"I..." Xia Yinian looked at the Old Madam, uncertain about how to agree to this situation.
Once she agreed, if she ended up regretting it later, she would be deceiving this person whose life was nearly at its end.
But if she didn’t regret it, would she... really have to marry Gu Lingqian?
"Grandma." Gu Lingqian didn’t want to put Xia Yinian in a difficult position and said softly, "Nian Nian is still young; she is still in school..."
"In Ye City, girls can get married at eighteen. However, if you’re worried about the pressure on her, an engagent can also suffice."
In their kind of wealthy and influential families, getting engaged is tantamount to being married. No one allows these youngsters to ss around. Once engaged, there can be no calling off the engagent.
Unless one of the parties is no longer around.
Especially for people like the Old Master who care about family reputation, both engagent and marriage are no different.
Faced with the Old Madam’s earnest and hopeful gaze, Xia Yinian truly felt unable to refuse.
Her current condition seed really bad, and if Yinian refused, it might worsen the Old Madam’s health.
"Then let’s have the engagent next month. Qi’er, let’s go ho and choose a lucky day. You should head back too," the Old Master urged.
Yet, the Old Madam still held Xia Yinian’s hand, her face full of anticipation, "Nian Nian, okay?"
Xia Yinian’s fingers were trembling; her heart was trembling too, but her eyes were filled with such fervor!
It was the last bit of hope from a person close to death; she might not live much longer...
"Grandma, Nian Nian she..."
"Alright." Xia Yinian’s voice was very soft, so faint that she could barely hear it herself.
But everyone in the sickroom heard it.
She said okay, she agreed!
At that mont, the Old Madam’s complexion inexplicably gained a bit of color, as if visibly redden right before their eyes.
At first, Xia Yinian doubted her own eyes, but seeing that both Gu Lingqian and the Old Master were looking at the Old Madam’s face, both shocked and delighted, she finally believed that her agreent to get engaged to Gu Lingqian really did improve Grandma Gu’s complexion substantially.
Grandma Gu... was really so happy that her complexion improved just from happiness.
"Doctor." The Old Master gave the doctor a covert signal.
The doctor carefully took the Old Madam’s wrist.
"What’s this? I’m fine." The Old Madam was a bit dissatisfied, wanting to withdraw her hand.
Why would the doctor co to take her pulse while they were discussing Nian Nian and Ling Qian’s engagent?
Due to the Old Madam’s illness, even Western dicine had been ineffective, so during the past six months, they had started relying on traditional Chinese dicine.
The doctor said with a shallow smile, "It’s nothing, Madam, just routine pulse checking. It’ll be quick, to reassure the children as well."
The Old Madam sighed and stopped opposing.
The doctor quickly finished taking her pulse and then looked back at the Old Master and Gu Beicheng.
The two didn’t say anything but glanced at Gu Feimo. Gu Feimo stayed behind with Gu Lingqian and Xia Yinian to accompany Grandma.
The Old Master and Gu Beicheng followed the doctor out.
"Do you believe in miracles?" Perhaps the doctor himself didn’t believe what he was saying, but the Old Madam’s pulse had really improved a lot.
"This illness, to hope for a cure from dication, is already impossible, but the Old Madam’s slight improvent may be because her depression has lifted. Her mood has improved, and perhaps her body’s functions have improved as well."
Gu Beicheng’s face remained expressionless, his deanor sowhat austere: "To say it’s an improvent is to be sure, you’re not just placating us, are you?"
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