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

"Tiger Master?!" The ox was startled. After looking around, he lowered his voice and said, "Friend, if there's anything wrong, try to find other ways to solve it. Don't bother Tiger Master if it's not important. It's not necessary!"

Liu Weidong was quite surprised that this guy would say such a thing to him, and couldn't help but take another look at him.

The scalper quickly said, "Don't misunderstand, I only said that because I genuinely consider you a friend!"

Liu Weidong patted Huang Niu on the shoulder and said, "Brother Maotou, I appreciate your kindness. But no one but Tiger can solve this problem. If you know him, please introduce me to him."

After hesitating for a moment, the ox nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I'll take you there!"

"Thanks, I'll remember this favor." Liu Weidong nodded happily, then said to Huang Niu, "I can't go to see Tiger empty-handed for the first time, I'll go to the Friendship Store to buy something first."

A moment later, Liu Weidong came out of the Friendship Store. He spent over two hundred foreign exchange certificates to buy a box of cigars and a bottle of whiskey.

Upon seeing what Liu Weidong had bought, Maotou immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "You have good taste! Tiger will definitely like it!"

"Let's go!" Liu Weidong nodded, and then, led by the scalper, they arrived at a nearby residential building.

Upon arriving here, Mao Tou became a little nervous and whispered a reminder to Liu Weidong: "Friend, Tiger has a bad temper. Don't say anything careless later, or I'll be in trouble too."

Liu Weidong laughed and said, "Don't worry, I would never betray a friend. Maybe after this, Tiger will look at you in a different light!"

Mao shook his head with a wry smile and led Liu Weidong inside.

Immediately, a burly man stepped forward and asked, "Young man, who is this kid?"

"He's a friend of mine, and he needs Tiger's help with something." Mao Tou smiled and handed the other man a pack of Peony cigarettes: "Brother Xiao, could you please talk to Tiger for me?"

The man put the cigarette in his pocket, glanced at Liu Weidong, and said, "Wait, I'll go talk to Tiger!"

A moment later, Liu Weidong finally met the legendary Tiger. He was a man in his forties, burly and with a scar on his cheek that made him look even more fierce.

As soon as Maotou entered, he bowed and said, "Master Hu, his name is Liu Weidong. He is a good friend of mine. He needs your help, so I brought him to see you."

"Hello, Tiger." Liu Weidong greeted Tiger calmly, placing the things he had just bought at the Friendship Store on the table: "This is my first time here, please accept this small gift."

Tiger glanced at the gift, his expression immediately softening. He looked Liu Weidong up and down and said, "Little Liu, right? Sit down!"

There was a reason why Liu Weidong gave these gifts. Whether it was cigars or whiskey, they were things that couldn't be bought in ordinary stores, only in Friendship Store, and they didn't look cheap either.

Before even getting down to business, Liu Weidong presented a gift worth several hundred foreign exchange certificates, a way of demonstrating his power. Even Tiger couldn't ignore this and immediately became much more polite to him.

"Thank you, Tiger." Liu Weidong sat down casually, showing no sign of unease.

Seeing Liu Weidong's performance, Maotou couldn't help but secretly admire him. Although he had known Tiger for several years, he was still always trembling with fear whenever he saw him. But Liu Weidong, facing Tiger for the first time, was so calm—this young man was truly remarkable!

Even Tiger was somewhat surprised, but he didn't show it. He simply said to Liu Weidong in a deep voice, "Tell me, why did you come to find me?"

Liu Weidong said unhurriedly, "Tiger, if I'm not mistaken, there's a guy named Liu Guoxing who lost a lot of money playing cards here and owes you a lot of money."

Tiger frowned and said, "What does this have to do with you?"

There's a crackdown going on these days, and most of Tiger's businesses are shady. So when Liu Weidong mentioned that someone had lost a lot of money gambling at his place, Tiger immediately became wary.

"Oh, Tiger, please don't misunderstand. I'm not here to cause trouble." Liu Weidong said calmly, "This Liu Guoxing is my cousin. I just want to ask how much money he owes you."

Tiger relaxed and instructed his henchman, "Go and find out how much this Liu Guoxing owes us!"

The henchman left in a hurry and returned shortly with a stack of IOUs. He whispered to Tiger, "This kid owes us 1,372 yuan. These are the IOUs."

Tiger nodded, picked up a few IOUs, looked them over, and said to Liu Weidong, "Friend, your cousin owes quite a bit of money!"

Although Liu Weidong knew Liu Guoxing was a gambling addict, he didn't expect the guy to owe so much money. His father's meager monthly salary of forty or fifty yuan was simply not enough to pay it all back; no wonder they were after his family again!

Thinking of this, Liu Weidong smiled slightly and said, "This is indeed a large sum of money. My cousin's family only has one uncle working, so it will be difficult for them to pay it back!"

Tiger ordered his men in a deep voice, "We need to find a way to collect this money. We can't let that kid keep owing us!"

"Yes, Tiger!" The subordinate readily agreed, promising to recover the money as soon as possible.

But Liu Weidong laughed and said, "Tiger, I don't think we need to rush him. My cousin's family is in such a situation that even if you force him to his death, he still can't pay back that much money!"

Tiger was displeased. He frowned and stared at Liu Weidong, saying each word clearly, "Young man, you had Maotou bring you here, so you're telling me to my face that your cousin is planning to renege on his debt?"

This terrified the scalper, who quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Master Tiger, Wei Dong is definitely not that kind of person! Please don't misunderstand! Wei Dong, quickly explain to Master Tiger!"

Facing the angry Tiger, Liu Weidong showed no fear and calmly asked, "May I ask, Tiger, what happens if someone owes you money and doesn't pay it back?"

Tiger sneered, "I'm very particular about the rules when I do things. It depends on how much money is owed! If your cousin owes so much and doesn't pay it back, at least one of his legs should be broken!"

"Good, Tiger is indeed a straightforward man!" Liu Weidong nodded and slammed a stack of ten-yuan notes on the table.

Tiger glanced at it and immediately saw that there was at least a thousand yuan here. His face lit up with joy and he said, "What, are you planning to pay off your cousin's debt?"

"Of course not!" Liu Weidong shook his head with a smile. "I would absolutely not pay back that guy's money!"

Tiger finally lost his temper, slammed his fist on the table, and roared, "Then why did you take out the money? Are you trying to make a fool of me?!"