Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

“From today onwards, it won’t happen again.” Long Aotian raised his hand and gently took her hand, saying solemnly, “I, Shen Congxin, have been living in a daze for so long, and my wife has been managing this household all by herself and taking care of me without complaint. From now on… it won’t happen again. I will make sure my wife lives a good life.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Juanxin lowered her head silently, her face flushed with embarrassment, and softly replied, "Mm."

"Um... there's one more thing." Shen Juanxin suddenly seemed a little embarrassed.

"what?"

"I...I don't know how to kill fish..."

Long Aotian was taken aback upon hearing this, but then she realized that before she fell on hard times, she was a well-bred young lady. Now that she had married him, although she had to do laundry and cook every day, she was forced into it and was learning little by little.

Killing fish...

She hasn't learned it yet...

"It's alright, I'll take care of it. My wife, just sit and wait for dinner." Long Aotian thought it was something important, but it turned out to be just a small matter like killing fish and cooking.

Back in the day, when Long Aotian was at the height of his success, he didn't become arrogant. Instead, he spent a lot of money taking classes to improve himself. Naturally, cooking skills were just one of them. (Okay, actually, he took the classes to impress girls... If he weren't naturally lacking in natural beauty, why would he have bothered taking cooking classes to win over a goddess? Luckily, he resisted the urge to go to South Korea for plastic surgery, otherwise, he would have suffered this misfortune at thirty, and all that money would have been wasted!)

"You...can cook?"

"Of course, my wife, wait a moment, I'll show you what I can do!" With that, he rolled up his sleeves, handed the rest of the things to his wife Shen Juanxin, and then carried the fish into the kitchen.

Fortunately, he had been quite diligent when he learned to cook, and in less than half an hour, a braised fish and several other delicious dishes were served on the table.

"Wow, it smells so good." Shen Juanxin tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, leaned closer, and took a gentle sniff, immediately letting out a heartfelt exclamation.

"Then what are you waiting for, my lady? Why aren't you picking up your chopsticks?" Long Aotian smiled slightly and pushed the fish in front of her.

Even the usually demure Shen Juanxin couldn't resist picking up her chopsticks, taking a piece of fish belly meat, and gently putting it into her mouth.

This fish was incredibly fresh and delicious, with absolutely no fishy smell. Even compared to the best restaurants in Qianzhou City, it was in no way inferior! In fact, it was even better!

"Mmm~" Even Shen Juanxin, a noblewoman from a high-class family, couldn't help but exclaim in praise of the fish's taste, revealing a satisfied expression. "This fish is really well cooked. I didn't expect you to have such culinary skills."

Seeing her eating with such relish, Long Aotian was also pleased. "As long as my wife wants to eat, I will cook it for you every day from now on."

Shen Juanxin paused with her chopsticks, and two blushes appeared on her fair and beautiful cheeks.

"what happened?"

"No, it's nothing. You should eat too..."

"it is good."

Her voice was barely audible as she secretly looked up at Long Aotian, who was picking up his bowl and chopsticks. For the first time, she felt a slight sense of goodwill towards the person in front of her.

Halfway through his meal, Long Aotian remembered Jiang Shou's words from earlier that day, and his movements froze. He put down his chopsticks and looked at Shen Juanxin across from him.

"Um, I have something to tell you."

The two said in unison.

"My lady, you speak first."

"No, you should speak first."

"Alright." Long Aotian nodded, looking at the beautiful woman before him with a face that could launch a thousand ships. After some hesitation, he still said, "My wife, now that you're with me, living such a poor and hard life every day, have you ever regretted it?"

"I..." Shen Juanxin asked in surprise, "Why would you say that today?"

"Boom."

Long Aotian placed the heavy money bag on the wooden table and said in a deep voice, "I know I am not a good man. If my wife follows me, I'm afraid she will suffer. Although I am willing to change, this is not something that can be done overnight and will take time. If my wife has a better place to go, she can take this bag of money today, and I will find a way to send her away from Qianzhou City."

Although Long Aotian was not exactly a gentleman, he would never be willing to let such a beautiful woman suffer with him!

Looking at the money pouch on the wooden table and Long Aotian's serious face, Shen Juanxin suddenly shook her head, "I'm not going, I'm not going anywhere."

Long Aotian was startled and hurriedly asked worriedly, "The whole city must know about my impending expulsion from the Zhenye Division. Aren't you afraid?"

Shen Juanxin's slender shadow looked so beautiful under the moonlight. Although she was thin, her words were so reassuring. Long Aotian would never forget that night and what she said.

She said, "Now that I have married you, you are my husband, Shen Juanxin. Although you have a history of bad behavior, you have turned over a new leaf and are determined to change... I will never abandon you."

Her eyes remained gentle, but her words carried a new firmness. "The road ahead is long and arduous, and you and I should journey together... Besides, even if we must flee this city of Qianzhou, we should go together..."

"Yes, in that case, I understand my wife's intentions." Long Aotian clenched his fist. "No matter the outcome, I will do my best!"

"Well, I believe you."

"By the way, my wife had something to say just now, what was it?"

……

The next day.

The rooster had crowed, but Long Aotian was still fast asleep. Since Shen Congxin and Shen Juanxin had never consummated their marriage, he consciously slept in the woodshed.

But early that morning, just as dawn was breaking and the roosters had crowed, he vaguely heard a commotion outside the door.

“Sister Wang, I have already handed over these clothes, why won’t you pay me?” Shen Juanxin stood inside the courtyard gate, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

"Hmph, I just won't give you money, you vixen, so what?" In front of her was a shrewish woman who was fat and ugly, with a mole on her chin. She was holding a beautiful dress that Shen Juanxin had just made, and a middle-aged man with his head down and looking timid stood beside her.

"Sister Wang, I haven't provoked you or offended you, so why are you being so hurtful?" Shen Juanxin frowned and said, "This business is about cash on delivery. If you're unwilling to pay, then give me back my clothes." With that, she reached out her hand, wanting to take back the clothes she had worked so hard to make over the past few days from Sister Wang.

But to everyone's surprise, the fat woman was quite fierce. She slapped her hand away, looked at Shen Juanxin with disdain, and said sarcastically, "Miss Shen, what are you pretending for? You don't think no one knows what you've been up to, do you? You're already married, yet you spend all your time fooling around with other men!"

"You're supposed to be a noble lady, yet you're so shameless! You want this dress back? Bah! Even if it were given to me for free, I'd still find it reeks of a vixen!" With that, the incredibly strong Sister Wang raised her arms and, right in front of Shen Juanxin, tore the dress she had painstakingly made to shreds!