Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Mass acquisitions?"

Liu Bei sized up Qin Feng.

Zhao Chunyan and Lin Wanqiu also looked over at the same time, their eyes shining like light bulbs.

"Comrade Qin, how would you like to receive it?" Liu Bei took the business card, glanced at it, and put it in his pocket.

Qin Feng pointed to the remaining grasshoppers on the stall and got straight to the point: "I observed you selling them earlier. Retail sales were five cents for a small bag and ten cents for a large bag. I'll buy them by weight, one dollar per pound. How about that?"

"what?"

Zhao Chunyan opened her mouth wide, pondering in her mind.

They sell a pound for a maximum of 80 cents, and that's when business is good.

If it's one yuan per jin (500g), then it's calculated by the jin, which means you earn an extra two mao (0.2 yuan) per jin.

That's one reason. The most important thing is that we can sell directly to the county supply and marketing cooperative, so we don't have to set up a stall every day, which saves us a lot of trouble!

This is a great deal!

"However—" The next moment, Qin Feng raised another finger, "I have a condition."

"What are the conditions?"

"You have to supply exclusively. You are only allowed to sell to our county supply and marketing cooperative. You cannot retail to other channels or supply them to other outlets."

"Is that so?"

Liu Bei turned his head to look at Lin Wanqiu. "Wanqiu, what do you say?"

Lin Wanqiu leaned close to Liu Bei's ear and whispered, "I've done the math, and it seems pretty good. It saves us the time of running around town to set up our stall every day, and we can earn an extra two cents."

Zhao Chunyan leaned in and whispered, "This is a great opportunity delivered right to your doorstep, what are you hesitating for? Just say yes!"

Liu Bei nodded: "Okay. We agree. But Comrade Qin, where is the delivery location?"

"Every morning at five o'clock, you deliver the fried grasshoppers to the entrance of the town's supply and marketing cooperative. I'll arrange for someone to collect them there. They'll be weighed on the spot, and you'll be paid immediately. How about that?"

"Okay. Deal."

Qin Feng shook hands with him, took out two handwritten supply contracts from his briefcase, and Liu Bei read them word by word. After confirming that there were no problems, he signed his name and pressed his fingerprint on the contract.

"Xiao Liu, you're a decisive person, I like that. It'll be a pleasure working with you."

"It's a pleasure working with you."

After seeing Qin Feng off, Zhao Chunyan grabbed Liu Bei's arm and shook it twice: "Liu Bei! Do we have a stable income now?"

I guess so.

"So you won't have to set up a stall every day anymore?"

"No, thank you."

"Great, that's wonderful! Haha~" Zhao Chunyan's eyes curved into crescent moons.

Although Lin Wanqiu wasn't as happy as Zhao Chunyan, she was still overjoyed.

Seeing the two women's happy expressions, Liu Bei also smiled.

"Come on. Since we're in a good mood today, I'll take you two out to eat."

"Eat?" Zhao Chunyan was slightly taken aback.

"Yes. We're going to eat at a state-run restaurant."

"What?" Upon hearing this, the two women's eyes widened simultaneously.

"A state-run restaurant?" Zhao Chunyan waved her hands repeatedly. "No, no. I heard the food there is very expensive! One dish alone could feed my family for several days. It's too extravagant, I'm not going!"

"Yes," Lin Wanqiu shook her head as well, "Let's go home and eat."

"Stop dawdling. Let's go!!!"

Liu Bei grabbed one of them with each hand and dragged them towards the state-run restaurant.

"What are you doing? In the street! Let go!" Zhao Chunyan's face turned red instantly.

Lin Wanqiu not only blushed, but also wished she could bury her head in her neck.

However, Liu Bei not only did not let go, but also, under the watchful eyes of passersby, he openly led the two women into the state-run restaurant and found a window seat to sit down.

After sitting down, Zhao Chunyan looked around and said in a low voice, "This state-run restaurant...it's so grand."

Lin Wanqiu was also a little reserved, placing her hands neatly on her knees and sitting very straight.

In all the years they've been married into the Liu family, they've never even been to a restaurant, let alone figured out which way the state-run restaurant in town faces. This is their first time here, so they're understandably a little nervous and surprised.

Soon, the waiter came over with the menu. "Comrades, what would you like to eat?"

Liu Bei said, "I'll have one plate of each of the following: cold tofu skin salad, cold lotus root salad, braised pig ears, braised pig liver, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, home-style tofu, pork rib and lotus root soup, three-delicacy bean curd sheets, sweet and sour mandarin fish, stewed soft-shelled turtle, Dongpo pork, and braised wild duck."

"what?"

The waiter's hands were shaking halfway through taking notes: "Sir, are you sure? This meal isn't cheap."

"OK. Let's go."

After the waiter left, Zhao Chunyan glared at Liu Bei: "Liu Bei! Are you crazy? Ordering so much? Stewed turtle for four yuan and fifty cents! Pork belly for three yuan and twenty cents! Do you think you're a millionaire?"

"Stop talking nonsense. We're already here, how can we not eat our fill?"

"But--"

"There's no 'but' about it! The order's already placed, what can you do about it—can you get a refund?"

"..."

Soon, dishes were served one after another.

"Coo coo~"

Looking at the dishes laid out on the table, which looked much better than the food she ate at home, Zhao Chunyan swallowed hard.

"Gulp~"

Lin Wanqiu, in particular, loves fish the most. Right now, her eyes are glued to the plate of sweet and sour mandarin fish, her mouth practically watering.

After a short while, Zhao Chunyan came to her senses.

"Isn't this...too much? Let's return two of them. It'll be a waste if we can't finish them. Besides, eating this much will make us fat."

"Yes." Lin Wanqiu nodded as well. "Let's return a few items."

"It's good that you're plump." Liu Bei put a piece of Dongpo pork into Zhao Chunyan's bowl, and then put a piece of mandarin fish into Lin Wanqiu's bowl. "My woman should be well-fed and plump. Being plump brings good fortune to her husband."

As he spoke, he moved closer to the two of them and lowered his voice: "Besides, you've gained weight... so you feel better to touch."

"Pfft~"

Lin Wanqiu almost spat out the soup in her mouth.

Her neck turned bright red, and she suddenly reached under the table and pinched and twisted Liu Bei's left thigh hard, making a full circle around it.

Liu Bei: "..."

pain!

That fucking hurts!

This woman looks gentle, but she's ruthless than a pair of pliers.

He immediately bared his teeth, his face contorted in pain.

"Shameless! You scoundrel!" Zhao Chunyan glared at Liu Bei, but her right hand inexplicably touched Liu Bei's right thigh under the table.

"Hmm? This feeling...it feels so good..."

Suddenly, Liu Bei felt a shiver run through his body.

The left side hurts.

The right side is better.

It's like experiencing both ice and fire in a legendary world.

So tangy! Absolutely so tangy!

"Cough cough~"

He pretended nothing had happened and continued eating, but inside he was already ecstatic.

He was thinking that when he got back, he should ask the two women to give him a more practical experience of extreme pleasure that evening.

At this moment, after pinching Liu Bei, Lin Wanqiu's ears turned completely red, and she immediately lowered her head and silently ate her rice.

Zhao Chunyan, on the other hand, was very generous, picking up a piece of braised pig's ear and chewing it with a crunching sound.

Seeing the two women's expressions, Liu Bei kept putting food on their plates.

Soon, a small mountain of food was piled up in Lin Wanqiu's bowl.

Zhao Chunyan said that she had enough, but her chopsticks betrayed her words. Before she could even swallow a piece of braised wild duck, she picked up a piece of lotus root and pork ribs.

Half an hour later, half of the dishes were still left on the table.

Zhao Chunyan stared at the half-eaten plate of Dongpo pork, her eyes filled with heartache: "Such good meat. It's such a waste to throw it away."

"Who said it was going to go bad?" Liu Beichong waved to the waiter. "Comrade, please pack these dishes up for me."

"Takeout?" The waiter paused for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, I'll get you some takeout containers."

"Can I take it to go?"

Upon hearing this, the two women were stunned for a moment, then their expressions slowly relaxed.

A short while later, Liu Bei led the two women out of the state-run restaurant. He was carrying two aluminum lunch boxes and led the two women around a corner.

"Where are you going again?" Zhao Chunyan asked.

"Township Supply and Marketing Cooperative"

"What are you going there for?"

You'll know when you get there.

Soon, Liu Bei and his two companions entered the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative. As soon as they entered, Liu Bei went straight to the daily necessities counter.

He glanced at the shelves and reached out to take two bras.

A slightly larger one was handed to Zhao Chunyan.

A slightly smaller one was handed to Lin Wanqiu.

"..."

Zhao Chunyan and Lin Wanqiu were both stunned.

The female staff member behind the counter was also dumbfounded.

She had worked at the supply and marketing cooperative for five years, and this was the first time she had ever seen a grown man so openly buying a bra.

He bought two at once, and they were for two different women.

The key is that people choose sizes more naturally than when taking measurements for clothes.

Who exactly is this person?

"What are you standing there for? Try them on." Liu Bei stuffed the bras into the hands of the two women.

"No...no!" Lin Wanqiu took a step back, her face flushed crimson. "It's too eye-catching."

"Yes! It's not suitable!" Zhao Chunyan waved her hand, glanced at the price tag, and shook her head even more. "Besides, it's too expensive. It's not like I can't wear a bra that I sewed myself at home."

"All the women in the city wear this." Liu Bei shoved the bra back into their hands. "Brackets are too tight and bad for your health. My women deserve the best. If they don't try it on, I'll just buy it and throw it away."

"You dare!!!" Zhao Chunyan glared at him.

"Then why don't you give it a try!" Liu Bei said again.

"Try it or not! Humph!!!" Zhao Chunyan pulled Lin Wanqiu into the fitting room.

A few minutes later, the two women came out.

After Zhao Chunyan changed into a bra, her figure immediately became more upright, and the cotton shirt stretched out its proper curves.

Needless to say, Lin Wanqiu's already slender waist was further enhanced by the bra, which completely changed her aura.

"This... is too perfect!!!"

Liu Bei was stunned.

Then he turned around and took four different colored ones from the shelf, two for Zhao Chunyan and two for Lin Wanqiu.

Then he looked at the two women and rubbed his fingers together: "By the way, what size should Yuehe buy?"

"..."

Lin Wanqiu's neck turned red all the way to her collarbone.

Zhao Chunyan glanced at him sideways: "You don't know?"

"I……"

"You decide for yourself!" the two women said in unison.

"what?"

The female staff member behind the counter was stunned.

Two aren't enough? Is there another one outside?

When she looked at Liu Bei again, her expression had completely changed.

This man... he's such a scumbag.

But a male staff member next to me listened intently for a long time, his eyes darting around, his face clearly showing admiration.

That guy was dating three women, all of whom knew about each other and even helped each other buy bras.

How did he manage to do that? Isn't it illegal?

At that moment, Liu Bei grabbed two more sizes based on his intuition, then piled all the bras on the counter: "Let's settle the bill."

"..."

The female staff member glanced at Liu Bei a couple more times, then quickly dialed a number on her abacus.

"Give!"

Liu Bei handed the money to the female staff member.

He then pulled Zhao Chunyan and Lin Wanqiu to leave, just then a voice came from behind.

"etc!"

Liu Bei looked back and saw the male staff member quickly catching up.

"Is something the matter?" Liu Bei asked.

"Hehe~" The male staff member forced a smile. "Excuse me, sir, I have a question I'd like to ask you!"