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

"Ha, so you can't deny it, so you change the subject? I saw through your tricks long ago!" Pierre laughed smugly, then asked Liu Weidong, "What's up this time?"

Liu Weidong said seriously, "I might be going to Shanghai for a few days soon, and I really don't want to stay in those small hotels. So I came to you to get a letter of introduction so I can stay at the Peace Hotel."

“Ha, someone as rich as you should definitely stay at the Peace Hotel. Only that would be befit your status.” Pierre nodded in deep agreement and said to Liu Weidong with a smile, “I happen to have a few letters of introduction here. Take them!”

As a foreigner, Pierre didn't value letters of introduction as much as most people did, and casually gave Liu Weidong the few in his drawer.

Liu Weidong took the letters and glanced at them. He noticed that the letters of introduction were already stamped with official seals, but there wasn't a single word written on them. He was quite pleased with himself. This way, if he needed to travel to another city, he could simply write the information on these blank letters of introduction—it was incredibly convenient!

Liu Weidong carefully put away the letter of introduction and smiled at Pierre, saying, "Thanks, you've really helped me a lot!"

"It's nothing, don't worry about it." The Frenchman waved his hand with a smile, then frowned and said to Liu Weidong, "The last batch of dried matsutake mushrooms was of very high quality, and my colleagues in France were very satisfied. Now our dried matsutake mushrooms have made a name for themselves. They are popular not only in France, but even Italian chefs have contacted me, wanting to buy our products."

Liu Weidong said happily, "This is a good thing, why are you looking so gloomy?"

Pierre said, "I'm just worried about insufficient production capacity. It's heartbreaking to see money being handed to me but not being able to make it!"

Liu Weidong said cheerfully, "Don't worry, I'm already working on expanding production capacity. It won't be long before the supply of matsutake mushrooms increases, and you'll definitely earn even more then!"

Pierre said incredulously, "Are you kidding me? Aren't these matsutake mushrooms all wild? How can you increase production?"

Liu Weidong said seriously, "This is a trade secret, so don't ask too many questions. In short, I will provide you with more matsutake mushrooms, and then we can earn even more!"

"Haha, that's great!" Pierre was delighted, but he quickly thought of a problem and hurriedly said to Liu Weidong, "How about I become your overseas general agent? We can sign a contract, and you sell me all your matsutake mushrooms and truffles, what do you say?"

Liu Weidong knew exactly what the French were up to: they wanted to monopolize his products to prevent them from being sold to others, thus creating potential competitors for him.

Thinking of this, Liu Weidong couldn't help but laugh, pointing at Pierre and shaking his head, saying, "Old Pierre, you're not being honest!"

Pierre knew his little scheme wouldn't escape Liu Weidong's notice, so he laughed quite frankly, "It's only human nature. You would have done the same, wouldn't you?"

“That’s true, it’s only natural.” Liu Weidong nodded and said, “We’re old friends, I’m willing to give you this kind of guarantee, but shouldn’t you give me some kind of guarantee in return?”

Pierre asked curiously, "What kind of guarantee do you want?"

Liu Weidong said seriously, "It's very simple. I can be your exclusive supplier, but you must also guarantee that you will only purchase goods from me and not from other suppliers."

Seeing Pierre deep in thought, Liu Weidong added, "Remember what I just said? The supply will only increase. I can tell you with certainty that for at least the next ten years, no one in the country will be able to sell you more dried matsutake mushrooms than I will!"

Liu Weidong has a good reputation. After a moment's thought, Pierre nodded and said, "No problem. When do we sign the contract?"

Liu Weidong replied without hesitation, "Anytime is fine. As long as you draft the contract, I'll take a look and sign it if there are no problems."

Pierre was a decisive man, and immediately nodded, saying, "I'll draft the contract tonight, and we can sign it tomorrow!"

Liu Weidong nodded and said, "Then I'll come again tomorrow to finalize this matter!"

The Frenchman, beaming, said, "Great! See you tomorrow!"

While Liu Weidong and Pierre were discussing business, Huang Qian had also arranged tutoring sessions with Li Lan. On their way home, the girl told Liu Weidong that they had set the tutoring sessions for Tuesday and Sunday evenings.

Liu Weidong laughed and said, "As long as you have no problems, that's fine. Since you've decided to have extra lessons, then take it seriously and don't waste such a good opportunity!"

"Don't worry, I definitely will!" the girl quickly assured Liu Weidong, then whispered to him, "Uncle Liu, I didn't know tutoring would cost so much. But don't worry, consider this money a loan, and I'll definitely pay you back after I start working!"

Liu Weidong was very pleased that Huang Qian had thought of this, and he smiled and said to her, "You don't need to worry too much about the money. This amount of money is nothing to me. As long as you study hard and try to get into university, then my money won't have been wasted!"

The girl was deeply moved and actually took Liu Weidong's arm again, saying with a big smile, "Ha, Uncle Liu, you're so good to me!"

Huang Qian's sudden initiative made Liu Weidong feel a little awkward, so he quickly whispered a reminder to her: "Ahem, there's no one else here, and we don't need to pretend to be dating. You should just let go."

"No, what if someone we know sees us?" Huang Qian was unwilling to let go, and instead argued, "So we have to be careful when we're out, we can't let anyone suspect us!"

The girl's words were clearly malicious, which made Liu Weidong shake his head helplessly. However, he also knew that if he forced Huang Qian away, it would definitely hurt the girl, so he could only let her be.

The two soon arrived at the alleyway where Huang Qian lived. The girl then let go of Liu Weidong and said to him reluctantly, "Uncle Liu, I...I'm going back now!"

"Go ahead, be careful on the road." Liu Weidong nodded to the girl and hurriedly left to catch the bus.

Huang Qian gazed at Liu Weidong's retreating figure for a long time by the roadside until he was out of sight before returning home with a smile on her face.

When Liu Weidong returned home, he found that Wang Shujuan was gone again, along with her newly bought bicycle.

This time, however, Wang Shujuan left Liu Weidong a note, telling him that she had gone to night school and that the food was already prepared and was being kept warm in the pot. She told him to eat something when he got home, and that she would wash the dishes after she finished night school.

Looking at the note left by his sister, Liu Weidong couldn't help but smile. This girl was so considerate of him.

Of course, Liu Weidong wouldn't actually leave the dishes and chopsticks for Wang Shujuan to wash; he washed them himself after finishing his meal.

It wasn't until almost ten o'clock that Wang Shujuan finally returned home. As soon as she entered the door, she said to Liu Weidong, "Weidong, something big has happened at night school!"