[{"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-498":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},1543703,2006,"Chapter 498 - 498 508 Stay Up to Guard the Night","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-498",498,"\u003Cp>498: Chapter 508: Stay Up to Guard the Night 498: Chapter 508: Stay Up to Guard the Night The grandmother looked at Lin Qianqing, then turned to Gu Youyou with concern and said, “You fell ill during the day, and I truly can’t rest easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let Daya accompany you tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou’s face registered alarm; she was waiting for Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandmother, there’s no need, I’m used to sleeping alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing pouted and said, “Didn’t even consider it, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s so hurtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I volunteered to come and keep you company.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou looked distressed, Jin Zijin would come over at night; it was fine to hang out with her during the day, but not at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take you to see my new clinic tomorrow during the day, but really, there’s no need for tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t be able to sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing’s eyes lit up, she glanced at her grandmother and then her face fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought to herself: It’s up to you to find a way, Grandmother is not easy to persuade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady looked at Gu Youyou and then sighed, saying, “I heard that you’ve been living in a dark room for ten years, unable to see the light?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was startled for a moment, not sure why she was bringing this up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have to get used to having people around you; you’ll need to get married someday,” she added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was exasperated, seeing that her grandmother’s words were getting more and more outrageous, she quickly said, “Grandmother, my grandpa was deceived by a quack doctor he met on the road, I’m perfectly fine now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, your grandpa was also a confused one,” she sighed, then seemed somewhat indignant, “I told your mother from the start that your father was not the right man for her, but she wouldn’t listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that I’m saying your father was bad, but in that whole Gu Family, there’s not a single person who brings peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah well, it’s been so many years since they died, and the Gu Family has ended up in such a state; there’s no point talking about it anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou sat in silence, the affairs of the Gu Family might have been settled, but the deep wounds would not vanish just because everything was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young Gu Youyou was gone long ago, and had she not come back to take her place, the wounds would have never healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since that’s the case, let’s leave it be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll take Daya back, and have Xiang Chun sleep outside to keep watch through the night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing was surprised at how easily the old lady gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I sleep outside?” she asked, eager to stay with Gu Youyou, finally having found a sister to talk to into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way!” the old lady flatly refused, “You are a legitimate daughter of the Lin Family, how could you sleep in a place meant for maids to keep watch?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your mother finds out, she’ll make a scene again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want some peace and quiet for my ears, so you better follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing was still dragged away by the old lady, and Gu Youyou felt more and more that her grandmother was no ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Qianqing stayed there, why would her aunt be the one to fuss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, alright then, her aunt came from a lineage of noble ladies, while she was born to a rural old lady, untroubled by trivial formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending off her grandmother and Lin Qianqing, and before she could even extinguish the light, she saw Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou hurriedly put out the light and said anxiously, “Why did you come so early today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven’t turned off the light yet, aren’t you afraid of being seen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin said, “I came earlier and didn’t come in because I saw there were people here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting out the oil lamp, the burning charcoal in the stove still illuminated the room brightly, and Gu Youyou then pulled him into the inner room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My cousin is such a gossip; if she saw you, it would be terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d need to plug my ears with cotton.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin chuckled and said, “It seems you’re having quite a good time at the Lin Family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as no one gives me trouble, I can make the best of any place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin nodded and then they began to talk about the daytime ancestral worship ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During the day…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>",761,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.695Z",1,"novelbin.me","f06139c8e8a985a7b5fddf232982a783883951261835dddf98220697821c42b7","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-321","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-497",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]