[{"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-159":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},347558,607,"Chapter 159 - 150: A Gentleman Is Not Allowed to Woo (Part 2)","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>Madam Sun was also well aware of her own child’s situation, so although she was somewhat disappointed, she didn’t press the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed she planned to find other connections. In any case, she was determined to get her child into the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergence of a student who had achieved Minor Success in the Calligraphy Dao at Guiyun Academy today was simply too shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more discerning scholars were, the more clearly they understood the difficulty of mastering the Calligraphy Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natural talent, hard work, Opportunity, and the guidance of a master teacher—not a single one could be missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, in the eyes of the Noble Families who had pieced together the situation in such a short time, Chen Yi was the very embodiment of that \"Opportunity\" and \"master teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wanted to miss an opportunity like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the chance was only one in a hundred, or even one in ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the final guest, the young lady of the Wan Family, Miss Wan Rourou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, on the other hand, seemed to have come just for a casual visit, merely echoing Xiao Wan’er’s words the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Chen Yi’s name came up, she never mentioned whether any of her own family members were studying at Guiyun Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only offered a few words of praise for Mr. Qingzhou’s great talent, remarking that while there had been many teachers of Calligraphy throughout history, teachers of the Calligraphy Dao were exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if she had come specifically to play the supporting role for the Xiao Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Chen Yi knew Wan Rourou must have had a purpose for visiting the Xiao Family this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suspected it had something to do with the \"murderer\" responsible for Liu Jing’s death, whom the Imprisonment Department had just found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the culprit was a Guard from the Wan Family’s Nianlin Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, Chen Yi couldn’t help but glance at Wan Rourou a few more times, waiting to see when she would reveal her purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t get a chance to hear from Wan Rourou. Instead, he received a reproachful glare from Xiao Wan’er, who had noticed his unusual gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi knew she had misunderstood and reined himself in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You’re the patient. Whatever you say goes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the host and guests were all pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As evening approached, Madam Zhang and Madam Sun left one after the other. Both had gained something from the visit, so they were naturally in high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And surprisingly, Wan Rourou also took her leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From start to finish, she never uttered a single word about Nianlin Hall or Guiyun Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left Chen Yi’s suspicions unfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing all the guests off, Xiao Wan’er didn’t return to Jiaxing Garden, but came back to Spring Lotus Garden instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While instructing Xiaodie and Cui’er to prepare dinner, she fixed her bright, beautiful eyes on Chen Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Xiaodie and the others were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi met Xiao Wan’er’s gaze, glanced down at his clothes, and asked with a smile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xiao Wan’er didn’t answer. She simply sat at the stone table in the pavilion, sizing him up as if meeting him for the very first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi raised an eyebrow. He had a few suspicions, so he smiled and sat down beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened at the academy was just an accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s true that I taught them the Calligraphy Dao, but the first class was just a general overview, meant only to introduce them to the entry-level path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was just as surprised as anyone when a student suddenly achieved Minor Success in the Calligraphy Dao. It’s also a bit of a headache. We’ll be having a lot more visitors like the ones today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And over at the academy, Mr. Yue Ming, the others, the students... I doubt they’ll let me have a moment’s peace either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was done, however, Xiao Wan’er didn’t follow up on that topic. Instead, she asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why were you staring at Miss Wan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Er...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi paused, then it dawned on him. \"So that’s why you were staring at me? You were mulling that over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er’s pretty face flushed, but she forced herself to keep a stern expression. \"Who was staring at you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We had guests earlier. It’s not proper for you to be staring at Rourou like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If word gets out, people might think... they might think that you and my sister aren’t getting along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi broke into a laugh. He said nothing, simply staring at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second, two seconds, three seconds passed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er shot him a glare, her face flushing an even deeper red as she turned away. She stubbornly kept muttering about how improper it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she began to explain with painstaking earnestness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Wan is a bit older than me. The reason she’s still unmarried isn’t because she was never betrothed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s because her fiancé, the Young Master of the Wang Family, passed away from an illness ten years ago. That’s why she...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Xiao Wan’er caught Chen Yi’s teasing smile out of the corner of her eye and couldn’t help but chide, \"Are you even listening to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi smiled and nodded. \"Of course I’m listening. It’s just...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, a mischievous glint in his eye, and changed the subject. \"It’s just... ’A fair maiden is a gentleman’s desire,’ and I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, Xiao Wan’er whipped her head around to stare right at him, her voice urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you say something like that out loud?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What ’fair maiden’? What ’gentleman’s desire’? I forbid it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw the clear mischief in Chen Yi’s eyes, Xiao Wan’er realized she’d been had, and her face turned an even brighter shade of crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her eyes were slightly bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s either from embarrassment or anger,’ he guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi couldn’t be sure which, so he dropped the teasing mood, his smile fading as he began to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I happened to run into some men from the Imprisonment Department outside the estate gates earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They said the Imprisonment Department has already found the man who murdered Liu Jing. His identity? A Guard from Nianlin Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also heard them say Nianlin Hall is a Wan Family business. That’s why when I saw Miss Wan Rourou, I couldn’t help but stare a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to his explanation, Xiao Wan’er finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the conversation they’d just had was still echoing in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just Chen Yi’s teasing; it was her own overreaction that stood out more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mostly shyness, embarrassment, humiliation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humiliation, which eventually curdled into a bit of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at Chen Yi, but at herself for her momentary lapse in composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wan’er stopped thinking about it. After a moment of silence, she turned away, rose from her seat, and walked out of the pavilion, calling back over her shoulder without turning around,\u003C\u002Fp>",1171,"2026-05-30T04:08:05.489Z","2026-06-01T04:30:16.742Z",1,"novelbin.me","68cd665c3b5b3d883b2fc1ef992d8567ce41d24a8a8fc68d87b66cd7cd0d9569","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-160","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-158",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--cover.jpg"]