Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

Hearing Niannian's calls,

Su Tianshui and Zhao Zhenxiang instinctively opened their arms together.

"Pfft~"

Soon, Niannian threw herself into Su Tianshui's broad and strong embrace.

I smelled a scent that was unfamiliar, yet not entirely unfamiliar.

Niannian slowly raised her head and looked at the old man who was much taller than her.

That face,

She looks very much like her mother.

"Grandpa, you look just like Mom!"

Listening to my granddaughter's childlike voice and seeing her similar appearance,

Su Tianshui seemed to have returned to more than twenty years ago.

At that time, Su Yuehe was about the same age as Niannian.

She's just as adorable.

I didn't expect time to fly by so fast.

A blink of an eye,

Yuehe from back then has grown up and become a mother.

But her daughter, just like she was back then, is still innocent and naive.

As I watched,

The more he looked at her, the more he felt that his granddaughter was his daughter.

He reached out and gently patted Niannian's little head.

With a loving expression, she asked, "You must be Niannian?"

"Um. My name is Liu Nian. Grandpa Gaga, what's your name?"

"Father's surname is Su, and his given name is Tianshui. Remember that?"

"Su Tianshui. Water from the sky. It sounds so nice! I love this name!" Niannian clapped her hands happily.

Su Tianshui patted Niannian's little head again, pointed to his daughter-in-law beside him, and said, "Quickly call her 'Mother-in-law'!"

"Grandma Gagga!"

"Good girl!" Zhao Zhenxiang squatted down and looked Niannian up and down. "Old man, do you see? She looks exactly like Yuehe when she was little!"

"Yes. I saw it." Su Tianshui nodded.

"Let Grandma hold you!" Zhao Zhenxiang said, opening her arms.

"Mother-in-law!"

Niannian rushed into Zhao Zhenxiang's arms.

"Good boy! So good. Just like your mom was when she was little!"

As she held him close, tears welled up in Zhao Zhenxiang's eyes.

At this moment, she felt as if she had returned to the time more than 20 years ago when she was holding Su Yuehe.

"Grandma Gaga, why are you crying?" Niannian asked, puzzled.

"My mother-in-law is happy." Zhao Zhenxiang sniffed.

"Why are you crying when you're happy?" Niannian still didn't quite understand.

"Some sand blew into Grandma's eyes!" Zhao Zhenxiang explained.

"There's sand in your eyes? Grandma, let me blow it out for you! Mom always blows sand out of my eyes like that!"

While speaking, Niannian mimicked blowing air into Zhao Zhenxiang's eyes.

Looking at her granddaughter's serious expression,

Zhao Zhenxiang recalled the scene when Su Yuehe got sand in her eyes when she was little, and how she blew it into Su Yuehe's eyes.

Unexpectedly, more than 20 years later,

Now it was her granddaughter's turn to blow it for her.

She felt incredibly sweet inside.

"Grandma, are your eyes feeling better?" Niannian asked after blowing on them for a while.

"Hmm. Much better. No need to blow on it anymore!"

Zhao Zhenxiang smiled.

"Oh yeah! Grandma's smiling! Grandma's smiling!"

Niannian jumped up happily.

"Father, Mother, your unfilial daughter is late!"

Suddenly, Su Yuehe's voice came from behind.

Su Tianshui and Zhao Zhenxiang turned around at the same time, as if on cue.

"Thump~"

Su Yuehe knelt on the ground.

"Yuehe, what are you doing? Get up!"

Su Tianshui immediately stepped forward to help his daughter up, but Su Yuehe said, "Father, don't help me. Let me kneel! I haven't come back to visit you and Mother for six years; it's my filial impiety. This kneeling is necessary!"

"Yuehe, you—" Zhao Zhenxiang hesitated, but Su Tianshui said, "Fine. If you want to kneel, then kneel!"

"Thank you, Father!" Su Yuehe kowtowed twice to the two elders as she spoke. "Father, Mother, I'm sorry I came back so late. Please forgive me!"

"Yes, please forgive us, elders!" Liu Bei knelt down in front of the elders at the opportune moment.

He watched as Liu Bei knelt down.

The surrounding villagers quieted down.

At this moment, everyone was in perfect unison, no one interrupting, just watching quietly.

Su Tianshui and Zhao Zhenxiang, a married couple, watched as Liu Bei and their daughter knelt before them.

They both thought back to the past six years.

There were many times when I wanted to teach Liu Bei a lesson.

But now,

Do not know why,

But then they both changed their minds.

Just because—

My granddaughter is back.

My daughter is back too.

The mother and daughter looked to be in good health.

Blood ties

As long as my daughter and granddaughter are alright,

Let bygones be bygones.

Life,

We still have to move forward.

We can't let the past grievances ruin our future.

"Alright, get up, everyone."

"Thank you, Dad!"

Liu Bei gently helped Su Yuehe up.

"Father, Mother, we brought you some gifts this time!"

As soon as this word comes out,

The surrounding villagers were all curious.

You just gave me a big wild boar yesterday, and now you're giving me another gift?

"What do you think the person surnamed Liu would send?"

"I don't know. His family is dirt poor, what kind of nice gifts could they possibly give?"

"That's true. I heard his family is so poor that even his mother has to work. It's impossible for them to send him nice things."

"Don't forget he sent over a big wild boar yesterday. He said he hunted it."

"Heh, you actually believe that? Looking at him, he can hunt? And hunt a whole wild boar, no doubt about it! He probably just got lucky!"

"That's true!"

……

"Your family isn't well-off. And with so many people, why waste money on gifts? Just return them. As long as you're all back, that's enough!" Su Tianshui waved his hand and said.

I'm not entirely satisfied with the gift Liu Bei bought.

What he wants is for his daughter and granddaughter to live a good life, not for the sake of appearances.

No matter how important face is, it's not as important as living life.

"Yes, Yuehe, we've heard about your family's situation. To make ends meet, you, your mother-in-law, and the other two all work for a firecracker factory in town. It's hard enough to support the family, why buy gifts? Return them! Your father and I don't need anything! The best gift is for you two to be safe and sound and come back to see us!"

"Father, Mother. Actually—"

Before Su Yuehe could finish speaking, Liu Bei took a wooden box off his bicycle.

Open it slowly in front of you.

The first thing he took out was a pair of bottles of wine.

"That's—Luzhou Laojiao?"

"Yes, it's Luzhou Laojiao!"

"Luzhou Laojiao isn't cheap, is it? Where did this guy surnamed Liu get the money to buy it?"

"Oh yeah, where did the money come from? Did you borrow it to buy it?"

"Possibly!"

……

The surrounding villagers chimed in, each offering their own opinion.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhenxiang immediately became anxious.

"Liu Bei, Yue He, even if you're going to buy a gift, you could have bought something cheaper. Why buy Luzhou Laojiao? It's too expensive. Go back immediately! Your father doesn't need any more alcohol!"

"Mom, don't rush. I haven't finished taking them yet."

Liu Bei handed the wine to Su Yuehe, who accepted it knowingly. Then, Liu Bei reached into the wooden box.

Soon, he took out another pack of cigarettes.

"That's... Ashima?"

"Yes, it's Ashima. And it's one!"

"My God, just how much money did that guy surnamed Liu borrow?"

"Borrowing money to buy expensive wine and cigarettes just to go back to your parents' home—isn't that a bit too extravagant?"

"Yes, yes, that's too extravagant, such a waste! Don't they expect the money to be paid back?"

"How foolish!"

"That's incredibly foolish!"

……

The villagers started talking amongst themselves again.

"Dad, this Ashima scarf is also for you!"

"Yuehe, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and give the wine to your father!"

Liu Bei gave Su Yuehe a look, and Su Yuehe, realizing what he meant, stepped forward. "Dad, Liu Bei specially went to town to buy you this Luzhou Laojiao. It's a small token of his appreciation. Please accept it!"

"Dad, I heard you really enjoy smoking welding fumes. Smoking too much welding fumes is bad for your health. Please accept this Ashima cigarette. And please, don't smoke welding fumes anymore. I'll buy you more when you run out!"