[{"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-38":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},1543423,2006,"Chapter 38 - 38 38 Husband and Wife Sing Together","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>38: Chapter 38: Husband and Wife Sing Together 38: Chapter 38: Husband and Wife Sing Together If we add San’er, we’ll need two tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were eating, Erbao’s second aunt, Huang Xiangwen, spoke with a mocking tone, “Erbao is still young and can’t be frightened easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t be good if he were to get a scare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou, you mustn’t keep scaring him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou ate her food quietly without responding, but Gu Feng, sitting beside her, was not willing to listen to these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reproached Huang Xiangwen, “What are you talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou didn’t do it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s so thin, and isn’t that because of illness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just wants to be close to her brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s Erbao who is naturally timid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiangwen pouted and hummed softly, “Since she looks frightening, she shouldn’t show her face and scare people!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?” Gu Feng slammed his chopsticks down on the table and yelled at Gu Wen, “Second brother, look at what your wife is saying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the pressure of their father, Gu Wen could only scold Huang Xiangwen, “You gossipy woman, what nonsense are you spouting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou is just sick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou listened to their conversation as if she were back in the dark room listening at the wall, taking it all as just a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were talking about her, she, as if unrelated, kept to herself and ate heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a farmer’s home, it’s very hard to have a satisfying meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin also didn’t seem to be greatly affected, continuously serving food to Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the second branch of the family that caused the trouble, with the third branch’s couple always scheming in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, without making a sound, they did as they usually would—eating and drinking as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiangwen had been holding back her anger all evening, and now she couldn’t just be shouted down by Gu Feng and Gu Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mouth turned up disdainfully as she said mockingly, “Even if today wasn’t on purpose, what about yesterday?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yesterday?” Gu Feng was startled for a moment, clearly unaware of the previous day’s events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiangwen said, “Father, you don’t know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, Erbao went to see Youyou and got chased away by her wielding a firewood knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really scared Erbao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Feng looked towards Gu Youyou and then at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone remained silent, except for Gu Youyou, who lifted her head and let out a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiangwen continued to complain, “You and the two brothers were at the front selling sweet potatoes yesterday and didn’t know, but many people saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erbao got off easy; that little son of the Wang Family, Wang Youcai, who was herding the cattle with Erbao, also went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Youcai fainted from fright and had to be taken to the doctor, where they worked half the night before he came to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?” Gu Feng exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou had almost finished her meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped her mouth and her gaze swept over the people at the table, finally falling on Huang Xiangwen, and said with a grin, “Since my second aunt has brought it up, I might as well clear it up now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Xiangwen had a bad feeling seeing Gu Youyou like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou didn’t look at her anymore and turned to Gu Feng, saying, “Grandfather, yesterday Erbao and that child from the Wang Family made a bet wanting to see what color my hair was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou is unwell and couldn’t get out of bed, so I couldn’t open the door for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why they kicked down my door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the knife my second aunt mentioned, I did indeed have one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was left by the bedside by my husband for me to defend myself with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, she gently nudged Jin Zijin, who put down his eating utensils and, with an unchanging expression, corroborated Gu Youyou’s statement with a two-person act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandfather, it’s true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wang Family even came by last night to apologize and agreed to compensate for my door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they said it wasn’t just their child who broke the door; Erbao was also involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They should be coming over today to discuss the compensation for the door with second uncle!”\u003C\u002Fp>",715,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.407Z",1,"novelbin.me","b957b1a961c8c7a718a5573e1c266898ee3ff6abcb3f82fed0de71a6bf59ccdc","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-39","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-37",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]