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

"Oh, is that so? That's wonderful!" Luo Hongyan was overjoyed. "As long as we succeed in obtaining the Seven Star Grass, Chief Inspector Shen, when you rise to great heights and have a bright future, don't forget me, hahaha!"

"Don't worry, if I have a bite to eat, you'll have a bite too!"

Long Aotian was also very happy, after all, everyone loves to hear such compliments.

Moreover, he genuinely believed it was an opportunity. Isn't that how time-travel novels are written? Anyway, all sorts of good things happen to the protagonist, and the protagonist just can't die no matter what.

Although this time it might require some strategy, he has already seen through Jiang Shou's scheme. All he has to do is play along and follow the will of Heaven!

The two chatted happily in the private room, and soon finished both the wine and the meat.

Luo Hongyan helped Long Aotian, who was trembling, down the stairs, and the waiter hurriedly went to meet him.

"Get Lord Shen home safely, understand?" Luo Hongyan said, casually tossing out a piece of silver.

The waiter quickly caught the loose change and said happily, "Alright, don't worry, Chief Inspector Luo, I will definitely bring Chief Inspector Shen home safely!"

"Hmm." Luo Hongyan responded coldly, then showed no signs of drunkenness and quickly left Ruyi Restaurant.

……

The next morning.

After the rooster crowed, the sun shone brightly overhead, but Long Aotian was still asleep on his bed.

He turned slightly to the side and saw Jiang Beichuan's big face.

"Wow!"

Suddenly seeing a human face, Long Aotian was so frightened that he almost jumped out of his skin.

"Beichuan, what are you doing here?"

"My lord, my injuries have just healed today, but I waited at the office for a long time and you didn't come, so I came to your house to look for you." Jiang Beichuan finished speaking and smiled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian immediately sat up, looked at Jiang Beichuan in front of him, rubbed his eyes and said, "You've come at the right time. I happen to have something to discuss with you."

"what's up?"

Long Aotian opened his mouth to speak, but a commotion suddenly came from outside the door.

"Neighbors, come and take a look!"

"This young lady of the Shen family owes money and refuses to pay it back. My family lives in Shenjia Town, hundreds of miles away. I've been going back and forth for over a year, but I still haven't seen a single penny!"

"If it weren't for the fact that we had some past connections with your family, I would have reported you to the authorities long ago! But now, Miss Shen has married a good man who works in the Zhenye Division!"

Shen Shuping stood outside the door, crying in a very fake tone, shouting, "I went to the town's night watchman's office to report this to the authorities, but they said I had to handle it myself and refused to help me! Heavens! Is there any justice left in this world? Is there any law left?!"

"Sir, who is making such a racket outside?" Jiang Beichuan asked, his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Should I go and deal with this scoundrel for you?"

Upon hearing this, Long Aotian immediately raised his hand to stop him, then gave him an address and told him to do something according to his instructions.

"My lord, it's not that Beichuan doesn't trust you. It's just... is this really going to work?" Jiang Beichuan looked at Long Aotian with some worry.

Long Aotian immediately patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, Beichuan. As long as you do as I say, it will definitely work!"

Upon hearing Long Aotian's words, Jiang Beichuan did not hesitate. He immediately gripped his sword and, following Long Aotian's instructions, scaled the wall and left the courtyard.

Long Aotian patted his cheeks to clear his head.

"Second Uncle, I didn't say I wouldn't pay you back, but the amount is too large, so please give me some more time." Outside the door, Shen Juanxin handed Shen Shuping the money she had painstakingly saved from making clothes for others. "This money is all saved penny by penny. Although it's not much, please take it, Second Uncle, and give me some more time."

Unexpectedly, Shen Shuping was unyielding to both soft and hard approaches. Faced with Shen Juanxin's pleading, he slapped her, knocking all the money to the ground!

"I know you're not exactly well-off either, Uncle," Shen Shuping pressed. "But your family is struggling too. Is it fair that you're trying to fool me with such a small amount of money?"

soon.

The small vendors and passersby stopped to look in this direction, and the discussions grew louder and louder.

"This is Miss Shen? How did she end up like this? It's so pitiful..." Some people felt sorry for Shen Juanxin as she cried her eyes out.

"Those who owe money and don't pay it back should be struck by lightning!" Others held the opposite view, saying, "How wealthy was the Shen family before? Since she enjoyed it for so many years, she should be the one to pay off the debts her father incurred!"

"yes……"

"You can't owe people money..."

As the controversy grew louder, Shen Juanxin pleaded with her second uncle for more time, saying that she was confident she could pay off all her debts with her tailoring skills.

But Shen Shuping wasn't buying it. He was after Shen Juanxin's family heirloom, and he wasn't going to give up until he got his hands on it.

“My dear niece, if you don’t have the money, you can have your man who’s an official pay it back.” Shen Shuping teased deliberately, “Anyway, isn’t he the most powerful person in Qianzhou City lately?”

"This is my business, it has nothing to do with him." Shen Juanxin was afraid that her matter would implicate Long Aotian, so she deliberately said that it had nothing to do with him.

"It's okay, you just have to pay it back yourself?" Shen Shuping immediately grabbed her wrist, rolled up his sleeves to look over, and found no trace of the bracelet. So he snapped at her, "Where's the jadeite red jade golden wing bracelet? If you don't have the money to pay it back, just give me that bracelet as collateral!"

"I..." Shen Juanxin tried desperately to pull her second uncle's hand away, but as a weak woman, she had no strength. So she could only say, "Second Uncle, this bracelet is a family heirloom of my Shen family. My father warned me before he died that I should not sell it when I am poor, nor should I abandon it when I am rich!"

"I don't care about you!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the courtyard gate behind them suddenly rang during their argument.

A figure quickly appeared before everyone; it was none other than Long Aotian!

"Lord Shen, Lord Shen has come out."

"Now this is going to be interesting! Let's see how Lord Shen handles his family affairs!"

"I think Lord Shen has done a good thing for our Qianzhou City. Duan Ran should turn over a new leaf. If he continues to bully the people with his official position, everyone in Qianzhou City will look down on him!"

"You're Shen Juanxin's man, right?" Shen Shuping saw Long Aotian push open the door and come out, and fearing the consequences, he wanted to seize the initiative.

As a result, Long Aotian completely ignored him and simply said coldly, "Let go."

"what?"

"I said, let go of my hand!"

At this moment, Shen Shuping's hand was still gripping Shen Juanxin's wrist!