The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Gu Jiaojiao had just gone to the brigade office to receive her reward.

For these three inventions, the brigade had awarded her fifty yuan.

She would receive twenty work points every day for half a month, a fifty-yuan bonus, and a thermos.

Initially, it was supposed to be for a month.

But with the things Gu Jiaojiao had invented, the farm work was progressing so quickly... Forget half a month, they could probably finish in a week. That half-month period even included the days for grain delivery.

She had been in a pretty good mood.

This way, she wouldn’t have to touch her savings, and she’d have enough for her living expenses.

Who would have thought that Aunt Leng, who couldn’t read the room, would run over to stir up trouble?

Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t be bothered to deal with Aunt Leng. Spotting the brigade leader not far away, she called out, ”Brigade Leader, Aunt Leng is blocking my way and won’t let me leave.”

Aunt Leng: ...

The brigade leader immediately looked over. ...

Aunt Leng faltered. ”You wretched girl, we’re family. I’m your second aunt.”

Gu Jiaojiao rolled her eyes. ”Wait until Leng Yuan actually acknowledges you before you try that line on me!”

’A second aunt her own man doesn’t even recognize has the nerve to call herself *her* second aunt. They were practically strangers.’

Aunt Leng was furious, but with the brigade leader’s death glare fixed on her from a distance, she didn’t dare say anything more and could only step aside to let her pass.

She was seething as she watched Gu Jiaojiao’s retreating figure.

For the past few days, she had been bustling about, trying to ruin Gu Jiaojiao’s reputation in the village. Gu Jiaojiao’s name was already mud, but then she suddenly came up with several inventions.

Now, not a single person in the entire village dared to speak ill of Gu Jiaojiao.

And that included Aunt Leng herself.

’She had just wanted to talk to Gu Jiaojiao about letting her use those machines too. But before she could even get a word out, that damn girl had yelled for the brigade leader. It made her furious!’

’That girl looks so gentle and frail, as if she’s simple-minded, but she’s actually more cunning than anyone. Thinking back, when she first came to the countryside, everyone despised her. She was lazy and greedy. But look at her now—hardworking, good-looking, and sharp-witted. The whole village fawns over her.’

’The difference is like night and day.’

’What a shame. She’d talked herself hoarse badmouthing Gu Jiaojiao these past few days, and it was all for nothing.’

Meanwhile, once the irrelevant people had left, the brigade leader finally spoke up. ”You few, stay behind. I have something to tell you. Starting tomorrow, you will no longer be learning pig-raising techniques. Go back to farming.”

As soon as he said this, the five or six men standing before him immediately protested.

”Brigade Leader, we were doing a good job! Why are you suddenly telling us to stop?”

’They had been chosen based on their skills. There was no way they’d just step down because they were told to.’

The brigade leader glanced up and sneered.

”Go home and ask your wives and mothers what they’ve been up to, then come back and talk to me about this!”

Hearing this, the men’s faces instantly turned grim.

’They were family. How could they not know what gossipmongers their mothers and wives were?’

’Always spreading rumors, gossiping about this family and that one all day long.’

’It was just that no one had ever come to them to complain about it before.’

’So they’d never taken it seriously. Who knew it would be this severe this time?’

”Brigade Leader, it was just a few bits of gossip. Can’t we just apologize?”

The brigade leader slammed his notebook on the desk, then smacked the table, startling the remaining men.

Immediately after, the brigade leader’s furious voice rang out.

”Apologize? Do you think an apology is worth anything? Do you think she cares about it?”

”This time, your mothers were slandering Gu Zhiqing. You’re not telling me you don’t know where these pig-raising techniques came from, are you?”

”If you have that kind of time, you’d be better off keeping your family members in line instead of letting them run around spouting nonsense all day.”

The men’s faces went pale. ’So while we were working our butts off learning new skills, our mothers and wives were off slandering Gu Zhiqing?’