Chapter 73: The Small Box
“A’yu, having the land deed in my name isn’t very good, is it!”
“It’s fine! Mengyao, do we still need to distinguish between yours and mine? The land deed being in your name reassures me… not only because you are the head of the household now, but also because I don’t want to be targeted by that group of people from the old Yang family.”
“Is that so! Since the land deed is already in my name, then you should keep it! And these…”
Mengyao took the land deed from Gu Qingheng. Although she couldn’t understand the words, it didn’t dampen her current joy.
Therefore, at this moment, Mengyao couldn’t care about anything else!
As she stood up from the dinner table and walked towards the house where Gu Qingheng was currently staying, she returned not long after, holding a small box in her hand.
Gu Yu’s eyes lit up with curiosity, wondering what was inside the small box.
However, just by looking at the happy expression of his cheap brother-in-law next to him, he figured it must be something valuable.
“Oh my sister! You’ve finally seen sense. A good young man like my brother-in-law is impossible to find in the village! I’ve been telling you for ages not to hesitate.”
“You talk too much…”
“Mengyao, what is this?”
“These are the savings I’ve accumulated over the years, your agreement as a live-in son-in-law, and the deed of severance from the Yang family.”
“Deed of severance?”
Upon hearing “deed of severance,” Gu Yu’s confusion deepened.
He was aware that live-in sons-in-law needed to sign an agreement, but he had never heard of the deed of severance from the Yang family. When did that happen?
“Shuang Bo was worried that if you married into the Gu family, you might have disputes with the old Yang family. So, the deed of severance was signed from the beginning… With the deed of severance, A’yu, you won’t have to worry about those people from the old Yang family causing trouble in the future.”
“Even if I curse Madam Li directly in front of everyone, it’s okay?”
“That won’t do. Although the deed of severance states that all ties are severed, filial piety is still very important. You can’t openly fall out with them, otherwise, it won’t be good for your reputation in the future. However, they can no longer control you. Even if Madam Li reports you to the yamen for being unfilial, it won’t matter… because according to the current laws, you are no longer related.”
Hearing Mengyao’s words, Gu Yu instantly felt that the deed of severance was indeed excellent.
He had been worried about what would happen if the old Yang family caused trouble after he started making money. Now, with this deed of severance, his worries were resolved.
As for reputation, Gu Yu didn’t care at all… At worst, he could find a private place to curse them later, as they couldn’t send him to jail anyway.
Before, when he had put Shun Yang into his space, Gu Yu had only pretended to be weak once, and the effect was incredibly good.
This also made Gu Yu realize that some things couldn’t be handled with brute force; one had to use their wits to outsmart them!
After knowing what was inside the small box, Gu Yu didn’t directly put it into his space. He didn’t even open the lid before returning it to Mengyao.
Gu Yu was already very happy that Mengyao had the awareness to hand over the items. As for the silver, it was better to let Mengyao keep it as her private savings.
It wasn’t as if he couldn’t make money, so there was no need for him to accept it.
He also couldn’t accept the live-in son-in-law agreement and the deed of severance.
Mengyao already lacked a sense of security. If Gu Yu really accepted them, he felt that Mengyao would worry and be unable to sleep at night… What if he really ran away? Mengyao would have nowhere to cry.
Of course, Gu Yu would not run away. This also indirectly proved that Mengyao had good judgment and hadn’t met a scumbag.
[Mengyao’s affection +30, Space is upgrading…]
