[{"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-53":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},1543488,2006,"Chapter 53 - 53 53 Coming to the Door","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>53: Chapter 53: Coming to the Door 53: Chapter 53: Coming to the Door “Auntie Wang feels embarrassed to accept it, so I feel embarrassed to wear the clothes too,” Youyou said as she began to take off the clothes she was wearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auntie Wang was startled by her serious manner and quickly said, “Oh my, okay, okay, I’ll take it, just keep wearing it, it looks good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Auntie Wang had made two sets of clothes for Youyou, and Youyou had given her a bolt of fabric in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a trivial matter and could be considered an exchange of courtesies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the matriarch of the Gu Family still found out about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day Auntie Wang left Youyou’s home, such a large bolt of fabric couldn’t be hidden, and sure enough, it caught someone’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With people’s tendency to gossip, the news reached the ears of the Gu Family’s old madam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then all hell broke loose in the Gu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old madam stormed in that day with her two daughters-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, they intended to take this opportunity to seize all of Youyou’s remaining possessions during the fabric incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shun had already tipped Youyou off about this, so she knew it would reach the old madam’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, she had hurriedly asked Wang Shun to sell all the fine fabric she had and, in passing, had him bring back a prescription for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the few bolts of coarse fabric that were left at the bottom of her chest, they were welcome to take them if they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just because they took the items didn’t mean they could get away with it for free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was on her side, and Youyou was determined to find a reason to recoup some interest from the Gu Family during the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thump thump thump…” The forceful banging continued, and Old Madam Huang didn’t care if it hurt her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou lay in her clothes on a chair, for in the eyes of outsiders, she was a sickly invalid who could hardly get up; she had to look the part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The door isn’t locked, just push it with some strength,” she said weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only a stool behind the door, preventing it from being blown open by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person outside, hearing this, pushed hard and opened Youyou’s door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door opened, what first came into view was the fierce and sinister face of Old Madam Huang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murderous look on her face was so intense that anyone who didn’t know better might think she was there to seek revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Youyou!” That commanding voice belonged to the old woman with graying temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shout was as powerful as that of Zhang Fei himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Youyou responded in a soft and mild tone, “Grandmother, why are you so angry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wretched girl, you still ask what happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell me, where are those three big chests of your dowry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without batting an eyelid, Youyou glanced toward a corner of the wall and pursed her lips, saying, “Well, where are they indeed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Madam Huang gave a signal to her two daughters-in-law, who went to move the chests, one on each side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three chests were lined up in a row and then opened one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Madam Meng and Madam Huang’s eyes sparkled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiangwen exclaimed in shock, “Mother, this is terrible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the valuable items have been scavenged by that shameless old woman of the Wang Family, leaving behind only a few pieces of coarse fabric.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Old Madam Huang hurried over to see for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the situation for herself, she trembled with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, there was nothing left but a few pieces of coarse fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiangwen, who loved to overreact, was someone Old Madam Huang didn’t fully trust, so she turned her gaze to Qiuju’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiuju, when Youyou married, did we really give all those fine things to her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiuju nodded and said, “Father said to give her everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We couldn’t keep any of it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh dear, this damned old man, he’s given it all away to outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re going to be the death of me, you wretched girl,” Old Madam Huang wailed, beating on the empty chests repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly, I told you Youyou was too young and naive to handle everything herself,” Xiangwen added her voice to the mix.\u003C\u002Fp>",737,"2026-06-06T06:54:47.693Z",1,"novelbin.me","e95fdcfd1c30ff75494df0e6fd08dab52f0446b12d71b641d114359ea07e3343","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-54","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-52",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]