Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

A crowd gathered on the shore of Zhangjia Lake.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the two bamboo rafts on the lake.

Two men and one woman were standing on a bamboo raft on the left.

If Fan Ha'er were here, he would recognize the woman at a glance.

She was none other than the widow Zhang whom Fan Ha'er had once secretly observed.

At this moment, Widow Zhang was bound with ropes and forced to kneel on the bamboo raft by two men.

His hair was disheveled, and his clothes were in disarray, making him look extremely disheveled. It was obvious that he had done something despicable.

Besides that, what's most striking about her is the two words written on her forehead: "Slut!"

The two words were like a mark, deeply imprinted on her forehead, becoming a disgrace and a label that could never be washed away for the rest of her life.

There were also three people on the bamboo raft opposite her.

One of the men was also tied up with ropes and forced to kneel on the bamboo raft by the other two men.

If Fan Ha'er were here, he would recognize her at a glance.

He is Fan Shaobo, who is sixty years old and half of his body is buried in the soil.

Unlike Widow Zhang,

Fan Shaobo was completely naked except for a pair of shorts.

Leaving that aside,

Someone even drew a turtle on his face!

It also had two words on it: "Pimp!"

She looked even more disheveled than Widow Zhang.

A few days ago, Fan Shaobo returned from visiting relatives in town after drinking too much.

Under the influence of alcohol, he stumbled upon Widow Zhang's house in a daze.

He knocked on the door. Widow Zhang had just lain down and, hearing the noise outside, asked who it was.

When Fan Shaobo heard a woman responding from inside, he mistakenly thought it was his wife, so he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Wife, open the door! Wife, open the door!"

Since her husband left, Widow Zhang hadn't heard him call her "wife" for five years. When she heard Fan Shaobo call her "wife" repeatedly, she felt as if she had returned to the past, and she inexplicably got out of bed and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Fan Shaobo rushed over and hugged Widow Zhang tightly.

Before Widow Zhang could struggle or say anything, Fan Shaobo pressed his lips against hers and rubbed them haphazardly.

Widow Zhang has been living a life of virtual widowhood for five years.

I haven't tasted a man in ages.

After Fan Shaobo's outburst, a long-lost feeling suddenly welled up in my heart.

Suddenly, her heart fluttered, and she carefully examined Fan Shaobo.

Although Fan Shaobo was drunk, the feeling of being held in his arms was quite different from sleeping alone in bed by herself.

She was happy to enjoy that feeling.

Even though Fan Shaobo is a man in his sixties, with half of his body buried in the ground.

But a living man is far better than a dead man who can do nothing.

Soon, amidst Fan Shaobo's frantic antics,

Widow Zhang finally couldn't take it anymore and started cooperating with Fan Shaobo.

Afterwards, Fan Shaobo regained his senses and realized what had happened.

He explained to Widow Zhang, and not only did she not blame him, she even offered to let him come and chat with her again when he had time.

Since then,

Whenever you have free time

Fan Shaobo secretly drank some alcohol, and with the help of the alcohol, he sneaked over to meet with Widow Zhang in secret.

Such a good day,

They had always had a smooth life.

I thought things would continue to go smoothly.

But neither of them ever expected that last night...

The two women went to an inconspicuous haystack in the village as usual, and chatted about everyday things as usual.

As they were chatting, at a crucial moment, a man from the village passed by on his way back from town and overheard their strange noises as they chatted.

As a result, her affair with Fan Shaobo came to light.

The villagers quickly learned of their affair, caught them red-handed, and sent them to the village secretary's doorstep.

After learning about the situation, the village party secretary was so angry that he slapped Fan Shaobo several times.

As the Party Secretary and the clan leader, how could he ever face anyone again if such a scandalous thing happened in his own jurisdiction and it got out?

Fan Sanyuan immediately ordered the two men to be imprisoned.

Even today, Fan Sanyuan had the two of them brought to the surface of Zhangjia Lake.

He also required the entire village to be present to watch, because he was enforcing clan rules.

"Pah! Shameless slut!"

"Exactly! At her age, she's still stealing men. If you're going to steal, at least steal a young, handsome guy. She actually went and stole an old hag who's practically on her deathbed. She hasn't been with a man in five years, she's starved to death! She's a disgrace to us women!"

"Her death is a relief, but her son is pitiful. He's only seventeen, not even an adult yet. How will he manage?"

"What a disaster! To have such an unreliable mother is the worst luck imaginable!"

"Who says otherwise? Poor thing!"

……

After looking at Widow Zhang and Fan Shaobo on the lake,

The villagers of Fanjiacun threw spits, contempt, and curses at them.

Hearing these words,

The young man kneeling on the shore looked increasingly pale, his head lowered further and further down, as if he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

His name is Fan Hao, and he is Widow Zhang's only son.

After his father passed away, he went to town to learn carpentry in order to support his family.

He worked very hard in order to master his skills as soon as possible.

His master saw that he was diligent and could endure hardship.

He was willing to teach him all his skills, but on one condition: that he marry his master's only daughter.

Otherwise, if the apprentice teaches the apprentice and the apprentice starves the master, the master wouldn't be at ease.

When my master's daughter was little, she accidentally broke her right leg and had difficulty walking.

He was five years older than her, and because of his leg problems, no one was willing to propose marriage, so the wedding was delayed.

Although Fan Hao is young,

However, since he started learning the craft from his master, he and his senior apprentice sister had gotten along well, so he agreed to his master's conditions.

The master was very happy and planned to have the two of them get married when Fan Hao turned another year older.

Who knew that Widow Zhang would run into trouble.

When the master learned that Widow Zhang was having an affair with a married man in the village, he immediately turned ashen with rage.

He felt that if he married his daughter to Fan Hao, he would be too ashamed to face anyone in public, so he changed his mind and kicked Fan Hao out.

Fan Hao had no choice but to return to the village.

He had just returned when the villagers dragged him to Zhangjiahu to see for himself how his mother and Fan Shaobo, that adulterous couple, would be punished according to clan rules.

When village party secretary Fan Sanyuan saw him being pulled over, he made him kneel on the bank.

At this moment, listening to the villagers' mockery and contempt, Fan Hao's face grew increasingly grim, his anger grew stronger, his fists clenched tighter, and his hatred for his mother's infidelity intensified.

No matter how much he hated her, Widow Zhang was still his biological mother.

As a son, he could only endure all the gossip and rumors.

He forcefully suppressed all his hatred and anger.

"Quiet!"

"Quiet down, all of you!"

Seeing that Fan Hao's head was almost touching the grass, village secretary Fan Sanyuan suddenly spoke.

As soon as this word comes out,

The angry villagers fell silent instantly, and all eyes turned to the village secretary.

Fan Sanyuan paused for a moment, then spoke again.

"Everyone in the village knows about Zhang Xiuhua and Fan Shaobo's affair! I won't go into details!"

"Their behavior has utterly disgraced the people of Fanjiacun!"

"If this isn't dealt with, the people of Fanjiacun will all be looked down upon by those around them when they go out into the world."

"For the sake of our Fan Family Village's reputation, for the sake of our future generations who will be ridiculed when they go out into the world, and for the sake of our Fan clan's rules, today, as the clan chief, I declare—"