TGDS Chapter 36.4

Good Dad System (Arc 3) Chapter 36.4: If You Have A Stepfather, You Will Have A Stepmother (28)

 

The refrigerator in the noodle restaurant has a very good cooling effect. The two cans of Coke that came up had some cold water vapor on the outer layer. The braised beef was placed on a flat plate and placed in the middle of the table, which looked quite eye-catching.

 

The father and daughter faced each other, taking a mouthful of beef and a sip of Coke, and they drank with a domineering feeling of eating meat and drinking wine in big mouthfuls, and they didn’t forget to give a toast.

 

“Hiccup.” After drinking the last sip of Coke in one breath, Zhou Qin couldn’t hold back, as she hiccupped and covered her mouth embarrassedly, but she felt at ease. When she was unhappy, she should drink Coke. It’s like playing out all the grievances in her heart.

 

Pei Naochun tried to hold back his laughter, but soon he broke it. He laughed hard in his daughter’s hateful eyes. He had a buff that attracted hatred. He was responsible for finishing the plate and picked up the remaining beef scraps and ate them clean.

 

The cola was full of gas, the father and daughter were full, their stomachs were very bloated, and together they walked slowly at a turtle speed to the direction of their home.

 

“Dad, I want to learn martial arts with you.”

 

“Okay, I’ll teach you when I get back.” Pei Naochun was happy to teach his daughter this. It’s better for girls to learn some self-defense.

 

“I want to learn how to use the air to pick up the blade first.” Zhou Qin’s eyes were shining, “It’s the one that can knock things off by waving it around.”

 

“…That’s not it.” Pei Naochun wanted to justify his name, but was defeated by his daughter’s eyes, “Okay, Dad will teach you that first.”

 

Zhou Qin nodded with satisfaction, and when she saw the things on the roadside, her eyes lit up: “Dad, I want to eat ice cream at night!” She hadn’t eaten ice cream for a long time.

 

“No!” Pei Naochun refused quickly. He had already let his daughter drink Coke as she pleased.

 

Zhou Qin pretended to be pitiful, and lowered her head: “But I really want to eat it. I don’t know when was the last time I ate ice cream.”

 

“…” Pei Naochun was silent and spoke with difficulty, “No.” A father should have principles, “Well, I will buy it for you tomorrow. You have already drunk Coke today, so don’t eat it yet.” What principles!

 

Zhou Qin snickered: “Okay, I’ll listen to Dad.”

 

Pei Naochun was helpless, why did he feel that he was being held tightly by his daughter?

 

They had arrived at the community. Zhou Qin let go of her father’s hand at some point and walked in front, hopping like a hyperactive rabbit. Pei Naochun watched from behind, his eyes full of smiles. If he was caught, he was caught. Who let her be his daughter?

…

 

“Liangliang, what are you doing.” Lan Mingjie stood in front of her friend, with her hands on her hips frowning, “Why don’t you talk for a long time.” She looked at her friend and always felt that Chi Liang was very strange in the past month. Although she went to class and went home as usual every day, and she could chat with her for a few words, she was always absent-minded.

 

“…Nothing.” Chi Liang’s eyes couldn’t help drifting to the side. There, it was Zhou Qin who was sitting upright. The other party was doing her homework, and everything around seemed to have nothing to do with her.

 

It has been more than a month since Zhou Qin left home. In the past month, the family has been the same as usual, but great changes have taken place.

 

The stepmother is always smiling like before. She is busy every day, but she is also distracted from time to time. She goes to Zhou Qin’s room every night and sits for a long time. Yes, Zhou Qin’s room has not been cleaned up yet. Dad said that regardless of whether Zhou Qin would come back or not, they should have reserved a room for her. The stepmother seemed to feel a lot better when she heard it, but Chi Jing felt that if Zhou Qin found out, she would not feel comforted.

 

Probably the only thing in the whole family that is as usual is my father.

 

“You’re distracted again.” Lan Mingjie was helpless.

 

“Mingjie, let’s talk outside.” Chi Liang took her friend and ran outside. This was a long break, used for extra meals and rest, so she can talk a lot.

 

Lan Mingjie followed her out without knowing why, leaned on the railing of the corridor, and listened to her friend’s talk.

 

“So, you just feel bad about it?” Lan Mingjie frowned, she comforted her friend, “Isn’t it good now? You stay at home, Zhou Qin also goes back to her father, you all have a good time, isn’t it the best of both worlds?”

 

“It’s different.” Chi Liang looked at the people coming and going downstairs, “But I can’t get over it….”

 

“She must blame me.” After Zhou Qin left, her guilt increased day by day, especially – she had to admit that every time her stepmother treated her well, she shrank and wanted to escape, as if she had robbed others of their happiness.

 

Lan Mingjie hugged her friend: “Don’t say that, I can’t blame you for this!” She racked her brains, but couldn’t find a reason to fully convince her friend, “Listen to me, now everything is back. It’s on the right track, ok and she, look, Zhou Qin is doing so well in the test now…”

 

Zhou Qin has changed a lot. Chi Liang knows better than anyone. In the past, she could always see Zhou Qin with her head lowered and walking fast. She didn’t talk to anyone or was accepted by anyone. Expressionless, looking rather cold.

 

But Zhou Qin is different now. If everyone actively excluded her before, now she is “excluding everyone”. She doesn’t seem to care about the vague exclusion in the class at all, and lives her own life. Many times, when Zhou Qin went home from school, she heard the other party humming a song and running to the community. She was obviously alone as before, but her whole state looked different.

 

But the more she did, the more she blamed herself.

 

Just by changing places, Zhou Qin could have such a huge change. Doesn’t this just prove that her past behavior was excessive?