Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

For a moment, the scene fell silent.

Many women's eyes reddened, tears welling up, and one by one they raised their sleeves to wipe them away.

The old men turned their heads away and remained silent, but their Adam's apples bobbed several times.

Even Fan Ha'er was silent at this moment, standing there staring blankly at Xiao Hei.

"well……"

After sighing, Zhao Da'e stepped forward and patted Xiao Hei's little head.

Xiao Hei weakly raised its eyelids and looked at the unfamiliar old woman.

Zhao Da'e stroked its forehead. "Little Black, don't worry. Once you're in our Liu family, you're family. You'll have three meals a day. If anyone dares to mistreat you, I, Zhao Da'e, will be the first to object."

She paused, then added, "You should just settle down and live peacefully at my Liu family's house."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei's tail twitched slightly.

"Grandma, Little Blackie's tail moved! It moved!" Liu Nian exclaimed happily upon seeing this.

"Yes, yes!" Zhao Da'e laughed as well.

"Knock knock~"

At this moment, Lin Wanqiu, holding Panpan's hand, walked up to Liu Bei.

Panpan peeked over and gently touched Xiao Hei's head with her little hand.

"So soft." Panpan's eyes lit up immediately.

She brought her face close, her forehead touching Xiao Hei's, rubbed against it, and then "smack!" kissed Xiao Hei's forehead.

"Xiao Hei, welcome to our family!"

Feeling the warmth from Panpan, Xiao Hei's ears twitched.

Seeing this, Lin Wanqiu slowly squatted down and reached out to stroke the fur on Xiao Hei's back.

She smiled and said gently, "Xiao Hei, from today onwards, you are the ninth member of our family."

"Um?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei felt a slight warmth in his heart.

Zhao Da'e, he has three wives, three children, plus Xiao Hei, making a total of nine people.

Lin Wanqiu's words truly showed that she considered Xiao Hei as one of her own.

That's a beautifully said statement.

"snort!"

Suddenly, a cold snort came from behind.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Chunyan pulled Xiaobao over.

Xiao Bao carried his toy gun and ran up to Xiao Hei, gesturing at it:

"Doggy, let's play with guns!"

"biubiubiu!"

"..."

"Woof woof!"

After watching Xiao Bao gesture, Xiao Hei barked at Xiao Bao twice.

"Wow! Mommy! Little Blackie is talking! Little Blackie is talking to me!!"

"Haha~ This little darling~ is so funny~ Haha~"

The villagers couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Zhao Chunyan's lips curled up slightly, a hint of smugness on her face.

Grandma spoke to Xiao Hei, but it didn't make a sound.

Lin Wanqiu spoke to Xiao Hei, but it didn't make a sound.

Even when Panpan kissed it, it didn't make a sound.

When it was his son's turn to say "biubiubiu", Xiao Hei spoke up.

This little black dog really gave my mother and me face.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chunyan felt very proud.

She reached out and ruffled the little black head.

"Little Black."

"From today onwards, you are my second son, Zhao Chunyan."

"Pfft~"

Fan Ha'er almost choked.

"The...second son?"

"Brother Bei, you gave birth to a dog! How did you do that? Can you tell me your tricks?"

Liu Bei: "..."

Black lines were sticking out of his forehead.

The surrounding villagers were stunned for a moment, and then they all erupted in uproar.

"Chunyan, this is a dog. You're treating it like your son? Aren't you mistaken?"

"What's wrong with the dog?" Zhao Chunyan glared. "My son can make it talk, which means it has a connection with us. What's wrong with my son? What right do you have to object?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the villagers wisely kept quiet.

Lin Wanqiu gave Zhao Chunyan a meaningful look, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up.

It was common for many dog ​​owners in their past lives to treat their dogs like sons.

But this is 1981. In this day and age, it's rare to treat a dog like a son.

Zhao Chunyan actually made a decision ahead of its time.

This third wife is quite innovative.

That's interesting!

"Hello, Xiao Hei."

Just as Liu Bei was surprised, Su Yuehe walked up and said, "Welcome to the Liu family."

Liu Nian touched Xiao Hei's head again and whispered, "Xiao Hei, it doesn't hurt anymore, okay? I'll blow on it for you."

After saying that, she leaned close to Xiao Hei's belly, which was wrapped in gauze, and gently blew two breaths through her little mouth.

Xiao Hei tilted its head and looked at Liu Nian, its tail tip twitching again.

Liu Bei looked down at the little black dog in his arms. Its black bean eyes were looking at the whole family. The tear stains in its eyes had not yet dried, but its tail had already begun to wag slowly.

"Snap!"

Panpan and Nian clapped almost simultaneously.

"Xiao Hei is family!"

"Dogs are family!"

Seeing this, Ai Changhe, who was standing next to him, smiled.

After laughing for a while, he wiped his face again.

He patted Liu Bei on the shoulder: "Brother Liu Bei, I'm leaving Xiao Hei in your hands now."

"Secretary Ai, don't worry. As long as our Liu family has food to eat, we will never let Xiao Hei go hungry."

Ai Changhe nodded. "I believe you!"

After saying that, he shifted his gaze from Xiao Hei to the eight- or nine-meter-long white python corpse behind him.

The python was pure white, and its thick body was thicker than a water bucket.

Ai Changhe stared for several seconds, then sighed.

"What a pity. Such a huge python... I wish it were alive."

"Does Sun Changjiang absolutely need to be alive?" Liu Bei saw through his thoughts.

"Hmm." Ai Changhe smiled wryly, "He told me before that he wanted a live white snake to take back and cultivate for research. Now the snake is white and big enough, but it's dead..."

Liu Bei thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you call Sun Changjiang first? What if he's going to die? Such a big python would be valuable for research even if it's dead."

"Yes!" Ai Changhe slapped his thigh. "I'll go right now!"

After saying that, Ai Changhe quickly went to the village committee office under Fan Sanyuan's guidance.

……

Fifteen minutes later, Ai Changhe returned.

"How so?" Liu Bei asked.

"It's done! When Sun Changjiang heard that you had killed a white python weighing over 300 pounds, he was extremely excited. He said he would come over right away and told us to wait and keep a close eye on the white python, and not to let anyone touch it!"

"Are they on their way now?"

"He's on his way! He said he'll be here on a sidecar motorcycle, it'll take a little over an hour!"

As soon as the news came out, the villagers who had been watching started discussing it again.

"A white python weighing over 300 pounds! How much is that worth?"

"I heard that Boss Sun is a big businessman; he's definitely not stingy!"

"Is Liu Bei going to strike it rich again after his trip to the mountains?"

Fan Ha'er leaned close to Liu Bei's ear and asked, "Brother Bei, how much do you think this python can sell for?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "It's hard to say. Let's wait and see when Sun Changjiang arrives."

……

More than an hour later.

It had gotten completely dark.

The villagers brought out a few kerosene lamps at the village entrance, illuminating the small open space next to the white python.

"Put-put-put~"

A military green sidecar motorcycle trailer drove into the village.

As soon as the car stopped, Sun Changjiang jumped out and ran over eagerly.

"Where is the white python?"

"Isn't that it?" Liu Bei pointed.

"My God..."

Upon seeing the large white python, Sun Changjiang's mouth formed an "O" shape, and his eyes widened instantly.

He circled the white python, squatted down to touch its scales, pried open its mouth to examine its fangs, and finally stood up, staring intently at Liu Bei.

"How did you kill this snake?"

"We didn't kill them."

Liu Bei told the truth, "It was killed by a tiger in the mountains."

"Tiger?" Sun Changjiang asked, his face full of doubt.

"Yes, they are tigers, two in total. One male and one female. Both are big ones."

"I see!"

Sun Changjiang suddenly realized, "Comrade Liu Bei, you're really lucky!"

After saying that, he walked around the white python again, gesturing its length as he went.

"Its length is approximately 8.6 meters... no, closer to 9 meters. Its weight is estimated to be between 320 and 350 pounds. As for the breed..."

After a pause, Sun Changjiang looked at Liu Bei.

"Comrade Liu Bei, do you know what kind of python this is?"

"have no idea!"

Liu Bei shook his head.

Sun Changjiang said, "That species is very rare and has high research value. Originally, I wanted to buy a small white snake to raise slowly, but I didn't expect... you directly brought me an adult one."

He paused, then held up one finger.

"I'll take this python. Price..."