Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Is that even a question? Of course I want to be a man admired by everyone!" Fan Ha'er blurted out without hesitation. But then he changed the subject, "But...but I still...I still want to marry a beautiful wife, so I can have a few kids like you, Brother Bei, to play with!"

Liu Bei: "..."

So, you, Fan Ha'er, got married just to have kids?

For a moment, Liu Bei's forehead was covered in black lines.

"Ha'er—" Liu Bei patted Fan Ha'er on the shoulder, "You're already admired by thousands, so why worry about not having pretty girls liking you?"

"Really? Is that possible?" Fan Ha'er was taken aback.

"Yes. Of course!" Liu Bei nodded, his expression serious. "Think about it carefully. What girl doesn't like a great, upright hero? Because girls are naturally gentle and need a great hero to protect them. Don't you think so?"

"That's right! Brother Bei, you're right. Girls all like great, upright heroes. If I become a great, upright hero, do you think I'll be afraid of not having pretty girls marrying me? Haha... Brother Bei, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to everything you say!"

"That's more like it!" Seeing that Fan Ha'er had taken the advice to heart, Liu Bei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second, Fan Ha'er's tone changed again, "Uh, no, that's still not right!"

"Hmm?" Liu Bei raised an eyebrow. "Ha, didn't we agree on this? What's wrong again?"

"Brother Bei, you say girls all like strong, upright heroes, so why did Sister Xiulan still marry Fan Xibei, who's so weak? You know, Sister Xiulan often complains in bed that Fan Xibei is a good-for-nothing!"

Liu Bei: "..."

He paused, then said, "Ha, Fan Xibei is an exception; he doesn't count!"

"That doesn't make sense either!" Fan Ha'er shook his head again. "Zhang the widow in our village, her husband has been gone for several years. But one night when I peeked at her taking a bath, I discovered that she was actually cheating on her husband. Do you know who she was cheating on?"

"Um?"

As soon as this word comes out,

Everyone's ears perked up; no one expected to hear the widow's story.

Fan Ha'er immediately said, "Brother Bei, if I told you, you'd be scared to death!"

Liu Bei: "..."

She pointed at his nose. "Scare me? I'm not even afraid of wild animals, why would I be afraid of this? Fine. Tell me, who did she steal from?"

"Widow Zhang, hehe... the man she stole was Fan Shaobo from the village!"

"Who? Fan Shaobo?" Li Dazhuang exclaimed in surprise. "Huh? Fan Shaobo's almost sixty, isn't he? Widow Zhang is only forty at most. Would she steal from an old man who's about to die? You're not mistaken, are you?"

"I don't believe it either!" Tan Si shook his head.

Old Tan and Fan Erhe exchanged glances and raised their eyebrows.

Fan Ha'er quickly retorted, "If I'm lying, may my whole family die!"

Fan Shuanzhu: "..."

His face darkened.

That brat really knows how to talk.

Wow~

But when the people around heard this, they all went wild.

"Holy crap! That old bastard Fan Shaobo's practically buried in the ground, and he's still sleeping with a widow? He's got incredibly good luck!"

"That's called good luck in love, not just bad luck. If you don't understand, don't pretend to be cultured!"

"Damn it! Why don't I have that kind of luck?"

"Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable!"

……

Liu Bei: "..."

He immediately coughed a few times, "Ha, you..."

Liu Bei opened his mouth, but found himself at a loss for words. He could only look at Fan Shuanzhu and say, "Uncle Shuanzhu, you should give him a good beating. He won't learn his lesson if you don't!"

"It should have been done a long time ago!"

Upon hearing this, Fan Shuanzhu raised his hand and slapped him.

"what?"

Fan Ha'er immediately ran away, shouting as she ran, "Brother Bei, how could you do this?"

"I'm not wrong, am I? Fan Xibei and Fan Shaobo aren't exactly paragons of virtue, but they can still sleep with women and get married!"

Liu Bei: "..."

"Uncle Shuanzhu, don't hold back, hit him hard!"

"Don't worry, if I don't beat this unfilial son to a pulp today, he's still my father!"

"Dad, you said it yourself! I'm determined to be your dad!"

Fan Shuanzhu: "..."

"You bastard! Get your ass over here!"

"I'm not leaving, I'm not leaving!"

"You're not going to leave, huh? Then don't run away, just stand there and don't move!"

"I'm stupid, not dead, why shouldn't I move?"

"..."

"Haha~" Everyone burst out laughing as they watched the father and son chasing each other and bickering.

Li Dazhuang and Tan Si, in particular, were laughing the most maniacally.

Tears, snot, and earwax all came out of her mouth from laughing.

One of them burst out laughing and started doing a hip-wiggling dance.

Liu Bei was speechless.

"Cough cough~"

Liu Bei coughed a few times. "Uh... that Director Fan, and the three village secretaries. The weasel issue has been resolved. As for the leather—"

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao Bei. After the four of us sell the hides together, we'll send your share to your village!" Fan Erhe assured him.

"Yes. We won't let Xiao Bei tell you and you'll suffer the consequences!"

"That's right."

……

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei and Old Tan exchanged a glance and smiled. "Since that's the case, and there's nothing else, we should head back. We haven't been home for three days; our families must be worried sick."

"Okay! See you next time!" Fan Erhe extended his hand and shook hands with Liu Bei.

Then the three village party secretaries shook hands with Liu Bei in turn.

"Shall I see you off?" Fan Erhe offered.

"No need. Director Fan, you go about your business! We can go back on our own!"

"Okay!" Fan Erhe waved goodbye to the three village secretaries.

Li Dazhuang leaned closer. "Brother Bei, aren't we going to wait for Uncle Shuanzhu and Ha'er?"

"No need!" Liu Bei shook his head. "It's only natural for a father to beat his son. Let them be! Let's go back to the village first!"

"Oh..." Li Dazhuang deliberately turned around and glanced at Fan Ha'er.

He was still playing hide-and-seek with Fan Shuanzhu at that moment, shook his head, and said, "Okay. Let's go back to the village!"

……

Fanjiacun Village, at the village entrance.

When Liu Bei and his group arrived, they saw that all the villagers, young and old, were rushing towards Zhangjia Lake.

He casually pulled aside an older woman from the village and asked, "Auntie, what happened?"

"It's Xiao Bei! You're all back!" the old woman said with a smile. "You don't know yet, do you? Last night, Widow Zhang and Fan Shaobo were caught red-handed having an affair in the haystack. The village secretary was furious and had them both taken to Zhangjiahu. I heard they're going to be punished according to clan rules!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei, Old Tan, Li Dazhuang, and Tan Si exclaimed in unison.

We looked at each other, our mouths agape.

I initially thought that everything Fan Ha'er said before was nonsense.

I never imagined such a thing could actually happen.

Widow Zhang is so young, what's wrong with her? Instead of looking for young men, she secretly went to find a decrepit old man who's about to die.

"Auntie, are you serious?" Tan Si asked, still somewhat doubtful.

"Would I lie about something like this? If you don't believe me, go to Zhangjiahu and see for yourself!"

"..."