Chapter 107: I Have Something Good to Show You
After seeing off the man in black, the following days were peaceful and uneventful, making Gu Yu almost shout, “What a happy life!” to express his inner joy.
Since transmigrating here, Gu Yu had been constantly surrounded by trouble. As soon as he resolved one issue, another would arise. There was never a moment of peace.
Fortunately, Gu Yu was not one to back down. He dealt with one problem at a time, and two problems at a time if necessary.
In this way, he finally ushered in the current peaceful life.
And after this, the Gu family’s new house was finally about to be completed.
After nearly a month, with Gu Yu willing to spend money, even relatively grand blue brick and tile houses were quickly built by the workers.
At the same time, the furniture had been custom-made long ago, it just hadn’t been moved in yet.
Gu Yu planned to move everything in one go after the new house was finished.
However, as the house was nearing completion, Gu Yu’s silver was also being spent extremely quickly. This made Gu Yu feel that… his white sugar sales plan needed to be carried out faster, otherwise, the family would soon be left with nothing!
“A’yu, the house is almost finished. Should we set a date for the housewarming?”
“Mm, it’s estimated that in another day or two, the new house will be completely finished. Let’s set it for three days from now!”
“Should we invite people we know for a few tables, or should we have a big celebration? Should we invite the whole village directly?”
As the house was nearing completion, due to the custom of inviting people to the new house to add vitality, the Gu family’s new house was inevitably going to be lively.
However, Gu Mengyao found herself in a dilemma regarding the guest list.
When she spoke to Gu Yu to ask, her small face was full of confusion.
Because the Gu siblings were outsiders, and Gu Yu had also severed ties with the Old Yang family, they had no relatives in Yang Family Village.
At most, the Min Yan couple could be counted…
Of course, if those who had caused trouble before were counted, there were still familiar people…
Under these circumstances, there weren’t many people to invite, but a housewarming banquet couldn’t be held without guests… Gu Yu thought for a moment and made a decision.
“Mengyao, listen to this. After the new house is finished this time, I want to invite everyone in the village.”
“Everyone in the village?”
“Mm, although not everyone in the village is bad, as of now… most of the people I’ve encountered are the kind who eat people without spitting out bones. So, after the house is built, I need to show them the results. At the same time, I want to let the other villagers see that our Gu family is no longer a pitiful group relying on others for help, but a family that can afford to build one of the best blue brick and tile houses.”
“Mm, I’ll listen to you.”
Gu Mengyao had no reason to object to Gu Yu’s proposal.
Compared to Gu Yu’s desire to prove his strength to the villagers, Gu Mengyao was deeply touched by the phrase ‘no longer a pitiful group relying on others for help’ and didn’t think Gu Yu was being too ostentatious.
After Gu Qing died in the great mountains, the Gu family’s image of being looked down upon needed to be changed.
With the matter decided, Gu Yu did not personally extend invitations. Instead, he went to the homes of the village chief and Auntie Wang Er to inform them that a housewarming banquet would be held in three days, and asked them to inform the villagers.
Gu Yu was not close to the other villagers, so inviting them personally? They could dream on… If they wanted to come, they could. If not, they didn’t have to.
As for the act of showing off and looking down on others during the invitation, Gu Yu found it too childish.
After all, he had no grudges with them, so there was no need to be so arrogant.
Besides, since there was no relationship between the two parties, even if he wanted to show off, he still had to go to the Old Yang family’s place… However, when Gu Yu thought of the greedy faces of Madam Li and the other women, to avoid them actually coming, he decided not to go to the Old Yang family’s place.
This housewarming banquet was proof of their Gu family’s departure from poverty and their move towards a moderately prosperous life. It was best if nothing went wrong!
Although maintaining their previous image of being pitiful might garner sympathy from the villagers, it would also not expose too many secrets and allow them to develop in secret.
However, after experiencing several troubles, Gu Yu knew that continuing to hide would not make his life any better.
The kind are bullied, and the good horses are ridden.
With no adults in the Gu family, they had to show their capability so that others would not dare to treat them like soft buns that they could take a bite of whenever they pleased.
After notifying them, Gu Yu did not bear to let Gu Mengyao work in the kitchen. His little wife was still young. It was enough that she cooked for him every day; there was no need for her to cook for others as well.
Fortunately, the chefs hired by the foreman were still there. Letting them stay to continue cooking would only cost an extra day’s wages.
Moreover, these chefs were rural women and had experience in such matters, unlike the three of them who knew nothing.
Later, when the chefs came to discuss the menu, Gu Yu generously decided that meat dishes would account for half of the banquet.
After all, being stingy about this would be too unsightly, and there would be no point in inviting the entire village.
Moreover, for meat and such, Gu Yu could directly go up the mountain to catch some wild chickens and rabbits, which would cost nothing.
Cheaper than vegetables…
Although the women cooking were surprised by how rich their young master was and how many meat dishes there were on the banquet… in the end, it was someone else’s money, and they just had to cook according to the requirements and didn’t need to worry too much.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
When the house was completely built, the three members of the Gu family specially went inside to take a look. Regardless of what Gu Mengyao and her brother thought, Gu Yu felt that ancient houses were all built similarly and there was nothing particularly surprising.
Having seen modern high-rise buildings, Gu Yu didn’t find anything astonishing about ancient blue brick and tile houses.
Of course, these were just rural houses. If he had the chance to go to the capital in the future… then, seeing those ornate painted houses and pavilions, and the ingenious craftsmanship, should be eye-opening.
As for how well the new house was built, the foreman had very diligently followed Gu Yu’s requirements. The entire house had a main room and a side room, two rooms that could accommodate people, and faced south, ensuring excellent natural light.
Perhaps considering that Gu Yu was still young and might not have thought of everything, the foreman thoughtfully built a simple shed behind the house for raising livestock in the future.
“Sister, brother-in-law, am I dreaming? Do we finally have a new home?”
“Why don’t I pinch you to see if you’re dreaming?”
Seeing Gu Qingheng’s exaggerated gesture of wiping his eyes, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile and chime in. Then, he saw Gu Qingheng shake his head vigorously like a rattle drum, indicating that there was no need to pinch.
Hehe, it’s real!
They could move into a new house!
“No, no! I know it’s real! Thanks to my thrifty brother-in-law and my mighty and valiant sister, our family can afford to live in a blue brick and tile house!”
“Qingheng, have you been itching for a spanking recently? Do you want me to give you one?”
“Sister, I was wrong…”
After looking at the house, unlike Gu Yu’s calmness, Gu Mengyao and her brother were very excited.
No matter the dynasty, people have a deep attachment to houses. Now that they had a new house of their own, Gu Mengyao and her brother felt like they finally had a home.
Their previous home was the home when their parents were still alive. And this place now was their future home!
Gu Yu watched Gu Mengyao and her brother laughing and playing, and felt very happy in his heart. He watched them with a smile for a while, and then it was time to prepare for the housewarming banquet.
When Gu Yu “pressed” the last bit of labor from the craftsmen, asking them to help move the furniture in one piece at a time, the women who were cooking were ready and started preparing the ingredients for cooking.
Everything was in order. Gu Yu looked at everyone working enthusiastically and nodded with satisfaction.
Gu Mengyao, being someone who couldn’t sit still, rolled up her sleeves halfway on both sides and was about to join the ranks of preparing the meal.
Even if it was some work like picking vegetables and chopping meat, she could help wherever she could.
However, Gu Yu immediately reached out and stopped her.
Then, he dragged his little wife into the main room, and asked Gu Mengyao to wait for a moment. Gu Yu directly turned around and locked the door to prevent anyone from suddenly breaking in.
Hahaha, he had been waiting for this day!
Now that the house was built, and the man in black had long since disappeared, it was time to take out the lightness skill manual!
During this period, Gu Mengyao’s favorability had not dropped.
However, after accumulating 100 points again, apart from the space expanding, there were no other changes, and no books appeared on the altar again.
It was just that when Gu Yu pushed open the door to the space, after the first line of text flashed: [Gu Mengyao’s favorability +100, congratulations on the liberation of space’s first stage (2/10)], there were no other changes.
It seemed that good things weren’t always available.
However, the lightness skill manual was enough for now. At least if Gu Mengyao learned it, she would have a life-saving skill.
Ever since the man in black revealed that Gu Qing was not dead, Gu Yu felt uneasy in his heart.
It was like a sharp thorn stuck in his flesh. If he wasn’t careful, he couldn’t see it, but the dull ache was always there.
This feeling was truly unpleasant!
On this side, Gu Yu had just closed the door, and on that side, Gu Mengyao’s cheeks couldn’t help but blush. Then, her eyes flickered as she looked aside. While constantly rubbing the corner of her clothes with her hands, she felt that the progress between them was too fast!
Although she had already accepted Gu Yu in her heart, they were both still young, and they couldn’t do such things so quickly… At least, she had to wait until she was fifteen years old and came of age.
Auntie Wang Er said that if it was too early, it would cause great harm to women… If she couldn’t have children later, it would be terrible.
Eager for Gu Mengyao to master lightness skill, Gu Yu didn’t realize that his actions had already made his little wife consider future offspring.
“Mengyao, I have something good to show you!”
“A’yu, I think… this… isn’t… isn’t this a bit too…”
As Gu Yu spoke, he reached into his embrace and took out the lightness skill manual. But when he heard Gu Mengyao’s stammered words, he immediately looked at her in confusion.
Judging by Gu Mengyao’s meaning, could she have already discovered this manual?
However, when the shy Gu Mengyao saw Gu Yu take out a book, her expression froze, and then her originally slightly flushed cheeks turned completely red with a ‘boom’.
She had really been thinking too much!
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Hahaha, the house is finally built~ Congratulations~
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