Reborn in 1991, I opened supermarkets all over the world.

Upon hearing Jiang Ce's description, Lu Zifeng was completely stunned.

Before Jiang Ce could finish speaking, he hurriedly hung up the phone, ran to the bedroom, and kicked the bed leg: "Get up, let's go back to Dong County."

Gu Quan blinked: "Going back now? Old Qin is still lying in bed."

Lu Zifeng returned to the living room, asked Gu Quan to leave the office key, and wrote a note for Qin Deshou: "I have urgent business to attend to in Dong County. Do as you please."

Then press the key onto the paper.

The two went out and hailed a taxi.

In the car, Lu Zifeng relayed Jiang Ce's words to Gu Quan.

Gu Quan exploded: "What the hell is Jiang Ce doing in Dong County? How dare he let people bully your mother and Sister Ling?"

Lu Zifeng calmed down a bit and said, "Even my mother knows about this, so it must have caused quite a stir. It's normal for someone to call the police. All Jiang Ce can do is tell me to go back."

Gu Quan muttered curses under his breath, "Couldn't we have fought that damn thing before the police arrived?"

Lu Zifeng glanced at Gu Quan.

It felt like stepping back into those days of reckless gangsters in my past life.

He wanted to turn over a new leaf and become a good person.

That's right.

But if someone crosses his bottom line...

It's not impossible to pause the progress of being a good person.

These days there's hardly any speed enforcement, and outside of the city there aren't even any traffic lights.

Urged on by Lu Zifeng, the taxi sped along at almost full speed, arriving in Dong County in less than half the usual time.

The door to Qiao Ling's house was tightly closed. People were whispering and gossiping on the street, but most of them had already left.

Jiang Ce saw Lu Zifeng and immediately came up to him: "They're both at the police station."

Without saying a word, Lu Zifeng headed straight for the police station.

Gu Quan and Jiang Ce followed, followed by Song Zheng, Xiao Ma, and more than ten other people.

According to Jiang Ce, the troublemakers were Qiao Ling's second and third uncles. They claimed that the house Qiao Ling was currently living in belonged to them and wanted to kick her out.

Lu Zifeng was stunned for a moment.

Thinking back to her past life, Qiao Ling's departure from Dong County was very likely related to this matter.

However, Lu Zifeng knew that Qiao Ling had a deep affection for this house.

The only time Qiao Ling objected to him during their long collaboration was when he wanted to combine this house with the one next door to turn it into a shop.

Gu Quan, with a cigarette butt dangling from his lips, said, "Just because they say it's theirs doesn't mean it's theirs. Where's the proof? I'll say it's mine too!"

Jiang Ce said, "There is a will from Qiao Ling's grandparents."

Lu Zifeng was completely dumbfounded. What the hell was the point of all this fuss?

If you want to make a scene, you can only do it at her grandparents' graves.

Back when the two elders were unable to move around easily, it was Qiao Ling who took care of them, cleaning up their excrement and urine. They never even saw a ghost of their second and third uncles.

Now that the two elders have passed away, those two brothers have come running to demand the house.

This isn't someone who's reasonable or considerate of family ties.

No wonder Qiao Ling was all alone in her previous life and was forced to leave Dong County.

When they arrived at the police station, they saw Lu's mother and Qiao Ling coming out.

Qiao Ling hadn't cried at all; it was Lu's mother who had been crying the whole time.

But when she saw Lu Zifeng, Qiao Ling couldn't hold back her tears.

"Zifeng, I have no home anymore." Qiao Ling covered her eyes with her hands, sobbing uncontrollably.

Lu's mother glared at Lu Zifeng: "Are you a blockhead?"

What do we do now?

Lu Zifeng was a little confused.

They watched as two middle-aged men, Qiao Er and Qiao San, walked over swaggering over.

Lu Zifeng turned to his brothers behind him and said, "Once we're in the detention center, I'll give each of us fifty yuan a day."

Then, seven or eight thugs, who were covered in lice and not afraid of the itch, rushed over.

These guys are experienced fighters; at most, they'll only suffer minor injuries, nothing serious. They're just venting their anger.

Back in the Lu family's courtyard, everyone began to discuss the follow-up matters.

Looking at Qiao Ling, Lu's mother said, "Why don't you move your things over first and squeeze in with Zhenzhen? We can figure out how to rent a place later?"

Mr. Lu took a couple of puffs on his old pipe and said, "If you ask me, Zifeng shouldn't have bought that warehouse back then. He should have bought a house, gotten married, and that would have been much better."

Lu Zifeng was completely dumbfounded.

It used to be just my mom who liked Qiao Ling, but now my dad is starting to join in too?

What happened in Dongxian during this period?

He looked at Qiao Ling and asked, "I'll just ask you one question: do you want the house back?"

Qiao Ling looked up and asked, "Is it possible to get it back?"

Lu Zifeng said, "This is how I see it. Your grandparents have been gone for a while now, right? Why did they have to come now of all times? Is it because they saw you've made some money recently? Maybe what they want isn't the house, but the money. If it's the money, we can just take a loss and buy it back. Actually, it's not really a loss; we can buy it at market price. At most, it'll just be that your grandparents were biased."

Qiao Ling stammered, "Where would I get that much money?"

Lu's father and mother pointed at Lu Zifeng in unison: "He has it."

Lu Zifeng was speechless.

Who the real biological child is, anyway?

Qiao Ling calmed down a lot, but she also knew that Lu Zifeng had basically invested all his money in the self-service shopping mall.

Lu Zifeng said, "Let's work together to figure out the money issue. Let's postpone it for now. Even if the court enforces the judgment, there's a grace period. I'll find two people to take turns living in your current house to prevent your second and third uncles from causing trouble. As for you, you can either squeeze in with Zhenzhen for a while or rent another place to live temporarily."

Qiao Ling remained silent for a while before saying, "I want to go up the mountain to pay my respects to my parents. Zifeng, will you come with me?"

Lu Zifeng nodded.

He still got back on that bicycle.

Qiao Ling still jumped into the back seat.

This time, however, as they rode, Qiao Ling found herself resting her head on Lu Zifeng's back.

She's a girl, and although I call her "sister," she's actually only twenty years old.

Those two men, who called themselves her second and third uncles, took away more than just a cold house; they also took away the warmest memories of her life.

"Zifeng, I really have nothing left," Qiao Ling said, choking back tears. She then rubbed her head against Lu Zifeng's clothes as if wiping away her tears.

"Don't worry, I'll buy the house back for you."

"But it's not the same as before."

Lu Zifeng remained silent.

It turns out that her grandparents had already made a will, and she wouldn't get a share.

That warmth has cooled.

"Then forget it. You've signed the agreement for the shares I gave you. When you have money in the future, you can buy your own house, one that no one can ever take away from you."

Qiao Ling did not speak.

The bicycles were parked at the foot of the mountain, and Lu Zifeng accompanied Qiao Ling on a hike up the mountain.

It is located more than ten meters away from the graves of Qiao's father and mother.

Qiao Ling said, "My parents don't know you, so you shouldn't go there yet, lest they keep bothering you with questions."

Lu Zifeng: "..."

He found a rock to sit on and watched Qiao Ling walk away alone.

The distance wasn't far; I could hear her muttering to herself, or occasionally sobbing.

As long as there was a sound coming from her, Lu Zifeng ignored her.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly it started raining heavily.

With nowhere to hide, luckily Qiao Ling also ran back.

"Are you done talking?"

"Um."

"What did they say?"

"I told them I met a street hustler named Lu Zifeng. They said it doesn't matter if he's a street hustler, as long as he's nice to me. They even asked you to come along next time, or they'd keep bothering you and asking why you didn't come."

Lu Zifeng stared blankly at Qiao Ling, unsure how to express the words in his heart.

What would happen if I told her right now that I had just met a girlfriend last night?

Qiao Ling's face was covered in rain, and it was unclear whether she had any tears left.

However, she suddenly laughed and said, "Isn't my way of confessing my feelings unique?"

Some say the probability of someone shamelessly and brazenly loving another person is only once in a lifetime. Mine's used up; do you have any left?

Lu Zifeng reached out and ruffled Qiao Ling's wet hair, saying, "Let's go home first."

The rain keeps falling.