Chapter 53: Ceramic Touching +
Seeing Mengyao Gu’s delighted expression, Gu Yu deliberately walked towards the area with more nightglow grass. Once her initial excitement calmed down, Mengyao Gu reached out and picked a stalk of moonlight grass, waving it in the air.
A faint blue light flickered with Mengyao Gu’s movements, reflecting the sadness that now appeared on her face, making Gu Yu feel that the situation was a little off.
Wasn’t his little wife just happy a moment ago? Why did her expression suddenly change?
Could it be that the sight of the grass triggered memories?
At Mengyao Gu’s age, she shouldn’t have had a first love. Even if she had, it could only be him.
Aside from a lover, the only other possibility was family…
“A Yu, the first time I saw nightglow grass was with my parents! I didn’t expect time to pass so quickly, and I’ve grown up so much.”
Then, before Gu Yu could ask, Mengyao Gu voluntarily explained the reason for her sudden sadness, and Gu Yu, upon hearing it, thought to himself that it made sense.
Mengyao Gu had a difficult life. The things she had experienced in just the past few years were very heavy… even the burden of supporting her family had almost driven her to collapse.
If she didn’t have a younger brother to take care of, Mengyao Gu probably wouldn’t have lasted until now.
Therefore, Gu Yu didn’t intend to let Mengyao Gu dwell on the past too much, lest she get into a dead end and be unable to think things through.
One had to live in the present and bravely look forward to be happy.
“You’re not old, just a thirteen-year-old girl. I still think you’re too young!”
“A Yu, you’re criticizing me too! You are a whole year younger than me. No wonder everyone says you’re my little husband.”
“……”
Just as Gu Yu was about to change the subject, Mengyao Gu, after hearing his words, couldn’t help but cover her mouth with her hand and chuckle, finding her A Yu incredibly cute right now!
However, Mengyao Gu wasn’t speaking casually; someone had actually mentioned it.
She had once been troubled by being a year older than her husband, but then she felt that being a year older was quite good, because the older one got, the more sensible one became!
After all, she would have to manage the entire household in the future, and Mengyao Gu felt that she had to become all-capable.
She had to be able to entertain guests, cook meals, and even fight off thugs!
With this goal in mind, Mengyao Gu felt that she was becoming stronger little by little… in a sense, she had indeed become stronger.
Her initial sadness, interrupted by Gu Yu’s diversion, did not continue.
After Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu had played enough, they finally set off towards home and returned to their own house not long after.
However, after searching for a long time and not finding Gu Qingheng, they finally decided to give up and wait for him to show up himself during the day.
Afterward, since it was already very late, Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu did not delay any further. After washing up, they quickly went to bed.
The night passed uneventfully, and morning arrived in the blink of an eye.
“Sister, Brother-in-law, the sun is already shining on your butts, why are you still not up!”
Early in the morning, when a spirited Gu Qingheng pushed open the door, Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu finally woke up from their sleep. Seeing that it was indeed getting late, they quickly got up and washed up.
They had explored the Prince’s Mansion the night before, and by the time they returned, it was already too late, which led to Mengyao Gu also not waking up today.
However, Gu Yu didn’t take it seriously. Compared to when he first transmigrated, he was already getting up early enough.
After adapting to life in ancient times, Gu Yu no longer stayed up late like he used to, but gradually integrated into the current daily life and didn’t feel any discomfort.
“Brother-in-law, how did it go yesterday? I’m super curious! Did you catch anyone?”
“Even eating can’t shut you up. What are you asking about this for, as a child! Eat quickly.”
“No, no, because I’m sure Sister won’t tell me, so I have to ask Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law, tell me quickly, tell me quickly, I’m so curious I can’t even eat.”
At the dining table, while eating a late breakfast, Gu Qingheng looked at Gu Yu with curiosity, asking about yesterday’s situation, and whether they had caught the culprit!
As soon as he hid yesterday, he was already curious about this matter, and today he could finally ask for the result!
However, after hearing Gu Yu’s words, Mengyao Gu’s eyes immediately widened, and she then reprimanded Gu Qingheng to eat properly and not to ask too many questions.
The matter at the Prince’s Mansion involved too much, and Mengyao Gu didn’t want her younger brother to know too much, lest he accidentally let something slip… Although Gu Qingheng was smart, he was only an eight-year-old child now and couldn’t strictly control himself to not reveal it.
However, Gu Qingheng was not one to back down easily.
With his gossip soul burning fiercely, he wouldn’t surrender to his sister’s threats!
“Nothing major happened yesterday. After we went to the Prince’s Mansion, there wasn’t anything special.”
“Brother-in-law, don’t lie to me. How could you discover nothing!”
“Of course, it’s not like we discovered nothing. There was a secret passage…”
Gu Yu didn’t scold his brother-in-law like Mengyao Gu did. Instead, he spoke with a smile, revealing the results of yesterday’s mission.
However, if he said that they found nothing, the intelligent Gu Qingheng would not believe it.
Therefore, Gu Yu directly revealed the secret passage.
“Secret passage!”
Indeed, when Gu Qingheng heard the words “secret passage,” he immediately perked up!
He looked at Gu Yu with his big eyes, eagerly awaiting Gu Yu to continue speaking to satisfy his curiosity.
Gu Yu didn’t delay any further. After all, he couldn’t tell Gu Qingheng about discovering a large quantity of weapons. He just picked and chose, and then detailed how Mengyao Gu kicked a hole in the wall.
These words made Mengyao Gu’s cheeks blush slightly, wondering if she was too violent and if it would be bad if A Yu misunderstood!
She was a very delicate woman…
When Gu Qingheng heard about his sister’s heroic feat, his mouth twitched, feeling that the unfolding of events was not as he had imagined!
After discovering the secret passage, shouldn’t there have been flashing swords and hidden traps? Why was there nothing else besides Mengyao Gu’s violent demolition of the wall!
It was really not fun at all!
“By the way, Qingheng, where were you hiding yesterday? After your sister and I came back, we looked for you for a long time but couldn’t find any trace of you. You’re really good at hiding!”
“Hehehe, I won’t tell you~ This is my secret. If I tell you, you’ll be able to find me in the future.”
Just as Gu Qingheng was extremely disappointed, Gu Yu suddenly remembered that he hadn’t found Gu Qingheng yesterday. When he asked about it now, Gu Qingheng’s mood immediately lifted. Instead, he put on a smug expression.
He thought to himself how amazing he was to have been undiscovered by his sister and brother-in-law!
Xiaobai really did a good job. He would give it an extra chicken leg at lunch today as a reward.
Looking at his brother-in-law’s face quickly changing from cloudy to clear, Gu Yu couldn’t help but shake his head, thinking that Gu Qingheng was truly childish and very easy to coax.
Then, after breakfast, since Gu Yu had planned to visit Min Yan yesterday, he didn’t stay at home. After informing Mengyao Gu and her brother, he left home and headed towards the town.
Yang Family Village was not far from Lian Town. When Gu Yu arrived in town, he suddenly realized something very important!
That was, he didn’t know where Min Yan’s house was…
Furthermore, when they had met last time, Min Yan, to avoid implicating Aunt Chunhua, had directly stated that he would not go home!
In that case, how could he find him!
After realizing that he couldn’t find Min Yan immediately, Gu Yu fell into a dilemma and started wandering around the streets, hoping to run into Min Yan by chance.
However, luck did not favor Gu Yu.
Instead, another troublesome encounter occurred…
“Oh my! My jade pendant.”
When a woman with a delicate appearance directly bumped into Gu Yu, Gu Yu didn’t have time to dodge. After hearing the crisp sound of shattering jade, Gu Yu finally reacted.
Had he been conned?
“Wuwuwu, this is my family’s ancestral jade pendant. It’s broken just like that.”
As Gu Yu stepped back a few steps, he saw the woman stare blankly at the shattered jade pendant on the ground. Afterward, her eyes quickly turned red, and as tears streamed down, her sobbing voice also rang out, attracting quite a crowd of onlookers.
As people gathered around, Gu Yu’s heart sank, thinking that this was bad!
It really was a con!
Conning in ancient times had no technical skill, but Gu Yu encountered it now and felt helpless. After all, without modern surveillance facilities, there was no way to retrieve camera footage.
Now, the only options left for Gu Yu were to pay the woman for her loss, or to meet her demands… for example, handing over the letters from the Wang Clan.
That’s right, Gu Yu realized that this con was not just about extorting money, but a premeditated frame-up.
After all, if the woman wanted to con him for money, she wouldn’t be looking for a young child like him. Instead, she would go for the wealthy young masters, as the chances of getting money from them were higher.
If it wasn’t a con, but a real breakage of an ancestral jade pendant…
Although the woman was now appearing sad and crying, couldn’t she suppress her upturned lips just a little? It was as if Gu Yu was already a caged bird, with no escape.
Heh, he wasn’t someone who could be easily preyed upon.
Wasn’t it just a con?
He knew how to do it too!
Gu Yu quickly took out the jade hairpin he had bought from Xiangbao Zhai from his space. He thought to himself that it was fortunate that Mengyao Gu felt that wearing a hairpin was inconvenient and prone to breaking, so she didn’t accept it. Otherwise, he would be in trouble today.
Then, under the astonished gaze of the woman and the onlookers, Gu Yu directly threw the jade hairpin in his hand forcefully to the ground.
Immediately, he acted as if he had suffered a major blow, his body slumping to the ground softly. He also reached under his thigh and pinched it hard, his eyes quickly turning red.
“Ah! This jade hairpin was inherited by my deceased father from his great-great-grandfather, and it was broken because this woman suddenly bumped into me!”
With a loud cry, not only the woman was stunned, but the surrounding onlookers were also dumbfounded!
This child’s con was too obvious!
She clearly broke it herself!
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hhhh, the hardworking author has finished three chapters today~
