[{"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-985":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},1544170,2006,"Chapter 985 - 985 979 Are You Preparing the Next Two Gifts","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-985",985,"\u003Cp>985: Chapter 979: Are You Preparing the Next Two Gifts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>985: Chapter 979: Are You Preparing the Next Two Gifts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin packed his medicine box and went out with an umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only walked a few steps when he ran back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuancheng said, “Brother Qin, the rain is too heavy, and the wind is strong, the umbrella won’t do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin dropped the umbrella, nodding and saying, “Yes, it seems I need to wear a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking out the straw raincoat and bamboo hat, Qin Changlin cursed, “This damn weather tortures people, no idea when it will end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the rainy season now,” Yuancheng reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, it shouldn’t be pouring down like this!” Qin Changlin said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuancheng nodded, glanced at the sky, and continued reading his book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, at this time of year, it usually rained frequently, but those were the kind of silent, nourishing drizzles, not this torrential downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Changlin walked far away, Yuancheng was absorbed in his book, and Jin Ziyuan walked into the workshop that belonged solely to Qin Changlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the desk, in a drawer, he found that account book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the account book, a particular piece of paper fell out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wax on the paper had melted off, revealing very clear handwriting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long, graceful small script, exactly like the prescription Gu Youyou had given him years ago, written by her own hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a bitter laugh, replaced the paper in the account book, and put it back in the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she really was going to marry him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that night when he had gathered the courage to see Youyou, and bravely invited her to leave with him once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had she refused him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t been that long, yet he’d almost forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he didn’t want to hear those words, so he had to forget them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, what difference did it make, remembering or forgetting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he rush back to Beijing at this time to stop her from marrying him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like last time, intercepting halfway?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, let’s forget that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His loyal people, one less if one died, couldn’t withstand the turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she loved him so much, having the opportunity to marry him, she must be overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were once the same, knowing all too well how difficult it was to live in the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Ji presented two proposal lists, sweating profusely, waiting for the Empress to announce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress’s face had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, thinking, “Good for you, Lord Ji, passing this mess onto this palace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph…” the Empress angrily smashed the two proposal lists onto Lord Ji’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Ji’s face flushed to the color of a pig’s liver, not daring to utter a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such misfortune fell on whoever it fell on; one could only deem it his bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you planning on proposing twice?” the Empress demanded sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no!” Lord Ji wiped his sweat and hurriedly explained, “This humble official indeed couldn’t make up his mind, so he came to seek advice from Her Majesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress has been holding the Phoenix Seal for long, and this official has always respected your guidance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flattery was just right, and to the Empress, it seemed like Lord Ji was showing his resolution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Ji was indeed a clever man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress’s face softened a bit, commanding Lord Ji to pick up the two proposal lists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Present them to this palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As irritating as it was, the issue needed to be resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam Li, what do you think?” the Empress turned her head to ask her most trusted Madam Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Li took the two proposal lists and looked at them, then at Lord Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress understood Madam Li’s implication and told Lord Ji to go back first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go back for now, and wait for this palace to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace will send someone to deliver the proposal lists to you after.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Your Majesty,” Lord Ji left as if pardoned.\u003C\u002Fp>",675,"2026-06-06T06:55:01.727Z",1,"novelbin.me","2a14e7ecec1f50428c25e3d0326807c392e156d7e24fc9ddeda19e788ba6b6f8","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-986","the-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-chapter-984",1812,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-challenge-of-a-farmhouse-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]