retort.

Raise your little hands and rub them together.

"no problem!"

"I'll say 'one, two, three' before I lift it up."

"Good~"

"one two three!"

The bookshelf, nearly as wide as an adult, was lifted by two children whose combined age was less than 25.

Move towards the inside of the store.

It landed steadily.

"Brother, is this all right?"

"Hmm... move it back a little more." "Then you'll have to pay an extra dollar later."

"understood."

"Hehe~"

"one two Three!"

With a muffled thud, the heavy bookshelf fell back to the ground.

"..."

Liu Changcun stood at the entrance of the store, staring blankly at the two people who had lifted the bookshelf.

After dropping An Zhaoran off at her apartment, he originally planned to return the car first.

But considering it's Sunday, the bookstore doesn't usually have much business.

And the rental period hasn't started yet.

Therefore, he thought he would simply wait until evening to return the car, and in the meantime, take his children out for a drive.

I hurriedly drove back to the bookstore.

I parked the car and just arrived at the store entrance.

Before he could utter a sound, he witnessed this incredible scene.

My son, Liu Songyan, is 14 years old this year. He is about 1.7 meters tall and looks like a lean young man.

My daughter, Liu Wanqiu, is 11 years old this year. She is less than 1.5 meters tall and is a cute little beauty with striking features.

Judging from their appearance alone, their children are all rather frail.

He had thin arms and legs, and didn't seem very strong.

However... the bookshelves in the store were easily lifted up by these two underage children.

A heavy wooden bookshelf, with several layers piled high with books.

When we bought the bookshelf, it was so heavy that it took two adults to lift it, and it was an empty bookshelf.

Liu Songyan, who was 14 years old, was in his adolescence, so I could understand his strong and healthy condition.

But 11-year-old Liu Wanqiu...

This is obviously unscientific.

"dad!"

I received two yuan as payment from my brother.

With a grin, Liu Wanqiu turned around, just about to put the coin into her schoolbag.

I looked up and saw my father standing at the shop entrance, frowning in thought.

Hearing his younger sister's call, Liu Songyan, who was still checking if the bookshelf was a suitable location, only then noticed that his father, who had gone out, had returned to the store.

Temporarily setting aside the idea of ​​moving the bookshelf back to its original position, she walked over to her father.

Looking at his children, Liu Changcun snapped out of his daze and put away the puzzled expression on his face.

She forced a smile.

"There aren't many customers in the store today because it's the weekend. How about we close the store and go out for a walk? What do you guys think?"

"Go out and play?!"

With a face full of surprise, Liu Wanqiu became excited.

"Okay, okay~"

"I can do it."

Nodding, Liu Songyan also agreed.

After all, I arrived at the bookstore early in the morning, but no customers came in until after noon.

With the recent 16th Middle School having weekends off, there's really no need to stay in the bookstore any longer.

Seeing his children's joyful expressions, Liu Changcun smiled and spoke.

"You two get in the car first, I'll close the door."

"Good~"

The brother and sister left the bookstore and walked toward the cars parked by the roadside.

Liu Wanqiu seemed to have never ridden in a car before, and walked around the rented car before getting in.

She had only ever seen her friend Cheng Zhiyan ride in a car before; every time school ended, someone would drive up to pick her up from the school gate.

She only stopped observing after her brother pulled her into the car.

The air conditioning in the car made the siblings, who had spent the morning in the stuffy bookstore, feel much more comfortable.

In the store.

Liu Changcun silently walked to the bookshelf he had just been standing in front of and looked up at the bookshelf, which was even taller than him.

He raised his hand and tapped the wooden planks.

I could hear the dull, thumping echoes coming back.

With both hands, just like you saw before, try to climb onto the bookshelf in front of you.

Stabilize your lower body and use all your strength.

"Yeah!~"

Liu Changcun lowered his raised hand and stepped back.

Looking at the unmoving bookshelf in front of me, my sense of doubt grew even stronger.

This shouldn't be... They can both lift it, so I, as their father, shouldn't be unable to.

Or is there some technique you're unaware of regarding how to generate power?

"Dad, is it ready yet?"

The calls from outside the store carried into the store from afar.

Liu Changcun temporarily put aside his doubts and hurriedly replied.

He picked up the keys from the cashier, walked out of the store, and pulled down the roller shutter.

Lock it up, and then lift it up.

After confirming, he turned and left.

Back in the car, I looked in the rearview mirror at my children sitting in the back.

Looking at Liu Songyan's calm lower face and Liu Wanqiu's excited little face.

I'll go buy two dumbbells later.

Recalling the bookshelf that hadn't moved an inch, Liu Changcun had an explanation in his heart.

Perhaps it's because he hasn't been exercising lately that his physical fitness has declined.

Otherwise, there's no reason why they couldn't lift that bookshelf.

After all, both children can be lifted up...

He, as a father, can certainly do it too.

Yes, it must be because of a lack of exercise.

definitely is.

(End of this chapter)