Chapter 14 Chen Gouzi
Given Auntie Wang Er’s amazing gossiping ability, Gu Yu didn’t want to get involved with her. But since they were from the same village, it was difficult for him to ignore her.
So, he could only chat with her intermittently, his perfunctory attitude very obvious.
“Heh heh, Gou Dan, you’re living quite a good life! Not only do you have a wife, but no one controls where you go. Unlike me, I still have to go to town to work for others and earn money to get married.”
There’s gossip wherever there are people. Although Gu Yu didn’t pay much attention to Auntie Wang Er, there were more than just the two of them in the carriage.
Then, when a sarcastic remark sounded, Gu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.
When he turned his head to look at the speaker, Gu Yu realized he didn’t recognize him.
Alright, to put it bluntly, Gu Yu only knew a few people… After all, he wasn’t the original owner, but an unlucky person who had transmigrated.
“Chen Gouzi, why are you talking like that! Gou Dan has been in poor health since he was a child. Why do you care how the young couple lives their lives!”
The man Auntie Wang Er called Chen Gouzi was not only sarcastic in his words but also unsightly in appearance. He had a long, narrow face, small eyes, and when he smiled, he revealed a mouth full of big yellow teeth, making Gu Yu unable to bear looking a second time.
The appearance of these narrow, squinted eyes seemed somewhat familiar… It bore some resemblance to the obese woman he met before, who called him a pretty boy who relied on others.
Village names are always chosen very casually.
This can be seen from Chen Gouzi’s name… As for Auntie Wang Er, her husband is not called Wang Er, but is called that because he is the second oldest in the family.
People in the village are generally very casual. As long as they know who you are, any name will do as long as it’s familiar.
“Auntie Wang Er, I wasn’t talking to you, don’t meddle in other people’s business.”
“What do you mean meddling in other people’s business? If you don’t want your reputation ruined and spread all over the streets, then keep talking.”
Chen Gouzi was about to argue with Auntie Wang Er, but after hearing Auntie Wang Er’s next sentence, he immediately backed down. Everyone in the village knew about Auntie Wang Er’s big mouth, and she could make a fuss about a small matter for a whole day.
He hadn’t gotten married yet, and if his reputation was truly ruined, he would only be able to be a lifelong bachelor.
However, after Auntie Wang Er said that with a sharp tongue, Chen Gouzi looked at Gu Yu’s pretty boy face and immediately snorted disdainfully.
Gu Yu was just relying on his good looks. If it weren’t for his face, how could he live such a good life where he could eat meat without doing anything?
Chen Gouzi’s house was next to the old Yang family residence, but he had always known that the third branch of the Yang family had a difficult time living in the old Yang family.
Even Gu Yu, the sickly person, had grown up doing rough work since childhood, and he couldn’t even afford an egg on normal days. But after marrying into the Gu family, he would visit the old Yang family with wild chickens and rabbits whenever he had nothing to do.
The smell of stewed meat from the old Yang family at night made Chen Gouzi’s mouth water to death.
The more he thought about it, the more displeased he became. Why did all the good things fall upon Gu Yu? Was it just because he had a good-looking face? But Chen Gouzi wasn’t bad either! Especially since he was very strong, why hadn’t anyone asked him to marry into their family?
He didn’t ask for much, as long as he could eat meat and drink a little wine every day, then his life would be wonderful.
Thinking about these things, Chen Gouzi looked at Gu Yu’s indifferent appearance, and a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes. His thoughts, accompanied by the swaying of the ox cart, made him even more resentful.
He was just one step away from killing Gu Yu so that he could marry into the Gu family himself.
In this way, not only could he eat meat every day, but he could also get a wife… Given Mengyao Gu’s appearance, she was a gem in the village, and it would be respectable to take her out.
If she looked like his mother, who was obese, he would feel embarrassed just walking out with her.
