Rebirth 78: After being jilted at the altar, I reached the pinnacle!

Chu Yuxi's beautiful eyes widened as she tightly grabbed Li Hanliang, who was about to turn around.

Frustrated, the latter simply turned around, sat down, and crossed his legs.

“I don’t think there’s anything to explain. I disagree. It’s as simple as it sounds. Chu Yuxi, you’re here to support rural development, not to take shortcuts.”

"Besides, just because you're pretty, I'm supposed to agree to date you? Why should I? Don't hold me back, you're trying to cling to me now. We're really not a good match. Tell me, you can't carry anything, how many extra work points can you earn for me? Our Li family has been poor farmers for three generations, our class background is pure, we really can't afford to be your match."

After finishing his sentence decisively, Li Hanliang turned and left before Chu Yuxi could react.

However, this statement is ambiguous regarding the modulus.

'Wow—'

The onlookers, who had been listening intently, suddenly exclaimed. They looked at each other, never expecting that the city girl, Chu Yuxi, would not only cling to him but also be so shameless.

Chu Yuxi shattered instantly.

All her pride shattered along with it.

"It's not what you think."

"Li Hanliang, you...you better explain yourself, or I'm not done with you."

However, Li Hanliang didn't care about that. At that moment, he returned to the house with the cleaned enamel bowl, stuffed it directly into the tattered cloth bag next to him, and that was it.

This tattered bag is all of Li Hanliang's possessions.

Production teams were generally organized by village. He was in the Second Detachment of the Suixi Second Brigade of Yuhua Commune. He was originally in the First Detachment, but the two brothers in the Li family separated their families because the elder brother got married early.

In addition, the Li family had been poor farmers for three generations, and they had no savings except for an old mud house.

The original owner simply moved into the production team, leaving the house to the eldest son, since he was the only one who needed to eat. Fortunately, the original owner was quite capable, having a high school education, and the work assigned to him in the production team was easy.

"The college entrance examination was opened up in 77, that's for sure, but if you asked me to take the college entrance examination myself, that would be a joke."

Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.

Li Hanliang knows his strengths very well. Having seen the cutthroat world of business, he is good at handling interpersonal relationships. In simple terms, he is capable of making things happen and knows how to make friends.

That's why he was able to overcome all obstacles in the business world and build a huge business empire from scratch.

As for rote learning, Li Hanliang knew he wasn't cut out for it.

But the college entrance examination is a rare opportunity, and Li Hanliang has no intention of giving up so easily.

"More choices mean more paths. Although I will definitely go into business in the future, in the late 70s, the country gradually opened up and reformed, the small commodity economy developed rapidly, and the dual-track mechanism of government regulation meant that this era was full of opportunities."

With a vision and experience that transcends decades of his time, Li Hanliang is well aware that this is an era full of opportunities and a golden age.

As a business tycoon once said, during the period of rapid, unregulated growth in the 1970s and 80s, opportunities were everywhere, and there were countless opportunities. Standing on the cusp of opportunity, even a pig could set sail.

In his previous life, Li Hanliang did not experience this era. Although he later achieved great success, he was still fascinated by those business tycoons who helped the country take off during its rapid development.

It is said that times create heroes.

Now that God has given him a second chance at life, Li Hanliang wants to see if he is a hero or a coward.

"If I remember correctly, after the resumption of the college entrance examination in 77, Deng Xiaoping proposed the dual-track economic system within the last year or two. The rapid increase in the price of small commodities in coastal areas will impact the economic system of the inland areas and bring about disruptive changes. I don't have much time left now."

"However, how to make the first pot of gold is a problem."

Li Hanliang looked up at the crumbling mud walls above him, his desire to make money growing stronger. Moving out of this awful place belonging to the production team was the only right thing to do, no matter what.

Given the current environment, focusing on making money and maximizing profits has not yet become the mainstream approach.

Even if he has low material requirements, a negative environment is not a long-term solution.

But Li Hanliang really hadn't decided what to do.

The 1970s were different from later years. Although the country encouraged economic development in 1977, and some commerce in coastal areas showed signs of recovery, these were in economically viable areas. The situation was not so relaxed in inland areas.

Although we are almost at the end of the 70s, speculation and profiteering are still universally condemned.

You could accidentally end up eating popcorn inside.

Li Hanliang had no idea how to earn his first pot of gold.

This isn't about wanting to slap someone in the face; it's simply a matter of the times. And the seasoned and experienced CEO Li of later generations clearly understood his strengths.

Opportunity always favors the prepared.

And Li Hanliang is that kind of person.

Just thinking about it.

Is Hanliang home?

A voice rang out from outside, and then an old man with a towel around his neck and a burlap sack on his back limped in.

"Uncle, what brings you here?"

Li Hanliang jumped off the earthen bed with a start and hurried to take the sack from the old man's back. It wasn't that Li Hanliang was being overly solicitous; it was simply that the old man's name was Han Jianguo, a name that sounded old-fashioned, but he was actually a veteran who had retired from the War of Resistance against Japan.

Even this leg was crippled from defending the country.

Now he is the captain of the second detachment of the second brigade of the western region.

"Hey, don't even mention it, just came in for a drink of water."

"The team's newly bought tractor has broken down again. We were planning to deliver feed to the pig farm. Now everyone's in a bind. This high-tech stuff is just high-tech; it's old and useless now."

As he spoke, Han Jianguo gulped down a ladle of water from the water vat. Li Hanliang was stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw several men on the dirt road outside his house staring at a brand-new tractor, scratching their heads in disbelief.

When did tractors become high-tech?

Li Hanliang shook his head and was about to go out to take a look.

"What are you going for?"

"Uncle, sit down and rest for a while, I'll go take a look. Even if it's not perfect, I did go to high school, it's better than you messing around with it. This is village collective property, if something bad happens to it, wouldn't that be outrageous?"

Li Hanliang said casually.

Upon hearing this, Han Jianguo's eyes lit up. He didn't even bother drinking water or complaining about being tired; he grabbed Li Hanliang and headed outside. When they arrived, the men were still whispering among themselves.

Nobody dares to touch this thing first, for fear of being held responsible if they break it.

When they saw Captain Han leading Li Hanliang over, they nodded in greeting but didn't say much.

Li Hanliang was basically invisible in the team.

He didn't care, and pushed aside the guy next to him who kept saying he'd invited an expert. Li Hanliang immediately lifted the hood, and his action startled everyone.

"You brat, I asked you to take a look, why did you hit me?"

Han Jianguo immediately cursed.

Even his heart skipped a beat. This was village collective property. If something really happened to him, could a hothead like Li Hanliang afford to pay for it?

“Uncle, do you think you can cure it just by looking at it? You might as well go home and pray to the gods and Buddhas.”

"I took a look, and it's just a problem with the oil pipe and a slight loose connection in the circuit. It's nothing serious, no need to be so upset. It'll be fine after using it a bit more."

Li Hanliang spoke as he worked.

He wasn't born into wealth. In his previous life, he started from scratch and worked his way up in various industries. He wasn't exactly a professional car mechanic, but he had arranged to repair that secondhand Santana himself. Repairing a tractor was a piece of cake for him.

"You're just bragging."

A chubby boy next to Han Jianguo muttered something.