Chapter 155: Being an Elder Sister is Hard!
“Yu, Qingheng is so stubborn, I don’t know what to do!”
“Don’t think too much about it. Let’s talk about it after he wakes up tomorrow!”
After Mengyao Gu and her brother parted ways on bad terms, Mengyao Gu clearly couldn’t sleep due to the incident. Although this also stopped her from bothering Gu Yu, Gu Yu felt bad seeing his young wife looking so sad.
Especially since Mengyao Gu was such a strong person, she was actually crying alone in secret.
As for her brother Gu Qingheng, even when the family was going through a lot, Mengyao Gu had never thought of giving him to someone else. Even if it meant taking in a son-in-law who lived with the wife’ in the end, she would grit her teeth and raise him.
Therefore, no one cared more than Mengyao Gu.
What Gu Qingheng said today made Mengyao Gu very upset, and a lump of anger remained stuck in her heart, making it impossible for her to sleep.
Seeing that Gu Yu was also awake, Mengyao Gu then spoke to him, expressing her depression, and Gu Yu immediately advised Mengyao Gu not to think too much.
The incident today had both of them angry, so conflict was inevitable.
Although Gu Yu was unconditionally on Mengyao Gu’s side, thinking that beating up Gu Qingheng would suffice. However, he wasn’t Mengyao Gu’s biological brother, so he didn’t say too much. The decision would still be up to Mengyao Gu later.
He just needed to watch from the side to prevent the conflict between them from deepening.
“But I can’t sleep! I feel panicked whenever I think of Qingheng going to be bait!”
“Qingheng is a bold kid, you don’t need to worry so much. Since he wants to try, let him try! When he really encounters danger, his personality will change a bit, and he won’t be so reckless and impulsive in the future.”
“I don’t want Qingheng to take risks. Since the person who created the monster is a subordinate of the mysterious person, they must have quite a few tricks! When we encountered that monster last time, you had to sprinkle medicinal powder twice to subdue the monster. But this time, who knows what kind of monster he will send… What if he improved the monster, making your medicinal powder ineffective, and Qingheng also…”
As Mengyao Gu spoke each word, she wasn’t really angry with Gu Qingheng, but she didn’t want her brother to be in mortal danger!
If it were something without much danger, Mengyao Gu’s reaction wouldn’t have been so intense today. But when she thought of that spliced monster, Mengyao Gu truly felt uneasy.
Even if Gu Qingheng had some life-saving tricks, it would put people at ease.
However, besides his good memory, Gu Qingheng was too delicate. He was simply unable to handle it.
“I can let Xi Yang follow him, and it can also prevent any accidents when we are not around.”
“But…”
“Don’t think too much about it. You also know your brother’s personality. Even if you say that, will he give up? He might do it secretly, which is even more dangerous.”
After that, Gu Yu did not hesitate any longer and chose to let Gu Qingheng be the bait.
Although he didn’t know why the usually sensible Gu Qingheng was so insistent on going, Gu Yu didn’t want to dwell on it too much.
Since he himself wished for it so much, Gu Yu didn’t want to stop him.
Gu Qingheng, only ten years old, had been protected too well and hadn’t experienced anything. Although his intention to save the civilians of Lian Town now was good, he didn’t have the matching strength.
It was too foolish to boast about saving others when one knew they were incapable.
When people haven’t experienced anything, they always think they can do this and that. But when they actually encounter it, they realize the cruelty of reality.
Lady Luck couldn’t always be by their side.
Making Mengyao Gu so sad made Gu Yu a little angry, but he couldn’t say it in front of Mengyao Gu, so he chose to let Gu Qingheng personally experience despair.
If nothing happened, it would be good.
But, once he experienced the distance between life and death, Gu Yu believed that Gu Qingheng’s personality would become much more stable.
At least, he wouldn’t make Mengyao Gu angry anymore.
Moreover, Gu Qingheng must experience it himself, otherwise, he would become foolish from studying.
As long as Gu Qingheng’s life was saved afterwards, there wouldn’t be too many problems, and Gu Yu was quite confident about this.
However, before that, he still needed to make a packet of potent medicinal powder.
This would also greatly ensure that no accidents would happen.
Thinking about these things, Gu Yu then persuaded Mengyao Gu a few more times. Seeing that she still didn’t want to sleep, Gu Yu could only take out a sleep-inducing pill and quickly put it into Mengyao Gu’s mouth.
While Mengyao Gu was surprised, sleepiness also slowly crept up on her. She yawned, and her eyes slowly closed.
This sleep-inducing pill only had the effect of making people fall asleep quickly.
After seeing Mengyao Gu fall asleep, Gu Yu was also very sleepy. He then hugged his young wife and quickly fell into a deep sleep.
“Yu, you drugged me again yesterday!”
“It’s just a small sleep-aid pill. We have to go to the county office today, so it’s better to rest early.”
The next day, early in the morning, Gu Yu woke up and saw that the sky was just beginning to dawn. He immediately raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, thinking that the quarrel between Mengyao Gu and her brother had even affected his sleep time.
He was innocent…
As Gu Yu turned over and got up, he didn’t pay attention to himself. Later, when Mengyao Gu’s voice rang out, Gu Yu was almost startled. But after reacting, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Today, he got up unusually early, and Mengyao Gu got up unusually late.
“Forget it, since I slept well yesterday, I won’t argue with you!”
“Hehe, I was just afraid that Mengyao, you wouldn’t be able to sleep! I heard that women must ensure sufficient sleep, otherwise they will age faster.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
After finally getting past the issue of the small pill, Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu then put on their clothes respectively.
After washing and dressing, and opening the door, they saw Gu Qingheng already dressed and standing outside. He didn’t speak when he saw Mengyao Gu, just stood there blankly.
This made Gu Yu raise his eyebrows, thinking that Gu Qingheng had really grown up!
Today, he must scare him properly.
“Qingheng, your sister agreed to let you go with us.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
After hearing Gu Yu’s words, Gu Qingheng no longer put on a stubborn look. Instead, his face showed surprise, obviously not expecting Mengyao Gu to agree so quickly.
Although Gu Qingheng knew he had gone too far.
But he couldn’t give up!
At the young age of ten, although not old, his brother-in-law started making money to support the family at a very young age, which made Gu Qingheng feel that he could do it too!
This time, to catch the murderer of the monster, he must be the bait.
Otherwise, if the matter is delayed, who knows what will happen!
What Gu Yu and Mengyao Gu didn’t know was… At the academy, while Zhuo Fei was telling Gu Qingheng gossip about Lian Town, people had already started spreading rumors that Gu Yu was the monster. Mengyao Gu was also implicated, with people saying that she had taken a monster as her husband and that even if he became an official, he would be killed by the monster before long.
There were even more vulgar rumors.
It was because Zhuo Fei was close to Gu Qingheng that he told him this gossip, which made Gu Qingheng very anxious. He wanted to find out the murderer of the monster as soon as possible to quell the rumors in Lian Town.
If the murderer was not caught soon, his sister and brother-in-law would also be harmed by the rumors!
However, Gu Qingheng couldn’t speak such rumors… That’s why he was so determined to be the bait now, and he had to catch the monster’s murderer.
Even if his sister was angry with him now, the rumors would break down once the murderer was caught!
The Gu family’s life would also return to normal.
As Gu Qingheng made up his mind, he didn’t know that because he hadn’t confessed about the rumors, Gu Yu felt that he was too confident and decided to use this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
“Alright, since it’s decided, let’s go together! With you as the bait today, the person who created the monster will definitely take the bait.”
Seeing Gu Qingheng’s excited expression, Gu Yu didn’t say anything more. Instead, he immediately made a decision. The three of them would go to the county office, have breakfast with Magistrate Bai, and then start spreading the net.
Mengyao Gu remained silent. She didn’t object to Gu Yu letting Gu Qingheng accompany them, but her fingers behind her back were randomly breaking apart, and her mind was filled with countless thoughts that she couldn’t express.
She was very worried about Gu Qingheng.
But she couldn’t say it.
As Yu said, she had to let Gu Qingheng learn a lesson this time so that he could be more cautious in the future.
When Gu Qingheng grew up, she and Gu Yu couldn’t always be by his side, so they could only let Gu Qingheng experience more.
However, although she said that, Mengyao Gu’s actions at this moment directly indicated that she didn’t really think that way.
Being an elder sister was hard!
At this moment, Gu Yu seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He directly reached out and took Mengyao Gu’s hands behind her back, stopping her from breaking her fingers, and held them tightly together with Gu Yu’s hands.
It was as if they could transmit strength to each other through their hand contact, which made Mengyao Gu gradually feel relieved… Anyway, it was already like this. It was better to think on the bright side.
Perhaps, they could catch the monster’s murderer today.
Moreover, Qingheng was so smart, he wouldn’t be harmed.
With such thoughts, Mengyao Gu also went to Lian Town County Office.
However, when she saw Magistrate Bai, Mengyao Gu was not in the mood to speak and could only let Gu Yu handle the situation.
Fortunately, Mengyao Gu’s performance was not too unusual, so Magistrate Bai didn’t pay too much attention. He happily invited the three of them to have breakfast, and then Gu Yu began to set up a trap, preparing to lure out the hidden monster murderer.
