Chapter 65: Yueying Falls Ill

  Xiangyang, Huangfu, outside Xiaoying's room.

  "Madam."

  Cai walked to the door and looked at the tray in the maid's hand, the food on it seemed untouched, her eyebrows furrowed deeply, her face full of worry.

  "Miss, haven't you eaten yet?" Cai Shi asked, and the news that Guo Jia was getting married that day had spread over. Huang Chengyan couldn't help but sigh, and didn't mention the fifteen-year-old agreement again, tidied up a bit and rushed to Luoyang.

  And Huang Yueying, since learning of this news, has become like this now.

  "She had only taken one bite and couldn't eat anymore," the maid replied.

  Tsai walked forward and knocked on the door.

  Knock knock knock.

  "Yue Ying is me."

  There was no answer inside, and Cai directly pushed the door open and entered.

  "My daughter has come in."

  Seeing the scene inside, Cai was suddenly shocked and rushed in, shouting.

  "Yue Ying, what are you doing! Let go, stop pulling hair!"

  Only to see Huang Yueying's thin figure sitting in front of the desk, one hand holding a brush, the other hand unconsciously grasping her hair, the whole person looking very worried. At such a young age, and not having eaten much, she had pulled out a patch of her own hair these days!

  "Don't disturb me!" Little Yuemei shouted loudly without even turning her head.

  Tsai picked up Little Moon Ying from her chair without saying another word.

  "Ah~~ no! Don't!" Xiaoyue struggled and shrieked, "Guo said that as long as I solve this problem, he will come back!"

  "That's just his excuse for putting you off." said Cai.

  "No! It won't be, Brother Guo wouldn't deceive me! As long as I solve the problem, he will come back." Little Yueying still insisted on going to the edge of the table, her whole body weak and pale, and Cai's tears flowed out instantly.

  Guo Jia's question had also been seen by Cai Shi, not only Cai Shi, but also Huang Chengyan had seen it. In their opinion, this question was just Guo Jia's trick to cheat kids and couldn't be taken seriously.

  Because Guo Jia's topic was to add from 1 all the way to 9999, in Huang Chengyan and others' eyes, a child would have calculated a few numbers, felt bored, and wouldn't continue. Even if they were replaced by these adults, they didn't have the perseverance and willpower to complete such a large amount of calculation.

  However, Guo Jia was not trying to trick anyone. He said 9999 instead of 10000 in order to make the sum of the first and last digits an integer, making it easier for people to discover the pattern. Moreover, to prevent Huang Yueying from adding them one by one, Guo Jia deliberately mentioned such a large number, rather than saying something like 99.

  After all, in Guo Jia's eyes, Huang Yueying was not a fool, how could she really calculate like a machine?

  No, in the past, Xiaoyue Ying had never taken care of this matter. But when the news of Guo Jia's upcoming marriage came back, this topic was like the last straw that Xiaoyue Ying grasped tightly!

  Perhaps this gave Xiaoyue a glimmer of hope, but at the same time it also brought her endless torment.

  These days, Xiaoyue Ying almost didn't eat or drink, and her hair was all scratched up, from one to several hundred. Just like the Foolish Old Man Moving Mountains, just like folding 9999 paper cranes, Xiaoyue Ying believed that as long as she could persist until the end, Guo Jia would come back, and at that time, heaven would definitely help her fulfill her wish!

  "Silly child, no matter what, why don't you eat something first?" Cai Shi said tearfully beside him.

  Gradually, Huang Yueying stopped struggling and also shed tears.

  "What's with Jing Gege and Rong Meimei, were they all deceiving us?"

  It all started here. In Guo Jia's eyes, Jing Gege was naturally surnamed Guo and Rong Meimei was naturally surnamed Huang; but in Huang Yueying's eyes, the situation was completely different, because she had always thought that these stories were all made up by Guo Jia himself.

  Girls are precocious, especially in ancient times, and it was common for them to get married at the age of ten or so. So when Huang Yueying heard that the story's Guo brother and Huang sister ended up together, what did it represent? What did it imply? Would there be no connection between Guo big brother and her Huang little sister in reality?!

  After listening to Guo Jia finish telling "The Legend of the Condor Hero", Little Yueying never slept with him again.

  The bean is in its prime, and the fragrance has already emerged.

  Unfortunately, neither Guo Jia nor Cai Yi noticed this slight change in Huang Yueying at the time.

  "No! Brother Guo would never deceive me. I know, that woman must be Hua Yun! Mother, Brother Guo is being snatched away!" Little Yueying grabbed Cai Shi and cried, "Cough, cough, cough, cough."

  "What's wrong with you, Yueying? Don't scare me to death! Quick, call the doctor!" Suddenly, Huang Yueying's non-stop coughing and talking nonsense scared Cai Shi half to death.

  "Mother, cough, I won't be naughty anymore, and I won't run around randomly. I'll listen to you, stay at home and study, and become a knowledgeable and reasonable young lady. Cough, mother, can you please bring back Brother Guo?" Little Yueying asked in a low voice, her eyes hazy. She had heard that Miss Cai was a young lady from a good family, so that's the kind of person Brother Guo liked.

  "Alright, alright, I agree to it, I agree to everything!" Cai Shi said tearfully. If only she had known earlier, why didn't she settle this marriage matter first? Now Xiao Yueying's life was still uncertain, and in ancient times, the level of medical care was low, once a person fell seriously ill, the chances of dying were very high. If anything happened to her daughter, Cai Shi would never forgive Guo Jia!

  "Thank you, Mother." Little Yueying revealed a sweet smile, then fell into a deep sleep.

  "Doctor! Doctor! Why hasn't he arrived yet?!"

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  At the same time, in Luoyang, outside the residence of the Minister of Works,

  I don't know why, maybe it's because I'm about to get married soon, but Guo Jia feels like his luck has been exceptionally good lately. For example, previously Zhang Liao gave him money and Yuan Shao invited him out for dinner. And on this day, Diao Chan actually took the initiative to meet with Guo Jia!

  "Miss Diao Chan, you've finally agreed to see me! Is it...?" Guo Jia's words were cut off by Diao Chan.

  "Don't think nonsense!"

  "How did Miss Diao Chan know I was daydreaming when I haven't said anything?" Guo Jia asked with a smile.

  However, this move was apparently useless against Diao Chan.

  "I don't like men who are glib," Diao Chan said directly.

  "Hmm...". Guo Jia's eyelid twitched, could it be that she really liked Lü Bu's brave and impulsive type? Although beauties love heroes, they shouldn't be immune to the charm of handsome guys either.

  "I just wanted to ask, where do you pick these flowers from every day? You also know that it's hard to see many fresh flowers in winter, is there a garden somewhere that I don't know about?" Diao Chan asked, and she came out to meet Guo Jia today precisely because she was curious about this question.

  Girls are all fond of beauty and fantasy, Guo Jia comes to deliver flowers every day, and the varieties also change frequently. Where did he find so many flowers? Is there a beautiful garden like spring in this winter, where hundreds of flowers bloom?! If that's true, even if it's sneaking around, Diao Chan would probably be tempted to take a look.