The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 196 - 195: An Amazingly Good Man

"Gu Zhiqing, how much stuff did you buy?" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Wu Cuizhi was so shocked she even forgot her fear of Gu Jiaojiao.

Everyone on the ox cart looked over.

Gu Jiaojiao spoke with a smile.

"I bought some fabric and cotton."

"I didn’t prepare anything when I got married. It wasn’t until the weather turned cold that I realized the quilt at home isn’t warm enough. I had no choice but to buy some cotton to have a new one fluffed."

"But this cotton is really expensive. Luckily, I had saved up some cotton ration coupons before I got married; otherwise, I might not have had enough for even one quilt!"

Hearing Gu Jiaojiao talk about her domestic life, everyone was stunned.

’So Gu Jiaojiao really plans on building a life with Leng Yuan. She’s completely serious about it.’

’Look at how she’s planning out her daily life, with such a capable and wifely air. It was rather pleasant to see.’

"That’s what running a household is like."

One of the aunties remarked with a sigh.

Gu Jiaojiao immediately chimed in.

"Isn’t that the truth? Before, it was just Leng Yuan at home, so there was only one quilt. When I married him, I didn’t bring one either."

"Winter’s just around the corner, so how could one quilt be enough? But we didn’t have any cotton at home, so I had to ask around and gather a few cotton ration coupons to get a quilt fluffed first."

"Next year, I’m thinking of growing some cotton myself. You really can’t get by in life without being meticulous with your planning."

Gu Jiaojiao’s words really resonated with everyone.

Nowadays, what family didn’t have to be frugal to get by?

Every single cent had to be stretched.

And their quilts... the ones in their own homes were several years old and had gone stiff.

But cotton was hard to come by.

Usually, they’d grow a little on their private plots, but whenever a child was born, the cotton was used for clothes. There was never much left over, certainly not enough for anything else.

With just a few words, Gu Jiaojiao had managed to completely integrate herself with the people on the ox cart.

They even started sharing their own tips for running a household, and Gu Jiaojiao listened intently.

’This was her way of handling people. For one, she avoided drawing unnecessary attention. For another, the advice these aunties were sharing was genuinely useful.’

It was the accumulated wisdom from the better part of their lives, and Gu Jiaojiao took it all to heart.

Chen Xiaoli sat to the side, silent.

’If she didn’t know that Gu Jiaojiao had just spent over twenty yuan, she might have actually believed her speech.’

’But she thought this was a good thing.’

’Groups tend to reject outsiders. Blending in is the best way to protect oneself.’

’Times were tough for everyone. If Gu Jiaojiao ate well, used nice things, and wore fine clothes, she would definitely make people jealous.’

’This really was for the best.’

For the rest of the journey, the aunties did most of the talking, and Gu Jiaojiao did the listening.

The ox cart didn’t fall silent until it arrived back at Qingshan Team.

Gu Jiaojiao took out the candy she had bought in the County Town and gave two pieces to each person.

After receiving the candy, the aunties’ gazes toward Gu Jiaojiao softened even more.

’This Gu Zhiqing is actually quite nice.’

The group got off the cart. As Gu Jiaojiao looked up, she saw her man standing under a tree, waiting for her.

It wasn’t just her; everyone from the ox cart saw him too.

This time, someone got jealous.

"Oh my, Gu Zhiqing, your man really dotes on you!"

’It’s just a short walk, isn’t it?’

’He can’t even bear to let her walk that?’

Gu Jiaojiao could be low-key about other things, but when it came to her man, she had to be high-profile.

’Her man was the absolute best.’

"Aunty, you should have Uncle come pick you up tomorrow. Then you won’t have to be jealous of me."

The aunty’s face turned beet red at Gu Jiaojiao’s bold words.

’They were an old married couple, their affection more reserved. Being called out so openly by Gu Jiaojiao just made her feel terribly bashful.’

The other aunties around them laughed and teased her a bit.

Still, they couldn’t help but marvel at how good the relationship between the young couple, Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao, truly was. Their clingy affection was enough to make one’s teeth ache with envy.

Everyone had chores to do back home, so after a few more jokes, the group dispersed.