I couldn't take it anymore; when I went home for Chinese New Year, the family genealogy book ha

"Fine, fine, fine! I'll bring you!" she complained to Jiang Chen in a frantic manner. "As long as I can go out, you can bring an entire honor guard!"

Hearing his wife's furious words, Jiang Chen couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

He crossed his arms and leaned against the doorframe of the master bedroom.

"Honey, you said it yourself."

Su Qing changed into a pair of soft-soled sneakers and retorted angrily.

"I was just saying it offhand! Don't make a big fuss!"

"Too late, I've already taken it seriously." Jiang Chen took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket and pressed the call button.

"Ding Xiu, bring the person in."

Su Qing had just finished tying her shoelaces and was wondering what Jiang Chen was up to.

The gate to the courtyard of the large apartment was pushed open from the outside.

Ding Xiu, dressed in a black special operations uniform, strode ahead at the front.

And behind him.

Four young women, dressed in black fitted suits and with neat high ponytails, followed in a neat row.

Their steps were remarkably synchronized, making not a sound on the paving stones.

"Reporting, Brother Chen! The Special Protection Team is assembled!"

The four women stood in a row and shouted in unison.

The sound was so loud it almost shook the sparrows in the trees in the yard down.

Su Qing was startled and immediately shrank behind Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Chen, where did these four tough women come from?"

Jiang Chen patted her shoulder and explained gently.

"This is a retired female special forces soldier that I had Ding Xiu poach from an overseas security company with a high salary a month ago."

"The original plan was to have them protect you secretly."

"Given the current special circumstances, we have no choice but to convert them into overt bodyguards."

Ding Xiu immediately stepped forward and introduced the situation with a serious expression.

"Greetings, Madam! They are proficient in various combat techniques, counter-surveillance skills, and the highest level of battlefield medical first aid!"

"From today onwards, they will protect your absolute safety 24 hours a day!"

Su Qing stared wide-eyed at the four cold-faced female bodyguards.

What a sight!

It's a hundred times more extravagant than a foreign president's tour!

She just went to the village entrance for some fresh air, why make it sound like she's going to the front lines of a war?

"Jiang Chen, this is so embarrassing! The whole village is watching!" Su Qing protested, tugging at Jiang Chen's sleeve.

Jiang Chen grabbed her hand in return, his attitude leaving no room for negotiation.

"When it comes to safety, face is not worth mentioning."

"Just ignore them."

"Go ahead, take a twenty-minute walk, but don't go too far."

Su Qing knew she couldn't argue with him, so she could only sigh resignedly.

She reluctantly pushed open the courtyard gate and walked onto the village's bluestone path.

The four female bodyguards immediately sprang into action.

They positioned themselves in a highly professional tactical diamond formation, surrounding Su Qing in the very center.

One person stands in front, behind, left, and right.

No matter where Su Qing went, they always maintained a safe distance of one meter from her.

Any more would be too far, any less would be too close.

Su Qing felt extremely uncomfortable as she walked down the street.

With each step she took, her female bodyguard followed suit.

Those four pairs of sharp eyes were even more exaggerated than radar, constantly scanning every rustle and movement around them.

suddenly!

A rustling sound came from the grass ahead.

Immediately afterwards, a plump, green-skinned toad slowly hopped to the very center of the bluestone path.

Su Qing didn't have time to dodge.

The female bodyguard at the front rushed forward in one stride!

She was incredibly fast.

There was a muffled "bang".

The unfortunate toad was kicked through the air by a perfect whip kick, flying five meters away into a stinking ditch.

It even drew a perfect parabola in mid-air.

"Alert Level 1! Roadblocks ahead have been cleared!" The female bodyguard stood up straight and reported with an extremely cold expression.

Su Qing was stunned by this sudden display of violent aesthetics.

She opened her mouth, but it took her a long time to squeeze out a sentence.

Why did you kick it? It was just passing by!

The female bodyguard answered in a very serious tone.

"Reporting to Madam!"

"Toads contain trace amounts of toxins on their surface and have extremely ugly appearances!"

"It can easily cause physical discomfort and psychological fright to pregnant women!"

Su Qing was furious, her face darkening.

"My mental fortitude isn't that weak!"

"Reporting to Madam! For the sake of the Crown Prince's physical and mental well-being, no ugly or uncontrollable creatures are allowed within two meters of you!" the female bodyguard shouted.

Su Qing covered her forehead, feeling that she couldn't reason with them.

She could only quicken her pace, wanting to reach the big banyan tree at the village entrance as soon as possible to get some fresh air.

We hadn't gone very far.

I bumped right into a woman carrying a large bowl of dirty clothes.

Hu Lahua is usually a restless person and is also known as the village's loudspeaker.

She could chat loudly with people from eight feet away, and her laughter could carry for three streets.

But today.

Hu Lahua looked up and suddenly saw Su Qing and the row of fierce-looking bodyguards in black behind her.

Startled, she threw the laundry tub she was holding onto the ground with a clatter.

He covered his mouth tightly with both hands!

The words "Sister-in-law" that were about to be uttered were swallowed back down.

Hu Lahua stood there, stunned.

His face, exposed to the elements year-round, turned bright red from holding his breath, looking exactly like a ripe tomato.

Su Qing found her comical appearance somewhat amusing.

She took two steps forward and greeted them softly.

"Auntie! Are you going to the river to wash clothes?"

When Hu La Hua saw Su Qing approaching, she was so frightened that she retreated repeatedly.

She glanced at Su Qing, then at the four female bodyguards with piercing eyes.

Hu Lahua crouched low and sneaked over to Su Qing like a thief.

She didn't even dare to breathe loudly!

They even stood on tiptoe, afraid that the soles of their shoes would make a sound by rubbing against the ground.

She stretched out two rough fingers and pinched her throat tightly.

He spoke cautiously, in a whisper softer than a mosquito's hum.

"Sister-in-law..."

"Just out for a stroll..."

"There's water on the ground... please watch your step carefully..."

Su Qing was amused by her strange appearance.

She looked at Hu La Hua with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"Auntie, don't you usually have a loud voice?"

"Why are you acting like a thief today? Your voice is so soft, I can barely hear what you're saying."

When Hu Lahua heard this, her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in fright.

She looked around furtively, then waved her hands wildly in the air.

She continued to use a high-pitched voice, her tone filled with fear.

"Oh my goodness!"

"Don't be so flattering!"

"The child you're carrying in your belly is the future heir of the Jiang family!"

"You are now a Class I protected animal in our entire Jiangjia Village!"

Even pandas aren't as precious as you!

Su Qing sighed helplessly.

"It's not that exaggerated, I'm perfectly healthy."

Hu Lahua shook her head repeatedly, her expression extremely serious.

"Not an exaggeration at all!"

"If I were to yell out loud and accidentally frighten the young master!"

"The old man is determined to break my legs!"

She got more and more excited as she talked, and leaned a little closer.

"You don't know, it wasn't even dawn this morning!"

"The old man issued a strict order over the village's public address system!"

"Anyone who speaks louder than 60 decibels when they see you will have a month's bonus deducted from their entire family's paycheck!"

"Anyone who dares to let you suffer even the slightest injustice will have their entire family kicked out of Jiangjia Village!"

Su Qing was completely dumbfounded.

Deducting dividends? Getting out of the village?

That's incredibly arrogant!

"Does Jiang Chen know about this? Why didn't he stop the old man?" Su Qing asked hurriedly.

Hu Lahua slapped her thigh, but stopped abruptly before her hand even touched it, afraid of making a sound.

"How could Brother Chen not know!"

"He's even more nervous than the old man!"

"He'd love to wrap you in hundreds of layers of cotton and keep you as a precious artifact in a safe!"

Hu Lahua picked up the laundry basin from the ground and prepared to slip away.

"I'm not saying anything more!"

"I just finished doing farm work, and I'm covered in dust and smell of illness!"

"I need to leave quickly, lest this polluted air bother you!"

After saying that, Hu Lahua grabbed the basin and disappeared in a flash.

They ran a long way without making a sound.

Su Qing stood there, completely bewildered.

She shook her head helplessly and prepared to continue walking towards the village entrance.

They hadn't walked two steps when they ran into Jiang Mancang, who had just returned from the fields.

Jiang Mancang was an honest and simple farmer who was usually taciturn and didn't like to talk.

He had a hoe covered in fresh mud on his shoulder.

The old man saw Su Qing walking this way from a distance.

Without saying a word!

He simply took the heavy hoe off his shoulder.

He clung tightly to the sheet of metal with both hands, shielding it with his own body.

They were afraid that the wind would blow and cause the ironware to hit the nearby stones and make the slightest sound.

Not only that.

Jiang Mancang didn't even dare to walk on the main road.

He retreated directly to the edge of the dry drainage ditch by the roadside!

He pressed himself tightly against the wall, as if he wanted to embed his body into the earthen wall.

Su Qing walked over with a dark expression on her face.

"Uncle Mancang, the road is so wide, what are you doing standing in the ditch?"

Jiang Mancang waved his hands repeatedly, his dark face full of tension.

He lowered his voice very low and bowed repeatedly.

"Madam, please go first!"

"Madam, please come quickly!"

Su Qing felt helpless looking at his expression, which made her wish she could disappear into the ground.

"Uncle, the road is so wide, you won't bump into me with your hoe. Come on up and walk with me."

Jiang Mancang absolutely refused to come up from the ditch.

He shook his head like a rattle.

"That won't do!"

"This iron thing of mine doesn't have eyes!"

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance, what if I accidentally bump into or hurt a single hair on your head!

"Even if I lose my old life, I would still be guilty beyond redemption!"

"You go first! I'll go after you're done! I'm fine staying in the ditch!"

Su Qing looked at Jiang Mancang, who was covered in sweat, and then glanced back at the four female bodyguards standing behind him like wooden stakes.

She completely lost interest in shopping.

This is hardly a walk or a chance to get some fresh air.

This is clearly an attempt to put psychological pressure on the entire village!

She's a moving, high-yield bomb.

Whoever runs into this is doomed.

Although he has the protection of a system of treasures, his body is as strong as an ox.

But in the eyes of the villagers, she has successfully ascended to become an untouchable deity.

"I'm not shopping anymore! Let's go home!"

Su Qing turned around angrily and strode back.

The four female bodyguards immediately turned around in unison.

They maintained the tactical diamond formation, keeping a one-meter distance between each other, their footsteps landing precisely on the same spot.

Push open the courtyard gate of the large single-level apartment.

Jiang Chen was sitting under a parasol in the courtyard, drinking tea.

Seeing Su Qing angrily push the door open and come in.

He glanced at the Patek Philippe on his wrist.

Less than ten minutes had passed.

"Why are you back so quickly?" Jiang Chen put down his teacup, his tone slightly teasing.

Su Qing walked up to him in a few steps, hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks in annoyance.

Her cheeks puffed up with anger, like an angry little pufferfish.

"Jiang Chen! Tell them to stop! I'm not a porcelain doll!"