[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man":3,"chapter-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-152":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1303274,1729,"Chapter 152 - 151: Gu Jiaojiao Apologizes to Sweet Girl","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-152",152,"\u003Cp>Sweet Girl remembered how Gu Jiaojiao had been disgusted by her dirty hands touching her money, so she immediately struggled to get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao noticed Sweet Girl staring at her, wide-eyed, her face a mask of caution and unease. She couldn’t help but soften her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t move. You just fell in the water, so you’re very weak. I’m going to carry you home now, so don’t be afraid!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl wondered if something was wrong with her ears. ’Otherwise, why would Gu Jiaojiao be speaking to me so gently?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the look in her eyes—it was full of gentleness, without the slightest hint of disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl looked at the coat wrapped around her. She could tell at a glance that it was expensive; it didn’t have a single patch and looked brand new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a little afraid. \"Big Sister, I’m dirty. I’ll get your coat dirty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao looked at Sweet Girl with compassion. \"It’s alright. If it gets dirty, we can just wash it. You just fell in the water and can’t afford to catch a chill, or you’ll get sick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Getting sick in times like these could be a death sentence.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze fell to the sweat beading on Gu Jiaojiao’s forehead. She pursed her lips, an indescribable emotion welling up inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ever since her parents passed away, no one had cared about her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sure, an auntie in the village might occasionally take pity on her and her brother when they had no food, giving them a steamed bun or a handful of greens, but no one had ever held her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl thought this embrace was so warm, just like when her mother used to hold her, making her want to snuggle in even closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Sweet Girl snuggled a little deeper into Gu Jiaojiao’s embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao soon arrived home with Sweet Girl in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside, she set Sweet Girl down on the bed, but the little girl took one look at the clean, soft quilt and immediately struggled to get off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweet Girl, get onto the bed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Sweet Girl was adamant. \"No, I can’t. I’ll get it dirty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao tried to explain, but Sweet Girl was firm. \"I’m dirty anyway, so I’ll just stand on the floor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resigned, Gu Jiaojiao could only let Sweet Girl stand on the floor, still wrapped in her coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had Chen Erniu help her boil some water, into which she sliced some ginger. She also made a hot drink with brown sugar and ginger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a rural village, this was considered a luxury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl refused to drink it, and in the end, Gu Jiaojiao had to make her drink it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a cup of the hot, sweet ginger drink, some color finally returned to Sweet Girl’s pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao told Sweet Girl to take a bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even gave Sweet Girl the bath soap she had made herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she waited, Gu Jiaojiao opened her wardrobe, looking for something for Sweet Girl to wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching for a long time, she couldn’t find anything suitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of her clothes were much too large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Chen Erniu spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister-in-law, I have some of my old, smaller clothes at home. Sweet Girl should be able to wear them. I’ll go get them for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, she ran off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao didn’t even have time to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In times like these, every scrap of cloth was incredibly important. When an adult’s clothes got torn, they’d cut a piece from the smaller garments to patch it up.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Gu Jiaojiao had decided to help Sweet Girl on her own; it wasn’t right to trouble Chen Erniu for clothes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Erniu had run off too quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Jiaojiao walked into the inner room, she found Sweet Girl still standing in place, not having taken a bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweet Girl, what’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl glanced at Gu Jiaojiao, then hung her head low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can just go home and wash up. I’m too dirty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gu Jiaojiao knew. ’The words my predecessor spoke must have deeply hurt Sweet Girl.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knelt, bringing herself eye-to-eye with Sweet Girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweet Girl, I did something wrong before, and I want to apologize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you found my money last time and returned it to me, that was an amazing thing to do. I should have thanked you, but I was in a bad mood that day and said some awful things to you. I need to give you a proper apology.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sweet Girl, I’m so sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, you’re not dirty at all. You’re very cute and very pretty. Last time was all my fault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Sweet Girl’s eyes couldn’t help but well up with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>",807,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.760Z",1,"novelbin.me","9f2d2636421999587f32bec0ee5c33902544c3fcea09ada541ef81f4550b5986","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-153","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-151",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]