Determine the Successor: What Comes After 7749?

To solve this problem, we identify that we need to find the number that comes immediately after 7749.

• Step 1: Understand that the term "before me" refers to the number preceding the number in question.
• Step 2: Given the problem, the number 7749 is directly before the unknown number.
• Step 3: Apply the concept of consecutive numbers, where the successor of a number is obtained by adding 1 to it.
• Step 4: Calculate the successor: $7749 + 1 = 7750$.

Therefore, the number after 7749 is $7750$.