MTLNOVEL 40: Wanting a Wall
For those troublemakers who enjoyed the spectacle, Gu Yu didn’t even want to acknowledge them. So after driving them all away, he finally knocked on the door, signaling for Gu Mengyao to open it.
“Sorry, I didn’t expect they would come so quickly.”
“It’s fine. Qingheng and I were hiding inside, so they couldn’t do anything to us. Besides, didn’t you appear just in time?”
After the creaking door opened, Gu Mengyao’s cute little face peeked out. When she saw Gu Yu, her eyes curved into a smile.
Her soft, adorable bun-like appearance made Gu Yu almost unable to resist reaching out to pinch her cheeks.
She just looked a bit thin. In the future, she needed to eat more meat. Once she filled out, she would certainly feel nice to touch.
“Everything’s fine now. Those Yang family people probably won’t come back for a while, so don’t worry too much.”
“Mm, come in quickly! When that group came to make trouble earlier, Qingheng was almost frightened to death.”
“Sister, can’t you stop making things up with your eyes wide open? If you hadn’t stopped me, I would have gone out to beat up that damned old woman… Brother-in-law, I didn’t mean to speak ill of your grandmother.”
“Come on, you heard what I said earlier. I truly want to cut ties with the Yang family now, so you don’t need to be troubled in the future. Just speak your mind.”
After Gu Yu entered the house, his cheap brother-in-law Gu Qingheng “accidentally” cursed Li, causing Gu Yu to roll his eyes at him, knowing the little guy was doing it on purpose.
He had already said he didn’t want to associate with the old Yang family, was such an obvious test necessary?
However, Gu Yu wasn’t really angry with Gu Qingheng. No matter how he tested him, Gu Yu wouldn’t change his decision.
If this could reassure them, it was fine.
“Today’s incident gave me a warning. To prevent people from coming to our house to watch the drama in the future, for the new house, I plan to build a wall to surround it.”
“I support that! Brother-in-law, our current place is too shabby. Even the vegetables we plant in the yard are always being stolen.”
“Ah Yu, I’ll follow whatever you say.”
Sitting on the stool, when Gu Yu recalled what had just happened, he immediately expressed his thoughts.
In ancient times, many people loved to watch drama, especially when something happened in the village—they would all swarm over like bees… To prevent such situations in the future, Gu Yu immediately proposed building a wall around their new house to shield it.
Although it would cost quite a bit more silver, to avoid unnecessary trouble, the money would be well spent!
Being able to earn money means knowing how to spend it.
Gu Yu wanted to earn money to improve his family’s conditions. If he were to be as stingy as Grandet from the novel, it would be too joyless a life.
So, although Gu Yu was frugal, it depended on the situation…
Of course, regarding the wall-building matter, Gu Yu also had some ulterior motives… If the new house was built, and Li came looking for trouble again, the nosy villagers wouldn’t be able to enter, and he could freely curse at home.
Having these sneaky thoughts didn’t make Gu Yu feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he thought it best to build the new house quickly to avoid other unexpected incidents.
However, since they would need to spend more silver, the family couldn’t just sit idle and deplete their resources.
So Gu Yu still had to make a trip to the mountains every day, taking the opportunity to catch more prey. Even if they couldn’t sell it, they could eat it at home to supplement their nutrition.
But just as Gu Yu was thinking this, his vision suddenly became blurry.
Turning his head to look beside him, he saw Gu Mengyao and Gu Qingheng’s faces also becoming blurry. Finally, the light grew dimmer and dimmer. In the last second before Gu Yu lost consciousness, he heard a cold voice resound in his ear.
[Gu Mengyao’s Favorability +10, Spatial Storage upgrading…]