Mu Yao was unhappy. "She's busy all year round! Even if I make an appointment, I might not be able to see her. How can I be as important as her paintings?"
"Then - where is your father?" Zhou Shuo said stiffly.
She had no impression of her father-in-law, he was a complete stranger to her, and Mu Ci never mentioned him.
So, to her, that man was Mu Yao's father, but he was also her legitimate father-in-law, so it was a bit awkward to say it.
Mu Yao didn't think too much about it. She curled her lips and said, "He only has eyes for my mother. I'm just an accident! He only knows how to give me gifts and money. Humph! Who cares? Why did they give birth to me if they can't be with me? Do they think money can make me happy? Psychologists say that the most lasting confession of love is companionship! They don't even accompany me!"
Zhou Shuo couldn't help but laugh and glared at her in disapproval, "Little brat, you have too many twisted theories! That's advertising language, not what a psychologist said."
Think about it, Mr. Mu Guo has never cared about Mu Ci and Mu En, and all his attention is focused on the family outside, but his daughter actually complained like this.
It can be seen that people’s hearts are never satisfied.
"Oh, sister-in-law, I think I'm depressed." Mu Yao's face showed a very sad expression.
Zhou Shuo patted her head gently. "You're so fashionable! Nowadays, if anyone doesn't have some mental problems, they can't keep up with the trend. Don't you usually go to school? If you're sick like this, won't you miss some lessons?"
Mu Yao rolled her eyes. "Don't mention schoolwork. It makes me even more anxious and depressed. My mom believes that if a student surpasses his teacher, he should surpass her. She graduated from a prestigious university and is a well-known painter, so I can't be worse than her. She also believes in democracy that I don't have to learn painting, and that I can just become famous in other things. So, I have been practicing chess, piano, calligraphy and painting since I was a child. Alas, it's a pity that I didn't inherit her good genes. Instead, I am like the playboys of the Mu family. I can't learn anything well, so my mom's face is getting longer and longer!"
Mu Yao gestured from her chin to her chest and made a face.
Zhou Shuo laughed out loud.
"Sister-in-law, how did you spend your childhood? Did you also have to make up so many classes?" Mu Yao asked curiously.
Zhou Shuo smiled and shook his head. "When I was little, I didn't have the same good conditions as you to learn so many things. I was naughty and played around a lot, and homework only played a small part of my time."
Mu Yao looked longingly, "Really? Then you are so lucky! Tell me what you play and how you are naughty?"
Zhou Shuo laughed and said, "There's nothing much to learn from this because the environment is different. I lived in the countryside when I was a child."
Mu Yao sighed in disappointment. "Or, I'll run away from home and go to the countryside. I heard from them that you're a lost rich girl, adopted in the countryside, and your life is miserable. But I don't think you're miserable at all. On the contrary, you're very happy, and you're genuine and unpretentious. You're much better than those rich girls. I want to go to the countryside too."
Zhou Shuo asked her with a smile: "Who told you this?"
Mu Yao disagreed. "Those servants, drivers, and tutors, do you think they all keep their mouths shut and don't say a word while working? No, as long as they're out of the master's sight, they'll talk about everyone's family affairs. I heard all this from eavesdropping."
"Eavesdropping on the servants' conversation? You--" Zhou Shuo was a little amused.
Mu Yao sighed, "I can't help it. I'm just bored. I have to find out about other people's affairs to relieve my boredom. I also know that my suave second brother is in love with Miss Shen. Miss Shen is like me, born to a mistress, but her mother is lucky and is now Mrs. Shen. My mother is not so lucky, and I am also shameless and discriminated against by my classmates. What can I do? This is fate!"
"Do your classmates discriminate against you?" Zhou Shuo couldn't help but frown and looked at Mu Yao with some heartache.
Seeing this, Mu Yao laughed, "Sympathize with me? What's there to sympathize with? This is the truth. My mother is a mistress, and I'm a bastard. I can't be seen in public. Even if I like a man in the future, his mother might find fault with me. Who would be willing to let their son marry a bastard——"
"Mu Yao! What nonsense are you talking about?" A stern voice interrupted Mu Yao.
Zhou Shuo turned around and saw Lin Jun standing at the door in a beige casual suit with a very ugly expression on his face.
Zhou Shuo stood up and nodded to Lin Jun. Turning around, he saw Mu Yao looked away when she saw her mother, as if she didn't want to pay any attention to her.
Zhou Shuo reached out and touched Mu Yao's head. "Okay, Mom is here to see you. I'm going back now."
Mu Yao grabbed her hand and asked, "Are you coming tomorrow?"
Zhou Shuo smiled and said, "If you don't leave the hospital tomorrow, I'll come to see you after class. I'll bring you whatever you want to eat."
"It doesn't matter what you eat. What matters is that you come and keep me company." The little girl said pitifully.
"Okay, I'll come to accompany you and bring you some delicious food. I'll cook it for you myself." Zhou Shuo couldn't bear to see Mu Yao's pitiful look, so he softened his heart and agreed.
Mu Yao then let go of her hand, reluctantly.
Zhou Shuo nodded at Lin Jun and said, "I'll go back first."
"I'll see you off." Lin Jun said very politely.
Just then, Jiuze Zhai's snacks arrived, and Mu Yao cheered, "Mom, go and see my sister-in-law off."
Zhou Shuo was a little surprised. Wasn’t she looking forward to her mother coming to see her?
Lin Jun laughed and scolded, "Foodie! Don't eat too much, or I'll come back and deal with you!"
Mu Yao was holding her snack box and smiling happily.
When they reached the door, Zhou Shuo politely said, "No need to see me off. You can stay with Mu Yao. She has been waiting for you for a long time."
Lin Jun walked over and said, "She complained to you, didn't she? Don't listen to her, this kid is always pretending to be pitiful. I heard that you were injured and hospitalized before, and it was not convenient for me to visit you, so I asked you to come and accompany Mu Yao, this little trouble. Thank you."
It turns out that there are no secrets in this family. Mu Yao knows her life experience, and Lin Jun also knows that she was injured and hospitalized, but both of them were very calm when they mentioned it, which made it difficult to say anything.
"Oh, it's okay." Zhou Shuo said politely.
"How is your injury? Is it completely healed?" Lin Jun asked with concern.
Zhou Shuo nodded. "It's okay. It's just a superficial wound. No injuries to the bones or muscles." Zhou Shuo replied.
The two chatted and walked out naturally. Lin Jun looked at Zhou Shuo and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that our little devil would get along with you. The child is in a rebellious period now and is very resistant to me and her father. Sometimes we don't know how to face her. I have an uninvited request."
Lin Jun glanced at Zhou Shuo and said, "I would like to ask you to communicate with her more when it is convenient. Even if we can't meet in person, a phone call would be fine. Proper guidance is very important for adolescent children. Parents' roles are not so clear at this time. Moreover, if what she said is true, she is an awkward child and even more sensitive. Zhou Shuo, adult matters have nothing to do with children. Mu Yao should not bear these responsibilities."
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