[{"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-165":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},1303287,1729,"Chapter 165 - 164: Provoking the Little Ancestor","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-165",165,"\u003Cp>\"Big Sis, don’t eat this. Have the walnuts and pine nuts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl felt a little guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had meant to grab some snacks for Gu Jiaojiao, but in her haste, she had accidentally included this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao gently pinched Sweet Girl’s little cheek. \"Sweet Girl, this is actually a good thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl looked at the lion’s mane mushroom, then back at Gu Jiaojiao, her eyes suddenly brightening. \"Big Sis, you like this? There are lots more on the mountain. I can take you to pick them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao was pleasantly surprised and immediately agreed, making plans with Sweet Girl to go up the mountain that afternoon to pick lion’s mane mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they had a plan, Gu Jiaojiao headed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in a hurry to get back and cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her way, she passed under the large pagoda tree. The two aunties who had been about to gossip scurried away the moment they saw Gu Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How ridiculous,’ she thought. ’These people are so ridiculous.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the two aunties, Gu Jiaojiao walked straight home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their courtyards, the two aunties craned their necks to watch. Only after confirming that Gu Jiaojiao had left did they sneak back out to continue their gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gossip is in their blood, it’s in their soul; the business of gossip must go on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two aunties huddled together, racing against the clock to share the latest juicy news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you hear? Qiushou is getting a promotion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard. You weren’t here this morning. Qiuyue said so herself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiuyue was Aunt Leng’s first name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman had thought she had the scoop, but it turned out the other already knew—and seemed to know even more than she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her interest was immediately piqued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened? Quick, tell me everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other auntie was a master gossiper herself and recounted the series of events that had transpired under the pagoda tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Leng Family, meanwhile, were the subject of all this gossip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Leng arrived home, cheerful as could be. But the moment she closed the door, her son’s and nephew’s faces darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Leng was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiushou, Man Cang, what’s wrong with you two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Qiushou threw his luggage on the floor and looked at Aunt Leng, his gaze cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng ManCang did the same, except he was looking at Third Aunt Leng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them like this, Aunt Leng was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiushou, what’s gotten into you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Aunt Leng was just as confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Qiushou and Leng ManCang sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, what did you do to piss off Leng Yuan this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leng Yuan went to see our supervisor this morning. Right after he left, we were sent home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Aunt Leng was first angry, then felt terribly wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t even seen Leng Yuan in days. What could I have possibly done to offend him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Qiushou didn’t believe her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible. Think again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan wasn’t the type to cause trouble for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he’d made trouble was when his mother and grandmother had tried to take advantage of him, and Leng Yuan had gone to the supervisor then, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was three years ago. Leng Yuan never bothered with minor squabbles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t Aunt Leng who did something, then it must have been Third Aunt Leng, or maybe Grandma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, the problem had to have started with their family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the distrust in her own son’s eyes, Aunt Leng felt she was the most wronged person alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, she remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You told me before that Leng Yuan took out a black market loan. I told Gu Jiaojiao about it. Could it be because of that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of reason was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it was the truth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Leng Yuan really cause trouble for them over something like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, think harder. Third Aunt, you think too. Have you provoked Leng Yuan recently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Aunt Leng was about to say no when her son urged her, \"Mom, just think! My entire future is on the line here. Whether or not I can go back to work depends on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Aunt Leng had no choice but to rack her brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But I haven’t even seen Leng Yuan’s face lately!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be that they overheard me secretly badmouthing Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No, that doesn’t seem right.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve been talking bad about Leng Yuan for ages, and it’s never been a problem. He doesn’t seem like the type to fly off the handle over something so trivial!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, after thinking it all over, the only thing she could come up with was the black market loan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Qiushou had a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously, Mom, why would you go and provoke Leng Yuan for no reason? Don’t you know he holds our jobs in his hands? And you even went and told Gu Jiaojiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Leng felt wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t been able to stand the sight of Leng Yuan for ages. When she heard gossip like that, it would have been stranger if she *hadn’t* spread it around, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, what do we do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",867,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.760Z",1,"novelbin.me","a312b8172d5db36f955e4d113d4f957b551c135e2062317522620998219b4777","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-166","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-164",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]