This was certainly not the answer An Yuan'er wanted to hear.
She patted the bed anxiously and asked, "Auntie, is there nothing else besides this?"
Aunt Yun thought for a moment and added, "Master is not only filial but also kind. He also cares deeply for Miss Fourth. He is a good father."
The more An Yuan'er listened, the lower her head drooped.
In her past life, her father had always been a widow. An Yuan'er knew that her father had never married because he was afraid of being bullied by a stepmother.
But Mother is gone, doesn't Father deserve happiness? An Yuan'er remembers how hard Father suffered in his past life. Aunt Yun could have left after Father was wrongly dismissed from office, but she traveled all over Shengjing to beat the Dengwen Drum to appeal for Father's innocence. She endured countless scornful looks and ridicule, but Aunt Yun never complained.
An Yuan'er always thought that Aunt Yun's deep affection must mean she liked her father.
She asked in a different way: "Aunt Yun, do you think Father will find me a stepmother in the future?"
Yunniang lowered her eyelids, concealing the turbulent emotions in her eyes, and answered as calmly as possible, "Is Xiaoyuan worried that your future wife will not treat you well? Don't worry, Yuan'er, Second Master will definitely marry a well-matched, virtuous and gentle lady from a prestigious family, and will not be harsh on you."
Perhaps because her body had shrunk and her senses had become dulled, An Yuan'er couldn't immediately grasp the deeper meaning behind Yun Niang's words.
Perhaps because she had just recovered from her illness, An Yuan'er was very sleepy. She didn't say much, her eyelids were very heavy, and she fell asleep.
*
"Have you heard? The fourth young lady of the An family actually survived. You know, at her age, eight or nine out of ten people who get the flu won't make it."
"It is the Buddha of the Honglu Temple who has manifested his power. Miss An is destined for wealth and honor. She is a person blessed by the gods and Buddhas and has great fortune. Whoever gets her as their daughter-in-law will probably also be blessed by the gods and Buddhas and have their family's glory last for a hundred years."
"Look at Master An, it was only after he got this noble lady that he gradually rose through the ranks and achieved great success in his official career; and the An family's businesses too, in recent years, which business can compete with the An family's? I didn't know before, but now I understand, it's all because of the blessing of having a lucky baby at home, the protection of gods and Buddhas!"
An Yuan'er turned misfortune into blessing. The outside world spread rumors about her miraculous survival, and now she was extremely popular. Every lady who saw her would come up and pinch her little face, saying that she would take some good fortune home with her.
An Yuan'er always felt that her already chubby little face had become even chubbier after everyone pinched and kneaded it.
After all, as a fairy, she wouldn't admit to eating a lot!
An Chaoli also faced a large wave of rivals in love ahead of time, all of whom came to compete with him for his daughter.
Since being given the title of "Fuwa" (lucky baby), people wanting to arrange a marriage between their children and An Yuan'er have been practically breaking down the threshold of the An family's residence. Every family wants to have Fuwa in their home in advance.
But An Chaoli was a doting father to his daughter. He boasted to others, "Any brat who can marry my daughter must be incredibly lucky. If that brat doesn't spoil his daughter more than he has and isn't more outstanding than him, he shouldn't even think about marrying her."
With her father's strict protection, An Yuan'er's arranged marriage naturally failed to materialize.
After An Yuan'er recovered from her illness, An Chaoli was still worried that her condition would relapse. For a whole year, An Yuan'er was forced to stay at home to recuperate and could not go out to play. She spent all her time lying down or resting and also needed to take various nutritional supplements, which made An Yuan'er even rounder.
It's really going to become round and chubby!
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