[{"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-269":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},1543354,2006,"Chapter 269 - 269 269 Mom~~","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>269: Chapter 269 Mom~~ 269: Chapter 269 Mom~~ The mountain fog curled between the hills, and even the birds in the woods, oblivious to human sorrows, couldn’t mask the thick scent of blood in the ravine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evening when they were discovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang had taken Lei Qianqian to seek medical help, and hadn’t returned all day; the Gu Family decided to look for them at the doctor’s house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their way, the sight of those unusual wagon tracks and scattered goods on the road set their hearts pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they reached the edge and looked over, they immediately saw that disordered scene amidst the swirling fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the day, when the sun was strong and the fog less dense, the scene below was clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the morning and evening, when the mountain fog thickened, it was hard to see clearly from a distance; everything looked blurred and especially frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dabao and his father, Gu Er, had gone out to look for his newlywed wife and grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the chaotic scene by the roadside, and the dried bloodstains, their faces were already as pale as death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could something have happened to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad!” Gu Dabao called out with a trembling voice, his body shaking slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Er was equally frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there with a dumbstruck face, coming back to his senses only when his eldest son called out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, you can be sure, it’s not your grandmother and Qianqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not far, how could they take a carriage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you know how frugal your grandmother is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would rather carry Qianqian on her back all the way home than spend the money to take a carriage.”No one knows a son better than his mother, and by the same token, no one knows a mother better than her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the fact that Lei Qianqian was pregnant with another man’s child, she indeed would have acted that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite saying it was impossible, Gu Er sprang into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing caution to the wind, he scrambled down into the ravine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they clearly saw the people, it just had to be them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a dead old horse, and next to it, an unrecognizable middle-aged man, who also seemed to be dead, with flies swarming all around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side was old Mrs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang, half her head smashed, her eyes wide open as if she were telling her son and grandson how unjust her death was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her lay Lei Qianqian, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother…” A heart-wrenching cry echoed through the valley, reaching for the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it was his own mother; even if Gu Er had behaved callously at times, his weeping over his mother’s death was genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could you die so tragically…”Drenched in blood, her head bashed in by a rock, this was an extreme brutality for a rural family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Dabao was in shock, one side was his grandmother who had died a miserable death, the other his wife, whose fate was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of indecision, he knelt on the ground with a thud and wept for his grandmother alongside his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the cries of the Gu father and son finally woke the unconscious Lei Qianqian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stirred, let out a groan, drawing the attention of the grieving Gu family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dabao, Qianqian is still alive!” Gu Er shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least they hadn’t both died; they quickly helped Lei Qianqian, who was half-dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qianqian, Qianqian, where did you get hurt?” Gu Dabao held Lei Qianqian, shaking her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you all right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this have happened to you and grandma?” Gu Dabao asked anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Qianqian finally opened her eyes, recalling what had happened just before she had lost consciousness, and seeing old Mrs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang’s eyes wide open, she chose to faint again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been too hasty before, and she was afraid; she hadn’t thought about how to cope at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",669,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.694Z",1,"novelbin.me","ef4744a95317d27dbd59bd9ba6935da29ef0148193054de3afd96684ebd7daea","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-270","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-268",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]