[{"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-708":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},1544393,2006,"Chapter 708 - 708 702 Feeling Sad","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-708",708,"\u003Cp>708: Chapter 702: Feeling Sad 708: Chapter 702: Feeling Sad Miss Du scoffed, covering her mouth as she spoke, “Doctor Gu does have a point, but this is a major issue; this is not the place for such a discussion, and it cannot be clarified in a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How about I return to Jinxiu City first, and whenever Doctor Gu is available, we can talk in detail?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Youyou bowed and said, “That was exactly my intention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jie Residence became the laughingstock once again, and the tale of Concubine Du furiously burning the woodshed would probably entertain Beijing’s gossipmongers for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Du arrived, took Concubine Du away, and all the while, the younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie followed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not spare him a second glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deliberately held his injured hand to his chest, but she acted as if she didn’t see it, which saddened him greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dusk, the distressingly melancholic younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie pulled out some liquor, preparing to drown his sorrows all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he taken a sip than his father smashed the liquor jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still drink with your hand like that, do you not care about your hand anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering his head to look at his little finger, the younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie thought of how losing this finger couldn’t even draw an extra glance from Du Xintong, and his sorrow deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a bitter smile and reached for another jar of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, I’m just having a drink,” he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father snatched the liquor from his hand and smashed it against the outside steps with a crash, shouting angrily, “If you don’t care about that hand, why bother having Doctor Gu reattach it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t it be better to just throw it to the dogs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie ignored him and grabbed for the third jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intended to get utterly drunk, so he had people bring over a lot of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father turned a furious shade of livid blue and, without hesitation, seized it and smashed it against the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants outside were so frightened they didn’t dare make a sound, standing far away but obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father pointed at the younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie and shouted furiously, “Look at yourself, what have you become?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted you to marry Xintong, and you made a fuss with me, insisting on marrying Du Wanqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after Du Wanqing became part of your household, you continued to make a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You finally pushed Xintong away, still making a scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell me, what in heaven’s name do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do I want?” The younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie’s hand, raised mid-air, stopped, and his heart clenched with pain—in pain that made his whole body tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the year his mother passed away, when he cried, he had never wept again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at that moment, the younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie began to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, is there any regret medicine for sale at Doctor Gu’s?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” His father stared blankly at the son who resembled him the most, unable to speak for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, if there’s no regret medicine, then just give me a packet of medicine that can make me forget all the things I want to forget,” he said before looking at the liquors and muttering to himself, “No, there is no such medicine, but liquor can do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve heard that getting drunk can make you forget everything you want to forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liquor, give me liquor, do not stop me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father sighed deeply but still took the liquor away from his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squatted down, looking directly at the younger Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie sitting on the ground, and whispered with a sigh, “You realize your regret?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You have finally woken up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart aches.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father nodded and said, “Your father knows your heart aches, but the idea that you can forget what you want to by getting drunk is deceptive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are avoiding the issue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhonglin, a moment of folly is not a concern, but to live in folly forever is what one should fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, my son, suffer from an excess of devotion, fixating on one person and giving your all, to the point of obscuring all reason, effectively shutting everyone else out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know how devoted you were to Du Wanqing in the past, and now it is the same with Du Xintong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems your life will be inseparably entwined with these two daughters of the Du Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xintong is a good girl; you have a whole lifetime ahead, and there is still a chance for redemption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of drowning in liquor here, it’s better to pick yourself up and strive to win back Xintong.”\u003C\u002Fp>",784,"2026-06-06T06:54:59.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","7ae5227b34ad2bc2f2c89ea2c5462ab2c1532b77b3afe2f3848351c01cb8f7d2","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-709","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-707",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]