[{"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-36":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},1543421,2006,"Chapter 36 - 36 36 Returning Home Behind His Wife's Back","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-36",36,"\u003Cp>36: Chapter 36: Returning Home Behind His Wife’s Back 36: Chapter 36: Returning Home Behind His Wife’s Back In the darkness, Gu Youyou saw Jin Zijin’s eyes gleaming with a terrifying light, like that of a wild beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than the pain coming from her wrist, it was these eyes, these spine-chilling eyes, that she feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the few days she had spent with Jin Zijin, she had only seen the good in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His deep, inscrutable eyes were always calm, this was the first time they emitted such a frightening radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spent years in a dark room, Gu Youyou’s eyes were sharper than those of an average person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such darkness, she could see much more clearly than others could, which made her even more afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Youyou?” Jin Zijin asked with a questioning tone, his breath still ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou held her breath and, feigning calmness, said, “What happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s me!”Jin Zijin was silent for a moment before he said hoarsely, “It’s nothing, just a nightmare!”Having said that, he let go of Gu Youyou and turned over to sleep with his back to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Youyou watched Jin Zijin in this state, she suddenly thought of a flower called poppy—dangerous, yet irresistibly drawing her in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of cold wind struck, causing Gu Youyou to shiver from the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She attributed this inexplicable attraction to her body being too cold, instinctively wanting to get closer to a big furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that her big furnace had suddenly withdrawn, Gu Youyou regretted her actions so much that her guts turned green—she wished she hadn’t touched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt so cold but was too embarrassed to ask Jin Zijin to hold her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The house was drafty from all sides, and the blanket was not as thick as the one in her small black room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second half of the October night was especially cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou, steeling herself, leaned against Jin Zijin’s back to get warmer, deciding to put aside her dignity for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no breakfast in the morning, Jin Zijin’s explanation was to go eat at the Gu Family home, a plan previously agreed upon with Grandpa Gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a black, oversized cloak to wrap Gu Youyou tightly, allowing only her eyes to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also took a long rope and secured Gu Youyou to his back, which she found extremely embarrassing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Gu Youyou on his back, Jin Zijin’s hands were not idle—one carried a chicken, the other a rabbit, as he carried his wife through the door to visit the Gu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All along the way, Gu Youyou thought of a childhood song: a chicken in the left hand, a duck in the right, and a chubby baby on the back…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just Wang Youcai who was frightened by Gu Youyou the day before, but Gu Erbao as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t find Jin Zijin’s house last night, probably because they were counting on her visiting today, waiting for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou wanted to see if her Aunt Huang Xiangwen would dare to make trouble for her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she dared to tattle, Gu Youyou’s mouth wasn’t just for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uncles and aunts beamed with joy upon seeing the things Jin Zijin was carrying; they hurriedly helped to take Gu Youyou off his back and settled her onto a recliner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in ten years, Grandpa Gu Feng saw Gu Youyou so close and so vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He broke down in tears on the spot, leaving Aunt San too afraid to continue serving the meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Youyou, how did you end up like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m sorry for what happened to your father—it’s my fault for being foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for my foolishness, you wouldn’t have ended up like this!”Foolish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was startled and seized upon the key point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could Grandpa be foolish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandpa is fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Grandpa, Youyou wouldn’t have grown up this big,” Gu Youyou said, her voice smooth and smile unfaltering, as if the question was just an offhand remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening at the wall for half a year, Gu Youyou saw clearly the true colors of her family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both uncles and aunts were not good people, always eyeing the little that she had.\u003C\u002Fp>",712,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.407Z",1,"novelbin.me","31b2470b1f3aa3fd54e6c2bd1e47c0c6f7a54b721a105e2f3eb5b8f01e893e32","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-37","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-35",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]