Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons-Chapter 723: The Beggar Begging for Food

Everyone was upset about Si Xiaohui stealing money, but after discussing it, they decided not to report it to the police. Doing so would make the villagers laugh at them, and their loss would be greater than the lesson Si Xiaohui learned from this.

Let’s just think of it as Si Chen and Si Boyi’s final fraternal affection for Si Xiaohui.

Everyone was not too affected by Si Xiaohui’s actions. After all, a few hundred yuan wasn’t a considerable sum to them.

After a good day’s rest, they set off for Kyoto the next day.

Originally, Tong Yao planned to stay in the village for a while to take care of the fruit trees on the back mountain. Si Chen, concerned about her being alone, didn’t allow her to stay.

This was the first time Tong Yao and the children had been apart for so long. As soon as they saw Tong Yao, Si Yang and Tong Yue ran up to her. They insisted on sleeping with her at night. Having not seen the children for a while, Tong Yao missed them a bit. The family slept together happily that night, and even though it was a bit crowded, they were all very happy.

Early the next morning, the two children woke up but thoughtfully did not disturb Tong Yao’s sleep, allowing her to sleep in comfortably.

Guo Jinnian was preoccupied with buying a house and getting married. Early in the morning, she invited Tong Yao to go house hunting with her.

"Yaoyao, I’m getting older and need to get married soon. I can’t delay it any longer, otherwise our children’s age difference will be too large. I need to marry and have children as soon as possible. Let’s go house hunting."

Tong Yao, who also wanted to buy a house, went house hunting with Guo Jinnian after getting ready. A new property was just released for sale, so they had a look around. They quickly picked a house with little hesitation, each deciding to buy one.

The location was not far from Tong Yao’s home, and the house was well situated. The price was within their budget, and the layout was good.

The two paid the deposit and spent the morning house hunting. Tong Yao was hungry and planned to go home for lunch, but Guo Jinnian suggested, "We haven’t had a good time out recently. Let’s not go home for lunch. I know a restaurant nearby that makes delicious dishes. Let’s go there."

Without thinking too much, Tong Yao agreed. "Sure."

Just as they were about to leave, Tong Yao unexpectedly looked back. Her gaze caught Guo Jinnian’s attention, who also looked back and asked confusedly, "What’s wrong?"

Tong Yao frowned: "Why do I feel like someone is following us?"

After carefully observing the passersby, Guo Jinnian found that there were many people coming and going and there were no suspicious figures, she hesitated, "Perhaps not? It might just be an illusion."

Tong Yao also thought that she might be overthinking it, as when she looked back, she didn’t notice anything unusual. She nodded and said, "Maybe I just didn’t sleep well recently and am a bit tense. Let’s go and have lunch."

The two entered the restaurant, and Guo Jinnian ordered two dishes and a soup. The cuisine at this restaurant was indeed excellent and Tong Yao ate until she was full.

As they left the restaurant after eating, they happened to see a beggar on the side of the road. His face was dirty and unrecognizable, and it seemed like he had an injured leg. He looked particularly pitiful.

However, when people passed by, he did not ask for money. Instead, he sat on the ground, lowered his head, and kept silent. Seeing him in his dirty and shabby appearance, and smelling the unpleasant odor emanating from his body, pedestrians gave him a wide berth, as if they were afraid of being entangled by him.

At first glance, this didn’t look like a professional beggar, but someone who was genuinely in difficulty.

Tong Yao pursed her lips and took out ten yuan from her pocket to give to him, "Go and have your leg checked at the hospital."

Guo Jinnian also took out ten yuan from her pocket and gave it to him, then said, "Get something to eat."

They didn’t just throw the money at him, but bent down to put it in his hand. The man didn’t even have a begging bowl in front of him. If they put the money on the ground, it would be blown away by the wind. Judging from his current situation, he probably would’ve been incapable of walking after it.

After thinking, Tong Yao said, "Let me call a car for you to take you to the hospital."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, the man, leaning on his crutches, walked away shakily with the money in his hand. His hair was long and messy and covered his face. Combined with his filthy face and the fact that he never looked up, Tong Yao could not see his face clearly. The man’s hunched back figure just reminded her of a life-drained old man.

Looking at his retreating figure, Guo Jinnian was puzzled, "This man is really strange. We gave him so much money while he was begging on the roadside, but he didn’t even say a word of thanks. Isn’t that impolite?"

Everyone knew that although inflation had made money less valuable, twenty yuan was still not a small sum, more than some people’s monthly wages.

After thinking about it, she felt that it was pointless to argue with a beggar, "Let it go. He’s already so pitiable, why should we cars and argue with him? Let’s go."

Tong Yao stood still, staring at the man’s retreating figure and said, "Why do I feel like I’ve seen this silhouette somewhere before? But I can’t remember where I’ve seen it. Do you find it familiar?"

The man had already walked quite far away. Guo Jinnian stared at him for a while but couldn’t figure out why he seemed familiar. She shook her head, "I’m quite sure I’ve never seen him. Among your acquaintances, there isn’t anyone who would have ended up begging, right? You must be mistaken."

Thinking about it, Tong Yao felt that what Guo Jinnian said made sense. She didn’t feel that any of her friends were in a position where they would need to beg, so she probably really was mistaken.

Not thinking about it anymore, Tong Yao went home with Guo Jinnian. When they arrived downstairs, Guo Jinnian said, "Yaoyao, you go home first. I’m going to Hongwei’s place to tell him about the house."

Since this was going to be their marital home, she needed to discuss it with Gu Hongwei. The future interior decorating needed to be based on their personal preferences.

Thinking about setting up a home with Gu Hongwei excited Guo Jinnian. She couldn’t wait to move in and give birth to two children for Gu Hongwei.

Seeing her happy expression, Tong Yao was amused, "Then you’d better hurry up. I’m going to take a nap and pick up the children from school in the afternoon."

The two said goodbye, and Guo Jinnian couldn’t wait to go to Gu Hongwei’s company. All the staff there recognized her, so no one stopped her, and they all greeted her politely.

Although she did not hold a significant position in the company, as a minor shareholder, she was a small boss. Not to mention other privileges, she had the right to dismiss anyone. These were all company staff, who would dare to offend her and risk losing their job?

Some of the long-time employees could even see that Gu Hongwei was extraordinarily fond of Guo Jinnian. Seeing her arrival, they immediately stopped her and whispered.

"Sister Jinnian, come here, I have something to tell you."

Seeing the mysterious look on her face, Guo Jinnian was curious, "What is it?"