Outside the yard, under the old locust tree.
Jiang Yan saw her looking at him stupidly through the crack in the door, met her gaze, and curled the corners of his lips lazily.
He raised his hand and greeted her from a distance, his movements casual yet somewhat ruffian.
Lin Jianxue frowned slightly.
She glanced behind her out of the corner of her eye.
Fu Qingqing was still hiding behind the window of the east wing, with only her little head poking out, looking out nervously.
This guy!
Lin Jianxue cursed inwardly.
I asked him to protect Fu Qingqing, but he just followed the girl so blatantly?
It scared me like a frightened little rabbit, and I just hid back home, not even daring to go out?
She pinched her brows and felt that Jiang Yan's brain seemed to be a little not working well.
For a few bucks, you hired such an unreliable guy?
She took a deep breath and tried to make her voice sound calm.
"Qingqing, don't be afraid, I know the person outside."
"I'm going to go out and talk to him. You stay in the room and don't come out."
Behind the window, Fu Qingqing suddenly opened her eyes wide when she heard this, her little face full of surprise and confusion.
Sister Xiaoxue... do you know him?
Sister Xiaoxue has only been in Tonghua Village for a few days? How come she already knows so many people?
Before she could recover from her shock, Lin Jianxue had already unbolted the gate.
With a "creak", the courtyard door was opened.
Lin Jianxue walked out calmly.
When Jiang Yan saw that she was really coming towards him, a barely perceptible hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He slowly threw the cigarette butt between his fingers onto the ground and crushed it with his toes.
Then he stood a little further, and his nonchalant look subsided a little.
"Comrade Lin, hello."
He grinned, revealing two rows of fangs, and his voice was still that lazy tone.
Lin Jianxue glanced at him indifferently, then quickly looked to the left.
Fortunately, there are not many people on the road at this time.
She walked quickly towards Jiang Yan and pulled him to a more secluded corner.
"Why are you here?" She lowered her voice, with a hint of scrutiny in her cold eyes.
Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows, seeming a little puzzled by her behavior, but still moved according to her will.
He put his hands in his trouser pockets and leaned lazily against the earthen wall.
"Comrade Lin, what are you talking about? Didn't you pay me to be that little girl's bodyguard?"
He raised his chin towards the Fu family's courtyard.
"That guy's called Jiang Erniu. I've already had someone give him a good 'treat'. I guarantee he won't be able to get out of bed for ten days or half a month."
"This little girl went out to chop wood today, and I figured I'd keep an eye on her, right? What if she runs into any stupid people again?"
He said it as a matter of course, with an expression that said, "I'm doing this for work."
Lin Jianxue listened, but felt speechless.
You call this "looking after"?
He almost followed the person to his doorstep, and still scared him like that!
She rubbed her swollen temples and tried her best to control her emotions.
"You scared her."
Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he touched his smooth chin, and a hint of amusement flashed in his peach blossom eyes.
"Oh? Are you so timid?"
"He's like a little quail, so easily frightened."
There was a hint of joking in his tone, and he seemed to find this matter quite interesting.
Lin Jianxue looked at him with an indifferent look, and the depression in her heart rose again.
She thought about it and decided that she had to explain this matter clearly to Qingqing.
Otherwise, that girl is very sensitive and might start to have wild thoughts, thinking that she is being targeted by some bad guy again.
After all, after what happened with Jiang Erniu, Fu Qingqing is now like a frightened bird.
"Come with me." Lin Jianxue looked at Jiang Yan with a tone that did not allow for argument.
Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow: "Where are you going?"
"Go in and explain it clearly to Fu Qingqing so that she won't misunderstand."
Jiang Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then his mouth widened into a grin as if he had heard something funny.
"Okay." He agreed readily.
He stood up and glanced at Lin Jianxue lazily, with a somewhat nonchalant and teasing tone in his voice.
"You're not afraid of being seen and gossiped about by others when you're with me."
Lin Jianxue stared at Jiang Yan with her cold eyes, the corners of her lips raised slightly.
"I don't mind."
"As for you, don't be afraid of being gossiped about."
Jiang Yan felt a little strange when he heard Lin Jianxue's words, "I don't care, but you should not be afraid of being gossiped about."
He leaned lazily against the earthen wall, and his charming peach blossom eyes couldn't help but look at Lin Jianxue a few more times.
The girl in front of me was wearing a light blue khaki shirt that had been washed clean, which was tucked neatly into her dark trousers, outlining her slender waist.
Her hair was braided into two neat pigtails, which were black and shiny and hung in front of her chest.
Her skin was as pure as cold jade, and her cheeks, probably from the stress she had just felt, were slightly flushed with a healthy pink.
His eyebrows and eyes were very delicate, with a cool and bookish air, but his clear almond-shaped eyes also revealed an indescribable calmness and tenacity.
She looked like a delicate flower raised in a greenhouse, soft and weak, but when she spoke and did things, she had a kind of energy that could not be ignored.
It's very interesting.
The playful smile on Jiang Yan's lips deepened.
He stood up and followed Lin Jianxue to the gate of the Fu family courtyard.
Lin Jianxue walked to the courtyard door and knocked gently on the door.
"Qingqing, come out for a moment."
"This brother is a friend of mine. He's not a bad person."
Soon, the door of the east wing creaked open.
Fu Qingqing acted like a frightened little rabbit. She first poked her little head out and looked out nervously.
When she saw that the man standing next to Lin Jianxue was the man who had "followed" her before, her face became even more gloomy.
But when she saw Lin Jianxue waving at her with a gentle expression, she mustered up the courage, trotted out of the room, and hid behind Lin Jianxue in a few steps.
Lin Jianxue felt the little girl behind him was nervous, so he patted the back of her hand gently and comforted her:
"Qingqing, don't be afraid, I'll introduce you."
She turned sideways and pointed at Jiang Yan who was standing nonchalantly beside her.
"His name is Jiang Yan, and he works in... well, in town."
Lin Jianxue paused, blurring his identity.
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