Chapter 483: At Most Half A Year
Gu Qingyao looked at Gu Chonghua. “Grandfather, I… I’ve met Grandfather Guo a few times.”
“Grandfather?”
Old Master Guo looked at Gu Qingyao, then looked at Gu Chonghua. “Is she your granddaughter?”
Gu Chonghua nodded. “That’s right! I only have one granddaughter. Those younger than her are all boys. Oh, and she also has five older cousins. They’re all grown up now.”
Old Master Guo: “…”
How upsetting!
In the past, both families had done fairly well. Now that when they met again, he was completely down and out, while this fellow had so many children and grandchildren, as well as a pretty granddaughter.
Five older cousins and younger cousins too. So many children…
Old Master Guo said, “So Yao Yao is your granddaughter. When she first rescued me, I was starving. The girl gave me some food so that my wife and I could survive.”
Gu Chonghua smiled. “Then we are really fated to meet. But I did not expect you to end up here. You’ve been here for so long, why didn’t you look for us?”
Old Master Guo glanced at his wife, his eyes filled with sorrow. “Our daughter… betrayed us. Our son left the country, and we don’t know whether he is dead or alive. I don’t know whether we two old people will even see him again in this lifetime. Her health has always been poor, and I can barely manage to take care of her. How would I know that you are here?
“I had assumed that you were forced to leave your home like us!”
Gu Chonghua did not say anything.
His outcome had been comparatively better.
Gu Chonghua sighed. “Don’t think about it. It’s very safe here. You should stay here and have a good life. Since your son has already left the country, it means he did not meet any mishap here. Perhaps he is doing very well!
“In our current circumstances, he can’t come back even if he wants to! Keep on living, and you will see him again one day!”
Old Master Guo’s eyes reddened at his words. When he glanced at his wife, he almost cried. “If she weren’t determined to see her son again, she would have died long ago!”
But when he saw Jiang Yiru’s expression, Old Master Guo looked dismayed. He said to Jiang Yiru, “Doctor, is my wife in bad shape? She has been depressed for many years and has suffered very greatly. Her health has always been poor. Actually… I have always been mentally prepared. Tell me frankly, how long can she last?”
Jiang Yiru’s eyes shone with sympathy. The old lady in her arms was really just skin and bones. She looked frighteningly old.
“She’s almost at the end of her life. At most… half a year!”
Old Master Guo was befuddled!
Although he was mentally prepared, he still could not accept the fact.
He had worked so hard for so long, trying his best to take care of her and console her. But he still had not managed to extend her life by much.
Gu Chonghua was taken aback when he heard that!
He looked in disbelief at Lin Wanyin, who was lying there, still unconscious. The old lady before his eyes had aged so much that she was unrecognizable.
Lin Wanyin and Wen Ruyu were about the same age. In their youth, both of them had been extraordinarily beautiful. Wen Ruyu was elegant and poised, while Lin Wanyin was more distinguished. She was a talented woman and had a scholarly air!
But this old woman had a head of white hair, a face full of wrinkles, and was so thin that she was just a bag of bones. Where was the charm of her previous years?
Gu Chonghua looked at Lin Wanyin, then looked at Old Master Guo. Gu Chonghua pondered the latter’s words, and in the end, he had no choice but to sigh!