Reborn in 1993, Dark Sea

Animals are born to submit to the strong; it's in their genes.

Whether herbivores or predators, they can fight tooth and nail to become the strongest in their species!

The winner will either become the leader of the group or have the highest reproductive rights; while the loser will lose all rights and may even be expelled from the group to fend for themselves.

This is something that has evolved over countless years under the cruel laws of nature. Only in this way can the best genes be passed down and a species be better preserved.

As members of the animal family, humans naturally possess such genes.

Therefore, humans are naturally inclined to admire the strong, even young children, who often prefer to choose the strong as their playmates.

Under the cruel laws of nature, all other qualities become secondary, including kindness, compassion, and all so-called good qualities; they are all vulnerable in the face of power.

Power and money are both proof of strength, so people pursue money and power. This is not just a moral issue, but a matter of natural selection.

In the eyes of the villagers of Apojiao, An Xiaohai is naturally intelligent and has been admitted to a prestigious university, so he is a strong person and will become an even stronger person in the future. As a result, An Xiaohai will naturally be sought after by everyone.

Later, An Xiaohai went to jail and fell to rock bottom, so naturally he was abandoned by people.

But now, An Xiaohai has become powerful again.

The powerful village chief of the neighboring Shatoujiao Village was beaten up by him and his men. His wife was kicked to the ground one after another, and his son was humiliated in public. But in the end, he didn't dare to utter a single word!

Jian Long, the village bully of Xiayong Village, kept calling Hai Ge "Brother Hai." He not only risked his reputation but also spent 1000 yuan to finally protect his brother.

These are all manifestations of strength!

In the past few days, An Xiaohai has clearly felt that the villagers' enthusiasm for him seems to have returned, but this enthusiasm is different from before.

There was a hint of awe in their enthusiasm.

For the villagers of the three villages, 2000 yuan is not a small amount; for many families, coming up with 2000 yuan would be a huge financial burden.

So those clever people set their sights on Chen Shuifen. They even brought their elderly relatives to An Xiaohai's house to pour out their grievances to Chen Shuifen, hoping that she could help them plead with An Xiaohai on their behalf.

However, the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

Chen Shuifen, who is usually gentle, was frighteningly tough this time. No matter how much these people cried and pleaded, she did not agree. She only said that she could not interfere in An Xiaohai's affairs and that if they wanted to find him, they should go and talk to An Xiaohai themselves.

These people didn't dare to go to An Xiaohai, so they could only leave the full amount of money and slink away.

Seventeen people lost a total of 17 yuan!

An Xiaohai didn't really care whether he accepted money from these people or not, but he had to accept the money.

Most of the time, people only truly learn from their mistakes after experiencing real pain; otherwise, they forget over time and relapse into their old ways.

As for gratitude, that's out of the question! They'll only think they're clever and that you're weak and easily bullied.

"Xiao Hai, this money..." Looking at the thick stack of banknotes on the table, Chen Shuifen's anxious heart couldn't calm down.

"Mom, keep this money. It'll help us pay off our debts, and we can use the rest to improve our lives."

"Isn't this... not a good idea? Why don't you give this money to Fourth Brother? He really helped a lot this time, and I heard he even compensated those two families with 10,000 yuan."

"Mom, don't worry about these things. I'll handle them. You don't understand these things anyway, so just listen to me."

"Well... alright!" Chen Shuifen gritted her teeth and put the money away.

Just then, Qin Xiufen led her son in, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed to Chen Shuifen and An Xiaohai without saying a word. An Xiaohai tried to stop her but didn't have time.

"Ah Fen, what are you doing?!" Chen Shuifen, realizing what was happening, quickly went over and pulled her up.

"Sister, Brother Hai, thank you so much! You're both wonderful people!"

"Afen, please don't say that. This is all because our Xiaohai owes your man."

"Sister Shuifen, stop talking. I know my man better than anyone. Without Brother Hai's help, how could he have earned so much money?"

Brother Hai is a man of his word, and I, Qin Xiufen, admire and am very grateful to him. Brother Hai even gave us an extra 5000 yuan. This kindness is higher than the sky!

If it were anyone else, they'd be lucky to even pay back the money they borrowed, let alone give more. My husband wouldn't have gone to jail if it weren't for the loan.

Thank you! I, Qin Xiufen, am not good with words and don't know how to say anything nice, so I can only kowtow to you.

"Xiufen...sigh..."

Chen Shuifen let out a long sigh, tears welling up in her eyes again. She knew all too well how difficult it was for a mother to raise a child alone.

"Sister Shuifen, don't be sad. I'm leaving with my son today. I'm sorry for bothering you for so many days. I really had no other choice but to resort to this shameless act."

"You're leaving already? Why don't you stay at my place for a while? There are plenty of empty rooms here, and you can be of a lot of help to me. It'll be good for everyone to look after each other if you stay here."

"No, thank you, Sister Shuifen. It's inconvenient, we won't bother you any longer. I'll take my son now; he's not little anymore, he should be going to kindergarten by now."

"Before, I didn't have the means, so I had to bring it myself. Now that I have the money, I'll register him when I get back."

"Oh, okay then. You can go back now. When you have time, bring Xiao Guai back to see us. We've been together for so long, it's really hard to part with you."

"Me too! But we all have to part ways eventually. I'm leaving now. Take care of yourselves. Thank you, Sister Shuifen, and thank you, Brother Hai!"

Qin Xiufen left with the child, and Chen Shuifen escorted them all the way to the edge of the village. She watched the mother and child get on the bus before slowly walking back, her eyes red.

Seeing his mother's reluctance to part with her, An Xiaohai had actually considered whether he should just keep Qin Xiufen with him. After all, she was quite capable at housework, and it would be good for her to stay and help his mother with housework and take care of his grandparents. Money was no object anyway.

But after thinking it over carefully, I decided against it. It wasn't for any other reason than that it was too dangerous. It would be better if it were just Qin Xiufen alone, but the key issue is that there's also a little kid involved.

So forget it.

An Xiaohai was about to go over and comfort Chen Shuifen when he heard his cell phone ring. This was the first time someone had ever called him.

"Could it be Brother Tian? It should be him, only they know this phone number."

An Xiaohai quickly answered the phone, but after pressing the call button, he heard Yang Yuanbing's lazy, slightly smug voice on the other end:

"Hey Hai, not bad! You've only been gone a short while, and you're already using a cell phone. I'm so envious of you, haha!"

"It's all thanks to Mr. Tian's generosity, haha!" An Xiaohai joked with Yang Yuanbing. Yang Yuanbing wasn't short of money to buy a mobile phone; he was just too rich to show off.

An Xiaohai's phone number must have been given to him by Tian Qiaoguang.

"You've been gone for so long without even calling me. Isn't that a bit inconsiderate?"

"I'm sorry, Section Chief Yang. I just got home. The house was a mess, and I just finished cleaning it up. I was just thinking about whether to invite Section Chief Yang to get together when your call came first. That's what you call telepathy, isn't it?"

"Hahaha, you're still so good at talking!"

"I'm not going to waste time arguing with you. I specifically asked Qiaoguang for your phone number. Let's talk about getting together another day. There's something I need to tell you first."

"Section Chief Yang, please speak!"

An Xiaohai had already expected this. Someone like Yang Yuanbing would never waste time with you for no reason. There must be something he wanted to say when he called.

"It's like this, Zhao De asked me to pass on a message to you, saying he'd like to see you. When would be a convenient time for you?"

"Zhao De wants to see me?" An Xiaohai frowned deeply.

This is so strange!

Zhao De could have simply sent one of his men outside to inform An Xiaohai, so why go through Yang Yuanbing? Has something happened?

"He just contacted me, and he seemed quite anxious. So, are you going to see him? Give me an answer so I can reply."

"Yes, of course I'll see you. I'll go there tomorrow."

"Okay, let me know when you arrive, and I'll make the arrangements for you."

"Okay, thank you, Section Chief Yang. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow!"