Chapter 212 Original Sin 21
When Yun Shuangshuang was setting up her stall, a fellow vendor who seemed rather idle wandered over to chat with Feng Jinyan, "Young lady, you don’t look like someone short of money, so why are you also out here with a stall? And in this darkness, why are you wearing sunglasses, can you see clearly?"
Clearly, Feng Jinyan had been made quite intimidating by Yun Shuangshuang. This woman didn’t notice anything unusual about Feng Jinyan and just came over to chat directly.
Feng Jinyan remembered Yun Shuangshuang’s repeated warnings: if someone speaks to her, she should just smile and not respond. So, Feng Jinyan stood up and politely smiled at the woman without speaking.
The woman was baffled by Feng Jinyan’s smile. What did this mean? She didn’t speak or acknowledge her, but the smile was quite polite. Was this welcoming her or showing dislike?
Before the woman could say anything else, Yun Shuangshuang quickly stepped forward, her face full of a sweet smile as she responded, "Hello, Auntie! I’m really sorry, my mother isn’t very well. Her eyes can’t tolerate strong light, and she can’t speak. It’s not that she deliberately ignored you."
Upon hearing this, the woman immediately gave Feng Jinyan a sympathetic look, thinking this woman must have a hard life. No wonder she has such a good demeanor but still comes out to set up a stall for a living like the rest of them. It seems to be due to her health issues.
When she saw Yun Shuangshuang, the woman’s eyes lit up again, "Oh wow! I didn’t notice earlier, but this kid is really cute! But she seems a bit too young, right? Are you ten yet? Why are you out working with your mom, is there no other adult in your family?"
Yun Shuangshuang blushed and said with a shy smile, "Auntie, don’t be fooled by how small I look; I’m actually thirteen! I have mild dwarfism; I won’t grow up, but I do grow slower and shorter than most people."
The woman found Yun Shuangshuang articulate and didn’t doubt her words, only feeling more sympathy for Yun Shuangshuang and Feng Jinyan, the mother and daughter pair.
Here is a child whose mother is sick, yet they have to come out and work hard to earn a living. There’s not even a man helping them. The woman quickly imagined several melodramatic family dramas in her mind!