[{"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-405":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},1303120,1729,"Chapter 405 - 401: Ridiculed","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-405",405,"\u003Cp>The contracts were signed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every village participating in the pig-raising venture received an agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The county magistrate was the witness. He kept one copy, and another was filed for the record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, the matter was settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The county magistrate was still full of doubt. He believed Leng Yuan wasn’t one to make baseless claims, but with this particular matter, he truly couldn’t see a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he decided to just wait and see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would see what exactly Qingshan Team was going to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The county magistrate declared the meeting adjourned and left with his people. The representatives from the commune didn’t linger either and followed them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining team captains, however, weren’t in a hurry to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were over thirty villages in the county. For many, their only connection was attending meetings together; they weren’t actually well-acquainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were those on good terms with Qingshan Team, and naturally, those who were not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Wang Aiguo, the captain of Wangjiazhuang, for example. In the past, his village had always received a good number of piglets. This time, however, due to their significant grain losses, the higher-ups had directly revoked their eligibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also gone to Qingshan Team to borrow their thresher before, but unfortunately, it had already been loaned out. Wang Aiguo had no choice but to return empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, he’d come to resent Chen Beiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two already had bad blood between them. He believed Chen Beiguo had intentionally refused to lend him the thresher and blamed him for Wangjiazhuang’s grain losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already unhappy that Qingshan Team was allowed to raise pigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Leng Yuan stood up and laid out his plan—instantly turning Qingshan Team’s advantage into a weakness—a smile finally broke through on his gloomy face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had deliberately stayed behind, ostensibly to offer Chen Beiguo some comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Chen, next time you go looking for help, you should first check if there’s something wrong with them up here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Aiguo said, tapping his own head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added with a grin, \"Otherwise, you’ll end up losing the shirt off your back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raising pigs for other people... I have no idea what you all were thinking. Don’t tell me you felt so bad about our grain losses that you came up with this plan specifically to help us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case, then you’re just too noble, Captain Chen. We should all give you an award.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Aiguo’s voice was dripping with undisguised schadenfreude. He raised it considerably, drawing the eyes of many other team captains nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, they let out contemptuous snickers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s right, you know. Such selflessness certainly deserves an award.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speaker was from a village on friendly terms with Wangjiazhuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Beiguo frowned. He truly disliked Wang Aiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What a petty man.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If you have a problem, why not just say it to my face? Always resorting to these petty tricks, even giving gifts to the leaders... Don’t think for a second I don’t know about it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In previous years, Qingshan Team should have been allocated pigs, but because of Wang Aiguo’s under-the-table dealings, their village ended up with none, year after year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wangjiazhuang, on the other hand, despite its consistently mediocre ranking, always managed to get more pigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, everyone knew what was going on, but what could they do? The man had powerful connections; no one dared to cross him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Chen Beiguo was uncertain himself, he knew he had to defend his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with being selfless? Isn’t dedication what’s being promoted right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our actions are a show of that dedicated spirit. All Wangjiazhuang has to do is enjoy the benefits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he put on a look of sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that’s right, I forgot. Wangjiazhuang doesn’t even have a quota for pigs this time. So you won’t get to take part in this free ride. What a shame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Aiguo’s face instantly turned ashen. His previously smug expression was now so dark it looked like it could drip ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s still better than your Qingshan Team. We’ll just have to see if, six months from now, Qingshan Team will have a new captain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",705,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.760Z",1,"novelbin.me","5222173305adfafc2e09c1f01b97d7d35f8adb29b5960568d01b9dd6bcd73273","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-406","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-404",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]