The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man-Chapter 43: The Grateful Chen JianShe

Gu Jiaojiao stared at Leng Yuan, her eyes filled with unblinking adoration. His expression was calm, making him seem incredibly steady, but a closer look revealed his hands were moving twice as fast as before.

Chen JianShe, who had been about to help, suddenly felt like a third wheel.

He scratched his head and gave the two a confused look. Gu Zhiqing was staring at his Brother Leng with shining eyes, but Brother Leng hadn’t even looked up. ’Everything seems perfectly normal!’

And yet, he couldn’t shake the feeling of being excluded. ’What’s up with that?’

Unable to figure it out, Chen JianShe shook his head and pushed the thought aside.

He had been worried about Gu Jiaojiao’s intentions, but seeing the look in her eyes now, he felt relieved.

Otherwise, he would have genuinely worried for his Brother Leng.

Gu Zhiqing was already as beautiful as a goddess. Her shimmering eyes were captivating on their own, and many of the unmarried young men in the team would blush furiously whenever they met her gaze.

But now, those enchanting eyes were fixed on his Brother Leng with such focus and earnestness, as if he were the only person in her world.

’With a gaze like that, even a man of steel would melt!’

Chen JianShe had never been in a relationship and didn’t understand the subtleties of their budding romance, but he was emotionally intelligent and had a good eye for these things.

Seeing his Brother Leng hard at work, he rushed over to help, taking over the task.

The thresher was a simple machine, but without the proper tools, Leng Yuan had to hammer out the entire wheel bit by bit, which slowed things down.

The work looked arduous, but in reality, it was far easier than the labor in the fields.

After all, it was just swinging a hammer, and physical strength was the one thing the village men had in abundance.

As the two of them hammered away with gusto, Chen JianShe joked, "We’re doing a great job on this wheel. With this, we’ll get five days of work done in two. If it starts raining then, all the other production teams will be stunned."

Leng Yuan shot Chen JianShe a disapproving look. "If other villages’ crops are ruined and a famine breaks out, our village won’t fare well either."

"Starving people are capable of anything. It’s one thing if everyone is starving together, but if our village has food and others don’t, it won’t end well for us."

Imagining such a scenario, Chen JianShe shuddered. "I-I was just joking. Let’s really hope it doesn’t rain."

The moment he finished speaking, a dark cloud covered the sun.

Chen JianShe: ...

’It can’t be for real!’

’I’m so scared!’

The dark clouds rolled in quickly. Within minutes, the once-clear sky turned gloomy, looking as if a downpour could start at any moment.

Chen JianShe slapped himself hard across the face. "That’s what you get for running your mouth! It’s really getting overcast now. Don’t tell me..."

A glare from Leng Yuan cut him off before he could finish.

Of course, Leng Yuan didn’t believe in superstitions. Still, with the sky so overcast, there was no guarantee it wouldn’t rain. He immediately began to work even faster.

Seeing this, Chen JianShe no longer dared to joke around and immediately got back to work in earnest.

Gu Jiaojiao looked up at the sky. It wasn’t just the two locals, Leng Yuan and Chen JianShe, who were worried—she was no exception.

Since arriving here, she had come to understand just how precious food was in this era, so she too feared that it would actually rain.

If the harvested grain got soaked and a famine really broke out, it would be a disaster.

Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t recall a scene like this being described in the novel. After all, the heroine hadn’t returned to Qingshan Team yet at this point in the story.

Speaking of the heroine’s backstory, it was incredibly melodramatic.

The heroine and the female supporting character were born in the same hospital and switched at birth. The heroine, who was originally the village chief’s daughter, was accidentally taken home by a couple from the city. Meanwhile, that couple’s biological daughter was brought back to the village by the chief’s wife.

They were raised this way for eighteen years. It was only when the daughter raised in the city fell ill and was hospitalized that a blood test revealed something was amiss.

The city parents then investigated, found their biological daughter, and brought her home.

The girl who had been raised by the city couple, however, couldn’t accept this reality and fainted on the spot. She was probably still in the hospital now.

In truth, she hadn’t actually fainted. She just wanted her city parents to feel sorry for her. That way, even if she had to return to the village, she could still rely on her connection with them, ensuring her future would be secure.

The heroine was exactly that kind of person—her goals were clear, and she would find a way to get whatever she wanted.

Back then, many readers had been absolutely crazy about the heroine’s "proactive" personality.

It was also worth mentioning that Yun Hao and the heroine had grown up in the same residential compound. Yun Hao already had a crush on her, and after she returned, their destined romance began.

’If I recall the timeline correctly, the heroine returns at the start of winter.’

That was right when all the farm work for the season was finished.

The novel never mentioned whether Qingshan Team had experienced heavy rains before that, but it did state that the harvest was poor. Every family was living on thin, watery broths, and no one could get enough to eat.

’Could it be because of this rain?’

Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but grow even more worried.