The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 550 - 560: Explaining the Reasons

Chapter 550: Chapter 560: Explaining the Reasons

Gu Youyou smiled gently, "I was just strolling through the garden with my cousin when we happened upon this place and saw your maid seeking a doctor. It must be fate."

As she spoke, she gently inserted a long needle into Miss Du’s back.

Miss Du let out a muffled grunt, biting her lip tightly.

Gu Youyou chatted idly with her to distract her attention.

"I heard that you are the legitimate second young madam of this residence, so why are you living in such a place?"

Gu Youyou’s direct question might have been offensive, but perhaps because her voice was gentle and pleasant and her expression was focused on administering the acupuncture, it did not provoke any resentment from Miss Du.

"For a woman not favored by her husband, her status does not matter. Whether the main wife or a concubine, it’s all the same."

Miss Du’s voice was light and weak due to her illness, almost as if she was murmuring to herself. If Gu Youyou’s hearing wasn’t sharp, she might not have caught her words clearly.

Gu Youyou picked up another needle and said to her, "This acupoint might be a bit painful, can you bear it? If not, put something in your mouth to bite on."

Miss Du nodded gently and said, "Please proceed with the needle, Doctor Gu."

She had almost become numb to the physical pain; what she really wanted was to experience a pain so unbearable that it would prove she was still alive.

Gu Youyou continued to administer needles while softly conversing with her.

"Since you knew he didn’t like you, why did you marry him in the first place? This situation makes it difficult for all three of you."

"Yes, it’s hard for all three of us." They hate her. He hates that she’s made the woman he loves a concubine, subject to disdain. She occupies the position of the rightful wife, so he wishes she were dead.

Her sister hates her for stealing her man. The affection they once shared as sisters was cast aside as she pushed her to the most remote part of the Jie Residence, still not content and constantly finding ways to torment her.

A single marriage contract had twisted the lives of three people, something she never wanted either.

Gu Youyou was in the midst of inserting needles, and Miss Du should have been in pain, but suddenly, she furrowed her brow, smiled faintly, and said, "My relation with him was arranged by my parents while they were alive. Before my father died, he didn’t say much, just told me to fulfill my mother’s last wish by finding Mr. Jie. Only then did I realize it was my mother who had arranged this marriage for me."

Perhaps the needle really did hurt, for Miss Du suddenly stopped speaking. Gu Youyou saw her hands, which were placed on either side of her body, suddenly tighten, and after a moment, relax.

Gu Youyou asked casually, "Your mother? I heard that the Jie and Du families are age-old friends; how come it was your mother who arranged it?"

Miss Du gave a bitter smile, "My mother and Madam Jie were both from Jinxiu City. Jinxiu City is known for its embroidery and brocade weaving, and many of the high officials and rich families there are descendants of the major embroidery and weaving houses. My maternal family, the Yu Family, focused on embroidery, while Madam Jie’s maternal family, the Jin Family, focused on weaving. They have been in business with each other for a long time, and are both venerable families."

"Thus, my mother and Madam Jie were best friends even before they married. It was Madam Jie who arranged my parents’ marriage. Later... they arranged my engagement to the second son."

Her demeanor was unchanged as she recounted the past, but when it came to the last sentence, her voice slowly deepened.

She didn’t elaborate on how the engagement had been settled, merely stating that it had been.

Gu Youyou inquired, "Then why didn’t your mother arrange for you to marry the eldest son instead of the second son?"

"The eldest son was too much older than me. The second son and I are of similar age."

From beginning to end, she referred to her husband as the second son, Mr. Jie as Lord Jie, and the second son’s mother as Madam Jie. It seemed she had never truly considered herself the wife of Jie’s second young master.

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