Xie Muqing quickly walked out of the room.
Those furrowed brows never relaxed, and his expression immediately turned serious, his handsome face taut.
"Go to town right now and find a doctor. My wife has been in a deep sleep for some reason."
Yang Jiayi suddenly raised his head.
He seemed somewhat incredulous at what he had just heard, but when he saw the serious expression on his young master's face, he had no choice but to believe it.
"Yes, sir! I'll take care of it right away!"
Like a gust of wind, Yang Jiayi quickly disappeared from sight.
Looking at the snow in the yard that reached halfway up to her calves, Xie Muqing frowned even more.
He knew it, of course.
Sending Yang Jiayi to town in the snow would definitely take a lot of time, both ways.
But he had no other choice. He didn't know what Lin Yan's illness was, so he didn't dare to take her out rashly.
Not to mention that the carriage would be difficult to travel on the snow-covered roads, just the thought of going on a long journey, facing not only the cold air but also an extremely bumpy ride, could potentially injure her...
He wouldn't dare gamble.
After packing the gifts they had brought for their trip back to the bride's parents' home, Lin Zhenghong and Ye Lan noticed that their daughter and son-in-law had not yet left the main room, so they went to the main room with some questions in their minds.
When they saw Xie Muqing standing at the main entrance of the house, their doubts deepened.
"Son-in-law, why don't you come inside? Hasn't our daughter gotten up yet? It's almost time for us to head to Grandma's house."
Ever since watching Yang Jiayi ride away on horseback, Xie Muqing's gaze has never left him.
Clearly, they have become engrossed in their own world.
He only snapped out of his daze when a loud voice reached his ears, stiffening his body as he looked away.
Faced with the two elders' deep concern, Xie Muqing's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance. After taking a deep breath, she slowly spoke:
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, my wife is unresponsive to my calls. I have already sent Yang Jiayi to town to fetch a doctor."
"What did you say?!"
Ye Lan's vision blurred, and she staggered, almost falling backward.
Fortunately, Lin Zhenghong, who was beside her, reacted quickly and reached out to pull her safely into his arms.
"Lan'er, are you alright?"
A few breaths later.
Ye Lan also regained consciousness from her dizziness. She hurriedly grabbed Lin Zhenghong's sleeve, her tone filled with anxiety and unease.
"Brother Hong, I...I'm fine. Let's go inside and check on our daughter!"
Concerned for his daughter's safety, Lin Zhenghong disregarded everything else and directly helped Ye Lan towards the bedroom.
Fortunately, Xie Muqing had already dressed Lin Yan when he noticed her unusual behavior.
It wouldn't be so bad that she would be seen in public wearing only her undergarments.
Upon entering the house and seeing her daughter sleeping peacefully on the kang (a heated brick bed), Ye Lan's eyes immediately reddened.
"My daughter? My daughter!"
Lin Zhenghong didn't believe in superstition.
He shouted several times at the top of his lungs, loud enough to be heard over the courtyard wall, but he still couldn't wake Lin Yan, who was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Only then did the couple truly believe that their daughter was indeed sick.
Ye Lan could no longer hold back her tears, which poured down like a torrential rain.
Even a rough-looking man like Lin Zhenghong couldn't help but get teary-eyed...
But he didn't forget to comfort the woman beside him, holding Ye Lan, who was crying so hard she could barely breathe, tightly in his arms and gently comforting her.
I don't know if I'm saying this to her or to myself.
"It's alright, look how well our daughter looks, she'll be fine. She must have been sleeping too soundly. Our daughter has worked so hard this year, always running around between the county and the prefectural city, she hasn't had a proper rest. She'll finally get some rest during the New Year holidays, maybe she'll wake up in a couple of days after she's had enough sleep."
Lin Zhenghong's words of comfort did not stop Ye Lan's tears; on the contrary, they had the effect, and her tears flowed even more fiercely.
“It’s all our fault for being so incompetent. Not only did we fail to give our daughter a good life, but we also made her support our whole family. Why is it always our daughter who suffers? She was mentally challenged for over ten years, and it was only with great difficulty that she finally recovered, and now she’s like this again…”
Listening to their stories, Xie Muqing couldn't help but picture Lin Yan's busy figure in his mind.
He owed her too much...
He suppressed his emotions, which were about to spill out, and comforted her in a hoarse voice:
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, don't worry too much. The doctor will be here soon."
The wait was too long.
Lin Muyan and Lin Yu waited for a while, but still didn't hear their parents or eldest sister call them to go out.
Eager to go to their maternal grandmother's house, the two skipped and hopped to the main house. As soon as they entered, they began to excitedly chatter:
"Dad, Mom, Eldest Sister, when are we going to Grandma's house?"
Hearing her children's voices, Ye Lan quickly lowered her head to wipe away the tears on her face and stepped out of Lin Zhenghong's arms.
Even though she tried her best to control her emotions, her choked voice still betrayed her sobs.
"Xiaoyan, Xiaoyu, your eldest sister is still sleeping. Let's not go to Grandma's house today. We'll go in a couple of days."
Lin Yu was too young to notice anything.
However, Lin Muyan heard Ye Lan's soft sobbing. He couldn't help but raise his head and saw a pair of red and swollen eyes.
The child's tender face suddenly scrunched up.
"Mother, why are your eyes red? Is eldest sister sick?"
Faced with his questioning, a hint of panic flashed across Ye Lan's face. She secretly pinched her palm to calm herself down.
"No, no, Mom's nose was itchy just now, and she sneezed a few times, so her eyes got red. Your older sister isn't sick, she's just too tired. You all go out and play first, let her sleep a little longer, okay?"
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