NOVEL NEXT 78: Explosive News
“Mengyao, are you alright? If I had known it would be like this, I shouldn’t have agreed to Qingheng’s suggestion… Now he’s like a fish that jumped into the sea as soon as he arrived in the village, completely carefree, while we’re left here floundering like ducks on dry land.”
“Pfft, Ah Yu! Your description is so strange!”
“As long as it’s vivid and accurate!”
While hiding from the villagers, when Gu Yu saw the flustered expression on Gu Mengyao’s face, he thought she must be uncomfortable in this setting, so he felt an impulse to take her back home.
But on second thought, Gu Mengyao had little contact with others due to years of hunting in the mountains, which wasn’t good.
Now that Gu Mengyao no longer needed to hunt to earn money, Gu Yu was very supportive of her finding her girl friends to play with, or making new friends, to avoid being bored at home all day.
“Mengyao, if you feel bored in the future, you can come to the village to find people you get along with, instead of being cooped up at home until you grow mushrooms.”
“I think it’s fine! When I used to hunt in the mountains, I spent very little time at home. I haven’t had enough of staying home yet!”
“There will come a time when you get tired of it. If I’m not at home due to other matters in the future, and your brother has such a social nature…”
“Don’t worry about these things. You’re always trying to get me to go out, but I don’t want you to go out! As soon as you do, you encounter so many women showing interest in you. Really, don’t they know you’re already married?”
As she spoke, Gu Mengyao’s whining tone made Gu Yu chuckle, and he took the initiative to reach for her hand.
His little wife was jealous.
When their palms touched, Gu Mengyao’s face flushed again as she realized what she had just said, clearly expressing “I’m jealous.”
This made Gu Mengyao’s eyes flicker, unable to meet Gu Yu’s gaze.
Faced with the shy Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu was somewhat shameless—seeing his little wife embarrassed made him want to tease her. It was at this moment that Gu Yu understood why those young scoundrels liked to tease virtuous women—it was addictive!
But his wife was still too young, and he was even younger…
A twelve-year-old little brat who only had a say in ancient times. In modern times, if he tried to tease someone, he’d probably be teased back.
“Sister, brother-in-law! Super explosive news! Oh my goodness, I’m shocked!”
“What news? Yesterday you were as happy as if watching monkeys when Widow Lin and Madam Li fought. Don’t tell me they’re having another big fight today?”
“How could that be! It’s not about Widow Lin and Madam Li, it’s about Yang Shun!”
Just as Gu Yu was thinking about what to say to make Gu Mengyao more embarrassed, his convenient little brother-in-law’s voice suddenly rang out. By the time the voice reached Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu’s ears, Gu Qingheng had finally run up to them.
After Gu Qingheng caught his breath with a few huffs and puffs, he excitedly told Gu Yu the news he had gathered.
With the look of someone who had discovered super big news, Gu Qingheng made Gu Yu stroke his chin.
Then, upon hearing that it was news about Yang Shun, his eyes flickered and his lips curved slightly, as he had already guessed what had happened.
Could it be that Bai Linyue, whom he had met in town, had really come looking for him?
Tsk tsk, that Uncle Zhong was really not up to the task! Indulging his young lady like this—when he returned, he would probably be beaten to death by his master.
“Early this morning, they say an extremely luxurious carriage arrived in Yang Village, and the first question they asked was where Yang Shun’s family was! Then an incredibly beautiful young lady got down from the carriage and walked straight into the Yang family home. Everyone says Yang Shun has hooked up with a young lady from town. He’s really struck it rich this time!”
“Hehe.”
Sure enough, the content of Gu Qingheng’s subsequent words didn’t differ much from Gu Yu’s guess.
Bai Linyue had really come.