Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

River dam, bungalow.

Jiang Ning picked up the wine glass, taking small sips of grape juice, one sip after another.

Bai Yuxia watched him sit quietly by himself, constantly tasting grape juice, only occasionally picking up a piece or two of fish.

She gently lowered her head. The cup on the table in front of her was already empty. She guessed that Jiang Ning only loved grape juice, so she quietly opened another bottle of orange juice and refilled her own cup.

The twins were fighting over the fish head. Eating, for the most part, the best dishes are the ones you snatch.

The fish head, fried and then stewed, was unexpectedly soft and delicious.

The two girls fought fiercely. Chen Siyu's chopsticks clamped onto a piece of fish head bone, fixing it in place, and she shouted:

"Sister, have you read the extracurricular books from our house?"

Chen Siqing's chopsticks were also tightly clamped: "Are you silly, my sister? Of course, I've read the books you've read."

Chen Siyu: "Then you've definitely heard a story about a poor family. The mother bought fish and when it was time to eat, the child noticed the mother only ate the fish head. So the child asked the mother why she always ate the fish head, and the mother said she liked fish heads. Later, when the child tried the fish head, they found it bitter and bony, not tasty at all."

Chen Siyu gave a simple explanation and then solemnly added: "This is the great love of a mother."

She put down her chopsticks, sighed deeply, and acted like she was making a huge sacrifice:

"Ah, I love my sister very much as well. The so-called sisterly love is as deep as a mountain. Ah, let me take care of this fish head!"

Jiang Ning and the others put down their chopsticks and watched the two of them struggle.

Chen Siqing wasn't foolish. She had long noticed her sister's intention and scolded:

"Sister, you're too greedy!"

The fish head tofu soup on the table was exceptionally delicious, especially the meat under the fish's gills, which was extraordinarily tender. She would not give it to her sister.

Chen Siyu: "How can you call it greedy? I'm just concerned about my sister."

After saying that, Chen Siyu was secretly pleased. As expected, she could speak such touching words.

It was as if her mind had been opened to a new world. She thought that in the future, with just a silver tongue, she could conquer her sister without a fight.

While feeling proud, Chen Siyu's thoughts returned to reality, and she turned her head to look.

Her sister had taken advantage of her lecturing to quietly eat the fish head.

...

August 29th, 9 am.

The showers, like a young girl's temper, came quickly and went even faster.

The sky seemed to have been washed by the rain, clear and bright, with the sunlight bathing everything, almost dazzling.

The wet mud at the doorway testified to the heavy rain that had once been there.

Compared to the muddy soil, a cement floor lay in front of the bungalow, where Xue Yuantong and the twin sisters sat on small stools, playing together.

Bai Yuxia came out and saw the scene.

Xue Yuantong held a magnifying glass, letting sunlight pass through the lens and focus into a bright spot.

There was a matchstick on the ground, and she was trying to light it.

"Alright, it's time to witness a miracle!" Xue Yuantong was ready to show the two girls how amazing her magic trick was.

Bai Yuxia found them childish. She had played this trick in elementary school.

However, she was actually curious about whether Xue Yuantong could really light the matchstick.

Suddenly, a figure passed in front, blocking the sunlight, and the surroundings dimmed.

Bai Yuxia looked up and saw the young woman from the day before yesterday, who was full of technological charm, fully embodying the current level of the beauty and medical industry.

Bi Yue passed by, with a faintly disdainful look on her face.

She noticed Bai Yuxia nearby and couldn't help but remember the day before yesterday. Bi Yue felt uncomfortable all over and walked away without a word.

Xue Yuantong didn't mind and refocused the light point, full of energy with the twins watching her.

Next door.

Zhang Ruyun's family was having breakfast at the doorstep. The meal was simple, fried bean sprouts, sauce beans, and sweet potato porridge with steamed buns, looking plain.

Uncle Zhang glanced at the dining table. Being a butcher, his family always had big fish and meat; how could he eat such bland food?

Uncle Zhang said discontentedly: "What's going on, today the son went to college, and you still made these vegetarian dishes, can't you make some good meat?"

Aunt Zhang heard this and got angry: "Eat, eat, eat, you eat meat all day long, sooner or later you'll eat yourself into being like Grandpa Bi!"

Bi Yue's eyelid twitched, her dad once had to be hospitalized after eating braised pork.

"How can I be the same as Grandpa Bi, what is he, and what am I?" Uncle Zhang said, "There's still some meatballs and pork skin in the fridge, make me a three-flavor soup."

Aunt Zhang: "Eat if you want, if not, feed it to the dog!"

She pushed the bean sprouts on the plate into her son's bowl.

Zhang Ruyun suffered an injustice: 'Did I become a dog?'

Bi Yue spoke up: "Ah, people from small places, like dogs in a doghouse, haven't eaten anything, haven't seen anything, yet gave birth to a litter of puppies."

She spoke facing outside, as if talking to herself.

Uncle Zhang, feeling a bit paranoid, sensed something was off. His eyes rolled, and he sarcastically said:

"Some people have seen the world, been abroad, but they're still like eunuchs in the palace, old and without a child, aren't they barren?"

Jiang Ning sat at the door, observing the harmonious neighborhood relations.

Uncle Zhang cursed: "The foreign sun is round, why'd you come back, why not die out there?"

Bi Yue laughed recklessly: "Oh, you don't know how much I love this place. Thanks to you laborers, I've got my Good Days."

Uncle Zhang couldn't hold it anymore and shouted: "My good dog, come here!"

...

Ten minutes later, Xue Yuantong successfully lit the matchstick with the magnifying glass, causing the twins to cheer as if they had accomplished something big.

Jiang Ning carried a "net holder" made from two bamboo poles on his shoulder and headed to the river dam.

"Let's go, the water level's a bit low today, let's catch some fish."