Rebirth: A Life Without Regrets

  Just as I hadn't had time to express the joy in my heart, I heard a faint sound of footsteps coming from outside the door, and it felt like someone was about to come in.

  He hastily withdrew his consciousness from the Ming Yu Jing Zi, opened his eyes and saw two little boys gently pushing open the door of the room, tiptoeing in with a somewhat stealthy air.

  "Hey, aren't those my older brothers? I've only seen their childhood photos in old albums, and now I finally get to see them in person! Calculating the time, they should be done with school by now. They must have come home and heard from mom that she gave birth to a little brother, and couldn't contain their curiosity, so they snuck in here."

  Both of them had flat heads, and they were both wearing blue canvas clothes with several patches on them. Although they were patches, the needlework was extremely fine, and if it weren't for the slightly different color, it would be hard to tell that they were sewn on. The stitches were fine, dense, and neat, and at a glance, you could tell that they were made by their mother's skilled hands.

  In my previous life, I didn't wear many patched clothes when I was young. Due to the poverty of our family and the poor rural economy at that time, every household used old things because they couldn't afford new ones. They would mend and repair them for younger children to use. When I was young, I often picked up my two older brothers' clothes and school supplies to use until I went to middle school when our family's economic situation improved greatly, and this situation finally came to an end. Originally, I didn't understand things and always thought that my parents were biased against me and didn't love me, but now thinking about it, it's both bitter and warm.

  "Wow! Is this really our little brother? He's so small!" Second Brother Lin looked at Bing Han with some curiosity and asked Eldest Brother Zhang.

  "Shh! Keep your voice down, don't wake up Mom and little brother!" Leng Zhengxiang put on a serious face, scolding Leng Zhenglin in a low voice.

  "Hmm!" Leng Zhenglin was scolded by his brother, but he didn't mind, and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand. However, he soon saw Leng Bingxue's eyes open, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Wow, little brother is awake, and he's staring at me with his big round eyes, how cute!"

  "Really? Let me see, let me see!" Leng Zhengxiang heard it and squeezed over, two heads squeezed together, curiously looking at the younger brother on the bed, his face unable to suppress a joyful expression, stretching out his hand wanting to touch him, yet seemingly not daring to.

  Lying on the bed, she stared straight at her two brothers with a cold and icy gaze. Her mind kept flashing back to scenes of her past life where her two brothers were concerned - their expressions, their eyes, their innocent yet sincere affection, gradually overlapping with the two little brats in front of her.

  Big Brother Leng Zhengxiang, born in 1970, should be less than 9 years old now. In his previous life, he was intelligent and learned quickly from a young age. He excelled in school from elementary to university. In 1988, he entered the Clinical Medicine Department of Sichuan Medical University and graduated in 1993. With his own abilities and the help of his uncle, he easily stayed on at a well-known hospital in Chengdu. His life was prosperous, with a car and a house, making him the most well-off among the three brothers. He was also very good to his parents and siblings. After Leng Bingxue arrived in Chengdu, he received great help from Big Brother in many aspects.

  Er Ge Leng Zheng Lin, born in 1972, should be just over 7 years old now. In his past life, Er Ge was the most troublesome to his family members. He was very smart but also very mischievous and didn't study well, with poor grades and getting scolded the most often. Teachers were also at a loss with him. Because Da Ge and Er Ge attended the same school, teachers were familiar with them and would often lament that two brothers born to the same mother could be so different - Da Ge Leng Zheng Xiang was like an angel while Er Ge Leng Zheng Lin was like a devil. However, it's strange to say that when it came time for elementary school graduation and entering junior high, everyone thought Er Ge wouldn't make it (at that time there wasn't nine-year compulsory education), but he actually surprised everyone by not only getting in but also scoring excellent grades and entering the key class. Similar situations happened again and again, every time at critical moments, he could create miracles, finally enrolling in Southwest University of Finance and Economics in 1990 and after graduation was assigned to Changfu Construction Bank. Before Leng Qing Han's rebirth, Er Ge had already become a director of a sub-branch, with not a big official position but considerable power. Being the closest to their hometown, he took care of his parents the most meticulously, often making Leng Qing Han feel ashamed and guilty.

  Perhaps because they were much older than me, my two brothers in the previous life loved me very much. They were generous with money, material things and other aspects of their lives. Every day was filled with phone calls asking about each other's well-being, making everyone around us envy our relationship. Because both brothers did better than me in the previous life, I could only humbly accept without being able to repay them, which is also one of the regrets of my cold and bitter past life.

  Watching two brothers looking at themselves with high spirits, cold and icy is both happiness and heartache, and more of it is endless emotion.

  Just as he was lost in thought, wandering outside of this world, his two older brothers were watching him with a deep affection. At their age, they didn't fully understand the meaning of having a younger brother; perhaps it meant having someone to tag along and follow them everywhere, which could be annoying; or maybe it meant competing for food and clothes, taking away from the love of their parents, being a troublemaker; or maybe it meant shouldering responsibilities that they couldn't avoid.

  Other kids don't seem to like their younger siblings, but this little brother looks so adorable and well-behaved, with his tender skin, big eyes, and cute mouth, he's just lovable.

  "Brother, didn't they say that newborn babies are either eating and sleeping or crying, so why isn't my brother crying at all?" After staring for a long time, Lin Zheng suddenly remembered what others had said was different from what he saw now, and asked in confusion.

  "Hmm, what's that?" Leng Zhengxiang rubbed his head thoughtfully and said with great pride: "Those are other babies. Our little brother is as smart as us, how can ordinary babies compare to him?" He had no idea that his casual remark was not far from the truth - Leng Bingxue was reborn, definitely not an ordinary baby to be mentioned in the same breath.

  "Ah, yes, we Ren family people are the smartest!" Leng Zhelin responded loudly. Usually, he might not like to listen to his brother, in order to show that he had grown up and had his own thoughts, no worse than his brother. But no matter what, when he heard that he was smart, he definitely wanted to support and agree with it. However, he got too excited and forgot that his mother was resting, so the "ah" sound was very loud in the quiet little house.

  Big Brother Leng Zhengxiang ruthlessly knocked him on the head and scolded in a low voice, "Keep your voice down!"

  Leng Zhenglin also seemed to understand immediately, reached out to touch the head that had been knocked, stuck out his tongue and had a look of apology on his face.

  But apparently it was too late, the mother was still woken up, saw them two, and said in a slightly weak voice: "You two are back from school? Have you eaten? Be careful not to wake up your brother."

  Seeing their mother wake up, the two brothers felt a bit embarrassed and uneasy, fearing that their mother would scold them severely, or worse, spank them. The taste of "Bamboo Shoots with Braised Pork" wouldn't be very pleasant then. Cold Zhengxiang even gave Cold Zhenglin a stern glare.

  But there was no blame in her mother's words, and his mind suddenly felt much lighter. Leng Zhelin hurriedly said: "Mom, my brother is already awake, he was awake when we came, and he kept looking at us, just like he knew us, it's really cute!"

  "Awake?" Li Yufen was shocked, hastily holding the child, and indeed, the child stared at her with big eyes, then looked at his two brothers, and slightly curled up the corners of his mouth, smiling.

  Li Yuanfen has given birth to and raised two children, and in her daily life, she has seen many other families' children, but she has never seen a newborn baby wake up without crying or making a fuss, and even smile. Now that I think about it, except for when they were first born and cried, they really haven't cried much at all.

  All those who have brought up children know that it's difficult to bring them up, and the reason is that they are afraid of their children crying and making a fuss all the time. During the day, it's still okay, some eat well and sleep well during the day, but at night, they become spirited and cry non-stop with a loud voice, adults can only hold them and coax them without stopping, and some even need to move around constantly, completely unable to rest. The neighbors also have a lot of opinions. But if the child doesn't cry or make a fuss, then there's worry that maybe there's something wrong with them, is it that their brain development isn't good, or were they born deaf or mute? That would be terrible.

  Although the child in her arms looked very spirited and had a rich expression, she shouldn't have any illness, but Li Yufen still had some hidden worries in her heart. After all, this child was born when she was 30 years old, which was considered high-risk at that time. She heard people say that not only were older mothers themselves in danger, but the baby might also be affected.

  Thinking of this, her heart felt like it was pressed by a huge stone, heavy and suffocating, she could hardly breathe.

  She forced a smile and said to the two children: "Little brother is hungry, he wants milk, you guys go out first, and help me call grandma over!"

  "Okay!" Although they were reluctant, the two brothers responded and walked out with some disappointment. As their father was often away from home and their mother was very busy, she was extremely strict in disciplining them, so they didn't dare to disobey her will.

  When Grandma Zhou heard the news, she rushed in with a big smile on her face. Her daughter-in-law had given birth to another grandson, and the Cold family's prosperity was even more flourishing. Moreover, this grandson was really good-looking, and earlier, relatives and neighbors outside were constantly praising him, making her heart feel delighted. She didn't even care about the chickens in the backyard that still needed to lay eggs, she took them out to slaughter and stew, preparing to reward her daughter-in-law well. Besides, relatives and neighbors had also sent over some eggs, vegetables, and meat earlier, and her husband had caught two more chickens.

  Li Yuafen held the child in her arms, with a hint of worry between her eyebrows, and told her mother-in-law about her concerns from earlier.

  "Really?" Zhou Wenjing was also startled when he heard it, and he hastily took the child to observe carefully. The child's black eyes were rolling around, looking left and right, as if wanting to take everything in, and his mouth was softly making some meaningless sounds, but no matter how you looked at him, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with him.

  She let out a gentle sigh and said, "Her eyes are big and bright, I think there shouldn't be any problem." But seemingly still unsure, she sought her daughter-in-law's opinion, saying, "Or should we still invite the doctor to take a look?"

  "The family has no money." Li Yufen said with some difficulty, and took the child from her hand, holding it tightly in her arms. She thought that if this child really had a problem, how pitiful it would be! It's all mom's fault, it's all because mom is poor. Who told mom to have you at such an old age? Her heart was filled with sympathy, resentment and sadness, and tears couldn't stop flowing down.

  "The child is important, if there's no money, just owe it first and make up for it when his dad comes back, I've already asked someone to call him." Zhou Wen said resolutely: "No matter what the problem is, I won't be at ease until after the examination!" After saying that, he hastily walked out.

  Before long, doctors from the Central Hospital wearing white coats rushed over and turned the icy cold baby over to examine him for half a day. Finally, they concluded that he was completely healthy, and his body was even better than other normal newborns. This finally put everyone's hanging hearts at ease, and they celebrated with joy.

  He was chilled to the bone, but couldn't help laughing at his own misfortune. In his past life, he remembered that the Central Hospital didn't have specialized departments yet, and doctors probably only treated minor ailments like colds and fevers. Anything more serious would be a problem, not to mention diagnosing newborn babies - it was probably just a formality. He hadn't expected his own cleverness to worry his family members at home, wasting a lot of money in the process. But he couldn't let himself, a 30-year-old man, cry and throw a tantrum for no reason, that would be too embarrassing.

  However, what he couldn't imagine was that after this incident, those relatives, friends, neighbors, and doctors all left a deep impression on him. After returning home, they would often talk about a baby who looked extremely cute, well-behaved, and didn't cry much, making others envy him. For a time, he became famous, and his name spread throughout the surrounding villages. Even people came to visit him, of course, not empty-handed, although they weren't wealthy, but they would bring some vegetables from their fields or small fish from the river. Generally, newborn babies are not yet fully developed, with wrinkled skin and dry yellow hair on their heads, looking quite ugly. But this little guy was very spirited, tender, and had a rich expression, with big bright eyes, just like an ice sculpture, making everyone immediately fall in love with him.

  Everyone at home was delighted, not only bringing back a lot of things to make this tight-fisted expense more relaxed, but also the praise from others made them feel very proud and proud in their hearts. Including Leng Zhengxiang and Leng Zhelin, who were high-spirited every day, they couldn't wait for everyone to know that they were the brothers of that baby. However, Leng Binghan was miserable, this one came to kiss him, that one came to pinch him, it was really annoying him, but he had no way to refuse, in order to make his mother happy and proud, he still had to cooperate, pretending to be more lovely to win everyone's favor. If they didn't live up to expectations or felt like a disappointment, how much would that hurt their mother's and family's hearts?

  He could only lament in his heart: Is this the sorrow of being reborn?