[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could-":3,"chapter-you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You Promised to Be an Idle Son-in-Law, How Could You Become a Land Immortal?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},347516,607,"Chapter 117 - 118: My Lady, You Need an Umbrella on a Rainy Day","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>Amid the DRIP, DRAP of the falling rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong explained calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bringing you back was just on the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to the Ministry of Engineering later, then I have to rush back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Guanli simply said, \"Oh,\" not suspecting anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she saw the hotpot on the table and, without much ceremony, sat right down beside it. \"Can I have some?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er smiled gently. \"Of course you can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While instructing Cui’er to fetch two sets of bowls and chopsticks, she went over and pulled Xiao Jinghong to a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Sister, you came back in the rain. Don’t be in such a hurry to leave. Eat something to warm yourself up first. Brother-in-law had this hotpot specially prepared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong didn’t refuse, her eyes fixed on the hotpot, unwilling to look away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, Pei Guanli’s earlier words had made her somewhat uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after seeing the half-smile on Chen Yi’s face, the ripple in her heart began to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems the decision to bring Pei Guanli back was a bit rash.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi sat down as well, the smile still on his face. \"Go on, try it. It’s not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he took his own chopsticks, rinsed them in a bowl of water, and picked up some food for Xiao Jinghong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong took it without any hesitation and began eating with his bowl and chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rushing about all night without a single drop to drink, she was indeed hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er took this in, a complex emotion flashing across her pale, delicate face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression returned to normal as she began to recount the events of the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recounted everything, down to the last detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was planning to send you a letter today to explain everything. Since you’re back, you might as well go ask Grandfather about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating some meat and vegetables, Xiao Jinghong felt a warmth in her stomach. \"Good. I’ll tell Grandfather about the Mutual Market at the same time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the group continued to make small talk in the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mostly Xiao Wan’er and Xiao Jinghong who did the talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wuge, of course, didn’t miss his chance, eagerly placing food on Xiao Jinghong’s plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi, however, barely spoke, nor did he make any other significant moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just sat to the side listening, occasionally chiming in with a word or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t help but guess at the reason for Xiao Jinghong’s return to the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, his thoughts were exactly the same as Liu Si’er’s and Ge the Third’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The old master is going to make a move on the Liu Family, so he summoned Xiao Jinghong back.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But thinking about it carefully, it doesn’t seem like the time is right yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, if Xiao Jinghong or the Xiao Family were going to strike at the Liu Family, they wouldn’t bring Pei Guanli along.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi decided to assume for now that Xiao Jinghong had simply made a special trip to bring Pei Guanli back for a temporary stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She couldn’t possibly have come back for me, her husband.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Xiao Wan’er naturally introduced Xie Tingyun of the Celestial Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She explained that it was thanks to her that Hundred Herbs Hall had remained safe last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong nodded. \"Thank you for your assistance, Fairy Tingyun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xie Tingyun waved his hands repeatedly. \"No, no, not at all. Ol—... I was here for Elder Demon Jia, but unfortunately, he escaped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These few polite and proper words made Shen Huatang give him a sidelong glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d never expected her always-casual, unconventional senior sister to have such a reserved moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what she didn’t know was that at this moment, Xie Tingyun’s heart was reeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Holy hell.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In all my years running around the martial world, this is the first damn time I’ve been so scared my legs have gone weak.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Xiao Jinghong... she’s only in the Fourth Grade Realm?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Bullshit!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She must have entered the Upper Three Grades!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone had different thoughts, on the surface, they all seemed happy and harmonious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong had filled her stomach, seen that the Xiao Mansion was safe, and that Chen Yi’s Medicine Hall was unaffected. She could finally relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a bit more small talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong said, \"It’s getting late. I’ll go see Grandfather, and then I’ll head straight back to the Mutual Market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er said in surprise, \"In such a hurry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the surveying is done, the blueprints are finalized, and construction on the Mutual Market has begun, I’ll come back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case, then I won’t keep you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their conversation, Chen Yi glanced at the rain outside the pavilion, then stood up and went back inside without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong watched him walk away. Although she was puzzled, she still stood up as planned to say goodbye to Xiao Wan’er and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to leave, she saw Chen Yi walk out holding an Oil Paper Umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s chilly on a rainy day,\" he said. \"You should take an umbrella.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong paused, a flicker of warmth in her eyes. She took the Oil Paper Umbrella, a faint smile on her lips. \"Thank you... husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi smiled and nodded. \"You’re being too formal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that smiling face, the two poems she had received earlier came to mind, and her expression became slightly unnatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, her silver mask concealed it, so no one could see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With that thought,’ Xiao Jinghong opened the Oil Paper Umbrella, held it over her head, and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only taken a few steps when she remembered something and turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Husband, about Mr. Yue Ming’s invitation for you to become an Instructor at Guiyun Academy, what are your thoughts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her bring up the old topic again, Chen Yi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. \"Wife, my learning is... not that advanced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I probably shouldn’t go to Guiyun Academy and lead the students astray, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I didn’t know I couldn’t beat her in a fight, I’d snatch that umbrella back no matter what.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong looked him straight in the eye. Seeing his earnestness, she nodded and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won’t try to persuade you anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I’m done with the Mutual Market, I’ll come back and find a position for you that you’ll be more satisfied with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another position?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi’s smile froze. \"Um...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could say anything more to argue his case, Xiao Jinghong had already turned and walked away under the Oil Paper Umbrella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My husband... I believe he is a man of great learning.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t bear to see him waste his time away in the Xiao Family like this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these thoughts, her tall figure disappeared from the Spring Lotus Garden, vanishing into the curtain of rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an immortal descending to the mortal world, her steps had an unconcealable, nimble lightness to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi was in no mood to appreciate the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’All I want is to be a lazy, live-in husband in the mansion!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er looked at the expression on his face and knew he didn’t want to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she should have offered a few words of comfort or tried to mediate, the scene she’d witnessed earlier left her feeling a bit complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Second Sister and Brother-in-law really are a match made in heaven.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er sighed inwardly and didn’t linger in the Spring Lotus Garden any longer, bidding Shen Huatang and the others to return to Jiaxing Garden with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After everyone had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Chen Yi, Xiao Wuge, Pei Guanli, and Xiaodie remained in the Spring Lotus Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaodie naturally got busy again, calling for the kitchen staff to clear the leftovers from the pavilion and clean everything up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she took Xiao Wuge back to his room for an afternoon nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi also wanted to go back and consider his next move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how serious Xiao Jinghong was today, he figured that when she returned after dealing with the Mutual Market, she would definitely find some other position for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The barracks? The Commandant’s Office? Or somewhere else?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They were all possibilities.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to be honest, comparing the options, Chen Yi was starting to think Guiyun Academy wasn’t such a bad place after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s true what they say. Everything is relative.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Guanli, however, didn’t go anywhere. She stayed by his side, looking this way and that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her big, bright eyes were full of inquiry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother-in-law, that person last night, was that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could get the word \"you\" out, Chen Yi’s heart skipped a beat. He immediately clamped a hand over her mouth and made a \"zip it\" gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Good grief, girl, you really have no idea how formidable a Martial Arts Powerhouse is.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Xiao Jinghong is still in the mansion!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If she finds out from Pei Guanli that I was the man in black from last night, I’m done for.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I probably wouldn’t even have to wait for Xiao Jinghong to return from the Mutual Market. I’d be dispatched from Jishi Medicine Hall to the army barracks by tomorrow.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his serious expression, Pei Guanli understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the man who was injured last night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now, when Sister Jinghong and I were returning to the mansion, we ran into him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember his name is Liu Si’er, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi let out a sigh of relief. \"It was him. You’ve seen him before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what happened last night has nothing to do with you, so stop asking questions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve gotta say, this girl is seriously reckless.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Jinghong left the Spring Lotus Garden and, holding the umbrella, made her way to the Qingjing Residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she entered the residence, she heard the voice of Second Master Xiao Wang, his tone furious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marquis, how much longer are you going to wait?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re worried about provoking retaliation from the Liu Family, this old man will just take the men from the Punishment Hall and go myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xiao Jinghong’s expression turned grim, and she immediately walked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second Grand-uncle...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1710,"2026-05-30T04:08:05.489Z","2026-06-01T04:30:16.742Z",1,"novelbin.me","c426eb2ff7c8cd0fd30811ef3854c5c146e85eae7fde32ff48f63dc622c513ae","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-118","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-116",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--cover.jpg"]