"Nanny Shi, you've misunderstood!" Zhu Yu hurriedly explained, his face filled with embarrassment and difficulty, "You may not know, but my sister... she's a mute..."
"What? She's actually mute?" Nanny Shi was somewhat surprised, but more of it was a realization, "No wonder she hasn't uttered a word since yesterday. I thought she was just too weak and couldn't muster any energy!"
"My sister has had a difficult life," Zhu Yu sighed heavily, "From a young age, she couldn't speak, not a single word, and because of this, she was often bullied by other children on the estate.
The neighbors always laughed at her for not being able to talk.
As for me, I'm crude and have a rough temperament, so hearing about such a momentous opportunity you mentioned, really makes us both feel anxious and fearful.
Nanny Shi's kind intentions would make anyone grateful, but we truly don't have the fortune to accept them. A good family might not take a liking to us, so..."
