The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 767 - 761: Jin Zijin Returns to Qi Mountain for the New Year

Chapter 767: Chapter 761: Jin Zijin Returns to Qi Mountain for the New Year

Gu Youyou took a deep breath and opened the letter.

Uncle Gu Wen had been imprisoned for a year and had been released. Initially, he made a fuss about Gu Youyou’s decisions, considering how much silver and land had been divided between Erya and Dabao, he naturally wouldn’t be satisfied.

But after Gu Youyou had divided everything, all the related procedures were done in front of the village head, and everything that needed to be done had been properly completed. There was nothing he could do about it, even if he wanted to make a fuss.

All that land made the households of both families, though not extremely wealthy, quite comfortable by village standards.

Dabao hadn’t remarried, and although Huang Xiangwen was keen on him taking another wife, he remained apprehensive.

Perhaps the incidents with Lei Qianqian hadn’t been erased from his heart; he needed more time to accept the idea.

Erya and Shunzi had a boy on their first try, and now she was expecting their second child. The letter also mentioned asking Gu Youyou to name the child.

Gu Youyou smiled as she read the letter, considering a plethora of names in her mind, but when she picked up the pen, she still didn’t write down a single one.

With a light sigh, she took the five-page letter and lit it on the fire, watching it turn to ashes.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to inquire about their well-being over the past year, nor was she cold-hearted and unwilling to reply to their letters; it was to protect them.

Some in the village said that Gu Youyou had gone to her maternal family in Beijing and was living a good life, not bothering anymore with the poor relatives of the Gu Family in Lotus Village. It was better that way.

She feared that the things she cared about would become leverage in someone else’s hands.

As the Chinese New Year approached, Jin Zijin arrived at Qi Mountain to celebrate.

Having not seen him for several months, Gu Youyou noticed from afar that he looked much leaner.

Surrounded by his disciples, he glanced at Gu Youyou from a distance before following them to meet Tian Jizi.

Yue Rujing hadn’t come; it was heard that he had left for Xining earlier to attend to an important matter. After completing it, he didn’t return to Beijing but quickly went on to Lingnan. With the New Year imminent, he likely wouldn’t return until after the celebrations.

There weren’t many whom Jin Zijin trusted. Without Yue Rujing’s overt involvement in many court matters, he must have struggled to handle things alone, hence his weight loss.

Xiang Chun whispered to Gu Youyou, "Is that their eldest disciple brother returning? We’re staying in his courtyard; now that he is back, won’t he be angry and drive us out?"

Gu Youyou gave her a look and said, "You’re overthinking it. If he lacked even that much magnanimity, how could he be the eldest disciple? Besides, it was his arrangement for us to stay here."

"Ah...? Then... where will he stay now that he’s back?"

Gu Youyou gently tapped on Xiang Chun’s head and said, "You’re just a maid; focus on your work and don’t ask so many questions. With so many buildings in Qi Mountain, are you really worried he won’t have a place to stay?"

Gu Youyou led Xiang Chun back to the house, but suddenly a big dog leapt into the courtyard, pouncing towards Gu Youyou.

Xiang Chun screamed in fright, dropping the basket she was carrying.

Gu Youyou, on the other hand, laughed and embraced the huge dog’s head, saying, "You came along too? Come here, let’s see if you’ve gotten any fatter recently!"

Unable to wag its tail like an ordinary dog, Abao merely stretched out its tongue and kicked its hind legs to show how happy it was at the moment.

Still shaken, Xiang Chun patted her chest and said, "Miss, how did your dog find its way here?"

Gu Youyou cheerfully answered, "It’s coming to spend New Year’s with me. Xiang Chun, go see if there’s any meat in the kitchen."

Knowing that Gu Youyou wanted meat to feed the dog, Xiang Chun swallowed dryly before carefully making her way past Abao and out of the courtyard.

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