Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

More than half an hour later, in Fanjiacun, at the Liu family's door.

Zhao Chunyan moved a small stool out and sat down at the door.

While munching on sunflower seeds, he kept an eye on the three children not far away.

Liu Nian, blindfolded, stretched out her hands to search for her sister and brother.

Suddenly, she touched someone.

"Haha~ Sister, I caught you! I caught you!" Liu Nian was very happy. After shouting a few times, she tore off the cloth covering her eyes.

But she froze when she saw the person in front of her clearly.

"Mom? What are you doing here? Where's my older sister?"

"I'm here!" Under a pine tree, Panpan waved to Liu Nian and said triumphantly, "You lost!"

"Oh, we lost! We lost!" Liu Bao, who was hiding in the corner, jumped up and clapped his hands.

Upon hearing the word "lost," Liu Nian became somewhat unhappy.

Liu Bei stepped forward, gently patted his second daughter's cheek, and said with a smile, "So what if you lost? What's the big deal? Guess what Daddy bought for you?"

"Dad, you bought me something?" Liu Nian's eyes lit up when she heard this.

"Hmm. Take a guess!" Liu Bei said.

"Could it be Zhuguoluo?"

"no!"

"So that's a whip?"

"No, not at all!"

"Could it be... a Calabash Brothers comic book?"

"Of course not!"

"Oh my, I never would have guessed. Dad, just tell me straight. What did you buy for me?" Liu Nian nudged Liu Bei.

"Ta-da! Look what this is!"

Liu Bei immediately pulled out his other hand from behind his back.

Upon seeing that there were three large balloons, Liu Nian's displeasure vanished instantly, and she excitedly asked, "Dad, are all three for me?"

"Yes, it's all yours! Aren't you happy?"

"Mmm. Happy. So happy!" Liu Nian snatched the balloon, grabbed it, and ran off, shouting, "Daddy bought me a balloon! Daddy bought me a balloon!"

"Daddy~ Ball ball, Daddy~ Ball ball~"

Watching his second sister run off with the balloon, Liu Bao was very envious. He staggered over to Liu Bei and pulled him, asking for one.

"Xiao Bao is still too young. He's not ready to play with flying balloons. But—"

Liu Bei pulled something out of his pocket. "Dad bought a wind-up frog for our little one!"

"frog?"

Liu Bao frowned slightly as he looked at the wind-up frog.

"Xiao Bao, watch carefully." Liu Bei first wound up the spring, then placed the frog on the ground.

"Wow~ Wow~"

The wind-up frog leaped forward swiftly.

"Frog~ Frog~"

Xiao Bao beamed as he watched the frog hop around.

"Is it fun?"

"Mmm. This is fun!"

Do you like it or not?

"like!"

"Take your time playing if you like!"

"Hmm!" Xiao Bao wobbled forward and grabbed the wind-up frog.

Liu Bei taught him how to wind up a clockwork mechanism and how to make a frog jump.

After Liu Bao learned how to play, Liu Bei stepped aside.

"Daddy, the frog is hopping! Hopping!"

Xiao Bao was very happy after learning it.

"Hmm. Take your time playing!" After patting Xiao Bao's forehead a few times, Liu Bei looked towards his eldest daughter, Panpan, by the pine tree.

"Panpan, come here for a second!"

"Daddy, do I have toys too?" Panpan came over with a hopeful look on her face.

"I didn't buy you any toys!"

"Huh?" Panpan was somewhat disappointed and dejected.

"However—" Liu Bei changed the subject and glanced at Lin Wanqiu.

Lin Wanqiu grabbed her schoolbag from the back of the rickshaw and waved it at Panpan.

"Your dad bought you a new backpack. It's red. Doesn't it look nice?"

"It looks great, it looks really great!" Upon seeing the new schoolbag, Panpan quickly ran over, grabbed it, and spun around on her back a few times.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Liu Bei asked.

"Mmm. I love it! I love it so much!"

Panpan nodded repeatedly.

"There's something else in your bag, open it and take a look!" Liu Bei reminded him.

"Oh..." Panpan opened her schoolbag and peeked inside.

Inside were notebooks, pencils, and a very nice new pencil case.

A bright smile spread across her face. "Daddy, this pencil case is so pretty!"

Do you like it?

"Mmm. I love it!"

"If you like it, cherish it. School starts in about ten days. Your dad and mom will personally take you to school then! Just carry it with you and bring it into the classroom!"

"Okay. I got it!" Panpan nodded happily.

"Go play!" Liu Bei stroked his eldest daughter's hair a few times and was about to say something when Fan Dahai, Fan Libo, and Old Tan walked over.

"Panpan seems quite happy today!" Old Tan greeted her.

"Grandpa Tan, look! My dad bought me a new schoolbag. I'm going to school soon!"

"Yes. Going to school is good. I'll try my best to become the first college student in our village."

"Great! I'm determined to be the first college student in the village!" Panpan said confidently.

"Good boy!" Old Tan patted Panpan's forehead and looked at Liu Bei. "Little Bei, the wolf pelt and the golden eagle have been sold! We've brought you the money!"

"So fast? Where did you buy it?" Liu Bei asked curiously.

"In the neighboring town of Hutai! I was lucky enough to run into a big boss. I sold everything to him!"

Old Tan took out a piece of red cloth and slowly unfolded it, revealing thick stacks of 100-yuan bills inside.

"According to the rules, you get four hundred and thirty-one yuan! Count it!"

Liu Bei didn't even count, and after taking it, he casually stuffed it into Lin Wanqiu's hand.

"Late Autumn, you can take it inside!"

"Um!"

Lin Wanqiu wrapped the money back in red cloth and walked into the courtyard.

"Oh, right, Xiao Bei. I heard you're building a new house soon. For now, don't go hunting. Focus on getting things done with your new house. You can go hunting again once it's mostly finished!"

Old Tan gave Liu Bei a special reminder.

"Okay, I understand! Dinner's about to start at home, why don't you stay and have a meal with us?" Liu Bei offered.

"No, I just got my share of the money. I still have to go back and report to my wife!" Old Tan explained. "When we're building the house, just let us know if you need any help."

"Yes, I will!" Liu Bei smiled.

"Okay. You go ahead with your work. We'll head back now!"

Take care!

Liu Bei only looked away after the figures of the old men, including Lao Tan, disappeared from sight.

"Where is Mother?"

Liu Bei looked at Zhao Chunyan, who was eating sunflower seeds.

"Busy cooking in the kitchen!"

"Oh, I'll go take a look!"

A moment later, Liu Bei walked into the kitchen.

really.

Mother Zhao Da'e is busy cooking.

The kitchen was filled with smoke, which was quite pungent.

"You're back?"

"Yes. Mother, Uncle Tan just brought the money."

"Oh? How much did you get?"

"Four hundred and thirty-one yuan."

"So much? Adding the money from selling grasshoppers, you've made five hundred today! Not bad, not bad!"

Zhao Da'e was very happy, but suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she said, "Xiao Bei, it seems you should go visit your father-in-law's family!"

"Father-in-law?" Liu Bei was slightly taken aback. "Mom, which father-in-law?"

"Bang bang~"

Zhao Da'e gave Liu Bei a sharp rap on the forehead. "Are you getting more and more out of touch with reality? Have you forgotten how to live your life?"

"Days? Mother, what days? Please be clear!"