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

Just as Jiang Chen's body swayed and he was about to fall,

A pair of soft yet strong arms wrapped tightly around his waist from behind, seemingly without regard for anything else.

It's Su Qing.

She reacted quickly, grabbing Jiang Chen from behind the moment she noticed something was wrong.

She pressed her face tightly against Jiang Chen's cold back.

She tried to warm the man who had just been struggling in the wind and snow with the warmth of her own body.

"Jiang Chen! Are you stupid?"

Su Qing's voice, trembling with tears, rang in his ears, filled with lingering fear and heartache.

"Are you an idiot?!"

"What if... what if you get sick from the cold?!"

She hugged him very tightly.

Jiang Chen could feel, through the thin sweater, her warm tears and her wildly beating heart coming from behind him.

He turned around.

Looking at the girl in front of me, her face streaked with tears.

Her hair was still covered with unmelted snowflakes, the tip of her nose was red from the cold, and glistening teardrops clung to her long eyelashes. She looked pitiful yet stubbornly endearing.

He smiled.

That smile, illuminated by the red heating lamp, appeared exceptionally warm and powerful.

He looked into Su Qing's eyes and said, word by word, clearly and earnestly:

"The money is for my family."

"Life is something to be fought against fate."

"This is my home, and these strawberries are my mother's hard work."

"If I don't protect them, who will?"

These few words, devoid of any fancy rhetoric, are as simple and unpretentious as the soil beneath our feet.

Su Qing's tears flowed even more fiercely.

But this time, it wasn't out of fear, but out of emotion, because... I was completely captivated.

The atmosphere inside the greenhouse became incredibly sentimental and ambiguous at that moment.

Just as Su Qing was about to disregard everything and tiptoe to do something...

"Achoo—!"

Jiang Chen suddenly let out a tremendous sneeze.

He rubbed his nose, looked at Su Qing who was crying her eyes out, and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Well... I was touched, that's all."

"Could you... retrieve my down jacket from the generator first?"

"To be honest, I'm quite cold too."

"Pfft—"

With a single sentence, the intensely emotional atmosphere that had just been so palpable was completely shattered.

Su Qing was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter through her tears.

She laughed so hard, tears streaming down her face, and punched Jiang Chen's chest with her small fists.

"You idiot! You big idiot!"

She laughed and scolded, then quickly turned around, jogged over, retrieved the feather jacket that still held the residual heat of the generator, and carefully draped it over Jiang Chen's shoulders.

As she zipped up his jacket, she looked up at his tear-streaked smiling face and said reproachfully:

"Serves you right! Serves you right for trying to be a hero!"

Jiang Chen wrapped his down jacket tighter, feeling the warmth he had regained, and chuckled.

Not far away.

Wang Xiuying, who had originally wanted to come and check on her son's condition, quietly pulled Jiang Jianjun aside when she saw the scene before her.

"Let's go, old man."

She lowered her voice, a warm smile on her face.

"Let's not be third wheels here, we're getting in the way of the kids' fun."

Jiang Jianjun nodded honestly and, following his wife, tiptoed out of the greenhouse.

The wind and snow had stopped sometime earlier.

As the dark clouds dispersed, a bright moon peeked out from behind the clouds, casting its cool moonlight over the entire snow-covered Jiangjia Village.

Inside the greenhouse, it was warm as spring.

The heating lamps emitted a red glow, stretching the two figures, which were pressed tightly together, into a very long shadow.

Although, there was still no formal confession.

But at this moment, they both knew.

Some relationships don't need any words to define them.

The sun rose the next morning.

When the county power company's repair truck finally arrived in Jiangjia Village, the village's power had already been restored.

The news spread quickly.

This unprecedented cold snap in spring has dealt a devastating blow to agriculture throughout Jiangning County.

In particular, Wangjia Village next door, which also has strawberry greenhouses, suffered a devastating loss because it lacked backup power and emergency plans. All its strawberry seedlings froze to death overnight, and the village chief was so anxious that he was hospitalized on the spot.

Under Jiang Chen's expert handling, the "Jiang Family Immortal Strawberries" from Jiangjia Village not only survived unscathed, but their flavor and sweetness were even enhanced after undergoing a low-temperature "tempering".

This comparison once again made the entire village, and even their peers throughout the county, deeply aware of the correctness and superiority of Jiang Chen's "high-tech agriculture + hardcore security" model.

Jiang Chen's prestige was once again consolidated and deified.

With the end of the Lantern Festival, the festive atmosphere gradually faded, and Jiang Chen's long "leisurely holiday" officially came to an end.

Standing at the entrance of the village on "Jiang Wanshan Avenue," named after his grandfather, he looked at the vibrant and revitalized Jiangjia Village before him, feeling a surge of pride.

The road is wide and flat, and the streetlights on both sides are brand new and tall.

In the distance, logistics company trucks are being loaded with goods in an orderly manner, ready to be shipped to all parts of the country.

On the hillside, the glass greenhouse gleams in the sunlight, resembling a crystal palace.

In the village committee compound, Wang Dagou was leading his newly equipped security team in their daily drills, their slogans echoing through the sky.

Everything was developing rapidly in the direction he had envisioned.

Just then, that familiar system notification sounded in his mind.

This time, it's not a single award, but a summary report of the current stage.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully completed the core mission of the "Spring Festival Family Visit & Foundation Laying Ceremony" phase!]

[System progress report being generated...]

[Family Assets]:

Working capital: RMB 152,000,000. (Including rebates from various consumption during the Spring Festival, drone performances, and live-streaming e-commerce revenue, etc.)

【固定资产】：智慧农业基地（估值1.5亿）、江辰物流（估值3000万）、江家村传媒公司（估值1000万）、江家村旅游合作社（估值500万）……总估值约2亿元。

[Overall Assessment]: The host has initially completed the initial accumulation of capital, and the family's economic foundation is indestructible!

[Family Business]:

[Already possessing]: four core sectors: logistics and transportation, new media and communication, smart high-tech agriculture, and rural collective tourism.

[Industry Linkage Assessment]: The four sectors have formed a preliminary business loop, which can attract traffic to each other and empower each other, showing great development potential!

[Family Prestige]:

[Village level]: Unshakeable, words become law.

[Township level]: Its reputation is widespread and known to everyone.

[County level]: Well-known, he has become a star entrepreneur who is the focus of the county's support.

[City/Province]: Gaining fame and already having a preliminary reputation in specific circles (such as top lawyers' circles or top wealthy circles).

[Overall Assessment]: Under your leadership, the Jiang family has qualified to have its genealogy recorded on a separate page!

[Family Members]:

[Core Members]: Father Jiang Jianjun (recovered from back injury and regained confidence), Mother Wang Xiuying (a square dance queen and social butterfly), and younger sister Jiang Ling (successful in her studies and confident and cheerful).

[Support from extended family]: Uncle Jiang Shun (whose "Socially Anxious Uncle" IP was successful and he became an internet celebrity), and the Jiang Jianping family (whose lives have improved and their future is promising).

[Corresponding Relatives]: Second Uncle Jiang Jianmin (Temporarily reformed under the influence of shared interests and prestige, but still needs to be observed).

[Overall Assessment]: The family's internal cohesion is unprecedented, its external prestige is rising day by day, and it is a scene of prosperity and development!

Looking at the glittering report card, Jiang Chen couldn't help but let the corners of his mouth curve upwards uncontrollably.

In just over a month, he not only earned wealth he never dared to dream of before, but more importantly, he personally changed the fate of his entire family.

Next, what he needs to do is lead the entire village to officially launch that grand business empire of "a separate page in the family tree"!

Just as Jiang Chen was full of vigor and preparing to plan his next grand blueprint.

The phone in my pocket suddenly started vibrating wildly.

He took out his phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number from out of town.

He answered the call casually.

On the other end of the phone, a young, tearful, and desperate cry immediately came through.

"Brother! Is that Jiang Chen?!"

Jiang Chen paused for a moment. The voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.

"I am... Jiang Tao! My second uncle's youngest son!"

Jiang Chen remembered; it was his cousin who had been studying at a university in another city and hadn't even come home for the Chinese New Year.

"What happened? Tell me slowly." Jiang Chen's tone was calm.

Jiang Tao's voice trembled so badly on the other end of the phone that he looked like he was about to burst into tears.

"Brother! Help me! I...I've been scammed!"

"I borrowed money online... and now with the interest compounding, it's ballooned to 500,000!"

"They're pressuring me to pay back the money, saying if I don't pay it back..."

Jiang Tao's voice was filled with extreme fear.

"They want me to... sell my kidney to pay off their debts!"