With Shi Mu's return, the family seemed to be more lively. At first, Lu Ziyue was very sad, but under Shi Mu's comfort, she gradually calmed down and smiled more.
Shi Mu was silent about Shi Sheng being given such a name by the head of the household. He seemed to have gone to ask someone about it, but in the end, there was no result. The servants did not know why the head of the household gave his daughter such a name.
Shi Mu went to look for the head of the household several times, but he could not even enter the main residence of the Shi family.
Of course, Shi Sheng did not know what Shi Mu was doing. She only knew that her father was back and she was very happy. She did not have to watch other children have parents.
Shi Sheng liked to be with Shi Mu, listening to him talk about the battlefield and the outside world.
Shi Mu lost his legs on the battlefield. He should have received a large sum of money as compensation. With this money, he could have his legs regenerated and be no different from an ordinary person. Even if he could not continue to fight on the battlefield, he could let his wife and daughter live without worries.
But for some reason, the money never came.
Shi Sheng remembered that day when Shi Mu left home for the whole morning. When he came back, his face was gloomy and his body was dirty, as if he had been in a fight.
That was the first time Shi Sheng saw such a terrifying side of Shi Mu.
Shi Sheng suppressed the fear in her heart and trotted to Shi Mu. "Daddy, what's wrong?"
The gloominess on Shi Mu's face disappeared and he forced a smile. "I'm fine. Where's Mommy?"
"Mommy went out."
"Then, baby, wait here obediently for Mommy to come back. Daddy will go back to the room and make a call, okay?"
Shi Sheng's clear eyes darted around. After a while, she nodded her little head. "Okay."
Shi Mu pushed the wheelchair into the room. Shi Sheng sat on the swing in the courtyard and looked at the white clouds in the sky. She used her smart little brain to think about what was wrong with her father, but she was too young. No matter how smart she was, she could not understand the troubles of the adults.
Crash — —
The sound of something breaking startled Shi Sheng. She jumped down from the swing and went straight to the room where the sound came from.
"Haven't I, Shi Mu, done enough for the Shi family? Now that they're treating me like this, I'm really blind. " Shi Mu's voice came from the room. For some reason, Shi Sheng did not push the door open. She stood at the door and listened to the conversation inside.
When Lu Ziyue came back, she saw her daughter standing at the door like a statue.
"Darling," Lu Ziyue called out. "Why are you standing here?"
The door opened and Lu Ziyue saw the mess in the room. She then looked at Shi Sheng and carried him in her arms. This was the first time she had a cold expression on her face. "Why are you throwing a tantrum in front of the child?"
Shi Mu looked at Lu Ziyue helplessly. "I … didn't know she was outside."
Lu Ziyue patted Shi Sheng on the back. "Baby, don't be afraid."
"Baby, I'm sorry. Daddy didn't do it on purpose." Shi Mu also quickly apologized.
Shi Sheng seemed to have snapped out of his reverie. She wrapped her arms around Lu Ziyue's neck and looked at Shi Mu with her dark eyes. She asked in a crisp voice, "Dad, are we moving out?"
She didn't look frightened, so Lu Ziyue heaved a sigh of relief.
But …
"What do you mean move out?"
Shi Mu lowered his head weakly and said tiredly, "Ziyue, go and cook first. Don't starve the baby. She's still growing. I'll talk to you later."
Lu Ziyue was a little puzzled, but she nodded in the end. She handed Shi Sheng to Shi Mu and carried the things to cook.
Lu Ziyue's life in the past three years had not been easy, but because of Shi Mu's meritorious service, they lived in a small independent house. Although it was not big, it was much better than the other relatives.
This time, when he came back injured, the pension was mysteriously gone. He went to ask and found out that the pension had been issued long ago, but the Shi family did not give it to him.
He went to ask the Shi family, but they only gave him an ambiguous answer. Coupled with the matter of Shi Sheng's name, he suddenly exploded.
However, this was the Shi family. He still had no legs, so what could he do?
After returning, he called his comrades and accidentally found out that the Shi family might take back the place he was living in.
They did not give him the pension, gave his daughter such a name, and now they wanted to take back the place he was living in. The Shi family was forcing him to death, so he could not control his emotions.
He did not know what the Shi family wanted to do. When he left, he still had a say in the Shi family, but in just three years, everything had changed.
…
At night.
Shi Mu and Lu Ziyue explained what happened during the day.
"Ziyue, tell me, what happened after I left?" Shi Mu grabbed Lu Ziyue's hand.
Lu Ziyue had never told Shi Mu what happened when she gave birth to Shi Sheng. She did not know how to say it, and she did not know if it would make Shi Mu think that Shi Sheng's birth caused all of this to happen.
"Ziyue, say something!" Ever since he came back, everything had been strange.
"I …" Lu Ziyue lowered her head and cried. She struggled for a long time in her heart. "It's … it's because of the baby."
When she gave birth to Shi Sheng, she was taken away. When she was returned, she noticed a subtle change. The Shi family's attitude had changed.
In the past, she had someone to take care of her, but when she was discharged from the hospital, she found that all the servants had left. And her monthly living expenses were reduced by the Shi family again and again. In the end, it was all gone.
Shi Mu's family was probably doing the best among the collateral relatives. Now that the Shi family had made such a move, everyone knew that this family might be abandoned by the Shi family. And the next series of actions made everyone understand that it was time for them to hit them when they were down.
Lu Ziyue had suffered a lot in the past three years. When Shi Sheng was six months old, she did not have any milk. In order to get food for Shi Sheng, she did not hesitate to stand in the snow for three hours. Someone even splashed water on her, and the water froze on her body. She did not know how she survived.
Her body was not in good condition in the past three years. Lu Ziyue's body had been in a state of stress for the past three years. She did not know when it would collapse, but she did not dare to say it. She did not dare to say a word, and no one could say it. She had to grit her teeth and endure it to let her baby grow up safely.
After hearing Lu Ziyue's words, Shi Mu was silent for a long time.
The people he knew had also hinted to him that the current situation was all because of his daughter.
But no one was willing to tell him the specific reason. No matter how much he asked, he did not know what was going on.
What kind of outrageous things could a child do?
Not to mention …
A newborn child.
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