While Shu Yan was sitting and eating, Gu Xin and her servant Dong Xue stared at her.
Although Shu Yan is already twenty-five, the carefree and trouble-free life she has lived for the past ten years, along with the care she has received from the Zhang family, has left her with no signs of aging. She really looks like a girl who is not even twenty years old.
Gu Xin gained another insight into human nature.
Because Zhang Liu overheard a conversation between the Wang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law last year, she became obsessed with the idea that the Wang family had caused her and her son such a terrible fate, which is why she was so furious in her revenge. She even led her son astray.
But putting that aside, it's already tough for a widowed mother to raise her son alone. She then rescued a girl with no relatives and provided her with food and drink. Although she took advantage of the girl's naivety to make her her daughter-in-law, she didn't mistreat the girl. Even the marriage wasn't arranged by sending her directly to her son's bed; they went through the proper marriage process.
Gu Xin didn't mean she agreed with Zhang Liu's actions; she just felt that Zhang Liu had a conscience in not mistreating Shu Yan.
Shu Yan's hands were fair and delicate, which showed that she had never done any manual labor.
Gu Xin had seen plenty of mothers-in-law in the village tormenting their daughters-in-law. Those daughters-in-law were all normal people, unlike Shu Yan, who was a mentally challenged girl with no memory.
Zhang Huzi didn't take advantage of her vulnerability. For ten years, he kept Shu Yan a virgin. Gu Xin really couldn't say anything about that.
At first, Zhang Liushi didn't even think about making this pretty girl she found her son's wife. She explained Shuyan's background clearly and even reported it to the authorities, hoping to help Shuyan find her family.
However, since she couldn't find the person, she couldn't just abandon them.
Shu Yan ate very politely, sipping her porridge in small mouthfuls without making a sound.
Gu Xin felt that she could never do it.
Shu Yan drank a small half bowl of porridge and ate a few bites of vegetables before putting down her chopsticks, her brows furrowing slightly.
"Miss Shu, aren't you going to eat?" Dongxue asked in surprise.
That night, the murderer saw that she was taking care of Miss Shu and asked her to take good care of her and not let Miss Shu go hungry.
From these words, Dongxue could tell that Miss Shu was a big eater.
Moreover, she listened to the entire trial process. Wasn't the reason that Miss Shu knew the Wang family just because she wanted to eat delicious snacks?
So, just now Dongxue asked the waiter to prepare a lot of food. Although it was all light, the quantity was definitely not small.
And that's how it ended up...
"Yes, I'm full," Shu Yan said, then touched her stomach, her brows furrowing even more.
“But…” Dongxue wanted to say, “But you definitely didn’t eat this much before,” but she couldn’t say it.
“Miss Shu, although you just woke up, your forehead wound has bled quite a bit. I think you should eat something more! It will get late, and the people in the inn's kitchen will all be resting. If you get hungry, you won't have anywhere to find food,” Gu Xin said.
"Is that so?" Shu Yan was a little confused, and then she realized she was indeed still hungry. "Then how about I eat some more?"
Shu Yan was a little surprised after saying that.
The food she just ate was her usual daily portion.
She had been physically weak since childhood and didn't eat much to begin with, which she was used to. However, she didn't feel full.
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