Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

Lai Mazi's eyes darted around. "Brother Lei, I heard you went up the mountain and killed a bear yesterday? You must have made several hundred yuan from the bounty and the bear pelt, right?"

Lai Mazi was over thirty years old, much older than Zhao Lei, yet he still shamelessly called Zhao Lei "brother".

However, Zhao Lei didn't bother to pay him any attention.

Lai Mazi wasn't annoyed; he just chuckled and put the money in his pocket.

"Brother Lei, now that you're capable, can you mentor the brothers? Let's make money together."

"Get lost! Wolves travel a thousand miles to eat meat, dogs travel a thousand miles to eat shit. I'm not like you!"

Zhao Lei was no longer going to fall for their tricks.

He was tricked into gambling by sweet talk, which led to his abandonment of his wife and children!

If it weren't for having a wife, children, and elderly parents, Zhao Lei wouldn't have even considered repaying the money.

Right now, all I want is to get rid of him as soon as possible so I can live a good life with my wife and kids!

Lai Mazi's expression changed upon hearing this.

"Alright, alright, you're really something, Zhao Lei, now you're so capable and make so much money, I can't possibly be your equal...!"

After saying that, Lai Mazi and his two accomplices slunk away.

However, they had only walked a dozen steps from Zhao Lei's house.

One of the underlings complained somewhat discontentedly, "Brother Ma, isn't Zhao Lei getting a little too cocky? He doesn't respect us anymore!"

"Yeah, Brother Ma, this kid's got money now, shouldn't we take advantage of this and ask for more?"

"Second Brother is right. A debt of a thousand yuan was settled with only a hundred. Didn't we suffer a bit of a loss?"

Lai Mazi glanced back at the Zhao family's courtyard gate, his eyes filled with malice.

"What's the rush? If you can get something out of him once, you can get something out of him again..."

"Before, there was nothing we could do about him because he had no money, but now that he can earn money, he's highly sought after!"

"Zhao Lei has a wife and kids; he can't afford to waste time with us... We'll see!"

On the other side, the Zhao family's earthen house.

After this little incident with Lai Mazi, Qin Yuchan couldn't fall asleep anymore.

They were already dressed and ready to go out.

Today is Monday, and she has to go to school to start teaching the children.

Before leaving, she surprisingly greeted Zhao Lei, saying, "I'm going to school."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

Zhao Lei responded, somewhat flattered.

Eh?

Zhao Lei only realized what had happened after Qin Yuchan left.

Did Qin Yuchan change her gender today? She actually went to work with a big smile on her face?

Zhao Lei looked at the rising sun on the horizon in disbelief.

"The sun didn't rise in the west either..."

Ok.

It must be because the in-depth discussion last night was quite thorough!

Women!

Whatever worries or grievances, a deep conversation will resolve them!

If it wasn't resolved, then the communication wasn't deep enough!

And now, Qin Yuchan has even started flirting with her...

Qin Yuchan's walking posture was rather strange today.

However, I was in a good mood, and before I knew it, my pace had quickened considerably.

The journey, which normally takes 40 minutes, only took about half an hour to reach the school gate.

As soon as she arrived at the entrance of Tuanjie Township Primary School, she saw a middle-aged couple standing outside the school gate.

"Brother Shou Shan? Sister-in-law?"

Qin Yuchan recognized the couple at a glance.

These are the parents of Wang Xiaofang, the student who died in the accident.

The woman burst into tears the moment she saw Qin Yuchan and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Teacher Qin! Thank you! Thank you!"

Qin Yuchan was startled and quickly stepped forward to help her up, saying, "Sister-in-law, please get up, don't be like this!"

The man's eyes were also red. "Teacher Qin, if your husband hadn't killed that beast, we wouldn't even have been able to find our child's body..."

"Yes, we don't have much to repay you with, please accept this..."

As he spoke, the man handed over a basket of eggs.

Upon seeing this, Qin Yuchan couldn't help but think of Wang Xiaofang, and tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it.

In this day and age, eggs are an indispensable source of protein for every household.

Qin Yuchan cannot accept it!

"Brother Shoushan, I can't accept these eggs. I didn't do anything... What are you doing...?"

"Teacher Qin, although you didn't say it, I can guess that you must have whispered something in Zhao Lei's ear. After all, Zhao Lei isn't a member of the militia, nor is he a hunter from the hunting team... It must have taken a lot of determination for him to risk his life to hunt a bear this time!"

"Brother and sister-in-law, as Xiaofang's teacher, I also bear some responsibility for failing to protect my student..."

"No! Teacher Qin, it's all the child's fate. We're already very grateful to have found the child's whole body..."

Even though Qin Yuchan repeatedly declined, she couldn't resist the affection of Wang Shoushan and his wife, and finally accepted the eggs.

"Please accept my condolences. Xiaofang wouldn't want you to be like this. You must continue to live your lives well..."

Rural people are simple and honest.

The couple had no other intentions than to express their gratitude to Qin Yuchan for her concern for the child.

The item has been delivered, and my wish has been fulfilled.

The couple bid farewell to Qin Yuchan, their solitary figures slowly disappearing into the distance...

On the other side, Zhao Lei was chopping firewood in the yard, while Su Wanqing was helping to stack the firewood.

Zhao Lei has no direct relatives left in his family, and no elderly person to help take care of the children.

Therefore, the three ex-wives took turns caring for the children.

Normally, Qin Yuchan takes care of the child on weekends, while Jiang Xinyue and Su Wanqing take turns caring for the child from Monday to Friday, depending on the situation.

If they are too busy, they can only send the child to Qin Yuchan's parents' house.

Today is Su Wanqing's day off, and he is in charge of taking care of the three children at home.

At this moment, the whole family was having a lively time in the yard.

Little Stone Zhao Yufeng picked up a twig and started scribbling on the ground.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho..."

Yuanyuan squatted down beside him, imitating Zhao Lei by swinging a small branch at the woodpile.

The older Zhao Yupei was playing with a shuttlecock not far away.

Just then, the courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open.

Qin Bowen walked in carrying two homemade hunting rifles...

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! Let's go, let's go hunting in the mountains!"

Zhao Lei stopped what he was doing, somewhat surprised: "What brings you here, kid?"

"Hey brother-in-law! Let's take advantage of this good weather and pull off a great job!"

Qin Bowen patted the gun. "I've borrowed your gun, brother. There are no bears on the mountain now, so it's very safe. Besides, you sold a bear skin for a hundred yuan yesterday, which made a lot of people envious. They rushed up the mountain to hunt early this morning!"

"Brother-in-law, you have so many skills, you can't let them go to waste at home!"

"Let's go, brother-in-law! If we're late, they'll have already hunted all the good prey!"

Su Wanqing brought out a bowl of water from the kitchen. "Bowen, your brother-in-law only had a day of peace, and you're making him go up the mountain again?"

"Hey? Sister Wanqing, are you taking care of my nieces and nephews at home today?"