The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law-Chapter 503 - 513: You Look Down On Me?

Gu Youyou turned over, her back to him, and in a voice brimming with vexation, she murmured, "You came early tonight, did you overhear what my maternal grandmother said?"

She tilted her head slightly, eager to hear his response.

"What did she say?" Jin Zijin asked.

Oh, he hadn’t heard.

Gu Youyou let out a sigh, since he hadn’t heard, she might as well spin her tale.

"My grandmother said I’m not young anymore and plans to look for a marriage prospect for me in Beijing. You know, a girl’s marriage is not for her to decide. I have no parents; I came to rely on my uncle, and naturally, my uncle is the one to decide my marriage. And there’s more, you saw it too that day at the teahouse, standing right next to that... Xiao Jinyan, Qianqing called him cousin-brother. It seems from what Qianqing implied, they intend to introduce me to him. What a coincidence, his surname is Jin too!"

"Nonsense!" Jin Zijin behind her grew angry, "The eldest son of the Ducal Residence? How could he possibly marry you?"

Gu Youyou was taken aback and then her anger surged.

She rolled over, dismissing the chilly air outside the blankets, and sat up straight.

With the light from the brazier, Gu Youyou glared fiercely at Jin Zijin, "What a fine man you are, Jin Zijin, looking down on me when I’ve never scorned you?"

She yelled furiously, "What right does a stinky Taoist like you have to look down on me? Would you believe I have a way to make him willingly marry me? I will marry into the Ducal Residence with pomp and splendor. That’s still better than a self-deceiving, stinky Taoist like you."

Gu Youyou was a very proud person; she had always looked down on others, never having been looked down upon herself.

This vile feudal society had worn her to the brink, nearly bringing her to tears. freewebnσvel.cøm

She had time-traveled from being a princess with a queue of men waiting to be chosen by her to inhabiting the body of a dying farm girl; that gap in experience alone was bitter and intense, and now she was being scorned, moreover by the man she cared about the most.

His tone just now made it clear he was looking down on her for her farmer girl background.

"Youyou, I didn’t look down on you," he said.

The sudden outburst from Gu Youyou clearly stunned Jin Zijin.

Reflecting on what he had just said and his attitude, he realized it indeed might have been too much.

But he was only provoked by her, wasn’t he? She clearly understood the nature of their relationship and his feelings, so why would she provoke him with an unworthy suitor?

In his eyes, those men trying to get involved with Youyou were just losers.

How could they be worthy of his Youyou? Aside from her background, she was no less than any noble lady.

He also sat up, pulled her into his arms, and consoled her softly, "What nonsense are you thinking? I’ve already told you to wait for me. How could I let you marry someone else?"

Gu Youyou, fueled by anger, no longer cared what should or shouldn’t be said, wanting only to express her frustration.

"I’m not imagining things. Your ’waiting’ is far from realistic. How long should I wait? Three years or five? Fine, let’s say you succeed in three years. How old will I be by then, have you counted? And how old will you be, have you thought about that? Over these three years, how am I supposed to fend off my grandmother’s attempts to marry me off? So many people in Beijing are watching the Lin Family; even if I’m just a relative, it’s enough for them to laugh at the Lin Family’s expense. You can say you don’t care about what others think, but there’s a saying that the opinions of others are to be feared. Your disregard doesn’t mean I don’t care, and my indifference doesn’t mean that the Lin Family doesn’t care. When the time comes, have you thought through how I’m going to handle all this?"

"But this was your idea," Jin Zijin said indifferently.