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

These days, the average person might only have access to foreign exchange certificates. As for US dollars, most people have never even seen them, let alone earned any.

However, Liu Weidong knew just how useful those US dollars were. Leaving aside what good things he could buy, even if he took them directly to the Russians, those 80,000 US dollars could easily be exchanged for 800,000 RMB!

In an era when there were hardly any households with ten thousand yuan in the entire county, the significance of eight hundred thousand yuan is self-evident. Even Liu Weidong, who had seen many grand occasions in his previous life, was very excited after seeing these US dollars.

Liu Weidong barely managed to control his excitement and said calmly to Anna, "Exchanging so many foreign exchange certificates is not easy. Why don't I just accept US dollars directly? That would save you a lot of trouble."

Anna gave Liu Weidong a charming smile: "You're so considerate, I'm liking you more and more!"

Liu Weidong was overjoyed to receive $80,000 in cash. He was so happy he almost jumped for joy. Fortunately, he managed to control himself and simply smiled at Anna, saying, "Ms. Anna, it's been a pleasure working with you. I hope there will be more opportunities like this in the future."

The blonde woman took a business card out of her purse and handed it to Liu Weidong: "This is my private phone number and address in China. You can call me anytime!"

Liu Weidong took the business card, glanced at it, and carefully put it away, saying, "Okay, if you need any other spices, I'll definitely contact you first."

“You don’t necessarily have to talk to me about work. There are lots of interesting things we can do together!” Anna said with a charming smile. “Like… grabbing some coffee or something. Are you sure you don’t want to go today?”

With such a large sum of money on him, Liu Weidong dared not run around recklessly, so he smiled slightly and said, "Let's forget about it today, let's do it another day."

Anna didn't press Liu Weidong, and stood up to say to him, "Alright, Mr. Liu, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Me too, Miss Anna, goodbye!" Liu Weidong nodded politely and left Pierre's office without hesitation.

The blonde beauty followed, and a smile appeared on her beautiful face as she watched Liu Weidong's hurried departure.

Anna was extremely beautiful and the heiress to a famous perfume company, so naturally she had many suitors. But for some reason, this blonde beauty didn't fancy any of her many suitors and instead had a particular fondness for Chinese men.

Although Anna only met Liu Weidong once, she was impressed by this confident and honest man who didn't put on airs in her presence. Despite being rejected by Liu Weidong this time, the blonde beauty didn't give up; instead, she became increasingly interested in this young and handsome Chinese man.

Liu Weidong, of course, had no idea that he had already made a name for himself in Anna's mind. At that moment, all he wanted was to get home as quickly as possible and hide the $80,000 in his bag.

Although he could exchange US dollars for RMB through scalpers, Liu Weidong does not plan to do so at the moment.

Nowadays, the largest denomination of RMB is only ten yuan. The size of 800,000 yuan is quite astonishing, and it is very inconvenient to transport or store.

As for depositing it, that's even more unrealistic. If the bank sees such a large sum of money, they'll definitely call the police immediately. Then Liu Weidong will have to explain the origin of the money, which will certainly cause him a lot of trouble.

Furthermore, US dollars can buy many things that RMB cannot, so from any perspective, keeping these US dollars is the best choice.

Liu Weidong returned home with a heavy heart and immediately began looking for a suitable place to store the money.

There are quite a few rats in the countryside these days. These annoying little creatures will bite anything, including all kinds of banknotes.

To prevent the US dollars from being chewed up by rats, Liu Weidong found a tin biscuit tin. He neatly placed the dollars inside, then added a few mothballs to prevent mold. He carefully closed the biscuit tin and placed it at the bottom of the box.

After doing all this, Liu Weidong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling extremely happy.

Although Liu Weidong knew that ambergris was valuable, he never expected it to sell for such a high price, and he never expected that he would receive US dollars in the end, which would increase its value tenfold!

That's a whopping 800,000 RMB! In this day and age, that's a huge sum of money. With this money now, and after selling the clivia at the end of the year, Liu Weidong will have one or two million RMB in cash! Even if we're being modest and not saying he's rich in the whole city, he'll definitely be among the wealthiest people in the county!

Liu Weidong grew happier and happier as he thought about it, and couldn't help but hum a little tune: "Today, we ordinary people are really, really happy..."

Although the song won't be released for several years, there's no one else at home anyway, so it won't hurt to sing it secretly.

Liu Weidong was singing enthusiastically when Wang Shujuan pushed open the door and came in, smiling as she asked him, "I could hear you singing outside. What's making you so happy?"

"Haha, sister, you're back! Something great has happened to our family!" Liu Weidong greeted her with a big smile, hugged Wang Shujuan, and gave her a kiss.

"Oh dear!" Wang Shujuan's pretty face immediately turned red, and she glared at Liu Weidong with a mixture of embarrassment and shame.

Seeing her younger brother so happy, Wang Shujuan was also happy for him. Not wanting to spoil the joyful atmosphere, she nestled into Liu Weidong's arms and let him hold her like that.

Wang Shujuan's gentleness made Liu Weidong like this woman even more. After a moment of silence, he earnestly announced to her, "Sister, I want to build a house!"

Wang Shujuan was startled and asked in surprise, "Why did you suddenly decide to build a building?"

"Of course, I want you to have a better life!" Liu Weidong said earnestly. "We've lived in this single-story house for many years. This time, we'll build a two-story house that will be spacious and bright!"

Although Wang Shujuan felt that the current house was perfectly fine and there was no need to build a new one, this girl always listened to Liu Weidong, so she nodded gently and said, "Okay, whatever you decide, I'll listen to you!"

These gentle words made Liu Weidong's heart itch with desire, and he quickly asked Wang Shujuan, "Sister, do you really listen to everything I say?"

Wang Shujuan didn't think too much about it and nodded naturally, saying, "Is there any need to say anything? You are the head of the family, so of course I will listen to you."

"Hehe, that's good!" Liu Weidong chuckled, then whispered in Wang Shujuan's ear, "Sister, I want you..."

Wang Shujuan's face, which had just recovered, immediately turned red again. She lowered her head shyly and said, "You...you just bully me!"

"Sister, you just said you'd listen to me completely, you can't change your mind so quickly!" Liu Weidong continued to taunt Wang Shujuan, looking like he had succeeded in his scheme.

Ever since Liu Weidong started treating Wang Shujuan better and better, she found it hard to refuse her brother's requests, and this time was no exception. She closed her eyes resignedly.

Liu Weidong understood Wang Shujuan's meaning and slowly leaned closer. As those luscious lips drew ever closer, even he couldn't help but feel his heart race.

Just then, Hao Qiang's voice rang out from outside: "Wei Dong, are you home? It's your Uncle Qiang. The police are here to see you. Open the door!"