Chapter 58: It’s not a person.
“Heh heh, you guys are here too!”
“We’ve always been here.”
“What are you all doing here! Forget it, forget it, I’m just here to pick up my wife and go home. You guys carry on with your business.”
“Wait, Mengyao Gu cannot leave yet.”
Gu Yu felt awkward for a moment after his wife’s plea was overheard, but then he stopped dwelling on it.
As a good young man of the new century, Gu Yu had seen people kissing on the street before, so this level of affection was nothing.
It was only the appearance of his younger brother-in-law covering his face that made Gu Yu feel like beating him up.
“A few days ago, refugees entered the village and injured people. It was Mengyao Gu who came forward to help and stabilized the village. Now, we don’t know if there are still refugees around the village, so Mengyao Gu cannot leave.”
The person speaking at this moment stood beside the village chief, looking as if Mengyao Gu absolutely had to stay. Gu Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
When his wife wanted to go or stay, did she ever need anyone’s permission?
Besides, helping was a personal choice.
Being tied down with others was also very disgusting.
In other words, it was not for others to decide what Mengyao Gu wanted to do.
Moral blackmail of any kind would never happen to his family.
“If you’re saying that, then whatever my wife wants to do depends on the village!”
“I’m sorry, Gu Yu, he spoke too harshly… The village situation is indeed not good right now, which is why we are asking for Mengyao Gu’s help to get through this difficult period. Once the government sends troops, things will be fine.”
After seeing Gu Yu speak with a forced smile, the village chief immediately glared at the person who had spoken, and then spoke to Gu Yu, trying to pacify him.
Now, the village needed Mengyao Gu.
However, Gu Yu was not someone who could be persuaded with mere logic. If he didn’t want to do something, he wouldn’t do it.
Especially when it involved his wife.
He would never compromise.
“Village Chief, I understand your difficulties, but Mengyao has been in the village for such a long time, she can’t stay any longer.”
“Gu Yu, why are you so selfish! The village is facing such difficulties, and you’re not thinking about helping, but rather about having Mengyao Gu leave. You are truly cold-blooded. No wonder you could drive your grandfather’s family away.”
“I’m talking to the village chief, what are you to interrupt?”
“You…”
The person who had spoken before cut in again, and Gu Yu did not tolerate it. He directly uttered a rude remark, which successfully made the other person’s expression turn extremely unpleasant, and his fists clenched tightly, making a cracking sound.
The look as if he wanted to fight did not frighten Gu Yu. Instead, a provocative smile appeared on his face, as if he was eagerly anticipating the other party actually making a move.
This way, Gu Yu would have sufficient reason to teach the other party a lesson.
“Yang Qi, did I tell you to speak! If you continue to cause trouble here, go home.”
However, the situation did not escalate. With a roar from the village chief, Yang Qi stopped talking, but the hateful gaze in his eyes clearly indicated that he did not feel the same way.
But who cared about him!
“Village Chief, we’ll go home now… Regarding your worries, although Mengyao will no longer guard the village, I can introduce you to a more formidable helper who will definitely make those refugees afraid to even get close.”
“What! Is there such a powerful person in the village!”
Originally, the village chief had no hope left.
After all, if Gu Yu was angered, things would not be easy to handle.
If the village chief had to choose, he would rather deal with the refugees outside than provoke Gu Yu.
He was simply too difficult to deal with.
Moreover, Mengyao Gu had already done enough before, they couldn’t ask for more.
However, hearing Gu Yu’s words at this moment reignited hope in the village chief’s eyes. He thought that the person Gu Yu would introduce would definitely not be a simple character.
No matter who it was, as long as the village could be safe, it would be fine.
“To be precise, it’s not a person.”
“???”
“A while ago, my wife caught a black bear on the mountain, and it’s almost been modified.”
“You mean… to have that black bear guard the village!”
“Yes, don’t underestimate it just because it’s a bear, it’s very intelligent. Once it smells it, it won’t harm the people in the village.”
Afterward, Gu Yu corrected the village chief’s mistake.
Upon hearing that the upcoming helper was not a person, the village chief was extremely surprised. However, this was not the time to be picky, and the village chief had no other choice. In the end, he could only nod helplessly and asked Gu Yu to bring the black bear over in the afternoon.
Seeing that the matter was almost resolved, Gu Yu did not stay there any longer.
After taking the Mengyao Gu siblings away from the east end of the village, Mengyao Gu breathed a sigh of relief when she knew she didn’t have to continue staying as a bodyguard. She thought that these villagers were really difficult to deal with.
“Mengyao, why didn’t you just leave earlier!”
“I initially thought we were all from the same village and wanted to help if I could, but their demands kept increasing, which made me very annoyed… If you hadn’t come, I was already prepared to break ties with them and stop staying in the village.”
“Next time you encounter such a situation, don’t hesitate, just leave! Your kindness is not a handle for them to threaten you with. It’s just that you have a good temper. If it were me, I would definitely make them learn their lesson.”
On the way home, when Gu Yu asked Mengyao Gu, she shook her head with a helpless expression.
Mengyao Gu had not expected such a development.
Before, she had seen the village women encounter refugees by the river and helped them out. Afterward, the villagers, like drowning people grabbing the last straw, cried and begged Mengyao Gu not to leave the village.
Otherwise, they would be killed by those wicked refugees like Old Li.
Hearing such words, Mengyao Gu’s heart softened.
However, she thought it would only be for two or three days.
As the days she stayed in the village increased, Mengyao Gu became very dissatisfied with this situation.
The feeling of not being able to return home was not pleasant.
But when Mengyao Gu mentioned going home, the villagers either cried, knelt and kowtowed, or vehemently stated that she couldn’t leave, so Mengyao Gu ultimately couldn’t leave.
This was also why Gu Yu saw Mengyao Gu looking unhappy when he met her – it was because these villagers wouldn’t let her leave.
“Mhm, I will definitely leave directly next time.”
Seeing Gu Yu’s worried expression, Mengyao Gu slowly raised the corners of her mouth, then reached out and held Gu Yu’s hand.
It felt so good to hold her little husband’s hand!
It made Mengyao Gu feel reassured, thinking that Gu Yu had finally returned!
