80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 516

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 516 – A beggar named Yan Su (1) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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Gu Ye’s expression didn’t change, as though he had just heard something as ordinary as eating a meal or drinking water. 

Even his eyes stayed calm.

The man smiled.

“You’re not afraid? Most people, once they hear I’ve killed someone, treat me like a demon and avoid me like the plague!”

“You probably haven’t killed as many as I have. Though mine were enemies, who did you kill?” Gu Ye asked in return. 

“You’ve fought in war?”

The man immediately guessed his background.

Gu Ye nodded.

“Fought in the Y War.”

The man’s demeanor shifted into one of respect.

“You’re a hero. I’ve always admired soldiers the most. I wanted to be a soldier myself. I even passed the military draft too… until I killed someone, and after that, I could never join the army in this lifetime.”

He sighed and stubbed out his cigarette. 

Without Gu Ye asking, he continued,

“I killed a local bully in our town. He assaulted my older sister, she was about to be married in a few days, and she threw herself into the river. My older sister and I relied on each other to survive. I had to avenge her and I don’t regret it.”

“Good man!”

Gu Ye gave him a thumbs-up. He had suspected from the start that this man’s character wasn’t bad.

The man chuckled softly.

“You’re the only one who’s ever said that.”

When he was released and returned to the village, the villagers treated him like a ghost. 

Even relatives avoided him. Unable to stay, he went to the town to look for work, but ran into nothing but rejections. 

Coming to Shanghai also made no difference, he kept hitting the same wall.

He wanted to live a good life, but the world had no place for him.

“You sell machine tools?” The man asked.

“Mm. Xingda Machine Tool Factory. Ever heard of it?”

The man shook his head.

“No. But your approach won’t work, you can’t even get past the front gate.”

Gu Ye’s eyes lit up. He didn’t feel it was shameful to be given advice by a beggar. 

There’s always someone better than you out there, even a beggar might have hidden skills.

“Then brother, how do you think I should sell?” 

Gu Ye asked sincerely.

The man smiled again.

“You’re funny. I’m a beggar, and you’re asking me how to sell machine tools?”

“Don’t say that. You’re not going to be a beggar for life. The river flows thirty years to the east, thirty years to the west*, things change. Life is unpredictable.” Gu Ye disagreed.

*The river flows thirty years to the east, thirty years to the west (proverb): fortunes reverse with time. 

The man’s expression shifted, and his spirits lifted. He had given up resisting, content to wait for death. 

But Gu Ye had given him dignity, and confidence to live again.

He was only twenty-nine. Why should he throw away the best years of his life?

His older sister’s last wish had been to see him living independently. 

He hadn’t fulfilled it yet, so how could he just die?

The man suddenly became clearheaded, and he seemed like a different person. 

He scooted closer to Gu Ye, and a pungent stench hit Gu Ye’s nose.

“Keep your distance, brother. You’re so smelly. Later, I’ll take you to the bathhouse for a good wash. We’ve got to live properly, hygiene is important.”

Gu Ye covered his nose openly, making no effort to hide his distaste. 

The man didn’t mind and scooted back. He pointed at the nearby auto parts factory.

“If you want to sell your machine tools, you need to talk to the factory’s purchasing manager. If he agrees, you’ll make the sale.”

“That makes sense, but I don’t know the manager. Brother, do you know him?” Gu Ye asked.

The man gave a mysterious smile and nodded.

“Of course. I not only know him, I can also get him to agree to buy your machine tools.”

Gu Ye’s eyes lit up even more. Could it be that he was really God’s favored child?

Seeing that he couldn’t sell a single machine, God had sent down this dirty beggar to help him?

He didn’t mind the smell anymore and leaned in enthusiastically.

“Brother, can you really help me sell them? Let me tell you, if you can make this sale happen, I’ll give you a commission.” 

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