I am a Big Player
Chapter 86 - 85, Operation: Taming the Brat_1

Chapter 86: 85, Operation: Taming the Brat_1

In front of the elders, Ren He and the rambunctious kids acted like one big loving family, and everyone was immensely pleased.

After finishing the meal, the rambunctious kids usually wouldn’t watch the Spring Festival Gala, but went out to the yard to set off firecrackers. The four rambunctious children, holding their New Year’s money, happily ran outside, while Ren He, trying to hold back his laughter, sat on the sofa to watch the Spring Festival Gala with everyone.

He had really misunderstood the Spring Festival Gala from his previous life. In the past, he thought it was the worst variety show, but now...

In a world where the entertainment level was subpar, even the Spring Festival Gala had lowered its standards, which just showed how urgent the increase in people’s demand for spiritual fulfillment was as their living standards improved.

Some people might think that in such a world, people may not have developed the habit of consuming entertainment, similar to how someone who had never eaten wasabi before would usually not start eating it.

But this analogy is wrong because the need for spiritual life is naturally occurring and inflexible!

The less you have, the more you crave it!

Because it’s rare, when people encounter good work, they become even more excited and are more willing to spend money and effort. This is why songs, Kunlun, and divine books become sought after.

Ren He took watching the Spring Festival Gala quite seriously because, generally speaking, it could more or less represent the current trends, and he would definitely not be singing. But Yang Xi would.

He heard his aunt and uncle next to him ask Mrs. Ren Ru Min, "The economic development is pretty good these past few years. Do you have any good suggestions, sister-in-law?"

Ren He found that his relatives were quite good. They didn’t just idle around in his mother’s company but ran their small businesses. Of course, they had borrowed some money to start, which later became shares in Ru Min’s stakes. This was already great. In his previous life, he had seen relatives of his friends leeching off of them once they became wealthy, haggling over a few dollars even for trivial purchases at a small hotel; such relatives, Ren He always despised. What were they waiting for? New Year’s?

"The economic situation is indeed very good, but there’s nothing particularly suitable for you to get involved in at the moment. The catering industry might be a decent direction to consider, but let’s forget the rest," Ru Min thought for a moment and said, "What I’m focusing on now is real estate." She glanced at Ren He as she continued, "Real estate has always been heating up, but it has accelerated in recent years."

"I’ve heard that tourism is very promising now. It’s what the newspapers say," Ren He’s younger uncle said.

"That’s even less suitable for you guys. Tourism is a long-term investment with a low return rate. The government might manage it, but it’s disastrous for ordinary people," Ru Min shook her head.

Ren He tensed up when he heard about real estate, as it was one of the most profitable projects of the era. However, he didn’t say much, as he wasn’t particularly knowledgeable in business matters and didn’t want to be laughed at for speaking out of turn.

Moreover, having enough money was adequate for him, and he didn’t expect to inherit a vast fortune. He was already self-sufficient. By listening to their conversations, Ren He also learned that his aunt’s family ran a hotel chain, his other aunt owned an internet cafe that made a good amount of money, and his two uncles had partnered up to run several fish ponds. They were not short on money but weren’t extremely wealthy either.

Just then, there was a knocking on the door and the cries of a rambunctious kid...

Ren He went to open the door and saw the lead rambunctious kid, covered in soot and crying as he entered the house...

The whole family was shocked, "What happened to you, why are you so black?!"

He was indeed black, the entire front of his body from head to toe was covered in black, pitch black! Only his eyes were somewhat white!

The rambunctious kid’s mother was immediately furious, "What did you do to yourself? Getting so dirty during the New Year, I told you not to go out and play but you insisted!"

Ren He nodded in agreement, "Yeah, it’s so unsafe outside!"

Upon hearing this, the crying of the rambunctious kid grew louder. With tearful eyes, he glanced at Ren He and then cried out, "The firecracker that my cousin gave me was faulty. It exploded as soon as I lit it, and I had no time to hide! After the firecracker exploded, I ended up like this!"

Hehe, my brother almost laughed out loud, but he couldn’t laugh at this moment. Ren He exclaimed in surprise, "Didn’t we specifically look for one with a long fuse? What happened? Did you guys buy cheap fireworks from a street vendor behind our backs? Those are poor quality!"

Everyone initially took the mischievous child’s word for it, but once Ren He mentioned this, they remembered that they had indeed subconsciously checked the fuse—it was long. So, they had confidently let the children play with it.

The mischievous child’s mother became furious in an instant, twisting his face and berating him, "How dare you try to throw dirt on your brother’s name, and how dare you lie!"

"Little auntie, don’t be mad at him; I don’t mind. Just hurry up and let him take a shower in the bathroom. We should still have some of my old clothes for him to wear. It’s the New Year; he can’t have a dark face," Ren He said cheerfully.

The mischievous children were left speechless. What was wrong with the world?! However, hearing Ren He say this, everyone actually thought Ren He was really sensible!

However, Ren He knew... this stuff wouldn’t wash off...

Two hours later, around ten at night, the mischievous child emerged from the bathroom with a dark face. His mother had forced him to take three showers, yet the black on his face hadn’t faded at all. He had no choice but to change into clean clothes and come out.

While showering in the bathroom, they could hear his mother yelling, "Where did you buy that firecracker? I’m going to go settle the score with them!"

"I didn’t buy it; I really didn’t. It was given to me by my brother!"

"How dare you throw dirt on your brother’s name! Speak up, where did you buy it?"

"It really was given to me by my brother!"

In the end, there was no other choice but to make do and carry on with the New Year’s celebrations. Everyone thought the kid was pretty stubborn, sticking to his story this far without changing his tune, insisting it was Ren He who gave it to him...

The mischievous child sat on the sofa with a look of utter dejection. This Spring Festival was one he swore he’d never forget. Ren He broke off a banana and handed it to him, "Fate, it’s just so unpredictable... You must be a little stronger in the face of setbacks, right?"

The moment he finished speaking, the mischievous child started crying again...

Hahaha, Ren He was truly delighted inside. Even the thought of having to buy a new computer the next day seemed irrelevant. If you don’t change your troublesome ways, we’ll keep this up next year! In his previous life, Ren He, who played competitive gaming, had reluctantly purchased a nearly 1000-yuan keyboard. He had to go out during the New Year, and when he came back in the evening, he discovered that a mischievous child had pried off half of the keys on his keyboard.

To top it off, the parents casually said, "Oh, it’s just a keyboard; it’s no big deal. Auntie will give you another 100 yuan to buy a new one."

Buy a dog egg, will you!

Since then, he had sworn that if he ever encountered mischievous children again, he would show no mercy!

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PS: Recommending a book by an awesome author—the author is so cool, typing out his novel even as his house was on fire, while having a 76-degree fever, and even after his computer was submerged by floodwaters. Baoju is about to launch a new book: "I’m Building a City in the Sky": Do you know there’s a Sky City above ten thousand meters in the sky?

You don’t know?

That’s because the protagonist is still building it...

The above is something Baoju asked me to copy and paste directly, hahaha 23333