Chapter 21 A Kiss
After placing the silver in front of Mengyao, she finally believed that Gu Yu could earn money on his own. Moreover, he could earn a lot of money. Even if a man in the village worked in town for a whole year, he would only get three or four taels of silver. But Gu Yu directly produced eleven taels. If this were to get out, it would definitely shock everyone.
“I can earn money now, so I don’t want you to risk your life going up the mountain anymore. Now, just recover at home. After you’re better, we’ll go hunting together. Bring your younger brother too. If we die, we die together.”
“No, there are too many wild beasts on the mountain, you can’t take the risk.”
“If you can take the risk, why can’t I?”
Although Mengyao showed some willingness after knowing that the family had money, Gu Yu knew that this stubborn little girl would not easily agree to his request, so he also decided to go all out at this moment. Even though Gu Yu’s words were gentle, their meaning was not. With a hint of threat, he clearly indicated that if Mengyao went up the mountain, he would follow. Furthermore, her brother had to go too. He didn’t believe that for a few taels of silver, Mengyao would abandon her husband and brother and insist on going hunting. Of course, this was also Gu Yu’s shameless part, but there are policies and countermeasures. If Mengyao goes up the mountain again, even if Gu Yu stays at home, he would be worried.
“You don’t need to agree right now. As long as your arm injury hasn’t healed, you can’t sneak up the mountain by yourself.”
Mengyao had been hunting for quite some time, and the family’s previous income relied on hunting. Therefore, Gu Yu didn’t expect her to compromise immediately. After all, the money Gu Yu suddenly produced was too much, which made Mengyao feel insecure. It would be better to let Mengyao see the money he earned in the future, and give her a reassurance, so that she wouldn’t always worry about the family being short of money. However, during the recovery period, Gu Yu did not want Mengyao to go up the mountain again. He knew that hunting required full concentration, and Mengyao, with her injury, was even more worrying. Therefore, it was best for both sides to take a step back.
“Okay, I promise.”
As expected, after Gu Yu said that she couldn’t go up the mountain during her recovery, Mengyao reluctantly nodded, as long as she wasn’t forbidden from hunting altogether. Then, as if worried that Gu Yu was still angry, her constant stolen glances made Gu Yu very helpless. Now you’re afraid, what were you doing before. His own wife is disobedient, he can’t hit her or scold her, he has to coax her.
“If you want me not to be angry, you have to let me sell the wild boar, and also, to punish you for talking back today, you must give me a kiss.”
It wasn’t that Gu Yu wanted to shamelessly take advantage of the little girl, but rather, through today’s incident, Gu Yu felt a sense of crisis. Although the two were already married and had the name of husband and wife, Mengyao didn’t obey in everything. For instance, her resistance to hunting was very fierce. Although Gu Yu didn’t want a wife who would just nod her head, he couldn’t continue to indulge Mengyao’s defiance. Mengyao was still young now, and the conflict was not intense, but what about when she grew up? Because of the space, Gu Yu could not do without Mengyao, but Mengyao was different from Gu Yu. After gaining Gu Yu’s tolerance, if she argued about everything, Gu Yu would have a terrible headache in the future. It was also Gu Yu overthinking. Not being able to hunt didn’t mean she couldn’t earn money, which was why Mengyao didn’t agree today. If the family was really short of money, they would definitely starve and freeze to death in the future, and Gu Yu’s previous actions of favoring the old Yang family made Mengyao feel unreliable. In this regard, Mengyao and Gu Yu were very similar. Only when they had money in hand could they feel at ease. However, Gu Yu, who now believed that he should not spoil Mengyao, was very stubborn and felt that if he couldn’t win Mengyao over, things would be uncertain in the future. Therefore, a kiss would be better! He didn’t believe he couldn’t even handle a little girl. Feelings could be cultivated slowly and become deep.
