I’m someone who’s been reborn—how could anyone else possibly compete with me? Lin Mo smirked with a hint of mischief at the corner of his lips. He quickly searched online for the lottery ticket cutoff time. One look and his heart skipped a beat—it ended before 10:00 today, and it was already 9:41.
He hurriedly flagged down a taxi by the roadside. “Driver! Quick! Take me to the nearest lottery shop!”
“The nearest lottery shop?”
“Yes, yes! A lottery shop! Hurry! As fast as you can, please!” Lin Mo kept urging.
“Alright, there’s one just ahead. Hold on tight!” The driver nodded and stepped on the gas.
“Kid, judging by your age, you’re still in high school, right?” the driver asked, glancing at him through the rearview mirror. “Why are you going to a lottery shop?”
“To win the lottery, obviously!”
The driver was stunned, thinking he misheard. “Kid, take it from your uncle here. I’ve been through it. The lottery is basically gambling. Normal people rarely win.”
Lin Mo rolled his eyes. Sure, it’s hard for normal people, but he wasn’t normal! Not knowing the result was gambling. Knowing the result was investing! How could that be the same?
“Don’t shrug it off,” the driver continued. “Don’t look down on your uncle—I used to be one of Donghai City’s first batch of demolition beneficiaries!”
“Really? Then why are you still driving a taxi?”
“Because your uncle here got addicted to gambling—horse betting, football betting, lottery tickets—you name it. Didn’t take long before I lost all my compensation money. You’re still young, so let me give you some advice. It’s better to work steadily. Don’t expect free pies to fall from the sky.”
During the ten-minute ride, the driver never stopped lecturing. Lin Mo was nearly driven mad by it. Thankfully, the car finally stopped. He threw down 20 yuan and dashed toward the lottery shop.
He checked the time—five minutes left. He let out a deep breath. He’d made it just in time!
“Boss, I want to buy a lottery ticket!”
Seeing a customer, the boss smiled. “No problem, kid. What numbers are you buying?”
“0306081025030…” Lin Mo paused. What was the last number again? He completely blanked!
“Which number are you choosing last?” the boss asked with a smile.
Crap! He totally forgot! That blabbering driver completely distracted him and made him forget the final digit.
Forget it. He’d just buy all the remaining options!
In the end, Lin Mo bought ten sets of numbers, spending every last bit of the money he had left.
“Did it go through, boss?” Lin Mo asked hopefully as he watched the boss operate the machine.
“Mm… it went through. Here are your numbers.” The boss handed him the printed ticket.
Holding the slip of paper, Lin Mo let out a relieved breath. Thank goodness! He tucked it carefully inside his clothes. To others, it was just a piece of paper. To him, it was a few million yuan in cold, hard cash!
With the ticket bought, Lin Mo left the shop satisfied.
“Tsk tsk tsk…”
Just as he walked away, a few middle-aged uncles buying tickets in the shop clicked their tongues and shook their heads.
“That kid looks like it’s his first time buying a ticket.”
“Doesn’t he know the odds are one in a hundred million?”
“Look at how he treats that ticket like a treasure. He doesn’t actually think he’ll win, does he? Hahaha…”
“Exactly. Who buys tickets like that? Too funny…”
“…”
Hearing their quiet mocking behind him, Lin Mo’s eyes were full of disdain. Laugh all you want. You’ll eat your words soon enough! After all, he’d been reborn and knew the results!
He waited beside the bus stop for a long time and finally boarded the last bus. But just as he stepped on and reached for his wallet, he realized… he didn’t have a single yuan left. He’d spent it all on lottery tickets.
“What are you doing? Got money, pay. No money, get off!” the bus driver spat. “Young and already dreaming of money falling from the sky? Learn something useful instead!”
The driver had seen plenty of gamblers and lottery fanatics and didn’t think highly of them.
“I… I ran out of money. Can I owe you 2 yuan? I’ll pay you back tomorrow,” Lin Mo asked awkwardly.
“Got money for the lottery, but no money for the bus? What do you take me for, a fool?”
“Get off! Don’t waste my time!” the driver snapped. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
“Yeah, if you’ve got no money, just get off already. Stop delaying us!”
“I need to get home to cook dinner for my kids.”
“…”
Voices from all directions forced Lin Mo off the bus. He clenched his fists and pointed at the exhaust pipe of the departing bus, cursing, “Just you wait! When I become Donghai City’s richest man, you’ll all regret how you treated me today!”
“A bunch of snobs looking down on others!”
“Ptui!”
After venting his frustration, Lin Mo’s face darkened again. His home was more than 20 kilometers away. If he walked, he wouldn’t get home until midnight. But what else could he do? He couldn’t ask strangers for money—that would be begging.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Mo gritted his teeth and began walking toward home.
…
The next day, before dawn.
Chen Tianyou got up very early. As a senior in high school, morning self-study began at 6:30. He planned to make breakfast for his mom and younger sister before going to school, so he got up before 5:00.
If he wanted to rebuild his relationship with his family, it had to start with the little things.
After washing up, he glanced at his phone and saw a message from Ye Ningshuang sent last night: [Hope you won’t regret it in the future!]
Hope I won’t regret it? Chen Tianyou chuckled. How could he possibly regret it?
Just as he was about to reply, he noticed a red exclamation mark next to his message. He’d been blocked?
Chen Tianyou froze for a second, then let out a relieved smile. Good! That way, Ye Ningshuang wouldn’t come looking for him anymore, and the part in the original plot where she and Lin Mo teamed up to seize his family’s assets wouldn’t happen either.
This was a great thing!
Humming a cheerful tune, Chen Tianyou walked into the kitchen and began cooking. Before he reincarnated, he’d taken care of himself from a young age. Cooking was no big deal.
He found some tomatoes and eggs in the fridge and decided to make tomato-egg noodles. He skillfully diced the tomatoes, beat the eggs, stirred them well, heated the oil, stir-fried the eggs, added the tomatoes, poured in water, then added the noodles—all in one smooth motion.
Soon, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of a delicious meal.