Reborn in 85: Starting with a family split and becoming the richest man, the ungrateful wretch regre

Bai Yiyi said seriously, "I won't sell it for less than three thousand. I'm in a hurry to raise money for my business, otherwise I wouldn't be selling it."

The stall owner stroked his chin and readily handed over three thousand yuan.

Bai Yiyi checked the money to make sure it was safe before putting the jade bowl into the mahogany box and handing it to the stall owner.

After the stall owner took the box, his gaze toward Bai Yiyi turned somewhat cold.

Bai Yiyi's mind was entirely focused on the money. She pocketed the money and beckoned Lu Yang to leave.

After the two left the black market, Bai Yiyi gave Lu Yang 1,500 yuan.

Lu Yang pocketed the money and continued following her. Bai Yiyi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you still following me?"

"We're being watched."

Lu Yang took off the double-barreled shotgun and held it in his hand, while Bai Yiyi's face showed a hint of fear.

Lu Yang whispered to comfort them, "Don't be afraid, it's not worth risking their lives for such a small amount of money."

The footsteps behind them grew closer and closer, and even Bai Yiyi realized that many people were following them.

After the two reached a secluded corner, the car behind them suddenly sped up.

Lu Yang quickly ripped the fake detonators off Bai Yiyi and himself, threw them behind him, and fired a shot at the detonators at the same time.

Some fake detonators are made of sulfur, charcoal powder, and potassium nitrate, and they explode immediately when hit by a bullet.

Caught off guard, many of the people behind were thrown around, and curses and screams filled the air.

Bai Yiyi was completely bewildered as Lu Yang dragged her along. The two of them ran with all their might into an alley, where Lu Yang pulled Bai Yiyi over the wall and into a courtyard.

"Kill those two bitches! They dared to use dirty tricks!"

A roar came from outside, followed by footsteps fading into the distance.

The two then left the courtyard and escaped through another road. After walking two streets, Bai Yiyi suddenly stopped.

Lu Yang glanced behind him and breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming that no one was following them.

Bai Yiyi looked up at Lu Yang and said, "Thank you. If I had come by myself, I would have definitely given up here."

"I went through a lot of trouble to steal this jade bowl from my home."

Lu Yang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Stealing from your own home, how desperate for money are you?"

Bai Yiyi rolled her eyes and said, "It's not that I'm short of money. My mother died a long time ago, and my father remarried a woman with a daughter."

"My dad's heart is completely biased; he wants to leave all his property to his mistress and her daughter!"

Lu Yang frowned as he listened, and asked curiously, "What's the deal with those two blond guys who were chasing you yesterday?"

Bai Yiyi's expression twisted into a grimace: "It was that concubine's daughter who instigated people to beat me up. She's a delinquent and always spreads rumors that I'm not learning good things. Neither of them are good people!"

Lu Yang reminded him, "Take care of yourself. Nothing is more important than your own life."

Bai Yiyi nodded, feeling somewhat touched, and the two parted ways.

Lu Yang and Cheng Lin met up in Zhengjia Village, bought a batch of home appliances wholesale, and then drove back.

Two days later, the two returned to the north. After unloading the appliances, they went to the post office again, brought back the batch of clothes that they had mailed to Chu Xiangyu, loaded them onto the truck, and sent them back to the county.

Their first stop in the county was the Lijiaren Clothing Store.

Chu Xiangyu stood at the door and saw them delivering clothes. She smiled and said, "Just carry them to the store for me. It'll save me a lot of trouble."

"Lu Yang, Lili talks about you all the time. When are you two getting married?"

Yao Lili blushed and nudged Chu Xiangyu, saying, "Stop talking."

Lu Yang looked at the large bag of clothes as he entered and said, "After work, let's go buy some things for your dad. We'll go to your house to propose marriage tomorrow morning."

Yao Lili suddenly looked at me, and Lu Yang put down his clothes and said, "Didn't we agree on this before the New Year?"

Chu Xiangyu covered her mouth and laughed, teasingly saying, "You were keeping it from me all along. It turns out you had already told me."

Lu Yang went to carry another bag of things, and when he came back, he took out two women's watches and said, "Sister Chu, these are for you and Lili."

Chu Xiangyu's eyes lit up: "This watch is very expensive and hard to buy. Thank you."

Yao Lili held the red flag plaque on her wrist, her eyes full of smiles.

After Lu Yang finished taking care of his business, he said to Chu Xiangyu, "Sister Chu, could you let Lili leave work a little earlier?"

Chu Xiangyu smiled and waved her hand: "Let's go, give her three days off."

Lu Yang nodded gratefully and asked Cheng Lin to take the car to Chu Xiangyu's garage first. He then took Yao Lili to buy some things.

Neither of them is of legal marriage age; this formality is just a way of announcing that they are engaged.

Lu Yang decided to finalize things first, as this was something he owed Yao Lili.

For country folk, nothing is more essential than food.

So Lu Yang directly bought two bags of malted milk powder, twenty catties of pork, thirty catties of beef, and two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes for Yao's father.

Yao Lili felt extremely distressed: "That's enough, that's enough, why buy so much?"

Lu Yang couldn't help but smile. After buying the items, the two went home.

The next morning, Lu Yang didn't rush back to the village. Instead, he took Yao Lili to the provincial capital to buy a house.

The house in the county is just a temporary measure, since Lu Xing and Lu Yue will be attending school in the county.

But he needs to earn money in the provincial capital at least in the future, and he'll have to bring people over sooner or later.

He took Yao Lili directly to look at the houses in the provincial capital. Yao Lili stood by the balcony and asked curiously, "How much are the houses?"

Lu Yang hugged her from behind and said softly, "Over sixty thousand."

Yao Lili's eyes widened in shock, and she asked in a low voice, "Do you have that much money?"

"Of course!" Lu Yang said with a smile, taking out several stacks of money from his bag. "This is all what I earned."

“But Lili, if anyone asks when you go back tomorrow, just say you’re willing to suffer with me. I still have more than 7,000 yuan in debt.”

Yao Lili nodded: "Of course, you shouldn't flaunt your wealth, and you should keep your good fortune hidden so that no one can steal it from you!"

Lu Yang couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. Yao Lili was very intelligent; she didn't need much guidance at all.

Lu Yang and Yao Lili left the residential area and went to a nearby furniture store.

Yao Lili, her eyes beaming with joy, sat on a double bed and said with a smile, "Yangzi, it feels like a dream."

Lu Yang sat down next to her and said softly, "It's not a dream. Buy whatever you want and decorate the house nicely."

Yao Lili smiled broadly and pulled Lu Yang to start shopping.

By this time, the goods in the provincial capital's shopping malls were already very complete. They bought all kinds of beds, cabinets, tables, chairs and benches, and paid a deposit in advance. Some of them were custom-made.

As it was getting dark, the two finished their meal in the provincial capital before driving back.

The next morning, the two of them, carrying large and small bags, took a taxi back to the village.

When Yao Lili and Lu Yang stepped into the Yao family's gate, Yao's father immediately cursed, "You little bitch, you still know how to come back? I thought you were dead out there!"

"Uncle Yao, let's go inside and talk. I bought you a lot of things."

Lu Yang glanced at the neighbors who had come to watch the commotion, then walked up to Yao's father and said.

The curses stuck in Yao's throat, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he looked down at the Daqianmen.

"You've really made something of yourself!"

Yao's father immediately dropped the broom and hurried into the house.