[{"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-568":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},1543853,2006,"Chapter 568 - 568 578 Discussing Divorce","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-568",568,"\u003Cp>568: Chapter 578: Discussing Divorce 568: Chapter 578: Discussing Divorce “You wish to divorce me?” Master Jie thought he had heard wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She actually proposed a divorce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, a divorce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I believe I have done nothing wrong; it is you who disdains me, so it shall be a divorce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph, what’s the difference between a divorce and sending a wife away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, the Jie Family does not allow sending a wife away, hence she speaks of divorce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he heard her say such words himself, he still couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she really willing to divorce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did divorce mean for a woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had used all means to marry into this family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du looked up and surveyed the room – the decaying doors and windows, the leaky roof, not a single warm spot on her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarcity of food and clothing, not even enough candlelight to brighten the place – wasn’t that enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t let her occupy this position forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn’t leave, death was the only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the only one left of the Yu Family; the skill of Yu embroidery could not cease in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t just die in this desolate courtyard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After realizing all this, she continually aspired to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bitter smile, she said softly, “You are after my life; why should I stay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The art of Yu embroidery must not end with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am after your life?” Master Jie exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, he immediately remembered that she lived here at his bidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she fell ill, he had locked the courtyard gate to prevent her from seeking medical treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Aqing who did it, but it was also on his orders, so wasn’t that tantamount to him desiring her death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her speak so calmly about the divorce, he didn’t know why, but a sense of panic rose in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t relinquishing her position as the principal wife what he had always wanted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the panic now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Jie hurriedly shook his head, casting aside the inexplicable emotions in his mind, and sighed, “It’s rare for you to see the light on your own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had known it would come to this, why go through all that trouble in the beginning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has caused unrest for the entire family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very well, if you can convince father to agree, we will divorce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du’s eyes showed no emotion, only her face was too gaunt and pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded slightly and said, “Thank you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will definitely persuade Master Jie to agree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Jie suddenly scrutinized her, and by the faint light of the fire, he saw her harrowing sickly appearance and felt a sudden pity for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was because she would soon be irrelevant to him; he found he no longer abhorred her as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them spoke, and the room fell into a silence that was almost eerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Miss Du was about to speak, Master Jie preempted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Despite everything, Master Du has been an old acquaintance of the Jie Family, and you are his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After our divorce, I cannot treat you too unfairly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will have the Accountant’s Office give you some silver, to ensure you have no worries about food and clothing later in life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Miss Du replied indifferently, “That won’t be necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yu Family’s embroidery workshop and the Du Family’s properties are all in my name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I leave your family, I will manage those neglected shops and estates back to prosperity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Jie grew somewhat irritated upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman, even now, couldn’t she comply a little?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Must she still argue with him over money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said angrily, “Our agreement is a divorce, not sending a wife away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you leave empty-handed, where will that leave the honor of the Jie Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yu Family’s embroidery workshop has been closed since your mother’s death, and what property does the Du Family have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few neglected estates and a decrepit house that no one would buy even if it were sold cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How would you manage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a woman, do you still intend to conduct business in public?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine!” To prevent him from uttering anything more offensive, Miss Du had no choice but to shut him up with that word.\u003C\u002Fp>",726,"2026-06-06T06:54:57.485Z",1,"novelbin.me","ffb93db9906fe8079efcc26993c5cea1f7abfe226f7c3cf762d0ad031f1181d0","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-569","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-567",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]