Chapter 70: Fire, theft, and brother-in-law…
“Brother-in-law, is the situation really that serious? We didn’t hear any rumors before we went to Lian Town!”
“It happened so suddenly, and no one knows the reason! I took a look at the village chief’s house, and the water buckets that were brought up indeed contained a lot of mud and sand. It seems the water level is dropping rapidly.”
“Is that so? I just went to the river nearby and found that the water level is also dropping. Logically speaking, river water should flow and shouldn’t become like this!”
“There are many factors that affect the changes in river water. We don’t know the specific situation now, so we can’t make a hasty judgment.”
While Gu Yu was talking to his younger brother-in-law, he also heard from the village chief about the issue of the river water level dropping.
It was precisely because of this that the village chief was extremely worried.
Gu Yu, due to his lack of experience, thought that the village would have no drinkable water source when he heard that the well water was almost gone. However, when he heard the village chief mention the river water, he remembered that the river water in ancient times was different from modern times and could be drunk freely, being pure and natural without pollution.
However, the water level of the river was also dropping.
“Brother-in-law, I don’t think we need to worry too much. It’s just that the water level is dropping, not that there’s no water! Perhaps we’re just scaring ourselves. Let’s consider it when the situation really becomes serious!”
Hearing Gu Qingheng’s words, Gu Yu nodded.
Originally, Gu Yu wanted to go to the capital during this time, which would have saved a lot of trouble. However, his wife disagreed with this proposal, so now they had to make long-term plans.
Perhaps, as Gu Qingheng said, the worst outcome would not happen.
“Yu, if you are still worried, you can go to Lian Town and talk to Magistrate Bai. You might get some other information.”
Although the matter was settled, Gu Yu couldn’t help but keep thinking about it. Seeing this, Gu Mengyao, who was sitting beside him, didn’t stop him from thinking. Instead, she suggested going to town to ask the magistrate.
Magistrate Bai might have the latest information.
If he just stayed at home and thought, he wouldn’t figure anything out.
It would be better to go out for a visit and relax.
“Yes, I’ll go to the county office this afternoon and take a look at the situation in town.”
After hearing Gu Mengyao’s words, Gu Yu nodded in agreement. He also felt that it was a good idea to visit Magistrate Bai and see if he was aware of the dropping water level.
If he wasn’t, Gu Yu could also give him a heads-up in advance and ask him to pay more attention.
However, there was no need to rush to leave now. He should go to the kitchen with his wife to cook.
The three of them had been talking for a while, and it was almost time to cook. Gu Mengyao decided not to continue practicing martial arts on the mountain and instead prepared to go to the kitchen to cook.
Seeing this, Gu Yu also became eager.
Recently, although Gu Qingheng, the “light bulb,” had returned, Gu Yu had also found a good place to cultivate romance with his wife – the kitchen.
However, Mengyao felt quite helpless about Gu Yu being so clingy.
When she was diligently cooking, Gu Yu would always seize the opportunity to sneak a kiss or feed her something, truly making Gu Mengyao experience the “sour and refreshing” feeling of having a clingy little husband.
She didn’t dislike it, but yesterday, the delay in cooking had caused Gu Qingheng to complain, making Gu Mengyao a little embarrassed and unwilling to let her brother say that again.
Gu Yu didn’t think much of it.
However, to prevent his younger brother-in-law from causing trouble again, he planned to take out some snacks from his spatial dimension and let Gu Qingheng eat them alone in his room, while he happily cooked with his wife.
But it was clear that Gu Mengyao was very firm this time and did not let Gu Yu enter the kitchen.
After being rejected by Gu Mengyao, Gu Yu became very dejected. He decided to go to his younger brother-in-law’s place to find something fun to do.
Although he said that, he actually just wanted to get revenge.
“Qingheng, are you studying?”
When Gu Yu arrived at his younger brother-in-law’s room and saw that the door was not closed, he didn’t knock like before. Instead, he peeked through the gap in the door, wondering what Gu Qingheng was doing inside.
His younger brother-in-law had also grown up so much!
Sometimes he was mysterious, which made Gu Yu very curious.
Now that he had the opportunity to sneak a peek, he naturally wouldn’t let it pass.
However, due to the limitations of the gap, Gu Yu couldn’t see much. He could only see Gu Qingheng holding a piece of paper with a conflicted expression on his face, looking like he was worrying.
There was also a large heart shape on the paper.
When Gu Qingheng looked at this piece of paper, he was sighing with regret.
He remembered that Gu Qingheng had once said… he taught his classmates how to draw hearts.
Could it be…
Gu Yu didn’t continue to watch. Instead, he knocked on the door a few times. After Gu Qingheng hastily hid things, Gu Yu pushed the door open and walked in.
“Ah? Ah! I was just about to study. Why are you here, brother-in-law!”
“I just came to see you and to tell you, if you’re ever late for cooking in the future, don’t tell your sister. I’ll give you some delicious snacks to fill your stomach first.”
“…”
Gu Yu didn’t directly mention the things Gu Qingheng was hiding. Instead, he directly stated the purpose of his visit.
Hearing this, Gu Qingheng was speechless.
It seemed that the reason for the delay in mealtime yesterday was his brother-in-law!
Gu Yu felt no shame at his younger brother-in-law’s speechless stare. Instead, he put on an innocent victim’s expression, which made Gu Qingheng nod in agreement with Gu Yu’s request.
No matter what, he had to coax his brother-in-law out first.
He couldn’t let his brother-in-law see that paper, or he would definitely explode with anger on the spot.
Although, he thought it was quite good. He would have a companion in the future… If Zhuo Fei came over, with another “light bulb,” his brother-in-law would definitely be furious.
“Qingheng, I have something to say, I don’t know if I should say it.”
“Is that so? Then don’t say it.”
“No, I think I must say this to you as your brother-in-law… Although there are many like-minded companions in the academy, it’s just a relationship of studying together. Even if they develop a certain kind of affection because they admire your intelligence, writing letters to confess their feelings is only temporary. You still have Tang Lian, so you must firmly refuse!”
“???”
However, listening to Gu Yu’s serious words, Gu Qingheng suddenly felt an urge to smash something.
What was his brother-in-law thinking!
He would never be confessed to by a classmate with a letter!
Also, his brother-in-law actually peeked…
It seemed that he had to properly close the bedroom door next time!
Fire, theft, and brother-in-law.
