The Delicate Darling with Her Rough Man

Chapter 214: Chapter 213: Carried by a Man

Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang stood under the soapberry tree. They were still wearing their ”new” clothes, which looked puffy and overstuffed with cotton padding.

When they heard Gu Jiaojiao’s voice, they immediately turned around. A flash of delight appeared on Sweet Girl’s face, but then, as if she’d remembered something, she dropped the soapberries and ran off, pulling her brother along.

Seeing this, Chen JianShe’s face flushed with anger.

”Jiaojiao, and to think you were so good to them! They run away the moment they see you. They’re nothing but heartless ingrates.”

Chen JianShe knew that Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang had been adopted.

He had helped Gu Jiaojiao pick soapberries with them for several days, so Chen JianShe knew just how well Gu Jiaojiao had treated the siblings.

White flour, wild boar meat—she had let the two of them eat all these fine things that most people couldn’t get their hands on.

But in the end, they got adopted without saying a word, and now they ran off without a second thought the moment they saw Gu Jiaojiao.

It was simply despicable.

Gu Jiaojiao walked forward and saw the soapberries on the ground, her feelings in turmoil.

Chen JianShe saw them too and couldn’t help but mutter.

”Jiaojiao, what’s their deal?”

They helped Gu Jiaojiao pick soapberries, but then they ran off the moment they saw her.

Gu Jiaojiao didn’t know either.

She hadn’t seen Sweet Girl since she was adopted.

「On the other side.」

After running away with Xiao Yang, Sweet Girl finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yang looked back, but he could no longer see Gu Jiaojiao. He stared at Sweet Girl with his big, dark eyes.

Sweet Girl sighed and patted Xiao Yang’s head.

”Xiao Yang, we can’t cause Sister any more trouble.”

”If Sister finds out we’re not doing well, she’ll be sad.”

It was precisely because she knew how good Gu Jiaojiao was that she didn’t want to burden her.

’We’re just a couple of stinking beggars. We’ll only drag down whoever takes us in.’

’The villagers weren’t wrong at all.’

Xiao Yang, whether he understood or not, lowered his head and remained silent.

Leng Yuan, having scouted the path ahead, walked over and saw the two of them standing around a pile of soapberries.

”What happened?”

Chen JianShe quietly explained the situation.

After listening, Leng Yuan looked up at Gu Jiaojiao, then said to Chen JianShe, ”There’s something in the trap up ahead. Go check it out.”

Hearing this, Chen JianShe’s eyes lit up instantly. He grabbed his things and darted off.

Something in the trap meant meat to eat. He was in for a treat.

After sending Chen JianShe away, Leng Yuan walked over, lifted Gu Jiaojiao, and settled her in the crook of his arm.

Gu Jiaojiao let out a small cry and instinctively wrapped her arms around Leng Yuan’s neck.

”Leng Yuan, put me down!”

It was true she was bold, but if anyone saw them in such an intimate position, it would be truly embarrassing.

Leng Yuan didn’t put her down.

”You walk too slowly. It’s faster if I carry you.”

”What about the soapberries?”

”We’ll get them on the way down.”

It wasn’t like they were anything valuable anyway. No one else would want them.

Only then did Gu Jiaojiao relax, letting the man carry her deeper into the woods.

The man had long legs and a quick pace, and in no time, they had entered the deep woods.

Few people dared to set foot here.

Because so few people came, the path was also quite difficult to traverse.

Gu Jiaojiao could only see a desolate landscape, with occasional patches of white.

Hunting in the winter was simpler than in the summer.

In the summer, the dense leaves and branches of the trees obstructed one’s view. But in winter, the trees were bare, offering a wide field of vision.

Plus, the animals were sluggish from the cold, giving hunters more opportunities.

The white patches Gu Jiaojiao saw were unmelted snow on the mountain. Walking on it produced a crunching sound.

After walking for a few more minutes, Gu Jiaojiao spotted a wild pheasant foraging for food not far away.

It heard the commotion from their direction, glanced up, and then lowered its head to continue foraging.

Gu Jiaojiao: ...

’Is it really that stupid?’