"What? Engaged?!"
Jiang Pan, who had just returned to the encampment from the mountains, was so startled by his daughter's words that he jumped up.
Chen Yuezhi was also startled. "Wanwan, what are you talking about!"
Jiang Wan blinked her eyes and said very seriously, "I said, I want to get engaged to Gu Chenzhou."
Jiang Pan and Chen Yuezhi were stunned for a good while before they found their voices.
"Wanwan, you... it's still too early for you to be considering this."
Jiang Pan was very displeased. His daughter was less than seven years old, and she already wanted to get married...
Chen Yuezhi was also having a headache. "Little girl, do you even know what engagement means? Where did you hear about this? Stop talking about it, or someone might overhear and laugh you to death!"
Jiang Wan put on a stern face. "Of course I know what engagement means. It means that Gu Chenzhou and I will have a betrothal, and when we're old enough, we'll get married and start a small family. Dad, Mom, I'm not joking, I'm serious. I want to get engaged to Gu Chenzhou!"
Jiang Pan directly shook his head. "I don't agree!"
He only had two daughters. His elder daughter married a beast and was hurt so badly. He wasn't worried about his younger daughter's marriage at all. Moreover, his daughter was only seven years old, and he hadn't doted on her enough yet.
Chen Yuezhi also shook her head. "I don't agree either!"
Her considerations were even more rational.
Frankly speaking, Gu Chenzhou was indeed a good child. He was outstanding in appearance, character, and ability, surpassing all three of their sons combined.
But no matter how good he was, she couldn't entrust her daughter's future to him.
Because he was the sole descendant of the Gu family, he carried such a deep-seated, bloody vendetta, and his life was destined to be fraught with danger, where he could lose his life at any moment.
If her daughter were to truly follow him, could she live a peaceful life?
If she followed Gu Chenzhou, there would only be two possibilities. One was to become a widow at a young age, and the other was to flee with Gu Chenzhou, helping him to avenge his family, with her life constantly on the line.
She could accept neither of these.
She didn't expect her daughter to marry someone rich and influential. She only hoped that her daughter would marry a young man with whom she was mutually in love, that they would love each other dearly, and support each other as they grew old together.
Clearly, Gu Chenzhou was not such a candidate.
Furthermore, Jiang Wan was only seven years old. It was highly likely that after hearing about Gu Chenzhou's background, she felt pity for him and wanted to be good to him. But as a child, she didn't know what "being good" truly entailed, hence this absurd idea.
As parents, they certainly couldn't indulge in their child's whims.
She greatly admired the Gu family and felt sorry for Gu Chenzhou, but none of this could outweigh her own daughter's future life.
Therefore, Chen Yuezhi absolutely refused to agree, and glared fiercely at Jiang Wan. "If you talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I'll spank you!"
Jiang Wan was a little depressed. "Why can't I? Don't you also like him very much?"
Chen Yuezhi felt her head throbbing. "Liking him is one thing, but that's another. Wanwan, don't be silly, don't mention this matter again!"
Jiang Pan also said, "Your mother is right! How old are you? Don't mention this again, unless you still have this idea when you grow up, and that boy is willing, otherwise, this matter is off the table!"
Chen Yuezhi shot him a fierce glare. What nonsense was he talking!
This matter was forever off the table!
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Jiang Wan couldn't persuade her parents and felt very dejected.
Actually, she didn't really want to marry Gu Chenzhou. To be precise, she had no intention of getting married.
She just wanted a legitimate reason to be with him every day so that she could quickly upgrade her abilities and cure his illness.
Her idea was that since they were both young, they could pretend to be engaged, which would give her a valid reason.
When she had cured him, she could then cancel the engagement, right?
But she definitely couldn't tell her parents the truth, or they would surely beat her.
Ancient people attached great importance to a woman's reputation and marriage. Once an engagement was made, unless it was a matter of life and death, it could not be broken. If a girl's engagement was broken, regardless of the reason, her reputation would be greatly affected.
Some families who valued reputation would send their daughters to temples to cultivate. Some ruthless ones would even let their daughters "die of illness" to preserve the family's honor.
In such an environment, no parents would casually arrange marriages for their children, nor would they easily break off engagements.
Even though she was doted on, her parents would not agree.
Jiang Wan was very worried, so when she had the chance, she pulled the divine doctor Jin aside to whisper.
"Grand-teacher, my parents don't agree to the engagement. Do you have any other methods?"
Divine doctor Jin shook his head. "No more."
Jiang Wan changed her line of thought. "Then is there any way to make my parents have to agree to my engagement?"
Divine doctor Jin asked, "Why do you insist on getting engaged to that boy? Didn't you not want to get too close to him before?"
Jiang Wan coughed twice. "It's just that I think he's quite a good person. Anyway, girls grow up and have to get married. He was willing to risk his life to save mine. How many such boys can I meet in a lifetime?"
Divine doctor Jin clicked his tongue. "That's true. Many men in the world are fickle. It's indeed rare to meet someone willing to risk their life for you."
"Since that's the case, I'll give you a wicked plan. First of all, you can't sell me out. No matter what, even if your parents beat you, you can't reveal me."
Jiang Wan's eyes lit up. She knew that her grand-teacher, being a cunning old fox, would surely have a way. So she quickly promised, "I promise to keep my mouth shut and absolutely won't sell out Grand-teacher!"
Divine doctor Jin nodded and whispered into Jiang Wan's ear.
Jiang Wan's eyes widened as she listened, and she gasped, "Grand-teacher, you're so shameless!"
Divine doctor Jin glared at her. "What are you saying! Do you still want me to help you find a solution?"
Jiang Wan quickly said obsequiously, "Yes, yes, yes! Grand-teacher, please continue."
The old man and the young girl squatted in the corner and whispered for a long time. After they had finalized their plan, they parted ways.
Divine doctor Jin looked back at the chubby little girl, feeling a bit guilty.
He, after all, had some selfish motives.
He knew his disciple's intentions. No parent would want their daughter to marry someone with such a complicated background. He felt guilty himself for giving the little girl this idea.
But he truly hoped that his old friend's only grandson could seek justice for the more than three hundred lives of the Gu family.
This path was too difficult.
He wanted to find more helpers for that child.
This little fatty girl possessed divine strength, was highly skilled, could cure Gu Chenzhou's illness, and was willing to help Gu Chenzhou. It was hard to find another person like her in the world.
In the future, when this little fatty girl grew up, whether she would resent him, he didn't know, nor did he want to think about it too much, for fear that if he thought too much, he would soften his heart.