Chapter 206 - Chapter 206: Chapter Two-Hundred and Six: Repaying A Debt of Gratitude (2/2)

Looking at his slumbering wife and granddaughter on the bed, Gu Bei said to Shi Nian and Ye Kun, “You two, help me out with something.”

“Go ahead and tell us,” Shi Nian replied.

Gu Bei narrowed his eyes and stated, “Help me find the family that adopted Xiao He back then, and then find the people who kidnapped her. Even if my daughter is no longer around, I won’t let anyone who hurt her get away with

“Okay! We’ll have someone look into it immediately,” Shi Nian and Ye Kun answered in unison.

Chen Yao and Yun Nan’s illnesses came and went quickly. Their fever finally broke three days later, and both were in good spirits.

“We would all collapse from exhaustion if Grandma didn’t get better,” Shi Xiu said as she fed Chen Yao some porridge.

“Thank you,” Chen Yao said as she looked at Shi Xiu apologetically.

Shi Xiu tilted her head and smiled. “Then, you need to get better soon, Grandma. Xiang Yang and I didn’t have to do much because we didn’t know how to do anything. Fang Xi had a harder time, but she’ll put it on Yun Nan’s tab. They owe each other so much that they won’t be able to repay their debts in their lifetime.”

Chen Yao smiled. “You’re all good kids.” She reached out and touched Yun Nan’s forehead. “Our Yun Nan is a good child with good fortune. She’s quite lucky to have met you all.”

Xiang Yang looked at Chen Yao and Yun Nan with her chin on her hand. “Grandma, do you still need a granddaughter? I want to be your granddaughter, too.”

Chen Yao stretched out her hand to her. “I’d be happy to have you. You’re all such good granddaughters; I don’t mind having more! All of you will be my granddaughters from now on!”

Other than Shi Xiu, who grew up doted upon in a family that didn’t lack love, Fang Xi and Xiang Yang both had rough lives. People often yearned for what they lacked the most. Chen Yao’s love softened not only Yun Nan but also the onlookers—Xiang Yang and Fang Xi.

For half of Chen Yao’s life, aside from searching for her daughter, Chen Yao was also the Gu family’s significant second madam. She was used to the inconstancy of the world and fickleness of human relationships and well-understood the ways of the world. She could tell these girls were kind and transparent, and she liked them from the bottom of her heart..