The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 83: Leng Yuan Isn’t Scary?
With so many of its members being factory workers, the Leng Family always held their heads high in the village.
When the villagers saw them spend money on another hundred catties of grain, they were all filled with envy.
"Look at the Leng Family. Their sons all have jobs and earn wages, so they don’t even flinch when spending money."
"Isn’t that the truth? If you married your daughter into the Leng Family, she’d be set for life."
Aunt Leng was used to these envious and jealous glares. Chin held high, she purchased the grain, ready to silently gloat in Gu Jiaojiao’s direction.
But when her smug gaze swept over, she saw the couple whispering sweet nothings to each other.
Neither of them was paying any attention to her.
Aunt Leng: ...
’Showing off today is proving to be exceptionally difficult!’
After the grain was distributed, the Leng Family left a young grandson behind to guard it while the other adults efficiently hoisted the sacks to carry them home.
As Aunt Leng and her husband, along with Third Aunt Leng and her husband, were heading back, they happened to pass by Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao.
None of them spared their nephew, Leng Yuan, a single glance.
To them, only relatives who could bring them benefits were worth acknowledging. They wanted nothing to do with someone like Leng Yuan, who could barely fend for himself. They were afraid of getting entangled with him, fearing they’d never be able to shake him off.
Leng Qingtian, however, couldn’t help but pause as he walked past Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao. His narrow eyes stole a glance at Gu Jiaojiao, filled with adoration.
His family had a solid standing—with several older brothers working in the city, other girls would have been scrambling to marry him. This had made Leng Qingtian’s standards quite high.
He was determined to find a beautiful wife. Eventually, he decided the village girls weren’t good enough for him and set his heart on marrying an educated youth from the city.
The body’s original owner had caught Leng Qingtian’s eye with her stunning looks the moment she arrived in the countryside, but unfortunately, she hadn’t been interested in him.
But he hadn’t given up hope.
Not until Gu Jiaojiao married Leng Yuan.
When he heard the news, he was so angry he didn’t eat for a whole day, thinking Gu Jiaojiao had terrible judgment.
He had been on the verge of giving up, but seeing how Gu Jiaojiao had become even more beautiful today, a feeling of unwillingness stirred in his heart. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Before Leng Qingtian could sneak a few more glances, he felt a sharp kick to his leg.
He and the sack of grain he was carrying crashed violently to the ground.
Leng Qingtian got a mouthful of dirt. He scrambled up, spat several times to clear the grit from his mouth, and then glared angrily at Leng Yuan.
"Leng Yuan, what was that for?"
Leng Yuan didn’t mince words. "If I ever see you looking at my wife like that again, I’ll break your legs."
Leng Qingtian was 1.75 meters tall, which wasn’t short, but Leng Yuan was over 1.8 meters. Standing next to each other, Leng Qingtian was completely dwarfed in presence.
Furthermore, Leng Yuan was a trained martial artist, radiating immense strength. In contrast, Leng Qingtian was thin, small, and cowardly. Any confrontation would look like a one-sided thrashing.
Leng Qingtian was so intimidated by Leng Yuan’s roar that he started to stutter.
"Y-You... st-stop your nonsense! I-I’m not going to stoop to your level."
With that, he tried to hoist the sack of grain and make a run for it.
But he couldn’t lift the heavy sack in one go and nearly got pulled over by its weight, almost falling flat on his face.
A few stifled snickers came from the onlookers.
Leng Qingtian’s face flushed red with shame. Not daring to meet anyone’s eyes, he gathered all his strength, managed to get the sack onto his shoulder, and took off running.
A burst of open laughter erupted behind him, making Leng Qingtian run even faster.
Meanwhile, he was mentally cursing Leng Yuan and his entire family tree.
Leng Qingtian didn’t slow down until he reached a deserted spot.
"Leng Qingtian, look at you, what a coward."
"Is Leng Yuan really so scary that he frightened you that badly?"
Hearing someone speak, Leng Qingtian put on a fierce expression and turned his head. "Who’s there? Show yourself!"
He stared intently at a nearby haystack and saw Feng Ergou amble out from behind it. Feng Ergou had his hands laced behind his head and a stalk of foxtail grass dangling from his mouth.
Leng Qingtian relaxed when he saw who it was.
"What did you just say?"
Feng Ergou had a devil-may-care look on his face. "I said, Leng Yuan isn’t that scary. Why are you so afraid of him?"
Leng Qingtian scoffed. "What do you know?"
Without bothering to engage with Feng Ergou further, he started walking home.
’Leng Yuan isn’t scary?’
’When he goes crazy, he’ll beat someone to death.’
’Back then, just because our family picked a few extra vegetables, that lunatic charged into our house and beat up all six of us brothers. We were laid up at home for a month before we could even get back on our feet.’
’And I’m not supposed to be afraid?’
’How could I not be afraid?’
’Leng Yuan isn’t even human!’
