Rebirth: A Life Without Regrets

  The current primary school has not been renovated, looks colorful and somewhat old-fashioned. Fortunately, this is only the main entrance and front of the school, which is also the main part of the Wenchang Palace, most of which are used as teachers' dormitories and living areas. The teaching building and playground can be reached by passing through the entire Wenchang Palace.

  Actually, Suqi Primary School has another gate, a double-opening gate nearly 10 meters wide on the opposite side of Wenchang Palace, near the riverbank, with a plaque inscribed "Suqi Central Primary School" by Jing Chang, a famous calligrapher from Changfu. After entering, there are teaching buildings and playgrounds, which should be considered the main entrance of Suqi Primary School. However, since Wenchang Palace is close to the town, this side has always been the old school gate, and everyone is used to walking on this side, thinking that this is the main entrance of the primary school, while the other side is the back door.

  There are two three-story teaching buildings in the primary school, with four classrooms on each floor. From grade one to five, there are four classes for each grade, totaling twenty classes. The remaining four classrooms serve as offices for teachers. Starting from the 85th class, a six-year education system will be implemented, and at that time, there will be a total of twenty-four classes, which is just enough for the available classrooms.

  Two teaching buildings are over 30 meters apart, with a large playground of over 2,000 square meters in between, painted with some lines for students to use during class breaks, morning exercises, flag-raising ceremonies, sports meetings, and student conferences. The school has no stadium, no gymnasium, and except for a pair of parallel bars in the corner, there are no other equipment, which is very simple and cannot be compared with schools in cities. However, compared to some village schools that have only earth houses or dangerous buildings as classrooms, and fewer than 100 teachers and students, this school is much better.

  Lisuqi Primary School is called Central Primary School because it not only provides schooling for children in Susuqi Town, but also facilitates schooling for children of school age from several nearby towns and natural villages. Therefore, although Susuqi Town is small, there are indeed many children in the primary school.

  The cold and desolate gate of the Wen Chang Palace, along with many children, slowly walked into this familiar yet strange place. Those familiar places, those familiar faces, all brought out numerous scenes in his mind, like watching an old movie, reading an old book, savoring a cup of old wine. Every detail, every drop, was like a gentle breeze that swept away the dust of memories, touching the deepest part of his heart, and letting him slowly and carefully relish the emotions he thought had long been forgotten in his life.

  I thought all these things had been forgotten, but unexpectedly they are still so clear in my mind. Is it the old place revisited, emotions stirred by scenery, or the effect of mysterious frost and dew, or is it the promise of Yanluo Wang? He doesn't know, nor does he want to know. All he knows is that his eyes are a little blurry, and his mouth is a little bitter.

  Su Qi Elementary School wasn't very big. Although it was cold and icy, he looked around in all directions, taking in all the sights, walking slowly, but still arrived quickly at the principal's office.

  The principal's office was not large, at most it was just over ten square meters, and very simple. Except for a worn-out discolored desk, a set of wooden file cabinets and several stools, there were no other objects. The door was open, and the principal was sitting at his desk with his head down looking at documents.

  Principal Xie Changqing is a man in his fifties, short and stout with some gray hair, and a slightly hoarse voice. To be honest, Leng Bingxue didn't have a deep impression of Principal Xie. In her previous life, Principal Xie retired due to illness within two years after Leng Bingxue entered elementary school, and during his tenure, she had no contact with him except when he came on stage to receive awards. However, in this life, Leng Bingxue often saw Principal Xie coming home to report on the school's work and her second brother Leng Zhenglin's situation to Leng Yuntian. Maybe it also happened in her previous life, but she was too young to remember.

  In fact, Su Qi Elementary School is managed by the regional town's two-level institutions in terms of geographical location, but more are suggestions, supervision and inspection rights. The actual personnel changes, etc., still need to be decided by the Municipal Education Bureau. Therefore, general schools, including public education systems, procuratorial and judicial systems, taxation systems, grain and oil systems, etc., are easy to talk about in peacetime, but at critical moments, they may not necessarily buy into the local government's account.

  However, Leng Yunfei is different. He doesn't just have a cold relationship with Mayor Wang Peiyuan, he himself is also a member of the municipal committee and has voting rights on some government decisions, unlike ordinary party secretaries. Moreover, he was personally promoted and nurtured by Mayor Wang Peiyuan, so his words carry weight with the mayor. Even in core departments like the Finance Bureau, Public Security Bureau, and Land Bureau, they can't afford to not give him face. It's normal for Principal Xie to come and go as he pleases.

  "Knock knock knock!" Although the door was open, out of politeness, Leng Bingxue didn't enter directly and instead knocked twice on the door.

  Upon hearing the knock on the door, Principal Xie Changqing looked up to see Leng Bingxue standing there. His previously furrowed brow relaxed as he stood up with a smile and said: "Ah, Little Bingxue has arrived! Your father called me early this morning. Come in, come in, sit down, have some water!" He then led Leng Bingxue to the stool opposite his desk, ignoring his polite refusal, and poured him a cup of water.

  "Thank you, Principal!" Leng Bingxue reluctantly took the cup of water and politely thanked him. To be honest, after being considered a foster son by Mayor Wang Peiyuan, he had encountered such situations wherever he went in recent years, but he still felt very uncomfortable. After all, he was only a few years old this life, while his counterparts were almost gray-haired, which really made him feel uneasy.

  "Be careful of scalding!" Xie Changqing reminded with concern, and then pretended to be a bit annoyed: "Why are you still calling me principal, call me uncle!"

  "Thanks, Uncle!" Leng Bing thought coldly: Heh heh, this really can be used to build relationships, but I'm also not surprised, and followed Xie Changqing's consciousness to change the way she addressed him.

  "Haha, that's right! Your two older brothers also call me that." Hearing Han Bing change his tone, Xie Changqing was very pleased and slowly sat down, smiling: "Little Han, I heard that the first primary school invited you to attend, but you didn't go. It's great that you can come to our school to study, it's an honor for our school! I also told your father this morning that we must create the best learning environment for you. I specially adjusted the arrangement and assigned you to Class 1 of Grade 1. The teachers in this class are all the most experienced and effective in our school. Just wait a moment and I'll take you to register."

  "Thank you, Uncle. Your arrangements are very thoughtful."

  Xie Changqing was very satisfied with his own arrangement, he believed that Leng Shuji and Leng Binghan would also be satisfied. In order to take care of Leng Binghan, he specially arranged the best teachers in the school for Leng Binghan's class, and the students were carefully selected. Those who were mischievous, liked to cause trouble, were all placed in other classes, just worried that Leng Binghan would be bullied later. In short, everything that could be thought of and considered was arranged as much as possible.

  But then he suddenly said, "However, I don't want to go to first grade, I want to directly go to second grade."

  "Ah!" Xie Changqing was shocked, having worked in education for so many years, he had never encountered a child who didn't attend first grade and directly requested to attend second grade. Of course, the shock was one thing, but the key point was that if this happened, all his arrangements would be wasted, and he would have to readjust everything. But privately, he had already accepted favors from many parents who wanted their children to be assigned to Class 1, so how could he make things right now?

  "Hmm..." Xie Changqing thought for a moment, pretending to be very concerned and asked: "Have you discussed this with your father? The first grade is also important. If you don't attend classes, the foundation will not be solid and it's afraid that you can't keep up with the progress."

  "It's okay." Leng Bing said coldly, "Actually, I had already self-studied the curriculum for grades one and two when I was in kindergarten, so there shouldn't be any problem. I haven't had a chance to tell my dad yet, but I believe he won't object."

  Leng Yuyan was still unaware of the situation, and Xie Changqing let out a soft sigh. There's still a chance for things to turn around. He said, "Why don't we ask your father for his opinion?"

  He rolled his eyes in annoyance, but he could understand. After all, if Cold Cloud Shadow didn't know about this matter, Xie Changqing would have agreed to his own "nonsense" behavior. If something were to happen later on and he took it out on him, he'd be the one who'd end up leaving with a swollen face. He didn't dare take that risk.

  Xie Changqing picked up the phone on the table and dialed the district committee office.

  At that time, the phone was not like now, directly dialing, but needed to be connected to the post and telecommunications bureau first, reporting the unit name and personal name, and then transferred after passing the audit of the post and telecommunications bureau. Especially when calling government agencies, the review is even stricter, very troublesome. Of course, phones are not installed casually, generally only institutions can install them, individuals cannot install phones unless they need to work with special approval. Generally speaking, county-level main leaders' homes can be installed, including Leng Yunfei, district party secretary, but still not enough level, if there is an urgent matter after get off work, you need the duty personnel to come and notify.

  Every time I see this situation, I involuntarily think of the era when mobile phones will fill the sky. Technology has advanced, and although everyone's private space has shrunk, communication has indeed become more convenient. It's hard to define what is right or wrong, success or failure - it depends on individual perspectives.

  After a long time, the phone finally connected and someone spoke on the other end. The call quality wasn't great, but Leng Bingxue could still make out that it wasn't his father Leng Yunqiao's voice. It was probably the office secretary. According to regulations, only county- or city-level leaders were allowed to have a dedicated secretary. District-level secretaries didn't have their own secretaries; instead, they shared secretaries from the general office who served all levels of leadership.

  Xie Changqing identified himself and explained his intention, then waited for less than half a minute before Leng Yunying's voice finally came from the other end of the phone.