Chapter 436: Consequences

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Unbeknownst to Aunt Yang, his intentions had grown so malicious that he was now plotting against her. Subconsciously, she felt averse to getting close to this young man.

However, with Gu Zi present, she felt obligated to save face for Ah Zhuang.

After all, she still had to work here for a while. Suppressing the discomfort in her heart, she said to Ah Zhuang, “Thank you! Please express my gratitude to your mother on my behalf. I must get back to work now.”

Gu Zi stuffed the braised meat into Aunt Yang’s pocket and blocked her attempts to take it out. “There’s no need for thanks,” she said. “If you’re going to work in our shop in the future, you should Imow the taste of our food. How else will you promote it to the customers? The work in the hall can wait. Ah Zhuang, could you move those boxes of coal from the entrance?”

“Ah, this… Yes, I’ll do it right away.” Ah Zhuang was taken aback by the sudden order, but he had no choice but to obey Gu Zi. After all, she was the boss’s wife and had every right to command him.

He immediately abandoned his cart to move the boxes. As he turned to leave, he glanced at the bucket of water. It didn’t matter; he could deliver it later.

Aunt Yang, having heard Gu Zi’s words, had no choice but to accept the meat. She took it out to eat, her hunger gnawing at her since she had only had a bowl of porridge before leaving the house that morning.

Gu Zi waited for Aunt Yang to finish eating. When she was about to deliver the water, Gu Zi stopped her, whispering, “Don’t deliver this water. Fill a new bucket instead. Don’t ask why, just go and do it.”

As Aunt Yang went to refill the water, Ah Zhuang emerged from the inside, having finished moving the goods. He was drenched in sweat. Seeing this, Gu Zi immediately took a ladle from the cart, scooped up some warm water from the wooden bucket, and handed it to Ah Zhuang. “You’ve worked hard,” she said. “I feel guilty for making you work as soon as I arrived. Have some water.”

Ah Zhuang looked at the ladle of water the woman was offering him and was about to refuse. He knew there was something added to it. Drinking this water would inevitably lead to stomachaches and diarrhea. Without the antidote, it would take an hour or two to recover. He absolutely could not drink this water!

Why hadn’t that old woman, Aunt Yang, delivered the water yet?

“I’ve just finished working, so it’s not good to drink water immediately,” he said. “It’s perfectly fine for you to ask me to work. There’s no need to feel guilty.

It’s all right.”

Seeing his refusal, Gu Zi remained calm. She smiled and said, “Then sit down and rest for a while before drinking. I can only ask you to help with some work after you’ve had a drink. Otherwise, I wouldn’t feel right about it. You’re not rejecting my good intentions, are you? Or is it that the water isn’t clean? I’ll go ask Aunt Yang. ”

Gu Zi knew, of course, that he would be reluctant to drink, but today he had dared to drug the water. He would have to face the consequences of his actions himself.

Ah Zhuang stared at the ladle of water, his lips tightly closed and his face somewhat pale. He felt unlucky, wondering why he had to encounter the boss lady on this particular day.

If he didn’t drink the water now, everyone would be in trouble later. His persistent refusal might raise suspicions, and that would be troublesome.

The drug in the water wasn’t lethal, at most it would cause him to make a few extra trips to the outhouse. In fact, this could work in his favor. When everyone else was suffering from diarrhea, they wouldn’t suspect him. As long as he could get rid of Aunt Yang, the job would still be his, and the extra income would make the discomfort worthwhile!

Ah Zhuang quickly took the ladle of water and forced himself to drink, “I am indeed very thirsty, thank you, sister-in-law!”

As he drank, he caught a glimpse of Gu Zi watching him intently. A thought suddenly sprang up in his mind. The sister-in-law was always asking him to work and thanking him, as if she was trying to get close to him. Could it be that she was interested in him?

This wouldn’t be strange in the countryside. Women, after all, found it hard to bear when their needs were not met. They needed the comfort of other men, and he had encountered such situations before. He knew very well that many women in the village coveted him for his robust physique, and some even had relationships with him that couldn’t be made public.

However, he hadn’t expected that his sister-in-law would be no exception.

Could it be that her husband, despite his tall stature, was not up to the task?

His sister-in-law must have been unsatisfied for a long time! If this was true, her waist, her buttocks were simply top-notch. If he could get involved with her, it would be a beautiful thing indeed!

Gu Zi found the man’s gaze increasingly greasy and averted her eyes. She hadn’t noticed before, but now that she was alone with him, she realized that Ah Zhuang was quite lewd, not the honest man he appeared to be.

Ah Zhuang put down the ladle, his stomach already beginning to react. If he continued to work here, he would likely soil his pants. Just as he was wondering what to say, he heard Gu Zi say, “You can go on with your work..”