Old Mrs. Chen waited for a long time but Xu Daya didn't reply. She thought Xu Daya was too focused on her work to hear her, so she called out again, "Da Ya, Daya!"

No matter how much Old Lady Chen called out, Xu Daya remained unmoved.

Grandma Chen was puzzled. Why was Xu Daya ignoring everyone?

Upon hearing this, Grandma Xu came out and saw Grandma Chen staring blankly at Xu Daya. She then asked, "Is Dahai not home?"

Old Mrs. Chen then looked away from Xu Daya and replied, "Yes! She's gone to work. Sister-in-law, is your Daya alright? I feel like she has some hearing problems."

Grandma Xu sighed, pointed to her head and said, "My ears are fine, the problem is here."

Grandma Chen was taken aback for a moment, then waved her hand and laughed, "Sister-in-law, what are you joking about? It's not funny at all."

Grandma Xu moved a stool and sat down against the wall, sewing shoe soles with her hands, and said, "I'm telling the truth, Daya has gone mad."

Grandma Chen was surprised: "When did this happen? How come you've never mentioned it before?"

Grandma Xu didn't want to say more, and vaguely replied, "It's been several months."

Grandma Chen suddenly realized: "No wonder you were in such a hurry to marry her off. What's her husband like?"

Grandma Xu: "Although she is a bit old, she is a really good person. She takes very good care of Daya, treating her like a treasure."

Grandma Chen: "Oh dear! That's a blessing for this girl. How could such a perfectly healthy person suddenly become mentally challenged?"

Grandma Xu's heart began to pound again, and she stammered, "Who knows?"

When Xu Xinning came back to get her things, she saw two elderly people, one tall and one short, chatting, while Xu Daya was squatting in the corner playing with ants happily.

Xu Xinning walked over and stared at Xu Daya for a long time. She couldn't understand why the mentally challenged Xu Daya would like to dig up corners and play with ants.

Xu Daya seemed to sense that someone was watching her, and looked up at Xu Xinning with a silly grin.

Xu Xinning stared into her eyes and tentatively asked, "What are you doing?"

Xu Daya seemed to understand, pointing to the hole she had dug herself, and revealed a very strange smile.

Xu Xinning frowned, realizing she was overthinking it. Her brain, sealed by silver needles, would never return to normal unless the needles were removed.

Seeing the two sisters squatting together, Old Mrs. Chen asked, "My dear daughter! Can Daya's illness be cured?"

Grandma Xu also looked over, but she felt she had no right to ask Xu Xinning to help with the treatment. However, deep down she hoped that Xu Daya could become normal again. Both of them were her granddaughters, and she loved them both.

But Xu Daya felt bad for Xu Xinning. If Grandma Xu were to ask for it, she felt it would be extremely disrespectful to Xu Xinning. Given Xu Xinning's personality, she might even lose her granddaughter. Weighing the two options, she thought it was better to let things take their course.

Xu Xinning understood what Grandma Xu was thinking. She glanced at Grandma Xu and replied with a smile, "Grandma, I can't cure her."

Xu Xinning was proud. She didn't want to be treated, so she wouldn't make any excuses. She originally wanted to say that she wouldn't treat her, but considering the feelings of Old Madam Xu, she changed it to saying that she couldn't be treated.

Grandma Chen, afraid that Xu Xinning would be upset, immediately comforted her, "It's normal that it can't be cured. Our little girl is a doctor, not a god. She can't cure every disease. You're so young and you already have such skills. I dare say that no doctor in the county hospital can compare to you. Sister-in-law, don't you think?"

Grandma Xu looked at Xu Xinning and said in a somewhat ingratiating tone, "Yes, our little girl is the most amazing. She will definitely achieve even greater things in the future."

Xu Xinning knew that Grandma Xu was in a difficult position, so she went over and hugged her, saying with a smile, "Since Grandma has said so, I have to work even harder. I can't let my aunt say that Grandma is bragging."

Grandma Chen laughed heartily and pointed at Xu Xinning, saying, "Sister-in-law, she truly is your good granddaughter. No matter how good I am to her, she always sides with you."

Grandma Xu laughed and said, "Of course, who told us we're blood relatives?"

Xu Daya's foolish body didn't know what everyone was laughing at, so she chuckled along, even drooling from her laughter.

Seeing Xu Daya laugh, Grandma Chen teased her, "We laugh, and you laugh too. Do you know what we're laughing at?"

Xu Daya didn't react to Old Lady Chen's words at all, still grinning foolishly. In her heart, she was cursing Old Lady Chen like crazy: You old hag, do you really think I'm stupid? Just wait until I can control this body, you'll be beaten into a fool! No, I'll make you suffer the same fate as in your dreams, your family destroyed and your lives ruined. What's so great about being a relative of an enemy agent? It would be an injustice if you didn't die.

Xu Daya's laughter grew increasingly eerie.

Xu Xinning glanced at her, thinking sarcastically: Do you hate her to the core? It's a pity that no matter how much you hate her, it's useless. This is how you'll live your life.

Seeing Xu Daya drooling, Grandma Xu was afraid she would get her clothes dirty, so she used a scrap of cloth from the bamboo basket to wipe her drool, saying, "Why are you drooling? You hardly ever drooled when you were little, but now that you're older, you can't control it. If you keep drooling like this, Anian will have a lot of work to do in the future."

Grandma Chen: "Is she unable to take care of herself now?"

Grandma Xu: "I don't know either, but as long as Anian is there, everything is clean."

Grandma Chen: "Well, this grandson-in-law is a good match. Who found him?"

Grandma Xu: "Yaoqiang found it."

Grandma Chen laughed, "His eye for a wife isn't very good, but his eye for a son-in-law is. By the way, sister-in-law, haven't you heard anything from the matchmaker yet?"

Grandma Xu: "Yes, of course it's gone, but Yaoqiang himself doesn't have that in mind."

Grandma Chen sighed and said, "That Niu Zhaodi has caused so much harm!"

Xu Xinning took her things and walked out, saying to Grandma Chen and Grandma Xu, "Grandma, I'm leaving."

Grandma Chen waved her hand and said, "Let's go, let's go!"

As Xu Xinning left her house and was about to turn the corner, she saw a shifty-looking person hiding around the corner, glancing at the Xu family's house from time to time.

Xu Xinning has sharp eyes and immediately recognized that the person hiding was Niu Zhaodi.

The person was dressed in tattered clothes, with her ankles exposed in the cold weather. Her cotton shoes were worn out, and she was dressed in thin clothes. Her hair was like dry straw. If I hadn't remembered her well, I would have thought she was a beggar.

Not long after Niu Zhaodi was divorced, her family married her off to an old bachelor from their village for a dowry of thirty yuan.

This old bachelor is old, ugly, and short.

He used to have an old mother who was a notorious shrew. In addition, her son was ugly, so he could never find a wife.

For so many years, the mother and son have depended on each other for survival.

Until that old woman passed away last year.

The old bachelor was heartbroken and had no intention of getting married.

Later, it was the brigade cadres who saw how messy his house was, and even the neighbors wanted to move away, that told him to get married so that his house wouldn't be so dirty and messy.

But who would want to marry someone like that!