Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Bang bang~"

Zhao Da'e tapped Liu Bei's forehead hard again, her face full of displeasure. "What other day could it be? It's your mother-in-law's birthday, of course."

"My...mother-in-law?" Liu Bei was slightly taken aback. "Which mother-in-law?"

"You, you're really getting more and more regressive as you get older!" Zhao Da'e deliberately stuck her head out to look outside before getting closer to Liu Bei. "Yuehe's mother! Do you remember now?"

"Yuehe's mother?"

Liu Bei paused for a moment, then finally remembered.

Counting the days, there are only two weeks left until Yuehe's mother's sixtieth birthday.

"Yes. Do you remember now?" Zhao Da'e nodded.

"Hmm. I remember now. Her mother is turning sixty." Liu Bei scratched the back of his head. He really was getting more and more out of touch with age; he had actually forgotten his mother-in-law's birthday. Luckily, his mother reminded him in time. Otherwise, if he hadn't done anything for his mother-in-law on her birthday, Su Yuehe would have been incredibly disappointed.

"Just remember. You don't need me to teach you what to do then, right?" Zhao Da'e asked.

"No need. Don't worry, Mother. After I get things sorted out for the new house tomorrow, I'll go to Yuehe's house in a few days! I'll buy some gifts for her mother and her family!" Liu Bei said after thinking for a moment.

"I'll definitely buy a gift. But what I'm worried about is that your divorce from Yuehe went too far. Her relatives and friends might not like you. What if they kick you out when you go to her parents' house? Maybe they'll even let you in the door!"

As she talked, Zhao Da'e got a headache.

"Don't worry, your son is no longer the street urchin he used to be. He'll definitely be able to marry into her family." Liu Bei said confidently.

"If that's really the case, then that would be for the best." Having said that, Zhao Da'e rarely showed any helplessness.

"Son, there's not much I can do to help with this. You'll have to rely on yourself. But there's one thing you must remember: we, the Liu family, must have the courage to admit and accept our mistakes. When her parents and four older sisters make things difficult for you, no matter how hard it is, you have to endure it for me!"

"After all, you're the one who wronged Yuehe. After your divorce, she stayed at our Liu family's house, helping with chores and taking care of the children!"

"She's a good woman. You've already let her down once; you can't let her down a second time!"

"It's her mother's 60th birthday this year. You absolutely must get her family to accept you back. Let you into her family home!"

"Let's rebuild the Liu family's storefront!"

"If you can do that, your father will be able to rest in peace down there!"

"You understand what I'm saying, right?"

Zhao Da'e looked intently at her son Liu Bei, awaiting his reply.

Liu Bei also looked at his mother's face.

She was a great beauty when she was young.

But ever since her father passed away, she has single-handedly raised him, acting as both father and mother to support the family. Her once beautiful face is now wrinkled and full of wrinkles, and her hair is white on both sides.

Thinking about these things made him feel guilty.

"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely rebuild the Liu family's reputation. I'll let Yuehe's family and friends know that I, Liu Bei, am no longer the street thug I used to be; I've been completely transformed!"

"Okay. I'll be waiting for that day!"

With a smile, Zhao Da'e continued working, while Liu Bei squatted down under the stove, picked up a few pieces of firewood, and put them into the fire to add fuel...

On the second day,

Wang Jianzhu has arrived.

When they arrived, they brought five middle-aged men with them.

Building a new house,

The first thing to do is to level the ground.

The five middle-aged men started working as soon as they arrived at Liu Bei's new homestead.

The ground was leveled in just half a day.

After having lunch at Liu Bei's house, we were to start setting up stakes and lines in the afternoon to determine the layout.

Under Wang Jianzhu's command,

Five middle-aged men sprinkled lime bit by bit on the ground.

Construction on the new house began at 3 p.m. that day.

The commotion was so great that it attracted the attention of the entire village.

The villagers watching were astonished when they saw the layout of the stakes and stakes laid out on the more than 200 square meters of ground, which was different from all the other houses in the village and looked very strange.

"That's strange. What's that place used for?"

"I asked. They said it's an outhouse!"

"What? An outhouse? Shouldn't outhouses be built outside? Aren't you worried about the stench if you build it inside? What was Xiao Bei thinking?"

"I don't know. Anyway, they're going to build a two-story house, upstairs and downstairs."

"My goodness. Two floors, so many rooms upstairs and downstairs, how much would that cost?"

"I don't know. But it's definitely going to be five or six thousand."

"My goodness, even houses in the county town aren't this nice!"

"A county town? Hah, haven't you ever been to a county town? When have you ever seen a house in a county town with an outhouse?"

"no."

"That's right. In county towns, even the outhouses are shared. I've never seen anything like Xiao Bei's family before!"

"How strange! I really don't know what's going on in Xiao Bei's head."

"Otherwise, how could they get rich?"

"..."

……

The number of villagers is increasing.

The discussions grew louder and louder.

Some were puzzled, some were envious, some were curious, and some were eager to learn, wanting to investigate the advantages of having the outhouse inside the room.

After all, in 1981, it was very rare to have an outhouse built inside a room.

The villagers of Fanjiacun had never seen anything like it before.

In addition, Liu Bei is also the village party secretary who has been pre-selected for the next term.

He has high prestige in the village.

The villagers became even more curious and interested.

Liu Bei ignored the villagers' chatter.

At this time, besides talking to Wang Jianzhu about building a new house, he was also spending time with his mother and three ex-wives.

Since we are family,

It's inappropriate for him to discuss the specific details alone; he should consult his mother and three ex-wives.

The mother, Zhao Da'e, handed over the decision-making power directly to Liu Bei, Lin Wanqiu, and two other women, without participating herself.

After taking their children for a walk, Lin Wanqiu, Su Yuehe, and Zhao Chunyan, the three women, each expressed their thoughts.

Liu Bei wrote down each of the points one by one, and then discussed with Wang Jianzhu which ones were feasible and which ones were not.

After discussing it, he told his three ex-wives the result. The three ex-wives were also very reasonable and understood that everyone has their own expertise.

They didn't know how to build houses, but Wang Jianzhu was an expert. He told them how to build it properly, and they built it that way without giving any instructions.

By four o'clock in the afternoon, the five middle-aged men, based on the requests made by Lin Wanqiu and the other two women, made some minor modifications to the layout, erased some lines, and worked on it until five o'clock. Finally, they finalized all the details, nailed the stakes to the ground, tied the lines, and sprinkled fresh lime.

"Xiao Bei, that's enough for today. You have something to do next!" Wang Jianzhu told the five middle-aged men to go rest, and then pulled Liu Bei aside to speak to him alone.

"Uncle Architect, just tell me what you need done!"