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Chapter 422 Mute
"Granny Shi, you've misunderstood!" Zhu Yu hurriedly explained, her expression full of embarrassment and difficulty. "You don't know, my sister... she's mute..."

"What? She's mute?" Granny Shi was somewhat surprised, but more than that, she suddenly realized, "No wonder she hasn't uttered a sound since yesterday. I thought she was just feeling weak and couldn't muster any energy!"

“My sister has a hard life,” Zhu Yu sighed heavily. “She has never been able to speak since she was a child, not even once. Because of this, she has been bullied by other children in the village a lot since she was a child.”

The neighbors around her often made fun of her for not being able to speak.

As for me, I am both uncouth in appearance and temperament, so when I heard you describe such a wonderful thing, my sister and I were truly filled with trepidation.

Anyone would be grateful for Granny Shi's kindness, but we two are simply not fortunate enough to receive it. Even the kindest people might not be interested in someone like us, so..."

"Oh—you don't need to worry about these things! What a fine young lady, talking about self-pity!" Granny Shi waved her hand dismissively. "In this world, you really can't predict anything!"
As far as I know, some wealthy and powerful families actually hate it most when their wives and concubines in the inner quarters gossip and talk too much.

If you ask me, your sister is truly beautiful. If she were lucky enough to be born into a wealthy family, her future would be indescribably wonderful.

But you two sisters have such a hard life! Born into such a poor and impoverished family, you still ended up losing both your parents, and your relatives even took away your dilapidated house and land!

Given this situation, haven't you ever thought that a mute beauty like your sister is like a gold ingot placed in the middle of the road, and what's the difference between that and a rich landlord going to live next to bandits?
Others might only be targeted by thieves, but with your sister's circumstances, she's practically waiting to be robbed!
Who knows what will become of me then! If I'm unlucky enough to be sold into one of those hellholes, wouldn't I be completely hopeless?

Zhu Yu had to admit that Granny Shi was truly eloquent; her words left her with no way to refute them.

If she and Yan Daoxin were truly sisters in distress, and Yan Daoxin were indeed a beautiful but mute poor woman, she might have already been persuaded by Granny Shi's words!

"This..." Zhu Yu looked like she had been persuaded, but was still hesitant. She turned her head to look at her "sister" beside her with a troubled expression.

Yan Daoxin lowered his eyes and head slightly, continuing to play the role of a mute.

"Well? I've spoken from the bottom of my heart to this extent. Would you two be willing to stay and let Granny Shi help you find a good marriage?" Seeing this, Granny Shi quickly pressed her advantage and asked.

“Granny Shi, it would be wonderful to have a good life, but to be someone’s concubine… in the end… how about we think about it some more?” Zhu Yu asked Granny Shi with a fawning expression.

Upon hearing this, Granny Shi burst into laughter and nodded, "Why not? Miss Ning'er, you're being too polite!"
To tell you the truth, this matter is not just about whether this old woman is kind or not. The owner of our little mountain building is truly a great philanthropist who can't bear to see women suffer in this world and loves to lend a helping hand to them.

Especially for girls like you, who are naturally gifted and deserve a better life.

After saying that, she looked at the two people in front of her, whose faces showed both anticipation and hesitation, and nodded with satisfaction: "Alright, no matter how great the good thing is, if it falls into your lap, it's a life-changing event. You really need to think about it carefully; you can't just make a decision casually."

Alright, alright, you two are still weak, there's no need to rush to think about anything else. Xiaoshanlou won't miss your few meals, just stay here and recuperate for now!
"In a few days, after you've made up your minds, I'll come back and ask you both what you think."

As she spoke, she beckoned the doctor to come out with her. When they reached the door, she turned back to them and said, "You must think this over carefully. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a lifetime of wealth and honor!"

With that, he stepped over the threshold and out of the room, supported by the servant.

After that, Granny Shi really didn't come to their place for several days in a row, and ignored the two of them.

During this period, three meals a day and medicine to nourish the body were delivered on time. Yan Daoxin carefully examined each one to make sure there were no problems. In fact, the medicinal materials used in the tonic were quite good.

In the past few days, Zhu Yu tried to sneak out a few times.

Or rather, she didn't even slip out; she walked out openly and naturally, since no one stopped her at all.

She wandered around the small building aimlessly, and found that there weren't actually that many rooms. Perhaps because she had no sense of direction, the winding paths were all pretty much the same, making it impossible for her to count how many rooms there were. However, almost every room was quiet, with the doors tightly closed and no one coming or going.

Of course, although no one stopped her, if she bumped into a servant in the building while wandering around, the servant would politely ask her to go back.

However, he only politely asked her to go back, nothing more. He didn't say a single harsh word, let alone threaten or intimidate her. It seemed that he didn't care at all that she would run away, as if he thought that it didn't pose any threat.

However, when Zhu Yu asked if she could go out for some fresh air, the other party would refuse without hesitation, saying that the sun outside was too scorching this season, and Granny Shi was afraid of hurting the girls' delicate skin, so no one should go out.

In this small mountain building where there was no light except for candles, the two people estimated, based on the number of times they delivered food and medicine, that they had stayed here for about three or four days after they came in.

On this day, Granny Shi finally came over with her entourage again.

"How are you all doing, ladies?" She asked loudly as soon as she entered the room, looking refreshed. "How have you been resting these past few days?"
Oh my, you two look so much healthier! You look so adorable!
"Have you two sisters come to a decision about what happened before? Are you planning to stay and let Granny Shi help you arrange a good marriage?"

Zhu Yu glanced at Yan Daoxin; the two of them had made a decision privately over the past few days.

At this moment, Yan Daoxin sat upright at the table, looking meek and obedient, and slowly nodded to Granny Shi.