Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Yes, Secretary, what's the occasion for my family?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Da'e, who was working in the yard, rushed out as fast as she could, eager to know the answer.

Fan Sanyuan smiled, took out a document that looked like a written certificate, and handed it to Liu Bei, saying, "The approval document for your new house site has been issued. I'm here to deliver it to you! From now on, you can officially start building your new house!"

"Oh? Really?" Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqiu, Su Yuehe, and Zhao Chunyan were overjoyed and all looked at Liu Bei.

The three women exclaimed almost in unison, "Liu Bei, our family can... can build a new house!"

"Really? Let me see!"

Zhao Da'e immediately snatched the approval document, opened it, and froze.

"I only recognize two characters on this—Liu Bei. I don't recognize the other one. Xiao Bei, can you read it to me quickly?"

"Yes, Mother!" Liu Bei didn't blame his mother. He went over and read the contents of the approval document word by word.

Once it was confirmed, Zhao Da'e happily waved the approval document.

"Great, great, that's wonderful!"

"Today is truly a joyous day for our Liu family!"

"You need to tell your father about this!"

"Yes. I should tell Dad!" Liu Bei nodded. "Secretary, let me treat you to dinner another day."

"Okay. You go ahead with your work. I'm going back!" Knowing that Liu Bei was going to the grave, Fan Sanyuan didn't want to stay, so he waved and slowly left.

"Late Autumn, you help Mother cook. Spring Swallow, go catch crayfish. Moon Lotus, go catch grasshoppers. I'll go to the grave!"

After giving the instructions, Liu Bei headed straight for the grave.

"etc!"

Suddenly, Lin Wanqiu called out to Liu Bei, "Yesterday you went to Dad's grave empty-handed, and you're empty-handed again today?"

"Oh right. Look at my brain!" Liu Bei slapped the back of his head and immediately ran into the yard.

When he came out again, he had a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor) in his hand.

"Drive carefully!" Zhao Da'e reminded her.

"Got it!" Liu Bei waved and strode towards the grave.

After ten minutes,

He came to the three graves again.

Looking at the graves of my grandparents and father,

He waved the approval document.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, did you see that? This is the approval document for our new house site!"

"The government has approved it, and from today onwards, our family can build a new house!"

"It's quite a large area, about 200 square meters!"

"When the time comes, I'm going to build a brick-and-mortar house that no one else in the village has ever seen! And I'll use steel reinforcement!"

"Originally, I planned to build only one story. But recently, I've thought about it, and one story isn't enough; I'll have to build two!"

"I'll come visit you again after the new house is built, and tell you!"

With a smile, Liu Bei unscrewed the cap of the wine bottle.

A strong aroma of wine wafted out, permeating the area around the three graves, growing stronger and stronger as it drifted further away.

"Grandpa, Dad, can you smell the aroma of wine?"

"Doesn't it smell delicious? You must really want to drink it, right?"

"Don't rush, I'll let you two drink your fill today!"

"Tick-tock~ Tick-tock~"

Liu Bei first sprinkled about a third of the water in front of his grandfather's tombstone.

Then he sprinkled another third of it in front of his father's grave.

There is only one-third left.

He looked up at his grandfather's and father's graves.

"Grandpa, Dad, let's drink together! It's to celebrate our new house being built soon. And wishing the Liu family a prosperous and thriving future! Cheers!"

"Gurgle~ gurgle~"

Liu Bei drank it all in one gulp.

He only stopped when there wasn't a single drop of liquor left in the bottle.

He tilted the bottle upside down to show it to everyone.

"Grandpa, Dad, did you see? I drank it all!"

"You guys should be done drinking by now, right? Since you're done, I should head back!"

"Mom, your daughter-in-law and three grandsons are still waiting for me to come home for dinner!"

"I'll come visit you again next time!"

After bowing three times, Liu Bei placed the empty wine bottle in front of his father's grave before slowly leaving.

No sooner had he left than a figure emerged from the bushes not far away.

If Liu Bei were to turn around and take a look, he would immediately recognize Fan Xibei.

"Has the permit for the new residential land been approved?"

"They want to build a two-story brick-and-mortar building?"

"Hmph! Liu Bei, you want to build it? I'll make sure you don't get to!"

"You just wait and see!!!"

……

Half an hour later,

Inside the main room of the Liu family home.

On the table.

"Dad, are we really going to build a new house?" Liu Nian, the youngest daughter, sat on Liu Bei's right leg.

"Okay. It's time to cover it up."

"Can I have a private room?" Liu Nian winked at Liu Bei.

"Of course! Then, Xiao Niannian can do whatever she wants in her own room."

"Yay! I can have my own little room now!" Liu Nian exclaimed happily.

"Daddy, I...I want one too," Xiao Bao said in his childish voice.

"Okay! Xiao Bao gets one too!" Liu Bei put Xiao Bao on his other lap and gently scratched Xiao Bao's nose. "Of course, Pan Pan gets one too. Then, the three of you will each have your own room!"

"Thank you, Dad!" Panpan smiled after hearing this.

"Besides the three of you having your own little rooms, your mother also has her own room. Oh, and your grandmother does too!"

"Huh?" Zhao Da'e raised an eyebrow. "What nonsense are you talking about? One room per person? How big would that house have to be?"

"Two floors. Isn't that enough?"

"Two... floors?"

"Hmm. Two stories. A brick-and-mortar building, with steel reinforcement!"

"..."

Lin Wanqiu, Zhao Chunyan, and Su Yuehe were all dumbfounded.

"Liu Bei, isn't this a bit too extravagant?"

"Yes, how much would that cost?"

One floor is enough. Don't waste money!

Liu Bei shook his head. "Either we don't build one, or we build the best. I want the whole village to know that our Liu family is the wealthiest family in the village!"

"We also want everyone in the surrounding villages to know that you made the right choice marrying me. Let them all be incredibly envious!"

The three women: "..."

They looked at each other, stared blankly for a moment, and then almost simultaneously blurted out, "Who wants to marry you? Are you still dreaming? Humph!"

Liu Bei: "..."

Did I stir up a hornet's nest?

Three ex-wives have actually formed an alliance?

"Cough cough~"

Zhao Da'e immediately coughed to ease the awkward atmosphere, then used her chopsticks to place a piece of meat on Lin Wanqiu's plate, Su Yuehe's plate, and Zhao Chunyan's plate, saying, "Don't just stand there! Hurry up and eat. It'll get cold and won't taste good. You need to eat and drink your fill to have the energy to do important things!"

As she spoke, she didn't forget to secretly give her son, Liu Bei, a meaningful look.

"Yes, yes, Mother is right. Only when we are well-fed and watered can we have the strength to do great things. Eat, everyone eat."

Upon noticing his mother winking at him as a reminder, Liu Bei immediately realized what was happening and hurriedly called out to his three ex-wives.

"snort!!!"

The three women snorted in unison, then picked up their bowls and started rummaging through their food with their chopsticks.

"Phew~"

Liu Bei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He secretly gave his mother a thumbs up...

"Haha~"

Panpan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Haha~"

Seeing their older sister laughing, Liu Nian and Xiao Bao also started laughing like their sister Panpan.

Liu Bei: "..."