Chapter 59: Back to the Millennium, Torturing Phoenix Man 2, Dressing Up Daughter

Shen Qian looked at Chen Zhizhi. Her daughter didn't dare to look her in the eyes at this moment. She just buried her head, looking like she had done something wrong.

Children of this age should be innocent and naive, but Chen Zhizhi is introverted and sensitive, and has an inferiority complex that does not belong to her.

This was all caused by the original body and Chen Shifeng not spending enough time with the child.

Shen Qian didn't blame him, but just asked, "Zhizhi, can you tell me why you don't want to live in the school?"

"I..." Chen Zhizhi hesitated and finally said vaguely: "I just don't want to..."

"Zhizhi, you can tell me whatever you think. This matter has not been decided yet. If you really don't want to, I can let you stay at home and arrange a car to take you to school in the morning, or I can drive you there myself. However, you must tell me the reason. If you can convince me, we won't live on campus."

Chen Zhizhi was surprised again. She always felt that her mother was very different today than usual.

Normally, she didn't have the patience to talk to her so much, and she never said things like "if you can convince me".

"But... Dad and Grandma, will they agree?"

Shen Qian smiled: "From today on, as long as I promise you, I will do it, and don't worry about your father and your grandmother."

Chen Zhizhi was silent for a long time. Shen Qian did not urge her, but waited patiently.

Finally, Zhizhi spoke: "Mom... I want to spend more time with you. I want to... see you more."

Shen Qian was stunned for a moment, then understood.

If she goes to boarding school, she can only go home on weekends, and she usually makes appointments with sisters to play mahjong on weekends, so she rarely has complete time to spend with her daughter.

"Is it because of my second uncle's family?" Shen Qian asked.

Chen Zhizhi continued to bury his head, and then nodded after a while: "Hmm..."

"You're worried that after Chen Xiaojuan comes, there will be no place for you at home, right?"

Chen Zhizhi's carefully hidden thoughts were spoken out by her mother, and her eyes instantly turned red.

A child who has never received the assurance of love from his parents is quite sensitive and fragile.

My grandmother often mentioned this cousin from the countryside at home, always praising her for being smart, pretty and having good academic performance.

Such behavior further aggravated Chen Zhizhi's anxiety and inferiority. She was afraid that this cousin would take away her already limited love after she came.

"Okay, Zhizhi, mommy knows."

After leaving the amusement park, Shen Qian took Zhizhi to the mall on the way home.

Zhizhi is 13 years old this year and has gradually become the appearance of a young girl, but the clothes she wears are a bit rustic and ill-fitting, which is totally not what a girl of this age should wear.

Chen Qian dug out some fragments of her original self from her memory. In fact, her original self used to be willing to buy beautiful clothes for her daughter and dress her up beautifully. However, since she started living with her mother-in-law, she liked to interfere in everything. If the original self spent a little money on her daughter, she would complain and grumble at home for a long time.

The original person had a gentle personality and didn't like to get into conflicts with others. After a while, he stopped disobeying Wang Guixiu.

But since Zhizhi grew up in such an environment, you can imagine what kind of treatment he received.

In the original book, Chen Shifeng's niece Chen Xiaojuan moved into their house. She outshined Zhizhi in every way. Although she came from the countryside, she looked confident and generous. Wang Guixiu liked Chen Xiaojuan very much but not Chen Zhizhi. The child was suppressed for a long time, and her personality became more and more inferior and introverted.

When Shen Qian came over, there were many things waiting to be done, but it was still simple to buy some beautiful clothes for her daughter.

Shen Qian took Zhizhi to a children's clothing store and found that the largest size was no longer suitable for Zhizhi due to her current height, so she took her to a women's clothing store with a more girlish style. The clothes in this store were very suitable for Zhizhi.

As soon as the clerk saw a customer coming, he immediately came forward and said attentively: "Welcome! Madam, are you choosing clothes for yourself or for your daughter? What style of clothes do you need? Our store has a lot of new spring styles..."

Shen Qian raised his hand and interrupted her: "Sorry, we don't need to introduce each other. I hope my daughter can choose by herself."

The clerk's smile froze, and seeing Shen Qian's firm attitude, he had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll be right next to you. Call me if you need anything. You can try it on if you see something suitable."

After the clerk left for a distance, Shen Qian noticed that her daughter's body language had changed from uncomfortable to slightly relaxed.

"Mom...I have enough clothes...to wear."

Her voice was soft and a little nervous.

She was already very satisfied that her mother took her to the amusement park today. If she spent money on clothes, she was afraid that her grandmother would blame her mother when she got home.

"It's okay, let's come in and take a look. If you see something you like, try it on. If you don't see anything you like, don't force yourself to buy it. From now on, mom will take you to the mall every weekend."

Chen Zhizhi's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Yeah, really, mom also needs to buy clothes for herself, and it's nice to have Zhizhi accompany her."

So, Zhizhi, accompanied by her mother, looked at the clothes one by one. Shen Qian found that her daughter's eyes were attracted by a pink dress. The style was very girlish, and the hem of the dress was embellished with delicate white embroidery. No wonder Zhizhi was attracted to it at first sight. The whole dress looked gentle and fresh, which made people's eyes bright.

Shen Qian pointed at the skirt and said, "How about trying this one?"

Zhizhi quickly waved her hands: "No, no, Mom, I'm just taking a look."

"It's okay. It doesn't matter whether you hang it up or wear it. I'm also quite curious. I wonder what our Zhizhi will look like in this dress."

Under her mother's gentle and expectant gaze, Chen Zhizhi finally plucked up the courage and picked up the dress.

Shen Qian accompanied her daughter to the fitting room. A few minutes later, the curtain was carefully drawn open. The girl, wearing a pink dress, stood timidly in front of the mirror, then looked back at Shen Qian.

"Mother……"

Chen Qian looked at Zhizhi in the mirror with satisfaction. She had a slender figure, and the soft pink dress made her look very lively. The clerk next to her kept praising her, "The little girl looks very fresh in this dress."

Shen Qian looked at her daughter: "It's really beautiful, do you like it?"

Chen Zhizhi pinched the hem of her skirt, feeling a little conflicted, yet unable to hide her shyness and surprise. The clothes she usually wore were given to her by her grandmother. They were said to be discarded clothes from a cousin in her hometown. She didn't like them at all and thought they were ugly. Sometimes she would be laughed at by her classmates if she wore them to school.

Today her mother specially brought her here to buy a new dress, which made her a little flattered: "Mom...will this dress be expensive?"

Chen Zhizhi had no concept of money. She knew that her house was very big, but her grandmother was always frugal and always said that the family had no money. This made Chen Zhizhi start to feel inferior and anxious about the family's financial situation without her knowing when.

Seeing her like this, Shen Qian patted her head and said, "Mom can afford the money for this dress. Since you are not yet an adult and cannot earn enough money to buy a dress yourself, I will buy it for you. As long as it is a normal expense, you don't have to worry about the money. In addition, Mom also knows that you don't like wearing your cousin's clothes. I just sent a message to the maid to ask her to throw them away for you. Let's buy a few more today so that you can change into clothes."

Chen Zhizhi's little face showed an incredible expression: "All...threw them all away?"

Shen Qian smiled and asked, "Do you want the servant to pick it up?"

“No, no, no, just throw it away…” Zhizhi blushed a little embarrassedly: “Mom… I like this skirt…”

"That's good. As the daughter of Shen Qian, I must dress up beautifully."

Shen Qian took Chen Zhizhi to pick out several sets of spring and summer clothes in this clothing store, and then took her to the next door to buy sportswear and shoes.

Including school bag, stationery and water cup, Shen Qian replaced them all for Chen Zhizhi.

I went to another women's clothing store and bought myself some clothes. Then I went to the cosmetics area on the first floor and bought myself some cosmetics and skin care products.

The original body had lived a miserable life in the past few years. She was obviously a rich girl, but she restrained her spending in order to please her mother-in-law. She had lived a frugal life for several years and was unwilling to dress herself up. She was extremely depressed.

Chen Zhizhi felt happy watching her mother shopping. She didn't know what was wrong, but her mother seemed a little different today.

But she couldn't tell what the difference was.

You need to try on the makeup before buying cosmetics, so Shen Qian went out without makeup and came home with full makeup on. She also came home with her daughter, carrying lots of bags, talking and laughing.

It was already dark at this time. Wang Guixiu was sitting in the living room watching TV. She was getting impatient and kept pressing the remote control. The servants stayed away from her, fearing that they would bring bad luck to the old lady.

Hearing the mother and daughter's happy laughter and chatting, Wang Guixiu threw the remote control on the table with a "bang" and glanced at the mother and daughter angrily.

Chen Zhizhi was frightened by her grandmother's behavior and subconsciously hid behind her mother.

"Hey, you're back? You seem to be enjoying yourself after a day of shopping."

Shen Qian changed her shoes and heard what her mother-in-law said. Her expression remained unchanged and she said in a light tone, "Zhizhi is in a bad mood today, so I'll take her out for a walk."

Wang Guixiu snorted coldly, her eyes fell on the shopping bag in Chen Zhizhi's hand, and her eyes narrowed slightly: "What did you buy?"

"I bought some clothes and cosmetics, and also bought Zhizhi a dress and a pair of shoes." Shen Qian held her daughter's hand in a soothing manner, pinched her palm, and hinted to her not to be afraid.

Wang Guixiu's face darkened again when she heard this: "Didn't I tell you not to waste money on clothes when you have them at home? The clothes her distant cousin sent her last year were still there and they were all fine. The child is still growing, so buying them recklessly is just a waste of money."

Although Shen Qian couldn't divorce immediately, she didn't need to indulge this nominal mother-in-law for the time being: "I called the servants to help throw away those clothes before I came back. You don't have to ask people to send clothes from your hometown in the future. Zhizhi doesn't like to wear them."