Chapter 195 Reasonable Explanation
Dumb Granny’s eyes, deep like tranquil pools, were filled with the vicissitudes of years and unspoken wisdom. She did not respond with her voice but with practiced and rhythmic gestures, commanding the servants around her.
The servants, as if dancers in countless tacit rehearsals, executed each minute action swiftly and precisely.
In this mansion, Dumb Granny’s sign language was not just a means of communication but seemed to have become an art of silent language, flowing through everyone’s heart and building an invisible bridge.
Su Yu, the genuinely innocent Da Ya, and the kind yet slightly mysterious Dumb Granny sat around an ancient round table, surrounded by a lavish array of dishes, with fragrances filling the air. Especially striking were the just-steamed sticky rice dumplings, wrapped in green bamboo leaves, emitting an irresistible enticing aroma that seemed to sweeten the air itself.
But for Su Yu, this abundance hid a hint of bitterness—in this time of supposed reunion, she was in a family whose stance was starkly different from her own, away from the simple and warm holiday promise she had made to Jiang Ziling, stirring complex emotions within her.
Da Ya’s cheeks still bore the scars from not long ago; though Su Yu had carefully tended to them, easing the pain, the scar still reminded them of the recent hardships.
Su Yu looked at Da Ya with both pity and resolve, protecting this innocent child in her own way, offering Da Ya a ray of warmth in tough times.
The dining table at Dumb Granny’s hadn’t buzzed with such life for a long time, this sudden noise seemed to make the usually calm old woman somewhat uncomfortable.
She gently picked up her chopsticks and tasted one of the dishes on the table, as if her actions were offering silent encouragement to Su Yu and Da Ya.