[{"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-225":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},1303247,1729,"Chapter 225 - 224: Grandma Leng","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-225",225,"\u003Cp>Leng Qiushou and Leng ManCang were frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing they could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time, they had sent Aunt Leng and Third Aunt Leng to beg for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they ended up getting thrown out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Qiushou and Leng ManCang were dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They thought that if they brought up their grandfather, Leng Yuan would help out of respect for the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew it would be completely useless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They steeled themselves, knowing Leng Yuan was forcing them to bow their heads, so they might as well give him what he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Couldn’t they just go and beg him themselves?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them stood up, about to go find Leng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were held back tightly by Aunt Leng and Third Aunt Leng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t go. If you do, your brother’s job will be lost too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were instantly shocked and panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is Leng Yuan really serious this time?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For seven days straight, the whole family sat at home trying to think of a solution, but they came up with absolutely nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan couldn’t even be bothered to look at them. What else could they possibly do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being cooped up at home for seven days, Leng Qiushou finally exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, look what you’ve done! Why on earth did you have to go and provoke him? You made us lose our jobs, and now your daughter-in-law is about to divorce me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His perfectly good family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was being torn apart all because of his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wife was a city person, and his father-in-law had never liked him to begin with. If it weren’t for the fact that he had a job in the city, his father-in-law never would have let his daughter marry him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he’d lost his job, his wife was unwilling to come back to the countryside to farm. She had even laid down an ultimatum: a divorce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Leng ManCang’s wife hadn’t mentioned divorce, the two of them had already had several big fights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Leng Yuan didn’t speak up soon, his job would truly be gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that all of this was because of Leng Qiushou and Aunt Leng, he couldn’t help but feel a little resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It was all their fault for having such big mouths.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They just had to go start trouble with his wife, and now our jobs are gone because of them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Leng was worried sick as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan was completely unyielding. What could she do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the family was pacing about in a panic...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...the door was suddenly pushed open, and the old woman who had been eavesdropping outside walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re too scared to go, I’ll go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to see if he’s really got the guts to disobey me, his own grandmother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, what are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Leng and Third Aunt Leng stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandma Leng was over seventy, her face full of wrinkles and her hair more white than black. She was dressed well and looked quite spirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked in leaning on a cane, carrying the air of the family matriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I hadn’t come over, I would’ve been kept in the dark about something this big happening to the family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Leng and Third Aunt Leng didn’t dare to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandma Leng sat herself down in the seat of honor without waiting for an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the day, she was the daughter of a common farmer. The only reason she was able to marry Leng Yuan’s grandfather was due to the changing political climate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, she never would have been able to marry into such a family in her entire life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she first married into the family, she was a bit more low-key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But over time, she started to put on airs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, being uneducated and rather stubborn, she believed that as the family elder, the younger generation had no right to defy her, no matter what she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the old master was still alive, he could keep her in check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the old master passed away...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Grandma Leng effectively became the head of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time she ever suffered a setback was when Leng Yuan wanted to sever ties with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, she had wanted to teach him a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A seventeen-year-old boy, leaving their family? How could he possibly survive?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She agreed to sever the ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just waited for the day Leng Yuan would come back, kneeling on the ground to beg her for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wait lasted for four years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Leng Yuan still hadn’t come back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been fretting over not having an excuse to go see him, and now, an opportunity had presented itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a bit, I’ll go there myself. I’d like to see if he really dares to disobey me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Leng and Third Aunt Leng were terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, you absolutely can’t go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone else went, it might be fine. But if the old woman went, their sons would probably all end up back in the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For all these years, they had thankfully kept a close watch and never given Grandma Leng the chance to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Leng Qiushou’s and Leng ManCang’s jobs would have been lost ages ago.\u003C\u002Fp>",881,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.759Z",1,"novelbin.me","20845efbc9e6bc5d2b51f0b2076c1d3961322c012da73d801917775a2ea7c283","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-226","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-224",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]