Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

The five men, including the eldest son-in-law, wore bitter expressions. Every grain of rice they ate tasted like Chinese medicine, so bitter it was hard to swallow...

A moment later,

Liu Bei is out.

at this time,

The dishes and chopsticks on the table had already been cleaned up.

Niannian and several other children were playing games.

Laughter occasionally broke out, and it seemed that the conflict between the adults had not created any estrangement.

The five Su Hehua sisters were chatting with their respective men on the side.

Su Yuehe and Zhao Zhenxiang were washing dishes by the well.

The mother and daughter chatted happily, each taking turns to say something.

It was getting dark.

There's no going back now.

"mother!"

Suddenly, Su Hehua walked towards Zhao Zhenxiang.

"Lotus, what's wrong?" Zhao Zhenxiang turned her head.

"We should go back now. We'll come again on your birthday!" Su Hehua said.

"Yes. Mother, it's getting dark, we should go back!" Su Heye immediately echoed.

"Yes, yes, yes, if we don't go back soon, we won't be able to see the road!"

"..."

……

Hearing her five daughters' words, Zhao Zhenxiang didn't think much of it. "Okay. Let's hurry back before it gets completely dark. Drive carefully and keep an eye on the children."

"Um!"

Su Hehua nodded, gave her husband a look, called out to the child, and the family hurriedly left the courtyard.

The four families, including Su Heye, followed in turn.

Soon, only Liu Bei, Su Yuehe, Niannian, and Zhao Zhenxiang remained in the large Su family courtyard.

Thinking back to the lively courtyard just moments ago,

It suddenly became deserted and quiet.

Zhao Zhenxiang glanced outside a few times.

Watching the five families walk away into the distance,

A hint of reluctance appeared in her eyes.

But she knew her daughter had grown up, gotten married, had children, and started her own family. She knew she had to let go.

Fortunately, Su Yuehe and her family of three are still alive.

"Mother, my eldest sister and the others have gone far away!"

Su Yuehe saw through Zhao Zhenxiang's thoughts.

"Okay. I won't look anymore, I won't look anymore!" Zhao Zhenxiang slowly withdrew her gaze. "It's good that you're still here! Tonight, let Niannian sleep with me!"

"Huh? Sleep with you?" Su Yuehe was slightly taken aback. "She's so noisy when she sleeps, you—"

"It's nothing!" Zhao Zhenxiang waved her hand dismissively. "Niannian hasn't come home since she was born. I've never slept with her either!"

"It's her first time here, so let her sleep with me!"

"If she gets noisy, I can tell her a story!"

"Mom, she's really noisy. Even at night, my mother-in-law has to coax her for a long time before she falls asleep. I'm worried about you—"

"You were noisy when you were little too. I still managed to lull you to sleep, so why can't I do it with Niannian?" Zhao Zhenxiang retorted.

"But--"

Before Su Yuehe could say anything more, Liu Bei suddenly stopped her, shook his head at her, and said, "Yuehe. Niannian rarely comes here. If Mother wants to sleep with her, then let Mother sleep with her."

As he spoke, Liu Beichong waved to Niannian, who ran over and asked, "Dad, did you call me?"

"Niannian, Daddy has a question for you. Tonight, Grandma wants to sleep with you. Would you like that?"

"Yes!" Niannian blurted out without hesitation.

"Yuehe, did you hear that? Niannian is willing!" Liu Bei shrugged and smiled.

Su Yuehe: "..."

Since her daughter has already agreed, what else can she say?

"Okay. But Niannian, when you sleep with Grandma tonight, you have to be good and go to bed early. No playing around!"

Su Yuehe was still a little worried.

After all, his mother, Zhao Zhenxiang, had worked hard all her life.

As I get older...

My health isn't as good as it used to be when I was younger.

Niannian likes to play, but she doesn't sleep well and is noisy.

She was a little worried that her mother wouldn't be able to cope with insomnia.

"Okay. I'll be good!" Niannian nodded quickly in promise.

"Did you hear that? Niannian is being very good!"

Zhao Zhenxiang happily patted Niannian's little head, "Just like you when you were little!"

"Hehe~" Su Yuehe chuckled awkwardly a few times, "I...I'll continue washing the dishes!"

"Niannian, come on, Grandma will take you for a walk around the village!"

"Okay!" Niannian took Zhao Zhenxiang's hand and noticed that her hands had many calluses and were not smooth to the touch. She asked curiously, "Grandma, why aren't your hands smooth?"

"Because my mother-in-law is getting old!"

"Oh. Grandma, your hands feel so thin. There's hardly any flesh on them. What's wrong?"

Zhao Zhenxiang smiled, looked at her little granddaughter, and replied kindly, "Of course, it's because I'm old!"

"Grandma, what does 'old' mean?" Niannian didn't quite understand.

"Youngest granddaughter—" Zhao Zhenxiang led her little granddaughter out of the yard, pondered for a moment, and said, "Niannian, you've seen the flowers in full bloom, haven't you?"

"Yes, I've seen it. The flowers are so beautiful and fragrant when they bloom! They're so pretty! I especially love watching flowers bloom!"

Niannian nodded quickly.

"Has Niannian ever seen the flowers fall?"

Zhao Zhenxiang asked again.

"I've seen it too!" Niannian nodded again. "There's an old locust tree in my family. In spring, when the locust flowers bloom, it's very beautiful. But after a while, the flowers fall."

"Will it still look good after it's fallen?" Zhao Zhenxiang asked again.

"The trees are all bare, it doesn't look good at all! It's ugly!" Niannian frowned.

"Niannian, have you carefully observed what happened after the locust flowers fell?"

Zhao Zhenxiang pressed for an answer.

"No...no!" Niannianxiang thought for a moment, then shook her head.

"It's alright. Grandma will tell you!" Zhao Zhenxiang pinched Niannian's nose, "After the locust flowers fall to the ground, they will slowly rot, and when they're all rotten, they'll turn into mud!"

"Turn into mud?" Nian Nian was stunned.

"Yes, it turned into mud. Just like the dirt and dust underfoot." Zhao Zhenxiang pointed to the dirt path under Niannian's feet. "Dust or flowers, which does Niannian prefer to see?"

"Of course it was spent."

"Why isn't it mud?"

"They're filthy. I hate them!"

"That's right!" Zhao Zhenxiang led her little granddaughter slowly forward, explaining, "Grandma is getting old. Like the locust blossoms on a tree, she's past her most beautiful time! In a few more years—"

"Mother-in-law, what will you be like in a few years?"

Niannian tilted her little head up, full of curiosity.

Zhao Zhenxiang gently brushed her little granddaughter's nose again and said, "In a few more years, Grandma will turn into dust!"

"Huh?" Niannian opened her mouth wide. She first looked at Zhao Zhenxiang, then at the dust and dirt kicked up by her feet. She couldn't understand how her mother-in-law could turn into dirt all by herself.

"What? Didn't you understand?" Zhao Zhenxiang pointed to an old grave not far away. "At that time, Grandma will be sleeping in there!"

"Huh?" Niannian's eyes were fixed on the old grave, still somewhat puzzled. "Why?"

"Because my mother-in-law died at that time," Zhao Zhenxiang explained.

"No, I don't want my mother-in-law to die! No!" After hearing this, Nian Nian kept shaking Zhao Zhenxiang's wrist.

"So, what does Niannian want from her mother-in-law?"

"I want to live with my mother-in-law!"

"You're only six years old, but you know so much!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhenxiang was deeply moved.

She patted Niannian's little head, feeling very gratified.

You can see a child's future when she is three years old.

Niannian is only six years old and hasn't started school yet, but she's already so filial.

What a good child.

It seems that Yuehe and the Liu family have done a good job of teaching her.

With such a grandson, I have no regrets in this life...