The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 680 - 671 Incident Exposed

Chapter 680: Chapter 671 Incident Exposed

Yu Jizi was right. According to her knowledge, Gu Youyou had contracted a strange illness as a child, after which she was confined at home for treatment. For a family like the Gu Family, it was already good enough that they fed her and didn’t let her starve; how could they possibly afford to hire a tutor to teach her to read and practice medicine?

Her eyes darkened as she thought to herself, "Could it be that Xingyi hired a tutor behind his back?"

At the thought of this possibility, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She would wait until they were back home and ask Lin Xingyi to be sure.

If there was nothing out of the ordinary, then so be it. But if there was something off about Gu Youyou, she would not let her get away with it.

...

Gu Youyou returned to the Lin Family almost simultaneously with the carriage of the old Madam Lin.

Fortunately, she was the one who arrived later. Otherwise, she would have seen her aunt standing at the gate with a gloomy face.

Upon seeing Gu Youyou, the servant at the gate hurried forward and said, "Miss Gu, the Madam said that if you returned, please go quickly to the flower hall."

Gu Youyou hummed in acknowledgment, "Understood."

She had anticipated a scolding was inevitable.

Everyone was seated in the flower hall; her aunt, grandmother, eldest cousin, second cousin, and her cousin.

Indeed, she had gathered all the people who had left the house today except for her uncle.

No matter, the sky would not fall as long as the tall one stands firm, and with her grandmother as the mastermind, she would just sit and listen to the scolding.

"Grandmother, mother, cousin has also come back," Lin Qianqing said as she stood up and pulled Gu Youyou to sit next to her.

Madam Lin glanced coldly at Gu Youyou and said, "Good, now tell me honestly, what exactly happened today?"

Lin Qianqing and the others had just arrived and were somewhat baffled by Madam Lin’s question.

Madam Lin huffed, "The people I sent to Jinxiu City were all killed. I have to give their families an explanation. Are you still planning to keep quiet?"

Her gaze stayed fixed on Gu Youyou and Lin Qianqing.

Her words clearly shocked everyone present.

Old Madam Lin looked at Lin Qianqing and Gu Youyou, asking, "Did something happen to you two on the road?"

Great, a confession without beating.

They had agreed that if Madam Lin asked whether Lin Qianqing visited Jinxiu City, they would deny it vehemently.

Of course, the situation now was obviously different from what they had expected, and there was no need to hide it any longer.

Slamming her fist on the table, Madam Lin shouted angrily, "Qianqing, did you really go to Jinxiu City?"

With her head lowered, Lin Qianqing nodded slightly.

"Mother, I was wrong."

"Wrong?" Madam Lin was evidently furious and stood up with trembling legs.

"You know you were wrong, do you realize how dangerous it was today? The group of ten people I sent all died on the road from Beijing to Jinxiu City. Tell me, what exactly happened on the road?"

Old Madam Lin’s face grew stern with worry as she looked in their direction. Gu Youyou glanced over, realizing that even her grandmother would be of no use in this situation. It seemed that the incidents on the road could not be concealed and must be disclosed.

At that moment, someone was thrown into the flower hall with a thud, the swollen-cheeked Xiang Chun.

Gu Youyou and Lin Qianqing were both greatly shocked.

Xiang Chun had returned with Gu Youyou; how could she have been beaten in such a short amount of time?

Madam Lin stared at Xiang Chun angrily and demanded, "You tell us, what happened on the road?"

Xiang Chun, already dazed from the beating, still looked towards Gu Youyou and Lin Qianqing. She had no intention of speaking if they did not nod in agreement. Even under threat of death, she would not utter a word.

Gu Youyou nodded slightly at her, signaling that she could speak.

Kneeling on the ground, Xiang Chun recounted everything that had happened on the road in great detail.

Naturally, as something that had confused the parties involved, Old Madam Lin and Madam Lin also failed to comprehend the story.