[{"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-244":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},1303266,1729,"Chapter 244 - 243: Got Slapped","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-244",244,"\u003Cp>Chen Beiguo was furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t bring himself to hit a woman, so he turned on Chen Shulan’s husband instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This damn woman really knows how to cause trouble for me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Can’t she see she’s pissed everyone off? And she’s still here, running her mouth.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was weak in front of Leng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it came to his own wife, he wasn’t the least bit soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Chen Beiguo could make a move, he slapped Chen Shulan across the face and snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut your mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shulan’s eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare hit me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong’s family was dirt-poor. His father had died young, so his mother had to raise the children all by herself. They were lucky if they had enough to eat, let alone find him a wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had married him because she thought he was a simple, honest man, and she hadn’t even asked for a bride price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had chosen him specifically because he didn’t hit women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, Lin Jiandong had actually hit her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lunged forward, trying to claw at Lin Jiandong’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Jiandong was a man, and he was stronger than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw Chen Shulan off with a powerful shove, his expression dark and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough! Keep making a scene and I’ll beat you to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Jiandong’s grim expression, Chen Shulan flinched!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That expression... It was the exact same one her father wore whenever he beat her mother and her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shulan was scared. She shrank to one side and finally quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shulan had only been upset and had taken it out on Sweet Girl to vent her frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Shulan’s words had reopened old wounds, and Sweet Girl hung her head, furtively wiping away her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight made all the onlookers’ hearts ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes that fell upon Chen Shulan were as sharp as knives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shulan turned her face away, pretending she didn’t see!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This is infuriating! We really want to hit someone!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao stroked Sweet Girl’s hair and suddenly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who says no one wants Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang? I’ll adopt them. Village Chief, Brigade Leader, please draw up a certificate for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? You want to adopt Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiguo instinctively glanced at Leng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She calls the shots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiguo: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted back to Gu Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re only eighteen, and Sweet Girl is already thirteen. How can you adopt her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her age, she couldn’t possibly adopt Sweet Girl as a daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao looked to her husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A good man is a man who can solve problems.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan spoke up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On behalf of my parents, I can take in Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang as my goddaughter and godson.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goddaughter and godson?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl’s parents had loved their two children dearly; they had starved to death protecting them so that they could live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t want the children to have to change their surname, nor did they want them to forget their own parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making them a goddaughter and godson was the perfect solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiguo instantly understood Leng Yuan’s intentions, but he still asked one more question just to be sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Leng Yuan was capable and lived a slightly better life than most, suddenly having to raise two children was no easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang never expected Gu Jiaojiao and Leng Yuan to take them in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they wouldn’t even stop them from missing their own parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl smiled, but as she smiled, she suddenly began to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister, I’ll be good from now on, I promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She swore that she would work more, eat less, and help her sister pick more soapberries in the future.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She would never be a burden to her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet Girl wiped away her tears and turned to look at Xiao Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yang blinked his jet-black eyes, clutching tightly to Gu Jiaojiao’s hand with a look of pure reliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brother hadn’t spoken a word since their parents passed away, but Sweet Girl could tell that he was very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao ruffled both of their heads. ’They’re good kids.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brigade leader immediately wrote out two certificates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One dissolved the adoption agreement between the Lin Family and Sweet Girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was a document to add Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang to Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao’s household register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t strictly necessary to add them to the register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, considering that Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang would eventually go to school, and many things required a legal guardian, it would be a huge hassle if they weren’t on the same household register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have to come to the brigade for a certificate every time they needed to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In any case, just putting them on the same household register wouldn’t cause any problems.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If Sweet Girl wanted to move her registration out in the future, she wouldn’t object.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Jiandong watched as things unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was silent for a moment, and then it finally dawned on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder you made such a fuss. So it was for the house all along! Ha! I knew you weren’t that kind-hearted. And you have the nerve to criticize me? Aren’t you just after the house, too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was seething with aggression. He had finally found someone just like himself and was desperate to announce it to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>",931,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.759Z",1,"novelbin.me","9ea5ec3d17cbc8cda2de2056c0c2e82dc077b11134ae34d19637e50f94429c4a","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-245","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-243",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]