[{"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-237":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},1303259,1729,"Chapter 237 - 236: Straw","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-237",237,"\u003Cp>Children are the most honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd’s gazes toward Chen Shulan shifted again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen JianShe fanned the flames with a cutting remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say children don’t lie. Looks like you hit her often. Just look how vicious that slap was—it swelled up instantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve never seen anyone hit their kid that hard. She’s not her own flesh and blood, after all. She’s trying to beat her to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the crowd immediately focused their attention on Sweet Girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl’s face was swollen bigger than her head, a bright red handprint emblazoned on it. It was obvious a killing blow had been intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd couldn’t help but gasp in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She really is trying to beat Sweet Girl to death! That’s too cruel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My heavens, I used to think the Lin Family were decent people. Now I know what they mean when they say it’s the quiet dogs that bite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing things were turning against her, Chen Shulan immediately snapped, \"Nonsense! I don’t hit her! I just got so angry today. She even bit my husband!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t hit her?\" Gu Jiaojiao suddenly spoke up, her tone ambiguous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd couldn’t help but look at Gu Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao was wearing a cotton-padded jacket, but it was different from everyone else’s. Hers was more tailored, and as she stood there, she seemed to almost glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire dim room seemed to brighten a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Gu Jiaojiao spoke, Chen Shulan felt a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What kind of trouble is she trying to stir up now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately looked at Gu Jiaojiao with a guarded expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao calmly led Sweet Girl forward so that everyone could get a clear look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Cuilan already disliked Gu Jiaojiao, and seeing her put on such an act, she couldn’t help but mutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Always making a scene!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Cuizhi hadn’t come to see the commotion today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her house was far away, so she hadn’t heard the disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Wu Cuizhi there to join in, no one paid much mind to Wu Cuilan’s taunts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment the words left her mouth, a chill ran down her spine. She couldn’t help but shiver, and when she looked up, her eyes met Leng Yuan’s dark, brooding gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Cuilan: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I should just shut up!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Talking is getting in the way of watching the drama.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan, who was standing right next to Wu Cuilan, saw her cowardly display and gave her a look of disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leng Yuan alone scared you that badly!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan held a grudge against Gu Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was itching to get her revenge on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Cuilan was indignant at being mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re so tough, you go! Go on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re really not afraid, I’ll go home and get you a jin of white flour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was definitely a high-stakes bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little girl isn’t worth anything! So what if she got slapped? It’s just a slap. Is there any need to blow this out of proportion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao heard the commotion and looked toward the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan immediately shrank back and hid in the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Cuilan sneered, \"Coward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao glanced at Chen Yan, who looked like she wanted to curl into a ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t be bothered with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the brigade leader and the village cadres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t Chen Shulan just say she doesn’t hit Sweet Girl? Then let’s have everyone take a look at this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao pushed up Sweet Girl’s sleeve, revealing one of her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What came into view was an arm as thin as a stick. It was so frail it looked like it would snap with the slightest pressure. Her joints protruded, nothing but skin and bone with not a scrap of flesh on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, the entire arm was covered in a crisscrossing pattern of blue, purple, and red marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight made everyone gasp in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could she be beaten this badly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had children of their own started to cry uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just a child, and so skinny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Chen Shulan bring herself to be so ruthless, to beat her so viciously?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jumble of different colors on her arm was a clear sign of new injuries layered over old ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiguo couldn’t stop himself from taking two steps forward to look at Sweet Girl’s other arm. On it were not only bloody welts from a feather duster, but also purple pinch marks and even bite marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a grown man, he felt a pang of pain just looking at the wounds on her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was just on her arms. There were probably even more on the rest of her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brigade Leader, don’t be in a hurry to cry. There’s more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brigade leader: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Who’s crying?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t refute her, but simply looked at Gu Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Gu Jiaojiao pinch a corner of Sweet Girl’s clothes and rip open a seam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are the clothes she made for Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the crowd could get a good look, Gu Jiaojiao pulled out a handful of the stuffing and threw it in Chen Shulan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are the clothes you made! This is your ’new cotton’!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straw hit Chen Shulan’s face and fell to the ground. Only then did the crowd see clearly—the clothes were actually stuffed with straw!\u003C\u002Fp>",916,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.759Z",1,"novelbin.me","96bdd78d24dae25b191d45485523dc224603dca25535ef95523177a7cfda1ed3","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-238","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-236",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]