Wife, please behave yourself.

Chapter 126 Having fun
Since coming into this world, Liu Changcun, who has successfully taken on the role of a father, is very concerned about his daily behavior and whether he can set a good example for his children.

Whether you call it setting an example or not, he basically doesn't bring shady people home.

Aside from Ning Mengyao, although her senior and An Zhaoran had also visited her home, she had never allowed them to stay overnight.

The house was already not spacious enough, so the three-bedroom, one-living-room layout was just enough to accommodate their family.

There simply weren't enough rooms to accommodate more people staying overnight.

Liu Changcun's surprised and wide-eyed gaze fell on An Zhaoran, who had uttered those words.

Looking at An Zhaoran in front of me, wearing an apron and calmly making a bold declaration.

Seeing that the other person was turning their face away and not looking at them.

"Are you serious?"

After waiting for a long time, Liu Changcun finally asked in surprise.

An Zhaoran nodded; she truly had no intention of joking with a man.

"I'm not leaving tonight, I'll stay at your place."

"Are you serious?"

"You seem to really don't want me to stay."

With her eyes narrowed, An Zhaoran put down the kitchen knife in her hand and turned to look at the man in front of her when she heard Liu Changcun's question again.

My gaze lingered on his face, noticing the look of surprise on his face.

For some reason, An Zhaoran suddenly recalled something that happened a long time ago.

At that time, she made a harassing phone call to Liu Changcun because she couldn't sleep at night. Before she could finish the conversation, she noticed a strange noise coming from the receiver.

[It hurts...]

She still remembers clearly how that voice came from the phone, and how Liu Changcun hurriedly hung up after only a few words.

The two were not nearly as close back then as they are now, so even though she had doubts, An Zhaoran didn't dwell on the matter too much.

Now that he had declared his intention to stay, Liu Changcun repeatedly confirmed this.

It's like... I don't want her to stay.

An Zhaoran's gaze suddenly turned wise, her intelligent and scrutinizing eyes fixed on the man beside her, observing Liu Changcun's unusually surprised expression.

He pursed his lips and muttered to himself after a long while.

"If you don't want me to stay, fine, I have somewhere else to go..."

Liu Changcun successfully caught the woman's mutterings.

Realizing what was happening, he looked at the other person with a puzzled expression, and after a moment he hurriedly asked again.

"You have nowhere else to go?"

"There's somewhere to go."

Back at the cutting board, An Zhaoran began preparing the ingredients again.

"We can just book a room nearby later. It's not like we don't have a place to sleep tonight."

Why don't you go home?

"How could I dare go back? My parents are about to be driven crazy by me."

Although An Zhaoran's parents temporarily put aside their prejudice against Liu Changcun due to An Zhaoran's firm insistence, it was as if they were just temporarily fooling her. Whenever they had a spare moment, her mother would still pull her aside and keep trying to persuade her.

An Zhaoran has never been a person without her own opinions. It can be said that once she has made up her mind about something, no one in this world can change it.

Her feelings were clear, but she still couldn't figure out what the man beside her was thinking.

An Zhaoran didn't want to put in so much effort only to be rejected by Liu Changcun in the end.

Therefore, she would never reveal the current situation to Liu Changcun unless she was 100% certain of his feelings for her.

That could be described as utterly rebellious.

An Zhaoran's behavior really angered her parents, not only because she conspired with Liu Changcun to pretend to be their lover and deceive the elderly couple.

What angered An Zhaoran, the daughter, was that she still had inappropriate thoughts despite knowing that Liu Changcun was divorced and raising a child alone.

His parents couldn't understand it at all.

After all, why would such an outstanding daughter be so fond of a divorced single father with a child?

To produce a new program on an entertainment channel and achieve excellent ratings.

This was originally intended to be a difficult problem that would discourage An Zhaoran.

Even the station's top planners wouldn't dare guarantee a 100% success rate, let alone Liu Changcun, who has never actually planned a new program before.

An Zhaoran looked away from Liu Changcun and continued to busy herself with cooking.

He mentally organized his thoughts, and only after he had everything in order did he respond softly.

"Anyway, I don't want to go home now. Just think of it as me avoiding being pressured to get married."

"Aren't you going back to your apartment?"

"When I moved back home last time, I brought almost all my belongings from the apartment with me."

After a pause, An Zhaoran added.

"I've also arranged for someone to help sell the apartment, and we'll be signing the contract in the next couple of days."

He looked at Liu Changcun beside him again.

"Right now... I'd say I have nowhere to go."

"..."

In the cramped kitchen, An Zhaoran spoke calmly, as if she were recounting a trivial matter.

Looking at Liu Changcun, who remained silent, the glimmer of hope in his eyes gradually faded with the passage of time.

Until it completely disappears.

"If you don't want me to stay, then I..."

"You go ahead and get busy."

An Zhaoran's unfinished words were forced to end due to Liu Changcun's speech.

Turning around and walking towards the door, An Zhaoran, regaining her senses, hurriedly asked a question.

"What are you going to do?"

Liu Changcun stopped just as he stepped out of the kitchen, leaving only his back view in An Zhaoran's eyes.

After a few seconds of pause, he turned around.

"I'll go buy you some toiletries; we don't have any spares at home."

After saying this, Liu Changcun left the kitchen.

Only his figure remained in front of the cutting board.

Watching Liu Changcun leave, I could hear his conversation with his daughter coming from outside the kitchen.

Liu Changcun told Liu Wanqiu not to eat so much cake.

Until the sound of the security door closing was heard.

An Zhaoran, who was in the kitchen, had a big smile on her face at some point.

As she resumed preparing the ingredients, she found herself humming a little tune.

The sounds echoed in the small kitchen.

On the table.

The family of three looked at each other, seemingly taken aback by the delicious food An Zhaoran had prepared. Liu Wanqiu wasn't too hungry because she had eaten cake before the meal.

Liu Songyan, who had just finished evening self-study, was already starving. After all, as the saying goes, a half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home, and being in his abnormal growth period, he did indeed have an amazing appetite.

Liu Changcun was even more surprised.

Although the ingredients at home were not plentiful, the dishes that An Zhaoran served were not particularly impressive.

But they were able to prepare such a lavish dinner with only a few ingredients left.

An Zhaoran really has some skills now.

It's truly impressive.

"Taste it."

Seems a little nervous.

Seeing that the family of three hadn't started eating yet, An Zhaoran, who was also seated at the table, decided to speak first.

Liu Wanqiu, who was holding chopsticks, was the first to react.

He picked up a chopstick and hesitated for a moment, his eyes darting around, when he noticed An Zhaoran's expectant gaze.

I brought it to my nose and sniffed it; it actually smelled quite nice.

Because she had eaten cake, Liu Wanqiu wasn't particularly hungry.

If it weren't for An Zhaoran's past generosity in taking out red banknotes, she would never have sat down at the table to eat again.

Hesitantly, he put the food he was holding with his chopsticks into his mouth.

Chewing.

His eyes suddenly widened.

"what happened?"

Liu Songyan, who was standing beside her, kept a close eye on her. When he saw that his younger sister had suddenly stopped moving, he hesitated for a moment before asking.

Seeing that Liu Wanqiu was not moving, he, who was originally about to start eating, suddenly felt that he should continue to observe.

"good to eat!"

After a three- or four-second pause, the evaluation from Liu Wanqiu put An Zhaoran at ease.

Seeing that Liu Wanqiu, who originally had a poor appetite, had her appetite whetted after that one bite of food.

They eat quickly and fiercely.

He seemed somewhat smug, tilting his head slightly to the side, the curve of his lips almost showing off.

Facing the location where Liu Changcun is.

This made the man, who had been quietly observing, smile. He picked up a piece with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. After tasting it carefully, he realized that his daughter had not exaggerated.

An Zhaoran's cooking skills have indeed improved rapidly.

From only knowing how to make salads, she can now prepare enough food for a family of four all by herself.

Although it took a long time from preparing the ingredients to cooking, An Zhaoran's progress was rapid compared to that of a beginner.

It has to be said that people with quick minds find it relatively easier to do anything.

Liu Songyan only started eating after seeing his father and sister pick up their chopsticks.

"I didn't expect your cooking skills to have improved so much."

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Liu Changcun turned to look at An Zhaoran, who was smiling beside him.

They showered him with praise without reservation.

"I admire you more and more."

"Don't you even know who I am?"

After receiving a few compliments, An Zhaoran became a little arrogant.

They picked up their chopsticks and, smiling, put the food into their mouths.

While chewing, his head swayed slightly.

Her happiness was so overt that she couldn't help but gloat.

Upon seeing this, Liu Changcun didn't say anything more, but the smile on his face hadn't disappeared since the beginning.

Liu Wanqiu was eager to finish the food on the table, but after eating fried noodles after school and having tasted cake before dinner, she really didn't have any room left in her stomach.

Although they enjoyed the meal, they didn't eat too much.

Soon after, he put down his chopsticks and sat quietly at the table.

Looking at the other three people in front of him, eating their dinner at a leisurely pace.

The little girl had a big smile on her face.

Even before her parents divorced, she had always hoped that her family could eat together at the same table in harmony, just like they do now.

Although the seat that originally belonged to the mother, Lin Wanran, is now occupied by An Zhaoran.

But the wish of the past has now come true in a different way.

Liu Wanqiu smiled happily and contentedly.

An Zhaoran put down his chopsticks and turned his gaze to her.

Noticing this, Liu Wanqiu tilted her head and looked at the other person while sitting in the chair.

"Late Autumn, how about Auntie sleeps with you tonight?"

"Okay, okay~"

Unexpectedly, there was an even bigger surprise. Liu Wanqiu immediately responded excitedly after realizing what was happening.

Liu Songyan, who had been eating steadily, stopped and looked at the group of people talking at the table with a puzzled expression.

His gaze swept over An Zhaoran and his younger sister, finally settling on his father.

Seeing that Liu Changcun remained silent and tacitly agreed.

Despite having doubts, they ultimately remained silent.

Dinner didn't last long.

After Liu Changcun and An Zhaoran finished tidying up the dining table and everything was ready, Liu Wanqiu grabbed An Zhaoran, who was staying at her house that night, and excitedly ran towards the bathroom.

In summer, the hot weather causes people to sweat a lot even if they do nothing.

Previously, Liu Wanqiu could never wipe her back properly when she took a bath, but now that An Zhaoran was staying at her house, she naturally invited her to bathe together.

An Zhaoran did not refuse.

They washed first, followed by Liu Changcun, and Liu Songyan was last.

After changing his clothes in the bathroom, he immediately spotted the two people drying each other's hair as he left.

Seeing An Zhaoran carefully helping Liu Wanqiu dry her hair, Liu Changcun was suddenly moved.

If you think about it carefully, isn't this exactly the kind of happy life that normal people yearn for?

Looking at Liu Wanqiu sitting on a small stool, and An Zhaoran drying her hair behind her.

As Liu Wanqiu spoke, An Zhaoran responded.

As the hairdryer whirred, the two figures came into Liu Changcun's view.

Peaceful days and harmonious family life.

The scene was exceptionally harmonious.

(End of this chapter)