Rebirth: A Life Without Regrets

  But these things can't be discovered by others, even if you're a reborn person, you have to know how to keep a low profile, hide your light and not show off too much. Your slightly abnormal behavior has already made your family worried, the doctor has been invited twice, if they find out more about your unusual behavior, won't they be scared to death?

  He thought it over and then started implementing it. So, during the day when everyone could see or pay attention to him, he was mostly sleeping or pretending to sleep, pondering the "Long Huan Yuan Jing" in his mind. At night when others had fallen asleep, he began his own exercise plan, trying to move every part of his body that he could, from his fingers to his arms, from his toes to his calves, and from his neck to his head. Although it was very strenuous, he still did his best, sparing no effort. He believed that suffering the most hardship would make him a superior person, so for the sake of future happiness, he went all out.

  He was closing his eyes, continuing to ponder the Long Xuan Yuan Jing. After tireless efforts, he had already figured out several characters in these few days. At this speed, it would take at most one or two years for him to fully comprehend the entire Long Xuan Yuan Jing and start cultivating. Moreover, generally speaking, the more characters he understood, the clearer the meaning, and the faster his progress would be later on. Who knows, maybe he wouldn't even need a year? Would he possibly create the smallest cultivation record in the history of the Cultivation Realm? Thinking about this, he felt very pleased with himself.

  At this moment, a sudden rapid footsteps came from outside, then the door was pushed open with a bang, and Leng Bingxue was startled, retreated from her consciousness, opened her eyes to see what had happened.

  As soon as his eyes opened, a man rushed in, glanced at himself for a moment, and then rushed to his mother, tightly hugging her and saying loudly: "You've had a hard time!"

  He was stunned for a moment before he finally came back to his senses. The man in front of him was actually his father, Leng Yun Yi, who had been working abroad all this time.

  In his past life, he heard from his parents that his father, Leng Yun Fei, had always been working away from home, changing many places, but ironically getting closer and closer to home until he was born. Only then did he give up the opportunity for promotion and returned to Su Qi's hometown to take office. However, as for when exactly he came back, Leng Bing Xue had no impression, nor could he have any impression.

  The mother may also have never thought that the father would come back so soon, until she was hugged in her father's arms and burst into tears.

  She stared at her father with wide eyes, who was still relatively young at 42 years old this year. He should be 37 years old now and had not yet gained weight, tall in stature, with bright and spirited eyes, wearing a Zhongshan suit that made him look very energetic. Compared to the impression of the slightly stout and elderly appearance with a full head of white hair that Cold Ice Han had of her father in her previous life, there was some difference.

  The father and mother chatted for a while before shifting their attention to Leng Bing Han, who was staring at them with wide eyes, grinning from ear to ear, and giggling as he picked himself up. He carefully examined this son of his, whom he had not seen in almost ten days, feeling both joy and guilt in his heart.

  "Look at you, making such a big noise and waking up the child!" Mother Li Yufen saw the child's wide open eyes, slightly blaming and gently pushed Leng Yunxiang, and then asked: "Son, your father is back, he came to see you, do you like your father?"

  "Little treasure, Daddy's back late, don't be mad at Daddy, Daddy loves you the most!" After saying that, he habitually wanted to use his whiskers to tickle the child's tender face. He had done this with his two sons before, every time they met, he would show affection in this way. The two brothers also liked it when their father played with them like this, and they would always laugh happily.

  At the sight of his signature move, Li Yufen hastily snatched Xiao Bing away from him, gave him a stern look and scolded: "The child is still young, just born, with delicate skin, can't withstand your rough beard!"

  Scolded by his wife, Leng Yun also realized his carelessness and smiled awkwardly: "It's Dad's fault, Dad's mistake, don't be angry, baby! Come, let Dad take a good look at my good son." Then he stretched out his hand to hug the child again.

  "Be careful not to hurt the child!" Li Yuanfen saw that Leng Yun was indeed very anxious, so she handed over Leng Binghan to him, but still had some uneasy reminders.

  Leng Yun took over her son, happily muttering to herself and talking to her son, with an incomparable happiness filling her heart.

  Li Yufen watched this scene, also felt happy and warm, the hard work, dedication and grievances of the past few days all disappeared, leaving only joy in her heart. She happily chatted with Leng Yunxiang about the various trivial matters after the child's birth: how big the rain was that day, how the child was born, how clever and easy to bring up the child was, never crying or making trouble, how others envied them, everyone came to visit and praised...

  Listening to Li Yunfen's detailed account of the trivial matters of the past few days, of course, most of which were still about their newborn child, Leng Yun'ai tightly hugged the child, unable to bear parting with him, and whispered softly to his wife. Witnessing this scene, feeling this warm moment, thinking about this life and the previous one, Leng Bing's icy heart was filled with a hundred emotions, an indescribable sentiment sprouting in his heart.

  After a long while, Li Yuanfen asked: "How long can you stay this time?"

  Leng Yun's eyes sparkled with joy as she smiled, her eyes filled with delight, and amidst the joy, a hint of melancholy emerged, saying: "This time I'm back, I won't leave again!"

  "Really?" Li Yuanfen exclaimed: "Has your job been transferred?"

  Leng Yun said, "So this time we've wasted a bit more time, and now the formalities are complete." He hesitated for a moment before continuing, "From now on, I'll be working in the district office! As deputy district head."

  "Deputy district head?" Li Yufen asked in doubt: "Aren't you already a county committee member and deputy secretary of the party committee in Gaocao Township? Why did you return this time to only serve as deputy district head? A lateral transfer?"

  "No way!" Leng Yunying let out a light sigh and said: "There are no suitable vacancies on this side, originally the leaders didn't agree with me doing this, but I was worried about you, so I insisted on being transferred back to take care of home. You don't have to worry either, although it's a deputy position, my rank hasn't changed, after all, over there is just a town, while here is a district, managing several towns!"

  "Actually, you don't have to worry too much at home, I'm here, after finishing my postpartum confinement, I can work." Li Yufen leaned against Leng Yunying, although she didn't understand these things, but seemed to still be able to feel the disappointment and desolation in Leng Yunying's heart. But she didn't want to think too much, they had been married for 10 years, her husband was always away from home, rarely seeing each other a few times a year, taking care of household chores, raising children, and supporting her parents-in-law, busy with everything inside and out, although she didn't have any complaints about her husband's work, doing her own things diligently, but this family was never complete, it was flawed. Every time she felt lonely, heartbroken, and wronged, she always had infinite longing and hope for the family to be reunited. This time, her husband could come back by her side, finally having a pillar at home, even if he didn't do anything, just watching over her, was the greatest happiness for her.

  She didn't understand the implication behind Leng Yun's return this time, but Leng Bing Han on the side understood it completely.

  In his previous life, he knew that his father was a very capable and promising young man at the time. As one of the few junior college students in the 1950s, he started working and joined the party before the age of 18. At 25, he transferred back to local work from the geological team, became the head of the township at 30, and became a county committee member and township party secretary before the age of 35. As the youngest county committee member in Xichang County at that time, his future prospects were boundless. Following this pace, as long as he didn't make any major mistakes, becoming the head of the county bureau or even vice-county magistrate was just a step away. Entering the county committee's standing committee was also within reach. Later on, if there was an opportunity, it was possible for him to become the county party secretary, and even entering the provincial government before retirement was not out of reach.

  However, there were two opportunities that were not grasped. One was after Leng Binghan's birth, when he resolutely gave up the opportunity to be appointed as the head of the county water conservancy bureau and returned to Suqi District to serve as deputy district head. Another was when Leng Binghan graduated from elementary school, the Suqi district-level government agency was withdrawn, and the Changfu municipal government, which had already been upgraded to a prefecture-level city, appointed him as the county magistrate of Leibo County. He again gave up the opportunity that others could only dream of for the sake of his family and stayed in the Suqi Town Government to serve as a township-level town party committee secretary. From then on, he remained in this position until 2000 when he responded to the national call and took early retirement. These 21 years are so important in one's career, if utilized well, how many miracles could have been created!

  In my past life, I once asked my father if he regretted giving up those two opportunities, but he always stroked my head with kindness and said: "As long as you kids turn out well, I have no regrets about anything." At the time, I thought my father was just talking big, wondering where there could be such a foolish person in this world. But now that I think back on it, it's really heart-wrenching and moving. The love of parents for their children is truly boundless and selfless, without any expectations or desire for return.

  Although I always looked down on my father's career path, thinking that his personality was too straightforward and hated evil, couldn't stand pretending and doing superficial work, being practical but not paying attention to methods, doing good things without letting leaders see them, and being direct in handling affairs would sometimes make leaders feel embarrassed. As society developed and situations changed, he became less and less adapted to the needs of modern officialdom, and wasn't very suitable for development on his career path. However, not being able to do well on his career path and set an example for his children was a knot in my father's heart that he couldn't let go of. Although he never mentioned it, from his frequent mentions of past achievements, I could see the excitement and some sense of loss hidden behind his words.

  In my past life, I had no ability to help my father, but Heaven has given me a second chance at rebirth. No matter how difficult it may be, I will do everything in my power to help my father rise higher and further in his official career. Even if I were to encounter a Buddha and kill him, or meet a god and destroy him, I would not hesitate! With icy cold hands clenched tightly together, I secretly made this vow in my heart.

  "By the way, what's a good name for the kid? His grandfather said to call him Leng Zhengming, but I don't think it sounds good. Zhengming, prove, prove what? It's ambiguous. What do you think?" Zero Zero Star had said a lot, and suddenly, Li Yuanfen remembered that they hadn't even named the child yet.

  According to local customs, women are not allowed to name children. Only three people have the right to name newborn babies: the child's father, grandfather and maternal grandfather. Li Yu Fen's father was illiterate and didn't want to lose face, so he didn't dare to take the lead in naming the child. The name chosen by her husband Leng Qing Yuan wasn't satisfactory to everyone, and Leng Yun Ruo hadn't returned yet, so at this point the child still had no name.

  Listening to his wife, Leng Yun thought for a moment: "The name Leng Zhengming is indeed not very good, let me think again." As he walked while holding the child, he thought: "What should I call him? Leng Zhengfeng? Doesn't sound good, Leng Zhengqing? Not good either, what's a good 'Leng' name?"

  After wandering around for half a day, he suddenly slapped his forehead and asked Li Yufen: "What do you think of Leng Zhengyi?"

  Li Yuafen hadn't spoken yet, but Leng Binghan almost fainted from the cold. Leng Zhengyi, what kind of name is this? Zhengyi, Zhengyi, it's as if I'm inherently evil or something. Although in my past life I knew I would eventually take on the name Leng Binghan, this time it's really uncertain, and it seems like some butterfly effect or something really made me take on this name in this life, or else I'd be dead from fainting. So she hurriedly spoke out in protest.

  Hearing the cold and icy "ya ya" sound, Leng Yun Ai Le said: "Look, look, our son has agreed."

  "This is approval? It's obviously opposition!"

  Still, his mother Li Yuafen understood her son and gave him a white eye: "Leng Zhengyi, what a messy name! The son doesn't like it, how can he agree!"

  "Isn't it good?" Leng Yunying touched her head, smiling at Leng Binghan: "Son, my dear baby, don't you like this name? No worries, we'll think of another one. We must give my dear baby a nice and loud name!"

  It's like this, but after turning around for a few more rounds, my scalp is almost scratched, the names I thought of are either not satisfactory to myself, or they were jointly boycotted by Li Yuafen and Leng Binghan.

  He had no choice but to resort to his last trick: pulling out a dictionary to look up some good vocabulary or get some inspiration.

  With a cold, icy gaze, he thought to himself: In his past life, his father often boasted that it was all thanks to his great talent that he could give him such a good-sounding and deeply meaningful name. Who would have thought that it was actually picked from a dictionary? It's really damaging to the glorious image he had of himself.