LGHTNOVELBOOK 59: Resolution
Gu Yu’s impression of this feudal ancient world wasn’t particularly good, as there were too many rules and restrictions binding people, leaving no freedom.
If he as a man thought this way, women in ancient times faced even more difficult circumstances.
Especially after Lin Jiao’e and Yang Shun both fell into the water, it was clearly Lin Jiao’e who would suffer more disadvantages.
Although Yang Shun might be looked down upon by scholars in the future, if he really married Lin Jiao’e, he might even gain a good reputation.
Things like being helpful and kind-hearted would be enough to make Yang Shun’s image more noble.
However, having a wife who fooled around before marriage would certainly make Yang Shun quite the cuckold.
Although Lin Jiao’e’s previous affairs with men hadn’t been witnessed by others, Gu Qingheng’s “little chicken” incident showed that Lin Jiao’e wasn’t a good person.
Now, many people had seen with their own eyes Lin Jiao’e and Yang Shun embracing each other, deliberately coming to the small river to “show their affection.”
The water in the small river wasn’t deep; even if they fell in, they could climb out themselves. Yet Lin Jiao’e and Yang Shun were both lying together in the river…
Seeing this scene, the women were all speculating that perhaps the two families were about to celebrate a happy event.
If so, although these two young people seemed too frivolous, it could be forgiven.
However, if they were having an affair, then the matter would become serious.
Gu Yu knew the situation was tricky, which was precisely why he had staged this scene.
Lin Jiao’e might be pitiful, but her previous actions made it impossible to sympathize with her, so Gu Yu felt she wasn’t pitiful at all.
If she dared to scheme against him, she should be prepared to be schemed against.
Of course, this was also an opportunity for Lin Jiao’e. After all, Yang Shun was decent-looking and a scholar. If the two really ended up together, Gu Yu could consider himself a matchmaker.
As for whether they would be an unhappy couple, that wasn’t Gu Yu’s concern.
Gu Yu didn’t consider himself a purely good person, nor a purely bad person. After others did bad things to him, he wouldn’t forgive them with a saint-like attitude. He would retaliate in kind, directly teaching them a lesson so they wouldn’t dare harbor ill intentions again.
If they didn’t learn their lesson, he would do it again.
After all, Gu Yu had the patience to play along.
He just didn’t know if these people could play with him until the end…
After resolving the issue with Yang Shun and Lin Jiao’e, Gu Yu headed straight home, humming a tune along the way in a good mood.
He wasn’t just happy about teaching those two a lesson. When Gu Yu recalled Gu Mengyao’s trust in him, his mood became even better.
Originally, Gu Yu had thought that with just two days of brief contact, Gu Mengyao wouldn’t easily trust him.
However, Gu Mengyao’s previous behavior had already shown that she was beginning to grow close to Gu Yu.
It made sense—if transmigration hadn’t happened to Gu Yu himself, he wouldn’t have believed that someone’s soul could change overnight.
So now he was Gu Mengyao’s little husband, not someone else’s.
Who else would Gu Mengyao trust if not him?
Regardless, his little wife knew how to care for others, so Gu Yu’s future life wouldn’t be too difficult. If he had transmigrated and encountered someone like Li… Gu Yu felt he would have directly delivered a knife blow, seeking a quick end.
“Brother-in-law! Come quickly, Sister has caught a little cat.”
Just as Gu Yu reached the doorway, Gu Qingheng suddenly rushed out from the house. With an excited expression on his face, when he saw Gu Yu, he directly grabbed one of his arms and pulled him into the house.
When Gu Yu entered the house, he immediately saw the “little cat” Gu Qingheng had mentioned.
Gu Mengyao was sitting on the bed, and beside her lay a white, long-haired small animal that wasn’t afraid of people at all. Its attitude was very affectionate, with a pair of big black eyes rolling around constantly, occasionally rubbing its head against Gu Mengyao’s hand in a coquettish manner.
However, this creature had a long mouth—how could it be a cat!
Instead, with its pointed mouth and sunken cheeks, it looked exactly like a fox…