LGHTNOVELBOOK 7: Making His Stance Clear
Faced with Gu Mengyao’s thoughtfulness, Gu Yu wasn’t an ungrateful person.
So now, he needed to take the initiative to make his position clear.
“I was wrong before. Since I’m no longer part of the Yang family, I won’t have any relationship with them in the future.”
After saying this, regardless of others’ reactions, Gu Yu was quite satisfied with himself.
Regarding the relatives in the old Yang household, he truly didn’t want to have any contact with them.
However, perhaps because the original Gu Yu had been so terrible, after he finished speaking, both Gu Mengyao and her brother widened their eyes in disbelief, as if they couldn’t imagine… that Gu Yu would say such things.
When Gu Yu saw his wife’s adorable expression like a cute little loli, he couldn’t help but reach out and tap her nose to bring her back to reality.
Before transmigrating, Gu Yu had already been an 18-year-old young man, while Gu Mengyao was only 13 years old now… This gave Gu Yu more of a feeling of taking care of a younger sister rather than being infatuated with a woman.
Come to think of it, a 13-year-old girl hadn’t developed yet, flat as a washboard front and back, making it impossible for Gu Yu to think in terms of romantic feelings.
It was only because of the space’s requirement, binding them together for life, that made Gu Yu’s attitude toward Gu Mengyao different from others.
Simply put, it was the difference between one of his own people and an outsider.
“Ah Yu, are you feeling unwell?”
“……”
“Brother-in-law, are you possessed by a ghost?”
“……”
However, while Gu Yu was saying he wouldn’t associate with the old Yang household anymore, Gu Mengyao and her brother were full of suspicion and surprise.
Their expressions clearly said ‘Husband, are you sick?’ and ‘Brother-in-law, our family doesn’t have money for a doctor,’ just short of saying it out loud.
This development naturally made Gu Yu’s face darken.
However, Gu Yu didn’t plan to convince his wife with mere words. Only through actual actions could he show the siblings that he had reformed and was starting anew.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Just watch how I act from now on! Also, from now on, apart from what we eat ourselves, the prey we hunt should be sold for money. The family needs money for many things—we can’t just eat without income.”
Gu Yu repeatedly assured them he wouldn’t send the prey to the old Yang household. At first, Gu Mengyao still looked disbelieving, but under Gu Yu’s insistence, she began to believe somewhat.
If Gu Yu truly stopped giving away their prey, then their family could have enough to eat in the future.
Even now, Gu Mengyao felt like she was dreaming, afraid that in the next second she would wake up and see that Gu Yu who never showed her a good face, forcefully taking things from home and turning to give them to those bloodsuckers in the old Yang family…
Perhaps it was the discontent in her heart that made Gu Mengyao summon some courage at this moment.
She chose to believe Gu Yu, to believe that this man who had become her husband wouldn’t disappoint her.
“Ah Yu, I can ask Brother Wu who hunts with me to help sell them. We’ll keep one pheasant at home, and the remaining pheasant and rabbit should fetch about 300 copper coins.”
“Hmm, whatever you decide is fine.”
After impulsively stating her plan, Gu Mengyao nervously looked at Gu Yu, unsure if her arrangement was acceptable.
When Gu Yu saw Gu Mengyao’s questioning gaze, he couldn’t help but smile wryly as he nodded.
He was the one who had married into her family, yet why did Gu Mengyao behave like an abused young wife…
As for the younger brother-in-law who was watching closely, seeing that Gu Yu truly wasn’t going to give away their prey anymore, he couldn’t help but cheer, bringing the pheasant in his hands to the kitchen with a smile on his face.
It wasn’t that Gu Mengyao had a weak personality; it was simply because the only man in the family who could handle matters was Gu Yu.
In the feudal ancient times, women didn’t have high social status. Otherwise, why were widows always bullied after their husbands died?
Although Gu Yu was only twelve years old, he was considerably stronger than the eight-year-old Gu Qingheng.
At least people wouldn’t bully him like a fool.
This was also why Gu Yu’s adopted father, in order to repay kindness, was willing to let his son marry into another family… Because he worried that the Gu siblings, having lost both parents, would be bullied, so he sent his child over to support the household.
But he also worried that Gu Yu might be affected by the old Yang household later, so he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and directly changed his son’s surname.
Yet feeling guilty toward his parents, after arranging everything, Gu Yu’s adopted father crashed himself to death at the front door of the old residence to repay the debt of his life.