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

In Liu Yongfu's eyes, Liu Weidong was just a young man with little social experience. He figured that with a bit of persuasion and a little moral blackmail, he could make the kid submit and obediently hand over his money.

Seeing Liu Weidong remain silent, Liu Yongfu thought his method had worked, and quickly pressed on, saying, "Weidong, you and Guoxing are cousins, blood is thicker than water! Marriage is a lifelong event, and as his cousin, you should help him out. Your uncle's requirements aren't high; just give him three or five hundred yuan!"

Liu Yongfu asked for three to five hundred yuan right off the bat, and even put on an act as if he was already being very considerate of Liu Weidong. His skin is truly thick.

However, in rural areas during the early 1980s, the vast majority of people still valued blood ties and family affection. Therefore, Liu Yongfu's words truly moved many of the villagers who were watching, and many elderly people nodded in agreement.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Liu Yongfu was secretly pleased. His moral blackmail of Liu Weidong had been very successful; if he didn't hand over the money, he would be seen as an ingrate and could forget about ever living a comfortable life in the village again!

Liu Guoxing also changed his expression, grinning as he said to Liu Weidong, "Weidong, if you help me out, I'll definitely remember your kindness!"

The oldest man in the village was moved by this scene and said to Liu Weidong in a trembling voice, "Weidong, your uncle is right. We're all family. Let's help each other out if we can!"

Seeing that everyone was on Liu Yongfu and his son's side, Wang Shujuan was extremely worried. She knew very well how much harm Liu Yongfu and his family had caused her. Now, she felt very unwilling to let Liu Weidong's hard-earned money be spent on this father and son.

However, everyone underestimated Liu Weidong. In his previous life, he was the boss of a listed company and had seen countless conspiracies and tricks. How could he be helpless because of moral blackmail?

Under everyone's gaze, Liu Weidong said to the old man who had advised him, "Uncle, I don't quite agree with what you're saying. What does 'family' even mean? When Liu Yongfu took my grandfather's place at the state-owned factory, seized his retirement pension, and left him in my father's care, did he consider us family?"

After my grandfather passed away, Liu Yongfu came back demanding a share of the house and forcing my parents to give him so much money. Did he consider us family?

When my parents passed away and we were holding funerals, my sister and I went to invite Liu Yongfu, but not a single member of his family showed up. Did he even consider us family then?

At this point, Liu Weidong's gaze swept over the villagers who were watching the commotion, and he continued coldly, "Now that Liu Yongfu knows my family is doing better, he comes over to ask me for money, and keeps saying we're family now. Bah! He doesn't deserve that title!"

After Liu Weidong finished speaking these words with a resounding voice, a hush fell over the front door of his house, and no one else knew what to say.

Everyone was from the same village and had heard about Liu Yongfu's actions. Now that Liu Weidong had brought it up, they all felt that what he had done in the past had indeed gone too far. For him to come to Liu Weidong asking for money now was truly shameless; no wonder Liu Weidong said that.

Even the old man who had just spoken up for Liu Yongfu was now speechless, his mouth agape with only a few teeth left. After a long pause, he waved his hand and said, "This is your family's business. This old geezer can't interfere!"

What was clearly a favorable situation was turned around by Liu Weidong with just a few words, much to the surprise of Liu Yongfu and his son.

Liu Guoxing, being young and hot-blooded, said fiercely to Liu Weidong, "Stop talking nonsense and just give me a straight answer: are you going to pay me or not?"

Liu Weidong said calmly, "I won't give you a single penny!"

Liu Guoqing flew into a rage and said, "Since you won't pay, don't blame us for being impolite!"

Liu Weidong sneered, "What, now you're not mentioning our own people anymore? Are you planning to just rob us? Don't you even know where you are? You dare to come to our Hexi Village and cause trouble!"

Just then, Hao Jianjun, who had heard the news, rushed over and immediately shouted angrily, "Brother Weidong, don't be afraid! No matter who dares to touch a single tile of your house, I'll beat the shit out of them with everyone else!"

Although people in the countryside may have disagreements from time to time, they are very united when facing outsiders. After Hao Jianjun started it, several young people immediately stepped forward and glared fiercely at Liu Yongfu and his son.

Fearing that his son would suffer a loss, Liu Yongfu quickly and loudly advised him, "Guoxing, don't be impulsive, we are reasonable people!"

Liu Guoxing was also getting anxious and shouted at his father, "Dad, I can't get married without money. I have to make this kid produce the money today!"

Hearing Liu Guoxing's undisguised words, the villagers began to whisper among themselves, all feeling that the father and son had gone too far. Even relatives shouldn't act like this; it seemed they really were planning to rob someone outright!

Now that things had come to this, Liu Yongfu had no other choice but to put on a stern face and say to Liu Weidong, "Weidong, if you insist on not paying the money, then I'll have no choice but to ask your village chief to uphold justice. Don't blame me for being shameless then!"

Liu Yongfu's words were exactly what Liu Weidong wanted to hear, and he immediately said loudly, "Okay, then let's go to the village committee together and get to the bottom of this!"

The three of them quickly arrived at the village committee, followed by a large group of onlookers, all eager to see how the matter would end.

Wang Deli was dozing off when he groggily opened the door and was immediately startled. He quickly asked loudly, "What's going on?"

Liu Yongfu went to the city to work as a laborer a long time ago. At that time, Wang Deli had not yet become the village chief, so the two were not very familiar with each other.

However, seeing Wang Deli's imposing manner, Liu Yongfu guessed what was going on and quickly stepped forward with a smile, saying, "You must be the village chief. I have something to report to you, and I hope you can uphold justice for us!"

Wang Deli looked Liu Yongfu up and down, and said uncertainly, "You look familiar...aren't you Liu Weidong's uncle?"

"Village Chief, you have excellent judgment! I am Liu Yongfu!" Liu Yongfu said with a broad smile, "I've come to see you today because..."

Before Liu Yongfu could finish speaking, Liu Weidong coldly interrupted him: "Village chief, Liu Yongfu came to our village to ask me to hand over all the money from selling the machinery factory quota to him!"

This matter was also closely related to Wang Deli, who immediately frowned in dissatisfaction, feeling that Liu Yongfu was just making trouble out of nothing.

However, Wang Deli's troubles were not over yet. Liu Weidong continued, "Moreover, he felt that five hundred yuan was too little, and that each spot should cost at least one thousand yuan!"