At the dinner table, only Shen Qingshan was in a good mood, smiling and telling a few jokes from time to time.
But other than him, everyone at the table had their own thoughts.
Chen Mingli was also smiling, but the smile was not obvious to her eyes. She was secretly observing Shen Ning.
Although Shen Ning noticed it, she remained calm, lowered her eyes, and silently picked up the food.
During the month she was hospitalized, she had lost a lot of weight. The clothes that originally fit her looked empty, and her palm-sized face was sunken, making her cheekbones protrude and her eye sockets sunken.
The hair was cut close to the scalp, shorter than boys' hair.
"Second sister, why have you become so thin? You look so ugly."
Shen Ruotong sat opposite her, looked up at her, curled his mouth, and blurted out the words without thinking.
It was too late for Chen Mingli to stop her. She couldn't help but glared at her little daughter and scolded:
"Tongtong, no matter how old or young you are, do you talk to your sister like this?"
She knows that Shen Qingshan has a strong sense of family and likes family harmony and dislikes making noise, so she always plays the role of a virtuous and gentle stepmother in front of Shen Qingshan, and she has also warned her two daughters that they must not do it in front of their father. Quarrel and quarrel with Shen Ning.
Of course, you can bully that coward as much as you want behind the scenes.
But Shen Ruotong is young and impulsive and can't hold his temper.
"Mom, I'm telling the truth. Look at the second sister, how ugly she looks now. I almost don't recognize her."
Originally, she had been calling Shen Ning by her name, but Chen Mingli secretly said it several times before she finally changed her name and called her second sister.
Of course, it was only in front of Shen Qingshan. If Shen Qingshan was not present, the second sister would not scream if she was beaten to death.
The chopsticks that Shen Ning stretched out to hold the food paused in the air, and then she slowly took them back.
She raised her eyes and looked at Chen Mingli, her face still looking good-tempered and meek.
"Aunt Chen, don't blame Tongtong. She is right. I look really ugly now. When I look in the mirror, I almost don't recognize myself." She spoke softly, with a hint of pride. He felt the smell of self-harm, and then slowly lowered his head.
Shen Qingshan's heart suddenly moved.
He looked at Shen Ning.
Yes, this daughter is now so thin that there is only a handful of bones left.
The second daughter in his impression was very good-looking, even more beautiful than his eldest daughter Shen Ruyun. She was once the daughter he was most proud of.
But now she...
He was so thin that it made him feel distressed.
He suddenly stood up and walked out of the dining room.
Everyone was stunned and stared at his back blankly.
Chen Mingli couldn't help shouting: "Old Shen, where are you going? You haven't finished eating yet?"
Shen Qingshan didn't answer and left without looking back.
But he quickly returned and placed a bank card in front of Shen Ning.
"Dad, what are you..." Shen Ning raised her head in surprise.
"Here, you are too thin. You need to replenish your body and buy whatever you want. Dad didn't care enough for you before, and he will compensate you well in the future. Spend the money here as you like. If you don't have enough, come to dad for it. ”
Shen Qingshan patted her shoulder and felt her raised shoulder bones, feeling sad again.
"Dad, I can't take this money. I... I don't need to spend money." Shen Ning picked up the bank card and wanted to return it to her father, but Shen Qingshan insisted on giving it to her.
He said with a straight face: "You don't want dad's money, do you think you don't care about me as a father?"