The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 192 - 191: Lu Yuanbin Arrives
Gu Jiaojiao felt that buying two bolts of fabric was too extravagant, so she asked Chen Sanmei for a bag to put them away and keep them out of sight.
Chen Sanmei found a bag for her and said there was no need for a deposit; she could just bring it back on her next visit.
As Gu Jiaojiao was leaving, she discreetly slipped a sugar ration ticket to Chen Sanmei, then hurried off after Chen Xiaoli.
By the time Chen Sanmei realized what had happened and tried to return it, Gu Jiaojiao was already long gone.
She looked at the brown sugar ration ticket in her hand, feeling quite touched.
Even though she was a factory worker, she didn’t get brown sugar tickets every month. They were only given out as a bonus during holidays.
She had just given birth and had been consuming a lot of brown sugar, so she was running short.
’This Gu Jiaojiao is a genuinely good person.’
Even if Gu Jiaojiao hadn’t given her the ticket, Chen Sanmei wouldn’t have said a thing. After all, she was someone her own sister brought, so she would have done it as a favor to Chen Xiaoli.
But building a deeper connection required a bit of give and take.
These little debts, owed back and forth, were what slowly deepened a bond.
You couldn’t just keep asking for favors without ever returning them.
Otherwise, people would just get annoyed with you. Why would they be willing to help again?
Over time, the relationship would only sour.
Gu Jiaojiao had given the ticket with the intention of fostering this kind of mutual exchange, but she didn’t mention it to Chen Xiaoli.
It was the kind of thing that was best done, not said.
She wouldn’t let Chen Xiaoli help for nothing, either. The only thing was, Chen Xiaoli was from the same village.
It would be awkward for Chen Xiaoli to accept money or tickets from her.
In situations like this, giving a gift was much better.
She still had some homemade facial soap at home; she would just give a bar to Chen Xiaoli later.
After leaving the textile factory, Gu Jiaojiao still needed to buy some cotton, so she parted ways with Chen Xiaoli.
「At that moment, outside Leng Yuan’s house.」
A teenager with hair like a bird’s nest rode up on a bicycle and stopped at the gate. Just as he raised his hand to knock, he heard someone call his name.
"Yuan Bin."
Lu Yuanbin turned to see his Brother Leng and Chen Jianshe coming down from the mountain.
Chen Jianshe deliberately held up the pheasant in his hand for him to see.
"I went up the mountain with Brother Leng! This is a pheasant he caught. It’s really fat."
Lu Yuanbin stepped forward, blocking Chen Jianshe’s path.
"No way! Brother Leng is incredible."
Chen Jianshe said smugly, "Of course he is. You have no idea. When you go up the mountain with Brother Leng, all you have to do is follow behind and pick up the pheasants. You don’t have to do a thing."
After saying this, he felt something was off and belatedly clapped a hand over his mouth.
"Oops, did I say too much? After all, it’s a joy you’ve never experienced. Hehehe!"
Lu Yuanbin: ...
’This damn jerk, showing off again.’
His eyes glinted, and he also started to laugh.
"Yeah! It’s true I’ve never been up the mountain with Brother Leng. Is there really that much game up there? I’ve seen other people go, but they always come back empty-handed."
Hearing this, Chen Jianshe immediately went into full fanboy mode. "How can other people possibly compare to Brother Leng!"
Lu Yuanbin nodded in agreement. "You’re right."
While Lu Yuanbin and Chen Jianshe were talking, Leng Yuan had already opened the gate and walked inside with a wild rabbit, completely ignoring them.
Lu Yuanbin eyed the pheasant in Chen Jianshe’s hands and said thoughtfully,
"Here, let me carry that pheasant for you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jianshe felt his hand go light.
He was a little surprised to see Lu Yuanbin acting so considerate all of a sudden.
They were both nineteen and considered themselves Brother Leng’s right-hand men. Their rivalry had started the moment they first met.
’Has Lu Yuanbin finally recognized his place?’
"What, finally admitting that Brother Leng likes me best?"
Lu Yuanbin looked as if he was about to nod, but then his gaze shot past Chen Jianshe.
"Sister-in-law, you’re back?"
Chen Jianshe heard that Gu Jiaojiao was back and glanced behind him. Seeing no sign of her, he couldn’t help but frown.
"You haven’t even met Sister-in-law. How would you recognize her...?"
Before he could finish his sentence, Chen Jianshe belatedly realized he’d been had. He whipped his head back around just in time to see Lu Yuanbin darting into the house with the pheasant.
With a sharp CLICK, the door was locked.
Chen Jianshe: ...
