[{"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-341":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},1543726,2006,"Chapter 341 - 341 341 When Did You Start to Care","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-341",341,"\u003Cp>﻿341: Chapter 341: When Did You Start to Care?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>341: Chapter 341: When Did You Start to Care?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ruxue withdrew her gaze and turned it upon Gu Youyou, opening with a sarcastic tone, “In the Marquis Residence of Lingnan, there’s only one person who dares to sleep like you do, and that’s my elder brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You really have some nerve; my brother got up early today, and yet you slept until the sun was high in the sky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou arched an eyebrow, her tone neither servile nor overbearing, as she spoke gracefully, “That’s precisely because I’m not a member of the Marquis Residence of Lingnan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Yue Ruxue’s beauty turned chilly, finding herself suddenly at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pursed lips gave off a sense of feeling bullied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou’s face was the picture of innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rushuang gently tugged at her second sister’s sleeve and whispered, “Second sister, don’t forget what we’re here for.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main event?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou arched an eyebrow, assuming a stance ready to tackle whatever might come her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come at me then, you little scammers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the main event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ruxue recomposed herself and asked sternly, “Are you a village girl from the countryside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did you get to know Brother Zijin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through marriage,” Gu Youyou candidly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Several young ladies widened their eyes in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m asking how he came to marry you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou shrugged and said, “How should I know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t you know that marriage is subject to the orders of one’s parents and the words of the matchmaker?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t make decisions on my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came to our house to propose, my family told me to marry him, so I married him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Can it really be so simple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman spoke as if Brother Zijin was so eager to have her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rushuang felt something was off and leaned over to whisper in Yue Ruxue’s ear, “Let’s drop it for now and find out more about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Zijin has been missing for years; it might have something to do with what he’s been through during that time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ruxue stomped her foot in frustration, but there was nothing she could do in the face of the unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar light laughter drifted from the garden, and Gu Youyou chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin had returned, along with his close buddy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I just remembered I have some matters to attend to, so I won’t be joining you young ladies for a garden stroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feel free to chat amongst yourselves,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying so, she slipped away like greased lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ruxue stomped her foot and shouted after her, “Who do you think you are?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a country bumpkin, what right do you have to stroll in the garden with this young lady?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You sure have a talent for aggrandizing yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin and Yue Rujing had already approached, and with Yue Ruxue’s voice being loud, it reached their ears just right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing frowned slightly and said, “Ajing, who are you scolding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a legitimate daughter of the Marquis Residence, creating such a ruckus in the garden could get you reprimanded by grandmother if she hears you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, the three of them swiftly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cousin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zijin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions greatly changed as they saw the oncoming figures, and they bowed their heads, visibly uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This embarrassing moment had been witnessed by her big brother and Brother Zijin, all because of that wretched country girl who had made a quick escape, damn her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Jin Zijin knew who they were cursing, and with an almost imperceptible frown, he whispered to Yue Rujing, “Ajing, I’m going to check on Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My apologies to you young ladies, but I must excuse myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he strode toward the courtyard at the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes followed his tall figure until he was out of sight, leaving them with sullen faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had a country girl managed to get ahead of them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop staring, he’s gone!” Yue Rujing chuckled, patted her sister’s head, and said, “Little one, how old are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been six or seven years since our sworn brother last left our home, when did you start harboring feelings for him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who else but her big brother could tease girls so brazenly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three young ladies’ faces turned red in an instant, and the young girls accompanying them blushed as well.\u003C\u002Fp>",739,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","a9ada3f4dad97eaaeb9347bbd02af6f5bb110f8f3a9d33053b94cce50cf8ecd2","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-342","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-340",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]