Reborn in 1981, starting by smashing my iron rice bowl.

"Ah!" Liu Weidong cried out and sat up in bed, his fear gradually turning into confusion.

Didn't I faint at the banquet celebrating the company's successful IPO? How did I end up in this unfamiliar place?

However, as Liu Weidong gradually took in his surroundings, his eyes widened in surprise. This was not an unfamiliar place at all; it was clearly his old home in the countryside!

The newspapers pasted on the walls had turned yellow, and the wooden bed beneath him creaked with the slightest movement. Several wooden boxes with peeling paint were stacked beside the bed, and the only electrical appliance in the house was a light bulb hanging from the ceiling.

Liu Weidong hurriedly ran to the small mirror by the window, examining his face which looked decades younger, and muttered to himself, "Have I... been reborn?"

After being laid off from the machinery factory in 1995, Liu Weidong started his own business. After years of hard work, he is now the owner of a listed company with total assets of several billion yuan, and is considered a successful person by others.

However, only Liu Weidong himself knew that he had many regrets in his life. He was young and naive, missing out on so many opportunities and wonderful things. He felt particularly guilty whenever he thought of his god-sister, Wang Shujuan.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Weidong, nearing fifty, is still unmarried, making him a highly eligible bachelor in the eyes of many women.

Now that God has given Liu Weidong a second chance, he is determined to make up for the shortcomings of his previous life, seize the opportunities he missed in his past life, and make his life more fulfilling.

"Brother Weidong, are you home?" Just then, someone outside called Liu Weidong's name.

Liu Weidong immediately recognized the voice as that of his good friend Hao Jianjun, and quickly replied loudly, "Home! Come in!"

Liu Weidong and Hao Jianjun had a life-or-death bond. In 83, the two got into a fight with some young men from a neighboring village, and Hao Jianjun even took a knife for Liu Weidong. As a result, Hao Jianjun's Achilles tendon was severed, and he has walked with a limp ever since, making it impossible for him to find a wife.

However, Hao Jianjun was still walking briskly at this time. After entering, he said with a big smile, "Brother Weidong, you finally got a job assignment at the machinery factory this year. You'll have a secure job from now on. That's great, haha!"

These words immediately made Liu Weidong's heart skip a beat, and he quickly asked Hao Jianjun, "What's the date today?"

Hao Jianjun said, "Today is December 22nd, which is the winter solstice. What's wrong?"

"December 22, 1981?" Liu Weidong shouted out today's date, and after seeing Hao Jianjun nod, he immediately turned around and rushed out of the house.

Hao Jianjun quickly called out, "Brother Weidong, where are you going?"

"It's urgent, you should go back first!" Liu Weidong ran off without looking back and disappeared at the village entrance in the blink of an eye.

At the beginning of this year, Liu Weidong's father was hit and killed by a truck from the machinery factory, and six months later, his mother also passed away due to excessive grief. As compensation to the Liu family, the machinery factory gave Liu Weidong, who had a rural household registration, a job opportunity at the factory.

After their parents passed away, Liu Weidong's older sister, Wang Shujuan, became his only family.

Wang Shujuan claimed to be Liu Weidong's sister, but they were not actually related by blood; she was an adopted child of Liu Weidong's parents. The elderly couple originally planned to arrange for the two children to marry after they grew up, so they wouldn't have to worry about their son's marriage.

Now Wang Shujuan has grown into a beautiful young woman, and many men in the village are eyeing her.

In Liu Weidong's memory, Wang Shujuan was violated by Zhao Baojun, a hooligan in the village, on the winter solstice of 81.

The rumors and gossip that followed the incident, coupled with Liu Weidong's indifference, left Wang Shujuan heartbroken. More than a month later, on the eve of the Lunar New Year, she jumped into the river at the village entrance and committed suicide.

In his past life, Liu Weidong felt deeply guilty whenever he thought about this incident. If he had cared more about his older sister back then, she wouldn't have taken her own life at such a young age.

"Faster, faster!" Liu Weidong kept urging himself on as he ran quickly out of the village, hoping he could still prevent the tragedy from happening.

Before long, Liu Weidong arrived at the sweet potato field outside the village and saw two people wrestling in the field. The slender, tall figure was none other than Wang Shujuan, the woman he had regretted for the rest of his life in his previous existence!

"Zhao Baojun!" Liu Weidong squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, picked up a wooden stick as thick as his wrist, and strode over.

As Zhao Baojun tore at Wang Shujuan's clothes, he cursed, "You filthy woman, what are you pretending for? If Liu Weidong can sleep with you, why can't I? I'm going to take you down today, and no one will save you even if you scream your lungs out!"

"Let go, please let go!" Wang Shujuan pleaded desperately, but Zhao Baojun remained unmoved. Her thin cotton-padded coat had been torn open, revealing her snow-white neck.

Just when Wang Shujuan was in despair, Liu Weidong arrived and smashed a heavy stick into Zhao Baojun's forehead.

"Ouch!" Zhao Baojun cried out, staggering as he turned around, blood already flowing down his forehead.

However, Liu Weidong had no intention of letting Zhao Baojun off so easily. He rained down wooden sticks on the guy, knocking him to the ground with screams of pain.

"Wei Dong, stop fighting! Someone will die if you keep going!" Although Wang Shujuan was still in shock, she rushed over to stop Liu Wei Dong.

Wang Shujuan was terrified that Liu Weidong would actually beat Zhao Baojun to death, which would mean going to jail. If her brother really went to jail because of her, how could she face her adoptive parents in heaven?

But Liu Weidong showed no sign of stopping. He turned to Wang Shujuan and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense and get home right now!"

Wang Shujuan immediately fell silent, tears welling up in her eyes, and obediently ran home.

Liu Weidong then proceeded to punch and kick Zhao Baojun, knocking out two of his front teeth and filling his mouth with blood. Zhao Baojun kept begging for mercy, saying, "Weidong, I was wrong this time. I'll never do it again!"

"If you dare look at my sister again, I'll castrate you!" Liu Weidong warned Zhao Baojun viciously, then threw down the wooden stick and left.

Only after Liu Weidong had walked away did Zhao Baojun stagger to his feet, muttering to himself with a face full of resentment, "Liu Weidong, you just wait and see, this time I'll make you pay!"

As soon as Liu Weidong arrived home, Wang Shujuan rushed up to him anxiously and asked, "Weidong, are you...are you alright?"

"It's nothing!" Liu Weidong shook his head, his gaze falling on Wang Shujuan, and he couldn't help but pause for a moment.

Concerned about Liu Weidong, Wang Shujuan forgot to cover her torn collar, revealing a patch of fair skin that momentarily stunned him.

Wang Shujuan also noticed Liu Weidong's gaze, and quickly covered her collar, her pretty face slightly flushed.

At this moment, Liu Weidong also noticed a handprint on Wang Shujuan's fair face, which was obviously from Zhao Baojun. He subconsciously reached out to touch it.

However, as soon as Liu Weidong reached out his hand, Wang Shujuan was so frightened that she took several steps back, looking extremely scared.

Seeing Wang Shujuan's reaction, Liu Weidong felt even more guilty.

From the time she could remember, Wang Shujuan took meticulous care of Liu Weidong, always giving him the best food and treating him even better than her own sister.

Especially after Liu Weidong's parents passed away, Wang Shujuan became the sole breadwinner for the family. She not only had to take care of Liu Weidong's basic needs, but also work in the fields to earn work points; it was incredibly hard work for her.

But Liu Weidong was young and rebellious at that time. He not only didn't think Wang Shujuan was good, but he also disliked her. He never gave Wang Shujuan a kind look, and even beat and scolded her at the drop of a hat.

Wang Shujuan, on the other hand, was submissive and never uttered a word of complaint, silently taking care of Liu Weidong.

At the time, Liu Weidong took everything for granted, only realizing how difficult things had been for Wang Shujuan after she took her own life. In the days that followed, he was consumed by deep self-reproach.

Fortunately, Liu Weidong had a second chance and managed to avoid Wang Shujuan's tragedy, which could be considered as making up for the regrets of his previous life.

Just then, an old woman's cursing voice rang out from outside: "You little brat surnamed Liu, get out here right now! You beat my Baojun up like this, I'm not finished with you!"