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

In the food counter, there were several cream cakes in round foam boxes.

Actually, although it's called a cream cake, Liu Weidong still doesn't know what ingredients it's made of. He only knows that the cream on top is very sweet, so it must have a lot of sugar added. Moreover, this kind of cake has an exceptionally long shelf life; it can be bought on New Year's Eve and kept until the Lantern Festival without spoiling. Over time, a very hard sugar crust forms on the surface of the cream, which is truly amazing.

Liu Weidong recalls that from the mid-to-late 1980s, this kind of cream cake became an essential gift for visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival.

Back then, around the Spring Festival, many of these cakes would be displayed in front of shops. People would buy one of these cakes, along with a basket of apples or other fruits, and carry it when visiting relatives and friends. It was definitely a prestigious thing to do at the time!

These cream cakes cost over ten yuan each, which wasn't cheap considering people's incomes at the time. Many people couldn't bear to eat them after receiving them and gave them away as gifts when visiting relatives. During the entire Spring Festival, a single cake would often change hands several times.

So many times when Liu Weidong opened the cream cakes that others sent him, he always had a sense of déjà vu, as they were exactly the same as the one he had sent out a few days ago.

Liu Weidong was genuinely unaware that this kind of cream cake existed as early as 81. Knowing he was going to visit Wei Guohui on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, he immediately decided to buy one to take with him.

However, when paying, Liu Weidong noticed that Wang Shujuan was staring at the cream cake with wide eyes, looking like a curious child. So he immediately decided to buy another one so that she could try this new thing too.

After leaving the No. 1 Department Store, Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan went to a nearby halal food store and bought some fresh beef and mutton. Beef and mutton were very cheap these days; five pounds of meat only cost a little over ten yuan.

It was almost noon, and Liu Weidong had originally planned to take Wang Shujuan to a restaurant for lunch. However, considering that the two of them had already spent several hundred yuan that morning, Wang Shujuan absolutely refused to go out to eat and was determined to go home.

Liu Weidong also knew that today's consumption level had a significant impact on Wang Shujuan, so he didn't continue to provoke her and obediently went home.

When Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan returned to the village carrying large and small bags, they immediately attracted the attention of many villagers.

Although many people are preparing for the Lunar New Year at this time, it's extremely rare to see two people buying so much stuff. Many people cast envious glances at them, wishing they could also prepare so much for the New Year.

However, some people felt more jealous than envious, thinking that with Liu Weidong spending money so lavishly, the 500 yuan he made from selling the spots would soon be gone, and they were just waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

Among them, the one who hates Liu Weidong the most is undoubtedly Zhao Baojun.

Although the Lunar New Year is just around the corner, this guy still hasn't finished clearing the drainage ditches. In the dead of winter, he has to work every day in ankle-deep icy water wearing rain boots; the biting cold is almost unbearable.

Finally, lunchtime arrived, and Zhao Baojun, trembling, carried his shovel home. But he saw Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan walking towards him, carrying so many New Year's goods and chatting and laughing. He was furious.

After the two walked past, Zhao Baojun began to mutter incoherently: "Hmph, they're clearly siblings but they're so affectionate. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were a couple. Nobody in our village does anything about this. If word gets out, the whole village will be ashamed!"

This guy deliberately spoke loudly, and Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan, who were not far away, heard it.

Wang Shujuan's pretty face immediately darkened, and she distanced herself from Liu Weidong. Although everyone in the village knew that Liu Weidong's parents had adopted her as their daughter-in-law, this kind-hearted girl still didn't want Liu Weidong to be gossiped about because of her.

Liu Weidong smirked, but he didn't turn around to argue with Zhao Baojun, nor did he intend to teach him a lesson right away.

Liu Weidong was bound to be more magnanimous towards someone who didn't have many days left to live, and wouldn't bother with such a trivial matter. Anyway, the Spring Festival was just around the corner, so he'd let the kid run wild for a few more days, and then settle the score with him!

A few days later, it was New Year's Eve. At noon, Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan took offerings and paper money and went up the mountain to pay their respects at their parents' graves.

For Liu Weidong, who has lived two lives, his memories of his parents were already quite faint. However, when he arrived at his parents' graves, he still felt a wave of sadness wash over him.

In truth, Liu Weidong's rebirth came a little too late. If it had been a few months earlier, he could have avoided his parents' tragedy. However, rebirth is something Liu Weidong has no control over, and he can only bury this regret deep in his heart. Fortunately, he was still able to change Wang Shujuan's fate, which gave him some comfort.

Thinking of this, Liu Weidong couldn't help but glance at Wang Shujuan, who was setting out offerings. In his past life, she had committed suicide by drowning herself on this very day. Therefore, he decided that he would stay by Wang Shujuan's side every step of the way today, ensuring she would not have the slightest chance to return to her tragic fate!

After placing the offerings, Liu Weidong lit three incense sticks in front of his parents' graves, clasped his hands together, and silently prayed in his heart: "Dad, Mom, I'm doing well now, I won't be as foolish as I was in my past life. You can rest assured over there, I will take good care of my sister, and I will definitely make our family the envy of everyone in the village!"

After offering his prayers, Liu Weidong earnestly kowtowed three times before the grave, without any perfunctory gesture.

Wang Shujuan knelt before the grave, her hands clasped together, and whispered a prayer. Although Liu Weidong listened carefully, he couldn't make out what she was saying.

After paying respects to their parents, Liu Weidong and Wang Shujuan went down the mountain to go home. On the way, he couldn't help but ask, "Sister, what did you say to Mom and Dad?"

“I told them… you’re being so good to me now, so they don’t need to worry.” Wang Shujuan whispered to Liu Weidong as they descended the mountain, “They also said you’re doing well now, earning a lot of money in a month. They asked them to bless you so you can find a suitable girl to marry next year and have a big, healthy son soon.”

Wang Shujuan had thought things through quite a bit, even considering her own marriage and children. This amused Liu Weidong, who couldn't help but say to her, "Sister, actually, I don't need to ask Mom and Dad for help with having children. As long as you agree, we can soon have more children for the Liu family!"

At first, Wang Shujuan didn't understand what Liu Weidong meant. After a moment, she came to her senses, and after a brief pause, her face turned bright red. Her long, straight, and shapely legs went weak, and she cried out in alarm as she tumbled down the mountain.