Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

"Brother, you're Auntie's own son. Just go home and coax her a bit. Mother and son don't hold grudges overnight."

"Zhijie, you don't understand, this time is different. A while ago, I invested in a business with a friend, and I borrowed over 100,000 yuan from my mom, but we lost it all. She won't give me a single penny now unless I can make money and bring it home."

Wang Zhijie inwardly despised Liu Yaohui, who didn't even have two hundred yuan on him, yet boasted about having tens of thousands, while pretending to be very anxious.

"Then what should I do? I'm quitting my job in Pengcheng. I'm thinking of coming to Kyoto to join you and do great things with you."

"I do have a solution. If it works, we're sure to make money."

"Brother, just tell me what to do, and I'll do whatever you say."

At this moment, the barbecue that Liu Yaohui ordered started arriving at the table one after another, and he went to get a few bottles of beer. He was afraid he wouldn't have enough money later, so he didn't dare to take too many.

"Let's eat and talk, come on! Let's have a bite."

The two clinked bottles, tilted their heads back and gulped down large mouthfuls of beer. Liu Yaohui swallowed the beer, picked up a grilled chicken wing and ate it. It smelled so good. When would he ever get rich and eat and drink like a king every day?

"Brother, just tell me what you want me to do? I'm so impatient!"

"I have a friend at the casino who's been winning a lot of money lately. I was thinking we could try our luck there, but I'm having some trouble lately and I'm broke. Could you lend me some money?"

Xia Yichu guessed correctly; Liu Yaohui did indeed ask Wang Zhijie for money.

"Brother, I don't have any money either. To tell you the truth, my family took all the money I've earned over the years to pay for my brother's wedding. A few days ago, my parents took it all. I had a falling out with my family, which is why I came to Kyoto to find you."

When Xia Yichu reminded him that Liu Yaohui might borrow money from him, Wang Zhijie had already prepared an excuse to dissuade Liu Yaohui from asking him to borrow money from his family.

"Then borrow some from your relatives and friends."

"Relatives know my family is poor, so who would lend me money? I do have a few close friends, but they're all poorer than the next, and I don't know if they could even come up with a hundred yuan together."

Liu Yaohui could understand this feeling. His friends were all hooligans who resorted to petty theft when they were broke. They couldn't save any money; when they had a little, they'd spend it all in a day.

"You... never mind, let's drink."

After that, Liu Yaohui drank beer and ate barbecue with his head covered, ignoring Wang Zhijie. He figured he'd just finish this meal and call it a day! He didn't even have the money to treat Wang Zhijie to a meal, and aside from listening to his boasting, Wang Zhijie was utterly useless in Liu Yaohui's eyes.

We're all just slackers; he can endure the hardships of working, so he won't have to support us later.

"Brother, where do you live?"

As the barbecue was about to be eaten, Wang Zhijie sensed that Liu Yaohui was being cold to him, and he couldn't let Liu Yaohui get rid of him.

What do you want to do?

When Liu Yaohui heard Wang Zhijie asking about his address, he sobered up a bit and asked warily.

"Could you let me stay for a few nights? I won't stay for free. I'll find some work tomorrow and cook three meals a day for you. I can't afford the food myself. I have experience working on construction sites before, so finding work shouldn't be hard."

"You've actually worked on construction sites."

"Absolutely true"

Liu Yaohui wanted to refuse. Back in Pengcheng, he always bragged to Wang Zhijie about how rich his family was. If he took him back to his place now, wouldn't that expose his secret?

Then he thought about how he had taken Xia Guofang's jewelry and pushed his mother down. Plus, he'd given money for the barbecue, and he was broke. Wang Zhijie taking care of his meals seemed like a good idea.

"Zhijie! It's not that I don't want to take you in, but you know my mom kicked me out. I'm renting a place now, it's very basic, there's nothing inside, and I'm worried you won't be used to it."

"No, brother, my family was poor. I've even lived in a pigsty."

Wang Zhijie wasn't lying this time; his grandparents favored his eldest and youngest uncles. When the family divided their property, they drove them to the pigsty, where they lived for several years.

"Okay, but my bed is too small, you'll have to sleep on the sofa."

Liu Yaohui lived in a house that Xia Guofang rented out to someone else. Xu Yumei also rented a house from Xia Guofang, and Xia Guofang paid the rent for it. The house was about 30 or 40 square meters, and it was quite spacious for Liu Yaohui.

There was a sofa and a table inside, which Xu Yumei had moved from Xia Guofang's old house. That house was the wedding home that Grandpa and Grandma Xia had given them. Although they now lived in a new house, they weren't short of money, so Luo Hao didn't plan to rent it out.

Xu Yumei was only asked to clean the house once a month. Xu Yumei thought that Luo Hao was so busy that he basically never went to the old house to take a look.

Not to mention Xia Guofang, after moving to the new house, she disliked its dilapidated state and never went there. So Xu Yumei had someone move a table and sofa from there to her son's place.

"No problem, bro. So, are we going home now, or somewhere else?"

"go home"

Liu Yaohui only had about twenty yuan left after paying for the barbecue. Where could he go for fun?

"Okay, brother, let me help you."

Wang Zhijie picked up a bag of clothes from the ground after Xia Yichu left in the afternoon. Unsure when he would run into Liu Yaohui, Wang Zhijie booked a room at a nearby guesthouse.

Based on his understanding of Liu Yaohui, he knew he probably wouldn't show up during the day. He booked a room, slept there, and didn't get up until after six o'clock to have dinner.

After running into Liu Yaohui and calling Xia Yichu, he went to the guesthouse to check out and retrieve his clothes. Regardless, he planned to stay with Liu Yaohui tonight; he needed to at least know where he was staying so he could easily find him later.

"No need, I'm not drunk. Come with me."

"Okay, brother, take it easy."

Xia Guofang's house is a bit far from here; it took the two of them almost an hour to walk there. It's a decent-looking single-story house. Inside the main gate, there are six rooms in the middle, a kitchen and a bathroom on the left, and two more rooms on the right. There's a small courtyard, and a total of eight households live there.

They have no children or elderly people; they are all young couples in their twenties or thirties, with their children staying at home while the couples go out to work.

Liu Yaohui's room was the first one on the right. When the two of them went in, the lights in the kitchen and bathroom were on, and there were people washing clothes in the yard.

However, no one greeted Liu Yaohui; he nonchalantly took out his key, opened the door, and went inside. Liu Yaohui had only moved in three days ago, and he went out at night and returned just before dawn, so no one knew him well.

"Here you can sleep. I'm a little tired, I'll lie down for a bit."

"There's a table on the left as you enter, and next to the table is a sofa," Liu Yaohui said, pointing to the sofa.

A small room was partitioned off from a 30-40 square meter house. The room had no door, only a cloth hanging inside. The room was very simple, with only a 1.5-meter bed.

"it is good"

Liu Yaohui took off his shoes, lifted the curtain and went inside, then took off his shirt and pants and lay down. Wang Zhijie was outside looking for a rag to wipe the sofa, but he couldn't find anything. Two minutes later, he heard Liu Yaohui snoring from inside.

"Brother Hui, Brother Hui, Brother, wake up."

Wang Zhijie went in and called out a few times, but Liu Yaohui didn't respond, confirming he was asleep. Wang Zhijie didn't do anything else.

I grabbed my clothes and went outside to queue for a shower, thinking to myself that at least I didn't have to sleep with Liu Yaohui. It was so hot, and I hadn't showered or washed my feet before going to bed; just thinking about it made me realize how smelly the bed would be.