Chapter Sixty-Six: Why Indulge Her
Gu Yu was ready. Even if Gu Mengyao was soft-hearted for a moment, he would stop her and absolutely not let her go up the mountain!
It wasn’t that Gu Yu was heartless and stood by indifferently while a living person was about to die, preventing Gu Mengyao from saving them.
It was simply that he couldn’t help at this time!
If she helped once, there would be a second time. With so many people in the village… if Gu Mengyao went this time, would everyone in the village who lost someone in the future expect Gu Mengyao to help find them?
It wasn’t that Gu Yu always thought of the worst and viewed human nature as too wicked. The bloodstains on the bamboo placed in the courtyard were the best proof.
Not everyone was a good person; there were quite a lot of bad ones.
Especially this Yang Cao. She knelt directly after arriving. Was this asking for a favor?
It was almost coercion.
“Yang Cao, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I was injured when I went up the mountain, so I really can’t go up the mountain anymore. You can go ask Changlin Wu. He often hunts on the mountain, so he might be able to find your father faster than me.”
Hearing what Gu Mengyao said, Gu Yu almost let out a whistle.
Gu Yu had been worried about how to stop Gu Mengyao if she was soft-hearted. After all, Yang Cao and Gu Mengyao were about the same age and probably grew up playing together. However, after the Gu family fell on hard times, they stopped interacting.
In Gu Yu’s opinion, such a shameless woman should be kicked out directly!
But who knew that what Gu Mengyao said at this time was a clear refusal.
It seemed that his little wife also had quite a temper.
Moreover, it could also drag Changlin Wu into trouble, which made Gu Yu even happier.
Gu Yu still wanted to beat him up whenever he remembered Changlin Wu’s arrogant demeanor back then!
Seeing that Gu Mengyao, whom he was most worried about, showed no signs of being soft-hearted, Gu Yu was even more relieved. Whatever happened with the subsequent matters, his wife wouldn’t go up the mountain anyway.
With so many people in the village, why did she come to Gu Mengyao for help?
“Yaoyao, I know I was wrong in the past. I shouldn’t have distanced myself from you because of those rumors. But for the sake of our good relationship back then, help me find my father!”
“Yang Cao, I’ve already said it. If I can’t go, I can’t go. My husband said yesterday that he wouldn’t let me go up the mountain to hunt anymore. Even if my injuries heal, I won’t go up the mountain again.”
“How is that possible…”
“How is it not possible? My wife has said her piece. You should stop staying at my house. We have guests coming later!”
“Wuwuwu, Gu Mengyao, you are truly heartless!”
In the end, seeing that although Gu Mengyao’s expression showed concern, her words firmly stated she wouldn’t go up the mountain, Yang Cao suddenly stopped crying. As she wiped the tears from her cheeks with her sleeve, she said one sentence, stood up from the ground, and ran away.
When Gu Mengyao heard that she was called heartless, she was startled. Then, pretending not to hear anything, she walked to Gu Yu’s side, wanting to take the broom from his hand and put it back in its original place.
“Mengyao, don’t mind what that person says. Calling you heartless, why don’t they say she’s playing tricks! Besides, aren’t there other people in Yang Family Village? Why does she only come to you for help? And you’re not her mother, why indulge her.”
“…What you said is quite unpleasant, but I like it.”
Gu Mengyao really couldn’t hide her emotions. Seeing this, Gu Yu didn’t hand the broom to her. Instead, he turned and gave it to Gu Qingheng, then kicked Gu Qingheng’s calf to signal him to leave quickly.
After Gu Qingheng left, Gu Yu stepped forward, took Gu Mengyao’s hand, and then gently comforted her.
When Gu Mengyao heard Gu Yu’s comforting words, the sadness didn’t last long before she was amused into laughter. Her bright eyes seemed to be shining, giving Gu Yu a feeling of not daring to look directly at her.
