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

Liu Weidong panicked a little and quickly whispered, "Sis, what's wrong? You were fine just now, why did you suddenly start crying?"

"I...I'm so useless, I can't do anything right!" Wang Shujuan said, wiping away her tears. "Even killing a chicken is a hassle for you, I just hold you back, sob sob..."

Wang Shujuan's words also made Liu Weidong feel a little sad. This girl had suffered such a great injustice but didn't mention it at all. What she cared about most was not causing trouble for herself. It was really touching.

"Okay, sis, don't cry!" Thinking of this, Liu Weidong comforted Wang Shujuan in a low voice: "We are family, we should support each other, it's too formal to say that we are a burden."

Seeing that Wang Shujuan was still somewhat unhappy, Liu Weidong continued, "Besides, this was Li Chunhong deliberately causing trouble for our family. In the end, you are the victim. There's no reason to blame you; it's all that old woman's fault!"

Wang Shujuan felt a little better, and looked up at Liu Weidong with teary eyes, asking, "Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Wang Shujuan's pitiful appearance touched Liu Weidong's heart. He gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "Don't worry, sister, I'll protect you. If anyone bullies you in the future, tell me, and I'll teach them a lesson for you!"

"Mmm!" Wang Shujuan nodded gently, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart. She just hoped that her younger brother would continue to care about her like this.

Just then, Wang Shujuan noticed that Liu Weidong was cupping her face in his hands, and her fair cheeks flushed red at a visible speed. Her alluring phoenix eyes also welled up with tears, and she was too embarrassed to look at Liu Weidong.

Wang Shujuan's shy and demure appearance was incredibly charming, even Liu Weidong, who had seen countless beauties in his previous life, couldn't help but feel a flutter in his heart.

However, Liu Weidong also knew that the relationship between the two had just eased up, so he couldn't rush things. He let go of Wang Shujuan's hands and said, "Sister, let's eat. I can already smell the aroma of chicken soup, and my stomach is rumbling!"

Seeing Liu Weidong's eager look, Wang Shujuan couldn't help but smile and say, "Okay, let's eat!"

Before his rebirth, Liu Weidong had only eaten broiler chickens fed with commercial feed. Now, finally eating real free-range chicken again, he found the chicken soup incredibly delicious and immediately began to devour it.

However, after eating for a while, Liu Weidong realized that Wang Shujuan hadn't touched her chopsticks at all, and quickly said to her, "Sister, why aren't you eating?"

"You, you eat first, I'm not hungry, have another chicken leg!" Wang Shujuan smiled slightly at Liu Weidong and put another chicken leg into his bowl: "You've been leaving early and coming home late lately, you must be very tired, eat more to nourish yourself!"

Although Wang Shujuan kept saying she wasn't hungry, she couldn't help but secretly swallow, which didn't escape Liu Weidong's notice. He knew she was deliberately saying that to get him to eat more.

"Sis, I never thought an honest person like you would lie!" Liu Weidong smiled slightly at Wang Shujuan, put the chicken leg into her bowl and said, "Don't force yourself, eat it. If you don't eat, I won't eat either!"

Wang Shujuan then picked up a chicken leg and took a small bite. Even when she ate, she was so delicate and adorable.

After dinner, Liu Weidong tallied up his earnings for the day. He'd sold over 100 jin (approximately 50 kg) of sunflower seeds, earning over 200 yuan. Although business seemed good, Liu Weidong had already keenly noticed a subtle shift in sales.

It takes longer to sell the same amount of sunflower seeds, which means that business is not as good as it was at the beginning!

This is perfectly normal. After all, sunflower seeds aren't a necessity; most people just try them out of curiosity and don't eat them as a staple food. Even if people buy them as New Year's gifts, the purchasing power in a small county is limited. In short, it's simply impossible to get rich by selling sunflower seeds!

However, Liu Weidong had already considered this point and never intended to continue selling sunflower seeds indefinitely. He was simply thinking of taking advantage of the time before the Spring Festival when everyone was preparing for the New Year to sell sunflower seeds and earn some capital, with other plans to make money after the New Year.

However, Liu Weidong's plan to quietly earn a little money did not go as planned. A few days later, just as he and Hao Jianjun had set up their stall at the market, an uninvited guest appeared not far away.

The two had met this guy before; he was the one who bought all the remaining dozen or so kilograms of sunflower seeds in one go. But this guy wasn't here to buy anything today; he was here to set up a stall too.

The man parked a cart by the roadside, opened several bags on it, and found they were filled with roasted sunflower seeds. Even more outrageous, he then took out a piece of cardboard and placed it in front of the cart, on which were written in large characters: "Shanghai Fragrant Sunflower Seeds!"

Hao Jianjun was furious and rolled up his sleeves to go find this guy.

Liu Weidong grabbed Hao Jianjun's shoulder and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Of course we smashed his stall! What else could we do!" Hao Jianjun said angrily. "That bastard dared to steal our business, we had to teach him a lesson!"

Liu Weidong chuckled and said, "Calm down. This is a market, not our home. Why can't you let others sell melon seeds? That's called bullying and monopolizing the market, and that's a crime punishable by imprisonment!"

"But this kid is also selling Shanghai sunflower seeds. He's obviously trying to steal our business!" Hao Jianjun was still unconvinced. Suddenly, he slapped his forehead and said, "I get it! This kid came to buy our sunflower seeds a few days ago just to taste them so he could learn from us. Damn it, he's too cunning!"

Actually, Liu Weidong knew something was wrong when the man came to buy sunflower seeds. Hao Jianjun only just realized it now; his reaction was really slow.

In fact, Liu Weidong was mentally prepared for this kind of thing. That's how business is; whichever product is popular, people will quickly follow suit.

However, Liu Weidong wasn't too worried. He calmly told Hao Jianjun, "We just need to focus on our own business. What others want to do is none of our business. In short, we definitely won't lose money, so you can rest assured!"

While setting up his stall, Wang Biao secretly kept an eye on Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun. Seeing that the two were just pointing at him but didn't seem to be trying to stop him, he was extremely pleased with himself.

A few days ago, Wang Biao heard that a type of Shanghai-style melon seed was very popular at the market, and the young vendors were making a lot of money. Intrigued, he bought over ten kilograms to try at home and figured it wouldn't be difficult to roast melon seeds that tasted similar. After a few attempts, he came today to steal their business.

Since Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun dared not cause trouble, Wang Biao used his ultimate move, shouting loudly: "Come and see! Shanghai fragrant melon seeds, if you don't like them, you don't have to pay! Only 1.2 yuan per jin!"