Chapter 450: Chapter 450 Fool Chapter 450: Chapter 450 Fool “Husband, who do you think did this?” Su Yunjin asked, staring at Gu Ya.
Gu Ya was silent for a while and did not speak.
The young wife guessed it was the elder brother and his wife, and so did Gu Ya, but without evidence, Gu Ya couldn’t just conclude it was Mrs. Zhang and her husband.
Su Yunjin said, “Husband, do you think it was sister-in-law and her family?”
Besides Mrs. Zhang and her husband, Su Yunjin couldn’t think of anyone else who would do such a thing.
Gu Ya raised an eyebrow.
“Yunjin, whether it was elder brother and his family who did this, we have no evidence. Right now, the most important thing is that we must guard the house well,” Gu Ya suggested.
Su Yunjin thought that what Gu Ya said was sensible. Their immediate priority should be to keep the house safe, to prevent someone from setting it on fire again. They were lucky to have Uncle Liang there this time.
Although, Su Yunjin and her house were not fully built, there were building materials like lumber and stones at the site. Without someone to watch over them, it wouldn’t be surprising if people tried to steal them.
In the village, no matter whose house was under construction, they would hire someone to watch the site to prevent theft. Likewise, Su Yunjin and Gu Ya also spent money to have someone help them guard the house.
The purpose was to prevent thieves from stealing.
Su Yunjin hadn’t expected that the person they hired to prevent theft would end up providing them with such significant help. If it hadn’t been for Uncle Liang being there, the house she and Gu Ya were building might have already been burned down by Mrs. Zhang and her nefarious duo.
“Husband, with what happened this time, I believe that person might try to set the house on fire again. Besides Uncle Liang, we should hire two more people to help us keep watch,” Su Yunjin suggested.
She proposed hiring two more people to help guard the house, to leave Mrs. Zhang and her husband with no opportunity to act. It had not been easy waiting for the house to be built, and Su Yunjin did not want to see it burned down after all their efforts.
They must ensure the house was well-guarded.
Gu Ya didn’t agree with the young wife’s suggestion, “Yunjin, don’t worry! The person who tried to burn the house today didn’t succeed, and she won’t dare to come again.”
They had already alarmed them.
Even with ten times the courage, the person who tried to burn the house should not dare to make a move again.
Gu Ya felt there was no need to hire more people to watch the house. However, Su Yunjin insisted, and in the end, Gu Ya let the young wife have her way and agreed to let her hire one more person to help guard the house.
Now, regarding Mrs. Zhang and Gu Baofu, this evening, the married couple had planned to burn down Gu Ya and Su Yunjin’s house together. However, due to their cowardice, after setting the fire, they accidentally knocked down a pile of wood behind them. The noise startled Uncle Liang, whom Su Yunjin and Gu Ya had hired.
Upon hearing the commotion, Uncle Liang hurried over. Mrs. Zhang and Gu Baofu, afraid of being discovered, got up and clumsily fled in panic.
In the end, the two of them dove into the depths of the forest and managed to evade Uncle Liang’s pursuit.
Having failed to burn Su Yunjin’s house and chased away in disgrace, once they were sure Uncle Liang wasn’t following, Mrs. Zhang turned to Gu Baofu and scolded.
“You idiot! Who asked you to knock over that pile of wood?”
Gu Baofu actually thought Mrs. Zhang was the fool. If she hadn’t tripped him at that moment, would he have knocked over the pile of wood? “Isn’t this your doing? If you hadn’t tripped me, would I have knocked that pile over?”