Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

Seeing the triangular scraper in the bell-bottom's hand, Liu Weidong's heart sank.

This thing is a deadly weapon; if you get stabbed, the bleeding is unstoppable. Given the communication and medical standards of the early 1980s, you probably wouldn't make it to the hospital before dying from blood loss!

Although Liu Weidong was confident he could outrun the girl in bell-bottoms, Huang Qian was still nearby, and he simply couldn't bring himself to abandon her and run away alone.

Seeing that he had no other choice, Liu Weidong slowly took off his coat and wrapped it around his arm, preparing to fight to the death with his opponent.

Seeing Liu Weidong's actions, which suggested he was a seasoned fighter, the other man naturally didn't dare to be careless. He gripped his triangular scraper tightly, staring at Liu Weidong, and the two faced off.

Just then, the scalper who had gone to the bank to withdraw money returned. He hurriedly ran across the road and saw the two men confronting each other. He immediately shouted, "Wu Wenjun, you dare to pull a knife in the middle of the street? You've got a death wish, haven't you? I'll tell your dad today!"

The man in bell-bottoms, who had just been looking fierce, seemed to have transformed completely, quickly hiding his triangular razor and smiling obsequiously, "Brother Mao, what brings you here?"

"Nonsense, this is my workplace, okay?" The scalper glared fiercely at the man in bell-bottoms. "Besides, if I didn't come, how would I see your brother Jun being so impressive? I'll have to tell your dad all about it later, so he knows how awesome his precious son is outside!"

The man in bell-bottoms immediately wilted and whispered to the ox, "Brother Mao, please, don't tell my dad, or he'll beat me to death!"

The scalper glanced at the guy sideways and said, "Now you're scared? Hurry up and apologize to my friend!"

"Brother, I'm so sorry, I didn't know you were Brother Mao's friend!" Bell-Pants was quite obedient, bowing and apologizing to Liu Weidong: "It was all a misunderstanding, I'll never dare to do it again, please tell Brother Mao not to tell my dad about this!"

The hoodlum's weakness was that he was afraid of being told on his parents, which amused Liu Weidong to himself. On the surface, however, he frowned and said, "I know this girl. Don't bother her again!"

Huang Niu glanced at Huang Qian and secretly admired how beautiful the girl was. He quickly shouted, "Wu Wenjun, did you hear that? You're not allowed to bother my brother's girlfriend anymore!"

This guy actually thought Huang Qian was his girlfriend, which left Liu Weidong somewhat amused and exasperated. He initially wanted to explain their relationship, but then thought it best to let the misunderstanding continue. If these thugs knew their true relationship, they might try to take advantage of her again!

Huang Qian blushed deeply and couldn't help but steal a glance at Liu Weidong. Seeing that he showed no intention of defending himself, the young woman felt uneasy and unsure of what to feel.

Bell-Pants glanced at Huang Qian reluctantly, but in the end, his fear of his parents prevailed. He quickly patted his chest and said to Liu Weidong, "Brother, I promise I won't bother your girlfriend anymore. If anyone dares to mess with her, I'll definitely help you chase them away! Is that alright?"

The saying goes, "You can't hit someone who's smiling." Since Bell-Pants had already said all that, Liu Weidong didn't press the matter further. He nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you guys from now on. I won't let you work for nothing. If you really help Xiaoqian, come and tell Maotou, and I'll have him thank everyone for me!"

The scalper was quick-witted; he immediately understood that Liu Weidong meant a long-term partnership, and his face lit up with joy as he said, "What are you waiting for? Quickly thank him..."

Seeing the scalper looking at him, Liu Weidong said calmly, "My surname is Liu."

"Hurry up and thank Brother Liu!" the scalper immediately chimed in.

"Thank you, Brother Liu." Bell-pants quickly thanked Liu Weidong and slunk away.

Liu Weidong said to Huang Niu in a serious tone, "Thank you. If you hadn't happened to know that kid today, we would have had to fight."

"We're all friends, no need to be so polite!" Huang Niu said cheerfully. "Wenjun isn't a bad guy at heart, he's just too young and impulsive. He's very filial to his parents, but I'm afraid of upsetting them."

Liu Weidong had no interest in what kind of person bell-bottoms were, and quickly said to the scalper, "There are too many people here, let's find a more suitable place."

“No problem, follow me!” Huang Niu led the way decisively, and Liu Weidong followed behind at a leisurely pace.

Seeing this, Huang Qian quickly slung her backpack over her shoulder and followed, but Liu Weidong stopped her, glancing at her and saying, "What are you doing following me? Go home!"

But the girl hesitated and said, "I...I'm still a little scared!"

It turned out that Huang Qian hadn't recovered from the shock, so Liu Weidong had no choice but to let her come along, planning to take her home later.

The scalpers ahead nodded in approval. It seemed Liu Weidong really liked his pretty girlfriend, not even hiding this from her. They'd have to give that brat Wu Wenjun a good talking-to later; he had to protect the girl well, lest they get into trouble with this big client!

The scalper led Liu Weidong and Huang Qian to an empty house and said with a smile, "This is a friend of mine's house. Don't worry, it's absolutely safe!"

In this unfamiliar place, Huang Qian felt even more insecure and subconsciously leaned against Liu Weidong.

The girl's delicate fragrance wafted into Liu Weidong's nose, making him somewhat uneasy. But seeing Huang Qian's frightened expression, he couldn't bear to push her away, and could only feign composure as he said to Huang Niu, "Then let's begin!"

After saying that, Liu Weidong took out a thick stack of foreign exchange certificates and placed them on the table. After thinking for a moment, he took out a few hundred-yuan bills, nodded to the scalper, and said, "Exchange all of these!"

Although they were somewhat prepared, the scalper was still shocked to see Liu Weidong pull out so many foreign exchange certificates. He exclaimed, "Dude, you actually have so many foreign exchange certificates! This is a real surprise!"

Liu Weidong smiled slightly and said, "Brother Mao, I won't waste any more words. Since we get along so well, I'll come to you first whenever I have foreign exchange certificates!"

The scalper said with a big smile, "That's great! Don't worry, Brother Liu, I'll definitely give you a fair price and you won't suffer any losses!"

As a child from an ordinary family, Huang Qian had never seen foreign exchange certificates before. She blinked her big, watery eyes as she examined the stack of things that looked like banknotes, not understanding why the scalpers were so excited.

However, the girl will soon realize what these colorful things with numbers printed on them are for.

Mao Tou counted the foreign exchange certificates twice with practiced ease, then looked up at Liu Weidong and said, "There are exactly ten thousand here, right?"

Seeing Liu Weidong nod, the scalper quickly counted out an even thicker stack of RMB and gave it to him: "Here's fourteen thousand yuan, please count it!"