[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1073":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law",{"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},1544358,2006,"Chapter 1073: 1067: Stranger Paths","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1073",1073,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1073: Chapter 1067: Stranger Paths\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women’s reputation is treated with utmost gravity; seeing Miss Du looking as if she had lost the will to live, Cuiya feared she might contemplate suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That despicable Jie Zhonglin, Cuiya now hated him to the core, gnashing her teeth in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when they were still with the Jie Family, Cuiya used to wish night and day that her son-in-law would spend a night in Miss’s courtyard, but he never came, so what did it mean now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A damned man, deserved to die a terrible death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiya hadn’t closed her eyes since last night, cursing Jie Zhonglin countless times in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du, however, was bewildered, ex-husband? What ex-husband?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage entered the station, and Jie Zhonglin had the caravan stop for a rest at the station while sending people to get supplies from the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage stopped, and a familiar voice outside pulled Miss Du back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xintong, we will rest here for a while, would you like to get off?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he had heard Cuiya’s voice, although it was not loud, he couldn’t catch what they were talking about, but he was sure that Miss Du had woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time for her to wake up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering last night’s madness, he felt both shocked and delighted, yet also fearful and apprehensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed… there was also some anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xintong accepted him and they could let go of their grievances, they definitely could start over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he wouldn’t need to return to the military; he would go back to Beijing with her and find a new position at the Ministry of Personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… it might also be possible that she hated him even more, that in her heart, he might fare worse than a stranger, viewed as an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were the outcome, he would accept it with resignation; whatever she gave, he would accept with resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a result meant that he, Jie Zhonglin, was destined to have no fate with her in this life; he would respect her wishes, and if necessary, he was ready to die to atone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living a miserable life, dying to atone would also be a release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du sat in the carriage, raising her hand but then pulling it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was him, unbelievable? How could it be him? Such a coincidence, why was he here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xintong’s mind was full of questions, wanting to ask yet unsure where to start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she pretend that nothing happened last night? Certainly not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were already strangers; even though her feelings for him had cooled, why were they entangled like this again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du bit her lips tightly, shaking her head at Cuiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuiya understood and hoarsely shouted at Jie Zhonglin outside: “Not getting off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her miss became what she is now all because of that damned man; since he had saved them, he had paid his debt to Miss Du, and Cuiya would not show a good face when seeing Jie Zhonglin again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe in the future, they might even be friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this treacherous man acted no different than a bandit, robbing Miss Du of her chastity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Miss didn’t handle it well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Zhonglin didn’t hear Miss Du’s voice as he hoped, only Cuiya’s angry voice, and he could only give a bitter smile and headed to the nearby inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wine had run out; perhaps he should get some from the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers chattered among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s with the general? Who exactly was the lady last night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows? Doesn’t matter who she was before, now she’s the general’s woman, and that’s that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True, but the general seems unhappy; maybe that beauty is still angry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s definitely angry; the others don’t know we’re soldiers disguised as merchants, they probably think we’re bandits disguised as merchants. For that lady, she’s merely a captive taken by one bandit from another.”\u003C\u002Fp>",657,"2026-06-06T06:55:04.463Z",1,"novelbin.me","3d2536c5a9762f00b08d4d3ed3ee8f4e0911c334043c9ffd1a54f53adf934f73","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1074","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-1072",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]