Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Daddy, I want a hug too."

Suddenly, a small hand grabbed Liu Bei's clothes.

"Um?"

Liu Bei glanced down and saw his youngest daughter, Liu Nian, looking up at him.

"Daddy, Mommy and Auntie are all hugging you, can I hug you too?"

"Whoosh~"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuehe's face flushed red, and she awkwardly let go of her arm and took two steps back.

"Cough cough~"

Zhao Chunyan realized what was happening and immediately loosened her arms and took a few steps back.

"Daddy! Can I hug you?"

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't speak, his youngest daughter, Liu Nian, asked again, her bright little eyes full of expectation.

"Of course you can."

After Liu Bei came to his senses, he squatted down, pinched Liu Nian's little cheek, and then picked her up.

Then Liu Bei tickled Liu Nian's neck.

"Haha~ Haha~"

Immediately, the younger daughter laughed.

"Da da da~"

Just then, his son Liu Bao ran over.

Holding the toy gun in one hand and pulling on Liu Bei's pants with the other, she tilted her head back, looking at him expectantly.

"Daddy...baby wants...a hug too..."

"Well?"

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment. He first looked at Liu Nian, then at Liu Bao, and then squatted down to pick up his son Liu Bao as well.

For a moment, he was holding his youngest daughter in his left arm and his son in his right, and said, "How about we spin around?"

"Alright! Let's spin around!"

"Time to spin around!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Nian and Liu Bao happily clapped and cheered.

"We're about to start spinning like crazy! Get ready! One, two, three, go!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei started spinning rapidly, faster and faster.

"It's flying! It's flying!" Liu Nian shouted happily.

"Biubiubiu~ Shoot down airplanes, shoot down cannons~" Liu Bao raised his toy gun and fired into the sky.

For a moment, the courtyard was filled with the cheerful laughter of two children.

Seeing her father, brother, and sisters looking happy, Liu Panpan lowered her head and slowly walked into the yard.

She walked alone silently, kicking small pebbles on the ground with her toes as she went, looking somewhat lonely.

"Um?"

Seeing this, Liu Bei's heart suddenly tightened.

At that moment, he realized that he had been so focused on playing with his younger daughter and son that he had neglected his older daughter.

"Niannian, Xiaobao, your sister went into the yard. Shall we go after her?"

"Um!"

Liu Nian and Liu Bao nodded at the same time.

Seeing this, Liu Bei picked up the two children and chased after them.

Just then, Liu Panpan sat down at the stone table in the courtyard when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

I instinctively turned around and saw my father, Liu Bei, chasing after me with my younger brother and sister in his arms.

Soon, the father, Liu Bei, put his younger brother and sister down on the ground and squatted down in front of her.

"Panpan".

"Hmm?" Liu Panpan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Dad's free today, how about I make you something fun?"

"Something fun? What is it?"

I won't tell you now. You'll find out later.

"No! Daddy, tell me first! What do we need to do?"

"You can't tell. It won't be fun if you do! Panpan, you need to be patient!"

"Hmph!!!" Panpan snorted, but her eyes lit up with anticipation, eager to know what fun things her father was going to make for her.

At this moment, Liu Bao and Liu Nian also came over, looking very curious.

"Daddy, what are you going to make for my sister? Is it a toy? I want one too!"

"Yes, I want a toy too!"

"Okay. You'll all have it! Wait for Daddy!"

With a smile, Liu Bei turned and walked into the storage room.

A few minutes later, Liu Bei pulled out an old plane, picked out two pieces of dried pine wood, and finally took a saw and a small chisel.

Then, he moved the things to the open space in the yard and put them away, and then got busy.

He pulled back the saw, and instantly pine shavings flew up, filling the air with a faint, pleasant pine scent.

Three children squatted curiously beside him, their six eyes fixed on his hands.

"Xiao Bao, what do you think Daddy is going to do?" Liu Nian asked, tilting her head.

"I don't know." Liu Bao frowned, holding the toy gun.

"Sister, can you tell?" Liu Nian looked at Liu Panpan again.

"I don't know!" Liu Panpan shook her head, her eyes refusing to look away for a moment.

A dozen minutes later, the pine trees slowly changed shape under Liu Bei's manipulation.

First, it turned into four curved legs, then it gained a body, and finally it gained a neck and a head.

"Oh, I know what it is. It's a rocking horse. Yes, it's a rocking horse!" Panpan suddenly exclaimed, looking at the transformed pine log. "Daddy's making a rocking horse!"

"My Panpan is so smart. That's right, Dad is making you a rocking horse!" Liu Bei smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"Is it really a Trojan horse?"

Liu Panpan's eyes shone even brighter.

"Dad, is this... really made for me?"

"Of course! Why don't you give me some suggestions?" Liu Bei smiled slightly.

"Um!"

Panpan walked around to Liu Bei's side, squatted down, and stared at the piece of wood in his hand.

"Dad, should we rub this area down?"

"Yes, it definitely needs sanding. Here, hand your sandpaper to Dad."

"Okay!"

Panpan picked up the coarse sandpaper and handed it over.

After Liu Bei took it, he smoothed the surface of the rocking horse. "Panpan, come on, you try it too."

"Okay!" Panpan stepped forward, and Liu Bei handed her the plane. Then he taught her how to hold the plane and how to push it.

Panpan held the plane and pushed it like her father, and instantly a thin layer of wood shavings rolled out.

"Dad, I... I dug it out!" Panpan shouted excitedly.

"Hmm. Not bad, but your hand needs to be a little steadyer."

"is that so?"

"Yes, that's it!"

……

The father and daughter huddled together, one teaching and the other learning.

The sunlight streamed down from above, casting long shadows of the two people.

More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the Trojan horse was finally completed.

Although the workmanship is not very refined, the four curved legs are sturdy and the back of the horse is very smooth, so it doesn't feel prickly to the touch.

Finally, Liu Bei used a knife to carve a pair of eyes and a tuft of mane on the horse's head.

"Panpan, come on, get on the horse."

Liu Bei lifted Panpan onto the rocking horse, held her on both sides with his hands, and gently pushed her to rock.

"Panpan, how are you feeling?"

"This is so much fun, so much fun, haha~"

A moment later, Panpan smiled happily.

"Sister, I want to ride the carousel too!"

"Me too!"

……

Hearing the children's cheerful laughter, Lin Wanqiu came out of the room.

Watching Liu Bei push the rocking horse, with Panpan riding on it and laughing, and Liu Nian and Liu Bao holding onto the legs on either side, constantly shouting "Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up!"

Lin Wanqiu's eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

This is the home she has always dreamed of.

As long as family members are healthy, children are happy, and the whole family is together in harmony, that's better than anything else!

Happiness is that simple!

Immediately, a happy smile appeared on Lin Wanqiu's face...

……

noon,

Zhao Da'e cooked four dishes, one of which was braised pork.

The three children stared at the braised pork, swallowing hard.

Just as Liu Beigang picked up his bowl, Liu Panpan placed the largest piece of braised pork into it.

"Dad, you've worked hard today."

"Um?"

Suddenly, the table fell silent.

Zhao Da'e stopped picking up food with her chopsticks.

Lin Wanqiu stopped holding the bowl.

Zhao Chunyan almost choked on her food.

Su Yuehe remained frozen in place.

Liu Bei paused, then lowered his head, shoveled a large mouthful of rice into his mouth, and said...

"It's not hard work."

After saying that, he started chewing his food.

But no one noticed the thin layer of tears welling up in his eyes...

……

In the afternoon, Liu Bei took Zhao Chunyan, Lin Wanqiu, and the three children to the fields outside the village to catch grasshoppers.

Liu Bao chased grasshoppers all over the ground with a toy gun, but he didn't catch a single one.

Liu Nian squatted in the grass for a long time, and finally caught a big-bellied grasshopper. He jumped up excitedly.

Panpan strung grasshoppers together with a foxtail grass, and soon she had strung up a whole long string of them.

Zhao Chunyan chased after Liu Bao, cursing him as she ran, "You little brat, slow down! You're really killing me!"

Lin Wanqiu sat on the edge of the field watching the family chasing and playing, and her smile deepened.

This feeling is wonderful!!!

……

Late at night.

After playing all day, the three children were exhausted and fell asleep right after taking a bath.

quickly,

The oil lamp in Zhao Chunyan's room went out.

The oil lamp in Su Yuehe's room went out.

Even his mother, Zhao Da'e, remained silent.

The entire courtyard was pitch black, with only the chirping of insects outside.

But Liu Bei lay on the bed staring at the roof beams, counting them.

First update... Second update...

He counted until midnight before quietly pushing open the door. After glancing around and finding nothing amiss, he quickly headed towards Lin Wanqiu's room next door.

really,

Lin Wanqiu's door wasn't completely closed.

They really left him a crack.

Liu Bei's face lit up with elation. "Wanqiu, I'm here! Tonight, I'm going to make you give birth to a big, healthy boy!"