[{"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-62":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},1303184,1729,"Chapter 62 - 60: Counting Family Treasures","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-62",62,"\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao listed the things they needed to prepare for the New Year one by one, rattling them off as if she had gone over the list a thousand times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recited each item as if she knew them by heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This picture of a virtuous wife and loving mother left Leng Yuan in a bit of a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as though she truly intended to build a life with him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, he couldn’t help but look at Gu Jiaojiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that ever since the night she drugged him, Gu Jiaojiao had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiaojiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao, who was in the middle of figuring out how many corn stalks to buy, looked up when she heard Leng Yuan speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I caught three rabbits and five pheasants today, and I also found several nests of wild eggs. I gave Chen JianShe one rabbit and two pheasants, but I kept the eggs. There are over twenty of them under the shed. I’ll clean the game in a bit. What are you planning to make with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gu Jiaojiao heard there was meat to eat, her face lit up with a smile. \"I picked a lot of mushrooms on the mountain today. We can have pheasant stew with mushrooms for dinner. I’ll go ask Aunt Zhao to trade for a few potatoes to add in. That should be enough for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan had no objections. \"Sounds good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Gu Jiaojiao could leave for Aunt Zhao’s house, Chen JianShe arrived, wearing a raincoat and carrying a few potatoes and radishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t stay long, just dropped off the items and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao knew the two had a good relationship, so she didn’t stand on ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Chen JianShe left, the Brigade Leader arrived, wearing a straw raincoat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pants were rolled up to his knees, and he wore straw sandals on his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leng Yuan, the newspaper office called me. They’re rushing you for your manuscript!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Leng Yuan submitted articles to the newspaper and magazines every month was something only the Brigade Leader and Chen JianShe knew in the entire village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, when Leng Yuan wasn’t around, the Brigade Leader or Chen JianShe would sign for his mail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, to save on phone fees, the newspaper office had contacted the Brigade Leader directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brigade Leader had immediately come to notify him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao was at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So even back in these times, editors were already hounding writers for their manuscripts.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan grunted in acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brigade Leader’s eyes crinkled with a smile. \"Keep up the good work. This is the kind of gig countless people would kill for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mail it out in the next couple of days. They’re waiting to publish it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brigade Leader gave Leng Yuan a few more instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan went to the shed, picked up a pheasant, and offered it to the Brigade Leader, but the Brigade Leader wouldn’t take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep it for yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his words, he couldn’t help but swallow hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be helped. In these times, it was hard enough to get enough grain to eat, let alone meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone craved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao suddenly felt much better about her own cravings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t the only one who craved meat so badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why did Chen Beiguo’s expression just now look a little like Gu Jiaojiao’s?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without taking no for an answer, he thrust it into the Brigade Leader’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leng Yuan’s insistence, Chen Beiguo finally accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then, I’ll take it. You get back to your work. I’m off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he left with the pheasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, the Brigade Leader wouldn’t have dared to carry it home so openly, but since it was raining, there was no one on the road to see him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although whatever you brought back from the mountain was yours to keep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still best to avoid being seen by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would be easy to attract jealousy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Brigade Leader left, Leng Yuan went to clean the rabbits and pheasants, leaving Gu Jiaojiao with nothing to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Leng Yuan speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiaojiao, my manuscript is finished. Could you proofread it for typos for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there are no problems, I’ll take it to the County Town tomorrow to mail it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao didn’t think it was a big deal and nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Yuan told Gu Jiaojiao the manuscript was in the left drawer of the desk, then focused on cleaning the rabbits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Jiaojiao went back to the room and looked at the tidy desk. This was the first time she had ever opened Leng Yuan’s drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something rather private, and Gu Jiaojiao normally wouldn’t touch his things without permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time, when Leng Yuan had held her on his lap, was the closest she had ever been to his desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the man’s taut thighs and arms, which held boundless strength, Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but blush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath and opened the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the drawer were neat stacks of folded paper. On the very top, Gu Jiaojiao saw the manuscript Leng Yuan had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>",877,"2026-06-05T18:11:09.759Z",1,"novelbin.me","aa712defa564237733dcb30668bc7bada267342e167cae2fee4e2f96ea2279c7","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-63","the-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-chapter-61",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-delicate-darling-with-her-rough-man-cover.jpg"]