Chapter 33  : Fun Fighting with Father-in-law

The Earl flipped open the book and said sincerely, “Although I can memorize this book fluently, I still flip it occasionally in case I have forgotten and lost my sense of direction in life. As a half son of mine and part of the Jin Family, you have the responsibility and right to study the family mottos.”

“Roger!” Shen Lang took over the book respectfully.

The Earl said, “As a member of Jin Family, everyone has to memorize the book well. When you memorize it, you can leave the room and go anywhere you like.”

“Ah…” Shen Lang was stunned. “Then, how many words does this book have?”

“Not much, only 50,000 words. I spent one month, Mulan is smart and only took 23 days to memorize it,” said the Earl, “you have to memorize it word for word before you can leave the room. Do you understand?”

Oh my goodness!

,000 words and memorize it word for word?

“Study gods from the 985 and 211 universities, how long do you take to memorize 50,000 words?”

Shen Lang’s memory was already outstanding. However, he had to spend at least half a day memorizing a passage of a thousand words.

Moreover, the more words placed in there, the harder it would be to memorize it. The difficulty would increase exponentially.

To the family members of the Jin Family, memorizing the family mottos was a painful memory.

Seeing how Shen Lang looked uncomfortable, the Earl felt relieved.

There were always people better than you.

“I can make sure that I teach every young man well. Including you, Shen Lang.”

Shen Lang said, “Father-in-law, will you keep your promise? When I memorize the book, you have to let me out.”

“Of course I keep my promise,” said the Earl, “take your time memorizing it. Before you achieve this, you can’t leave the room at all. I will send food and clothes every day.”

Then, the Earl thought, “When you finish memorizing, it would have at least been a month. Don’t think about messing around tomorrow.”

“Jin Zhong, did you hear me, before your master finishes memorizing the book, he can’t leave the room,” commanded the Earl again.

“Roger!” Jin Zhong thundered.

Then, the Earl left.

Meanwhile, Shen Lang flipped through the book “The Family Instructions of Master Jin” quickly.

…

After a few moments, Mulan entered and placed the food on the table.

She was the daughter of the Earl, and Shen Lang was the live-in son-in-law. However, she had never put on airs in front of Shen Lang.

Apart from not sleeping in the same room with him, she did whatever a wife had to do.

“Hubby, your brother is not in critical condition anymore. Physician An said that he will wake up in two to three days,” said Mulan.

Shen Lang said, “Wife, I have to correct you again. He is Dumb, not my brother.”

Mulan said, “He is Dumb, you are Dumber, aren’t you two brothers?”

Shen Lang was speechless.

“You are beautiful, you have a good figure, and everything you say is correct!”

As Mulan watched Shen Lang eat, she asked, “Hubby, how did Dumb get injured? Why did he wait so long to get treated? Physician An said that if he waited one or two hours longer, his life might be in danger.”

Shen Lang told Mulan about Dumb’s story.

“What on earth! How can a father be like that? He is not much better than a beast!” Mulan was infuriated. “Don’t worry, hubby, we will try our best to treat Dumb. In the future, he shall follow you. I will make sure he gets enough food and good treatment.”

Shen Lang stopped eating and looked at Mulan gently. “Thank you.”

Mulan felt uncomfortable after seeing his gaze and said, “Hubby, what were you doing earlier?”

Shen Lang said, “I am grounded by father-in-law and can only regain freedom after I finish memorizing ‘The Family Instructions of Master Jin.'”

Mulan said, “Memorizing this book is a nightmare for everyone in the Jin Family. I myself spent 23 days memorizing it.”

That was the shortest time a person took from memorizing this book in a few decades. Mulan said it with pride.

Then, Mulan said gravely, “Do you need to get out urgently?”

Of course, Shen Lang needed to get out urgently. If he could not make Tian Heng break Tian Thirteen’s legs tomorrow, he would lose his face.

“I will go and appeal for father to unground you,” Mulan said.

Shen Lang smiled and shook his head. “It’s alright. That will hurt his pride.”

Shen Lang was being thoughtful because his father-in-law was a good man.

Mulan looked at Shen Lang for a while. “If that’s the case, you can stay here and memorize the book. I will send food and clothes every day. As for Tian Heng, don’t worry, I will help you fight for justice once I find the opportunity.”

Shen Lang said, “Thank you.”

However, he would take revenge personally on the Xu Family, Lin family, and Tian Heng.

He was delighted since he was able to make use of the power of the Palace of the Earl. However, if he needed the Palace of the Earl to take revenge, then he would be really useless.

…

When Mulan left, Shen Lang began to memorize the book.

Oh, hold on!

To put it accurately, he was flipping through the book. He spent at most 30 seconds on one page.

It felt like he was not memorizing but taking photographs.

Indeed, Shen Lang was taking photographs.

The Alienware Laptop in his body became a camera. After taking a look, he could capture all the information in his memory.

The book “The Family Instructions of Master Jin” had 50,000 words and was about 200 pages long.

Shen Lang spent merely less than two hours memorizing everything.

To put it accurately, he recorded everything.

He registered every single world in his mind. If there were punctuation marks, he did not miss out on any of them.

The Earl spent a full 33 days while Mulan spent 23 days.

The son of the Earl had yet to memorize the book. He would forget 300 words out of a thousand that he memorized. He probably would not be able to learn the book for his entire life.

Shen Lang’s record was definitely unprecedented, and nobody in the world, whether at present or in the future, would be able to beat him.

There was a bed in the study room. Shen Lang lay on the bed comfortably.

Then, he hesitated. Should he look for his father-in-law to show him that he had memorized everything or wait until the morning the next day?

Forget it. Shen Lang would do it tomorrow morning.

He had to be kind. His father-in-law was a good person. It was too harsh for him to look for him now.

It was entertaining to fight with his father-in-law!

“Sigh, I can’t sleep again since I am alone in bed. When can I end my life as a single man?”

“I can’t sleep because I am alone, how do I fall asleep like this?”

After five minutes, Shen Lang was soundly asleep.

After hearing his snores, Jin Zhong, who was guarding the door, was confused.

What time was it?

It was only nine o’clock at night, and Shen Lang had fallen asleep. He was not even attempting to memorize the book. Even the Earl’s son would study until late at night.

At this rate, how long would Shen Lang take to finish memorizing “The Family Instructions of Master Jin”? He could wait to stay grounded in the study room for years.

Indeed, he was a failure!

…

In the Earl’s room…

“I think Shen Lang is a good person,” said the Earl’s wife, “he was not as uneducated and unskilled as rumored. Although he looks otherwise, he is a good person. I am accurate at judging.”

“He has good intentions but is too rash and needs to be disciplined,” said the Earl, “I have grounded him in case he stirs up trouble outside.”

“Grounded?” The Earl’s wife said gently, “He had just married our daughter and you decided to punish him. Wouldn’t he complain?”

“No,” said the Earl, “I asked him to memorize ‘The Family Instructions of Master Jin,’ and I will release him once he finishes memorizing it. Only a member of our family has the right to read this book. I am doing this because I regard him as one of our family members.”

“Hubby, you are such a schemer,” said the wife of the Earl.

“There are always people better than you. I don’t believe that I cannot subdue him,” the Earl smiled, “just wait. He will take at least 50 days to finish memorizing the 50,000 words. Before that, he can forget about leaving the study room.”

The wife of the Earl said, “Perhaps not. Everyone said that he was uneducated and useless. After the wedding that day, he won against Zhang Boyan in terms of recognizing words. Perhaps he could memorize the book within a month and set a better record than you.”

“Impossible,” said the Earl, “I spent 33 days. Shen Lang will need at least one and a half months. Even though he might not be as stupid as the rumors said, he would not be smarter than me.”

“Perhaps not. I think he is very witty and he might beat you. I make accurate judgments about people,” said the Earl’s wife thoughtfully, “or we can place a bet.”

The Earl’s wife was turning forty soon. Although she was aging, she was still beautiful.

At this moment, she acted wittily as though she was 20 years old. That made the Earl fall in love with her again.

“Hubby, if Shen Lang wins against you, I will make the call for some things,” said the Earl’s wife.

The Earl said, “What?”

His wife handed over a list. When the Earl took it from her, his face turned red immediately. How could this be?

The things on the list were too ridiculous. For example, adding salt into the beancurd? Another example was allowing her to pretend to be a man in the palace.

“You are such a well-reputed lady, how can you do this,” said the Earl, “it will ruin your image!” 1

“Hmph!” the Earl’s wife said, “when I was young, I had always acted like a man. What’s wrong with doing that again? Don’t you agree?”

The Earl said, “You are being ridiculous!”

The wife of the Earl said, “I will give one month as a limit. If Shen Lang can memorize the book within a month, then we are tied. For every day that he completes it before 30 days, you have to promise me one thing.”

“You are being ridiculous…” The Earl was stubborn.

The wife of the Earl said, “We shall decide on this. The female should be in charge of domestic matters. If I cannot take charge of such things, then why am I your wife?”

The Earl said, “Wife, I don’t think you should understand statements like this.”

His wife replied, “Hubby, are you trying to show off that you are more educated than me?”

“No,” replied the Earl.

The Earl’s wife stood up from the bed, wore her shirt, and walked out of the room.

The Earl asked, “Where are you going?”

His wife replied, “Shen Lang must be staying up to memorize the book. I want to cook a bowl of walnut and lotus root seed soup to nourish his brain.”

After an hour, the soup was done cooking. The Earl’s wife prepared the bowl and sent it personally to Shen Lang.

For her happiness in the future, she gave her all. The beancurd must be sweet, and she wanted to dress up as a man again to recall the times she spent when she was younger.

…

When she came to the study room, she saw that the lights were still open.

The Earl’s wife exclaimed silently, “Indeed, he is a good son-in-law. He is still memorizing even if it was already so late.”

The rumors that Shen Lang was uneducated and lazy were false.

“Greetings, madam.” When Jin Zhong saw the Earl’s wife, he fell to his knees in shock.

“The lights are still on, the young master must be still studying hard inside,” the Earl’s wife said, “He is really working hard. I came to deliver this bowl of walnut and lotus root soup for him.”

What a great mother-in-law.

Jin Zhong said awkwardly, “The young master had already slept.”

Urgh!

Instantly, the Earl’s wife felt awkward.

“When did he sleep?” she asked.

Jin Zhong replied, “Before 9 o’clock.”

Well, Shen Lang was even lazier than her son. Her son would still study until late.

“Hmph! What a brat with no conscience! The rumors are correct, he is indeed lazy and useless.” The Earl’s wife was infuriated, turned around, and left.

She was definitely going to lose her bet with her husband.