[{"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-655":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},1544190,2006,"Chapter 655 - 655 666 Congratulatory Gift","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-655",655,"\u003Cp>655: Chapter 666: Congratulatory Gift 655: Chapter 666: Congratulatory Gift “Your dog?” Lin Qianqing recalled the large dog that had been sent away when she returned home and shuddered a little at the servants’ descriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you like it, take it with you, but if it’s going on the carriage, I’m not riding with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou laughed and said, “You don’t want to ride with me, so you plan to go there openly, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, we’ll see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ancient times, gift-giving was a meticulous affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t about how expensive the gift was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It depended on the relationship, status, and the status of the guests invited by the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a humble doctor, you couldn’t overshadow the gifts presented to the esteemed guests they had invited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, preparing a gift had become a significant problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zijin, I’m preparing a congratulatory gift for Miss Du.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What should I send?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou figured that Jin Zijin, as a person from ancient times, would have a clearer idea than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin pondered for a moment and said, “Miss Du has just left the Jie Family, and the Du and Yu families’ businesses have been neglected for a long time and are in dire need of revival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re in need of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t mind being banal, giving her some silver would be the most practical.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou said, “It’s practical, but it also seems a bit coarse, making it seem as though our relationship is common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it’s hard to decide how much silver to give.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too little appears stingy, but too much may invite idle gossip…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Gu Youyou had an idea and said, “Hey, I could place a few business orders with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would solve her silver problem, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s better than giving silver directly, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Zijin couldn’t help but smile and said, “It’s good, but that’s you spending silver to buy goods, which is business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does that have to do with your congratulatory gift?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou: “…” He had a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then how about…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>oh, I’ll draw her a design, a clothing design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let her embroider those patterns directly onto clothes in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I guarantee they will sell well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, that’s what I’ll do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou was still thinking about how to do business with Jinxiu City, and the matter of giving a gift to Miss Du…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>led her to a lucrative business idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She intended to collaborate with Miss Du’s Manxiu Building; she would design the clothes for high-end customization, and Manxiu Building would manufacture them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any era, the easiest money to earn is from women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a short while, this money-making idea had taken shape in Gu Youyou’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She excitedly looked at Jin Zijin and shared her thoughts with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, Jin Zijin simply smiled at her and said, “Indeed, it is a way to make money, but you also have a medical clinic, and you’re under the supervision of your aunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where will you find the time to do business with the embroidery building?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou said, “Tomorrow I’ll ask Yue Rujing to find me a few dependable overseers; men or women will do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to start handling the business for both the pharmacy and the embroidery building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t need to be there all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If managed well, I can make money sitting right here in this large residence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your aunt advocates that a woman’s greatest virtue is to have no talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As part of the official class, she looks down on merchants the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living in the Lin Family, you’ll inevitably have to endure her contempt.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then find a way to get me out of here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not now, it’s safest in the Lin Family,” said Jin Zijin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou sighed and said, “Well, that’s that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My aunt’s obsessive-compulsive behavior is a bit bothersome, but she’s not a bad person and she treats me fairly well, at least compared to my previous bunch of appalling relatives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou laughed and said, “That settles it then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need for me to clash with her compulsions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she dislikes it, I’ll just avoid her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she forbids it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll still do as I please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re so set in their ways, how could they understand that silver, in any era, is the most powerful thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With it, what can’t be bought in this world?”\u003C\u002Fp>",734,"2026-06-06T06:54:58.678Z",1,"novelbin.me","9cea641887415fa76fddcf56c8f4f661ec0fdc67d0675c02a0ac67436d41e279","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-656","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-654",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]