"This... this..."
Shocked like this, they looked at Hu Xiaobei!
In their eyes, Hu Xiaobei should have been as dumbfounded as they were, but when they looked at him, they found his expression remained as composed as ever, as if the pile of money before him was no more than a pile of paper...
"Let’s skip the deposit for now!"
Glancing at the substantial deposit, Hu Xiaobei rubbed his nose!
He who takes the money makes the compromises.
Hu Xiaobei really didn’t want to accept these deposits!
"No way, Master Xiaobei, it’s a deposit, you must take it!"
"Right, if you don’t take it, we’ll come back tomorrow!"
"Well... okay then! I’ll take it!"
Somewhat frustrated, he rubbed his forehead and spoke quietly.
"Thank you! Thank you, Master Xiaobei! Well, if there’s nothing else, we’ll be going now!"
As they spoke, they scurried off, clearly worried Hu Xiaobei would change his mind and make them take the money back!
"My Guaiguai, to do business to the extent that Xiaobei does is truly something to brag about for a lifetime!"
Muttering thus, they gazed at Hu Xiaobei.
They were no fools, so they knew Hu Xiaobei was clearly no longer the poor man he was before.
Hu Xiaobei glanced at the pile of money and rubbed his nose. "Put it away for me, will you?"
"Yes!"
After obeying respectfully, Shinjima Hanako started to carefully collect the money...
Watching Shinjima Hanako work, they knew this wasn’t her first time doing this!
"Xiaobei, what... what exactly do you do now?"
After Shinjima Hanako had tidied up all the stacks of money, they looked at Hu Xiaobei with keen interest as they started to ask.
"I’m just a farmer. I work the land!"
"Oh my, that’s quite the bold stance to take!"
"That’s right!"
"I feel embarrassed just hearing it!"
Upon such a mocking response, Hu Xiaobei turned his head and saw three men in suits approaching.
He Jin! He Yin! He Tong!
The moment he turned, Hu Xiaobei recognized them as the three kids who used to follow him around as a child, asking him to teach them how to catch fish and shrimp.
"What are you talking about! No respect these days! Call him ’cousin’ now!"
"That’s right! Come here!"
At the moment Hu Xiaobei recognized them, their parents immediately scowled and scolded them harshly.
Not to mention Hu Xiaobei wasn’t the same person as before!
Even considering their ages, the three of them should properly call him ’brother’!
"We’d like to call you that, sure!"
"That’s right!"
"Does he deserve it?"
"You..."
Shivering with anger, he looked at Hu Xiaobei and said, "Xiaobei, your uncle admits his discipline was lacking, which has let you down!"
"No problem, they’re just kids! They’ll understand when they grow up!"
Hu Xiaobei waved his hand gently.
Hu Xiaobei wasn’t really angry, for he knew it wasn’t worth it.
"Xiaobei, after all these years, your place is still such a wreck!"
"That’s right!"
"You really are poor!"
Thinking Hu Xiaobei would yield, they looked around at the empty yard and the low-rise house, mocking as they went...
Noting their contempt, Hu Xiaobei looked at the two, and said gently, "Aunt, uncle, please have a seat. I’ll go call my sister-in-law to come help us with the cooking."
Upon hearing Hu Xiaobei talk about finding help, Hu Xiaobei’s aunt stood up and said, "No need, Xiaobei, I can cook!"
"No, absolutely not! Today you are my most honored guest. You cannot cook; leave everything to me!"
"Well... then, okay!"
"That’s more like it!"
Speaking thus, Hu Xiaobei quickly ran out!
"We’re going to eat here?"
"In this dump, can the food even be edible?"



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