Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

Liu Biao waved his hand with a smile, "That's not true, my son was just making things up. I'm disciplining him right now."

As he spoke, he slapped Liu Bei's buttocks with the shoehorn in his hand.

Liu Bei was beaten and howled in pain.

Yang Bai led his daughter in front of the two men and said, "You and your son should apologize to my daughter!"

With red, tear-filled eyes, Liu Bei asked resentfully, "Why?!"

"Liu Biao, it seems your methods of disciplining your son aren't enough. Do I have to discipline him myself?"

Yang Bai rubbed his fists as he approached step by step.

Liu Biao shuddered in fright, still vividly remembering the time he had his front tooth knocked out.

He didn't want his son to be beaten into a pig's head like that after he beat Lin Jianguo so badly last time.

"Yang Bai, stop it. You son of a bitch, admit your mistake now."

Liu Biao pressed down on his son's head.

Liu Bei burst into tears and sat on the ground wiping away his tears. Just yesterday, he had told his friends that Yang Bai was a gambling addict and a good-for-nothing who would squander the family fortune sooner or later.

Just two months ago, Yang Bai had come to his house to humbly borrow money, and he didn't know why his father had become like this.

"Even crying counts as time."

Class was about to start, and Yang Bai couldn't wait any longer.

Liu Biao bowed and apologized to Yang Qiaoqiao.

"I shouldn't have called your father a gambler, and my son shouldn't have bullied you. We were wrong."

"Son, apologize now."

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said reluctantly.

"I'm sorry, Yang Qiaoqiao."

"You seem a bit resentful. Should I have the teacher take you to apologize in front of the whole school?"

Yang Bai wasn't targeting the child; Liu Bei had already been ruined by his father, and if he didn't give him a profound lesson, he would become just like his father and harm society again.

Liu Bei felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of standing in front of the entire school to apologize.

He was somewhat serious this time.

"Yang Qiaoqiao, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that to you."

Yang Qiaoqiao snorted coldly.

"Let's see if you dare to talk about my dad again."

The school bell rang just then, and Liu Bei, not daring to linger, quickly ran away.

Yang Qiaoqiao turned her head and waved to Yang Bai, speaking in a crisp voice.

"Dad, I'm going to class now."

In her eyes, her father was no different from the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, who could always drive away demons and monsters when she needed him most.

Yang Bai didn't even glance at Liu Biao, who was forcing a smile. It would be a waste of time to pay attention to this idiot.

Liu Dade was still waiting outside the school gate.

Yang Bai approached him and asked again.

"What's your decision?"

The fact that they've been waiting until now suggests they've already thought things through.

Liu Dade nodded and said, "I agree. We'll set sail whenever your injury heals."

He did it not only to resolve his inner conflict, but also to repay the debt of gratitude for saving his life.

Yang Bai was delighted; having such a capable assistant would save him a lot of trouble.

I'm going to the new coast tomorrow, and I'm very likely to reach 5,000 jin!

"Okay, we'll head to the new sea area tomorrow. See you there!"

When Yang Bai returned home, Su Wanqiu was still designing new clothes.

He sat down next to her and wrapped his arm around her slender waist.

Su Wanqiu paused, her hand holding the pen, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Yang Bai, isn't this a bit inappropriate so early in the morning?"

Yang Bai grinned mischievously.

"I think daytime would be nice. We haven't tried it in broad daylight yet, have we? Anyway, once the curtains are drawn, you can't see anything, and it'll just be the two of us."

Su Wanqiu coughed softly, finding it hard to continue drawing because of him.

She put down her pen and stood up.

"Okay, just this once."

Yang Bai snorted arrogantly, originally intending only to tease her, but he didn't expect Wanqiu to have the same intention.

Without waiting any longer, he rushed into the stove, boiled a pot of water, poured it into a basin, and carried it to the toilet.

Just as he was about to close the door, Su Wanqiu walked in.

Yang Bai was stunned for a moment, then instinctively covered his body.

"Late Autumn, you."

"There are some areas you can't reach, let me help you."

Su Wanqiu was secretly pleased to see his surprised expression.

Yang Bai, you've finally met your match.

......

Yang Bai held his wife close, noticing that it was almost eleven o'clock.

My daughter and Zhang Ning will be home for dinner soon.

Yang Bai kissed Su Wanqiu, then went to the stove and took out a piece of fatty pork belly and a bag of dried plum vegetables that his neighbor, Aunt Chen, had given him.

Blanch the pork belly in boiling water, then remove it, poke a few small holes in the skin, and rub it with soy sauce.

Pour in plenty of oil and fry until the skin turns a deep reddish-brown color. Then take it out and put it back in to boil again.

When you take it out again, it will be a dark red, tiger-skin-like color. Cut the pork belly into thick, long slices.

Mix the honey sauce well, place the pork belly at the bottom, and put the soaked preserved mustard greens on top.

Cook rice, then put the preserved mustard greens and braised pork in a steamer and steam.

Yang Bai clapped his hands, saying that once the rice was cooked, he could stir-fry two dishes and then they would be ready to eat.

Just as she was about to prepare other dishes, Su Wanqiu screamed from the bedroom.

"Yang Bai, Yang Bai, there's a snake!!!"

Upon hearing Su Wanqiu's cries for help, Yang Bai immediately grabbed a broom from the ground and rushed inside.

Wearing a white halter dress that accentuated her stunning figure, Su Wanqiu immediately ran to Yang Bai's side and hugged his arm.

Yang Bai's arm sank in instantly, his muscular arm tightened slightly, and he felt an incredible softness.

"Where is the snake?"

Su Wanqiu was originally a young lady from a wealthy family. She had never seen a snake since she was a child, and it could be said that she was terrified of snakes.

She turned her head away, not daring to look directly at him, and pointed under the dressing table.

"Right there, right there."

Yang Bai took a closer look and breathed a sigh of relief.

It is a non-venomous rat snake.

"It's okay, your husband can grab it. Loosen it a bit, it's a little tight."

Su Wanqiu looked down at the arm that had been caught in the trap, quickly let go, put her hands behind her back, and retreated to a corner to stay quietly.

Yang Bai picked up a broom and slapped the snake hard, then pressed it against its seven-inch mark and stomped on its head, smashing it open.

He picked up the dead snake and smiled slightly.

"Honey, keep an eye on the rice cooking on the stove while I go catch the snake."

Upon hearing that Yang Bai was catching snakes, Su Wanqiu immediately stopped him.

"Don't go. What if you run into a poisonous snake?"

If a snake is not venomous, it's just a beast that people can barely care for; but if it is venomous, it's a deadly monster that can take lives.

The Fujian region, in particular, is named so because of the abundance of snakes.

There are no good medicines in the village, so if you get bitten, you have to go to the hospital in the county town for treatment.

Yang Bai shook his head. "If I see something poisonous, I'll turn around and run away. I have a use for this stuff."

July and August are peak seasons for snakes and scorpions, and he hadn't yet figured out what to use to catch the blue crabs.

Because the area is rough and the waves are high, offal would be quickly washed away, so firm meat is needed to retain the flavor.

Snake meat is just right; it's free and prevents it from sneaking in and scaring my wife and daughter when I'm not home.

He went to Yang Jun's house, where he happened to have snake-catching tools, so he called his brothers to help him catch some.

We caught snakes until 3 p.m., and the two bags were full of rat snakes, which covered half of the hill.

They encountered several venomous snakes along the way, and managed to kill them with their combined efforts.

"Brother, how many kilograms of crab can these snakes eat?"

Yang Jun, carrying two large bags, asked.

"We used up almost 500 catties of crabs in one go."

Yang Bai never intended to rely on this thing to catch crabs indefinitely; it was just that not catching them might endanger his wife and daughter.

"Let's go to the county town to buy sulfur to prevent pests."

After descending the mountain, they went to the commune to buy sulfur and sprinkled it around the house before they were done.