On a "friend list", dozens of names were densely listed, all from the An Kang Hotel. "All of them were added as friends for the purpose of stealing vegetables in an online game," Ms. Chen sighed. A similar situation occurred with neighbors in the community: "The couple from Building 2 argued over planting vegetables online and even smashed their car."
The burnt marks on the floor remained, the clothes hanger was broken, and clothes were scattered chaotically on the bed and floor...
Ms. Chen clearly remembered that the change began more than a month ago. "Around the 12th of last month, I went back to my parents' house, and when I returned, something was off. He seemed like a completely different person, obsessed with 'farming,'" Ms. Chen found it hard to understand her husband's transformation: "Even in his sleep, he muttered things like 'grapes are ripe...ripe...only a few more minutes.' I was very puzzled, what on earth was happening?" What Ms. Chen didn't expect was that her husband's condition would worsen until it disrupted their entire life. Her husband, who used to keep regular hours, no longer did so. "He printed out some tables showing when the crops would be ready. Regardless of day or night, he set alarms. Sometimes, I would wake up in the middle of the night and see him at the computer at 2 or 3 AM just to collect his crops."
The wife of a university professor in Weifang couldn't bear the chaos caused by her husband's addiction to online farming games any longer. In despair, she resorted to setting fire, attempting to end it all together with her husband. On the afternoon of the 23rd, the reporter met Ms. Chen, who was heartbroken. She told the reporter that she originally had a perfect family, but since her husband got hooked on the online "farm" game, chaos and arguments became the norm, and the harmonious life they once had was gone forever.
Ms. Chen's 45-year-old husband taught at a university in Weifang and was a key member of the teaching staff, having received many honors. However, what Ms. Chen didn't expect was that her husband, already past the age of forty, would become addicted to an online game called "Happy Farm" and be unable to stop.
"Each of the dozens of names you see could represent a chaotic family like mine," said Ms. Chen. She really didn't know what to do about this situation. She didn't know where her future life was headed or who was to blame for all this.
In the living room, Ms. Chen held a thick stack of paper, dozens of pages. "This is only a small part; many have already been burned or torn by me."
"If it weren't for the child yesterday, our home would have been completely destroyed," Ms. Chen recalled the incident on the 22nd with lingering resentment. It was Sunday, and Ms. Chen prepared to make dumplings, intending to have a good talk with her husband.
"Everything was fine. I chopped the vegetables, and he kneaded the dough, but then he suddenly said 'Oh no, the crops are almost ready' and wanted to turn on the computer. I tried to stop him, but he grabbed his coat and wanted to leave, saying he'd go to the office to collect his crops," Ms. Chen watched her efforts go to waste. In her haste, she blocked her husband, and the argument quickly escalated into a physical fight. "We threw and smashed things everywhere. I kicked over the computer, and the child started crying." Even so, her husband, blinded by obsession, refused to yield. Desperate, Ms. Chen lit a fire. "There were newspapers all over the floor, so I just picked them up and set them on fire, thinking we might as well die together."
不分昼夜，也不管工作，原来的模范丈夫一去不返，陈女士想来伤心欲绝："原来的周末陪我上超市、买菜、教导孩子，家务活全包了，可现在呢？心里只有他的菜了。"陈女士告诉记者，有一天她看见丈夫陪着3岁的孩子写字，仔细一看气坏了："我还以为他教孩子写字呢，谁知道他在纸上列满了他的偷菜计划表。"
北京岭南佳园酒店（西单店） 北京 西城区 佟麟阁路95号 ￥189 预订
看着父母"战争"后的狼藉，3岁的孩子茫然不知所措。 张亚男摄
两口子没吃晚饭，一夜无言。然而天还没亮，丈夫就出了门。"凌晨5点多就走了，去办公室收他的菜去了。"陈女士绝望而无奈。
踹倒电脑火烧房难挡丈夫"收菜"