Chapter 5

All one hundred peaches were sold out, which greatly exceeded Lei Huanxi's expectations.

Ten thousand yuan! From childhood to now, Lei Huanxi had never seen so much money. He had really struck it rich this time.

Could there be a problem? He had been so busy that he hadn't had time to check the money carefully.

Hehe, making money was secondary; the best part was the humiliation he had inflicted on Jiang Bin.

He found a nice place to have a good meal. Coincidentally, he met Brother Hong. As soon as Brother Hong saw Lei Huanxi, his eyes lit up, and he insisted on paying the bill. He even dragged Lei Huanxi for a couple of drinks and repeatedly said that next time during the peach season, Lei Huanxi must inform him first before letting him go.

Of course, he didn't forget to buy a large piece of meat on the way back. The glutton at home was now his treasure.

As he was about to reach home, he saw a minivan parked at the village entrance with three people standing there.

Ever since meeting Little Fat, so many incredible things had happened. Lei Huanxi's originally nearsighted eyes had suddenly improved, and he could see people clearly from a distance.

He recognized them immediately—it was Gu Biao, who had beaten him up that day, and his two henchmen.

Lei Huanxi's scalp tingled. He knew without a doubt that Jiang Bin had sent them to cause trouble. Judging by their appearance, they wouldn't leave until they found him. Besides, his home address was in the personnel file at Xi Hai Grand Hotel, so he couldn't run away.

He steeled himself and pedaled the tricycle forward.

Seeing Lei Huanxi appear, Gu Biao waved at him.

The tricycle stopped, and Gu Biao asked Lei Huanxi to get off: "Lei Huanxi, to be honest, I admire you. You didn't make a sound even when we beat you up last time. You're a real man. But why did you have to oppose them?"

"Manager Gu, who did I offend? Jiang Bin?"

"Don't ask me who it is. I work for someone else and won't tell you their name," Gu Biao shook his head. "We all know who it is. This time, you really offended someone. They want me to cripple one of your hands."

You can't be serious? Lei Huanxi never expected things to be so serious. Just because of selling peaches, Jiang Bin wanted to cripple one of his hands?

"Be quick about it." Gu Biao took out a knife. "Do it yourself or let us help?"

Lei Huanxi took a step back.

"Forget it, we'll help. Let's save some time." Gu Biao nodded. "Drag him into the minivan."

His two henchmen walked toward Lei Huanxi, reaching out to grab his arms.

Lei Huanxi instinctively shook his arm, and something unbelievable happened. He actually flung one of the security guards away.

The other security guard was stunned and immediately threw a punch at Lei Huanxi.

How could his movements be so slow?

To Lei Huanxi, the security guard's movements were like slow motion. Lei Huanxi didn't exert much effort, easily dodged the punch, and then countered with a punch.

The security guard's movements looked like slow motion to Lei Huanxi, but Lei Huanxi's punch looked like lightning to the security guard.

"Bang!"

The security guard was hit and flew away.

A scream of pain, the security guard fell heavily to the ground, holding his mouth and crying out. When he let go, his mouth was full of blood, and a few teeth had been knocked out.

Lei Huanxi was stunned himself.

How could one punch have such power?

He had no idea that it was all due to the spiritual energy from the walnut.

"Kid, you were hiding your strength?" Gu Biao's face changed.

When he beat Lei Huanxi that day, it was effortless. Gu Biao couldn't understand why Lei Huanxi, who had such strength, had willingly been beaten.

The remaining security guard wanted to step forward but, seeing his comrade's condition, involuntarily took a step back in fear.

Lei Huanxi's courage grew. What could Gu Biao do? What could Jiang Bin do? His Brother Huanxi now had a dragon on his side!

"Manager Gu, Brother Biao." Lei Huanxi walked up to Gu Biao with a smile. "I'm still young and need my hands to make a living. Besides, it's not convenient to watch Japanese love action movies with one hand..."

Gu Biao was taken aback, then realized what Lei Huanxi meant, feeling both amused and frustrated.

He was a man who had seen many storms and knew that with Lei Huanxi's skills, he couldn't win. He gritted his teeth. "I lost today, Lei Huanxi. Do what you want."

"Manager Gu, let bygones be bygones," Lei Huanxi said slowly. "I made a fortune today and am in a good mood. I don't want to cause you trouble, but if you come after me again, I'll cripple one of your hands, okay?"

No one had ever spoken to Gu Biao like that.

But what could he do? He couldn't beat Lei Huanxi.

Gu Biao, not wanting to lose face, said, "Fine, Lei Huanxi, I'll remember your words. I owe you one today."

He pointed to the security guard on the ground. "Take him and go!"

"Don't rush, Manager Gu," Lei Huanxi suddenly said. "Just like this? No explanation?"

Gu Biao was stunned, staring at Lei Huanxi with a fierce look, then slapped himself a few times. "Lei Huanxi, I was wrong. I shouldn't have beaten you. You're a big man... Are you satisfied now?"

Lei Huanxi smiled and waved. "Goodbye."

The pent-up anger was finally released today.

What Lei Huanxi gained wasn't just the satisfaction of revenge or an abnormal reaction speed, but a newfound confidence.

A person who could recruit a land god as a follower, what was there to be afraid of?

As he entered the village and parked the tricycle, he was about to knock on Sister Lu's door when he heard a commotion inside.

It was Sister Lu's husband, Sun Shuigen, shouting.

"Money, money, all you care about is money! You wasteful woman, what do you know besides money? I work overtime day and night, eat frugally, and give all the money to you. Where is the money? You wasteful woman, where did the money go?"

The houses in the village had poor soundproofing. Lei Huanxi moved closer and heard Sister Lu say cautiously:

"Your father was sick, so we took out ten thousand. Your sister got married to a neighboring village, so we took out another ten thousand for her dowry. We still owe three thousand to others... Husband, the children's school fees..."

"School? What school? Can't they eat without going to school? No money!"

The couple was arguing about money again.

The villagers all thought Sun Shuigen was rich from working outside, and they would ask for money whenever they had problems. Who knew the couple was in debt themselves.

Lei Huanxi thought for a moment, then ran to the village store to buy a bottle of wine. He went back and knocked on Sun Shuigen's door.

The noisy house suddenly quieted down. Sister Lu opened the door, and Lei Huanxi quickly said, "Sister Lu, here's your key. Oh, Brother Shuigen is back too, perfect. I bought a bottle of wine, can I have a meal at your place?"

Sun Shuigen was a man who cared about his reputation. Lei Huanxi had always been friendly with him as a child. Whenever they had something good to eat, they would call Lei Huanxi.

Hearing Lei Huanxi's words, he quickly took out a hundred-yuan note. "Wife, go get some cooked dishes. I'll have a few drinks with Brother Huanxi."

"No, Brother Shuigen, we already have dishes," Lei Huanxi quickly stopped Sister Lu.

Sitting down in front of Sun Shuigen, he opened the wine and poured two bowls. "Brother Shuigen, it's not the end of the month, why are you back?"

"The factory is on holiday, on holiday," Sun Shuigen said, trying to cover up. "Drink, drink. Hey, this wine is fragrant, much better than my three-yuan bottle."

"Joking, it's twenty-five yuan a bottle."

"Your wife said you went to sell peaches today? Did you make money?"

Sun Shuigen, after a drink, forgot his worries. "Huanxi, save the money, don't spend it recklessly. You're alone now, who will help you when you get married?"

Lei Huanxi blinked. "Shuigen, I'm actually here about money."

"What, having trouble?" Sun Shuigen put down his wine bowl.

"Yes," Lei Huanxi looked troubled. "I made some money selling peaches today, but I want to do a bigger business. I don't have enough capital."

Sun Shuigen gritted his teeth. "Wife, our two thousand yuan? Give it all to Brother Huanxi."

"Okay, I'll get it," Sister Lu turned to go inside.

"Wait, I was just joking," Lei Huanxi quickly said. "Brother Shuigen, you're so concerned about face. You're clearly in need, yet you still lend me money. I heard you were worried about the children's school fees."

"You wasteful woman," Sun Shuigen glared at Sister Lu. "I told you not to be so loud, do you think this is the countryside?"

Lei Huanxi was both amused and frustrated. It was clearly Sun Shuigen who was loud, yet he blamed his wife.

Without saying more, he took out a stack of money from his pocket and counted out three thousand yuan. "Brother Shuigen, Sister Lu, take this. It's for the children's school fees, don't delay their education."

"Where did you get so much money?" Sun Shuigen's eyes widened. "Huanxi, I'm telling you, we can't do anything illegal! Where did this money come from? Give it back!"

Lei Huanxi and his wife knew exactly how much money he had. Could he have made so much from selling peaches? He must have done something illegal.

"Brother Huanxi, don't do anything bad, you'll end up in jail," Sister Lu was also worried.

"Brother Shuigen, Sister Lu, you don't know me well enough," Lei Huanxi almost swore. "I, Lei Huanxi, don't have the courage to do anything illegal. This money is really from selling peaches. You saw the peaches, didn't you? Was it hard to sell them for a good price?"

The Sun couple were skeptical but then thought about it. Lei Huanxi, though mischievous, had never done anything truly bad.

"Keep it, we don't need it," Sun Shuigen was stubborn. "It's not easy to earn money. Be careful with it, save it in the bank tomorrow. We'll figure out our own problems."

"Brother Shuigen, Sister Lu, are you treating me like an outsider?"