Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

Liu Bei had just pushed open Lin Wanqiu's door when a hand pressed against his chest before he could even speak.

"Late autumn?" He paused, taken aback.

In the dim light, Lin Wanqiu's face was not clearly visible, but the strength of that hand was immense.

"Did you go next door first?"

Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively tried to explain, "I..."

"Don't even think about lying to me," Lin Wanqiu interrupted him, pointing to the wall.

Liu Bei looked in the direction she was pointing, and it was the direction of Zhao Chunyan's room. He immediately understood.

I thought I was being careful enough, but I didn't expect this woman to still notice.

"Late Autumn, let me explain..."

No need for explanation. I can forgive you.

"what?"

This time it was Liu Bei's turn to be surprised.

"However..." Lin Wanqiu stared intently at Liu Bei, "you have to spend more time with me than the people next door."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Liu Bei was stunned.

"Don't be a deserter, okay?" Lin Wanqiu hooked her arm around Liu Bei's neck and said affectionately.

"Boom!"

A buzzing sound went off in Liu Bei's head.

More time than the neighbor?

If he continues like this, will he even be able to get up tomorrow?

But Lin Wanqiu wrapped her arms around his neck and gently urged, "What are you still standing there for? Do you think I'm too old?"

"No...nothing like that...it's just..."

"What is it?"

"It's nothing."

Liu Bei quickly shook his head.

Things have come to this point; if he doesn't act decisively, is he even a man?

Damn it!

So what if I can't get up tomorrow? What's there to be afraid of?

Tonight, I'm going all out!

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, in Su Yuehe's room.

She was sleeping soundly when she was awakened by a faint sound.

"What was that sound?" Su Yuehe opened her eyes groggily.

The sound was coming from Lin Wanqiu's room on the left.

"Oh, it's Sister Wanqiu. She must have gotten up in the middle of the night!"

Su Yuehe yawned, and was about to go back to sleep when...

Suddenly, some strange noises came from next door.

"Hmm? Something's not right! Why is there a man's voice next door?"

Curious, she sat up and pressed her ear against the wall to listen carefully.

"That voice...it's Liu Bei's..."

"Could it be that...they are...?"

In an instant, Su Yuehe's neck and face turned completely red.

Sister Wanqiu and him... but they're clearly divorced!

How could it... how could it be like that?

How embarrassing!

Su Yuehe quickly covered her ears with her hands.

But the more she tried to cover it up, the more confused she became.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get rid of those images she shouldn't be thinking about.

She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Finally, having no other choice, she had to pull out two wads of cotton from under her pillow and stuff them forcefully into her ears.

Even so, those images still linger in my mind.

Su Yuehe hugged the blanket and buried her face even deeper.

"I don't want to think about it anymore..." she muttered to herself. "Go to sleep, go to sleep..."

The more she talked about it, the less she could sleep.

She tossed and turned until late into the night before finally drifting off to sleep.

……

As dawn approached.

"Bang!"

Liu Bei was kicked off the bed and fell to the ground, wincing in pain.

"Late Autumn! Why did you kick me?" He rubbed his buttocks and got up.

Lin Wanqiu sat on the bed and pointed out the window: "It's almost dawn, hurry back to your room."

"..."

Startled for a moment, Liu Bei realized what was happening and quickly put on his clothes.

He tiptoed to the door, opened it a crack, peeked out, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he found the yard quiet and empty, and safe. He then crouched down and slipped out.

"This guy..."

Seeing Liu Bei's thieving appearance, Lin Wanqiu couldn't help but laugh.

Soon, Liu Bei jogged back to his room, closed the door, and collapsed onto the bed.

"My God..." he rubbed his lower back, "This woman... she's too ruthless..."

Last night, Lin Wanqiu overwhelmed him like a flood, and even now his legs are still weak and his back is aching terribly.

"No, I need to rest for a while..." Liu Bei immediately closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

Little did he know that no sooner had he entered the room than Zhao Da'e poked her head out of the kitchen.

She watched as Liu Bei's room door closed, a smile playing on her lips.

"This kid... got along quite well with his two daughters-in-law last night."

"They just don't know when to stop; they've been making a fuss for too long."

"This can't go on; we need to find a chance to remind him."

"It's good to have children, but you also need to take care of your health."

Zhao Da'e smiled and turned to go into the kitchen to start preparing breakfast.

……

Eight o'clock in the morning.

"Dad! Dad! Get up and have breakfast!"

Hearing Panpan knocking on the door, Liu Bei groggily opened his eyes and rubbed his temples.

"knew……"

He responded and slowly got up.

"Squeak~"

As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw that Zhao Chunyan on his right had also opened her door.

The two exchanged a glance, and after recalling the crazy events of the previous night, they both froze, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

"Squeak!"

Just then, Lin Wanqiu's door on the left opened.

"Late autumn?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei looked over and met Lin Wanqiu's gaze.

"You guys just got up too?"

As soon as Lin Wanqiu said this, all three of them fell silent. For a moment, they stood at their respective doorways, looking at each other without saying a word.

"Haha~"

A few seconds later, Su Yuehe opened the door and came out yawning.

"Um?"

When she saw Liu Bei, Zhao Chunyan, and Lin Wanqiu standing at the door, she paused for a moment, then forced a smile and greeted them:

"Good morning...good morning..."

Lin Wanqiu was the first to speak: "Yuehe, didn't you sleep well last night? Why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"

Zhao Chunyan also came over to look: "Yes, there really are dark circles."

Liu Bei nodded in agreement: "Yuehe, are you feeling unwell?"

"..."

Su Yuehe's face flushed red.

I was thinking to myself, "You guys were up all night, how am I supposed to get a good night's sleep?"

But she couldn't say it outright, so she stammered, "I...I just..."

Just as Su Yuehe was wondering how to explain, Zhao Da'e's voice came from the kitchen:

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and wash up and eat breakfast!"

"Mother... Mother is calling us to hurry up and have breakfast. I'll go wash up first!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuehe felt as if she had been granted a pardon. After saying a few words, she hurriedly ran away, her ears burning as she ran.

"strangeness!"

The three of them looked at each other, shook their heads, and went to wash up.

……

Soon, breakfast was laid out in the main room.

There was corn porridge, pickled vegetables, cornbread, and a few boiled eggs.

Liu Bei had just sat down and hadn't even picked up his chopsticks when Fan Ha'er rushed in.

"Good morning, Brother Bei! Ladies and gentlemen!"

"Hey, you're here? Come on in, have a seat." Zhao Da'e greeted him.

Fan Ha'er didn't stand on ceremony and plopped down next to Liu Bei. He turned to look at Liu Bei, his eyes narrowing, and said, "Brother Bei, you look a bit tired. Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chunyan buried her head in her rice.

Lin Wanqiu also lowered her head and drank her porridge.

Su Yuehe buried her face in the bowl.

Liu Bei's lips twitched. He wanted to explain, but in front of the three children, he didn't know what to say.

"I...I slept quite well..." he said, forcing himself to speak.

"Really?" Fan Ha'er scratched his head. "But look at your face..."

"Let's eat!" Liu Bei interrupted Fan Ha'er before he could finish speaking.

"Oh... okay 1"

Fan Ha'er picked up his chopsticks, about to eat, when he glanced at his three sisters-in-law out of the corner of his eye and noticed that they were eating very quickly.

"Sister-in-law Chunyan, do you know what my brother Bei did last night? Tell me about it."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chunyan ate her rice even faster.

"What's going on?"

Fan Ha'er frowned, then turned to Lin Wanqiu: "Sister-in-law Wanqiu, what's wrong with Sister-in-law Chunyan? Is she so hungry? Did she lose a fight with Brother Bei last night?"

"Pfft~"

Su Yuehe spat out a mouthful of porridge.