[{"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-272":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},1303352,1729,"Chapter 272 - 268: Feeling Displeased","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-272",272,"\u003Cp>The brigade leader glanced at Leng Yuan. His expression was indeed a few shades colder than usual. ’He’s probably really not feeling well.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he saw Xu Chongshan and his group returning, so the brigade leader called out to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Chongshan, get over here and distribute the pork.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan was stunned for a moment but walked over anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brigade Leader, doesn’t Leng Yuan usually handle this? Why are you having me do it today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brigade leader explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leng Yuan isn’t feeling well. Hurry up, don’t waste any more time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, the pig’s already been butchered and deboned. All you have to do is take the knife and slice it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan scratched his head. It did sound simple enough, so he went over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongfeng tried to stop him, but it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan walked up to the butcher’s block and began distributing the pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food was precious now, so the amount of pork given couldn’t be too much or too little. He glanced at the person’s ration slip: one and a half catties of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan eyed a portion that looked about right and brought the knife down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed it onto the scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One catty, four liang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commune member in charge of weighing replied from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auntie waiting for her portion saw the weight was off and quickly chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhong Shan, you’re short one liang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan sliced off another piece, but now it was over. He trimmed a bit off, still too much. He trimmed it again, and finally, it was just right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went back and forth like that several times for just that one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next person was the same story!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After doing this for twenty or thirty people, Xu Chongshan slammed the cleaver onto the butcher’s block and stormed over to Leng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My great ancestor, where exactly are you feeling unwell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that back-and-forth slicing was making him lose his temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those old aunties were sharp-eyed; they wouldn’t let you give a sliver more or a sliver less!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, Xu Chongshan was filled with boundless admiration for Leng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How does he manage to cut the exact amount every single time, without fail?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, he was on the verge of a breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan remained stone-faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan looked up and glanced at the other three men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the three saw Xu Chongshan looking their way, they immediately shuffled farther away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were terrified he would call them over to distribute the pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really couldn’t handle such a tedious, mind-numbing job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a bunch of disloyal jerks.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he couldn’t count on anyone else, Xu Chongshan could only go back to pestering Leng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My great ancestor, just say something! Where does it hurt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan maintained his cold expression. \"I’m in a bad mood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That counts as a reason?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then tell me, what will make you happy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fine, I’ll do whatever he wants, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Anything would be better than this job of portioning out pork.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Time for a guessing game?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stomachache?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Guess not.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hand hurts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Not that either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan guessed seven or eight times in a row, but he was wrong every time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to lose his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Figuring out what Leng Yuan is thinking is even harder than portioning pork.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brigade leader noticed the person at the butcher’s block had disappeared and immediately hollered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Chongshan, what are you doing! Get back over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Chongshan’s face immediately scrunched up in misery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My great ancestor, what is wrong with you? Just say something!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a miserable expression, Xu Chongshan trudged back to portioning the pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with every person he served, he teetered on the verge of an explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jianshe had gone home to change, so he arrived even later than Xu Chongshan and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t mind, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now that I know Chen Jie’s intentions, I have to find a way to make my Brother Leng look down on him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My Brother Leng is a stickler for cleanliness and absolutely can’t stand slovenly people. I made a special trip home to change into clean clothes. If you smell carefully, they even have the scent of soapberries!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I have to make a good impression on Brother Leng in a bit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As for Chen Jie, he’s already lost just based on his clothes.’\u003C\u002Fp>",769,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.760Z",1,"novelbin.me","7d6f5041ab3a483352ca0d44109df8c58129314ca90c98159ca3aeabf1a8640e","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-359","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-271",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]