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

This experience made Su Yu feel deep sympathy for Xier, because she was also abandoned in the mountains by her biological parents. Fortunately, she met her mentor who adopted her and enabled her to grow up to this day.

Su Yu's favorable impression of Jiang Ziling increased a little more.

She gently stroked Xier's little face and greeted her with a smile: "Hello, Xier!"

Xier was so scared that she hid behind Jiang Ziling, only sticking out one eye to secretly look at Su Yu.

"She can't speak and has never cried since she was born." Jiang Ziling said frankly.

Su Yu was stunned when he heard it, and immediately captured the key information.

"Not even a sound of crying?"

Seeing Su Yu's serious expression, Jiang Ziling nodded: "Any questions?"

"Let her cooperate with me. I want to examine her."

With Jiang Ziling's patient comfort, Xier gradually stopped being afraid of Su Yu.

This scene made Su Yu more certain of his judgment:

Most of the dumb people in the world are deaf, but this child can hear sounds but cannot speak, which is most likely due to acquired reasons.

After a careful examination, Su Yu came to the conclusion: "She was not born dumb, but someone gave her a mute drug later in life."

Jiang Ziling was shocked: "What? Is there an antidote?"

Su Yu shook his head regretfully: "It seems that she was given medicine when she was just born. I can't guarantee that she can be cured."

Jiang Ziling was so anxious that his eyes turned red. He was about to kneel down to Su Yu, but Su Yu hurriedly stopped him: "What are you doing?"

"It doesn't matter if my leg is incurable, but Xier is just a child. Please find a way to help her."

Su Yu reluctantly agreed: "Don't worry, I will do my best. As for your leg, whether to treat it or not, I need to make a decision after a detailed examination."

Zhao was indignant because she failed to see Jiang Ziling make a fool of himself as she wished.

"Little bitch, let's see how long you can last!"

Su Yu completely ignored her complaints and started to process the fish neatly.

At this moment, the father and daughter are both disabled, so Su Yu naturally does not expect them to cook any delicious food to entertain her.

But there was a shortage of food at home, and after searching through all the drawers and cabinets, I could only find a little flour and seasoning.

Fortunately, the best ingredients only require the simplest cooking methods.

In a short while, Su Yu cooked a pot of snow-white fish soup, which was paired with homemade hand-rolled noodles. The taste was simply amazing.

The fragrance instantly filled the entire yard. Zhao also smelled it, but due to Su Yu's previous attitude, she was unable to step forward to ask for it.

Su Yu looked at Jiang Ziling and Xier eating noodles with relish, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

Following a picky master in his previous life, Su Yu's cooking skills had already been perfected.

After eating and drinking, Su Yu did not forget to fulfill his promise and sent a bowl to Jiang Ziling's elder brother Shen Changping.

Although Shen Changping was bedridden, he was neatly dressed and there was no strange smell in the room. Su Yu knew that he was being well taken care of.

A woman took the noodles handed over by Su Yu and said gratefully: "Thank you, sister-in-law. Our family is poor and we couldn't hold a proper wedding ceremony for you, but fortunately, the second brother is a sincere person and will definitely be right for you."

Su Yu nodded slightly and agreed in his heart: Jiang Ziling is indeed a rare good man.

As they ate and talked, Su Yu learned that the woman's name was Xie Xinghua, and she had three daughters. She was currently working in the fields with her grandfather.

She also inquired about the conditions of other family members and learned that the brothers' injuries were caused by wild boar attacks when they went hunting in the mountains many years ago.

What shocked Su Yu even more was that Jiang Ziling injured his leg while trying to save his elder brother.

Although his eldest brother was paralyzed as a result, if he had not acted in time, his eldest brother would probably have passed away long ago.

However, some people maliciously spread rumors, saying that he was born with misfortune, which not only killed his mother but also implicated his eldest brother.

He himself didn't like to explain, so he was still unable to get married until he was 25 years old.

Seeing how lively and harmonious the conversation was going on here, Zhao was so angry that she gnashed her teeth.

She came over angrily and sneered at Xie Xinghua: "You are a useless hen that doesn't lay eggs. Do you think you deserve to eat such good things?"

Xie Xinghua's eyes welled up with tears, and she tried to hold back her grievances: "This was made by my sister-in-law specially for Changping to replenish his body."

Zhao glanced at the patient on the bed and said disdainfully, "What's the point of repairing his broken body? Will he be able to work after he's been repaired?"

"My grandson Dazhuang is growing up, so this should be given to him to eat."

As she said this, she was about to snatch the bowl from Xie Xinghua's hand, but was stopped by Su Yu.

Su Yu was speechless. Why did this old lady always like to steal other people’s things?

"I think you just want to eat it yourself, you are such a shameless old man."

Being exposed so bluntly, Zhao's face instantly turned pale: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"I'm talking nonsense? Your precious grandson is only a few months old. Can he eat noodles?"

"I caught this fish in the river, and I cooked this noodle myself, specially for Big Brother to nourish his body. Let's see who dares to touch it today!"

Su Yu spoke in a firm tone and with a resolute attitude.

From Xie Xinghua, I learned that Zhao was simply a vicious mother-in-law who was very good at taking advantage of every opportunity. Su Yu would not fall for her tricks.

Seeing that she could not take him away by force, Zhao started to act like a spoiled brat, slapping her thigh and crying, "I will not live any longer. The new bride mistreats me as soon as she gets married. This is unjust!"

Her shrill cries attracted the villagers to look out to see what was going on.

Seeing people gathered around, Zhao cried even harder: "Everyone, please give us your opinion. It's hard to be a stepmother. I raised them with great difficulty."

"I just wanted to ask for a bowl of fish soup to nourish my grandson who has insufficient milk, but I was bullied like this. You are really a vicious person!"

"My life is so miserable..."

Facing Zhao's wailing and Jiang Ziling's anxious face, Su Yu remained calm.

She crossed her arms, looked at the farce in front of her, and sighed inwardly: It's amazing, just a few words can stir up right and wrong, and confuse black and white!

But who can't make up a rumor? Su Yu was not ambiguous and started to tell it in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers, since you are all here, please give us your opinions on this matter."

She squeezed out a few tears and said, "Zi Ling and I were not married by our parents, nor were we introduced by a matchmaker, not to mention those marriage customs. We are just two poor people, trying to get by together."

"But even so, my mother-in-law insisted on finding fault and took away the fish we had worked so hard to catch for herself. We were already struggling to make ends meet and there was a dumb kid crying from hunger. How could I agree to that? Who would have thought she would be so vicious and throw dirty water on me!"

"I've just gotten married and I'm being treated like this. It's obvious that they're trying to scare me into leaving so that Ziling will be single for the rest of his life!"

Su Yu said angrily, "Even though he is my stepson, you can't be so cruel! What on earth are you thinking?"

Su Yu spoke these words with great emotion and cried so pitifully.

For these villagers who only liked to watch and not think, this was enough to trigger a heated discussion among them.