[{"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-160":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},347559,607,"Chapter 160 - 150: Gentlemen Are Not Allowed to Woo (Part 3)","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve had a busy day. Get some rest. I’m heading back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi watched her walk away, surprised. \"Wan’er, didn’t you just tell Xiaodie and Cui’er to get dinner ready here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she heard him, Xiao Wan’er only faltered for a second before her pace quickened abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for her somewhat frail constitution, she probably would have broken into a run all the way back to Jiaxing Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This man... I’m ignoring him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Let him go play \"fair lady, worthy suitor\" all by himself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been fine if she hadn’t thought of that line, but as soon as she did, Xiao Wan’er couldn’t help but think of that poem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought made her burn with embarrassment all over again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enough to make her forget her frail health and break into a light run back to Jiaxing Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d taken it to heart after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiao Wan’er’s figure vanished at the end of the long corridor, Chen Yi smiled and looked away. He shrugged and muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gist of it was that Wan’er couldn’t take a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, those were words he could only say to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he actually said it to Xiao Wan’er’s face, he’d get an earful of complaints and a lecture at the very least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, from what Chen Yi knew of Xiao Wan’er, he was sure she wouldn’t get truly angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, she’d give him the silent treatment. She wasn’t even the type to hide a soft heart behind a sharp tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dinnertime, Xiao Wan’er, as expected, did not show up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, when she instructed Cui’er to serve dinner in Jiaxing Garden, she specifically had Pei Guanli and Xiao Wuge stay and eat with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, only Chen Yi and Xiaodie, master and servant, were left in Spring Lotus Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaodie, of course, didn’t think much of it. Instead, she felt that eating with the Young Master was like returning to the days when he was under house arrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, just like tonight, the two of them would eat while discussing which dishes were delicious and which weren’t cooked quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they talked and laughed, the sky grew dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Guanli came skipping over, the bell on her neck swaying and ringing, JINGLE JINGLE JINGLE. She was clearly in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother-in-law, did you make Wan’er angry again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi raised an eyebrow. \"Why do you say that? Did your sister say something tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Guanli chuckled. \"Sister Wan’er didn’t mention you, Brother-in-law, but she kept going on about Wuge, telling him not to learn any bad habits from a certain Academy Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Learning Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting is fine,’ she said, ’but he absolutely cannot learn Poetry.’ She even said she wants to hire a tutor to teach Wuge proper etiquette.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Xiao Wan’er must be really annoyed this time,’ Chen Yi thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Looks like I’ll have to add a few days to my ’silent treatment’ prediction.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, when he saw a few things he shouldn’t have while treating her, Xiao Wan’er had ignored him for the better part of a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This time, will it be a full day?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe two days. Or even three.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Yi was thinking this, he changed the subject. \"Weren’t you supposed to have a duel with Shen Huatang and Xie Tingyun today? How did it go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Pei Guanli’s face vanished instantly. She puffed out her cheeks and glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother-in-law, now I know why Sister Wan’er didn’t let you come over for dinner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really know how to touch a sore spot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi flicked her on the forehead. \"So you lost. It’s nothing to be ashamed of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t do anything about Xiao Wan’er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could still handle this Tiger Girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Guanli rubbed her forehead, saying sullenly, \"I did lose. Even without using True Essence and only comparing Techniques, I still lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi couldn’t help but laugh out loud at the thought of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Cultivation is still lacking. It’s normal that your Cultivation and Technique can’t compare to that pair of martial sisters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Guanli’s eyes glistened with unshed tears as she stared at him intently. \"Brother-in-law, helpmehelpmehelpme...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have said \"help\" twenty times in a single breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi shot her a look and said irritably, \"Help with what? I’m just a frail scholar. What am I going to do, write a letter of challenge for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Guanli pouted. Knowing he didn’t want to expose his abilities, her whole posture seemed to slump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chen Yi shook his head helplessly. He raised a hand, dipped his finger in some water, and wrote a few words on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cultivate first. We’ll talk when an opportunity arises.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Pei Guanli read it, the sadness on her face was instantly swept away. She grinned and said, \"I knew you were the best, Brother-in-law! You dote on me the most!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Honestly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>August was approaching, and the weather in Shu State was as scorching as a furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Martial Artist like Chen Yi, whose Cultivation was by no means weak, could feel the oppressive heat—let alone anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wuge was the first to succumb. He moved to Jiaxing Garden overnight, claiming it was cooler being closer to Xiao Wan’er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This earned him a couple of playful swats from Xiao Wan’er, but in the end, she had to let him have his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, however, with Xiao Wuge no longer acting as a messenger between them, the two residences of Jiaxing Garden and Spring Lotus Garden, separated only by a wall, seemed to have lost all contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several days, there was no news from either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, Chen Yi could occasionally overhear Xiao Wan’er’s words thanks to his sharp hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Xiao Wan’er could hear what he said, however, was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, because of the matter with Miss Wan Rourou, Xiao Wan’er still remembered that line: \"fair lady, worthy suitor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On another note, there had also been plenty of good news in the estate these past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, on the day after Liu Si of the Imprisonment Department came to visit, the tense atmosphere within the Xiao Family eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though nothing was said outright, it seemed the conflict between the Xiao and Liu Families would unfold toward a stable resolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yi was well aware of why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the Jing State Liu Family accepted that the \"murderer\" was not one of the Xiao family, there would be no major conflict between the Xiao and Liu Families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they didn’t accept it, Liu Hong, the Governor of Shu State, could no longer press the Old Master any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This much was clear from a recent letter from Li Huai’gu:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The department reports that the summer grain tax for the Three Towns will be calculated at the lowest rate of one-twentieth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s roughly one hundred thousand shi of grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All told, that’s a five-fold difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presumably, even if the Xiao Family and the Three Towns were reluctant, they would still pay this grain tax.\u003C\u002Fp>",1207,"2026-05-30T04:08:05.489Z","2026-06-01T04:30:16.742Z",1,"novelbin.me","cce2949418112244db3eb06451c73406518dccf68b0f6b9618e1270dbd4665e0","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-161","you-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--chapter-159",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-promised-to-be-an-idle-son-in-law-how-could--cover.jpg"]