[{"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-15":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},1543400,2006,"Chapter 15 - 15 15 Why Marry Her","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>15: Chapter 15 Why Marry Her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>15: Chapter 15 Why Marry Her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a nearly dying cabbage wouldn’t be spared, only a beastly wild boar would have done such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appears that not all the pain throughout her body was due to sleeping on a hard board—she had also been bumped by a pig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself was not yet dead, which was indeed a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou quickly propped herself up, no good, she had to quickly get dressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the wild boar came back and saw her undressed, what if it went into a frenzy again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she propped herself up, she saw a set of neatly folded clothes placed on the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without much thought, Gu Youyou took the clothes and began to put them on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all the movements she had made, she was somewhat tired, but it was a lot better compared to her own haunted house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pondered, maybe there really was something wrong with that haunted house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, as soon as she came out, she felt so much more energetic—even being bumped by a wild boar hadn’t killed her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she finished getting dressed, Gu Youyou heard footsteps approaching from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person’s pace was fast and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on her keen hearing, she judged that it was undoubtedly that wild boar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the speed, he should reach the courtyard in a minute or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou straightened her clothes and lay back down on the bed, closing her eyes and pretending to be asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bible says that when God closes a door, he also opens a window, and it seems there’s some truth to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original Gu Youyou had been locked in a dark room for many years, unable to see the outside world, so her ears had become much sharper than those of ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, a tall man dressed in coarse cloth entered the room—it was Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Gu Youyou on the bed, took a few steps forward, and stood by the bedside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His angle just happened to block the sunlight coming in from the window, making Gu Youyou frown involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does he have to stand there and block my sunlight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stood silently by the bed for a moment before saying, “Youyou, the sun outside is very nice today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll take you out to the courtyard.”Gu Youyou: “…” What does that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could answer, she felt a pair of strong arms lift her out of the covers and stride toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou could no longer pretend, and had to open her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What met her gaze was Jin Zijin’s resolute face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His features were deep and well-defined, not at all unattractive; in fact, they were quite pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his dark skin and the stubble on his face partially obscured these advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin placed her on a bamboo recliner in the courtyard, then turned and went back inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou followed his figure with her eyes, falling into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so sick that she was close to dying, and he must know it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her condition was known throughout the neighboring villages, so it was impossible for Jin Zijin not to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why then, knowing full well that she was nothing but a sickly burden, did he insist on marrying her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for physical needs, Gu Youyou didn’t think that was likely either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his stature, if he couldn’t marry a good girl, he could certainly have married a healthy one capable of bearing and raising children without a problem!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Jin Zijin came out of the house, holding a thin quilt in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not one from the bed—the quality looked good, and it was new, probably taken out from her dowry chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made sense; if Jin Zijin could afford such a quilt, he wouldn’t be living in a nearly collapsing thatch-roofed house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like she had just thought of something, and Gu Youyou’s heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, these good quilts, the dowry—could it be that he married her for the dowry provided by the Gu Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Gu Youyou felt uneasy all over, and her gaze towards Jin Zijin began to harbor ill intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>",716,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.407Z",1,"novelbin.me","6875295e817f1fcb2ba048941051e570e84c410a79437e69e1f6776122ec9a8b","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-16","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-14",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]