He swallowed hard and shook his head.

Wang Guifen chuckled and said, "This child was born mute."

A mute?

Su Miaoyan and Lu Ting exchanged a glance. Su Miaoyan touched his hair and said, "It's okay, you'll recover eventually."

She had a gut feeling that the child wasn't born mute.

Wang Guifang in front of me is talking nonsense.

She continued to probe, "Auntie, what does your husband do in Xinjiang?"

Wang Guifen: "My husband is an excavator operator in Xinjiang Province, the kind who specializes in operating excavators."

"Oh." Su Miaoyan glanced at Lu Ting, then turned her gaze back to Wang Guifang. She could feel the child in front of her trembling.

She continued, "Auntie, what's the child's name? He's really cute."

Wang Guifen scratched her head. "His name is Shitou (Stone). This child is disobedient, naughty, and mischievous. He's like a stone, stubborn and inflexible. That's why we gave him this nickname."

Su Miaoyan calmly grasped Shi Tou's hand and looked at him, "So your name is Shi Tou."

A warm palm covered her cold little hand. Shi Tou froze, his ashen eyes seeming to reignite like a flame. He stretched out his fingers and gestured in her palm.

Su Miaoyan pretended not to know any of this and carefully felt the itching sensation coming from her palm.

"Auntie, did you buy a ticket from Chengdu to Gansu Province, and then from Gansu Province to Xinjiang Province? If so, we can go the same way and help each other out."

Wang Guifen scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly, "I bought this ticket because it's on my way, but you don't need to do anything for me, it's too much trouble for you."

Su Miaoyan: "No trouble at all, no trouble at all."

The tickling sensation on her fingertips landed on her wrist. Su Miaoyan answered perfunctorily while piecing together the strokes in her mind. When the last stroke was completed, she almost subconsciously looked up.

He glanced at Lu Ting.

Her palms clenched slightly involuntarily; the child in her arms was telling her... to run?!

But why run?!

To avoid making a mistake, Su Miaoyan mentally went through the spelling again while talking to Wang Guifen.

Still, run.

Su Miaoyan was now completely certain that Wang Guifen was the one with the problem.

In her previous life, she was already on the verge of death from torture at this time. She had lived a smooth and successful life in the first half of her life and had never left Chengdu, so she had never encountered such a situation before.

But you've never seen a pig run, yet you've never eaten pork?!

The person in front of me is most likely a human trafficker.

After confirming that it was true, Su Miaoyan touched Shi Tou's face, which had hardly any flesh, picked him up, and placed him in Wang Guifang's arms.

"Auntie, it's settled then. You get off the bus and come with us."

Wang Guifang stiffly took the stone, her lips twitching slightly. "Girl, I told you, you really don't need it."

They've even stopped using me; it's obvious they're in a hurry.

Su Miaoyan's performance was one of unwavering persistence, completely ignoring the other person's refusal, and holding onto her wrist.

“Auntie, don’t worry about troubling us. If you hadn’t been willing to switch seats, my husband and I wouldn’t be in the same workshop.”

Wang Guifang's face froze. She wanted nothing more than to slap Su Miaoyan away, but she dared not do so because Lu Ting was present.

She could only force a smile and say thank you to Su Miaoyan.

Seeing that she agreed, Su Miaoyan was very satisfied, and then she kept staring at the stone.

Her unwavering gaze instantly caught Wang Guifang's attention.

"Hey girl, what's that on my son's face? Why are you staring at it?"

Su Miaoyan snapped out of her daze, and upon hearing her words, turned her gaze back to Wang Guifang's face.

Lu Ting, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but smile. He took a few steps forward and stood next to Su Miaoyan.

Like a bodyguard.

He was still 1.9 meters tall, wearing a military uniform, with a cold expression on his face, exuding an aura of unapproachability and imposing authority.

Wang Guifen felt a chill run down her spine from being stared at, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Hey girl, why are you staring at me again?"

Su Miaoyan felt she had stared long enough and slowly withdrew her gaze.

She paused deliberately for a moment before speaking, "Auntie, are you Stone's biological mother? I feel like you two don't look alike."

Wang Guifen, who had been wearing an awkward smile and fidgeting unnaturally, froze completely upon hearing what Su Miaoyan said, standing motionless.

She gripped the stone's wrist tightly, and the impatience in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by coldness.

"I am the stone's biological mother, girl, how can you talk nonsense in front of the child's biological mother!"

Su Miaoyan's expression remained unchanged, but her hand unconsciously touched the large braid hanging over her shoulder.

She reassured her, "Auntie, I was just saying that casually, please don't take it seriously."

Just kidding, is it really necessary?

Wang Guifen was clearly bewildered for a moment. Seeing that her tone of voice did not seem fake, she loosened her grip on the stone.

His expression returned to its original smile. "Girl, you can't just say things like that casually. If the kids hear it, they might take it seriously."

Su Miaoyan nodded, "Auntie, what you said makes sense, I've taken it to heart."

His gaze then fell on the stone. "How old is the stone this year?"

The child looked thin and small, covered in dirt, and felt like he had barely any flesh on him when you picked him up.

But she should be around five or six years old.

Wang Guifen replied, "This child is seven years old."

"Seven years old?" Su Miaoyan blatantly lied. "You've raised this child so well; he doesn't look seven at all."

Wang Guifen: "How old do you think that girl looks?"

Su Miaoyan tested the other party's bottom line once again, "Like a five-year-old."

Before Wang Guifang could put on a cold face again, Su Miaoyan stood up first and stood next to Lu Ting.

"Auntie, I glanced at the time and realized that we've been chatting for almost an hour. I just wanted to bring you some food to thank you, but I got so caught up in the conversation that I forgot the time and bothered you. I'm so sorry."

The coldness in Wang Guifang's eyes rose and then subsided. She withdrew her hand from the suitcase, and her smile seemed to have a hint of forbearance.

"It's okay, it's okay, it won't hurt to chat a little longer."

She thought the person in front of her would be embarrassed and take the tall soldier away, but to her surprise, Su Miaoyan's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Wang Guifang's hand again.

"Auntie, are you serious? It's okay if I chat with you a little longer?"

Wang Guifen: ...

Why isn't it going as I imagined!

This girl is so pretty and well-dressed, how come she can't understand human speech?

Seeing that Su Miaoyan was really going to sit down and continue chatting with her, Wang Guifen wished she could slap herself and swallow all the words she had just said.

She had just decided what to say to make Su Miaoyan leave when she saw the girl in front of her stand up again the instant she sat down.

Su Miaoyan said sweetly, "Auntie, you..."