In the Lu Family's main hall, Old Madam Lu held Lü Zitong's hand, occasionally stroking her belly. Her smile was so wide it nearly would not close.
According to the physician, the child in Lü Zitong's womb was already more than a month along.
Old Master Lu, his hair and beard both white, stroked his beard with a beaming smile as well.
Only Ye Zhen and Lü Qingzhu stood there, exceptionally awkward.
Ye Zhen was fine; he was basically unaffected by everyone's gazes. But the looks everyone cast at Lü Qingzhu made her wish she could hide her head in her stomach.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Old Master Lu was deeply gratified. Smiling, he took out a jade slip and a bottle of pills and personally handed them to Ding Chi.
"You young couple have done well. You have a child so soon, and this old man is very pleased. Whether it is a boy or a girl, my Lu Family will have another descendant.
"Ding Chi, this is your reward from this old man."
Excitement surfaced in Ding Chi's eyes as he accepted the jade slip and pills.
"This jade slip contains a cultivation art that may allow you to cultivate all the way to the Dao Realm. It also comes with a mighty divine ability.
"From now on, cultivate diligently. As long as you achieve something in your cultivation, this old man will grant you a future—not one limited merely to Lu Manor," Old Master Lu said.
This promise immediately made Ding Chi excited. "Thank you, Grandfather. This grandson-in-law thanks Grandfather!"
Under the current circumstances, no matter what, Ding Chi was still merely a live-in son-in-law of the Lu Family. Every aspect of his status was confined within Lu Manor.
But the future Old Master Lu had promised