Being selected for the Su Family Elder Group didn't depend on age or gender, only on merit and strength, and then these criteria were used for ranking.
If a successor's abilities were higher than those of the Elder Group, then, after a competition and a family council discussion, they would immediately replace the previous elder.
The current Great Elder and Second Elder were both over eighty years old, while Su Yingxia was still one year short of fifty, which showed her medical skills were indeed profound.
"It's really a bother so late at night, Sister Yingxia," Ye Wanlan's fatigue in her eyes dissipated somewhat as she nodded gently, "If there's anything you need help with later on, I'll make sure it's done."
"That's very kind of you, Ah Lan," Su Yingxia shook her head slightly, smiling, "You're a friend of Little Yu; of course, I'll help you all the way. I'll accompany you for the surgery."
