Chapter 90: I’ve Been Waiting for You for a Long Time
“Hey, hey, do you know about the special jewelry master who recently appeared in the capital?”
“Why would I know about such things that women are supposed to pay attention to!”
“Tsk, tsk, you don’t know this then, do you? This jewelry master is the son-in-law of the Gu Residence, Gu Yu. It is said that his finished jewelry is hard to find even with a thousand pieces of gold, and you can’t even buy it!”
“Gu Yu? Is that the really amazing live-in son-in-law with excellent medical skills?”
“Yes! I didn’t expect this Gu Yu to not only be skilled in medicine but also a master of making money! The jewelry he casually makes sells for sky-high prices, he’s too amazing!”
As the news of Gu Yu making jewelry gradually spread throughout the capital, many people had already joined the discussion.
That afternoon, when the two people in the teahouse spoke directly, they drew the curious glances of those around them, and their ears secretly perked up, eavesdropping on their conversation.
The two were not afraid of these gazes; instead, they felt even more excited, which opened their floodgates, and they praised Gu Yu to the skies, making others envious.
“A person who seeks fame by false pretenses, how can he be called a master!”
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from a corner of the teahouse.
Such a sudden voice immediately drew everyone’s attention. They didn’t know who could be so direct!
There was no falsification in Gu Yu’s current achievements.
Just the matter of defeating the envoy from the Yun Tang Kingdom with his medical skills had already changed many people’s impression of Gu Yu, the married-in son-in-law, and they believed this person had great ability, unlike other mediocre live-in sons-in-law.
After all, if they had the ability, they could try to do the same thing as Gu Yu and see if they would be embarrassed by the outcome.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly appeared and publicly stated that Gu Yu was not good. The crowd simply regarded the person as someone who was overly sour from eating too much lemon and didn’t take him seriously.
“Humph, don’t even look at what you look like, how can you compare to Gu Yu? You can’t even compare to a finger…”
“Shh, he’s Wu Dao. His background is very deep, not someone we commoners can provoke.”
When the crowd looked over, they saw that the speaker had an ordinary appearance, the kind of person you wouldn’t recognize if you saw them on the street. Someone immediately sneered, wanting to ridicule this boastful person.
However, his companion directly tugged at his sleeve and revealed his identity.
It was the jade master, Wu Dao!
Upon hearing the name Wu Dao, the person who had just mocked him became very guilty and didn’t continue to sit in the teahouse. Instead, he quickly paid a few coins and slipped out of the teahouse.
The teahouse returned to silence. No one dared to mention Gu Yu’s name in front of Wu Dao again.
There were rumors that Wu Dao had very good relationships with many officials in the capital because he was skilled at making jade and his elder brother was a high-ranking official.
Whenever news of his exquisitely crafted jade ware was released, countless people would come to buy it.
There were even instances of people fighting over it.
This was also why people in the capital who knew Wu Dao were very polite to him when they saw him.
Recently, it was heard that Gu Yu had snatched a batch of jade that Wu Dao had reserved.
“He escaped quite fast.”
Wu Dao looked at the person who quickly fled through the door, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. Then, thinking of Gu Yu, his expression quickly turned grim.
Originally, he had just gone home to get money.
Who knew that after a day, the jade that had been reserved was bought by someone else.
After Wu Dao inquired about Gu Yu’s specific information, he was filled with resentment towards this son-in-law of the Gu family, thinking that the person who snatched what others had reserved actually had the nerve to call himself a master!
Wu Dao bought the jade this time for New Year’s gifts, but now that Gu Yu had bought it all, he had to go to great lengths to find good jade elsewhere.
Roughly calculated, this was another significant expense.
As it was too expensive to bribe officials to obtain jade, Wu Dao didn’t have much spare money on hand now, otherwise, he wouldn’t have had to ‘borrow’ money for a day.
If it were before, he would have paid the money directly and taken the jade home, why would he let Gu Yu snatch it away!
Holding back makes him more angry, and backing down makes him feel more at a disadvantage.
No, he would go to the Gu Residence now to seek justice!
Thinking of this, Wu Dao didn’t continue drinking tea. After paying for the tea, he immediately went out and headed towards the Gu Residence.
Wu Dao didn’t know much about Gu Yu.
However, he knew the Gu Residence very well.
But his relationship with Gu Qing was just so-so, and the two families had no contact, so Wu Dao was very worried about whether he would be kicked out when he went this time.
However, thinking about his reserved jade being snatched away made Wu Dao even more depressed.
This time, he had justice on his side. If the people of the Gu family really kicked him out, Wu Dao wouldn’t be afraid of losing face and would simply make a big deal out of it!
After all, he had no money to buy jade anymore.
“I am Wu Dao, and I have come to visit Gu Yu of the Gu Residence specifically.”
When Wu Dao appeared at the main gate of the Gu Residence, his inner worries were not reflected on his face. Instead, he maintained a calm demeanor and said loudly to the guards of the Gu Residence.
He was going to prepare a formal calling card in advance, but Wu Dao only decided to come halfway, and his relationship with Gu Yu was not good!
If he submitted a calling card now, it would be easy for the Gu family to look down on him contemptuously.
Therefore, Wu Dao decided not to!
“It’s Master Wu! The son-in-law had already instructed us. If you were to come, we would directly invite you to see him!”
“???”
However, contrary to Wu Dao’s expected development, the guards, who had been looking at him with fierce expressions, immediately smiled and bowed upon hearing the name Wu Dao, and directly invited Wu Dao into the Gu Residence.
The attitude was very friendly, which completely confused Wu Dao.
However, at this moment, the arrow was already on the string, so Wu Dao didn’t hesitate for too long. Instead, he directly followed the servant to find Gu Yu.
Unlike Wu Dao’s residence, which was full of poetic and romantic charm, the Gu Residence’s furnishings were somewhat simple, looking entirely unlike a place where a high official would live.
This made Wu Dao, who pursued aesthetic beauty, shake his head helplessly, thinking that scholars and generals were indeed different!
If he were to arrange it, he would make the Gu Residence elegant and beautiful.
“Master Wu, the son-in-law is waiting for you here!”
“Oh, he’s waiting for me? Is he waiting for me to come and reprimand him?”
Upon arriving at the place and looking at the person sitting in the pavilion in front of him, after saying this, Wu Dao didn’t say anything more to the servant and instead walked towards Gu Yu.
However, just as he reached Gu Yu, before Wu Dao could speak, his gaze was attracted by the jade displayed on the table.
Oh my god!
This… isn’t this top-quality mutton-fat jade, as well as imperial green jade, and rare red jade!
“Master Wu, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
Just as Wu Dao was shocked, Gu Yu smiled slightly and then spoke a welcoming word.
