Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Liu Bei, you bastard, get your ass out here right now!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei sat up, his eyebrows furrowed.

Yesterday at dusk, he communicated with Lin Wanqiu three times in the wild.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Chunyan sneaked into the bed, and he and Zhao Chunyan tossed and turned for half the night, and his back was still very sore.

Seeing his waist rubbed, Liu Bei shook his head and sighed:

Looks like I'll have to be more careful with how I use it in the future; using too much is really too much for me.

He sighed and walked out of the room, where he saw his youngest son and daughter hiding behind the gate of the courtyard. They looked somewhat frightened.

Standing in front of the two was their eldest daughter, Panpan.

At this moment, she opened her arms and shielded her younger brother and sister behind her, protecting them.

Liu Bei felt very gratified watching his eldest daughter's small figure protecting her younger brother and sister.

If one were to give birth to a daughter like this, what more could one ask for in life?

He walked over with a smile.

"Xiao Bao, Niannian, Panpan, what are you doing?"

"Dad!" Xiao Bao and Niannian called out in unison.

Panpan pointed outside and said, "Daddy, that mean grandma from last time is here again. She's making a huge fuss outside, and she's really fierce."

"That grandma from last time? Who?" Liu Bei was slightly taken aback, then patted her head. "Daddy's going out to check! You stay here and watch over your little brother and sister, don't go anywhere."

"Yes!" Panpan nodded vigorously.

Liu Bei walked out.

By this time, a crowd had already gathered outside the courtyard gate.

Some were eating breakfast with bowls in their hands, some were rinsing their mouths, and others were washing their faces with basins while watching the show. Everyone was waiting to see what the excitement was about.

In front of Liu Bei, Su Yuehe and Lin Wanqiu stood side by side behind their mother and Zhao Chunyan.

Among them, the mother, Zhao Da'e, stood at the front with an angry expression, arguing about something.

Zhao Chunyan held a kitchen knife in her hand, standing in front of Zhao Da'e, her eyes fixed on the front.

The four women's presence completely blocked Liu Bei's view.

"Late Autumn, Moonlit Lotus!"

Liu Bei stepped forward, pulled Lin Wanqiu and Su Yuehe a couple of steps to the side, then glanced ahead and immediately frowned.

The person shouting loudly in front was none other than the matchmaker Zhang Cuihua.

At this moment, Zhang Cuihua had bruises all over her forehead, a dark circle around her left eye, and a dried bloodstain at the corner of her mouth.

The person next to her was Zhang Guozhong. Half of his hair had been pulled off his head, a corner of his left ear had been bitten off, and there were three long bloody scratches on his face.

"Liu—Bei!"

Seeing Liu Bei finally emerge, Zhang Cuihua's eyes widened in shock, and she poked him with her finger. "You bastard! Tell me, did you send those three women yesterday?"

Zhang Guozhong also pointed at Liu and said, "You, surnamed Liu! Confess honestly, was it you who did this?"

"Swish, swish, swish~"

As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes in the village immediately fell on Liu Bei.

Even Zhao Da'e and Zhao Chunyan turned their heads.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law kept giving Liu Bei meaningful glances, signaling him not to admit it.

However, Liu Bei nodded and said:

"Yes, I did it."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cuihua immediately screamed.

"Everyone heard it! He admitted it! He admitted it himself! He's the one who caused our situation to turn out this way! Do you think he should pay us compensation?"

"Liu Bei!" Zhao Da'e's face turned ashen. She grabbed him and pulled him behind her. "Are you stupid? Who told you to admit it?"

Zhao Chunyan also came over, threw the wood-chopping knife on the ground, and gritted her teeth: "My mother and I argued for so long, and you ruined it all with just one sentence! Have you lost your mind? Didn't I give you a look? Why are you still admitting it? It's infuriating!"

"Now look what's happened! My mother and I are caught in the middle, not daring to complain. You clean up this mess yourself, I'm not doing it anymore! Humph!!!"

After saying that, Zhao Chunyan turned her head away angrily.

Lin Wanqiu's face was full of self-reproach. "Let me explain to them..."

"Wanqiu, let's go back." Liu Bei pulled Lin Wanqiu back and then walked towards Zhang Cuihua and her husband.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

"Are you sure you're here to ask for money?"

Zhang Cuihua, hands on her hips, retorted, "Nonsense! You've ruined us both like this. If you didn't want money, what would you be doing here so early in the morning? Do you think we're bored? Enough talk, give us the money!!!"

Zhang Guozhong chimed in, "Yes! Hurry up and pay up! Quickly!!!"

"Oh, I see..."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei paused for a moment, then slapped Zhang Cuihua across the left cheek.

"Snapped!"

Zhang Cuihua: "..."

Zhang Guozhong: "..."

The two of them were completely stunned and stood there motionless.

"Bang!"

Just then, Liu Bei kicked Zhang Guozhong in the stomach again.

"Bang!"

Zhang Guozhong suddenly fell to the ground.

quiet!

quiet!

quiet!

In an instant, the entire village fell silent, everyone staring in disbelief.

"this……"

Zhao Da'e opened her mouth wide.

Zhao Chunyan's eyes widened.

Lin Wanqiu and Su Yuehe also looked incredulous.

Panpan's eyes lit up.

Liu Bao then aimed at the toy gun in his hand and made a famous gesture: biubiubiu!

Niannian clapped and cheered, "Daddy's awesome! Daddy's awesome!!!"

After a brief moment of shock, Zhang Cuihua covered her face, pointed at Liu Bei, and screamed:

"You...you...you dare hit both of us? People from Fanjia Village, you all saw what happened! Liu Bei from your village not only didn't want to pay, but he also hit us! Is everyone in Fanjia Village shameless like this? This is outrageous! I'm calling the police!"

"Yes! Call the police!" Zhang Guozhong got up from the ground.

"What's going on? What's all this commotion so early in the morning?"

Just then, village party secretary Fan Sanyuan walked over with his hands behind his back.

"Secretary Fan!" Zhang Cuihua's eyes lit up when she saw Fan Sanyuan appear, and she immediately rushed up to complain, "Secretary Fan, you have to stand up for us! Liu Beixian from your village sent people to make me suffer, and my husband beat me all night. Today, the two of us came to his door to demand an explanation, but not only did he refuse to pay compensation, he also beat us!"

As she spoke, Zhang Cuihua gestured towards her face.

Fan Sanyuan glanced at the injuries on Zhang Cuihua's face, then at Zhang Guozhong, and finally looked at Liu Bei, frowning.

"Xiao Bei, can't we talk this out? Hitting someone in front of the whole village isn't appropriate, is it?"

Liu Bei said, "Village Party Secretary, I had every reason to hit her."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"While I was away, Zhang Cuihua came to my house to act as a matchmaker for Wanqiu, forcing her to remarry. She said that Wanqiu's uncle, Lin Nanping, agreed to it. Because of this, yesterday, I went to Linjia Village and asked Uncle Lin Nanping in person. Lin Nanping personally said that there was no such thing. He also said that it was all Zhang Cuihua's own idea and had nothing to do with their family."

"After I came back, I asked Wanqiu again if she wanted to remarry, and she said no."

"Since Wanqiu doesn't want to get married, and the Lin family hasn't asked anyone to act as matchmaker, what right does Zhang Cuihua have to come to my house and steal her away?"

"What right does she, an outsider, have to interfere in Wanqiu's marriage? She even dares to openly boss people around in my Liu family! What does she take my Liu family for? Her own home? Can she come and go as she pleases?"

"Folks, you be the judge, shouldn't she have been punished for what she did?"

"Of course, if anyone thinks she shouldn't have been hit—"

"Alright! Then I'll follow Zhang Cuihua's example and go to your house every day to play matchmaker for your wives. I hope you won't be angry then!"

"..."

The moment these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

Every villager kept their mouths shut and didn't say a word.

Fan Sanyuan turned to Lin Wanqiu, "Wanqiu, is what Xiaobei said true?"

Lin Wanqiu nodded. "It's true. I don't want to get married. I won't marry anyone. I'll stay in the Liu family and not go anywhere else!"

Fan Sanyuan frowned and looked at Zhang Cuihua. "Zhang Cuihua, how do you explain this?"

Zhang Cuihua's face was filled with disbelief: "Impossible! He's talking nonsense! They must have conspired together. I was only acting on behalf of the Lin family! The Lin family can testify to that!"

"Can the Lin family testify?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei's lips curled up slightly.

Zhang Cuihua said this, so she probably hasn't heard about his trouble in Linjia Village yesterday.

It seems the Lin family is keeping their mouths shut quite tightly for the sake of their reputation.

But this is good, it makes it convenient for him to get things done.

"Alright. Village Secretary, could you please send someone to Linjia Village to bring Wanqiu's uncle, Lin Nanping, here for a confrontation? I want to see whether I'm lying or you're deceiving me."

"Zhang Cuihua, do you dare?"

"Hmph! Fine, I'll invite you then. Who's afraid of who?" Zhang Cuihua immediately agreed.