Chapter 39: If you come again, I’ll report you to the officials
After silencing everyone with a single sentence, Gu Yu’s dark eyes stared intently at Madam Li. Gu Yu only shifted his gaze away when she was so unnerved that she was about to curse him again.
This time, Gu Yu had been impulsive.
With the crowd watching, saying words that were considered unfilial could lead to an unrecoverable situation if anyone present saw through it.
While he wouldn’t be dragged to the yamen and beaten, villagers would definitely point fingers behind his back, and the Gu Mengyao siblings would also suffer undeserved misfortune, being gossiped about and tied to Gu Yu.
However, despite this, Gu Yu did not regret it at all.
This was his first meeting with Madam Li and the others, and Gu Yu knew that they were all difficult people.
If he showed weakness now, with the silver from selling the wild boar, it would definitely lead to endless trouble later.
What’s more… even building a house might have unexpected problems because of the Old Yang family.
Therefore, Gu Yu had no choice but to be ruthless and deny his relationship with the Yang family in front of everyone.
The more resolute the words spoken at this time, the more they would intimidate people and allow him to draw a clear line between himself and the Old Yang family’s main house.
And because no one saw through what he had just said, the onlookers couldn’t find any fault with it. After all, Gu Yu had already changed his surname, his household registration had been moved out of the Yang family, and he wasn’t really considered a member of the Yang family.
There were instances of sons-in-law who lived with the wife in other villages. Those who were married into the wife’s family had mostly cut ties with their previous families. Therefore, no one disbelieved Gu Yu’s words at this time.
It was just that Madam Li was too formidable, coming directly to the Gu family’s doorstep to throw a tantrum today. As soon as Gu Yu spoke, the onlookers’ gazes immediately turned contemptuous.
Madam Li, at her age, was not ashamed to cause trouble at someone else’s doorstep.
Yang Xingwang’s old face! He had lost all face now.
There were inevitably some people in the crowd who were Gloating. Although they couldn’t watch the excitement at the Gu family’s place, after seeing Shun Yang’s old mother acting shamelessly and throwing a fit, they thought that Shun Yang, who had become a Tong Sheng at such a young age, had also lost face now.
Even if he was good at studying, it was quite depressing to have such an unfashionable mother for a lifetime.
As for Yang Jiaojiao, who had been cursing Gu Yu with Madam Li just now, she was now being talked about non-stop as a Target. After all, for an unmarried girl to be so formidable, it would be difficult to find a husband’s family for her later.
“Don’t say that, she’s too proud! She won’t marry us country bumpkins who live off the land. She wants to be a rich wife in town.”
“Haha, with her like this, what rich wife? At most, she’ll be a concubine.”
“Hmph, Yang Jiaojiao usually likes to bully people. When my sister played with her, she always came home with injuries.”
“Oh my, isn’t this the venomous scorpion? If you have girls at home, don’t play with the youngest daughter of the Yang family! Otherwise, they’ll become cruel and poisonous too, which would be bad.”
“If you have young men at home, you have to watch out too, don’t be used as a pawn!”
The situation turned, and not only was Madam Li looked down upon, but Yang Jiaojiao’s past wrongdoings were also brought to light.
The words spoken from the crowd were like being poisoned. Yang Jiaojiao’s eyes reddened, and she immediately pushed aside the crowd without regard, fleeing from the scene as if escaping.
When Madam Li saw her precious daughter being scolded and run away, she glared fiercely at the surroundings and then quickly followed, afraid that Yang Jiaojiao might do something rash.
“Madam Li, if you come to my house again, I’ll report you to the officials!”
Facing Madam Li’s retreating back, Gu Yu said loudly without politeness. The loud voice made Madam Li’s back stiffen. After a few seconds, she recovered and continued to chase after Yang Jiaojiao.
Afterwards, Gu Yu scanned the surroundings expressionlessly. Upon receiving Gu Yu’s cold gaze, the villagers immediately scattered, quickly leaving the place.
