Chapter 9 Appearance
"I'm fine now," Yu Zhi said obediently like a tamed rabbit, "Thank you for your concern, Mom."
She currently still has to rely on the Yu family for her livelihood. Before she grows stronger, she will not be foolish enough to go against the head of the family.
Although Yu Ji and Li Shurong are terrible parents, at least the monthly pocket money of 500,000 star coins arrives on time. Why not take the free money?
Whenever Li Shurong talked to "Yu Zhi" in the past, she would only receive ungrateful retorts from the other party, which made her unable to help but shed tears secretly.
But this time, Yu Zhi was as gentle and sensible as Xiao Yu, which made Li Shurong's heart soften suddenly.
Yu Ji's expression also softened, but his words were still very stiff: "I wish you could make your mother worry less."
He disliked his daughter in every way. Besides her bad character and behavior, she also often made Li Shurong sad.
Every time Li Shurong cried because of Yu Zhi, Yu Ji became even more angry towards Yu Zhi.
Yu Yao hurried out to smooth things over: "Dad, Mom, Zhizhi is sensible now. I even went with her to buy some suitable clothes today."
"Good...that's great." Li Shurong's voice trembled a little. She wished Yu Zhi could be close to her and admire her.
Of course, her love was conditional. All she wanted was Yu Zhi, who was dressed well, obedient and sensible like a delicate doll today.
Li Shurong raised her hand hesitantly, wanting to hold her daughter's hand, but was afraid that Yu Zhi would resist her touch.
While he was hesitating, Yu Zhi took the initiative to reach out and gently held Li Shurong's hand.
Li Shurong's fingers curled up subconsciously. The rough calluses and barbs on Yu Zhi's hands seemed to remind her of her past life, and seemed to be mocking herself for being an incompetent mother.
She was cowardly and did not dare to face the truth that would expose her hypocritical and superficial maternal love.
Li Shurong pulled her hand back unnaturally: "Let's eat."
Yu Zhi lowered her eyes hurt and hid her hands behind her back in inferiority.
Yu Yao looked at Li Shurong with confusion, but only received an evasive and hesitant look from Li Shurong.
He walked quickly to Yu Zhi, took her hand without hesitation, and led her to sit at the dining table.
Due to his long upbringing, Yu Yao was unable to blame his mother's behavior and could only try to comfort his injured sister.
Yu Yi followed slowly behind with a smile on her lips. She knew what kind of person Li Shurong was better than Yu Zhi.
Li Shurong is like a delicate flower that blooms in a greenhouse and is carefully nurtured. She cannot empathize with the experiences of the weeds outside and can only worry about whether the other party will rub mud on her.
What she wants is the "honor" of being harmonious with her husband and close to her children, but when her children have problems, it becomes a stain that she does not want to be stained with.
Of course she is not a bad person, she just likes to solve problems by avoiding them.
If Yu Zhi wanted to deal with himself by trying to please Li Shurong, then he was completely on the wrong track.
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Dinner for five people was held at the dining table in the side hall.
The Yu family did not have the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. Li Shurong took the initiative to bring up the topic as if to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"What did you do today?" she asked Yu Zhi and Yu Yao. "If you don't have enough money, mom will give you some."
Yu Zhi shook her head: "I have enough. My brother paid for everything today. He bought me a lot of new clothes and a laptop."
"Ayao is so considerate of his sister? Then mom will give red envelopes to you and Ayao, and you can also buy more, Xiaozhi." Li Shurong said hurriedly, as if this would reduce the feeling of indebtedness.
Yu Zhi's light brain vibrated, and she looked down and saw that Li Shurong had actually transferred 2 million star coins directly to her.
Tsk, rich people’s guilt is really valuable.
Calculated by commodity prices, star coins have roughly the same purchasing power as the money of the 21st century before she transmigrated into the book.
Although a winter coat from the luxury brand Mofi that Yu Yao took her to today cost tens of thousands of yuan, it was still affordable with the monthly living expenses given by the Yu family.
"Thank you, Mom!" Yu Zhi raised her little face and thanked Li Shurong affectionately.
Seeing that Yu Zhi was no longer looking at her with resentment like before, Li Shurong felt a little relieved, and her previous annoyance also dissipated a little.
"Xiao Zhi, there's a beauty salon I often go to. I'll send it to you," Li Shurong said as she thought of it. "You can go there more often."
She never thought about how "Yu Zhi", who was already inferior and sensitive, would feel after hearing it.
"Okay." Yu Zhi agreed naturally, and shook the unlocked screen of his laptop towards Yu Yi while picking up the food.
Yu Yi's fingers, which were holding the chopsticks with such force, turned white. Naturally, she saw the transfer information displayed on Yu Zhi's computer.
Yu Zhi just gave in. Li Shurong actually transferred so much money to her directly? She coaxed Li Shurong with all kinds of sweet words every day, but she never saw Li Shurong transfer 2 million to her casually.
"Mom, you have given red envelopes to A Yao and Xiao Zhi, but what about me?" Yu Yi took Li Shurong's arm and said coquettishly.
Li Shurong usually fell for this kind of thing from her, so she softened her expression upon seeing this and planned to send one to her eldest daughter as well. But the scene of "Yu Zhi" breaking down and crying and blaming her for being biased suddenly popped up in her mind.
Li Shurong paused. She was afraid that Yu Zhi, who had finally grown up, would return to her old self. Xiao Li had always been sensible and would definitely understand her.
"It's a rare occasion today that Ah Yao takes Xiao Zhi out shopping, so Mom is giving them some allowance," Li Shurong made up an excuse, "Xiao Zhi, you go shopping so often, I can't give you enough."
She originally wanted to make a joke, but when Yu Yi heard it, his face froze and he was unable to continue.
Yu Yu, who experienced the feeling of being treated differently for the first time, felt aggrieved and uneasy. His nose immediately felt sore and tears fell onto the table.
Li Shurong immediately panicked: "Xiao Li, don't cry..."
Yu Ji also coughed lightly and said soothingly: "Xiao Yi, your mother was just joking, don't take it seriously."
Yu Yu kept sobbing and said intermittently: "Mom, is it...Is it because I spent too much money?"
Li Shurong was heartbroken to see her daughter, whom she had raised and doted on like a treasure, looking so aggrieved. She didn't care whether she was partial or not.
She hugged Yu Yu lovingly and gently stroked his back: "How could that be? It's Mom's fault. Of course, she should give our little Yu a red envelope."
Li Shurong comforted him while winking at Yu Ji.
Yu Ji immediately understood and transferred 2 million star coins to Yu Yi.
"Okay, okay, don't be sad anymore." Li Shurong coaxed, "Dad has already transferred it to you."
Yu Yu finally burst into laughter: "I'm not... I thought my mother didn't like me anymore..."
Li Shurong's heart melted into a puddle of water: "How could Mom not like you? Mom loves you the most."
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