[{"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-654":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},1544189,2006,"Chapter 654 - 654 665 Have My Own Ways","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-654",654,"\u003Cp>654: Chapter 665: Have My Own Ways 654: Chapter 665: Have My Own Ways Gu Youyou finished speaking and retreated, and Madam Lin felt a pang of unease in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why am I still so calm after taking her invitation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve strictly forbidden her from entering and leaving the Lin Residence recently, fearing that her mind might have flown away long ago, especially since this is about going to Jinxiu City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said that Madam Lin was born to be a matriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from Lin Xingyi, whom she could not control, she oversaw everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every servant in the yard had to get a pass from her when they went out on errands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her loyal maid, Hen Xiang, said, “Miss Youyou has always been even-tempered; neither arrogant nor impatient; she probably has a plan in mind, and her visit was merely to notify you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those favored by Madam Lin were no fools, and they immediately guessed Gu Youyou’s intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin’s face darkened as she snorted, “That means whether I agree or not, she is still going to go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid, Hen Xiang, nodded and said, “That’s the implication.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not one of them gives me peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her frail body, what if she falls ill on the way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It angers me to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I ever marry into the Lin Family, where not one is well-mannered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for me working like an ox and a horse for the Lin Family, it would be no better than a disordered household… The heavens would be in chaos…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Lin cursed non-stop, furious, then suddenly thought of something and asked Hen Xiang, “Have you seen the young master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Madam Lin in such a temper, Hen Xiang hesitated on how to approach her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak now.” Growing impatient waiting for a response, Madam Lin slammed the table forcefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hen Xiang hurriedly said, “The major examination is approaching, and the young master has gone out with a few classmates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gone out when the major examination is approaching?” Madam Lin stamped her foot in an unbecoming manner and said, “Go, have someone find him and bring him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lock him in the study until the examination is over, and don’t let anyone let him out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hen Xiang left, Madam Lin gazed at the invitation sent by Miss Du that Gu Youyou had given her, remaining silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for some time, she said to herself, “Well, for the sake of Official Du… let her go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having decided, she summoned two maids and handed the invitation to one of them, saying, “Deliver this to Miss Youyou, tell her to go early and come back early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Madam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, wait a moment.” Madam Lin thought again and said, “Don’t go now, deliver it tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take it away for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having to deal with these matters irritated her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Lin Qianqing’s end, the old Madam had already thought of a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day when Miss Du’s shop opened, she planned to take Lin Qianqing out for a trip, to go to the outskirts of the city to the Sanqing Temple to offer incense and listen to the Dharma meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones in this household who did not need to report to Madam Lin when going out were just the old Madam and Lin Xingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these few days, they planned to say nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time came, they would directly take people out of the city; even if she knew, there would be nothing she could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing, thrilled, told Gu Youyou about the strategy she and her grandmother had come up with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou heard it and sighed, “Your life is like a prison sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is your mother thinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s as if she would prefer to keep the whole family confined within the courtyard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qianqing snorted, “She’s been confined herself all her life, and she certainly wishes that everyone else would be like her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are so many high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing, yet I haven’t seen other ladies and Madams as tightly controlling as she is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s never taken me out for a stroll on the streets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking about it made her feel melancholic again, so Gu Youyou quickly changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The carriage ride from Beijing to Jinxiu City takes nearly half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering our status as young ladies, we will inevitably need to arrange for some people to follow us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll bring Abao with me; make it grand and proper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, are you afraid of dogs?”\u003C\u002Fp>",762,"2026-06-06T06:54:58.678Z",1,"novelbin.me","d74ca42cb672012d1ef6c97d4d21839d369ff6b7b3ddc9554a2fe1b098f8d9b5","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-655","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-653",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]