LGHTNOVELBOOK 21: A Kiss
After placing the silver in front of Gu Mengyao, she finally believed that Gu Yu could earn money on his own.
And not just money, but substantial amounts.
The men in the village, even working in town for an entire year, would only earn three or four taels in wages, yet Gu Yu had directly produced eleven taels.
If word got out, it would absolutely shock everyone to their core.
“I can earn money now, so I don’t want you risking your life in the mountains anymore. Stay home and recover from your injury for now. When you’re better, we can go hunting together. We’ll bring your brother too. If we die, we’ll die together.”
“No, there are too many wild beasts in the mountains. You can’t take such risks.”
“If you can take risks, why can’t I?”
Although Gu Mengyao seemed somewhat tempted after learning they had money, Gu Yu knew that this stubborn young girl wouldn’t easily agree to his demands, so he decided to take a more drastic approach.
Despite Gu Yu’s gentle tone, his words weren’t so gentle.
With a hint of threat, he clearly indicated that if Gu Mengyao went into the mountains, he would follow.
And her brother would have to come along too.
He didn’t believe that for the sake of a few taels of silver, Gu Mengyao would sacrifice both her husband and brother, still insisting on hunting in the mountains.
Of course, this was Gu Yu being shameless, but where there’s a policy from above, there’s a countermeasure from below. If Gu Mengyao continued going to the mountains, even if Gu Yu stayed at home, he would constantly worry and fear for her.
“You don’t need to agree right now. Just don’t sneak off to the mountains by yourself before your arm heals.”
Gu Mengyao had been hunting for a long time, and the family’s previous income had all come from hunting, so Gu Yu didn’t expect her to compromise immediately.
After all, the amount of money Gu Yu suddenly produced was too much, leaving Gu Mengyao feeling insecure.
It would be better to wait until they had earned more money, let Gu Mengyao see it, and give her peace of mind, so she wouldn’t constantly worry about not having enough money.
However, during her recovery period, Gu Yu didn’t want Gu Mengyao to go to the mountains again. Hunting required full concentration, and an injured Gu Mengyao was even more concerning.
So, for now, both sides would take a step back.
“Mm, I promise you.”
Sure enough, after Gu Yu said she couldn’t go to the mountains during her recovery period—rather than never being able to hunt again—Gu Mengyao reluctantly nodded.
Then, as if afraid Gu Yu was still angry, her gaze kept secretly looking over at him, which made Gu Yu very helpless.
Now she knew to be afraid, but where was this attitude earlier?
When his own wife didn’t listen, he couldn’t hit her or scold her; he had to coax her…
“If you want me not to be angry, that’s fine. I must be the one to sell the wild boar. Also, as punishment for talking back today, you must give me a kiss.”
It wasn’t that Gu Yu was shamelessly taking advantage of the young girl; mainly, through today’s incident, Gu Yu had developed a sense of crisis.
Although they were already married and had the title of husband and wife, Gu Mengyao didn’t obey in everything, like with the hunting matter, where she resisted very strongly.
While Gu Yu didn’t want a wife who would only nod to everything, he couldn’t continue to let Gu Mengyao resist him.
Gu Mengyao was still young, so the conflicts weren’t intense yet, but what about when she grew up?
Due to the space, Gu Yu could only be with Gu Mengyao, but Gu Mengyao’s situation with Gu Yu was different. After gaining Gu Yu’s tolerance, if she talked back on everything, Gu Yu would die of headaches in the future.
Gu Yu was overthinking things. Not being able to hunt meant not being able to earn money, which was why Gu Mengyao wouldn’t agree today.
If the family truly had no money, they would surely starve or freeze to death in the future, and with Gu Yu’s previous behavior of giving handouts to the old Yang family, Gu Mengyao didn’t find him reliable.
In this aspect, Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu were very similar—only with money in hand could they feel at ease.
But Gu Yu, now believing he shouldn’t indulge Gu Mengyao, was very stubborn, feeling that if he didn’t subdue Gu Mengyao, future matters would be uncertain.
So, she should just give him a kiss!
He refused to believe he couldn’t handle a little girl. As for feelings, they would deepen gradually with cultivation.