The rural doctor is busy with farming, and her abstinent husband can't bear it

The eyes of the mute old woman were like deep pools of water, full of the vicissitudes of life and silent wisdom. She did not answer with any voice, but directed the servants around her with skillful and rhythmic gestures.

Those servants, like dancers who had coordinated with each other countless times, performed every subtle movement quickly and accurately.

In this house, the mute grandmother's sign language is not only a way of communication, it seems to have become a silent language art, flowing in everyone's heart and building an invisible bridge.

Su Yu, the innocent Daya and the mute old woman who was kind yet a bit mysterious sat around a round table with quaint decorations. There was a dazzling array of dishes in front of them, and the aroma was everywhere, especially the plate of freshly-cooked rice dumplings. The emerald green bamboo leaves wrapped the crystal clear glutinous rice, exuding an irresistible and tempting aroma, as if even the air was tinged with a faint sweetness.

But for Su Yu, this abundance was shrouded in a subtle bitterness - on this day that should have been a day of reunion, she was in a family with a completely different stance from her own, away from the simple and warm holiday promise she had made to Jiang Ziling, and she couldn't help but feel complicated emotions.

There was still a scar on Daya's cheek from not long ago. Although Su Yu had carefully treated it and alleviated the pain, the scar still reminded them of the hardships they had experienced in the past few days.

Su Yu looked at Daya with both pity and determination in her heart. She protected this innocent child in her own way, allowing Daya to feel a little warmth in the difficult situation.

It seemed that the dining table of the dumb old woman had not been so lively for a long time. The sudden noise made the old woman, who was usually as quiet as water, seem a little uncomfortable.

She gently picked up the chopsticks and tasted a bite of the delicacies on the table, as if she was giving silent encouragement to Su Yu and Daya with her actions.

Su Yu immediately started eating, and with Su Yu's comfort, Daya finally let down her guard and began to try to enjoy the food in front of her.

Those colorful and fragrant dishes were like a new world for Daya. Hunger made her forget all her restraints and indulge in this rare happy moment.

However, Su Yu's heart was tied up with all sorts of concerns about her family. Even though her stomach was empty, the delicious food in front of her could not arouse her appetite.

She looked at Daya who was eating voraciously, feeling both relieved and sad. She was glad that she could give Daya some help. Even if it was just a small change, it would make her feel a little comforted.

Daya's clothes had been changed into clean and tidy ones. Although she could not take a bath due to her injuries, Su Yu still carefully washed her hair and wiped the marks on her face. The exposed scars were like an indelible mark that hurt Su Yu's heart.

Su Yu's gentle words revealed determination: "Second Aunt will definitely find a way to ensure that you will not have any regrets."

There was a gleam of gratitude in Daya's eyes, and she responded softly, "Thank you, Second Aunt." Behind those simple words was her endless trust and dependence on Su Yu.

Su Yu was full of doubts about Daya's reluctance to return home, but when she saw Daya's lowered head and her embarrassed look, she chose to take a step back and asked about Daya's future plans instead.

Daya's confused eyes and helpless head shaking revealed the helplessness and fear of a child facing an unknown world.

Finally, Daya mustered up the courage and spoke out the secret in her heart with a trembling voice. Those brief words hit Su Yu's heart like a heavy hammer - "Grandma, she wants to kill me."

This sudden confession shocked Su Yu, and also made him deeply aware that there was unknown darkness and threats hidden behind Daya's escape, which made a young child feel deep fear and despair towards the place called "home".

Su Yu's arrival seemed to bring a ray of light to Daya, illuminating her way forward and giving her the courage and hope to escape despair.

"What exactly is going on?"

Su Yu's voice trembled slightly, full of disbelief, "Didn't she sell you to someone else just because of your family's debt?"

Daya's eyes instantly turned red, tears rolled down like pearls from a broken string, she choked and said, "No, that day grandma coaxed me to go to the back mountain to play, saying that she would pick wild fruits for me to eat. Unexpectedly, a tall man suddenly appeared and grabbed me tightly like a wolf. Grandma told him that I accidentally made her fall and almost died, so she asked the man to get rid of me, otherwise she would not give him the promised silver. The man looked at me for a few times, sneered and said that I was pretty, it would be a pity to kill me directly, it would be better to sell me somewhere else and make a fortune. Grandma, she actually nodded and agreed. Then, a sharp pain came, and I lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was already in the mute grandmother's hut, and their words about sending me to the flower house to prepare for inspection were still echoing in my ears. I was scared to death, in order to prevent my fate from falling into a deeper abyss, I took advantage of the moment and scratched my cheek with a stone."

"Where can I go home now? Grandma...she will never let me go. Although my mother loves me, she is powerless to protect me. I can't let them fall into danger because of me."

After Su Yu heard this, his heart was churning like the sea, with shock and anger intertwined.

She couldn't imagine that Zhao could be so cruel and could be so brutal to an unarmed, young and ignorant child.

And the man Daya mentioned, could it be Biaozi? The subtle and strange atmosphere between her and Zhao that day seemed to have found a reasonable explanation at this moment.

But wasn't that Biaozi the notorious head of the pawnbroker business in Qingshui Town? How could he appear in the remote Liushu Village for no reason and be inextricably linked to the Zhou family?

A series of questions lingered in Su Yu's mind, like a tangled mess that was impossible to sort out. She decided to put them aside for the time being and conduct a deeper investigation after returning to Qingshui Town.

It was late at night, and Daya finally fell into a deep sleep under the double torture of fear and exhaustion. Even in her dreams, she could not escape the shadow of being hunted, and occasionally uttered low moans of fear.

Su Yu stood by the bed, his eyes gentle but firm, until the moonlight quietly moved through the window lattice, and Daya's dream finally calmed down a little.

The next morning, Su Yu said goodbye to the mute grandmother and Daya, and agreed with the mute grandmother that she would come back to treat Daya in seven days, and repeatedly told the mute grandmother to take good care of Daya.

Although Daya was reluctant, her anxiety gradually subsided after Su Yu promised that he would come back.

During her time at Furong Garden, apart from restrictions on her freedom, she was not treated harshly. This allowed her emotions to gradually stabilize and she began to quietly plan her future life.

Su Yu drove the carriage and rushed to Baicaotang.