Chapter 106: Pluck Feathers from a Flying Goose
“Where did my young lady go?”
“She went home to stay… I say, you’ve been lurking around my house for so long, you must have known for ages that I’m your young lady’s husband! Quickly, call me ‘Young Master’ a few times.”
“You are a son-in-law who married into the Gu family.”
“What’s wrong with being a son-in-law who married into the wife’s family? Do you look down on sons-in-law who marry into the wife’s family? Someone like you, even if you wanted to be a son-in-law who marries into the wife’s family, nobody would want you!”
“……”
Looking at Gu Yu, who was practically puffing out his chest triumphantly, the man in black didn’t know what else to say to him.
In the past, when he encountered men who married into the wife’s family, their surnames were stripped away, and their children would take the wife’s surname in the future. As a result, these sons-in-law were always depressed and uncomfortable. Their status at home was extremely low, barely better than that of servants.
However, after meeting Gu Yu, the man in black found that the situation was different.
Gu Yu not only felt no shame about being a son-in-law who married into the wife’s family, but he even took pride in it. He even spoke his mind directly, his shamelessness leaving the man in black speechless at that moment.
What else could he say?
Although he disdained Gu Yu’s shamelessness, Gu Yu was, in fact, a son-in-law of the Gu family, not someone like himself, a lowly soldier in the military camp, who could easily offend.
Originally, this mission was just to inquire about the young lady’s situation. But after being exposed twice in a row, the man in black felt that he was not suited for such missions. It was better to be on the battlefield, fighting enemies head-on, that was more exciting!
However, now that he had gathered enough information, he could directly take the young lady and the young master away.
As for Gu Yu, this son-in-law who married into the wife’s family, at worst, he could take him along too!
Anyway, it would be the Master’s headache then…
“You say you’re here to pick people up, so why were you hiding in the dark and peeping before?”
“Master told me to act cautiously and not be discovered, to avoid unnecessary trouble.”
“Oh, how long have you been here?”
“I’ve been here for five or six days… Stop with the useless nonsense, hurry up and bring the young lady and young master here, and I’ll take you all away immediately.”
“Leave? When did I say we were leaving?”
“It’s fine if you don’t leave, but let the young lady and young master come to the capital with me. They have suffered too much staying in this poor and shabby village.”
When Gu Yu heard the man in black’s words, his expression remained lazy, as if he were a boneless person with no energy. But his gaze, as he leaned against the tree trunk and looked at the man in black, was like looking at an idiot.
This made the man in black’s forehead break out in black lines, giving him an urge to beat up the young man in front of him.
“Don’t even think about hitting me, or I’ll call my wife to deal with you.”
“I am under the command of the Vice General! If you want to obstruct me, that is disobeying a military order.”
“Are you a soldier or a fool? Disobeying a military order, can this charge be applied to me? I am just an innocent farmer. Even someone with eyes in their backside could tell that!”
“……”
Seeing that the man in black was about to explode with anger, Gu Yu quickly brought up Gu Mengyao, believing that after knowing about Gu Mengyao’s innate divine strength, the man in black wouldn’t dare to act rashly.
Even if it was for the sake of Gu Mengyao being Gu Qing’s daughter, the man in black couldn’t do anything to him.
However, Gu Yu didn’t want his wife and brother-in-law to leave with this man. Although they would have a good life in the capital with Gu Qing, several years had passed, why had Gu Qing only remembered his two children now?
Gu Yu was a transmigrator who had arrived halfway. He didn’t know what Gu Qing was like. Especially considering Gu Qing’s current position as a Vice General in the army… If he wanted to use his own daughter to earn military merits or something, he had to be wary.
It was not that tigers would eat their cubs. His cheap father, Yang Zhi Shuang, was already dead.
Therefore, Gu Yu would not let Gu Mengyao leave easily.
“Vice General Gu is Miss Mengyao’s father. Do you want to prevent their reunion with their family?”
“How do I know if what you’re saying is true or false? Since you say my father-in-law is not dead, then please have him come to pick them up personally. Only then will I bring my wife and brother-in-law along. Otherwise, don’t even think about it.”
“You are really unreasonable. I’ve been talking for so long, my lips are almost worn out. Moreover… why would I lie to a country bumpkin like you!”
“Who knows!”
“……”
Being taken aback by Gu Yu’s retorts, the man in black found himself speechless. At this moment, he felt that his verbal skills were insufficient. Otherwise, how could he not even outsmart a young man…
But it was impossible for him to return empty-handed right now!
Otherwise, there would be trouble with the matters in the mansion. Even sending him here to pick up people was a decisive move made by Master, who said he couldn’t leave his original wife and children to suffer in the countryside… Fortunately, only two children were left now.
Thinking about these things, the man in black felt even more that he had to take the young lady and the young master back with him.
“I advise you not to think about so many useless things. With this time, you might as well hurry back to the capital and explain the current situation of the Gu family to my father-in-law. I believe he doesn’t know about the news of my mother-in-law’s death, does he?”
“This…”
After Gu Yu finished speaking, he originally wanted to persuade the man in black to leave quickly. But upon hearing the man in black’s hesitant words, his mind immediately lit up.
Years had passed, and his father-in-law had probably not only gained the position of Vice General but might have also gained another wife.
Otherwise, why would the man in black show such an awkward expression… It had to be said that the person Gu Qing found this time was really unqualified.
Not only did he not get any information from Gu Yu, but he was almost exposed Gu Qing’s secrets!
“Alright, each family knows its own situation. Tell your master to solve his problems first before talking. Otherwise, we’ll just be looking for trouble when we get there. You should leave quickly now!”
“This… then you have to privately tell the young lady about Master coming to find her! Lest the young lady think that Master has truly encountered misfortune!”
“Okay, okay, okay, you can leave with peace of mind. By the way, my life is not prosperous either. Take off the sword on your waist and give it to me! When I’m so poor that I can’t eat, I can take it to exchange for some silver… What? You’re not willing? Then just give me a hundred taels of gold as a token of appreciation!”
In the end, because he didn’t have a hundred taels of gold, the man in black painfully took off his seldom-used sword and handed it to Gu Yu.
At the same time, he silently made a decision.
Next time, no matter what, he would not come again!!!
This son-in-law who married into the wife’s family, Gu Yu, was truly like a goose plucked by the wind, even black-heartedly pocketing his sword!!!
It was truly a pearl being covered by dust for his young lady to marry such a fellow!
Not to mention anything else, there were many good young men in the military camp. Any one of them was more pleasing to the eye than Gu Yu. Moreover, he wouldn’t be like him, being ruthless even to strangers and showing no mercy!
No matter how you look at it, he was sent by Master to pick up people. Not only was Gu Yu, the son-in-law who married into the wife’s family, not worried at all, but he felt even more extreme. It wasn’t that the man in black was overthinking, but his intuition told him that Gu Yu disliked him because of his Master.
While the man in black was thinking dejectedly, Gu Yu contentedly took the sword. He decided to completely forget about the promise he had made.
After all, he hadn’t promised when he would tell Gu Mengyao.
If Gu Qing truly cared about his two children, he should come himself. Until then, anyone else was useless!
Watching the dejected man in black leave, Gu Yu put the sword into his space. Before putting Gu Mengyao back to her original position, he quickly got up from the tree trunk and walked towards where he had been before.
After sitting down with a thud, Gu Yu continued to weave the flower wreath in his hand.
When he was bored in modern times, he had learned many small tricks online. He didn’t expect them to be useful now.
Gu Yu raised his hand and inserted a small pink flower into the branch that had been woven into a circle. Then, Gu Mengyao bent down and picked a yellow flower. After she handed him a small bunch of fresh flowers, she didn’t leave.
Instead, she sat next to Gu Yu, watching him diligently weave the flower wreath.
The sun was warm, and the breeze was gentle. The young boy and girl sat side by side, one focused on making the flower wreath, the other focused on watching him.
The flower wreath was not difficult to weave, but Gu Yu was not a professional, so the woven wreath was only passable. Fortunately, the colorful flowers added to its beauty, making it look very pretty at first glance.
After finishing the flower wreath in his hand, Gu Yu naturally placed it on Gu Mengyao’s head, making Gu Mengyao’s pretty face even more beautiful. The girl’s innocence and liveliness were truly displayed to their fullest at this moment.
Looking at the adorable Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu couldn’t resist and reached out to touch her cheek.
Touching his wife is not considered sexual harassment!
Gu Mengyao did not expect Gu Yu to do this suddenly. Her eyes widened slightly, and after a moment of stunned silence, she shyly lowered her head, revealing her slender and fair neck.
Compared to her black hair, it appeared even whiter.
Seeing Gu Mengyao still looking shy, Gu Yu’s lips first curled up. Then, upon thinking of Gu Qing, his raised lips quickly fell.
Looking at his little wife, Gu Yu’s eyes held a hint of sympathy and a trace of anger.
Gu Mengyao truly had a difficult life!
Unlike him, who transmigrated into a situation where his mother was dead and his father was gone, and his paternal grandparents didn’t recognize him, Gu Mengyao and her brother always believed that their father had died on the mountain. Therefore, when their mother died of excessive worry, she didn’t have time to grieve and immediately took on the responsibility of supporting the family.
However, during these years of hardship, Gu Qing had been living a lavish life in the capital… If this were to happen to Gu Yu, he would probably explode!
Forget about going to the capital to enjoy a good life; Gu Yu would probably even take down that Vice General position…
Borrowing someone else’s fortune doesn’t last long. It’s more reassuring to earn it yourself.
Moreover, Gu Yu now had space for self-defense and the profitable business of making sugar. He didn’t have to worry about how to live in the future. He would definitely not let his wife and brother-in-law go hungry or suffer from the cold again.
Therefore, Gu Qing should just go back the way he came!
