[{"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-471":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},1543656,2006,"Chapter 471 - 471 481 Meeting Maternal Grandmother","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-471",471,"\u003Cp>471: Chapter 481: Meeting Maternal Grandmother 471: Chapter 481: Meeting Maternal Grandmother Before they arrived in Beijing, Lin Xingyi had received a letter inferring that the marriage arrangement between Gu Youyou and Jin Zijin had been annulled, and he believed that he understood the reasons behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the current members of the Lin Family assumed that Gu Youyou had never been married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Madam Lin into the Lin Family’s grand courtyard, Lin Xingyi cast a deep glance at Jin Zijin who was not far away, and respectfully performed a gesture of gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the Lin residence, Gu Youyou first went to see Old Madam Lin Chenshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was originally an ordinary farm wife from the countryside who was living a life of wealth today only because her son had made something of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having toiled for half her life, her thriftiness and frugality were habits she could not shake off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering Old Madam Lin’s courtyard, the decoration inside appeared much more modest compared to the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were fewer flowers and plants in the courtyard, mostly giving way to a vegetable garden, and there was even a chicken coop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by her aunt and cousins, Gu Youyou went to Old Madam Lin’s room and heard her voice from a distance; unable to restrain herself, the bedridden old lady attempted to sit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Youyou has come, hasn’t she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be my granddaughter Youyou who has arrived!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two maids by her side hurried to help her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother, how could you get up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou has arrived,” her aunt said as she entered the threshold, hearing Old Madam Lin’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly stepped in and busied herself with making sure the old lady was comfortably seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou paid a visit, loudly calling out to her grandmother, and then the two of them wept together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not the real Gu Youyou, but thinking of the scene of a family reunion, she knew how to play the part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she was alone and without support in Beijing, so she had to cling firmly to the leg of her grandmother, who was honored with the title of Imperial Commandery Madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Youyou, they told me you were sick, sick for over a decade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only saw you when you were very little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than ten years, I thought I would never see you again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My poor elder daughter, she just wouldn’t listen to my advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hadn’t insisted on marrying into the Gu Family against all opposition, she wouldn’t have passed away so early…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin interjected from the side, “Mother, the Imperial Physician said your health cannot withstand great sorrow or joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t we agree that you wouldn’t cry when Youyou comes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do you still weep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…” Old Madam Lin hastily wiped her tears and asserted with conviction, “I wasn’t crying; I’m just happy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou smiled and took the handkerchief passed by the maid, wiping the tears from Old Madam Lin’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quickly tell your grandmother about how you’ve been these past years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Xiaoqiu is so useless, always saying the Gu Family wouldn’t let him see you, and we’ve had no clue how you fared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou said, “Grandmother, haven’t you seen me now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at me, how do I appear to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now?” Old Madam Lin finally looked Gu Youyou over carefully, and after a while, she raised her thumb, declaring, “Good, you’re truly the daughter of my dear child; you are no less than your uncle’s two little girls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the two younger cousins playfully protested to their grandmother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Madam Lin, delighted, laughed and said, “Alright, alright, you’re both good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned to Madam Lin and said, “Daughter-in-law, take her two sisters out first; I have some private words to discuss with Youyou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ai, Youyou, stay here and talk to your grandmother for a moment,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin smiled and led the two cousins away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the room, with only the two of them left, Old Madam Lin’s face grew stern, and she asked Gu Youyou seriously, “Tell your grandmother, were you truly harmed by someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And your parents, did they…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was slightly startled before she responded with a light smile, “Grandmother, everything is in the past now, and my parents’ grievances have been avenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why bring that up again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, I’m doing just fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>",731,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","5886326fbeea11df93207aff08320e48feaf3d3c3cd46d4dfc38cae4dcd6a640","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-472","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-470",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]