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Chapter 198 Grandma's Entrustment

The death of Fifth Dream dealt a severe psychological blow to Zhou Zhiwei.

The old woman was already in poor health, and her daughter's death completely devastated her.

When Li Xi came to visit Zhou Zhiwei, she was lying on the bed, looking through a photo album.

The album was full of photos of Fifth Dream, including pictures of her as a child, as a teenager, and some recently taken.

Fifth Dream is beautiful no matter which era it's from.

Knowing that Li Xi had arrived, Zhou Zhiwei did not look up. She absentmindedly stroked the photos in the album and said in a choked voice, "Grandma was too selfish. She should have let go and let her leave with dignity long ago, but she couldn't bear to let go, which caused her to leave in such a violent and painful way."

"Xi Bao".

"Grandma is sorry for your mother."

Li Xi put his arm around Zhou Zhiwei's shoulder and listened silently as she tearfully explained her reluctance to part with Fifth Dream and her apologies.

It took Zhou Zhiwei a long, long time to calm down.

She closed the photo album and said to Li Xi, "Grandma doesn't have much time left."

Zhou Zhiwei could feel her body getting weaker and weaker, and every day she lived from now on would be a battle against death.

Sensing her grandmother's unspoken message, Li Xi asked with a heavy heart, "Grandma, is there anything else on your mind? Tell me, and I'll try my best to help you with it."

"Grandma does have a few unresolved matters on her mind."

Zhou Zhiwei held Li Xi's slender fingers and said, "Of course, the one I can't let go of is you."

"I?"

Li Xi said, "I'm fine, Grandma, don't worry about me."

“During this time, because of Mengbao’s matter, your maternal grandfather and I have neglected you. Last time when Huaizhou had an accident, you fainted from exhaustion. Your maternal grandmother and grandfather should have gone to Southeast Asia to visit you.”

"But we didn't even glance at you."

Li Xi didn't take these small things to heart.

“Grandma, I understand your and Grandpa’s dilemma. If I were in your shoes, I would have made the same choice. My mother has had a very hard life, and I understand that you want her to be happier.”

"Please don't feel sorry for me because of this."

It wasn't that Li Xi was being hypocritical and deliberately saying nice things to please the old man.

She truly understands her parents and would never compete with her mother for their affections.

Seeing how sensible Li Xi was, Zhou Zhiwei felt even more sorry for her. "You and Huaizhou have already registered your marriage?"

"Ah."

"Now that you've registered your marriage, you're husband and wife. Huaizhou has officially become the grandson-in-law of my fifth family."

Zhou Zhiwei forced herself to stay alert and asked Li Xi, "The wedding is in July?"

"Ah."

Zhou Zhiwei then said, "Then I will try my best to live to see that day and witness you and Huaizhou walk down the aisle."

When the topic of weddings came up, Zhou Zhiwei had an idea. She said, "Your uncle has never been married or had children in his life. Could you let him hold your hand at your wedding?"

Li Xi chuckled, "Grandma, you don't need to tell me, I will ask my uncle to hold my hand and walk me to the wedding stage."

It is said that maternal uncles are the most important.

Li Xi's biological father had passed away long ago, and her adoptive father Li Chang'an's relatives were also gone. She only had a few relatives on her maternal grandmother's side.

Even if Zhou Zhiwei didn't say anything, Li Xi also wanted to invite Luo Wen to send her onto the stage as her elder.

"That's good."

Zhou Zhiwei added, "I prepared a generous dowry for your mother a long time ago, but unfortunately she can't use it. When you get married, your maternal grandmother will charter a plane to send the dowry to you."

“Your uncle, your maternal grandfather, and your Uncle Lanyu will all contribute to your dowry.”

"The wedding of the daughter of the fifth family in Southeast Asia will certainly be a grand affair."

Li Xi did not refuse Zhou Zhiwei's arrangement. She thanked him generously, "Thank you, Grandma and Grandpa, and Uncle, for supporting me!"

"...But why is Uncle Lanyu adding makeup to my outfit?"

“When the Lan family daughters got married, I always added to their dowries. You are my only granddaughter, so of course the Lan family should add to your dowry when you get married.”

"In short, whatever dowry your Uncle Lanyu gives, just accept it. I'll be unhappy if he gives too little."

Li Xi chuckled, "Alright, I'll accept whatever comes my way, no matter who gives it to me."

"That's how it should be."

Zhou Zhiwei patted Li Xi's hand affectionately, then her expression turned melancholy and solemn as she thought of something.

Grandma, is something else on your mind?

Li Xi keenly sensed that Zhou Zhiwei still had something on her mind.

Zhou Zhiwei hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"grandmother."

"You can tell me anything that's on your mind, and I'll help you get through it, okay?"

Looking at her grandson's well-behaved and sensible appearance, Zhou Zhiwei seemed to have made up her mind and said with a serious face, "You should also be familiar with the housekeeper named Lan Yin who is by my side."

"Lan Wei's eldest aunt?"

Lan Yin is the eldest daughter of Grandpa Lan Cheng and the eldest sister of Lan Yu.

Jiang Xinghe called her "Auntie".

"Ah."

"What's wrong with Aunt Lan Yin?"

“Lan Yin has been by my side since she was 21 years old. Over the years, she has been loyal to me and served me well. I have always regarded her as my own child.”

"Can···"

"Your uncle has recently been investigating the kidnapping case of Mengbao and Lanqing, but he has discovered that the kidnapping case is somehow connected to Lanyin."

"Luo Wen told me about this, but I always suspected that he had made a mistake."

"Lan Yin is quite far from Meng Bao in age, and she has always doted on Meng Bao like an older sister. She also has a very close relationship with Lan Qing."

"There is really no motivation to do so."

Is Lan Yin involved in her mother's kidnapping?

"So what is Grandma planning to do? Knowing that this person is involved in Mother's kidnapping, is she going to pretend she doesn't know?"

“How could that be?” Zhou Zhiwei immediately shook her head seriously. She said, “I’m thinking about how to find out if she is really involved in the kidnapping.”

"After all these years, if I alert her and she finds out, and she destroys the evidence and denies it to the death, there's nothing I can do about it."

Upon hearing this, Li Xi asked, "What does Uncle think?"

"Your uncle..."

Zhou Zhiwei frowned and said, "They were originally engaged when they were young, but your uncle had no feelings for Lan Yin, so the engagement was canceled."

“He felt guilty towards Lan Yin, and it wasn’t easy for him to interrogate her. Besides, Lan Yin had served me diligently all these years, and she was like a daughter to me, so it was even more difficult for him to take action.”

After thinking for a moment, Li Xi said, "Then let me do it."

Zhou Zhiwei meant exactly that: "I know about your two rescues of Huaizhou. You are a smart child. Grandma wants you to stay in Nanyang for a few more days this time to help me find out the truth about this matter."

"If it is found that Lan Yin is the mastermind, I will take her with me when I die. Even if she dies, she will atone for Meng Bao and Lan Qing's sins."

"However, if it is found that the truth has nothing to do with her, it can also clear her name."

“Okay,” Li Xi readily agreed.

Back at her residence, Li Xi told Gu Huaizhou about it and also said that she would stay in Nanyang for a while longer.

Although Gu Huaizhou was reluctant to part with her, he respected her decision.

However, he was busy with work and had to return to Dongzhou to take charge of the overall situation.

“It’s good for you to stay here. Grandpa is getting old and sick. It’s a rare opportunity for him to come to Southeast Asia, and he plans to stay here for a while.”

“King Grandpa’s life is more enjoyable with his maternal grandparents, which is also good for his condition.”

"I feel at ease knowing you're staying here with Grandpa."

"it is good."

The next day, Gu Huaizhou flew back to Dongzhou, leaving Li Xi and Gu Wentao at Zhaomengtai.

To make it easier to observe Lan Yin, Li Xi moved directly to her maternal grandparents' small building, explaining that her maternal grandmother was in poor health and that it would be convenient for her to take care of her there.

Fifth Jue and Zhou Zhiwei would naturally agree with you a hundredfold.

Fifth Jue smiled and praised Li Xi: "Xi Bao is such a filial child."

"Brother Gu, your Huaizhou should be secretly laughing that he was able to marry our Xibao."

Gu Wentao laughed heartily. He wasn't angry at all, and even echoed Fifth Jue's words: "It's not just him who should be secretly laughing, I'm laughing in my dreams in the middle of the night!"

"When Qingying was alive, she always regretted that Luo Wen had never married. If Luo Wen had been willing to get married and have a daughter, she would have insisted on a marriage alliance with your family's granddaughter."

Looking at Li Xi's well-behaved and adorable appearance, Gu Wentao snorted smugly, "After all the twists and turns, Huai Zhou still managed to marry your granddaughter."

A granddaughter is still a granddaughter; they're family after all.

Zhou Zhiwei was not feeling well and had little appetite, so she stayed by her side the whole time.

Hearing Gu Wentao's words, she also felt it was fate. "Qingying said this before, but at that time she really didn't expect that it would come true one day."

"I am truly relieved that the two children can be together."

The Fifth Family has no conflict of interest with the Gu Family, and the friendship between the elders is pure and deep.

It's a wonderful thing that both families agree that their children can get together.

Entrusting Li Xi to the Gu family, Zhou Zhiwei could die in peace.

Li Xi interjected at the opportune moment, asking her grandfather, "Grandpa, why doesn't Uncle get married?"

After these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the restaurant became quieter.

The fifth saying goes: "The master said that your uncle has no marriage line in his destiny."

Zhou Zhiwei glanced at Lan Yin, who was serving food and tea, and sighed, "Your uncle is a simpleton, a real straight man. He had a very suitable marriage a few years ago, but he ruined it himself."

Gu Wentao recalled this incident and looked at Lan Yin, saying, "If I remember correctly, Lan Yin and Luo Wen almost became a perfect couple, right?"

Li Xi then looked at Lan Yin with curiosity.

Lan Yin looked up at the Fifth Master opposite her, then smiled calmly and explained neither humbly nor arrogantly, "When I was young, Mr. Luo Wen and I were indeed engaged."

“But Mr. Luo Wen was heartless towards me and refused to marry me. He also rarely asked to meet me. I guessed that he had no feelings for me, so I went directly to him and told him that if he had no feelings for me, then the engagement should be called off.”

"Sure enough, the next day, Mr. Luo Wen approached the head of the family and proposed to cancel our engagement."

Zhou Zhiwei nodded and said, "That's how it is."

She patted Lan Yin's arm and said with emotion, "Lan Yin is a woman of exceptional quality, one in a million. It's Luo Wen's loss that he missed out on her."

"He's still single, and that's his own fault."

The fifth point is that this word must not be uttered.

Li Xi tilted her head and asked, "Aunt Lan Yin, after you broke off your engagement with your uncle, you didn't get married either?"

Lan Yin gave an awkward laugh.

She shook her head and said, "Maybe I'm not destined for marriage."

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Fifth Jue said to Li Xi, "Alright, Xi Bao, let's not bring up these old stories anymore, so as not to embarrass anyone."

"Let's eat."

Li Xi then dropped the matter.

*

In the afternoon, Li Xi massaged Zhou Zhiwei's head to help her relax.

It was almost three o'clock when Zhou Zhiwei finally drifted off to sleep.

Li Xi tiptoed downstairs and saw Lan Yin sitting on the sofa in the West Flower Hall reading a book, while Wu Jue and Gu Wentao were sitting under the flower stand outside, enjoying tea and playing chess.