Reborn in 1981, the first to get rich start with dairy cows.

Because the autumn planting season has just ended, this is the most leisurely time for the locals. They have nothing to do and just chat idly in the team.

Just after lunch that day, Shen Weiguo was strolling around the production team when Mao Dan from the next production team found him.

"Wei Guo, what are you busy with?"

"Oh, Maodan, what brings you to our team? What's up?"

Mao Dan's eyes flickered, and he said vaguely, "Nothing much, just taking a walk."

Shen Weiguo didn't believe him. How could he possibly wander into someone else's team while just walking around?

"Come on, what can't you say?"

"Alright, actually, Honglin organized a gathering, but they're short one person..."

"Honglin's back? Wasn't he in the city? When did he get back?"

Mao Honglin was a celebrity in the Hongxing Production Team because he was the only one who worked in Pengcheng City.

In those days, the benefits for employees of state-owned factories in the city were quite good, so they naturally became the envy of the team.

The red flag was right next to the red star, so naturally they knew.

"Yes, I just got back. They said the factory was busy recently, so they're letting me rest for a few days. They said they'll have to go back to the city later, and they'll be busy again during the Chinese New Year."

"Let's go, it's been a long time since we chatted, let's go take a look."

The two followed the ridges of the fields, and after crossing the bridge, they arrived at Mao Honglin's house not far away.

"Honglin, look who I've invited over!" Maodan shouted as soon as he reached the courtyard gate.

Shen Weiguo took a step back, but seeing that Mao Dan was making a lot of noise, he took two more steps, lifted the curtain, and went inside.

Several people were sitting around in the room, most of them from the Red Star Production Team, some from the Red Flag Team, and a few unfamiliar faces.

"Weiguo, long time no see. I heard your wife's factory has reopened?"

Mao Honglin was playing cards when he saw Shen Weiguo coming over and greeted him with a smile.

"Hmm, it's been over a month since we started work, what are you guys doing?"

The room was full of men, each with a cigarette in their mouth, puffing out smoke. Mao Honglin had just finished playing and offered a cigarette to Shen Weiguo.

"Wow, Friendship, as expected of Honglin, even the cigarettes you usually smoke are so high-end." Shen Weiguo took it and put it behind his ear, then took out the Alliance cigarette from his pocket, thought for a moment, and still didn't share it.

Last month he was still drawing the torch, but recently Tang Yue gave him his November salary in advance and he also brought home a bonus, so he happily upgraded his status a bit.

But now this cigarette is no longer presentable.

"Wei Guo, want to come along?"

"Let's finish this in one go," Mao Honglin suggested.

Shen Weiguo hesitated for a moment. He watched for a while; it was a money game.

Before, when we played "Strive for the Top" in our team, the wins and losses were at most a few cents, but here, the wins and losses in a single game are all a few cents.

But he hadn't played in a long time, and he was itching to play again.

"Weiguo, is it because your wife is too strict and won't let you play?" someone joked, and everyone burst into laughter. Someone else added fuel to the fire, "Maybe your wife controls all the money, and you don't have any in your pocket!"

Shen Weiguo pursed his lips, pulled out a ten-yuan note from his pocket, slammed it on the table, and didn't say anything, just held his head high.

"Wow, Wei Guo, when did you become so rich!"

"Yeah, last time we played five-cent bets you thought it was too big, how come you're suddenly so rich?"

"That was then. Now that person has a capable nephew, who among you can compare?"

Hearing the compliments from others, Shen Weiguo smiled smugly.

The people around him quickly made room for him to sit down.

It has to be said that Shen Weiguo is in the spotlight today and has extremely good luck with his cards.

By the end of the game in the afternoon, he had won more than six yuan, making him the biggest winner.

"Sorry everyone, my wife is coming home soon, I have to go home now."

Having achieved good results on the first day, Shen Weiguo immediately agreed when asked again on the second day.

However, his luck at cards wasn't great today, and he only won a few cents. But given yesterday's result, Shen Weiguo still felt dissatisfied.

So he came back on the third day, but this time he lost money. In fact, he lost 8 yuan, and even gave back all the money he had won in the previous two days.

By the fifth day, after losing another 5 yuan, he had lost all twelve yuan he had.

He could only awkwardly give way to others, wondering how to get some more money from Tang Yue and what excuse to use.

Two days later, when Tang Yue wanted to make noodles but found that she was out of flour, she asked Shen Weiguo to go buy some. He could no longer hide it.

"Shen Weiguo, speak up! I told you to go buy flour, what's the meaning of your staying here?"

Shen Weiguo hung his head, frowning and looking a little impatient.

"Is it so hard for me to do something? You don't expect me to go shopping, do you? I've had a long day, and I still have to cook for you. How can you bear to make me go?"

"Oh, that's not what I meant."

"What do you mean? Then go ahead and do it!"

Tang Yue was furious and questioned him directly.

"Don't argue in front of the children." Shen Weiguo hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to explain that he had no money.

"Stop talking nonsense," Tang Yue interrupted, then suddenly realized something and asked incredulously, "You're not out of money, are you?"

Shen Weiguo then chuckled awkwardly, exchanged a glance with Tang Yue, and gave an embarrassed smile.

"Wait a minute, Xingxing asked you for money a few days ago, and I saw you take out quite a bit. Where's the money?"

As Tang Yue spoke, she observed Shen Weiguo's expression, and her heart skipped a beat.

He immediately stared at Shen Weiguo and said, "You went to play cards and lost?!"

Seeing that Shen Weiguo, who was usually very talkative, hadn't said a word for a long time and was just sitting on the stool without moving, Tang Yue was so anxious that she slapped him on the back.

"Playing cards, huh? Things were just starting to look up, and you're already gambling! I don't think you want this family anymore! Waaah... I work hard every day, and you just laze around at home! Waaah..."

Tang Yue started crying as she spoke.

Although Shen Weiguo was usually unreliable, he had never made any major mistakes, which Tang Yue found hard to accept.

Just then, Shen Changping arrived with Liu Xiuying and Shen Dong. Hearing Tang Yue sobbing, they quickly comforted her.

Upon hearing Tang Yue's halting explanation of the situation, Liu Xiuying became so angry that she grabbed her son's arm and was about to hit him.

Shen Changping was even more direct, asking to find a broom.

"Dad, what are you doing, Dad? The children are all here!"

Upon seeing the broom handle, Shen Weiguo jumped up, yelling, "Can't we just not go next time?!"

"Wife, I was wrong. I was greedy and idle. I deserve to die a horrible death. Please forgive me, wife. I'll never go again!"

Shen Dong could only comfort his aunt from the sidelines; he didn't dare to interrupt.

As soon as he looked up, he received a pleading look from Shen Weiguo. Shen Dong waved his hand, indicating that he couldn't help, but Shen Weiguo still pouted, asking for his help.

Shen Dong could only say helplessly, "Uncle, you really can't go gambling anymore. Several people at our factory who gambled were good-for-nothings, and I fired them all. You can't go either!"

"Yes, yes, you're right, I promise I won't go!" Shen Weiguo said, glancing at Tang Yue's expression. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that her face had softened.

"You're not going to buy flour, are you, Uncle? Let's hurry up and go buy it." Shen Dong pulled Shen Weiguo and quickly fled the scene.