[{"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-371":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},1543756,2006,"Chapter 371 - 371 381 Celebrating New Year at the Marquis Residence","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-371",371,"\u003Cp>371: Chapter 381: Celebrating New Year at the Marquis Residence 371: Chapter 381: Celebrating New Year at the Marquis Residence “Hey, do we really have to go to the Marquis Residence for the New Year celebration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t you know that group of women there, including your favorite disciple, all dislike me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they approached the entrance to the Marquis Residence, the woman dressed in a pale green jacket kept tugging at the sleeve of the tall man walking in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not want to!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Abao seemed quite pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path to the Marquis Residence was familiar territory for it, leading the way and occasionally turning back, tilting its head and looking curiously at its awkward master trailing behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin said, “Marquess Yue has been kind to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He invited us, and it wouldn’t be polite to refuse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a case of ‘suffering for the sake of face,’ and I’m the one who suffers,” Gu Youyou asserted righteously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you trust me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or are you scared?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screw you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe you can handle them, they’re just a bunch of no-hopers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That annoying goading tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was actually susceptible to such provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were just a few maidens, a bunch of no-hopers; what did she have to fear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, fine, fine, I wasn’t even scared staying at his place for a few days, why would I be scared of having a New Year’s Eve dinner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was challenging her to show her true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Marquis Residence hung the biggest and brightest red lanterns in all of Lingnan City, casting the entire vermillion-painted gate in a radiant glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which, Marquess Yue really did give Jin Zijin a lot of face, bringing his only son, Yue Rujing, to welcome them personally at the gate, his face always adorned with a kindly smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold flakes of snow flew outside the gates; it was quite chilly, a rare occurrence indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought the weather in Lingnan was warm and would not bring snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, come winter, the snow flew thick and heavy, no less than the snow in Qingshui Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ayan, you’re here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come inside quickly and get warm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That must be Jin Zijin’s nickname, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their relationship was indeed extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquess, please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing instructed a guard to take Abao inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take Lord Abao to the back yard, pamper him with good food and drink, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard replied affirmatively, and Abao abandoned its master, scampering off with the other man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou rolled her eyes; now she understood why Abao had been so happy—it had become a favored ‘Lord’ in this Marquis Residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin entered with Marquess Yue arm in arm, while Yue Rujing stood there with ill intentions, waiting for Gu Youyou to enter first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou gave him a sideways glance and quickly followed in Jin Zijin’s footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright, she would just act as if she was shamelessly freeloading a meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it seemed Yue Rujing did not intend to let her off so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Qingshui Town, he had endured much humiliation and suffered under Gu Youyou’s bullying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting up earlier than the chickens and working harder than an ox, and then having his wages docked or threatened with dismissal at the drop of a hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile that was not quite a smile, he said to Gu Youyou, “Manager Gu, where did you buy this outfit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s quite lovely, makes you look just like a sprout of green beans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou’s lips curved into a wicked smile, thinking to herself: When it comes to wit, I, Gu Youyou, have never been afraid of you, Yue Rujing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She appraised Yue Rujing from head to toe and said, “Isn’t that white robe the one you said was bitten by a dog?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You mean to say they couldn’t even spare you a new outfit for the New Year’s celebration?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The malevolent smile on Yue Rujing’s face momentarily stiffened, and he instinctively looked down at the sleeve that Abao had bitten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had removed and remade that whole sleeve, so who would be able to tell it had been bitten by a dog?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Crane Immortal White Moon Robe, the one and only exquisite rarity in the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou nodded and said, “Yeah, a robe bitten by a dog and still worn for the New Year’s celebration is indeed the one and only.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>",747,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","c69e39180e6451a267af643c0c78abe4a6688c4d907780d123291d5e4480fe56","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-372","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-370",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]