[{"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-380":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},1543765,2006,"Chapter 380 - 380 390 The Child Plays with Ink","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-380",380,"\u003Cp>380: Chapter 390: The Child Plays with Ink 380: Chapter 390: The Child Plays with Ink Uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a calligraphy competition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sure to win this round, mastering calligraphy wasn’t something achieved overnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the ages of these little maids, she felt as if she were bullying them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright then, out of the five young ladies, the two younger ones wouldn’t compete, leaving the three older ones plus Gu Youyou, making it four contestants in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would each write one character, piecing together “annual abundance”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou: “…”She was allotted the last character, “abundance”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a proper large character, the paper big as a sieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou couldn’t help but notice Yue Rujing’s sly smirk and immediately understood it was his idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these people, he had seen Gu Youyou’s handwriting the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was the clerk back at Jisheng Hall in Qingshui Town, wasn’t he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he put it, Gu Youyou had one characteristic when writing–she couldn’t use big brushes, only specially made fine-tip pens, creating small, nimble characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He conjectured that Gu Youyou must be incapable of writing large or, if too large, it wouldn’t look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How wronged Gu Youyou was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wrote in small script to save paper and also because it was more pleasing to the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who accustomed to modern small regular script would find those giant brush characters easy to read?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t near-sighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The board for such a large character, accompanied by a brush resembling a feather duster, required more than a small inkstone–the maid brought up an entire bucket of ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time the second young lady, Yue Ruxue, didn’t rush forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just cried, her eyes still somewhat red, yet she looked fierce as ever, as if she was ready to devour Gu Youyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou pretended not to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the mindset of someone in her late twenties, was she really going to fuss over a little girl?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest sister dashed off a “year” character with one stroke, and the grandmother behind her loudly exclaimed her approval, with the maids and old women joining in the praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed to the Madam and stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second lady, with a sullen face, also stepped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the same sweeping motion of that feather duster-like big brush, she completed the “year” character in one go, her handwriting no less skillful than the eldest sister’s, and added a bit more force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder this second lady was favored at home; not only was she born legitimate, but she also had some real talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cousin, slightly younger, did a somewhat inferior “abundance” character, but it still looked not too shabby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a teenage girl, it was very impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, it was Gu Youyou’s turn, and everyone held their breath as they watched her slowly pick up the brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had mocked her earlier for her piano and chess performance, no one dared to laugh at her during this calligraphy competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, they felt her silent composure hinted at a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing her leisurely demeanor, even the servants couldn’t help but subconsciously believe that Doctor Gu was about to amaze everyone once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou certainly didn’t disappoint them, and when the final “abundance” character danced upon the paper like a dragon and phoenix in flight, anyone who knew a little about calligraphy loudly applauded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Rujing joined in the praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He usually only noticed the beauty of her small regular script, unaware that her large characters were also splendid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four servants each held up one character, standing in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon comparison, the final “abundance” character stood out starkly, making the other three characters seem paltry by contrast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their minds, only four words came to mind: “Child’s play with ink.”Compared to Gu Youyou’s character, the previous three misses looked like mere children playing with ink–right characters, indeed, but utterly lacking in beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Ruxue was so furious her face turned ashen, nearly breaking into tears again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being defeated by Gu Youyou in three out of four rounds, what would winning the last one even mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou still emerged victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But winning one round was better than losing all four, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted toward the elder sister, who was the best at painting among the siblings.\u003C\u002Fp>",721,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","1ea9a466e4d2f96cc3affa592ee7a680b8ff60cf438a3082c13789d214b2ebda","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-381","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-379",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]