[{"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-286":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},1543371,2006,"Chapter 286 - 286 286 Discussing the Boss","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-286",286,"\u003Cp>286: Chapter 286: Discussing the Boss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fired 286: Chapter 286: Discussing the Boss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fired Meanwhile, the sounds of the black-clad figures grew fainter in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To show our sincerity, here’s some compensation for your troubles in advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farmer’s eyes were dull, yet he quickly scooped up the bag from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon opening it, he saw three solid, large silver coins inside, each worth a hundred taels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hundred taels!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farmer’s eyes nearly popped out of his head—an entire lifetime had passed without him ever having laid eyes on so much silver, nor on coins so large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Gu, you’re not going to work today either?” Yue Rujing had already changed into Jisheng Hall’s shop assistant attire, ready to head out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was too busy to pay him any mind; she was fervently fanning the flames beneath the stove, atop which sat medicine bound for the Gu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Boss Gu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking Gu Youyou hadn’t heard him, Yue Rujing moved in front of her and waved his hand before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou struck his hand with her fan, used for stoking the fire, and said, “Can’t you see I’m busy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing obviously wasn’t hit; anticipating her move, he was ready for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled and said, “If a shop assistant skips work, wages get docked, and serious offenses lead to dismissal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, as the boss, have been absent for several days now—shouldn’t your punishment be even stiffer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twitch appeared at the corner of Gu Youyou’s mouth, that annoying Yue Rujing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She threw down the fan, hands on hips, and said angrily, “I’m the boss; I make the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I come and go as I please—what are you going to do about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing’s nose twisted with irritation at her unreasonable and overbearing behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re exploiting your power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officials can start fires, but the common people can’t even light a lamp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, that’s exactly right!” Gu Youyou declared, unabashed and confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re illogical—it’s no wonder the ancients said that only women and scoundrels are difficult to nurture,” Yue Rujing retorted with a cold laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, dare to discriminate against women?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you call me a scoundrel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, you’re the scoundrel who won’t fulfill a shop assistant’s duties and dares to criticize the boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re fired!” Gu Youyou fumed with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two in the courtyard were at daggers drawn, their quarreling had become a daily occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Jin Zijin came out of the house, feeling that arguing so early in the morning was simply improper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coolly said to Yue Rujing, “Ajing, hurry to Jisheng Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With both of you gone, Doctor Qin is going to be overrun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing, who took Jin Zijin’s word above all others, clenched his teeth and huffed at Gu Youyou before striding out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin shook his head with a light chuckle, then lowered his gaze back to Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sitting on a small stool, watching the flames under the stove, where a ceramic tile pot was simmering—medicine that Gu Youyou had been preparing every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noting that the firewood beside her was running low, Jin Zijin turned back into the house, and after a short while, reappeared carrying a well-prepared stack of firewood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the stove was small and couldn’t use the large logs meant for a cooking range, he simply sat next to her and began chopping the prearranged wood into sizeable pieces for the stove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou glanced sideways at him and cracked a slight smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost immediately, Jin Zijin’s thoughts returned to the issue of Gu Youyou treating Yuancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a sudden recollection; the matter had been on his mind constantly, and it made him very uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already questioned Qin Changlin about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin was evasive at first, unwilling to speak, but under Jin Zijin’s gentle probing, he eventually spilled the beans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out it really was about treating an illness, not the nonsensical talk of castrating him first and sending him to the palace to become a eunuch, as Yue Rujing had wildly surmised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, such an ailment was within her ability to cure, successfully transforming Yuancheng’s predestined life as a eunuch into that of a real man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why does saying that sound so awkward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Jin Zijin’s expression suddenly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>",724,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.694Z",1,"novelbin.me","c508311c6f7f90ad2f6e6af77e20e34b5601faceb44261549166d972bead0c06","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-287","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-285",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]