[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ace-bigshot-becomes-a-farmgirl":3,"chapter-the-ace-bigshot-becomes-a-farmgirl-the-ace-bigshot-becomes-a-farmgirl-chapter-993":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1354014,1794,"Chapter 993: 993: Two Fine Horses","the-ace-bigshot-becomes-a-farmgirl-chapter-993",993,"\u003Cp>Chapter 993: Chapter 993: Two Fine Horses\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ms. Yu did have objections—while the family stayed together, she managed everything, and all three daughters-in-law had to listen to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the family split, she couldn’t call the shots anymore and would need to ask Ms. Mei for money. How could that work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Ms. Yu tried to persuade them earnestly, but when that failed, she resorted to crying, yelling, and threatening suicide. That did have some effect temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the outcome ultimately didn’t change, as Ms. Mei had spent enough time with her mother-in-law to know her weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ms. Mei insisted on dividing the family estate—if she didn’t, she would risk going to jail, and she’d drag Ms. Yu down with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, this pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law thoroughly fell out with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past two days, Ms. Yu was so angered that she took to her sickbed, but she still had to continue living with the eldest branch of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because the eldest branch retained the lion’s share during the division, meaning it was their responsibility to care for the elderly. Although Ms. Mei didn’t like her mother-in-law, she didn’t want the bulk of the assets to later fall into the hands of the third branch. On top of that, the dowry and private property of her mother-in-law were significant; Ms. Mei wouldn’t miss those opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third branch of the family reached a consensus quickly, enabling the split to happen soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest branch received two-thirds of the estate, while the remaining one-third was split equally between the second and third branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Young Master Fan didn’t mind how much they got. After discussing with Ding Yuehua, they decided to give the second sister-in-law one extra storefront, so she would have some financial breathing room. After all, Ms. Mo’s daughter would be old enough for marital negotiations in a few years, and having money at hand would give her confidence. Besides, as a single woman raising children, her life was inherently more difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fan family owned two kiln factories; the eldest branch took the larger one, and Third Young Master Fan naturally fought to claim the smaller one—he planned to use it as a foundation for his future ventures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yuehua shared, “After the division, I returned home with him and told my parents about this matter. My father scolded us, but after my husband spoke privately with him for half a day in the study, my father stopped saying anything. He even told us that if we encountered difficulties, we could come to him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he even gave them silver notes worth 10,000 taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Yu marveled inwardly—so wealthy! To casually provide financial support to the tune of 10,000 taels…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rich people in small county towns truly abound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing her close friend successfully split from the family, Shu Yu felt genuinely happy for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh yes, when I went back home this time, I asked my sister-in-law about something. She said that if we want good horses, we might need to wait a little longer. In about half a month, two freshly tamed wild horses might be delivered—supposedly very beautiful and recently come of age. One of them is even white. This news isn’t widely known yet, so I asked her to make sure to reserve them for me. In half a month, I’ll go to Donggu County myself to bring them back for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be just a few days before Yu’s Coming-of-age Day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing about good horses, Shu Yu’s eyes immediately lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not expensive, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yuehua slapped her forehead. “Listen to yourself—you’re already a Village Chief, yet you’re still so stingy. It’s just a horse, and you’re dithering over the expense. Who’d believe it if they heard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Yu sighed, “Ever since I returned from the southwest, I’ve been spending non-stop: renovating the house, fixing the ancestral graves, buying a manor, and acquiring storefronts—these are all major expenses. Let me be generous once I start earning money again. For now, I’ll have to hold back a little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she asked again, “Not expensive, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yuehua was on the verge of rolling her eyes. “I’m giving you these two horses as a gift—you don’t need to pay anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not acceptable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not? You didn’t even hold us accountable over the incident with the blueprints. If I give you the two horses, you’re still not happy? If you refuse them again, don’t bother asking me for anything in the future.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Yu had brought up the blueprint matter with Ding Yuehua earlier—that it was drawn by Lu Erbai based on Shu Yu’s descriptions and wasn’t related to Lord Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, the third branch of their family could still leverage this issue to extract some money from Ms. Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>",809,"2026-06-05T20:55:06.591Z",1,"novelbin.me","b3fa0463f3bf35a47a0b1d5f14b6d50dbed43c1bd339f4c80d82bf165252224a","the-ace-bigshot-becomes-a-farmgirl-chapter-994","the-ace-bigshot-becomes-a-farmgirl-chapter-992",2003,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ace-bigshot-becomes-a-farmgirl-cover.jpg"]