Chapter 10 - I’ll Trouble You One Last Time

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

At dawn, Jiang Bei finally woke up. He slowly sat up supporting himself on the bench.

His stomach churned and he could not stop retching. However, as he had not eaten for an entire day, he could not vomit anything except stomach acid.

Jiang Bei moved his arms and felt that he had the strength to stand up. Only then did he stagger into the bathroom.

He turned on the tap and put his mouth under it. He gulped down the water like a person who was about to die of thirst in the desert.

“It’s okay, it’s okay… when Xinrong comes back tonight, I’ll show her that I have changed.” Jiang Bei wiped the water droplets from his mouth and clenched his fists.

He walked out of the bathroom and gently tore off the page from the calendar from yesterday.

A new page appeared, May 31st, 2001.

“Tomorrow is Children’s Day…” Jiang Bei muttered softly and sat back on the bench, quietly thinking.

He still had 1,300 yuan in hand.

He could use this money to slowly develop and start a business from scratch.

He could not give up hope. As long as his wife and daughter were still around, he could not be depressed!

He still had many ideas. This small sum of money was enough.

But…

He had to keep his promise. He had to spend June 1st with his daughter.

Jiang Bei’s eyes suddenly lit up. At this moment, his keen business sense helped him again.

He could also take advantage of Children’s Day to make a fortune at the public park!

With that idea in mind, Jiang Bei left home and went to the breakfast shop downstairs to fill his stomach. Then he went straight to the park.

Although it was Sunday, there were not many people in the park. Most of them were old men and women who came for morning exercises.

Except for the bumper cars, pirate ships, and other recreational facilities, the other small stalls were not doing well.

The adults all knew that this was a scam, and the children would not be too interested in it.

On the other hand, shooting darts could attract the attention of some older children, but it also required a lot of investment. It did not fit Jiang Bei’s idea of earning a quick sum of money.

Jiang Bei hesitated for a moment and chose a small stall at a bad location.

After discussing with the owner, he rented his stall for the next day at a price of 700 yuan.

He readily agreed.

After all, in this era, 700 yuan was already two months’ salary of an average person.

Then, Jiang Bei left the park and went to the fish market to buy some baby koi fish for 10 cents each. He ordered a glass fish tank and went to the other market to buy sticky rice paper and small plastic bags.

By the time he was done, it was already three o’clock in the afternoon.

Jiang Bei set aside the money he had to pay on the next day and found that he only had 100 yuan left.

He used another 50 yuan to order a rather eye-catching sign. With the last 50 yuan, he went to the second-hand market to buy a tricycle before returning home.

He had to pay for the remaining stuff tomorrow.

If everything went well, he could definitely earn a lot of money with a new game!

And it was very likely to be more than 10,000 yuan!

He also needed the remaining 1,100 yuan to fulfill his promise to Xu Xinrong and tell her what he had done yesterday and what he would do with the money tomorrow.

Their lives would be better…

Xu Xinrong came back with Wanwan at around eight in the evening.

Jiang Bei, who was sitting on the bench, suddenly stood up. Hearing the sound of the door opening and Wanwan’s laughter outside, Jiang Bei did not know where to put his hands. He was at a loss.

The door opened. The yellow light bulb in the corridor finally brought some light into the dark room.

Xu Xinrong saw the man standing in the living room. It was very dark in the room, so she couldn’t see his expression clearly. She didn’t care about it. She just glanced at him lightly and turned on the light.

“Xinrong, Wanwan, you’re back,” Jiang Bei suddenly said.

“Dad! I’m so happy at grandma’s house today. Grandma made a lot of delicious food.” Wanwan ran over and hugged Jiang Bei’s leg.

Xu Xinrong ignored him. In her heart, this was just a marriage that was about to end.

“Xinrong, wait!” Jiang bei couldn’t help but shout when he saw Xu Xinrong entering the door and walking toward the bedroom.

Xu Xinrong paused and asked coldly, “What’s the matter?”

“Xinrong, look… look… this money…” Jiang Bei shakily took out more than 1000 yuan from his pocket. As if he was under a lot of pressure, sweat began to appear on his forehead.

He raised his head, waiting for the smile on Xu Xinrong’s face…

Although he knew that she was never a person who was greedy for money, the only thing he had that could prove that he had changed was the money in his hands.

Seeing the money, Xu Xinrong’s gaze returned to Jiang Bei’s face.

However, he heard Xu Xinrong ask coldly, “Where did you get this money?”

“I, Xinrong… I earned this yesterday,” Jiang Bei said anxiously.

However, in Xu Xinrong’s eyes, he looked like a scumbag who was eager to prove something after his lie was exposed!

“What if I don’t believe it? Are you going to slap me again?” Xu Xinrong laughed mockingly. “Why are you showing me this 1000 yuan? To prove that you’ve changed? Or did you successfully get the deposit to sell the house?”

“Jiang Bei, can you not be so pathetic?”

“I’m tired. Take care of Wanwan tomorrow. This is the last time I’ll trouble you,” Xu Xinrong said calmly and turned around to walk into the room..