Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

More than half an hour later, at Fanjiacun.

"We're home. Get off!" Liu Bei stopped his bicycle.

"Huh? This...are we home already?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Chunyan's thoughts were pulled back to reality from her blissful reverie, and she felt a little reluctant to leave.

"Yes. We're home. Chunyan, what's wrong?"

Liu Bei noticed that Zhao Chunyan was in a daze and was a little puzzled.

"Oh, no... nothing. Getting off the bus, right? I'll get off! Don't push me too hard!" Zhao Chunyan jumped off after rolling her eyes at Liu Bei.

"Da da da~"

Just then, footsteps could be heard in the darkness.

"Xiao Bei, Xiao Bei, you're finally back."

Before he could finish speaking, a figure rushed over.

Liu Bei looked closely and saw that it was Fan Ha'er's mother, Chen Qiaolan.

"Auntie, it's so late, aren't you asleep yet?"

"How can I sleep if Ha'er hasn't come home!"

"What? Hasn't Ha'er come home yet?" Upon hearing this, Liu Bei and Zhao Chunyan exclaimed in unison.

"Yes. Didn't he go out with you? Uh, right, where is he? I can't see him." Chen Qiaolan searched around, but still couldn't find Fan Ha'er.

Liu Bei and Zhao Chunyan looked at each other, and after exchanging glances, their expressions changed drastically.

"Chunyan, you stay with your aunt, I'm going back to check on her!"

After saying that, Liu Bei got back on his bicycle and rode off.

"Xiao Bei, where are you going?"

Chen Qiaolan looked puzzled. "You still haven't told me where Ha'er went?"

"Auntie, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"What is it? Does it have anything to do with my son? If so, tell me quickly. I want to hear it."

"Auntie, I said yes, but please don't rush me after you've listened, okay?"

"Tell me, tell me quickly! What is it?"

"Don't rush, come in and sit down in my yard, I'll tell you slowly!"

Zhao Chunyan comforted Chen Qiaolan and led her into the courtyard.

On this side,

After Liu Bei learned that Fan Ha'er had not yet returned home,

He was extremely anxious and rode his bicycle frantically out of Fanjiacun again.

Along the way, he rode while shouting Ha'er's name at the top of his lungs.

"Hey, where are you? Answer me if you hear me?"

"Ha'er, I know you're heartbroken because Yingzi's boss lady left. But you're still young, you can't do anything foolish!"

"My dear son, what will your parents do if anything happens to you?"

"Hey, did you hear me? If you did, say something!"

Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about your parents!

"You had a head injury when you were little, and your reactions are a bit slower than normal. People in the village jokingly call you 'Silly Boy,' and everyone in the surrounding area knows that Fan Shuanzhu from Fanjia Village has a mentally challenged son. But your father didn't despise you or abandon you. He and your mother scrimped and saved to raise you with great difficulty! Now they are getting old, and their hair is turning whiter. It's the time when they need you to take care of them. If you have a change of heart and abandon them now, how can your conscience allow it?"

"Ha'er, Yingzi's landlady is a good woman. If she saw you abandoning your parents and doing something foolish for her sake, she wouldn't forgive you; she would look down on you and even complain that you didn't take care of your parents in their old age, making her a jinx even after she dies!"

"Hey, did you hear me? If you're a good brother, a real man, a true man, then get out here and stop hiding in the dark corner like a useless rat!"

……

Along the way, Liu Bei's voice drifted through the fields, grass, and open air on both sides.

unconsciously,

In the blink of an eye, more than ten minutes had passed.

If you ride for a few more minutes, you'll reach the town.

But Liu Bei still couldn't find Fan Ha'er.

This would make his voice hoarse from shouting.

My heart was getting more and more anxious and tense.

In his past life,

Ha'er shed blood for him.

Reborn in this life

He hasn't even helped Ha'er achieve common prosperity yet.

But his good brother Ha'er had disappeared without a trace.

Wouldn't that diminish the significance of his rebirth by half?

No, no matter what, Ha'er can't be harmed.

"Hey, it's your brother Bei. I know you're hiding in the bushes nearby. If you hear my voice, come out."

"If you don't come out now—"

Just then, Liu Bei didn't notice what was under the wheel and accidentally bumped into a hard rock. The bicycle tire burst, and he fell off.

"Bang!"

In an instant, Liu Bei fell flat on his back.

But Ha'er hasn't appeared yet.

He didn't care whether he was in pain or not.

He forced himself to get up.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the grass on the left.

"Um?"

Upon hearing the sound, Liu Bei quickly looked over.

Soon, a wheel emerged from inside.

Then a figure appeared as well.

There are two more wheels at the back.

Although the night was very dark,

The moonlight was also sparse.

Only about 70-80% of the figure's face could be clearly seen.

But that's enough.

Because of that face,

Even if he were reduced to ashes, Liu Bei would never forget it.

It was the face of his good brother, Fan Ha'er.

"Ha! Is that really you?"

"Brother Bei."

Fan Ha'er pushed his pedicab over.

A moment later, he stopped the car, walked over, and helped Liu Bei up.

"Brother Bei, I'm sorry, I was wrong!"

"No, you're not wrong. You're absolutely right!" Liu Bei shook his head. "Are you...are you alright?"

"No!" Fan Ha'er shook his head.

"What are you doing in the bushes?" Liu Bei asked.

"I...I was talking to the young woman!"

"Huh?" Liu Bei was taken aback.

"But the young woman is in heaven, too far away from me. I couldn't hear what she was saying. So I had to stand on the car to try and hear her better. Who knew... who knew..."

"Does anyone know what happened?" Liu Bei pressed.

"Who knew I'd miss a step, fall off the bike, and pass out!"

Liu Bei: "..."

After all that fuss, it turns out Fan Ha'er wasn't contemplating suicide for love.

But this is for the best.

At least Fan Ha'er wasn't what he imagined.

"So, what are you thinking now?" Liu Bei asked tentatively.

"I want to make money. Lots and lots of money. When I've made a lot of money, I'll find a beautiful young woman like you to be my wife."

Liu Bei: "..."

In the end, I still can't forget the young woman Yingzi.

"Didn't you say you were going to make money to marry a mermaid?"

"I'm not marrying her!" Fan Ha'er shook his head.

"Oh? Why?" Liu Bei asked, somewhat curious.

"I'm afraid if I marry a mermaid, she'll give birth to a fish baby! My parents would kill me then, so I'd better not."

Liu Bei: "..."

"Brother Bei, are you alright?"

"No. It's getting late. Your mother is waiting for you at my house. She'll be worried sick if you don't go back soon. Come home with me!"

"Okay. Let's go home! Starting tomorrow, I'm going to work hard with you, Brother Bei, to make lots and lots of money. When I've made a lot of money, I'm going to marry three young wives like those mature women!"

Liu Bei: "..."

One young woman has become three young women?

Has Ha'er fallen into the circle of married women?