Chapter 104: Water Spirit (*＾3＾)
Sugar had finally been successfully produced.
When Gu Yu carefully removed the yellow mud from the clay pot and used a bamboo spoon to scoop out the white sugar from the upper layer, the bottom of the pot was still blackish-brown sugar, which was edible and did not need to be discarded.
Gu Qingheng, who was on the side, had been curious about what white sugar looked like. Upon seeing Gu Yu bring the jar of white sugar in front of him, he immediately and eagerly scooped half a mouthful with a bamboo spoon. When he put it into his mouth, his eyes widened unconsciously.
Was this white sugar?
It was completely different from the red sugarcane candy with a slightly burnt and bitter taste. It was sweet to the taste, as if it had instantly sweetened his heart!
Compared to sugarcane candy, it was like the difference between heaven and earth!
No wonder his brother-in-law was so confident about this white sugar!
Gu Qingheng, who was completely captivated by the white sugar, flipped the spoon in his hand several times. Finally, Gu Yu, worried that his younger brother-in-law would get a sore throat from eating too much sugar, directly refused Gu Qingheng’s request to eat more.
Children liked sweet things, and Gu Yu understood this very well, but they also couldn’t eat too much and harm their health.
Seeing his younger brother-in-law holding the spoon with a wronged expression, Gu Yu couldn’t help but laugh a few times. He then comforted Gu Qingheng, saying that this jar of white sugar was just a test product and would not be sold, but would be kept at home for them to eat.
Upon hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng immediately went from sullen to happy. He then happily took the clay pot from Gu Yu’s hands and went into the house to find his sister to taste the white sugar.
After the white sugar was successfully produced, Gu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his efforts were not in vain.
Now that the white sugar had been produced, the next step was to expand production after the new house was built.
At that time, it would coincide with the large-scale maturation of sugarcane, and the price would also be relatively cheaper.
However, the process of making sugar was too troublesome and time-consuming. If only a few of them made it, it would be too inefficient.
Moreover, he couldn’t keep asking his wife to wring sugarcane with her bare hands… Every time he saw it, his heart ached a little.
“Gu Yu, get out here!!!”
Just as Gu Yu was thinking about the path ahead, an angry voice sounded from the courtyard gate, causing Gu Yu’s eyebrows to arch upwards unconsciously. He wondered why this person had time to come over today?
The person who arrived was Yang Shun, whom he hadn’t seen in several days. He was now in a state of anger, as if Gu Yu owed him money and had come to demand it.
However, Gu Yu had no intention of bothering with Yang Shun. He rolled his eyes at the sky speechlessly and continued to tidy up the tools used for boiling white sugar, preparing to put them away for future use.
“Gu Yu, hiding won’t do you any good. Miss Bai clearly has feelings for me, why are you so shamelessly obstructing? You’re already married, do you still want to have multiple wives and concubines like those rich people in town?”
“I said, you guy, I didn’t provoke you or hit you, yet you’re here at my doorstep spewing nonsense. Do you want to fight?”
“Today, I will uphold justice and beat you, you fickle scoundrel! After marrying Gu Mengyao, you still want to provoke Miss Bai! Miss Bai is like the bright moon in the sky, how can she tolerate a toad like you gazing at the sky and coveting her? Give up this idea!”
As Yang Shun spoke, he became more and more excited, even lifting his foot and walking towards Gu Yu. The angry expression on his face was as if his wife had been snatched away.
Gu Yu listened and was amused. He thought that Yang Shun must have read so many books that his brain had become dull!
Which eye saw… that he, Gu Yu, was romantically involved with Bai Linlin?
Moreover, he had actively provoked Bai Linlin?
At this point, Gu Yu felt so wronged that he could call down snow and strike lightning from a clear sky to prove the depth of his grievance.
It was clearly Bai Linlin who was attracted by his looks, and he desperately refused, alright!
Not to mention, he already had the beautiful Gu Mengyao as his wife, so why would he need so many other women!
Were they as good-looking as Gu Mengyao? Were they as virtuous as Gu Mengyao? Were they as considerate as Gu Mengyao?
Moreover, could they wring sugarcane with their bare hands?
Gu Yu initially didn’t want to bother with Yang Shun, but he was shouting loudly at his doorstep, and Gu Mengyao and her brother in the house must have heard him and were paying attention… In short, he couldn’t let him continue like this.
Even if no one else was watching the excitement, Gu Yu didn’t want a fly buzzing around him incessantly, which was extremely annoying.
“I have no relationship with Bai Linlin at all, you’ve found the wrong person, leave my house now!”
“Hmph, you keep saying there’s no relationship, but why was Miss Bai asking around about you this time she came to the village?”
“How would I know all the reasons why? Anyway, if I say there’s no relationship, there’s no relationship. If that’s not enough, why don’t you go ask Bai Linlin herself? What’s the point of you babbling all these things here?”
“Gu Yu! You heartless fellow, how dare you lie to me!”
Gu Yu was speaking impertinently to Yang Shun, and then when a female voice sounded again, Bai Linlin appeared with a sad look, walking in like Xi Shi holding her heart in pain. This truly made Gu Yu feel extremely depressed.
Today, his luck was definitely bad.
He finally had a couple of days of peace. Just as he was rejoicing that no one was bothering him at home, trouble came knocking at his door.
First, the indignant Yang Shun, and then the resentful abandoned wife Bai Linlin. The Gu family was truly lively now!
And, was this their house?
How come everyone was more familiar with entering their door than their own home? He, the host, hadn’t invited them in, which was really lacking in manners!
Such people should be swept out with a broom!
“Yu, what’s wrong?”
“How come you’re out… cough cough, it’s fine.”
Just as Bai Linlin was walking towards Gu Yu, Gu Mengyao’s voice also came from inside the house. As the voice got closer, Gu Yu knew that his little wife couldn’t stay in the house any longer.
This matter today was already quite frustrating. Gu Yu didn’t want Gu Mengyao to get involved. He could just kick both of them out with a broom. There were no difficult problems to solve.
However, as Gu Yu was speaking and looking towards the house door, he saw his little wife, dressed in new clothes, walk out looking radiant. Gu Yu was truly stunned, his mouth slightly agape.
Since Gu Yu had transmigrated, although he knew Gu Mengyao was beautiful, because the family had no spare money, he hadn’t dressed her up deliberately. Relying on her natural youthful freshness, she could surpass the carefully decorated appearance of most women.
However, today Gu Mengyao was wearing a light pink new dress, which made her skin appear even fairer and more delicate, like a tender pink and white peach, making people want to bite into it and taste how it was.
Her beautiful little face was even more beyond description. Although her expression was slightly tense, her big eyes met Bai Linlin’s gaze without flinching. The determination in her eyes made her stand even straighter, showing a kind of childish cuteness.
Her raven-black hair was styled in a simple hanging bun, with a peach-shaped silver hairpin slightly peeking out.
As Gu Mengyao took a step forward, her clothes fluttered, like a peach fairy descending to earth. She lively and joyfully came directly to Gu Yu’s side, making him smile with joy and reach out to hold his wife’s small hand.
He had long wanted to see Gu Mengyao wearing new clothes. But after Gu Yu impatiently put the silver hairpin on her, Gu Mengyao went into her shy mode again and refused to wear new clothes, which had made Gu Yu depressed for a long time.
Now, thanks to Yang Shun and Bai Linlin, Gu Yu finally got his wish.
Gu Mengyao was already so beautiful at the age of thirteen. When she grew up, who knows how amazing she would be!
His transmigration was truly worth it!
A great profit.
After Gu Yu took her hand, Gu Mengyao’s nervousness lessened slightly, making her more confident to glare at Bai Linlin.
According to Gu Mengyao’s original plan, she should have styled her hair in a married woman’s bun and told everyone that Gu Yu was her husband.
However, Gu Mengyao discovered that she didn’t know how to style a married woman’s bun. Gu Qingheng, who was beside her, also reminded her that she was not yet fifteen years old and had not reached her hairpin ceremony, so she couldn’t wear a married woman’s bun. This made Gu Mengyao give up this idea.
However, she still couldn’t lose face for Gu Yu when she went out later.
Coincidentally, Gu Mengyao had bought clothes from Gu Yu before but had been too shy to wear them. Now was the perfect time, and she couldn’t be outshone by the young ladies from town!
Therefore, after Gu Mengyao deliberately dressed up, she not only surpassed Bai Linlin by several streets but also stunned Gu Yu.
After all, Gu Mengyao was already beautiful, and dressing up now added a lot more charm.
Although she was still young, her captivating charm was already beginning to show. Every frown and smile made people unable to look away.
Later, facing her love rival, Gu Mengyao placed the hand she held with Gu Yu in front of her, exposing it to Bai Linlin’s eyes, like claiming her territory. This caused Bai Linlin to nearly grit her teeth, and her hands involuntarily clenched into fists.
After much thought, Bai Linlin never expected that Gu Yu, at such a young age, was already married.
Moreover, he was a live-in son-in-law.
When she first learned this news, Bai Linlin knew that she and Gu Yu had no fate with each other in this life. However, the feeling of unwillingness kept surging, and finally, Bai Linlin couldn’t help but come to the door herself, wanting to find Gu Yu and ask for a clear explanation.
If Gu Yu had explained the situation directly at the beginning…
Bai Linlin thought tearfully, pushing all the blame onto Gu Yu, without even considering… if Gu Yu had truly been honest, in a secluded place, Bai Linlin would probably have ordered Uncle Zhong to abduct him and take him to the capital, never to return.
It was only because there were more people around now that Bai Linlin couldn’t throw a tantrum like a spoiled young lady.
Therefore, only a fool would have spoken the truth at that time!
